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.

Welcome to the House of Crouse! Happy birthday to us! One year ago this week we opened the HoC doors and since then the foot traffic has been crazy! We've had to have the floors redone and don't even ask about the wear and tear on the furniture! We wouldn't have it any other way. This week ultimate film fans Chris Strompolos & Eric Zala drop by to discuss Raiders! a doc about their remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark and the legendary Tempest Storm comes by with secrets about Elvis and JFK. C'mon in! Sit a spell!

Welcome to the House of Crouse. There's something for everyone on today's show. If you're an indie movie fan check out my chat with Maggie's Plan director Rebecca Miller. Find out why she had to shoot her new movie in NYC. If your taste in films runs more toward the superhero side, listen in on my talk with "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows" star Stephen Amell. Cowabunga!

Welcome to the House of Crouse. Fifty episodes! Over 100 interviews! That's a lot of talking. We continue the HoC tradition of bringing you the best in wordy ramblings and informative recitations as we welcome Emilia Clarke and Jojo Moyes, the star and author, respectively of "Me Before You," a three hanky romantic film in theatres now and Phillip Norman, the legendary biographer who tells us everything we need to know about Mick Jagger. Stop by, have a listen and get some satisfaction.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. We go to extremes today. You'll learn how and why to plan an orgy in a small town with the stars of the film with the most provocative name of the year, Ennis Esmer and Kristian Bruun and then, in an interview from the vault Mia Wasikowska talks about playing Alice Kingsley. The movies How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town and Alice Through the Looking Glass are in theatres now but the conversations about them are right here! C'mon in and sit a spell.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. Many different accents this week talking about many different things. British director Ben Wheatley discusses sneaking sneaking weird into the mainstream in High-Rise. Olympia, Washington based writer Jim Lynch talks about his love of the sea and his book Before the Wind and then Italian director Luca Guadagnino talks about Ralph Fiennes's "psychoanalytical" dancing in A Bigger Splash. It's a worldly episode of House of Crouse!

Welcome to the House of Crouse. Occasionally an image seen on line or in a magazine will burn itself into your brain. HoC guest George Zimbel has taken his share of memorable photographs but his 1954 snap of Marilyn Monroe, standing on a subway grate, skirt flying up around her waist is not only one of those memorable pictures, it's one of the most iconic images of the twentieth century. Listen in and find out the story behind the photo. Also stopping by for a chin wag is Emily VanCamp, co-star of Captain America: Civil War. Find out who she supports, Iron Man or her love interest Captain America. The answer may surprise you!

Welcome to the House of Crouse. Is the saxophone a cursed instrument? Does its smooth and seductive sound drive people mad? Larry Weinstein thinks so and has made a fascinating film about it called The Devil's Horn. We talk about the yakety sax history of the instrument and Craig Davidson swings by to chat about his new memoir Precious Cargo. Join us! Sit a spell!