The films of Woody Allen are featured in a new retrospective at the Vancity Theatre, Woody in Winter. To discuss the films featured, and the career of Woody Allen, with Joseph Planta, is Tom Charity, a programmer with the Vancouver International Film Festival.

Vancouver in the seminal period of the late 1960s-early 1970s is featured in Seize the Time: Vancouver Photographed 1967-1974 (New Star, 2013), a new collection of photographs from former freelance photographer Vladimir Keremidschieff, who joins Joseph Planta to talk about this book, his photos and the city that once was.

The journalist Jesse Brown talks with Joseph Planta, about Canadaland, a dynamic new podcast that attempts to bring thoughtful media criticism to Canada, looking at the Canadian journalism and media scene.

The acclaimed filmmaker Alan Zweig discusses his new documentary When Jews Were Funny, Jewish comedy, his films, and more, with Joseph Planta.

The journalist and historian Jesse Donaldson discusses his career as a writer, Vancouver history, and his new book, This Day in Vancouver (Anvil Press, 2013), with Joseph Planta.

The beloved television personality and bestselling author Mike McCardell discusses his latest book, the already bestselling, Haunting Vancouver: A Nearly True History (Harbour Publishing, 2013), with Joseph Planta.

Svend Robinson: A Life in Politics (New Star Books, 2013) is the new biography of the longtime NDP MP, and is discussed by its author Graeme Truelove, with Joseph Planta.

Colonel Chris Hadfield discusses his new book, An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth (Random House, 2013) with Joseph Planta.

The author and academic Gordon Hak discusses his new book, The Left in British Columbia: A History of Struggle (Ronsdale Press, 2013), with Joseph Planta.

BC BookWorld’s publisher Alan Twigg discusses the new collection, Undaunted: The Best of BC BookWorld (Ronsdale Press, 2013), a collection marking the 25th anniversary of the book journal, with Joseph Planta.