The political commentator, former BC cabinet minister and broadcaster, Rafe Mair talks to Joseph Planta about political issues of the day, such as the government of Gordon Campbell, the HST referendum, and more.

Former Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan discusses the Public Salon he’s hosting, Thursday, 23rd September 2010 in Vancouver, where the city’s leading thinkers and minds discuss relevant subjects, with Joseph Planta; also discussed, politics.

Joseph Planta hosts a special retrospective of the On the Line program on the occasion of its sixth anniversary, featuring: Alan Bradley, Ian Brown, Christopher Buckley, Michael Chabon, Denise Chong, Wayson Choy, Karen Connelly, Sheila Copps, Frans de Waal, William Deverell, Dustin Diamond, David Finkel, Mary Lou Finlay, Tom Flanagan, Richard Florida, Deborah Grey, Janice Gross Stein, Bret Hart, Tony Hendra, Warren Kinsella, Eugene Lang, Ricardo Larrivée, Mike Leonard, Margaret MacMillan, Rafe Mair, Michael Meyer, Kevin Newman, Steve Paikin, Ken Rockburn, John Ralston Saul, Deborah Tannen, Bill Vander Zalm, Eleanor Wachtel, Lauren Weedman, and Kenneth Whyte.

The author and poet George Fetherling discusses his new novel, Walt Whitman’s Secret (Random House, 2010), with Joseph Planta.

Gillette Drafted: The Search for Canada’s Next Sportscaster debuts its second season for The Score channel in September, and joining Joseph Planta is Austin Spencer, a Vancouverite contestant whose previous experience with the WWE might make him The Score’s latest sportscaster.

The social columnist and teacher Michael Schratter discusses his forthcoming year-long journey around the world by bicycle, raising awareness for mental health issues, as well as money for the Canadian Mental Health Association, with Joseph Planta; Schratter also discusses where he’s going, the stigma around mental illness, and more.

The actor John Pyper Ferguson, who’s appeared in countless television and film roles, discusses his work and his upcoming run in the Arts Club Theatre Company’s production of Glengarry Glen Ross, with Joseph Planta.

The author and journalist Laura Robinson discusses her new book Cyclist Bikelist: The Book for Every Rider (Tundra Books, 2010), with Joseph Planta.

The author Billie Livingston joins Joseph Planta to discuss her new short story collection, Greedy Little Eyes (Vintage Canada, 2010), as well as Vancouver, her writing, and more.

The journalist and author Alexandra Popoff discusses her new book, Sophia Tolstoy: A Biography (Free Press, 2010), her impact on Leo Tolstoy’s work, the misconceptions of her, and her relevance today, with Joseph Planta.