The artistic director of the Vancouver Writers Fest Leslie Hurtig previews this year’s edition on at Granville Island and elsewhere in the city 21-27 October 2019, with Joseph Planta.

The author and poet Chelene Knight discusses her role as curator of Growing Room, North America’s only feminist literary festival, 08-17 March 2019, her career and more, with Joseph Planta.

The artistic director of the Vancouver Writers Fest Leslie Hurtig previews the 31st annual offering that runs 15-21 October 2018, featuring 100-plus authors, how special the festival is to the city and beyond, and her first year as its artistic director, with Joseph Planta.

The writer Marcello Di Cintio discusses his new book Pay No Heed to the Rockets: Palestine in the Present Tense (Goose Lane, 2018), with Joseph Planta.

The poet, writer, graphic designer and author Rhonda Ganz discusses her debut collection Frequent, Small Loads of Laundry (Mother Tongue, 2017), writing and more, with Joseph Planta.

The award-winning journalist Elaine Dewar discusses her new book, The Handover: How Bigwigs and Bureaucrats Transferred Canada’s Best Publisher and the Best Part of Our Literary Heritage to a Foreign Multinational (Biblioasis, 2017), with Joseph Planta.

The authors Marjorie Simmins and Silver Donald Cameron talk about their cross-country trip via RV from Nova Scotia to British Columbia, the stops along the way, the food, and talks and book signings across Canada, with Joseph Planta.

Returning for their second year of Two P’s in a Podcast, Jackie Pierre and Joseph Planta discuss a bunch of stuff on a Monday morning.

The artistic director of the Vancouver Writers Fest, Hal Wake joins Joseph Planta to preview the upcoming festival, the writers presenting, and more.

Jackie Pierre and Joseph Planta discuss about small talk and running into people on the street, more on Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan, book buying, and memories of Expo ’86 in the latest Two P’s in a Podcast.