Imagining health equity through Through Creativity
EPiSODE 3:
What if learning to fail on purpose was the exact thing that finally sets you free?And in a time when so much of life is planned, polished, and posted, what does it mean to improvise?
On this episode of The Imagine Podcast, Jenn sits down with Dr. Justin Gregg—scientist, best-selling author, improv facilitator, punk musician, and voice actor—to explore how Improv changes us from the inside out. Gregg explains Improv’s five powerful capacities—yes-and thinking, comfort with failure, uninhibition, real-world social confidence, and deep listening—and why these skills matter in an age of AI, anxiety, and curated online selves.
From dolphins and AI to hamsters, budgies, and packed family care, this funny and tender conversation might just nudge you to get on stage, or into your next brave conversation.
Dr. Justin Gregg is a science writer and researcher specializing in animal cognition. He earned his
PhD in psychology from Trinity College Dublin, studying dolphin social cognition, and is a Senior Research Associate with the Dolphin Communication Project as well as an adjunct professor at St. Francis Xavier University, where he lectures on animal behaviour and cognition. He is the best-selling author of If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity and, most recently, Humanish: What Talking to Your Cat or Naming Your Car Reveals About the Uniquely Human Need to Humanize. Alongside his scientific work, Justin is a trained Improv performer and teacher, a punk musician, and a voice actor, and he produces and hosts several podcasts, including The Dolphin Pod and Let’s Talk Antigonish with co-host Anuj Jain.
EPiSODE 4:
What if your soul chose this exact moment in history?
And what if hope isn’t a mood, but a daily spiritual practice?
Intuitive astrologer and author Deborah Young joins host Jenn Grant to explore how astrology, past lives, and intuition can help us stay hopeful and brave in a time of global upheaval.
They talk Pluto in Aquarius, the North and South Nodes as an “axis of destiny,” family karma, dream visitations, and climate anxiety—woven throughout with stories from Jenn’s own life of albums, in vitro fertilization (IVF), grief, and motherhood.
A heart-centered, grounding conversation for anyone trying to keep their spirit alive and keep kindness at the forefront in these dangerous times.
Deborah Young is an intuitive astrologer, numerologist, and hypnotherapist specializing in past-life work, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Raised in rural Prince Edward Island, she has practiced astrology professionally for nearly three decades, working with clients around the world and leading workshops on astrology and esoteric teachings. She is the author of the novel Gabriel’s Great Perhaps, her debut work of fiction exploring the afterlife, unity, and radical hope.
