The author, comedian, and activist Charles Demers discusses Vancouver and how he views it in his recent book Vancouver Special (Arsenal Pulp, 2009), with Joseph Planta.
The bestselling author and veteran business journalist, Rod McQueen discusses his new book, BlackBerry: The Inside Story of Research in Motion (Key Porter, 2010), with Joseph Planta.
The Vancouver Courier columnist, longtime broadcaster and journalist Allen Garr talks to Joseph Planta about the state of Vancouver politics, the recent Olympics, beekeeping, and his run for a seat on the Vancity board.
Norman D. Watt, author of Off the Beaten Path: A Hiking Guide to Vancouver’s North Shore (Harbour Publishing, 2010), talks to Joseph Planta about the many trails and treks featured in the book.
Anjan Chaklader, contributor to thecommentary.ca, historian, and sports fan, talks to Joseph Planta about the recent Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, how consequential they have been to defining Canada, and more.
Catherine Clark, host of CPAC’s Beyond Politics, talks to Joseph Planta about the interview program, politics and youth engagement, and more.
The Vancouver Observer’s publisher Linda Solomon talks to Joseph Planta about her new book, Why I Love Vancouver: Reflections on a City by a Pulitzer-Nominated American Journalist (2010), a collection of profiles and essays that have appeared on the Observer’s website; as well they discuss the recent Winter Olympic Games.
Co-editor of CityCaucus.com, Michael Klassen, looks back at the Winter Olympic Games, and ahead to the Paralympic Games here in Vancouver, with Joseph Planta.
Michael Geoghegan, political pundit and government and media relations consultant (www.mgcltd.ca), joins Joseph Planta to talk about the Olympics, the rise of the ‘kick-ass generation,’ as well he previews tomorrow’s BC budget, and other political matters.
The editor of the Georgia Straight, Charlie Smith talks to Joseph Planta about the weekly paper, the Winter Olympics, HST, the state of media and journalism in the country, and more.
The writer Graeme McRanor, music writer for the Vancouver Sun, talks to Joseph Planta about the Winter Olympic Games, music in Vancouver, the Oscars, and more.
Stephen Hunt, the author (The White Guy) and journalist (Calgary Herald) talks about the Winter Olympic Games, movies, the Oscars, Alberta politics and Danielle Smith, and more, with Joseph Planta.
The journalist and media critic, Professor Joe Cutbirth from UBC’s Graduate School of Journalism, joins Joseph Planta to discuss Stephen Colbert’s recent tapings in Vancouver, satire on television, and observations on the Winter Olympic Games.
Kirk LaPointe, the Vancouver Sun’s Managing Editor, Media Manager, and an adjunct professor at the School of Journalism at UBC talks to Joseph Planta about the Olympics and Paralympics, the Sun’s and the world media’s coverage, the problems at CanWest, and whether he’ll be tending goal for Team Canada tonight.
Jeremy Rifkin, an adviser to a number of heads of state and the European Union, discusses his new book The Empathic Civilization: The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis (Tarcher, 2009), with Joseph Planta.