Hiatus

Followers have probably been wondering where I went and why there hasn’t been a season three of Coastal Currents with Aaron Reid.

It has always been my intention since starting the podcast to keep it going. I have thoroughly enjoyed the process of branding and creating my podcast along with the interesting conversations I’ve had and the new people I’ve met.

Season two took a lot to put together in a very short period of time. It was a massive challenge for a new podcaster to schedule, record and edit so many interviews in a really short period of time, especially as a hobby over and above my other life commitments of work, family and billeting with the Powell River Kings. On top of that, I ended up contracting covid during that period and had to pivot on a dime from my indoor space to packing my gear over to my neighbours (thanks, Dan!) covered patio to be able to social distance and continue to record interviews outside.

But, as you can see, I’m updating my blog. I’d like to get season three in the works. I’ve had some excellent feedback from listeners and have been surprised at the places around the world that my podcast has been downloaded. Don’t worry, it doesn’t tell me your EXACT location when you download but it does tell me how many downloads and in which country it’s been downloaded. While I’d love to take credit for being amazing, the credit is due to the amazing people that have agreed to have a conversation with me and share it with the masses.

I thought life felt very heavy in 2020 and 2021 during the height of covid restrictions. However, the world feels even heavier now. There is a lot of division in my community right now, people are hurting - financially and emotionally. I really, truly want to continue working on helping my fellow community members get to know each other on a more personal level and grow that community support and spirit here that I’ve always been so proud of.