Canadian Podcast with ZAK is a long-form interview show featuring Canadians across business, culture, community, history, service, nature and adventure. Each episode centres on what the guest built, lived through, documented, learned or preserved. Based in Calgary and built for a national audience, the show is creating an ongoing record of Canadians worth knowing. Watch and explore the archive at CanadianPodcast.ca.
What does it take to slip beneath Arctic water and come face to face with an orca?
Joan Pina joins ZAK on the Canadian Podcast to share how he trained in Alberta’s Lake Minnewanka before freediving alongside orcas and humpback whales in Northern Norway.
Joan is a freediver, underwater photographer, and wildlife storyteller. He talks about preparing his body and mind for cold, open water, photographing marine life on its own terms, and the moment his lifelong goal finally became real.
The conversation also covers:
Training and freediving in Lake Minnewanka
Swimming with orcas and humpback whales in Norway
The family bonds within orca pods
What Blackfish changed about public views of captivity
Underwater and wildlife photography
His plans to photograph Vancouver Island’s kelp forests
Why protecting marine habitats starts with helping people see them
Orcas have fascinated ZAK since he was four years old, making this one of the most personal Canadian Podcast conversations yet.
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Joan Pina
Instagram: @jjp_pg_ (https://www.instagram.com/jjp_pg_/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
Photography: juanpinaphotoworks.org (https://juanpinaphotoworks.org/)
Canadian Podcast
Website: CanadianPodcast.ca (https://canadianpodcast.ca/)
Instagram: @CanadianPodcast (https://www.instagram.com/CanadianPodcast/)
Host: @yycZAK (https://www.instagram.com/yycZAK/)
#Freediving #Orcas #UnderwaterPhotography #CanadianPodcast
2 Jul 2026
Diane Williams and The Spirit of Horses
Equine artist Diane Williams works exclusively with oil on canvas, applying vibrant thick layers and rich texture to her paintings.Alberta artist Diane Williams paints and photographs unique horses from around the world; the Sable Island wild horses off the coast of Nova Scotia, the ancient white Camargue horses from Southern France, and Andalusian and Lusitano horses from Portugal, Brazil, and Texas.She enjoys painting commissions of beloved horses. She paints the white spirit bears from the Great Bear Rainforest in BC, and the local landscapes of Alberta. Diane is a painting teacher sharing her vibrant colour palette and technique of painting with students. She teaches how to paint horses, bears, landscapes, and flowers in vibrant colour.Learn more about Diane's work by visiting her website at https://www.dianewilliamsart.com (https://www.dianewilliamsart.com) and if you haven't already, make sure to follow Diane's journey on social media at:Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/dianewilliamsart/ (https://www.instagram.com/dianewilliamsart/)Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/dianewilliamsfineart/ (https://www.facebook.com/dianewilliamsfineart/)
21 May 2026
The Hidden Trauma Behind Youth Homelessness
Youth homelessness often begins long before a young person is on the street. In this episode of #CanadianPodcast (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/canadianpodcast) with Zak, Krystyna Lloyd shares her journey of leaving an unsafe home at 16, surviving hidden homelessness, and transforming trauma into purpose through mentorship, community, and hope.As CEO of Safe Haven Foundation in #Calgary (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/calgary), Krystyna reveals the warning signs of survival mode, why early support matters, and how prevention, safe housing, and meaningful connection can help young women rebuild their lives before crisis becomes permanent.Listen to hear Krystyna's perspective on how trauma can become resilience, how community support can change a young person’s future, and why believing in youth early can help end homelessness before it starts.Thank you for watching.
If Krystyna’s story inspired you, please like this episode, subscribe for more conversations like this, and share it with someone who needs to hear it.
Reach and audience
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YouTube views
405,498
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
5 ratings
Spotify
4.4 / 5
13 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100
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Quality
98
Social presence
0
YouTube
86
Engagement
50
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