The Liquid Courage Podcast

2025 Wrapped Episode!

A special episode where host Amanda Pereira shares some of the most impactful moments from each episode released in 2025.
 
Click below to listen to any of the episodes from 2025 on Apple Podcasts:
Episode 61 with actor, writer, creator Paige Evans.
Episode 62 with casting director Colleen Rush.
Episode 63 with actor, writer, and content creator Julie Nolke.
Episode 64 with actor, writer, producer Nadine Bhabha.
Episode 65 with comedian Laura Ramoso.
Episode 66 with drag queen, actress, and model Makayla Couture.
Episode 67 with actor, writer, director Nadine Djoury.
 
Or click here to listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and click here to watch any of the episodes from 2025!
 
***There’s still 3 more episodes to be released as part of Season 5 - next episode comes out Wednesday January 14, 2026!
 
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
 
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Let’s Connect! 
 
Liquid Courage - click here!
Amanda Pereira (host) - click here!
 
⇒ To donate to the show, click here! 
 
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The music in this episode is thanks to HookSounds. You can check out their tracks here: www.hooksounds.com. Use the discount code LIQUIDCOURAGE10 for 10% off a HookSounds subscription!*
*If you use this code, I earn a small commission — so you’ll be supporting the podcast, too!

Ep. 67 - Nadine Djoury (actor, writer, director)

In today’s episode, Amanda drinks a smoothie with actor, writer, and director Nadine Djoury. Nadine is a Second City Mainstage alumna who wrote and performed in three critically acclaimed revues and recently directed Rizz the Season, playing at Second City Toronto until January 4, 2026. She currently writes for CBC’s The Great Canadian Baking Show, and co-created, wrote, and starred in ABC.com/CBC Comedy's web series Newborn Moms. You will definitely recognize her from basically every show ever, including DMV, What We Do in the Shadows, Ghosts, Children Ruin Everything, My Dead Mom, The Z-Suite, Workin’ Moms, Good Witch, Kim’s Convenience, Transplant, Baroness Von Sketch Show, The Beaverton …see what I mean? (I could keep going). You can catch Nadine performing in Holiday! An Improvised Musical, where the cast improves an entirely new holiday musical every single night, on at Factory Theatre in Toronto until December 21, 2025! 
In this episode, Amanda and Nadine discuss the realities of working in television comedy, when to advocate for yourself on set, and navigating self-image under the spotlight.
Mentions from this episode…
~ Newborn Moms
~ Transplant (Nadine’s episode: Season 2, Episode 7)
~ Rizz the Season at Second City Toronto (running until January 4, 2026)
~ The Great Canadian Baking Show
~ Mae Martin 
~ Robby Hoffman
~ Lisa Gilroy
~ Dropout.tv
~ Veronika Slowikowska
~ Steph Tolev 
 
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Let’s Connect! 
 
Liquid Courage - click here!
Amanda Pereira (host) - click here!
Nadine Djoury (guest) - click here! 
 
⇒ To donate to the show, click here! 
 
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The music in this episode is thanks to HookSounds. You can check out their tracks here: www.hooksounds.com. Use the discount code LIQUIDCOURAGE10 for 10% off a HookSounds subscription!*
*If you use this code, I earn a small commission — so you’ll be supporting the podcast, too!

Ep. 66 - Makayla Couture (drag queen, actress, model)

In today’s episode, Amanda drinks a Cutwater Lime Margarita with drag queen, actress, and model Makayla Couture. Makayla is a Toronto-born performer whose artistry began in the halls of Earl Haig Secondary School, where she trained as a theatre major in the Claude Watson program. After discovering drag as a powerful form of self-expression, she skyrocketed onto the national stage, being featured on one of the most famous episodes of Canada’s Drag Race, in Season 2, becoming a runner-up contestant on OUTtv’s Call Me Mother, and most recently securing second place on Canada’s Drag Race Season 5. Makayla’s work extends outside of drag as well, including her appearance on Crave’s Battle of the Generations game show, and being featured in the Peabody award-winning documentary Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story.
In this episode, Amanda and Makayla discuss Makayla’s experience on Canada’s Drag Race, what it’s like gaining fame at such a young age, and all the many facets of Makayla Walker — the artist behind Makayla Couture, drag icon.
 
Mentions from this episode…
 
~ Crab Boil
~ Co-Star Astrology
~ Chani Astrology
~ Documentary about Michelle Ross: “Toronto's legendary drag queen: Michelle Ross, unknown icon”
~ “Guardians of the Aspis” by Sarah L. Rose (Canadian author! self published!)
~ @paintedbyesther
 
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Let’s Connect! 
 
