The author Christian Brown discusses his Feast of Fates (Forsythia Press, 2014), fantasy writing, the solace in writing, and more, with Joseph Planta.
The award-winning and bestselling author Elizabeth Hay discusses her new novel, His Whole Life (McClelland & Stewart, 2015), the mother-son relationship at the heart of the book, and its backdrop of the Quebec referendum of 1995, with Joseph Planta.
Colin Ellard, cognitive neuroscientist and director of the Urban Realities Laboratory at University of Waterloo, discusses his new book, Places of the Heart: The Psychogeography of Everyday Life (Bellevue Literary Press, 2015), with Joseph Planta.
The conservative commentator Fred Litwin discusses his new book, Conservative Confidential: Inside the Fabulous Blue Tent (NorthernBlues Books, 2015), politics, and more, with Joseph Planta.
Jackie Pierre and Joseph Planta begin Two P’s in a Podcast, a Monday morning podcast about contemporary issues. This week they discuss how expensive it is living in Vancouver, tipping, how old is old enough for a kid to stay at home alone, celebrity culture, and Bill Cosby.
The award-winning and bestselling author Nino Ricci discusses his latest novel, Sleep (Doubleday, 2015), sleep disorders, guns and more, with Joseph Planta.
The executive coach, counselor and musician Aram Arslanian, Vice President of The Humphrey Group, discusses his work in consulting with corporate leadership, communication, and more, with Joseph Planta.
The artist Lilian Broca discusses her work, and her upcoming exhibition, Heroine of a Thousand Pieces: The Judith Mosaics of Lilian Broca (12 November 2015-31 March 2016 at the Italian Cultural Centre), and her craft, with Joseph Planta.
Michelle Stewart chronicled her final months on a blog before her death in 2014 from renal failure brought on from a lifetime suffering from eating disorders. Her writing and poetry has been collected in a new book, Shell: One Woman’s Final Year After a Lifelong Struggle with Anorexia and Bulimia (LifeTree Media, 2015). Stewart’s sister, Karen Flello, and Kirk Mason, Stewart’s partner, talk to Joseph Planta about the book and more.
The journalist Andrea Warner, a writer and producer at CBC Music, discusses her book We Oughta Know: How Four Women Ruled the ‘90s and Changed Canadian Music (Eternal Cavalier, 2015), music, memoir, and more, with Joseph Planta.
The journalist Justin McElroy, writer and producer at Global BC, talks to Joseph Planta about the federal election campaign, the leadership change at UBC, journalism, the future of media, and Historica Canada’s Heritage Minutes.
The author Peter Busby discusses the latest in the Unheralded Artists of BC series, The Life and Art of Jack Akroyd (Mother Tongue Publishing, 2015), with Joseph Planta.
The bestselling author and Globe and Mail columnist Roy MacGregor discusses his new book, his 50th, Canoe Country: The Making of Canada (Random House, 2015), with Joseph Planta.
The artist David Wilson discusses his upcoming exhbition, Light and Colour at the Kimoto Gallery (18 September-10 October 2015), a career in art, Vancouver, and more, with Joseph Planta.
The broadcasting executive, investor and programmer Don Shafer, CEO of Roundhouse Radio talks to Joseph Planta about the new radio station about to debut in Vancouver at 98.3 FM, about the process of building the business from the ground up, and the programming to debut in October 2015.