Tai Asks Why
from CBC Podcasts
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Little guy, big questions
Tai Poole is trying to find answers to life’s biggest questions. What happens after we die? What is love? How can we fix climate change? He may not solve them all, but give him a break…
he’s only 14-years-old.
A CBC Original podcast.
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Production Team
Series Creator, Producer and Sound Designer: Veronica SImmonds
Season 1 Associate Producer: Yasmine Mathurin
Season 2 Associate Producer: Amanda Buckiewicz
Season 3 Associate Producer: Judy Ziyi Gu
Season 3 Producer: Amanda Buckiewicz
Season 1 digital producer: Olivia Pasquarelli
Season 2 + 3 digital producer: Judy Ziyi Gu
Season 1 editorial assistance: Cristal Duhaime
Theme music and original songs: Johnny Spence
Senior Producers: Tanya Springer and TIna Verma
Meet The Host
Tai Poole (he/him)
Host
Tai Poole is a teenager who is always searching for answers. He has represented Canada twice in the World Mathematics Olympiad. He is an accomplished pianist and a dedicated swimmer. Born in Vietnam, Tai moved to Canada when he was three and has remained a world traveler with an insatiable curiosity. He was named Best Host in a Series at the 2019 Canadian Podcast Awards.
Meet the Producers
Yasmine Mathurin (She/Her)
Producer
Yasmine Mathurin is a multimedia journalist and filmmaker. She has worked on CBC's podcasts The Shadows and Personal Best, CBC Books, The Doc Project and the Atkinson Foundation's Just Work It podcast. Yasmine was a producer on season one of Tai Asks Why.
Veronica Simmonds (She/her)
Producer
Veronica Simmonds is an award-winning audio maker. She produced the critically acclaimed podcasts Sleepover, Alone: A Love Story and The Fridge Light. Described by THIS Magazine as a "Sonic Sorceress," her documentaries have aired on CBC Ideas, Spark and The Doc Project and internationally on ABC and BBC. Veronica is the show runner and lead producer on Tai Asks Why.
Amanda Buckiewicz (She/her)
Producer
Amanda Buckiewicz is a science journalist and filmmaker. Her work has appeared on CBC's Quirks & Quarks, The Documentary Channel, BBC Earth, Smithsonian and Discovery Channel. Amanda is a producer on season two and three of Tai Asks Why.
Judy Ziyi Gu
Writer and Producer (They/them)
Judy Ziyi Gu is a writer and audio producer. Their work has appeared on the CBC, The Walrus, and Best Health. Born in Qingdao, China and educated in New York, they worked a string of odd jobs as translator, theatre stagehand, and letterpress apprentice. Judy is a producer on season three of Tai Asks Why.
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