The actor, director, and artistic director of Toronto’s Why Not Theatre, Ravi Jain discusses the show featuring himself and his mother, A Brimful of Asha, playing until 08 February 2014 at the Revue Stage as part of the PuSh Festival, with Joseph Planta.
The noted artist Rabih Mroué discusses his work in theatre and visual arts in Beirut, Lebanon and beyond, his show The Pixelated Revolution, which plays at the PuSh Festival this week, and more, with Joseph Planta.
The veteran journalist and educator George Orr discusses media and journalism in Vancouver and beyond, with Joseph Planta.
The editor of the Georgia Straight, Charlie Smith joins Joseph Planta in studio for an extended conversation on politics, the general media landscape in BC and beyond, and more.
The films of Woody Allen are featured in a new retrospective at the Vancity Theatre, Woody in Winter. To discuss the films featured, and the career of Woody Allen, with Joseph Planta, is Tom Charity, a programmer with the Vancouver International Film Festival.
Vancouver in the seminal period of the late 1960s-early 1970s is featured in Seize the Time: Vancouver Photographed 1967-1974 (New Star, 2013), a new collection of photographs from former freelance photographer Vladimir Keremidschieff, who joins Joseph Planta to talk about this book, his photos and the city that once was.
The journalist Jesse Brown talks with Joseph Planta, about Canadaland, a dynamic new podcast that attempts to bring thoughtful media criticism to Canada, looking at the Canadian journalism and media scene.
The acclaimed filmmaker Alan Zweig discusses his new documentary When Jews Were Funny, Jewish comedy, his films, and more, with Joseph Planta.
The journalist and historian Jesse Donaldson discusses his career as a writer, Vancouver history, and his new book, This Day in Vancouver (Anvil Press, 2013), with Joseph Planta.
The beloved television personality and bestselling author Mike McCardell discusses his latest book, the already bestselling, Haunting Vancouver: A Nearly True History (Harbour Publishing, 2013), with Joseph Planta.
Svend Robinson: A Life in Politics (New Star Books, 2013) is the new biography of the longtime NDP MP, and is discussed by its author Graeme Truelove, with Joseph Planta.
Colonel Chris Hadfield discusses his new book, An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth (Random House, 2013) with Joseph Planta.
The author and academic Gordon Hak discusses his new book, The Left in British Columbia: A History of Struggle (Ronsdale Press, 2013), with Joseph Planta.
BC BookWorld’s publisher Alan Twigg discusses the new collection, Undaunted: The Best of BC BookWorld (Ronsdale Press, 2013), a collection marking the 25th anniversary of the book journal, with Joseph Planta.
The author Mark Abley discusses his new biography, Conversations with a Dead Man: The Legacy of Duncan Campbell Scott (Douglas & McIntyre, 2013), with Joseph Planta.