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  • Andrew Roberts
    The distinguished author and historian Andrew Roberts discusses his critically acclaimed biography Churchill: Walking with Destiny (Allen Lane, 2019), the relevance of Winston Churchill today, and more, with Joseph Planta.
    29 min
  • Stephen Quinn
    The broadcaster Stephen Quinn, host of The Early Edition (weekdays 05.00am to 08.37am on CBC Radio One), discusses his career in journalism, radio and more, with Joseph Planta.
    56 min
  • Libby Davies
    The former NDP MP for Vancouver East (1997-2015) Libby Davies discusses her new book Outside In: A Political Memoir (Between the Lines, 2019), with Joseph Planta.
    31 min
  • Dave Meslin
    The activist and community organiser Dave Meslin discusses Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up (Penguin, 2019), with Joseph Planta.
    26 min
  • David Weitzner
    The philosopher, academic and music industry executive David Weitzner discusses his new book Fifteen Paths: How to Tune Out Noise, Turn on Imagination and Find Wisdom (ECW Press, 2019), with Joseph Planta.
    31 min
  • Artemis Gordon
    The artistic director of the Arts Umbrella Dance Company Artemis Gordon discusses the season finale for the company, Be Moved (23-25 May 2019 at the Vancouver Playhouse), with Joseph Planta.
    17 min
  • Larry Gifford
    Corus Vancouver's Senior Program Director Larry Gifford talks about how he copes with Parkinson's, his podcast When Life Gives You Parkinson's, how he raises awareness, as well as his career in and love for radio, CKNW's 75th anniversary and more, with Joseph Planta.
    55 min
  • C.E. Gatchalian
    The writer, playwright & theatre-maker C.E. Gatchalian discusses his memoir Double Melancholy: Art, Beauty, and the Making of a Brown Queer Man (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2019), with Joseph Planta.
    56 min
  • Anthony De Sa
    The acclaimed writer Anthony De Sa discusses his new novel Children of the Moon (Doubleday, 2019), with Joseph Planta.
    30 min
  • Matt Rader
    The poet and writer Matt Rader discusses his new collection Visual Inspection (Nightwood Editions, 2019), with Joseph Planta.
    0 min