Face2Face with David Peck

Today on Face2Face, David Peck speaks with neurologist, researcher and author Dr. E. Ray Dorsey to talk about his provocative and hopeful new book, The Parkinson’s Plan: A New Path to Prevention and Treatment. A chance encounter at Toronto Pearson Airport led David to this deeply personal conversation about a disease his father lived with for more than 30 years. Together they explore the growing evidence linking Parkinson’s to environmental toxins, the importance of questioning medical assumptions, and why prevention deserves far more attention. They also talk about patient-centred care, scientific curiosity, corporate and political responsibility, and the power of communities to create meaningful change. Ultimately, the conversation returns to a remarkable possibility: that Parkinson’s may not be inevitable, and that by asking better questions and acting together, we might help create a world where far fewer people must experience it.Dr. E. Ray Dorsey is a neurologist, researcher, author and professor of neurology at the University of Rochester. He is internationally recognized for his work exploring the environmental factors associated with Parkinson’s disease and for advocating a fundamental shift toward prevention.Alongside fellow neurologist Dr. Michael S. Okun, he is the co-author of The Parkinson’s Plan: A New Path to Prevention and Treatment and Ending Parkinson’s Disease. His work challenges conventional assumptions about neurological illness, emphasizing the roles of environmental exposures, public health policy and patient-centred care.Dorsey believes that Parkinson’s disease is not an inevitable consequence of ageing and that identifying and addressing preventable risk factors could dramatically reduce its burden. Through research, public advocacy and accessible storytelling, he is working toward an ambitious goal: creating a world in which far fewer people develop Parkinson’s disease.David Peck is a writer, speaker, and award-winning podcaster who works at the intersection of storytelling, social change, and meaningful dialogue. As the host of Face2Face and former host of Toronto Threads on 640 AM, he has published over 800 in-depth interviews with some of the world’s most compelling thinkers, artists and storytellers, including Viggo Mortensen, Sarah Polley, Raoul Peck, Werner Herzog, Chris Hadfield, David Cronenberg, Jason Issacs, Gillian Anderson and Wade Davis. With a background in philosophy and international development, David brings a thoughtful, globally aware perspective to every conversation.He’s a published author and experienced keynote speaker, known for creating spaces where complexity is welcomed and ideas come alive. Whether moderating panels, hosting live events, or speaking on issues ranging from ethics to media, David’s work is grounded in a deep curiosity about people. At heart, he simply loves good conversation — and believes it’s one of the best ways we grow, connect, and make sense of the world.For more information about David Peck’s podcasting, writing and public speaking, please visit his site: www.davidpecklive.comF2F Music and Image Copyright: David Peck and Face2Face. Used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Face2Face, David Peck is joined by acclaimed Israeli filmmaker Avi Nesher to talk about his deeply moving new film, Our Loves. Against the backdrop of October 7, Nesher tells an intensely human story about people confronting fractured relationships, past mistakes and the possibility of second chances. We talk about trauma and redemption, fatherhood, choice, the transformative possibilities of cinema, and why catastrophe can suddenly clarify what matters most. Ultimately, our conversation keeps returning to love and not as sentimentality, but as something essential to survival and Avi’s belief that storytelling can help us understand ourselves, one another and perhaps even change a small part of the world.Avi Nesher is one of Israel’s most acclaimed and influential filmmakers, with a career spanning nearly five decades as a writer, director and producer. His films have helped shape contemporary Israeli cinema while bringing its stories to international audiences, earning dozens of Israeli Academy Award nominations and multiple wins. He was recently honoured with the Academy of Israeli Motion Pictures’ Cinematic Excellence Award.Beginning with The Troupe in 1978, Nesher has created an extensive body of work exploring identity, history, relationships, trauma and the complexities of Israeli life. His films include Rage and Glory, Turn Left at the End of the World, The Secrets, The Matchmaker, The Wonders, Past Life, The Other Story, Image of Victory and The Monkey House. Several of his features have been official selections at the Toronto International Film Festival.His latest film, Our Loves, continues his exploration of trauma and the human condition, focusing not on the political or military dimensions of October 7, but on ordinary people confronting love, loss, choice and the possibility of redemption when everything familiar falls apart. For Nesher, cinema is