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[26 Oct 2015]

Two P’s in a Podcast Jackie Pierre and Joseph Planta discuss the federal election result, professional wrestling, Halloween, growing up and more.

On The Line »

[20 Oct 2015]

A post-election chat with political commentator and consultant Adam Daifallah is had by Joseph Planta, looking at how Justin Trudeau won last night’s election, what Stephen Harper’s legacy is, what happened to Thomas Mulcair and the NDP, the future of the Conservative Party, and what next under a Liberal government.

Two P's in a Podcast »

[19 Oct 2015]

The third Two P’s in a Podcast episode features Jackie Pierre and Joseph Planta discussing the federal election, rating people online, and books that get made into movies.

On The Line »

[16 Oct 2015]

In the midst of serving a sentence a a corrections facility, the author Christopher Zoukis discusses prison reform and the value of getting an education from prison, and his book College for Convicts: The Case for Higher Education in American Prisons (McFarland and Company, 2014), with Joseph Planta.

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[6 Oct 2015]

The journalist Michael Harris discusses the federal election, the Trans Pacific Partnership, and his bestselling book Party of One: Stephen Harper and Canada’s Radical Makeover (Viking, 2015), with Joseph Planta.

On The Line »

[2 Oct 2015]

The writer and comedian Charles Demers discusses his new collection of essays, The Horrors: An A to Z of Funny Thoughts on Awful Things (Douglas & McIntyre, 2015), family, writing, politics, Aaron Sorkin, and more, with Joseph Planta.

On The Line »

[30 Sep 2015]

The award-winning and bestselling author Elizabeth Hay discusses her new novel, His Whole Life (McClelland & Stewart, 2015), the mother-son relationship at the heart of the book, and its backdrop of the Quebec referendum of 1995, with Joseph Planta.

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[29 Sep 2015]

The conservative commentator Fred Litwin discusses his new book, Conservative Confidential: Inside the Fabulous Blue Tent (NorthernBlues Books, 2015), politics, and more, with Joseph Planta.

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[18 Sep 2015]

The journalist Justin McElroy, writer and producer at Global BC, talks to Joseph Planta about the federal election campaign, the leadership change at UBC, journalism, the future of media, and Historica Canada’s Heritage Minutes.

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[12 Sep 2015]

The journalist and former editor of the Vancouver Courier, Barry Link discusses journalism in Vancouver and beyond, the federal election campaign, Glacier Media’s plan to produce podcasts, and more, with Joseph Planta.