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[6 Oct 2015]

The journalist Michael Harris discusses the federal election, the Trans Pacific Partnership, and his bestselling book Party of One: Stephen Harper and Canada’s Radical Makeover (Viking, 2015), with Joseph Planta.

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[6 Oct 2015]

The author Carol Cram discusses her new novel, A Woman of Note (Lake Union Publishing, 2015), with Joseph Planta.

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[5 Oct 2015]

The Globe and Mail’s Ian Brown, an award-winning and bestselling author, discusses his new book: Sixty: A Diary of My Sixty-First Year (Random House, 2015), with Joseph Planta.

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[5 Oct 2015]

The broadcaster and performer Tetsuro Shigematsu discusses his new show, Empire of the Son, which runs at The Cultch O6-24 October 2015, with Joseph Planta.

Two P's in a Podcast »

[5 Oct 2015]

The Two P’s in a Podcast, Jackie Pierre and Joseph Planta discuss guns in America, likable celebrities like Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Garner and Jennifer Lawrence, and wedding party etiquette.

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[2 Oct 2015]

The writer and comedian Charles Demers discusses his new collection of essays, The Horrors: An A to Z of Funny Thoughts on Awful Things (Douglas & McIntyre, 2015), family, writing, politics, Aaron Sorkin, and more, with Joseph Planta.

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[2 Oct 2015]

The author Christian Brown discusses his Feast of Fates (Forsythia Press, 2014), fantasy writing, the solace in writing, and more, with Joseph Planta.

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[30 Sep 2015]

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.

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[29 Sep 2015]

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.

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[29 Sep 2015]

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.

Two P's in a Podcast »

[28 Sep 2015]

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.

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[25 Sep 2015]

The award-winning and bestselling author Nino Ricci discusses his latest novel, Sleep (Doubleday, 2015), sleep disorders, guns and more, with Joseph Planta.

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[25 Sep 2015]

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.

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[24 Sep 2015]

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.

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[24 Sep 2015]

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.