The writer and columnist at TheTyee.ca, Shannon Rupp joins Joseph Planta to talk about last night’s Academy Awards, Woody Allen, and Downton Abbey.

Andrew Williamson, the executive producer of the documentary series, Emergency Room: Life and Death at VGH, discusses the new Knowledge Network production, airing Tuesdays at 9pm, and more, with Joseph Planta.

The veteran journalist and educator George Orr discusses media and journalism in Vancouver and beyond, with Joseph Planta.

The journalist Jesse Brown talks with Joseph Planta, about Canadaland, a dynamic new podcast that attempts to bring thoughtful media criticism to Canada, looking at the Canadian journalism and media scene.

The beloved television personality and bestselling author Mike McCardell discusses his latest book, the already bestselling, Haunting Vancouver: A Nearly True History (Harbour Publishing, 2013), with Joseph Planta.

Lidia Bastianich, famed chef and television personality, discusses Italian cuisine, and her new book, Lidia’s Commonsense Italian Cooking (Appetite, 2013), with Joseph Planta.

Brian Stelter, a media reporter at the New York Times discusses his recent book, Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV (Grand Central, 2013) and more, with Joseph Planta.

The television personality and bestselling author Bal Arneson discusses Indian cuisine, and her appearance at EAT! Vancouver this week, with Joseph Planta.

The television star and celebrity chef Chuck Hughes talks about his upcoming appearance at EAT! Vancouver Food + Cooking Festival (24-26 May 2013), his restaurants, television career and more, with Joseph Planta.

The freelance writer and videographer Kai Nagata discusses rescuing a stray coyote, last night’s provincial election, the state of journalism, and the end of his career in daily journalism and the evolution to what it is today in an in-depth interview with Joseph Planta.