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[18 Nov 2014]

The author, Ottawa Citizen columnist, and Carleton University professor Andrew Cohen discusses his new book, Two Days in June: John F. Kennedy and the 48 Hours that Made History (Signal, 2014), with Joseph Planta.

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[17 Nov 2014]

The author and historian Conrad Black discusses his new book Rise to Greatness: A History of Canada from the Vikings to the Present (McClelland & Stewart, 2014), with Joseph Planta.

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[12 Nov 2014]

The historian and writer Jason Vanderhill discusses Vancouver history, his piece in Vancouver Confidential (Anvil Press, 2014), his online presence, and more, with Joseph Planta.

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[11 Nov 2014]

The journalist David Halton discusses the biography he’s written about his father, Dispatches from the Front: Matthew Halton, Canada’s Voice at War (McClelland & Stewart, 2014), with Joseph Planta.

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[11 Nov 2014]

The first-time author Doris Gregory, 93, discusses her recent memoir How I Won the War for the Allies: One Sassy Canadian Soldier’s Story (Ronsdale Press, 2014), serving during World War II in the Canadian Women’s Army Corps, her studies at UBC, and more, with Joseph Planta.

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[11 Nov 2014]

The author Michael Winter discusses his new book Into the Blizzard: Walking the Fields of the Newfoundland Dead (Doubleday, 2014), and war and sacrifice, with Joseph Planta.

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[7 Nov 2014]

John Ashbridge, the Vancouver Canucks public address announcer, and former news reporter and anchor, discusses his many years at radio station CKNW, news today, and announcing for the Canucks and other sports teams, with Joseph Planta.

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[5 Nov 2014]

The journalist and author Jane O’Hara talks about the life and career of legendary Canadian journalist Marjorie Nichols, and the memoir she wrote with her, Mark My Words: The Memoirs of a Very Political Reporter (Douglas & McIntyre, 1992), with Joseph Planta.

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[3 Nov 2014]

The author Kathy Kacer discusses her new book for young readers, The Magician of Auschwitz (Second Story Press, 2014), and Holocaust Remembrance Week, with Joseph Planta.

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[28 Oct 2014]

The legendary radio personality Brian ‘Frosty’ Forst discusses his many years on CKNW, the personalities he worked with, and more, with Joseph Planta.