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May 8, 2023 joelbalsam online, Portfolio

Atlas Obscura: The Mysterious, Naked Night Runners of Western Kenya

While in Kenya, I kept hearing about these naked nuisances that spook their neighbors at night. Thrilled to see the story with such amazing illustrations by Rodolfo Reyes for Atlas Obscura. Read it here.

January 16, 2023 joelbalsam online, Portfolio, Print

Toronto Life: The Homesteaders of Mount Forest

One of my favorite stories ever. I interviewed the Murph-Ariens at their off-grid homestead in Ontario and channeled their life story in an as-told-to feature. Read it at Toronto Life.

November 21, 2022 joelbalsam Portfolio, Print

Globe: Is Nickel Making These Quebecois Sick?

Concern about contaminated air causes tension in a small town at the heart of Canada’s push to be a leader in a green economy. Read the multimedia feature in the Globe & Mail.

June 17, 2022 joelbalsam online, Portfolio, Print

Globe & Mail: Saving Quebec’s Chorus Frogs

Another feature for the Globe & Mail's climate desk. This time, it's about Quebec's tiny chorus frogs and the fight to save them before they're silenced. Story here.

June 13, 2022 joelbalsam online, Portfolio

Gastro Obscura: What Happened to Montreal’s Legendary Melon?

A century ago, Manhattan residents with a hankering for dessert might flick on their finest frock coat, get a table at a white-tablecloth restaurant, and order a juicy slice of Montreal melon for $1, or around $30 in today’s currency. But then it disappeared. Here's what happened, for Gastro Obscura (branch of Atlas Obscura): story here.

December 31, 2021 joelbalsam Portfolio, Print

Lonely Planet: France 14

Lonely Planet just released a guidebook I updated: France! I did the section on Lyon & the Rhône Valley. Buy it here.

December 22, 2021December 22, 2021 joelbalsam Portfolio, Print

Globe & Mail: Why The Magpie Is Legally A Person

Can a river have rights? I drove up to Quebec's Côte-Nord region with photographer Stephanie Foden to find out how and why the Ekuanitshit Innu pushed to make the Magpie River a legal person. The story appeared on the front page of the Globe & Mail newspaper and was released online as a multimedia feature. … Continue reading Globe & Mail: Why The Magpie Is Legally A Person

November 6, 2020 joelbalsam online, Portfolio

CBC: The psychology behind pandemic decision making

Plenty of people (including myself) made huge life decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic – why? I interviewed Bruce Feiler, author of New York Times' bestseller Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age and Derek J. Koehler, a professor of psychology at the University of Waterloo. Read the story over at CBC Life.

August 17, 2020 joelbalsam Portfolio, Print

CBC: Thinking About RVing? Here’s What You Need to Know to Hit the Road

My first story for CBC Life is about RVing in Canada.

August 14, 2020 joelbalsam Portfolio, Print

Thrillist: Retro Motels Are Having Their Moment

With road trips making a serious comeback due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, retro motels are also roaring back. Read the story over at Thrillist

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