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[3 Dec 2018]

The pollster, president of Research Co. and commentator Mario Canseco discusses his work, polling, the proportional representation referendum, the recent municipal elections, American midterm elections, and other current political affairs, with Joseph Planta.

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[28 Nov 2018]

The writer Bill Stenson discusses his new novel Ordinary Strangers (Mother Tongue Publishing, 2018), the winner of the 4th Great BC Novel contest, writing, reading, and more, with Joseph Planta.

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[21 Nov 2018]

The history of two Vancouver waterfront communities on the fringe, Surrey’s Bridgeview and the North Shore’s Maplewood Mudflats are recounted in the new book by Jean Walton, Mudflat Dreaming: Waterfront Battles and the Squatters Who Fought Them in 1970s Vancouver (New Star Books, 2018), which she discusses with Joseph Planta.

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[15 Nov 2018]

The former MP and MLA Ian Waddell, Q.C. discusses his life and career in and out of politics, and his new memoir Take the Torch (Nightwood Editions, 2018), with Joseph Planta.

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[10 Nov 2018]

The Artistic Producer of the Firehall Arts Centre Donna Spencer discusses her adaptation of Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People, that runs 10 November and runs to 01 December 2018, The Enemy, with Joseph Planta.

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[10 Oct 2018]

The retired reporter George Garrett joins Joseph Planta to discuss the Volunteer Cancer Drivers Society, George’s storied career at CKNW, as well as the many people he’s worked with and covered over the years (including Rafe Mair, Bill Vander Zalm, E. Davie Fulton, Philip Till, John Ashbridge, Jack Webster, and more).

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[9 Oct 2018]

The Burnaby Now reporter Kelvin Gawley discusses the Burnaby mayoralty race between longtime incumbent Derek Corrigan and challenger Mike Hurley, as well as the issues residents are concerned about before the 20 October 2018 vote: affordability, transportation, infrastructure and more, with Joseph Planta.

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[29 Jun 2018]

The journalist and The Tyee’s Andrew MacLeod discusses his new book All Together Healthy: A Canadian Wellness Revolution (Douglas & McIntyre, 2018), with Joseph Planta.

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[18 Jun 2018]

The author Kevin Chong discusses his new novel The Plague (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2018), set in a Vancouver of a not-too-distant future, his writing, and more, with Joseph Planta.

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[12 Jun 2018]

The poet and writer Patrick Lane discusses his new novel Deep River Night (McClelland & Stewart, 2018), with Joseph Planta.