Dr. Kevin Dutton, a research psychologist at Oxford talks about The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success (Doubleday, 2012), with Joseph Planta.
The publisher, poet, and writer Mona Fertig discusses the publishing company she runs, Mother Tongue Publishing on the occasion of its fifth anniversary, the books she publishes, and more, with Joseph Planta.
The writer Jonathon Narvey discusses social media in Vancouver, blogging, and more with Joseph Planta.
The renowned artist Gwyn Hanssen Piggot discusses her new exhibit at the Museum of Anthropology, Pleased to Meet You: Introductions by Gwyn Hanssen Pigott, with Joseph Planta, which runs until 24 March 2013.
The award winning journalist Brett Mineer joins Joseph Planta in studio to discuss broadcasting, gathering news, and more.
Arthur Hughes, 80, has spent the last 14 years at the corner of Robson & Hornby in Vancouver selling poppies around Remembrance Day week to raise money for the Poppy Fund; he sat down with Joseph Planta to talk about the Royal Canadian Legion’s work, the tens of thousands of dollars he’s single handedly raised, and why we should commemorate Remembrance Day.
Paul Schliesmann, a reporter for the Kingston Whig-Standard discusses his new book, Honour on Trial: The Shafia Murders and the Culture of Honour Killings (Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2012), with Joseph Planta.
The filmmaker Deepa Mehta discusses her new film Midnight’s Children, adapted by Salman Rushdie from his own novel, which opens in Canada, Friday, 02 November 2012.
Eleanor Boyle discusses her new book High Steaks: Why and How to Eat Less Meat (New Society Publishers, 2012), with Joseph Planta.
The Vancouver Sun’s Shelley Fralic talks to Joseph Planta about Making Headlines: 100 Years of the Vancouver Sun, a new commemorative book that she’s written on the paper’s centenary.
111 West Coast Literary Portraits (Mother Tongue Publishing, 2012) is a new collection of photographs by Barry Peterson and Blaise Enright; Mr. Peterson talks to Joseph Planta about the portraits, taking photos, and the authors featured in the book.
The author Marjorie Celona discusses her critically acclaimed debut novel, Y (Hamish Hamilton, 2012), with Joseph Planta.
The journalist and historian Mark Bourrie discusses his new book, Fighting Words: Canada’s Best War Reporting (Dundurn, 2012), with Joseph Planta.
The award winning author Donna Morrissey discusses her new novel The Deception of Livvy Higgs (Viking, 2012), writing, living on Canada’s East Coast and more, with Joseph Planta.
The author and consultant Kate Sutherland talks about her new book Make Light Work in Groups: 10 Tools to Transform Meetings, Companies and Communities (Incite Press, 2012), with Joseph Planta.