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Sep 23, 2016  'The Jewish Hour' tells a story of immigration that resonates todayTens of thousands of Jews migrated to Canada in the first part of the past century. That community, in Toronto, is described in a lovely, loving new book by the late Michael Mandel: The Jewish Hour. |
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Sep 22, 2016  Avi Nesher on his new film 'Past Life,' justice, truth, memory and reconciliationface2face Avi and I talked about his brilliant and beautiful new film "Past Life," and letting go, about justice, pessimism and why he believes we need to "let life take over." |
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Sep 22, 2016  Mad Room: Black artist lays bare struggle with depression, anxietyTangled Art Gallery in Toronto is opening its first-ever installation, featuring the work of local artist Gloria Swain and focusing on her experience as a Black woman in the mental health system. |
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Sep 21, 2016  Ashley McKenzie on her new film 'Werewolf,' existentialism, addictions and 'honest framing'face2face Ashley and I talk about her new film "Werewolf," choices and addictions, modern existentialism, Albert Camus and about "paying attention." |
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Sep 21, 2016  Activism and poetry: Halifax's first Indigenous poet laureateTalking Radical Radio Rebecca Thomas talks about activism, poetry, and being Halifax's first Indigenous poet laureate. |
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Sep 21, 2016  In praise of stickers and emojisThe ideograms of Chinese, Egyptian and Sumerian texts all demonstrate how powerful a picture-based language can be. Maybe all we've really done with emojis is come full circle. |
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Sep 20, 2016  Surfing in Gaza is a brilliant metaphor for community and changeface2face Today we talk about a documentary which engages politics and religion, the Gaza Strip, the Middle East, and why surfing is a brilliant metaphor for community and change. |
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Sep 20, 2016  Vancouver summer camp empowers Syrian children to tell their own stories, however they want to tell themMaya Bhullar Shawk Alani talks about Capturing Our Stories, a photography summer camp for Syrian refugees. |
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Sep 19, 2016  Raoul Peck on class economics, new film 'I Am Not Your Negro' and white privilegeface2face Raoul and I talk about white privilege, consumerism and class economics, apathy and ignorance and how most issues are not about guilt, but about "knowing." |
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Sep 19, 2016  Episode Five: The Strange Wax Cylinders of Thaddeus BarnesThe Strange Copper Cylinders of Thaddeus Barnes A rollicking Canadian steampunk adventure and a companion to the Harrowsmith Now treasure hunt, The Strange Copper Cylinders of Thaddeus Barnes. |
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Sep 18, 2016  Maya Zinshtein on football, racism, religion, and her new film 'Forever Pure'face2face Maya and I talk about her important new film "Forever Pure," racism, religion and hate, Israel, the cost of remaining silent, and politics as sport. |
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Sep 17, 2016  Kristina Kumric and Maja Hrgovic on their new film 'Half A Man', war, innocence, and overcoming traumaface2face An interview with Kumric and Hrgovic on their new short film, which documents the impact of the Balkan War on a Croatian family. |
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Sep 16, 2016  'An Insignificant Man' with Khushboo Ranka and Vinay Shuklaface2face We talk about "An Insignificant Man," about politics and activism and why India is a "very ambitious project." We touch on inequality, hope and social change
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Sep 15, 2016  The words of truth and reconciliation need to be put into actionChristine Smith (McFarlane) New collection "In This Together: Fifteen Stories of Truth and Reconciliation" describes what reconciliation can mean to the individual. But are words enough? Our reviewer says it's time for action. |
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Sep 12, 2016  The blogger as art critic: If we're paying the piper, we should get to call the tune!David J. Climenhaga We shouldn't let premiers -- great leaders and accomplished politicians though they may be -- pick the artist who gets to paint their official portraits. |
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Sep 12, 2016  Episode Four - The Strange Wax Cylinders of Thaddeus BarnesThe Strange Copper Cylinders of Thaddeus Barnes A rollicking Canadian steampunk adventure and a companion to the Harrowsmith Now treasure hunt, The Strange Copper Cylinders of Thaddeus Barnes. |
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Sep 11, 2016  'River Blue' connects consumption choices with impactgooderGoods Connecting cheap choices with living systems in River Blue. A conversation with the film makers on this yet to be released documentary. |
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Sep 11, 2016  'We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice' highlights lack of services for Indigenous children living on reserveDoreen Nicoll Alanis Obomsawin's new film, screening at TIFF this week, follows Cindy Blackstock's nine-year battle to improve services for Indigenous children. |
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Sep 8, 2016  Saints preserve us from the canonization of Mother TeresaJ. Baglow No point being kind about the person just elevated to sainthood a few days ago. She was a monster. But what does this elevation signify? |
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Sep 8, 2016  Petr Vaclav on his new film 'We Are Never Alone,' choice, fascism and optimismface2face Petr and I talk about his new film Never Alone and about choice, fascism, ideological issues that concern us all and why he's still an optimist. |
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Sep 8, 2016  'Forbidden Fruit' chronicles memories of a traumatic 1980s BeijingEllen Tolmie 'Forbidden Fruit' is Gail Pellett's raw and highly personal memoir of the year, mid-1980 to mid-1981, when she lived in Beijing as China was just emerging from its decade-long Cultural Revolution. |
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Sep 8, 2016  Rick Wolfe on kitchen table culture, aspiring leaders and three-part epiphaniesface2face Rick and I talk about kitchen table culture, aspiring leaders, three-part epiphanies, and why conversation is a deeply creative process. |
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Sep 7, 2016  Steampunk celebrates the beauty and promise of early technologyThe alternative world of steampunk is a world frozen in a parallel Victorian era of remarkable, imagined technology. The steampunk attitude towards its technology sheds light on present-day thinking. |
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Sep 6, 2016  Interview: David Melia on entrepreneurship, education and passionate engagementface2face David and I talk entrepreneurship, what's wrong with our educational system, how passion plays such an important role in pretty much everything and about his exciting initiative called Kaajenga.
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