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Ep. #950: Gianmarco Soresi

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Gianmarco Soresi is here ahead of his Biltmore Cabaret Just for Laughs Vancouver shows on February 17 and 18, and discusses recurring crowd work characters, moving to L.A. just before the recent wildfires, what air travel bits really tell us about capitalism and bureaucracy, America wanting to overtake Canada, perspectives on Broadway and theatre that pops, creating socially conscious, political comedy that actually makes everyone laugh, why politicians cozying up to wealthy comedians and podcasters like Joe Rogan seems not good, why someone like Michelle Wolf should be celebrated, something special he’s taping at The Elysian Theater in L.A. from February 13-16, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #917: Heather O’Neill

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Heather O’Neill returns to discuss her latest novel, The Capital of Dreams, a fairy tale about a young girl fleeing a genocidal invasion in a fictional European region, armed only with a pivotal piece of outspoken literature penned by her infamous mother while accompanied by a talking, opinionated goose, how the book’s socio-cultural and political themes echo WWII, but also resonate with current events, and the erasure of citizens and their culture, how Heather’s difficult upbringing and complicated relationship with motherhood and parenting are reflected in this work, why tea and teacups work as a metaphor, cultural capital and the black market, an extensive Canadian tour, new projects, other future plans, and much more.    

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Ep. #912: WE ARE WINTER’S BLUE AND RADIANT CHILDREN

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WE ARE WINTER’S BLUE AND RADIANT CHILDREN’S Mat Ball (BIG|BRAVE), Jonathan Downs (Vervain, Rhubarb), Efrim Manuel Menuck (godspeed you! black emperor, ALL HANDS_MAKE LIGHT), and Patch One (Vervain, Pond 1000, Greef) discuss their new album, No More Apocalypse Father, starting a band with people you’ve never met before, an affinity for winter, parents, children, and patriarchy, when Michael Jackson dangled his baby Blanket over a balcony and how the concept of a family can be exploited, singing lullabies in a baritone and having empathy, spectating atrocities from afar, denying reality and having hope, what’s next for WAWBARC, other future plans, and much more.

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