The community leader and former Manitoba MLA and cabinet minister Kevin Chief discusses his memoir With a Name Like Chief: Reflections on Recovery and Identity Through the Seven Sacred Teachings (Highwater Press, 2026), with Joseph Planta.

The artistic director of Mitch and Murray Productions Aaron Craven discusses their first-ever three-show season thanks to a donation from the Lochmaddy Foundation, and their season opener Mary Jane (23 October-01 November 2026) with Joseph Planta.

The author Ken Wyder discusses his memoir Kill Not the Butterfly (Vespera Collective, 2026), with Joseph Planta.

The reporter and author Sam Roberts discusses his work as a reporter on the obituaries desk at the New York Times, and his new book Are They Dead Yet? The Art of the Obit (Bloomsbury, 2026), with Joseph Planta.

The curator and broadcaster Jarrett Martineau previews the VIFF Live program, the live music performances complimenting this year’s Vancouver International Film Festival, and more, with Joseph Planta.

The award-winning musician Colin James discusses his new book Playing the Changes: A Musician’s Memoir (Random House Canada, 2026), with Joseph Planta.

The acclaimed and bestselling novelist Anita Rau Badami discusses her latest Asha in Her Garden (Knopf Canada, 2026), with Joseph Planta.

The filmmaker Joella Cabalu discusses her new documentary First Comes Love: Nakabingwit, which debuts at the Vancouver International Film Festival, with Joseph Planta.

The broadcaster and bestselling author Mike McCardell discusses his new book Girl on the Roof: Memories of a Remarkable Life (Harbour Publishing, 2026), with Joseph Planta.

The bestselling, award-winning writer Natalie MacLean discusses her new memoir Wine Witch on Fire: Rising from the Ashes of Divorce, Defamation, and Drinking Too Much (Dundurn Press, 2023), with Joseph Planta.