Ep. 13 | for Jodie D the tables turn to exchange time, sound, connection
A storied space on a special block - it all started with songs, converged with cuisine, culture libations.
It continues, intersecting with people, ideas, knowledge, celebrations.
Digging for the next track or transition, evolving into expansive conversation.
Enter The Little Jerry and feel it through the sound, smashing traditional systems, one record at a time. Cutting through the noise, societal and standard, no matter the speaker.
Owner and DJ, Jodie Dewald has cultivated a meeting place for the curious and the seasoned, led by music.
My personal history with The Little Jerry spans close to its inception - celebrating six years this fall - and I can affirm that it has changed my life.
We get into that and more as Jodie waxes poetic on the songs resonant in her upbringing, early forays in the industry, UK groundwork and creating the spaces you seek to be apart of, with integrity.
It’s a deeply reflective episode where I’ve been reminded that connection is both quiet and loud, all at once.
Hear music by Traveling Wilburys, Brainstorm, Cleaners From Venus, Stained Rug Theory, and Chameleon.
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Connect with Jodie and The Little Jerry:
www.thelittlejerry.com | Instagram | Jodie on Instagram, and with DJ Janina Marie, @groupbenefits.
Editor’s Notes:
In the episode at 2:20, Ola notes that she conducted an interview for Hellbound.ca - that was not held at Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant, but at Cloak & Dagger, a bar down the street from The Little Jerry.
Live Convention (mentioned at 29:00 onwards) is now called Cratery Con, and is debuting September 25, 2025
This episode was recorded summer 2025, and was published at the start of Fall 2025.
Sharing the land:
Sound Travels is produced in Tkaronto (covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit) – it is an honour and privilege to create this work on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many Indigenous communities from across Turtle Island.
Sonic Fold Respect Mandate:
Sonic Fold is founded on CommUNITY, all caps on UNITY – we do not tolerate any form of racism, hate, bigotry, sexism and violence. Every conversation is a conversACTION. It is an honour and a privilege to do this work – and a continuous opportunity to learn and grow. Thank you for sharing this with me, and those who listen.
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Sound Travels is curated, hosted, produced, photographed, edited by: Ola Mazzuca/ olasconola Sonic Fold