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[26 Feb 2019]

The legendary reporter George Garrett discusses his new memoir George Garrett: Intrepid Reporter (Harbour Publishing, 2019), recounting his years as a reporter at CKNW and a lot more, with Joseph Planta.

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[11 Dec 2018]

The writer Erwan Larher discusses his memoir, The Book I Didn’t Want to Write (Locarno Press, 2018), a book that reflects on the 2015 shooting at the Bataclan Theater in Paris, where he was amongst those shot, with Joseph Planta.

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[4 Dec 2018]

The author and noted publisher Anna Porter discusses her memoir, In Other Words: How I Fell in Love with Canada One Book at a Time (Simon & Schuster, 2018), with Joseph Planta.

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[20 Nov 2018]

The noted public speaker and Parkinson’s advocate, as well as the winner of the inaugural season of the Amazing Race Canada, Tim Hague discusses his recent book Perseverance: The Seven Skills You Need to Survive, Thrive, and Accomplish More than You Ever Imagined (Viking, 2018), with Joseph Planta.

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[15 Nov 2018]

The former MP and MLA Ian Waddell, Q.C. discusses his life and career in and out of politics, and his new memoir Take the Torch (Nightwood Editions, 2018), with Joseph Planta.

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[5 Nov 2018]

The actor, writer and broadcaster Tetsuro Shigematsu discusses a new production of his theatre production Empire of the Son, playing at the Gateway Theatre (08-17 November 2018), with Joseph Planta.

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[30 Oct 2018]

The writer and podcaster Brooke McAlary discusses her new book Slow: Simple Living for a Frantic World (Sourcebooks, 2018), with Joseph Planta.

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[29 Oct 2018]

The author Bella Bathurst discusses Sound: A Memoir of Hearing Lost and Found (Greystone, 2018), what she learned about life when she gradually lost her hearing, and how she got it back, with Joseph Planta.

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[10 Oct 2018]

The retired reporter George Garrett joins Joseph Planta to discuss the Volunteer Cancer Drivers Society, George’s storied career at CKNW, as well as the many people he’s worked with and covered over the years (including Rafe Mair, Bill Vander Zalm, E. Davie Fulton, Philip Till, John Ashbridge, Jack Webster, and more).

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[2 Oct 2018]

The distinguished author Elizabeth Hay discusses her memoir All Things Consoled (McClelland & Stewart, 2018), a book about her childhood, her parents and their aging, with Joseph Planta.