Liquid Courage - click here!
Amanda Pereira (host) - click here!
Makayla Couture (guest) - @makayla.couture on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter!
 
⇒ To donate to the show, click here! 
 
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The music in this episode is thanks to HookSounds. You can check out their tracks here: www.hooksounds.com. Use the discount code LIQUIDCOURAGE10 for 10% off a HookSounds subscription!*
*If you use this code, I earn a small commission — so you’ll be supporting the podcast, too!

Ep. 65 - Laura Ramoso (comedian)

In today’s episode, Amanda drinks some non-alcoholic beer with comedian Laura Ramoso. Laura is a German-Italian comedian best known for her viral online characters, including “German Mom”, “Italian Dad”, “Girl who just got back from…”, and "Chiara". She has amassed over 3 million followers, sold out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and London’s Soho Theatre, and completed a 60+ show, sold-out world tour with her third live special, Sit Up Straight. She was named a 2023 Just For Laughs New Face, and recently opened for Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on their Restless Leg tour at the Wang Theatre in Boston. She is now gearing up for her 2026 international tour with her fourth solo special The Calm Down Tour.
In this episode, Amanda and Laura discuss Laura’s journey from classical theatre training to falling in love with sketch and improv, navigating the pressure of an audience’s expectations, and the difference in creating comedy for the stage versus online.
 
Mentions from this episode…
~ Heavy Weight (podcast) https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/heavyweight
 
Terms we mentioned…
“Beat out / Beat it out” - refers to the process of breaking a comedy idea into key moment-by-moment story or joke beats before writing it out fully.
 
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Let’s Connect! 
 
Liquid Courage - click here! 
Amanda Pereira (host) - click here! 
Laura Ramoso (guest) - click here! 
 
Laura’s Work in Progress shows (Dec 2025 in Toronto) 
Laura’s The Calm Down Tour (2026) 
 
⇒ To donate to the show, click here!
 
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The music in this episode is thanks to HookSounds. You can check out their tracks here: www.hooksounds.com. Use the discount code LIQUIDCOURAGE10 for 10% off a HookSounds subscription!*
*If you use this code, I earn a small commission — so you’ll be supporting the podcast, too!

Ep. 64 - Nadine Bhabha (actor, writer, producer)

In today’s episode, Amanda drinks some sparkling water with actor, writer, and producer Nadine Bhabha. Nadine is an award-winning writer, actor, and producer from Toronto. She’s written for This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Children Ruin Everything, and Crave’s upcoming comedy Slo Pitch. She’s best known for her performances on Letterkenny (Hulu/Crave), The Holiday Shift (CBS), One More Time (CBC), and This Hour Has 22 Minutes (CBC). A three-time CSA nominee, Nadine continues to develop projects in Canada and the U.S., committed to writing and portraying hilarious, nuanced female narratives.
 
In this episode, Amanda and Nadine discuss building a career in Canadian comedy, the creative power that comes from saying no, and the importance of community and friendship in sustaining a life in the arts.
Mentions from this episode…
 
~ Letterkenny
~ The Town (podcast)
~ Script Notes (podcast)
~ Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
~ Britt Lower's Severance audition
~ The Studio
~ High Potential
~ Settle Down
~ This Hour Has 22 Minutes
~ Children Ruin Everything
~ Slo Pitch
~ Sweat (by Nadine Bhabha)
~ Comedy Bar Bloor (west) & Comedy Bar Danforth (east)
~ Soulpepper Theatre
~ Canadian Stage
~ Coal Mine Theatre
~ Spare Parts (podcast)
~ The Office Movers
 
Terms we mentioned…
“WGC” - stands for the Writers Guild of Canada, a professional association for screenwriters in Canada
“Punch up” - a term used to describe the process of adding more/better jokes to a script, or sharpening/heightening the existing jokes in a script
 
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Let’s Connect! 
 
Liquid Courage - click here! 
Amanda Pereira (host) - click here! 
Nadine Bhabha (guest) - click here! 
 
⇒ To donate to the show, click here! 
 
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The music in this episode is thanks to HookSounds. You can check out their tracks here: www.hooksounds.com. Use the discount code LIQUIDCOURAGE10 for 10% off a HookSounds subscription!*
*If you use this code, I earn a small commission — so you’ll be supporting the podcast, too!