Drumming w Shayne & Paulo – Live on CKUT (Panacea)

Montreal-based drummers and educators Shayne Assouline (@shayneondrums) and Paulo Max Riccardo (@paulomaxriccardo) joined hosts Michelle Wang and Maïa Monteil on Panacea on April 24, 2025.

The episode dives into what drumming means to them, navigating the line between passion and profession, and how percussion plays a role in their mental well-being. They open and close the show with a live drum duet from CKUT’s PCR studio.

Panacea is a spoken word radio show airing every 4th and 5th Thursday from 2–3 PM, dedicated to “fostering empathy through mental health education”.

This video was filmed and edited by Stasia Voinova.

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