What if joy itself could be an act of resistance?

In this debut episode of Third Space., host Megan te Boekhorst sits down with Jocelyn Macdougall, Alison Gorman, and Cat Hiltz of Queer As Funk — Vancouver’s hottest (and queerest) funk band — to explore the radical power of joy, friendship, and belonging.

From Pride stages to small-town community halls, Queer As Funk transforms music into connection and celebration. Together, they talk about how art builds belonging, why queer joy matters now more than ever, and how showing up in full colour is both healing and political.

In this conversation, we explore:

• How Queer As Funk became a movement for connection and community

• The balance between celebration and advocacy in queer spaces — if such a thing exists

• What it means to bring joy, visibility, and music to rural communities

• Why joy — especially queer joy — is a radical act of love

  
  

This episode is an invitation to dance, to listen, and to remember that joy isn’t just a feeling — it’s a form of resistance.

Listen now and discover how belonging sounds when it’s turned all the way up.

What if the spaces between home and work — the parks, cafés, art studios, and community halls — were where the real work of connection happens?

Welcome to third space., a new podcast from Thrive & Connect Community Consulting about building communities rooted in equity, belonging, and joy.

Through intimate, inspiring conversations with artists, activists, and community builders, third space. explores how connection sparks social change — and how small acts of care can create big ripples of belonging.

Featuring clips from upcoming episodes with:

• Lise Oakley, on the role public art can play in community building
• Queer As Funk, on the radical joy of music and community
• Kemone Moodley, on equity, identity, and the power of inclusive storytelling
• Erick Carreras, on social inclusion and building socially connected communities

✨ If you care about community, creativity, and making change that lasts — you belong here.

Subscribe now and join us in our third space — launching Monday, November 17.

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Third Space is a podcast about the work — and the heart — of building communities rooted in equity and belonging. Through real stories and practical ideas, it invites us to see community not just as a place, but as something we create together.