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[3 Oct 2011]

The Pi Theatre company presents a new production, Visions of Vancouver, beginning this week. Its director Richard Wolfe talks to Joseph Planta about the show, its premise and previews the four short plays which make up the show.

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[30 Sep 2011]

A new feature length documentary, West Wind: The Vision of Tom Thomson debuts this weekend at the Vancouver International Film Festival. Joseph Planta discusses Thomson’s art and legacy, and this film with its directors Michèle Hozer and Peter Raymont.

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[29 Sep 2011]

The writer, poet, and outgoing Poet Laureate of the City of Vancouver Brad Cran discusses the upcoming Vancouver 125 Poetry conference, writing, poetry, Vancouver, and more, with Joseph Planta.

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[25 May 2011]

Jennie Neumann stars in the Arts Club Theatre Company’s new production of Hairspray, the ‘big fat musical hit.’ She joins Joseph Planta to talk about the show, her role as Tracy Turnblad, and more.

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[3 Mar 2011]

The author and novelist Emma Forrest discusses her new memoir, Your Voice in My Head (Random House, 2011), with Joseph Planta. Forrest talks about her descent into mental illness and her recovery through writing, and more.

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[18 Jan 2011]

Bob Kronbauer, the managing editor and executive director of VancouverIsAwesome.com, discusses the website he created, which regularly articulates why Vancouver is great, with Joseph Planta; they discuss the non-profit model of the website, what and who is covered, and what to expect in the future.

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[29 Nov 2010]

The author and musician Paul Myers discusses his new book A Wizard A True Star: Todd Rundgren in the Studio (Jawbone, 2010), with Joseph Planta.

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[21 Oct 2010]

The acclaimed writer and Globe and Mail columnist Roy MacGregor discusses Northern Light: The Enduring Mystery of Tom Thomson and the Woman Who Loved Him (Random House, 2010), with Joseph Planta.

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[14 Oct 2010]

The film director Sturla Gunnarsson discusses his new documentary, Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie, which opens Friday, 15 Ocotber 2010, with Joseph Planta. They discuss David Suzuki, the film business, and more.

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[5 Oct 2010]

The artist and naturalist Robert Bateman discusses his new book Bateman: New Works (Greystone, 2010), his art, and more, with Joseph Planta.