Alexander Hajjar Pt 1

Episode 100; Available Now The final three episodes of Social Animals are here. And they're all me! I invited some close friends of the podcast back to turn the tables and ask me the questions I've spent the last five years asking others. This episode features: 🎙️ Guests: Nicole, Robin and special guest Nacho! It's been a wild ride drawing stories, reflections, and surprises from 90+ guests from around the world. Thank you to everyone who listened, shared, and showed up along the way. If you'd like to keep up with what I'm doing next, follow @SpinClassLocal here and on Substack. Best, Alex

Episode 99; Available Now The final three episodes of Social Animals are here. And they're all me! I invited some close friends of the podcast back to turn the tables and ask me the questions I've spent the last five years asking others. This episode features: 🎙️ Guests: Ardra, Enrico, Mike!  It's been a wild ride drawing stories, reflections, and surprises from 90+ guests from around the world. Thank you to everyone who listened, shared, and showed up along the way. If you'd like to keep up with what I'm doing next, follow @SpinClassLocal here and on Substack. Best, Alex    

Episode 98; Available Now The final three episodes of Social Animals are here. And they're all me! I invited some close friends of the podcast back to turn the tables and ask me the questions I've spent the last five years asking others. This episode features: 🎙️ Guests: Liam , Jafar and Clare  It's been a wild ride drawing stories, reflections, and surprises from 90+ guests from around the world. Thank you to everyone who listened, shared, and showed up along the way. If you'd like to keep up with what I'm doing next, follow @SpinClassLocal here and on Substack. Best, Alex         

Author and primatologist Dr. Keriann McGoogan joins me to talk about her book Sisters of the Jungle, field school adventures in Belize, the highs and lows of academia, and the bonds—and breaks—of friendship in women's STEM. These are her stories of connection, challenge, and trailblazing. Link 01: Kariann's Website Link 02: Buy from Publisher - Douglas McIntyre Link 03: Indigo Tell your friends, comment below and enjoy the stories! Thanks for listening!  Image: Travis Steffens Publisher: Douglas McIntyre    

This week I am hanging out with Brooklyn Doran. Brooklyn is a talented musician and songwriter based in Niagara, Ontario, and has generously spent some of her time to talk to me about a long-running prank with their partner, matching tattoos, and being on tour with Cancer Bats and GWAR. You can follow Brooklyn here: Link 01: https://brooklyndoran.com/ Link 02: https://www.instagram.com/brooklyndoran/ Link 03: https://brooklyndoran.bandcamp.com/ Subscribe to automatically get Brooklyn's episode and more episodes of Social Animals. Tell your friends, comment below and enjoy the stories. Thanks for listening. Thanks Good Luck Shop for the theme song, Soren D'alimonte for providing the music behind the stories. Thanks Jacqueline Pavan at Storm Horse Tattoo in Toronto for the Artwork. And thank you for listening.   Photo by Bryan Reid (@bryanreid)    

This week I'm hanging out with Matthew Holtby. Matthew is a radio host and singer-songwriter originally from Oshawa, now based in Peterborough, Ontario. He generously spent some of his time talking with me about the loss of friendship and how we look out for each other, how music can shape and sustain connection, and even a wild ride his cat once took. It's a heartfelt and unpredictable conversation that dives deep into what friendship really means. You can follow Matthew here: 🎸 https://www.instagram.com/matthewholtbymusic/?hl=en 📻 https://www.matthewholtbymusic.com/ 🎶 https://linktr.ee/matthewholtbymusic Subscribe to automatically get Matthew's episode and more episodes of Social Animals. Find all the links at https://socialanimals.ca/ Tell your friends, comment below, and enjoy the stories!        

This week I am hanging out with Jason McCaslin (aka Cone from Sum 41) Grammy nominated, Juno winning, Canadian Music Hall of Fame musician, producer, writer, radio host and most importantly bass player, Cone McCaslin and has shared their time to talk to me about the friends who take an active part in your life, going hard on the golf course, and what retirement looks like. You can follow Cone here: Link 01: https://idobi.com/show/cones-cave/ Link 02: @officialconemccaslin Link 03: https://www.conemccaslin.com Subscribe on your favourite platform to automatically get Cone's episode and more episodes of Social Animals. Tell your friends, comment below and enjoy the stories! Thanks for listening! The interlude music on this episode was made by Me using Apple Garage Band and those sweet sweet loopies.

✨ This week on Social Animals, I'm hanging out with Rachel Phan — author of Restaurant Kid! Rachel and I dive into what it means to be a third culture kid (a term I only discovered through her book), the story of her fiercely protective furry friend, Ivy 🐾, and what it's like when old friends resurface after you publish a memoir. 📚 Follow Rachel Phan here: 🔗 rachelphan.com 🔗 www.douglas-mcintyre.com 🔗 @rachelmphan 🎧 Subscribe to automatically get Rachel's episode — and all upcoming stories on Social Animals. 💬 Share with your friends, drop a comment, and enjoy the stories! 🎵 Interlude music by @smashedpotatriarchies  @douglasmcintyre2013 // DMPublishers // @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social ~ // @pegasus_books    

This week I am hanging out with Manfred Sittman Manfred is the frontman for Toronto rock n' roll band Elephants and Stars, and he has generously spent some of his time to talk to me about a special tattoo, creative control and a crazy story about a cabin the woods. You can follow Manfred Sittman here: Web: https://elephantsandstars.com/ Socials: @elephantsandstars Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuycK6UrIRQadUKYlJeFokw Tell your friends, comment below and enjoy the stories! Thanks for listening!  

This week, I'm hanging out with Tommy Dillon, the lead singer of Toronto's Holy Hell (@holyhellmusic). Tommy's an old friend, and we caught up about tattoos, married life, and old stories where the statute of limitations has safely passed. Follow Holy Hell: 🎸 Spotify 🎸 Instagram 🎸 TikTok 🎸 Bandcamp (if active, otherwise omit) 🎸 SoundCloud (if active, otherwise omit) Subscribe to get Tommy's episode and more stories from Social Animals automatically. Find all the channels at https://socialanimals.ca. Tell your friends, drop a comment, and enjoy the stories! Thanks for listening. Word up to Michael McDonell, Soren D'Alimonte and Storm Horse tattoos for the theme song, interlude music and Social Animals Artwork.