fundamentally communal — a way of recognizing our shared humanity and perhaps finding meaning in the aftermath of tragedy.David Peck is a writer, speaker, and award-winning podcaster who works at the intersection of storytelling, social change, and meaningful dialogue. As the host of Face2Face and former host of Toronto Threads on 640 AM, he has published over 800 in-depth interviews with some of the world’s most compelling thinkers, artists and storytellers, including Viggo Mortensen, Sarah Polley, Raoul Peck, Werner Herzog, Chris Hadfield, David Cronenberg, Jason Issacs, Gillian Anderson and Wade Davis. With a background in philosophy and international development, David brings a thoughtful, globally aware perspective to every conversation.He’s a published author and experienced keynote speaker, known for creating spaces where complexity is welcomed and ideas come alive. Whether moderating panels, hosting live events, or speaking on issues ranging from ethics to media, David’s work is grounded in a deep curiosity about people. At heart, he simply loves good conversation — and believes it’s one of the best ways we grow, connect, and make sense of the world.For more information about David Peck’s podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit his site here.F2F Music and Image Copyright: David Peck and Face2Face. Used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Face2Face, David Peck is joined by Ian Goggins, Executive Vice President and Partner at Blue Fox Entertainment, to talk about Cinema Cellar, Criterion and the resurgence of physical media. We explore why a new generation is discovering the pleasure of owning films, the extraordinary response to Criterion’s Toronto presence and the community that forms around our collections. Ian and David also talk about the care Criterion brings to cinema and the idea that the movies we choose to keep on our shelves reveal something about who we are. Because sometimes a film collection isn’t just a collection it’s a little piece of autobiography.Ian Goggins is Executive Vice President and Partner at Blue Fox Entertainment, where he works across film distribution, acquisitions and the company’s growing physical media business. A lifelong film and music enthusiast, Goggins has spent his career helping connect audiences with distinctive films while building relationships with filmmakers, distributors and industry partners.Most recently, he has been closely involved in the launch of Cinema Cellar, Blue Fox Entertainment’s new Toronto retail and online destination for physical media. The project grew in part from the remarkable response to the Criterion Collection’s mobile Closet at the Toronto International Film Festival, where thousands of film lovers, many of them under 30, demonstrated a renewed enthusiasm for collecting and owning movies.For Goggins, physical media represents something beyond simply owning a film. Collections reflect our tastes, memories and emotional relationships with the movies that have shaped us. He is particularly interested in the community that develops around collecting and in the care labels such as Criterion bring to restoration, presentation, supplemental material and packaging.A passionate collector himself, Goggins counts films including The Princess Bride, Trainspotting and Dazed and Confused among personal favourites.David Peck is a writer, speaker, and award-winning podcaster who works at the intersection of storytelling, social change, and meaningful dialogue. As the host of Face2Face and former host of Toronto Threads on 640 AM, he has published over 800 in-depth interviews with some of the world’s most compelling thinkers, artists and storytellers, including Viggo Mortensen, Sarah Polley, Raoul Peck, Werner Herzog, Chris Hadfield, David Cronenberg, Jason Issacs, Gillian Anderson and Wade Davis. With a background in philosophy and international development, David brings a thoughtful, globally aware perspective to every conversation.He’s a published author and experienced keynote speaker, known for creating spaces where complexity is welcomed and ideas come alive. Whether moderating panels, hosting live events, or speaking on issues ranging from ethics to media, David’s work is grounded in a deep curiosity about people. At heart, he simply loves good conversation and believes it’s one of the best ways we grow, connect, and make sense of the world.For more information about David Peck’s podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit his site here.F2F Music and Image Copyright: David Peck and Face2Face. Used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Face2Face, David Peck is joined by playwright, screenwriter and former human-rights lawyer Suzie Miller to talk about Prima Facie, her powerful exploration of law, sexual violence, truth and the limits of the legal system. We talk about her journey from science to law to theatre and film, and the unsettling divide between legal truth and lived experience. At the heart of our conversation is empathy and what happens when institutions fail to understand the people inside them, and what responsibility