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Joseph Planta interviews authors, journalists, celebrities and more.
Disney On Ice: Let's Dance! principal skater Nelson Sanchez Leemet previews the show that comes to Vancouver next week (26-30 November 2025 at the Pacific Coliseum), with Joseph Planta.
The former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty discusses how he views pursuing public life and his new book Be A Good One: Words to Lead By (Dundurn Press, 2025), with Joseph Planta.
The author and Sportsnet Central co-anchor Ken Reid discusses his new book The Next One: Hockey Scouts, Remote Rinks and Hidden Talent (Simon & Schuster, 2025), with Joseph Planta.
The playwright Robert Chafe discusses his play Between Breaths, inspired by the life and death of Dr. Jon Lien, who devoted his career to saving over five hundred whales off the coast of Newfoundland, which plays at the Firehall Arts Centre (until 23 November 2025), with Joseph Planta.
The television host, podcaster and blogger Ardra Shephard discusses her new memoir Fallosophy: My Trip Through Life with MS (Douglas & McIntyre, 2025), with Joseph Planta.
The writer Bill Arnott discusses his new book A Perfect Day for a Walk By the Water: Exploring Vancouver's Shores (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2025), with Joseph Planta.
The primatologist and author Dr. Keriann McGoogan discusses her new book Sisters of the Jungle: The Trailblazing Women Who Shaped the Study of Wild Primates (Douglas & McIntyre, 2025), with Joseph Planta.
The sports broadcaster and author Mark Hebscher discusses his new book Madness: The Rise and Ruin of Sports Media (ECW Press, 2025), with Joseph Planta.
The author, comedian, and speechwriter Charles Demers discusses his new book The Eh Team: A Celebration of Canadianisms from Elbows Up to Poutine (Greystone Books), with Joseph Planta.
The recording artist, author and activist Bif Naked discusses an event at the Rio Theatre, Tuesday, 04 November 2025, the screening of a new documentary on her life, a Q&A and an acoustic set, her life and career, with Joseph Planta.
The journalist and author Rod Mickleburgh discusses the new memoir he co-wrote John Horgan: In His Own Words (Harbour Publishing, 2025), with Joseph Planta.
The celebrated pianist Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa discusses the new short film Klavierklang (directed by Nettie Wild, and written by Hildegard Westerkamp) having its debut as part of Music on Main's Modulus Festival, 07 November 2025, with Joseph Planta.
The co-artistic director of Glitch Theatre Adam Grant Warren discusses the new company and their first production, and first since the pandemic Alex K. Masse's Faye's Room, at the Vancity Culture Lab (1895 Venables Street, 07-23 November 2025), with Joseph Planta.
The singer-songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins talks about touring Western Canada with Paula Cole (Vancouver, 29 October 2025, and Victoria, 30 October 2025), her new album Whaler: Re-Emerging, and writing music, with Joseph Planta.
The former MLA, British Columbia's first minister of mental health and addictions, and labour leader Judy Darcy discusses her memoir Leading from the Heart: The Battles of a Feminist, Union Leader and Politician (Douglas & McIntyre, 2025), with Joseph Planta.
The author and journalist Rachel Phan discusses her memoir Restaurant Kid: A Memoir of Family and Belonging (Douglas & McIntyre, 2025), with Joseph Planta.
