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[6 May 2010]

The author of Sex, Bombs and Burgers: How War, Porn and Fast Food Created Technology As We Know It, Peter Nowak, the senior science and technology reporter at CBC News Online discusses his new book, with Joseph Planta.

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[21 Apr 2010]

The political commentator and consultant Warren Kinsella talks to Joseph Planta about the Helena Guergis and Rahim Jaffer matter, Gary Breitkreuz, and other federal political matters, the new iPad, the British elections and more.

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[10 Mar 2010]

The Vancouver Courier columnist, longtime broadcaster and journalist Allen Garr talks to Joseph Planta about the state of Vancouver politics, the recent Olympics, beekeeping, and his run for a seat on the Vancity board.

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[2 Mar 2010]

The Vancouver Observer’s publisher Linda Solomon talks to Joseph Planta about her new book, Why I Love Vancouver: Reflections on a City by a Pulitzer-Nominated American Journalist (2010), a collection of profiles and essays that have appeared on the Observer’s website; as well they discuss the recent Winter Olympic Games.

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[26 Feb 2010]

The editor of the Georgia Straight, Charlie Smith talks to Joseph Planta about the weekly paper, the Winter Olympics, HST, the state of media and journalism in the country, and more.

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[24 Feb 2010]

The journalist and media critic, Professor Joe Cutbirth from UBC’s Graduate School of Journalism, joins Joseph Planta to discuss Stephen Colbert’s recent tapings in Vancouver, satire on television, and observations on the Winter Olympic Games.

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[23 Feb 2010]

Kirk LaPointe, the Vancouver Sun’s Managing Editor, Media Manager, and an adjunct professor at the School of Journalism at UBC talks to Joseph Planta about the Olympics and Paralympics, the Sun’s and the world media’s coverage, the problems at CanWest, and whether he’ll be tending goal for Team Canada tonight.

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[17 Dec 2009]

George Froehlich, editor of the Savvy Insider, veteran journalist and former television executive talks to Joseph Planta about the Savvy Insider, the abrupt departure of Tony Parsons from Global BC, restaurants to go to, and movies to see this holiday season.

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[15 Dec 2009]

Mike McCardell of Global BC’s News Hour, returns to the program to discuss his new book, The Expanded Reilly Method: Or Have a Great Day, Forever (Harbour Publishing, 2009), with Joseph Planta.

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[14 Dec 2009]

The writers and marketers Darren Barefoot and Julie Szabo discuss their new book Friends With Benefits: A Social Media Marketing Handbook (No Starch Press, 2009), with Joseph Planta; they also discuss the world of social media and how people and business can use it, their writing, their blogs, and more.