COOL STORY with David J. MacNeil

22/09/2023

CAN SOMEONE DO THIS HERE ASAP? 😀

Every fall in Oregon, a smiley face emerges from this forest. David Hampton’s responsible for planting douglas fir and larch trees in a 300 foot diameter - which changes colour every autumn. If this isn’t majestic, I don’t know what is. -KP

12/04/2022

Ep. 36 features a conversation with prolific artist and chronicler of Toronto street life, Mr. Anthony Schofield. We discussed the turmoil that has been his life and how he uses his experiences to help other at risk people today. (Warning: Language)

12/04/2022

This is a teaser for Ep. 36. This episode features a conversation with prolific artist and chronicler of Toronto street life, Anthony Schofield. (Warning: Language)

20/01/2022

Episode 35 of COOL STORY with David J. MacNeil is now live. It features a conversation with my friend Adam Tico Hernandez. Adam is the band leader and guitarist for singer / songwriter and country music sensation, Lauren Alaina.

Episode 35 features a conversation with musician Adam "Tico" Hernandez. Adam is the guitarist and bandleader for country music sensation, Lauren Alaina.

03/01/2022

Hello 2022!

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27/11/2021

Hello friends! Episode 34 of COOL STORY with David J. MacNeil is live. This episode features a chat with retired NHL defenceman and childhood friend and neighbour, Adrian Aucoin. Please fell free to share.

Episode 34 features my conversation with retired NHL defenceman... and former childhood friend and neighbour, Adrian Aucoin.

23/11/2021

Episode 34 of COOL STORY with David J. MacNeil comes out this week. This episode I'll be chatting with retired NHL defenceman, Adrian Aucoin. Here's a sneak peek...

This is a teaser for episode 34 featuring my chat with retired NHL defenceman, Adrian Aucoin.

09/11/2021

I’m very proud to call Thom Ernst my friend. In episode 25 of COOL STORY with David J. MacNeil Thom spoke about the trauma of child s*x abuse in order to help others. He recently put himself out there once again in this fantastic Toronto Star opinion piece that he wrote…

What’s astounding about Kyle Beach’s story is the silence he faced after reporting the s*xual assult — a silence as familiar as the offense itself. Be...

29/10/2021

Ep. 33 featuring Eugene Haslam is now live on YouTube. This one is dedicated to all the misfits I used to knock around with in Ottawa back in the day.

Episode 33 features my chat with Ottawa promoter and former owner of the Legendary rock bars Zaphod Beeblebrox and Barrymore's, Eugene Haslam.

15/07/2021

There are lots of great stories about life On The Air in episode 31 featuring Rock & Roll Hall of Fame deejay David Marsden. Here’s the link to the show on iTunes…

‎Show COOL STORY with David J. MacNeil, Ep Ep. 31 - David Marsden - Jul 14, 2021

11/06/2021

Episode 30 is live! This episode is all about moving to Costa Rica. It is a departure from the norm, as my buddy Paul Papadopoulos asks the questions whis time, while I cower in the corner. Well, not really... I think I have some good advice for anyone who wants to move to Costa Rica. So stay tuned...

Episode 30 features a chat with my friend, writer, director, producer, and Professor of Film and Television Production at Loyalist College, Mr. Paul Papadopoulos. We're going to shake it up a bit this episode, as Paul will be asking the questions,...

31/05/2021

COOL STORY with David J. MacNeil is pretty cool! Maybe not as cool as Gilbert Gottfried. But you should still definitely check it out.

Gilbert Gottfried loves ( a little bit) COOL STORY with David J. MacNeil. So will you!

30/04/2021

Ep. 28 of COOL STORY with David J. MacNeil comes out this week. I'll be chatting with my friend and longtime acting coach, actor Jeff Seymour. Here's a sneak peek of our conversation...

This is a teaser for episode 28 featuring a chat with my friend and longtime acting coach, actorJeff Seymour. We talked about his amazing career as an actor and his love for teaching up and coming new talent.

28/04/2021

Here is the New York Times Opinion piece that I was invited to be a panelist on. The short film discusses U.S. healthcare as seen through the eyes of citizens from around the world. Please feel free to share.

We asked eight people around the world what they thought. It didn’t go well.

17/04/2021

Ep. 26 of COOL STORY with David J. MacNeil is now live. Here is the link to my chat with Jerry Stamp on YouTube...

