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S8 Ep. 22: Novelists Suzette Mayr and Kai Thomas on Canada Versus Trump


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Canadian authors Suzette Mayr and Kai Thomas join co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss the repercussions of President Trump’s recent threats to annex and tax Canada. They talk about the possible empowerment of the Canadian right as a result of Trump’s extreme remarks, as well as measures their communities are taking to unify in the current political environment. Mayr and Thomas read from their recent novels, The Sleeping Car Porter and In the Upper Country. 


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This podcast is produced by Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan.


Selected Readings:


Suzette Mayr

  • The Sleeping Car Porter 
  • Dr. Edith Vane and the Hares of Crawley Hall
  • Monoceros
  • Venous Hum
  • The Windows
  • Moon Honey 

  • Kai Thomas

    • In the Upper Country


    Others:

    • 2025 4 Nations Face Off | NHL.com | NHL
    • Justin Trudeau's speech in response to Trump's tariffs | CBC News
    • The Last Black Town in the West |The Daily Yonder
    • Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters  | Library of Congress
    • There's only one winner in a trade war... | This Hour Has 22 Minutes (YouTube)

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