Did you know that my original Charlie Kerr episode is still my most listened to episode of the Podcast? Can’t think of a better way to kick off “Season 3” than with him.

Charlie has just made a big move to Los Angeles to pursue his film and music career to its very heights and we’re all very proud of him/sad to lose him here in Vancouver. This over 3 hour discussion covers just about everything, because when you get the two of us started it truly is hard to put an end to it.

And I would never dream of putting an end to our lifelong discussion of life, vulnerability, creativity and expression. Here’s to one of my dearest friends accomplishing his wildest dreams in 2023. Follow Hotel Mira wherever you get music and follow Charlie Kerr to keep up with him… if you can.

Brendan Prost is a prolific filmmaker, who has directed tens of shorts and four feature films which have travelled festivals all over the world. Brendan is an alumni of the CFC Directing program and is currently working on several new projects which we will discuss here. Heavy Petting, one of his most recently acclaimed shorts is available online currently. Do yourself a favor and watch it:

https://www.brendanprost.com/heavypetting

We go deep into creativity and self-doubt in this episode. Talking about what would possess a 19 year old in Calgary to make a feature film for no money, and then to do it three more times in and out of film school. We then go into the big career and personal perspective shifts Brendan faced after looking back on his career in the face of new challenges. The newest phase of Brendan's career is sure to produce his best work yet, and I'm beyond excited to see it. This conversation was so very valuable to me as I embark upon my own first feature. Enjoy!

Saige Carlson is one my favorite people in the whole world. She’s a photographer, actor,  and all around artist who I have been lucky enough to be friends with for the better part of a decade.

This conversation goes to a lot of vulnerable places, particularly about body image and the entertainment industry. It’s also the rawest, most in-depth interview on this podcast so far and I’m very proud of that.

Follow Saige’s photography account at @saigecarlsonphotography she’s great at what she does and you’d be blessed to work with her. Enjoy.

Hope everyone's Shits N' Giggles hangover is going well!

I have so much admiration for Alex as an observer of our industry. He has been on countless sets in every genre you can imagine, and he also watches more films than anyone I know. Just in the month of September, you can catch him at VIFF watching 30-50 films.

As a local film nerd I find his perspective so valuable and I hope you do too. We go all over the place in this episode. As you can imagine, thanks to Alex's mics this is the best sounding episode of VanShitty.

The boys of Gritzmore! Nate Kelly and David K. Greene

I adore these guys and I adore this episode. Mining the creative process with them is always so rewarding.

Check out the Gritzmore Page on YouTube and go see Nate in Dead Man's Cellphone by Sarah Ruhl at the Eagle Eye Community Theater in Squamish!

PS: I will be launching a Patreon this week if you want to support this Podcast and my creative endeavors more broadly. Look forward to that news soon! 

It‘s Julia Bartel night!

Enjoy a laid back, 18+ conversation about life, comedy and all things in between. 

Hey there!

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HELLO.

I hope this is a fun survey of Joel's career, in particular we talk about Taking My Parents to Burningman, which is finally available to watch FOR FREE on the This Is A Spoon YouTube page. We also talk about Christianity, Drugs, intersections with fame, parenthood, and much more! Hope you enjoy!

It’s Hunter Elliott day! Please welcome the winner of Best Actor at RNG 2022. (along with co-winner of Best Screenplay)

Hunter is one of the most varied and prolific creators in town. By day he works at ILM. By night he’s a musician, creative powerhouse, musical writer, editor/producer/filmmaker.

We talk about RunNGun (Hunter and his team ButtFlo$$ were the OG winners of the original 2015 RunNGun which only had 16 teams.), creative drive, therapy, the causes near to our hearts, and what we love about our local community.

One of my absolute favorite episodes of the Podcast and the perfect companion as you decompress from the wildness of RNG weekend.

VanShitty Episode 1 is live. So stoked to have filmmaker Rayln Gladue on as my inaugural guest.