Episode 26 features my chat with my friend, and sometime Costa Rican neighbour, singer songwriter, Jerry Stamp. We chatted about his music career and the dia...

17/04/2021

Episode 26 of COOL STORY with David J. MacNeil is live. It features a chat with my friend, and sometime Costa Rican neighbour, singer songwriter, Jerry Stamp. We chatted about his music career and the diagnosis that threatened it all... And where he is today.

Episode 26 features my chat with my friend, and sometime Costa Rican neighbour, singer songwriter, Jerry Stamp. We chatted about his music career and the diagnosis that threatened it all.

15/04/2021

Ep. 26 of COOL STORY with David J. MacNeil comes out this week. I'll be chatting with my friend and sometime Costa Rican Neighbour, singer-songwriter, Jerry Stamp. Jerry is also the voice behind the COOL STORY theme song. We chatted about Jerry's career in music and the 2014 diagnosis that put his future as a musician in question. Here's a sneak peek…

This is a teaser for episode 26 featuring my chat with my friend, and sometime Costa Rican neighbour, singer songwriter, Jerry Stamp. We chatted about his music career and the diagnosis that threatened it all.

30/03/2021

Ep. 25 of COOL STORY with David J. MacNeil comes out this week. I'll be chatting with my good friend, film critic, Thom Ernst. We chatted about the years of abuse he endured at the hands of his adoptive father, and his mission to help survivors of childhood trauma and abuse. Here's the link to Ep. 25 teaser on YouTube...

This is a teaser for episode 25 featuring my chat with my friend and former TV Ontario colleague, Thom Ernst. We sat down to chat about the childhood betray...

28/03/2021

Ep. 25 of COOL STORY with David J. MacNeil comes out this week. Not all of the stories on this podcast are "cool stories" by nature, some are difficult ones like the one told by my friend, film critic, Thom Ernst. But what is "cool" is how resilient the human spirit can be, and how brave certain individuals are to tell their stories. Thom Ernst is one of those brave and resilient souls. Here is a peek at episode 25...

This is a teaser for episode 25 featuring my chat with my friend and former TV Ontario colleague, Thom Ernst. We sat down to chat about the childhood betrayal at the hands of his adoptive father that led him to decide to become an advocate for su...

23/02/2021

Episode 23 of COOL STORY with David J. MacNeil is now live. It features a chat with the one and only, Erica Ehm...

Episode 23 features a conversation with the iconic Muchmusic veejay, entrepreneur, author, songwriter, TV show host, influencer, mother, and friend to Moms everywhere, Erica Ehm.

18/02/2021

It was an honour to work on this great Heritage Minute tribute to Oscar Peterson. Even if it meant playing the crusty old racist guy with the bad hair piece. This was shot in the summer of 2019...

This Heritage Minute follows Canada’s most honoured jazz musicians from his humble beginnings in the Black neighbourhood of Little Burgundy in Montreal to hi...

05/02/2021

Hello friends, episode 22 of COOL STORY with David J. MacNeil is here. It features an interview with author Greg Oliver about his latest book, Who’s the Man? Billy Van! We talked about Billy, his life as a singer, songwriter, actor, comedian, and TV host. Here is a link to the episode on Buzzsprout...

Episode 22 of COOL STORY with David J. MacNeil features a conversation with author Greg Oliver. We chatted about his brand new book, Who's the Man? Billy Van!

20/01/2021

Episode 21 of COOL STORY with David J. MacNeil is out, it features a chat with the one and only, Rick Campanelli. Here is the link to the episode on YouTube...

Ep. 21 features a chat with a young man who was catapulted into the Canadian entertainment limelight at the age of 24 when he won the Muchmusic "Much Temp" c...

20/01/2021

Hello friends, Episode 21 of COOL STORY with David J. MacNeil is here. This episode features a chat with former Muchmusic veejay and ET Canada host Rick Campanelli.

‎Relationships · 2021

13/01/2021

Hello friends! Episode 21 of COOL STORY with David J. MacNeil featuring former Muchmusic veejay and ET Canada host, Rick Campanelli. Ones out this week. Here’s a sneak peek...

This is a teaser for Ep. 21. This episode features a chat with a young man who was catapulted into the Canadian entertainment limelight at the age of 24 when he won the Muchmusic "Much Temp" contest and eventually became a veejay, and then later h...