follows once we see an injustice clearly enough that we can no longer look away.Suzie Miller is an international playwright, screenwriter and novelist with degrees in law and science drawn to complex human stories and contemporary themes. Suzie's plays have been produced in over a hundred productions around the world and won multiple prestigious awards. Her novel Prima Facie has been published in 6 languages. Miller’s play of Prima Facie, starring Sheridan Harbridge and directed by Lee Lewis won a number of Australian awards including three AWGIES. The London version starring Jodie Comer and directed by Justin Martin in the West End and Broadway productions was nominated for 5 Olivier Awards in 2023, winning for Best New Play and Best Actress; 4 Tony Awards 2023 winning for Best Actress; won the 2023 Whatsonstage award for best play and best actress; was nominated for 4 Drama Desk awards and won 2; amongst other awards. It has been translated into over 20 languages, produced all over the world in around 48 countries and published as a novel in 6 languages.Miller is currently under commission for several new plays in London, New York and Australia, alongside major film and TV productions in London and the USA. She is completing her second novel.David Peck is a writer, speaker, and award-winning podcaster who works at the intersection of storytelling, social change, and meaningful dialogue. As the host of Face2Face and former host of Toronto Threads on 640 AM, he has published over 800 in-depth interviews with some of the world’s most compelling thinkers, artists and storytellers, including Viggo Mortensen, Sarah Polley, Raoul Peck, Werner Herzog, Chris Hadfield, David Cronenberg, Jason Issacs, Gillian Anderson and Wade Davis. With a background in philosophy and international development, David brings a thoughtful, globally aware perspective to every conversation. He’s a published author and experienced keynote speaker, known for creating spaces where complexity is welcomed and ideas come alive. Whether moderating panels, hosting live events, or speaking on issues ranging from ethics to media, David’s work is grounded in a deep curiosity about people. At heart, he simply loves good conversation and believes it’s one of the best ways we grow, connect, and make sense of the world.For more information about David Peck’s podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit his site here.F2F Music and Image Copyright: David Peck and Face2Face. Used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Face2Face, David Peck revisits a conversation with Gillian Anderson, Jason Isaacs and director Marianne Elliott about The Salt Path, a beautiful and moving story of love, loss and what remains when almost everything familiar falls away. The film follows Ray and Moth as homelessness and a devastating diagnosis send them onto a 630-mile walk along the English coast. They talk about grief, marriage, memory, nature, resilience and the unexpected freedom that can emerge when life strips away our certainties and perhaps, ultimately, about learning to be present for the people walking beside us.Gillian Anderson, Jason Isaacs and Marianne Elliott bring remarkable careers in film, television and theatre to The Salt Path. Anderson is an acclaimed actor whose extensive work across stage and screen has earned international recognition for complex and deeply human performances. Isaacs is an award-winning British actor with a wide-ranging career that includes Harry Potter, The Patriot, The Death of Stalin and numerous film and television roles. Elliott is one of Britain’s most celebrated theatre directors, known for her work on major West End and Broadway productions. The Salt Path marks her feature-film directorial debut, bringing her decades of experience working with actors and telling stories on stage to the screen.David Peck is a writer, speaker, and award-winning podcaster who works at the intersection of storytelling, social change, and meaningful dialogue. As the host of Face2Face and former host of Toronto Threads on 640 AM, he has published over 800 in-depth interviews with some of the world’s most compelling thinkers, artists and storytellers, including Viggo Mortensen, Sarah Polley, Raoul Peck, Werner Herzog, Chris Hadfield, David Cronenberg, Jason Issacs, Gillian Anderson and Wade Davis. With a background in philosophy and international development, David brings a thoughtful, globally aware perspective to every conversation.He’s a published author and experienced keynote speaker, known for creating spaces where complexity is welcomed and ideas come alive. Whether moderating panels, hosting live events, or speaking on issues ranging from ethics to media, David’s work is grounded in a deep curiosity about people. At heart, he simply loves good conversation — and believes it’s one of the best ways we grow, connect, and make sense of the world.For more information about David Peck’s podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit his site here.F2F Music and Image Copyright: David Peck and Face2Face. Used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.