The writer and podcaster Brooke McAlary discusses her new book Slow: Simple Living for a Frantic World (Sourcebooks, 2018), with Joseph Planta.
The author Bella Bathurst discusses Sound: A Memoir of Hearing Lost and Found (Greystone, 2018), what she learned about life when she gradually lost her hearing, and how she got it back, with Joseph Planta.
The award-winning playwright and author Aaron Bushkowsky discusses his new play Red Birds, having its world premiere (02-18 November 2018) at the PAL Studio Theatre, a co-production of Western Gold Theatre and Solo Collective Theatre, his writing and more, with Joseph Planta.
The author and home economist Emily Richards discusses the new book she’s co-authored (with Sylvia Kong) The Best of Bridge: Weekday Suppers (Robert Rose, 2018), with Joseph Planta.
The journalist Renée Pellerin discusses her new book Conspiracy of Hope: The Truth About Breast Cancer Screening (Goose Lane, 2018), with Joseph Planta.
The writer Chris Clearfield discusses the book he co-wrote with András Tilcsik, Meltdown: Why Our Systems Fail and What We Can Do About It (Penguin, 2018), with Joseph Planta.
The award-winning journalist and photographer Amanda Siebert, the first cannabis editor at the Georgia Straight discusses her new book, The Little Book of Cannabis: How Marijuana Can Improve Your Life (Greystone, 2018), with Joseph Planta.
The reporter Brent Richter discusses municipal elections on the North Shore (the City and District of North Vancouver and West Vancouver), affordability and transportation in the region, as well as his role as a reporter for the North Shore News, with Joseph Planta.
The military historian and acclaimed author Tim Cook discusses his new book The Secret History of Soldiers: How Canadians Survived the Great War (Allen Lane, 2018), with Joseph Planta.
The artistic director of the Vancouver Writers Fest Leslie Hurtig previews the 31st annual offering that runs 15-21 October 2018, featuring 100-plus authors, how special the festival is to the city and beyond, and her first year as its artistic director, with Joseph Planta.
The comedian Chris Griffin discusses his upcoming show I’m Not Your Family, Guy at the Biltmore Cabaret in Vancouver (Thursday, 18 October 2018, 7pm and 9.30pm), his material, his career and more, with Joseph Planta.
The acclaimed author Eden Robinson discusses her new novel, Trickster Drift (Knopf, 2018), with Joseph Planta.
The retired reporter George Garrett joins Joseph Planta to discuss the Volunteer Cancer Drivers Society, George’s storied career at CKNW, as well as the many people he’s worked with and covered over the years (including Rafe Mair, Bill Vander Zalm, E. Davie Fulton, Philip Till, John Ashbridge, Jack Webster, and more).
The writer Sarah Weinman discusses her new book The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel that Scandalized the World (Knopf, 2018), Vladimir Nabokov’s writing, and more, with Joseph Planta.
The Burnaby Now reporter Kelvin Gawley discusses the Burnaby mayoralty race between longtime incumbent Derek Corrigan and challenger Mike Hurley, as well as the issues residents are concerned about before the 20 October 2018 vote: affordability, transportation, infrastructure and more, with Joseph Planta.