David is an author, speaker and consultant.
He is the founder of SoChange, a social enterprise that works alongside the corporate and NGO community in leadership development, innovation and entrepreneurship. He has provided consulting services for leadership, development and literacy projects around the world. David was named a Global Hero by Verge magazine in 2009. In 2008 he created the Mosquitoes Suck Tour – a global youth initiative that entertains, educates and advocates and is the co-creator of the award-winning television show Spellz.
He holds a Master’s Degree in Philosophy, has completed postgraduate work in International Development, and teaches in the business school at Humber College. He is the co-editor of Irreconcilable Differences, and author of Real Change Is Incremental that received a Word Guild culture award for social change in 2015.
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Shimon Dutan – Episode 294
Shimon and Face2Face host David Peck talk about the “settlement enterprise”, racism, empathy, the West Bank and absolutes, Israel and why there’s reason for hope.
Karen Dougherty – Episode 293
Karen Dougherty and Face2Face host David Peck talk about William Blake, mourning, balance, existential angst and how to really “be” with someone.
Bronwen Hughes – Episode 292
Bronwen Hughes and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film The Journey is The Destination, Dan Eldon, the “global tribe”, living a life of “crowded hours”, and having no sense of the other.
Vaishali Sinha – Episode 291
Vaishali Sinha and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film Ask The Sexpert, cultural context, “women as allies”, a Doctor as a 90-year-old pioneer and the latent effects of colonialism.
Egil Larsen – Episode 290
Egil Larsen and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film 69 Minutes of 86 Days, The Refugee crisis, making sense of time, polarization of real issues, childlike wonder and why he still has hope.
Kalina Bertin – Episode 289
Kalina Bertin and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film Manic, survivor guilt, family secrets, mental health issues, intimate connections and prejudice.
Daniel Zuckerbrot – Episode 288
Daniel Zuckerbrot and Face2Face host David Peck talk about Michelangelo, The Nature of Things, capital “T” truth, documentary storytelling and science.
Neasa Ní Chianáin – Episode 287
Neasa Ní Chianáin and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film School Life, mentorship, a more relational pedagogy, nursery rhymes and belonging.
Kyoko Miyake- Episode 286
Kyoko and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film Tokyo Idols, Tokyo “idol culture”, loneliness, relationships, clever business models and how to find love in hyper modern societies.
Ron Baugh – Episode 285
Ron Baugh and Face2Face host David Peck talk about mentorship, being present, community and about how great leaders learn how to serve others.
Ryan Suffern – Episode 284
Ryan Suffern and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Finding Oscar, truth, empathy and evidence, Guatemala, “real justice” and why he’s now an optimistic realist.
Peter Enns – Episode 283
Pete Enns and Face2Face host David Peck talk about the power of experience, the sin of certainty, faith, trust, wisdom and why we need to restore our sense of humanity.
Isaac Julien & Dr. Sara Diamond – Episode 282
Isaac Julien and Dr. Diamond and Face2Face host David Peck talk about nurturing different artistic experiences, invisibility of issues and race and complex new media projects and porous institutions.
Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen & Adil Khan Farooq – Episode 281
Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen and Adil Khan Farooq talk with Face2Face host David Peck about their new film Recruiting for Jihad, love and community, religion and inclusion, radicalization and why notions of “us versus them” is going lead nowhere.
Larry Scanlan – Episode 280
Lawrence Scanlan and Face2Face host David Peck talk about sharing the wealth, listening compassionately, generosity and social justice of various kinds.
Alex Hinton – Episode 279
Prof. Alexander Hinton of Rutgers University and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new book Man or Monster: The Trial of a Khmer Rouge Torturer, genocide, evil and the “sin of not seeing.”
Martin Himel – Episode 278
Martin Himel and Face2Face host David Peck talk about Martin’s film “Secrets of Survival”, family, isolation, identity, and loneliness – and the family secrets we all have.
Ian Gill – Episode 277
Ian and Face2Face host David Peck talk about “intelligent collaboration,” the state of journalism round the globe, “hopeful narratives,” and how we need to mobilize hopeful knowledge.
Jessica Ann – Episode 276
Jessica and Face2Face host David Peck talk about “slow media”, art versus advertising, mindfulness and how to connect with the “bigger picture.”
Ngozi Paul – Episode 275
Ngozi and Face2Face host David Peck talk about Ms. Lovely, Sarah Baartman, freedom, shame and the colonial gaze, “othering” and why no longer have no excuses.
Geoff Morrison – Episode 274
Geoff and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his film The Missing Tourist, closure, mental health issues, forest bathing and the bigger mystery that we find ourselves in.
Nick Orchard – Episode 273
Nick and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Having Our Baby, misconceptions about surrogacy, reproductive tourism, laws and technology, test tube babies, and celebrating life.
Dr. Marie Wilson – Episode 272
Marie and Face2Face host David Peck talk about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Canada, victimhood, calls to action, blindness to others, hope and empathy.
