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Ep. #992: Tanya Talaga

Tanya Talaga is here to discuss her award-winning book and its complementary documentary film, The Knowing, Scarborough pride, being discouraged to learn about her Indigenous heritage as a child, her lifelong interest in storytelling, writing for the student newspaper at the University of Toronto, establishing her Makwa Creative production company and the importance of diversification for modern media workers, what justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls looks like, why governments and the Catholic Church finally acknowledged and apologized for their treatment of Indigenous people, perspectives on genocides continuing in broad daylight despite humanity’s shared history and knowledge, what’s next for Talaga and her team, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #972: Circuit des Yeux

Post author By vish
Post date April 29, 2025

Haley Fohr returns to discuss Halo on the Inside by Circuit des Yeux, stylish, warm hats and accessories, the end of a long-term relationship and how women and men are treated differently when they create “diaristic” art, exploring new music technology and song ideas in the middle of the night, her four-octave voice, existentialism and cathexis, honesty and artifice, Diamanda Galás and having a sense of humour, her exciting live show, improvisation and Bill Nace, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #950: Gianmarco Soresi

Post author By vish
Post date February 13, 2025

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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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