On the Fly

What is On the Fly?

Welcome to On the Fly, the podcast for anyone who’s ever tried to juggle work, kids, rep sports, marriage, health, cultural identity, and somehow still remember where they left their wallet. Hosted by Jason Shawana and Theresa Gillis, this is real-life parenting through the lens of a bicultural family doing their best to figure it out… well… on the fly.

With humour, honesty, and zero pretension, Jason and Theresa open the door to the everyday realities of modern adulthood:
• The chaos of rep sports weekends
• The logistics of blended schedules and blended families
• The emotional weight of raising kids in two cultures
• The never-ending quest for balance, connection, and a full night of sleep
• And the moments in marriage where you lock eyes and both whisper, “Are we doing this right?”

Each episode blends relatable storytelling with meaningful conversations about identity, family dynamics, health, and the learning curves of being an adult in today’s world. From cultural intersections to hilarious missteps, from serious parenting talks to lighthearted debates about who’s actually supposed to pack the hockey bag, nothing is off the table.

Whether you’re a parent, a partner, or just someone trying to live a good life in a busy world, On the Fly is your weekly reminder that none of us have the playbook. We’re all figuring it out as we go, one shift, one schedule, one moment at a time.

[00:00:00] Listen, most days feel like your one missed calendar. Reminder, away From Chaos On the Fly is a podcast about real life parenting work, kids schedules, marriage health, and everything that somehow overlaps all at once. It's about the moments where you're trying to do right by your family, your job and yourself, and realizing there's no clean way to balance at all and probably no clean house for months.

We talk honestly about the winds, the messes, the stress and quiet moments where you pause and think, am I doing this right? No experts, no perfect routines. Just real conversations between people figuring it out as they go, because adulting doesn't come with a playbook. You're doing it on the fly.

I'm [00:01:00] done.