Independent podcast from Lewisporte, Newfoundland
If you're building something of your own, these conversations are for you: honest longform talks with founders, creators, and thinkers about AI, business, creativity, and Canadian life. No scripts, no fluff. Just people who built something real, talking about how and why.
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June 22, 2026
Episode Notes Derek Elliott is the newly elected Leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada, and he's taking over at the most turbulent moment in the party's history. The LPoC was deregistered by Elections Canada earlier this year, and Derek is now tasked with rebuilding a nati...
June 17, 2026
Episode Notes AI can help you write, plan, sell, teach, and automate, but should it? Damien Schreurs is the founder of EasyTECH and host of Macpreneur. In this conversation, Cody and Damien talk about AI as a “brain simulator,” why the human needs to stay at the helm, and how ...
June 15, 2026
Episode Notes AI is changing software engineering, but the real story is not as simple as “AI will replace developers.” In this episode, Cody sits down with Alex Ponomarev, founder of Volt and author of Thriving In Engineering, to talk about what AI actually changes inside sof...
June 10, 2026
Episode Notes What if the human body is advanced hardware running outdated software? In this episode of The Weird Canadian, Cody Johnston sits down with Helen Muller from You, Me & Happiness to explore happiness, epigenetics, DNA expression, consciousness, energy work, AI, ide...
June 8, 2026
Episode Notes Ali Christos spent 15 years in real estate before shifting into quantum hypnosis, QHHT/BQH, spiritual work, music, and conversations about personal truth. In this episode, Cody asks Ali the uncomfortable question directly: what do you say to people who think quan...
June 3, 2026
Episode Notes Nobody lies to their search bar. Every day, millions of people type their real fears, desires, and questions into a box with zero filter. And right now, AI is intercepting those answers before your brand ever shows up. In this episode, I sit down with Stephan Baj...
June 1, 2026
Episode Notes Rural Canada is quietly losing the professionals that hold communities together, and nobody is talking about it. In this episode, Cody sits down with Albert Lin, Partner and CIO at Northview Law and Lead Investor at dCarbonVC, to unpack one of the most overlooked...
May 27, 2026
Episode Notes Is your business chatbot secretly driving customers away? In this episode of The Weird Canadian, we sit down with Martin Hills, a veteran software developer who has built complex risk systems for global banks like Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse. Now, as the foun...
May 25, 2026
Episode Notes In this episode, Jeff Burningham joins me to explore a question that feels more urgent every day: as AI gets smarter, what happens to us? This conversation goes beyond technology and into wisdom, identity, work, family, and the future of human relationships. We t...
May 20, 2026
Episode Notes Thunder Parley arrived in California at 18 years old with $50 and a one-way ticket. His guidance counselor told him he was too poor to go out of state. Two decades later, he built his career at Google, where colleagues called him "The Juggernaut", because once he...
May 18, 2026
Episode Notes Are you a victim of the economy, or are you making the wrong trade-offs? Former CIA Political Analyst Robert Choi joins The Weird Canadian to dismantle the "myth of the economic victim" and explain why the system wants you dependent. Robert spent years inside the...
May 13, 2026
Episode Notes Artificial intelligence is changing the future of work faster than we realize. Are AI skills the only way to save your career, or is AI replacing jobs completely? In this episode of The Weird Canadian, Cody sits down with Paul Slater, a former Microsoft Senior Di...
Founders, performers, space pioneers, and people who refused to stay in their lane. The guest list is as weird as the name promises.
Customer Experience Strategist
Founder, PodMatch
Founder & Chief Engagement Officer, Engagify
Founder, Worm Lady & Laughter Yoga Teacher, Cathy's Crawly Composters
Energy Expansion Coach & Akashic Records Reader
Serial Entrepreneur & Keynote Speaker
Space Pioneer & Author
AI Keynote Speaker & Automation Pioneer
Communication Coach & Former College Professor
CEO & Chief Learning Strategist, Inspire Ed
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"Cody is a fantastic host, asking thought provoking questions and creating a comfortable forum for thoughtful discussions. Looking forward to hear more from the Weird Canadian!"
