The co-artistic director of Glitch Theatre Adam Grant Warren discusses the new company and their first production, and first since the pandemic Alex K. Masse’s Faye’s Room, at the Vancity Culture Lab (1895 Venables Street, 07-23 November 2025), with Joseph Planta.

The singer-songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins talks about touring Western Canada with Paula Cole (Vancouver, 29 October 2025, and Victoria, 30 October 2025), her new album Whaler: Re-Emerging, and writing music, with Joseph Planta.

The former MLA, British Columbia’s first minister of mental health and addictions, and labour leader Judy Darcy discusses her memoir Leading from the Heart: The Battles of a Feminist, Union Leader and Politician (Douglas & McIntyre, 2025), with Joseph Planta.

The author and journalist Rachel Phan discusses her memoir Restaurant Kid: A Memoir of Family and Belonging (Douglas & McIntyre, 2025), with Joseph Planta.

The community historian and recent appointee to the Order of Canada Richard W. Hill Sr. discusses the new book he’s co-edited Behind the Bricks: The Life and Times of the Mohawk Institute, Canada’s Longest Running Residential School (University of Calgary Press, 2025), with Joseph Planta.

The author Brittany Penner discusses her bestselling memoir Children Like Us: A Metis Woman’s Memoir of Family, Identity and Walking Herself Home (Doubleday, 2025), with Joseph Planta.

The author and psychologist Bill Koch discusses his debut novel Hired Gun: Uncovering Buried Secrets (FriesenPress, 2025), with Joseph Planta.

The writer Russell Smith discusses his new novel Self Care (Biblioasis, 2025), with Joseph Planta.

The Province and Postmedia’s Patrick Johnston discusses the new biography he’s co-authored (with Peter Leech) Gino: The Fighting Spirit of Gino Odjick (Greystone, 2025), with Joseph Planta.

The director and writer Brian Daniel Johnson discusses his debut feature A Welcome Distraction, a Vancouver-set film, having its world premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival, and more, with Joseph Planta.

The consultant and facilitator, and former professional athlete Peter Leech discusses the new biography he’s co-written (with Patrick Johnston) Gino: The Fighting Spirit of Gino Odjick (Greystone, 2025) and the close personal friendship he had with Odjick, with Joseph Planta.

The dancer, choreographer, and artistic director of Co.Erasga Alvin Erasga Tolentino discusses the twenty-fifth season of the company he founded, and their latest production Eternal Gestures (09-10 October 2025, Scotiabank Dance Centre), with Joseph Planta.

The filmmaker Brishkay Ahmed discusses his new documentary In the Room, debuting at the Vancouver International Film Festival (07, 10 October 2025), with Joseph Planta.

The filmmaker Kent Donguines discusses his new documentary Treasure of the Rice Terraces, having its world premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival (05 October 2025), with Joseph Planta.

The filmmaker Alison Reid discusses her documentary The Art of Adventure, featuring Bristol Foster and Robert Bateman, having its world premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival, with Joseph Planta.