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[25 Feb 2011]

On the 25th anniversary of the People’s Power Revolution in the Philippines, the award winning foreign correspondent and executive vice president and editor-at-large of the San Francisco Chronicle Phil Bronstein discusses covering the Philippines from the assassination of Ninoy Aquino to the ouster of the Marcos regime, and the installation of Corazon Aquino, with Joseph Planta; as well, the contemporary revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya are compared.

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[13 Dec 2010]

The author and Vancouver Sun columnist Stephen Hume discusses his new book, A Walk with the Rainy Sisters: In Praise of British Columbia’s Places (Harbour Publishing, 2010), with Joseph Planta.

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[22 Nov 2010]

The historian and author Chuck Davis, who died on Saturday, is remembered in a tribute program featuring guests: Sam Sullivan, Alan Twigg, Howard White, and David Berner, hosted by Joseph Planta.

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[11 Nov 2010]

The historian and author Mark Zuehlke joins Joseph Planta to reflect on Remembrance Day, his books on military history, and more.

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[10 Nov 2010]

The acclaimed author Camilla Gibb discusses her new novel, The Beauty of Humanity Movement (Doubleday, 2010), with Joseph Planta.

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[8 Nov 2010]

The author and Globe and Mail columnist Christie Blatchford talks to Joseph Planta about her new book Helpless: Caledonia’s Nightmare of Fear and Anarchy, and How the Law Failed All of Us (Doubleday, 2010).

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[26 Oct 2010]

The commentator and activist Tarek Fatah discusses his new book, The Jew is Not My Enemy: Unveiling the Myths that Fuel Muslim Anti-Semitism (McClelland & Stewart, 2010), with Joseph Planta; also discussed is the election of Naheed Nenshi as Calgary’s new mayor.

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[22 Oct 2010]

The acclaimed writer Charles Wilkins discusses his new book, The Wild Ride: A History of the North West Mounted Police 1873-1904 (Stanton Atkins & Dosil Publishers, 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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[15 Oct 2010]

The legendary sports columnist and the 2010 recipient of the Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award Jim Taylor discusses his new book, a collection of his columns, And to Think I Got in Free! Highlights from Fifty Years on the Sports Beat (Harbour Publishing, 2010), with Joseph Planta.