House of Crouse

Welcome to the House of Crouse. By definition the term ‘war dogs’ refers to “bottom feeders who make money off war without ever stepping foot on the battlefield.” In the new film War Dogs Jonah Hill plays Efraim Diveroli, a true to life twenty-something arms dealer who fits that description to a tee. This week Hill stopped by the HoC to chat about the movies and how he gets inside the head of the characters he plays.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. Nino Ricci is an award winning author who has not only won every award imaginable but has also worked with Sophia Loren. His books include "The Origin of Species" and of "The Lives of the Saints" trilogy and the newest one, "Sleep." The Globe and Mail called the novel one of "the 20 books you’ll be reading and talking about for the rest of the year.” Listen in and hear us spend thirty minutes talking about this fascinating book... and Sophia Loren.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. I like Bryce Dallas Howard. Interviewed her a few times and I know two things, she is very nice and has a great laugh. She's down to earth and says things like, "I have a very strong body, a dense body, I’m big boned." She's not your typical star and today we talk about a number of things including her new film Pete's Dragon, her dad Ron Howard and working with Robert Redford. It's good stuff and you'll like it. C'mon in and sit a spell with me and Bryce Dallas Howard.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. This week stand up comedians Darren Frost and Simon Rakoff hang out with Richard in the living room. In a wide ranging conversation they talk about everything from free speech to what happens when you get death threats and are assaulted on stage. It's good stuff so c'mon in and sit a spell.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.... well, actually it was at the HoC this week, Roger Christian dropped by to talk about his new book Cinema Alchemist: Designing Star Wars and Alien. He won an Academy Award for his work on the original Star Wars and was Oscar-nominated for his work on Alien, directed the second unit on both Return of the Jedi and Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace as well as feature films including The Sender and Nostradamus.. Today he talks about Star Wars and how he created some of the most famous props in movie history.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. Come on in and enjoy the air conditioning and the conversations with shark preservationist Rob Stewart and Muslim, Interrupted stand up comic Ali Hassan. Find out why sharks are endangered and how Ali Hassan hides his dietary habits his children. Come on in. Sit a spell.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. SPOILER ALERT! This week we have a show that reveals many secrets, so if you haven't watched the fourth season of Orange is the New Black, please be careful and listen for our special Spoiler Alert Horn during the Samira Wiley interview. She talks about playing the prison drama's much loved character Poussey Washington. Joining her is Danieils, a directing collective comprised of Daniel Scheinert and Dan Kwan. They talk about making Swiss Army Man, a movie about a farting corpse, and how it was a deeply personal experience for them. Stop by the House of Crouse, sit a spell. You'll like it.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. Moon Zappa swings by the House of Crouse to talk about her father, her mother and how having a giant hit song at age fourteen almost gagged her with a spoon. We also talk about a cool new documentary called Eat the Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words. Tune in, you'll like the conversation, fer sure, fer sure.

Happy Canada Week. Here at the House of Crouse we go big. Not satisfied to simply celebrate Canada Day on July 1, we're honouring our home and native land for the whole week! Spend some time with us and noted patriots Brent Butt, Jay Baruchel, Jill Hennessy, Deepa Mehta, Patrick Mckenna and the most Canadian being of all, Captain Canuck. Stop by and stand on guard with us.

Welcome to the House of Crouse, where great conversations great conversations get started. Today we enjoy the HoC air conditioning--it's so cold in here you could hang meat in the living room--as we talk about two things everybody loves, tickling and Elvis Presley. David Farrier is a New Zealand journalist who chronicled being sucked into the weird and wild world of competitive tickling videos in his documentary Tickled. It's a crazy story that takes on the aura of a thriller. Imagine Michael Clayton with tickling and you get the idea. Then we talk to Steve Michaels, one of the world's great Elvis tribute artists. Learn how he rose to the top of one of the world's most specialized professions. C'mon in. Sit a spell, it cool in here in more ways than one.