Nouman Ashraf – Episode 271
Nouman and Face2Face host David Peck talk about self-dialogue and discovery, exclusion and empathy, racism, disrupting the status quo and something called “diversity by default.”
Kevan Funk – Episode 270
Kevan and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his Canadian Screen Nominated film Hello Destroyer, truth, identity, ”ambiguity with intention,” “curious empathy” and why context is so important.
Julie Hirshey – Episode 269
Julie and Face2Face host David Peck talk about the Philadelphia Eagles, non-profits, charity, and how we as individuals and community-based organizations can create a more significant impact.
Andrew McCarron – Episode 268
Andrew and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new book Light Come Shining, change, the “blood of the land”, the world-weary qualities of Bob Dylan and his relevance still today.
Wm. Paul Young – Episode 267
Paul and Face2Face host David Peck talk about pain, loss, fear, grief, and a god that never existed, celebrating life, love and relationships and the “holiness of the other.”
Louis Theroux & John Dower – Episode 266
Louis, John and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their recent film, “My Scientology Movie”, a satirical film – quite the absurd study in religion, Scientology, the human condition, skepticism and belief.
Andreas Johnsen – “Bugs” – Episode 265
Andreas and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Bugs, tasty food, sustainability, colonialism and how we’re so often driven by trends and the media.
Fabienne Colas – Episode 264
Fabienne Colas and Face2Face host David Peck talk about the Toronto Black Film Festival, racism, diversity, inclusion and making a difference in the world.
Brian Roberts & James Alan – Episode 263
Brian Roberts and James Alan join me in the mysterious back room of The Browsers’ Den of Magic to talk about expectations, secrets and the pressure to fool, card magic, wonder, scripting and the permanence of the coin.
Adam Sneyd – Episode 262
Adam and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new book Cotton, its empire, commodities and politics, “clothing poverty” and anti-globalization and why we need to be concerned about how the world works.
Robert Osborne – Episode 261
Robert and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Unstoppable, addiction, making choices and the Fentanyl epidemic in Canada.
Vince Vetro – Episode 260
Vince and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film, micro-finance, social justice and why we need to get involved in the “messiness of life.”
Julian Baggini – Episode 259
Julian and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new book The Edge of Reason, radical scepticism, a post truth society, and why science doesn’t have a monopoly on truth.
Elisa Paloschi – Episode 258
Elisa and Face2Face host David Peck talk about child marriage, being present, staying positive and why Selvi’s story is an inspiration to us all.
C. Baxter Kruger – Episode 257
Baxter and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new book Patmos, burned out suicidal theologians, the Incarnation, lies about ourselves and the “reconstruction of our fallen minds.”
Luke Galati – Episode 256
Luke and I talk about community, the changing face of Toronto and gentrification. His film Eastern captures the story of a high school basketball powerhouse but is really a story of the changing face of a neighbourhood.
Drew Hayden Taylor – Episode 255
Drew and Face2Face host David Peck talk about the concept of contact, aliens, humour as the “WD-40 of healing” and aboriginal consciousness.
Nicholas Greco – Episode 254
Nicholas Greco and I talk about global care, U2 and how they negotiate their place in the world, moments of truth and why we don’t get to see all of each other.
Roger Thurow – Episode 253
Roger and I talk about his new book The First 1000 Days, “stupid poverty”, malnutrition, journalism and “gray matter” as infrastructure.
Ed Wilson – Episode 252
Ed and I talk about building a safe future for all, The Locust Effect, responsibility and compassionate intervention.
Dr. Mari Swingle – Episode 251
Dr. Swingle and I talk about her new book i-Minds, the digital divide, facial cues, the danger of unmitigated access and directional versus correctional therapies.
Curt Rhodes – Episode 250
Curt Rhodes and Face2Face host David Peck talk about Syrians as newcomers to Canada, mentorship, giving back and about Syrians helping Syrians.
Pamela Hawley – Episode 249
Pamela and I talk about volunteerism, “your story”, social entrepreneurship, Universal Giving and why she’s not a pessimist.
Anatomy of Violence – TIFF 2016 – Episode 248
Deepa and Face2Face host David Peck talk about systemic violence, choice and responsibility, inequality, gender disparity, power dynamics and why good parenting matters.
Dog Eat Dog – TIFF 2016 – Episode 247
Paul Schrader and I talk about his new film Dog Eat Dog, living in the “sweet spot” of history, why humans have run their course and the recidivist nature of crime.
Off Frame AKA Revolution until Victory – TIFF 2016 – Episode 246
Mohanad Yaqubi and I talk about Palestine, history, peaceful revolution, looking for shadows and finding the bridge between all of us.
Girl Unbound – TIFF 2016 – Episode 245
Erin and I talk about gender disparity, her new film Girl Unbound, honesty, inspiration and where our perspective comes from.
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