Carmilla is a wildly popular web series based on the 19th century gothic horror by J. Sheridan Le Fanu. The show follows a university student named Laura who gets entangled with a broody vampire named Carmilla. As the show enters its third season, guest host Candy Palmater checks in with Natasha Negovanlis (Carmilla), Elise Bauman (Laura) and the show's producer Steph Ouaknine.

It's not a bird, it's not a plane — it's Margaret Atwood's first graphic novel superhero: Angel Catbird! The Canadian author and the book's illustrator Johnnie Christmas join guest host Candy Palmater to discuss the complex new creature and the environmental crisis that motivates story.

It's been 50 years since the beginning of Star Trek, the science fiction drama that brought a progressive vision of the future to 1960s TV sets. The crew of the starship Enterprise travelled the galaxy seeking peaceful contact with other worlds. Nichelle Nichols, the who was cast in a groundbreaking role as Lieutenant Uhura, joins guest host Piya Chattopadhyay to discuss her role on a show ahead of its time.

Two time Giller nominee, David Bezmozgis, joined Shad in May of this year to discuss his culturally complex coming of age book, "Natasha and Other Stories" and its adaptation into a feature film. He also delves into the day-to-day hardships of changing homes and the suspicion, even conflict, between waves of immigrants.

Whether you're a longtime lover or a former hater of the Tragically Hip, you'll recognize yourself in our Hip-themed panel. Today Michael Barclay, Jane Stevenson and Damian Abraham join guest host Piya Chattopadhyay to discuss the band's long career and enduring legacy. Together they touch on the band's ability to reinvent itself, what it's really like to be at a Tragically Hip show, and the musicians that the band has inspired.

In an interview recorded this spring, country music icon, Dolly Parton joins Shad to discuss her latest record, "Pure and Simple", the heartfelt collection of love songs she wrote for her 50th wedding anniversary, and her trust in a larger plan.

Jamie Elman and Eli Batalion, the actors behind Yidlife Crisis' Chaimie and Laizer, join guest host Stephen Quinn to discuss their web series YidLife Crisis, and how Yiddish in a secular, comedic form might help Jewish tradition survive in the modern world.

Jessi Klein is no longer the tomboy she was growing up. No, the Inside Amy Schumer head writer has blossomed into a proper tom-man. Today she joins guest host Rachel Giese to discuss her new collection of autobiographical essays, You'll Grow Out Of It, and her lifelong discomfort with rigid femininity.

Bryce Dallas Howard grew up loving the 1977 Disney classic Pete's Dragon. Now the actress is helping bring the orphan boy and his big green friend back for a new generation. Today Howard joins guest host Rachel Giese to share how the original film has been reworked for the modern day, the importance of protecting our childlike imaginations, and how her own family history factors in to her work.

Clement Virgo — the Toronto filmmaker behind the acclaimed adaptation of "The Book of Negroes" — joins Shad to discuss his work on "Greenleaf". The new series follows an African American family that runs a Memphis megachurch as they grapple with secrets and scandals. The star-studded ensemble cast features Oprah Winfrey in a much-anticipated return to television drama.