Sam Brigger

He co-directed an Oscar-nominated documentary of personal and historical import.

It's about the Canadian missionary boarding schools that Indigenous children, including members of his family, were required to go to get assimilated.

many children were physically and sexually abused.

While making the film and writing his new memoir, We Survived the Night, Noisecat learned why, minutes after his father was born, he was abandoned in a boarding school trash incinerator room.

Also, Grammy-winning Icelandic musician Leve plays guitar and sings some songs for us.

This is Fresh Air Weekend.

I'm Sam Brigger.

Terry has our first interview today.

Here she is.

We're listening to Terry Gross' interview with Julian Brave Noisecat.

His new book is called We Survived the Night.

We'll hear more of their conversation after a break.

I'm Sam Brigger, and this is Fresh Air Weekend.

Cook's Jam, Terry, it's been a dream come true for me.

Julian Brave Noisecat's new book is called We Survived the Night.

He spoke with Terry Gross.

John Candy, the comic actor who rose to fame in Second City TV and in such films as Stripes, Splash, and Spaceballs, died at the age of 43 in 1994.

Now 31 years later, a new documentary pays tribute to Candy and does so in a very intimate and affectionate way.

It's called John Candy, I Like Me, and it's now streaming on Prime Video.

Our TV critic, David Bianculli, has this review.