The journalist Arno Kopecky discusses his book The Oil Man and the Sea: Navigating the Northern Gateway (Douglas & McIntyre, 2013), with Joseph Planta.
The award winning journalist and educator Ross Howard discusses the future of newspapers, the media culture in Vancouver and beyond, and the value of journalism, with Joseph Planta.
The acclaimed theatre and film director Chris Abraham of Toronto’s Crow’s Theatre discusses Seeds, a production playing at Vancouver’s PuSh Festival (22-26 January 2014), with Joseph Planta.
Rick Smith discusses the new book he co-wrote with Bruce Lourie, Toxin Toxout: Getting Harmful Chemicals Out of Our Bodies and Our World (Knopf, 2014), with Joseph Planta.
The writer and satirist Kai Nagata joins Joseph Planta in studio to discuss pipelines and politics, and more.
The freelance writer and blogger Michael Kwan discusses his new book, Beyond the Margins: An Indispensable Guide for First-Time Freelance Writers, Designers, and Other Work-from-Home Professionals (Createspace, 2014), with Joseph Planta.
The actor, director, and artistic director of Toronto’s Why Not Theatre, Ravi Jain discusses the show featuring himself and his mother, A Brimful of Asha, playing until 08 February 2014 at the Revue Stage as part of the PuSh Festival, with Joseph Planta.
The noted artist Rabih MrouƩ discusses his work in theatre and visual arts in Beirut, Lebanon and beyond, his show The Pixelated Revolution, which plays at the PuSh Festival this week, and more, with Joseph Planta.
The veteran journalist and educator George Orr discusses media and journalism in Vancouver and beyond, with Joseph Planta.
The editor of the Georgia Straight, Charlie Smith joins Joseph Planta in studio for an extended conversation on politics, the general media landscape in BC and beyond, and more.
The films of Woody Allen are featured in a new retrospective at the Vancity Theatre, Woody in Winter. To discuss the films featured, and the career of Woody Allen, with Joseph Planta, is Tom Charity, a programmer with the Vancouver International Film Festival.
Vancouver in the seminal period of the late 1960s-early 1970s is featured in Seize the Time: Vancouver Photographed 1967-1974 (New Star, 2013), a new collection of photographs from former freelance photographer Vladimir Keremidschieff, who joins Joseph Planta to talk about this book, his photos and the city that once was.
The journalist Jesse Brown talks with Joseph Planta, about Canadaland, a dynamic new podcast that attempts to bring thoughtful media criticism to Canada, looking at the Canadian journalism and media scene.
The acclaimed filmmaker Alan Zweig discusses his new documentary When Jews Were Funny, Jewish comedy, his films, and more, with Joseph Planta.
The journalist and historian Jesse Donaldson discusses his career as a writer, Vancouver history, and his new book, This Day in Vancouver (Anvil Press, 2013), with Joseph Planta.