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[8 Dec 2015]

The film historian Michael van den Bos discusses Frank Sinatra and his upcoming presentation of That’s Life: A Frank Sinatra Centennial Celebration (Sunday, 13 December 2015 at the Vancity Theatre), with Joseph Planta.

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[7 Dec 2015]

The veteran broadcaster and former politician Rafe Mair discusses his new collection of essays, I Remember Horsebuns (Promontory Press, 2015), as well as Justin Trudeau’s proposed Senate reforms, the new federal government, and more, with Joseph Planta.

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[2 Dec 2015]

The champion curler and broadcaster Colleen Jones discusses her memoir Throwing Rocks at Houses: My Life in and Out of Curling (Viking, 2015), and more, with Joseph Planta.

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[1 Dec 2015]

The author and historian Eve Lazarus discusses her new book, Cold Case Vancouver: The City’s Most Baffling Unsolved Murders (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2015), with Joseph Planta.

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[20 Nov 2015]

The author and independent scholar Mark Pendergrast discusses his book, Beyond Fair Trade: How One Small Coffee Company Helped Transform a Hillside Village in Thailand (Greystone, 2015), the Akha people in Thailand, and the Doi Chaang Coffee Company based in Vancouver, with Joseph Planta.

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[19 Nov 2015]

The writer Lindy Mechefske discusses her book, Sir John’s Table: The Culinary Life and Times of Canada’s First Prime Minister (Goose Lane Editions, 2015), with Joseph Planta.

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[19 Nov 2015]

The author and economist Gordon Laxer discusses his new book After the Sands: Energy and Ecological Security for Canadians (Douglas & McIntyre, 2015), the new Liberal government in Ottawa, and more, with Joseph Planta.

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[18 Nov 2015]

The historian and documentary writer and filmmaker Antony Anderson discusses his new book, The Diplomat: Lester Pearson and the Suez Crisis (Goose Lane, 2015), Canada’s place then and now, and more, with Joseph Planta.

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[16 Nov 2015]

The actor Kevin McNulty discusses the Vancouver premiere of the Francois Archambault play You Will Remember Me, which he’ll star in, produced by Ruby Slippers Theatre at The Cultch 17-28 November 2015, his career in film and television, acting on the stage, and more, with Joseph Planta.

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[13 Nov 2015]

The historian and writer Frances Backhouse joins Joseph Planta to discuss her new book Once They Were Hats: In Search of the Mighty Beaver (ECW Press, 2015).