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Ep. #710: Mas Aya

Brandon Miguel Valdivia on Mas Aya and making the album, Máscaras, London, Ontario and the Guelph Jazz Festival, drumming and percussion, outspoken music and making music as a political act, the hardships of his people in Nicaragua, making new solo music and with Lido Pimienta, playing Purple City Music Festival, other future plans, and more. Supported by you on Patreon, Blackbyrd Myoozik, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG. Follow vish online.

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Ep. #705: Patton Oswalt

Patton Oswalt on recovering from COVID-19 and doing stand-up in a fractured America, libertarian nihilism and punk rebellion, satire and classism, why the Just For Laughs Festival is such a huge deal for comedians, his brilliant turn in the new film, I Love My Dad, starring in Netflix’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman, his new comic series, Minor Threats, performing at JFL and Massey Hall, other future plans, and more. Supported by you on Patreon, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG. Follow vish online.

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Ep. #690: Roy Wood Jr.

Roy Wood Jr. on stand-up and the American South, post 9/11 comedy, Jon Stewart and The Daily Show’s pervasive cultural impact, cable news and Roy Wood Sr., baseball and the dozens, Just for Laughs Vancouver, his Imperfect Messenger special, other future plans, and more. Supported by you on Patreon, Blackbyrd Myoozik, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG. Follow vish online.