The filmmaker Sara McIntyre discusses the first feature she’s directed, Two Indians Talking, with Joseph Planta; they discuss filmmaking, Native culture and society, and more.
The Globe & Mail columnist and its European bureau chief, Doug Saunders discusses his new book, Arrival City: The Final Migration and Our Next World (Knopf, 2010), with Joseph Planta.
The political commentator Ezra Levant discusses his new book Ethical Oil: The Case for Canada’s Oil Sands (McClelland & Stewart, 2010), with Joseph Planta.
Meeru Dhalwala, who with her husband Vikram Vij, created and run the Vancouver restaurants Vij’s and Rangoli, talks to Joseph Planta, about their new book Vij’s at Home: Relax, Honey-The Warmth and Ease of Indian Cooking (Douglas & McIntyre, 2010).
The journalist Gwynne Dyer discusses his new column collection, Crawling from the Wreckage (Random House, 2010), with Joseph Planta; they also discuss world affairs, climate change, identity, and more.
The authors Andy Lamb and Phil Edgell talk to Joseph Planta about the revised and expanded second edition of their book, Coastal Fishes of the Pacific Northwest (Harbour Publishing, 2010).
The author John Vaillant discusses his new book, The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival (Knopf, 2010), with Joseph Planta.
The political commentator John Twigg is on to discuss the HST referendum, Gordon Campbell, and Bill Vander Zalm, among other political issues, with Joseph Planta.
The bestselling and prizewinning author Jane Urquhart discusses her new book, Sanctuary Line (McClelland & Stewart, 2010), with Joseph Planta.
The political commentator, former BC cabinet minister and broadcaster, Rafe Mair talks to Joseph Planta about political issues of the day, such as the government of Gordon Campbell, the HST referendum, and more.
Former Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan discusses the Public Salon he’s hosting, Thursday, 23rd September 2010 in Vancouver, where the city’s leading thinkers and minds discuss relevant subjects, with Joseph Planta; also discussed, politics.
Joseph Planta hosts a special retrospective of the On the Line program on the occasion of its sixth anniversary, featuring: Alan Bradley, Ian Brown, Christopher Buckley, Michael Chabon, Denise Chong, Wayson Choy, Karen Connelly, Sheila Copps, Frans de Waal, William Deverell, Dustin Diamond, David Finkel, Mary Lou Finlay, Tom Flanagan, Richard Florida, Deborah Grey, Janice Gross Stein, Bret Hart, Tony Hendra, Warren Kinsella, Eugene Lang, Ricardo Larrivée, Mike Leonard, Margaret MacMillan, Rafe Mair, Michael Meyer, Kevin Newman, Steve Paikin, Ken Rockburn, John Ralston Saul, Deborah Tannen, Bill Vander Zalm, Eleanor Wachtel, Lauren Weedman, and Kenneth Whyte.
The author and poet George Fetherling discusses his new novel, Walt Whitman’s Secret (Random House, 2010), with Joseph Planta.
Gillette Drafted: The Search for Canada’s Next Sportscaster debuts its second season for The Score channel in September, and joining Joseph Planta is Austin Spencer, a Vancouverite contestant whose previous experience with the WWE might make him The Score’s latest sportscaster.
The social columnist and teacher Michael Schratter discusses his forthcoming year-long journey around the world by bicycle, raising awareness for mental health issues, as well as money for the Canadian Mental Health Association, with Joseph Planta; Schratter also discusses where he’s going, the stigma around mental illness, and more.