Ken Tucker, the film critic from New York magazine, and formerly the television critic from Entertainment Weekly, talked with Joseph Planta about his new book, Kissing Bill O’Reilly, Roasting Miss Piggy: 100 Things to Love and Hate about TV (St. Martin’s Press, 2005).
The writer-director-actor Don McKellar spoke with The Commentary’s Joseph Planta about his new film, Childstar, which opens nationwide on Friday, January 28, 2005. McKellar also stars in the film along with Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mark Rendall, Brendan Fehr, Kristin Adams, Dave Foley, Peter Paige, Gil Bellows, and Alan Thicke.
Gregor Robertson, the BC NDP candidate in Vancouver-Fairview for the upcoming provincial election, talks to Joseph Planta about why he’s entered the political arena, after years of success running Happy Planet Foods.
The authors of Backstage Vancouver: A Century of Entertainment Legends, Greg Potter and Red Robinson talked with Joseph Planta about their new book, and the cultural life and history of Vancouver.
Kate Colley Lo of Tourism Vancouver discussed Dine Out 2005, the successful dining experience featuring many of Vancouver’s finest restaurants, as well as all things tourism in Vancouver this December with Joseph Planta.
Former MP Deborah Grey talked with Joseph Planta about her politics and her career in it, which is the subject of her new memoir, Never Retreat, Never Explain, Never Apologize: My Life, My Politics (Key Porter, 2004).
Legendary author and journalist, not to mention the fascinating, Peter C. Newman talked with Joseph Planta about his new memoir, Here Be Dragons: Telling Tales of People, Passion and Power (McClelland and Stewart, $42.99 CDN).
The Hon. Sheila Copps, en route to give a speech in Kitchener, talked with Joseph Planta about her new book, Worth Fighting For (McClelland and Stewart, 2004), as well as the ouster of Carolyn Parrish from the Liberal caucus, and the current Prime Minister, Paul Martin.
Otto Langer, Director of the Marine Conservation Program at the David Suzuki Foundation is a former Department of Fisheries and Oceans biologist and a contributor to a new book, A Stain Upon the Sea (Harbour, 2004), a strident and robust case against salmon farming. He talked with Joseph Planta about the book, and gave an informative overview of the industry and its perils.
Bill Millerd, famed director and Artistic Managing Director of the Arts Club Theatre Company talked with Joseph Planta about their latest production at the Stanley Theatre in Vancouver, Funny Girl.
Federal New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton, and the MP for Toronto-Danforth talked with Joseph Planta about being a Member of Parliament, the NDP’s role in Canada’s minority government, as well as why he’s opposed to the “weaponisation of space.”
THECOMMENTARY’s Marlon Richmond came on the line LIVE with Joseph Planta, providing play-by-play Tuesday night, recapping the election and telling it like it is live . . .
Tuesday afternoon, Warren Kinsella, former Liberal Party strategist, as well as aide to former prime minister Jean Chrétien was on the line to discuss his thoughts about the campaign. The acclaimed dean of Canada’s blog nation also discussed the state of his party and Canadian political affairs.
Dr. Richard E. Foglesong, a professor of Political Science at Rollins College in Florida, gave an overview of what to expect after Tuesday’s vote.
Political commentator and the host of The Rachel Marsden Show, Rachel Marsden previewed Tuesday’s Presidential election with Joseph Planta.