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[1 Nov 2011]

The legendary journalist and columnist Allan Fotheringham discusses his new memoir, Boy From Nowhere: A Life in Ninety-One Countries (Dundurn, 2011), with Joseph Planta; also discussed his recent health scare, the late Marjorie Nichols, and more.

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[26 Oct 2011]

The historian and author Daniel Francis discusses his new book, Selling Canada: Three Propaganda Campaigns That Shaped the Nation (Stanton, Atkins and Dosil, 2011), with Joseph Planta.

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[25 Oct 2011]

The author and journalist Terry Glavin discusses his new book Come From the Shadows: The Long and Lonely Struggle for Peace in Afghanistan (Douglas & McIntyre, 2011), with Joseph Planta.

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[25 Oct 2011]

Dr. Steven Lee, associate professor of history at the University of British Columbia talks about upcoming talks he’ll be giving on the Korean War in relation with the play Falling in Time, why the war is forgotten, and more, with Joseph Planta.

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[24 Oct 2011]

Judyth Vary Baker, the lover of Lee Harvey Oswald, talks to Joseph Planta about Oswald, the assassination of John F. Kennedy, her life since the assassination, and her new book Me & Lee: How I Came to Know, Love, and Lose Lee Harvey Oswald (Trine Day, 2010).

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[13 Oct 2011]

James D. Anderson, a former BC park planner, discusses his recent book, British Columbia’s Magnificent Parks: The First 100 Years (Harbour Publishing, 2011), with Joseph Planta.

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[6 Oct 2011]

The author and journalist Chris Turner discusses his new book The Leap: How to Survive and Thrive in the Sustainable Economy (Random House Canada, 2011), with Joseph Planta.

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[5 Oct 2011]

The documentary filmmaker Marty Syjuco discusses the film he’s produced, Give Up Tomorrow, screening at the Vancouver International Film Festival, a chronicle of Paco Larrañaga, a young man wrongfully accused of murder in The Philippines, with Joseph Planta.

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[30 Sep 2011]

The noted Canadian publisher Douglas Gibson discusses his memoir, Stories About Storytellers: Publishing Alice Munro, Robertson Davies, Alistair MacLeod, Pierre Trudeau and Others (ECW Press, 2011), with Joseph Planta.

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[13 Jun 2011]

The noted Manila tour guide, performance artist and political and cultural activist Carlos Celdran was in Vancouver this weekend and talked to Joseph Planta about Filipino culture, Jose Rizal, Manny Pacquiao, history, and politics in the Philippines.