Maclean’s magazine critic and blogger Jaime J. Weinman talks to Joseph Planta about the 81st Annual Academy Awards, the telecast, the winners and losers, its host Hugh Jackman, and more.

Author and journalist Stephen Hunt, an arts reporter for the Calgary Herald, discusses Sunday’s Academy Awards with Joseph Planta, looking at the race for gold, the film’s nominated, and tradition of the Oscar show.

Veteran broadcaster Ralph Benmergui debuts a new documentary series God Bless America on VisionTV beginning Monday, 19 January 2009, running for six weeks; he discusses it and the state of religion in American politics and culture with Joseph Planta.

Global BC’s popular reporter Mike McCardell shares some stories with Joseph Planta from his fourth bestselling book, Getting to the Bubble: Finding Magic Amid the Urban Roar (Harbour Publishing, 2008).

The host of Discovery Channel Canada’s Daily Planet, Jay Ingram discusses his new book, The Daily Planet Book of Cool Ideas: Global Warming and What People Are Doing About It (Penguin, 2008) with Joseph Planta.

Home decorating television personality Debbie Travis talks to Joseph Planta about her new memoir on parenting Not Guilty: My Guide to Working Hard, Raising Kids and Laughing Through the Chaos (Random House, 2008).

Veteran television and print journalist George Froehlich talks to Joseph Planta about the new internet/e-mail newsletter he’s the editor of, the Savvy Insider.

Martin Stringer, one of the best and recognised reporters in Ottawa, talks to Joseph Planta about travelling the country and being on the campaign hustings, profiling key battleground ridings for CPAC (the Cable Public Affairs Channel).

TVO’s Steve Paikin talks to Joseph Planta about moderating last night’s federal leaders debate.

Veteran consumer affairs advocate and investigative journalist Dale Goldhawk, host of AM 740’s Goldhawk Fights Back, Rogers Television and CPAC’s Goldhawk Live talks to Joseph Planta about the current federal election campaign.