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Occupy The Void with Xtina and Tim

Christina Rowatt and Tim Charles

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Mental health, making music and staying alive. Explore intimate, vulnerable and fascinating stories from major music artists on their real-life challenges, triumphs, and how they've navigated the world while making art. Hosted by Christina Rowatt and Tim Charles.
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Putting the Squid to Bed is a podcast about creative people and their craft.Projects are rarely finished as much as they are surrendered. They can be like trying to tuck a squid into its bed. Just when you get two or three arms under the covers another four or five have slipped back out! And that that journey of discovery, creation, and surrender is what this show is about. Subscribe to Putting The Squid to Bed wherever you get your podcasts and join me as we talk about that journey together ...
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Howdy folks! I'm back for another chat. Today we'll chat about past winter storms and semi-injured chickens. Why? I have no idea but that is where my stream of consciousness took me today. We'll also talk about training, an upcoming vacation in December and....The Titanium Tim Tuck. Definitely will want to hang out for that last one! Enjoy!…
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This week’s episode features Kyle from Canadian deathcore band Brand of Sacrifice, Sean from Australian metal band Make Them Suffer and Sam from British band Asking Alexandria, interviewed at Knotfest and Good Things Festival in Sydney, Australia. The three-part conversation delves into the stigma surrounding male mental health in the music scene, …
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Howdy folks! Happy Labor Day and to our friends in Canada, Happy Labour Day! A lot going on in this episode. We start with the backdrop of a national holiday in two countries, move on to chickens names Scooter and Squeaky, my friend Carlos drops by for a few minutes, we get a visit with some horses and goats and finally a trip down the Red Lion Mil…
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John Joseph first came to prominence as the singer for NYC hardcore band CRO-MAGS. Now an established writer, Ironman, athlete, plant-based living advocate and all-around creative, John joins Tim and Christina to discuss his journey from foster care to finding music, overcoming addiction and achieving creative success and physical feats like a seri…
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Music has the power to transform our lives. The extremely charismatic Benji Webbe of Skindred chats to Tim and Christina about the importance of positivity, projection, and choice in shaping mental health and wellbeing (especially while writing music during a pandemic). Benji also shares the very personal experience of losing his parents at a young…
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Lindsay from Frenzal Rhomb chats to Tim and Christina about addressing mental health issues in the Australian music industry, his journey to sobriety (and what it revealed), new conversations about mental illness and the connection between men's mental health and domestic violence. We also share some techniques and lifestyle changes that we've all …
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Matt Tuck of Bullet For My Valentine and hosts Christina Rowatt and Tim Charles discuss the significance of vulnerability in creating meaningful and relatable music. He shares his experiences of opening up about mental health struggles through Bullet for My Valentine's music, emphasising the connection it has had with the fans. We also talk about b…
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John Joseph first rose to prominence as the singer for legendary New York hardcore band the Cro-Mags. He's since become a published author, activist, Ironman athlete and outspoken advocate for thinking for yourself and questioning authority. His new book, "Destroying Monsters" shares the harrowing tale of his family's relationship with addiction an…
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Can we prevent domestic violence? Can porn ever be a good thing? Do abusive people deserve a road to redemption? How dangerous is social media? In this week's episode we chat to Kiwi speaker and activist Richie Hardcore about the answers to these questions. We also explore his work teaching men and boys about masculinity and consent, sex education,…
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Drew Marquardt is an actor, writer, and director currently based in Los Angles CA. He’s spent a decade acting in Hollywood and the UK appearing in film and tv projects including Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit and has more recently increased his focus on writing and directing. His short film Act of War which is somewhere between drama and dark comedy and…
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Connie of SeeYouSpaceCowboy candidly shares her experiences of love, mental illness, staying creative, growing up in the hardcore scene, her own coming out story and some important musings on how we we can combat the trans mental health crisis.By Christina Rowatt and Tim Charles
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Cydnie Trenholm is a Canadian author set to launch her sophomore novel in Sept 2024. Listen in as we talk about plotting vs. spontaneity, the power of questions, and making time to write as a stay-at-home mom. Cydnie on Instagram Cydnie on Facebook Cydnie's Website Buy By My Own Betrayal (2021) Learn more about Dead & Buried (2024)!! Tim on Instagr…
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Stephen Brodsky of Cave In talks about the magic of Kurt Cobain and his long journey of grief and recovery six years after the death of his talented bassist and friend, Caleb Scofield. In the second half of the show, hosts Tim and Christina delve deep into their own experiences of grief, lost loved ones and finding solace in the aftermath.…
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Don't miss this incredibly special conversation with world class documentarian Noemi Weis. Filmblanc Website Filmblanc Instagram MILK Film Connecting the Dots Film Tim's Instagram Tim's Website Regina International Film Festival & Awards Website Regina International Film Festival & Awards Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in…
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Musician Devin Townsend reflects on mental health, mental illness, emphathy, trauma, the musical creative process, creating a meditation practice and the life-changing impact of psychedelics. Devin has created over 30 albums of music that defies the simplistic "heavy" tag and operates in its own sonic realm of emotional expresssion and experimentat…
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Rou Reynolds of UK band Enter Shikari reflects on why capitalist society couldn't be a worse system for our mental health and how we could break the system to save the planet and our minds. He also reflects on what being open about his struggles did for his connection with his fans. As Rou says, "society's push for self interest, for competition, o…
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Listen to my conversation with middle grade author Michael Leali about the magic of story telling! Michael's Website Michael on Instagram Tim on Instagram The Civil War of Amos Abernathy (2022) Matteo (2023) PREORDER The Truth About Triangles! Available May 21, 2024! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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