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In this episode of The Kingstonian Podcast, Dave speaks with a Kingston-area musician, Tom Mawhinney - songwriter, and community builder - whose journey began at Queen’s University in Kingston, in the early 1970s.

Over the decades, he has released six albums for adult listeners and three children’s albums, written more than 30 songs for choirs.

The conversation explores:

• Early musical influences and songwriting
• His 1992 cross-Canada busking tour
• His transition into writing for and working with choirs
• A parallel career as a clinical psychologist working with youth
• His work in farming, environmental stewardship, and community projects

The episode also touches on his newest release, “Living This Day,” and his continuing tradition of house concerts that bring music directly to audiences.

Read more about his story by connecting to https://www.tmawhinney.ca

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Jean Gillespie devoted more than fifty years to Scouting in Kingston and Eastern Ontario, working with an estimated 2,400 young people along the way. She was a Cub leader, a camp organizer, a traveller, and a founding force behind events like the International Brotherhood Camporee.

But Jean was also a historian at heart. Through decades of careful notetaking, scrapbooks, and binders—now digitized—she preserved the story of Scouting in Kingston so it wouldn’t be forgotten.

On this episode of The Kingstonian Podcast, we’re joined by Jean’s son, Alan Gillespie, and her granddaughter, Jennifer Morgan, to reflect on her life and legacy—twenty-five years after her passing. We talk about how she first became involved in Scouting, the joy she found working with youth, her love of travel and adventure, the recognition she received, and the impact her dedication had on her family.

This is a conversation about service, community, and the quiet power of showing up—year after year—for something you believe in.

Here is the link to the Museum: https://kingstonscoutmuseum.ca

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In this episode, we mark the 150th anniversary of the Royal Military College of Canada with a wide-ranging conversation about service, education, history, and adaptation.

My guest, Alexander Landry, reflects on his first days as a cadet, his decade of service in the Regular Force, and his continued involvement in the Reserves and the RMC alumni community.

Recorded during the opening months of RMC’s anniversary year, this episode offers both historical perspective and personal reflection on one of Canada’s most enduring institutions

Our theme music is “Stasis Oasis”, by Tim Aylesworth

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