Sons of Men

A Conversation with Dad

Our host is joined by a very close and special guest, a man who set the foundation for his life and stood by him in the darkest times. An episode where a father and son sit together and talk about life, legacy and how much they mean to each other.

Episode 15 - A Friend in Need

Our host learns of the deep struggle and crisis of a man he once considered a close friend. A reflection on how to deal with the precarious balance between compassion and judgment.
How can we hold both in equal measure, and how do we integrate nuance into our perspective to strive toward the impossible idea of perfection?

Episode 14 - What is Old is New

Moving into 2025, and now 6 months into life in Vancouver, a city both old and new, our host reflects on how much life has changed. Looking back to what the city meant to him ten years ago, and what expectations he had moving back led him to feeling displaced in a familiar world. 
How do we align ourselves to change and to better build a foundation on the values we hold now, and how does the old inform the new?

Episode 13 - The Beauty of Truth

Host Kurtis Wiebe shares his perspective on the richness of life found in real art in a world that leans toward inauthenticity and capturing only the most perfect moments. Where art is only meaningful if it sells for profit, and is valued by the material number attached to it. How do we value art in the time of AI, and what is it that saves those with voice from the cynical and terrifying new age of effortless creation?
Art is more meaningful than ever, and within it, there is beauty in truth.

Episode 12 - The Weight of Light

Our first episode of the year, running into 2025! Our host reflects on his holiday season, in what was a surprising time of struggle when a period of rest and recovery was expected. How do we find peace when life feels out of our control? How do we resist the urge to live in the past when there is so much more ahead?
A meditation on how remembering light cuts through the heaviest of darkness.

Episode 11 - What Will They Think of Me?

The past weekend, our host experienced an unexpected fear and was forced to face a terrifying new era in his life with a responsibility he was not ready to take on. A light hearted episode dedicated to the small joys in life and how we can cheat ourselves of them by living in our heads a little too often.
Our final episode of 2024. See you all again in 2025. Merry Christmas to all!

Episode 10 - Those Afraid

A recent health scare puts our host into a reflective state about past fears and anxieties, the damage they did and how he is able, now, to better battle the negative mental state those emotions can inflict. A meditation on fear and doubt.

Episode 9 - A Father in Time

A chance meeting with a Swede living in Vancouver and a 16km bike tour with his daughter leads the host to reflect on the changes he made to better prioritize his time. This one is for fathers, and a gentle reminder that life is all too short.