Talkingbooksandstuff's podcast
Episodes
Episode 218 - Tim Ryan
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Ryan has published stories in The Write Launch, The Prairie Journal, Prometheus Dreaming, Short Editions, Chaleur Magazine, Alberta Views Magazine...
Episode 217 - Natalie Macmaster
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Natalie MacMaster is a Canadian fiddler from Troy, Inverness County, Nova Scotia who plays Cape Breton fiddle music. MacMaster has toured with the Chi...
Episode 216 - Dennis Cooley
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dennis interviews poet Dennis Cooley
Episode 215 - Amy Stuart
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Stuart is the #1 bestselling author of three novels: Still Mine, Still Water, and Still Here. Shortlisted for the Arthur Ellis Best First Novel Aw...
Episode 214 - Marq de Villiers
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marq de Villiers is a journalist and author who never found a real job and so just kept on writing, a few million words by now, for newspapers, magazi...
Episode 213 - Wanda John Kehewin
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wanda John-Kehewin is a Cree writer who uses her work to understand and respond to the near destruction of First Nations cultures, languages, and trad...
Episode 212 - Robert Bringhurst
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Bringhurst is a Canadian poet, typographer and author. He has translated substantial works from Haida and Navajo and from classical Greek and A...
Episode 211 - Richard Perry
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dennis interviews Richard Perry from Perry Podcast Productions
Episode 210 - Gary J Smith
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Amid the tension of the Cold War, caught between capitalism and communism, Canada and the Soviet Union, young Canadian diplomat Gary J. Smith must nav...
Episode 209 - Carolyn Whitzman
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the autumnal darkness of October 6, 1894, an unseen figure rang the doorbell at the Parkdale home of a well-to-do Toronto family and then shot Fr...
Episode 208 - Tommy John and Rob Ehman
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dennis interviews Tommy John and Rob Ehman at Shyster's Tavern in Langham, Saskatchewan.
Episode 207 - Henry Tsang
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What happened in 1907 that led to racist and violent demonstrations against the Asian immigrant communities in Vancouver? How can we make sure somethi...
Episode 206 - Jade Wallace
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jade Wallace's poetry, fiction, and essays have been published or are forthcoming in literary journals across Canada, the USA, England, Ireland, Swede...
Episode 205 - Andrea Menard
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea Menard is an accomplished Métis singer/songwriter, actor, speaker, wellness trainer, retreat host, and the founder of the Sacred Feminine Lear...
Episode 204 - Charlie Demers
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charles "Charlie" Demers "Just Demers" is a Juno-nominated stand-up comedian, BC Book Prize-nominated author, & co-star of two Emmy-winning Netflix an...
Episode 203 - Leo Valiquette
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up in Eastern Ontario, Leo become a regular tourist of Tatooine, Middle Earth, and that barn in Charlotte's Web by the age of eight. He first ...
Episode 202 - Heather Polischuk
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fascinated by ghost stories and crime fiction, she had been writing both for well over 20 years, drawing on close to two decades as a crime reporter. ...
Episode 201 - John Brady McDonald
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John Brady McDonald joins us about his new book "Carrying It Forward: Essays from Kistahpinânihk"
Episode 200 - Cliff Burns
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Having "turned pro" 35 years ago, he has fifteen full-length books, 100+ published stories and 15 major anthology appearances to his name. He has also...
Episode 199 - Miguel A Fenrich
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Miguel A. Fenrich is a Saskatchewan writer, photographer, and storyteller who engages the questions of our time by tackling thought-provoking topics w...
Episode 198 - Heidi Munro
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Raised on country music and Rock 'n' roll, and with a consistent professional career spanning multiple decades as a multi-award-winning solo recording...
Episode 197 - Eric Alper
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Alper is a Canadian music correspondent, blogger, radio host and former director of media relations, at eOne Music Canada based in Toronto, Ontar...
Episode 196 - Lynn Johnston
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lynn Johnston is a Canadian cartoonist and author, best known for her newspaper comic strip For Better or For Worse. She was the first woman and first...
Episode 195 - Michael Gates
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Gates has worked in the cultural resource field in the Yukon for more than 40 years. He was the curator of collections for Parks Canada in Daw...
Episode 194 - Maureen Jennings
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dennis talks again with Maureen Jennings
Episode 193 - Rik Emmett
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rik is a vocalist, guitarist, and member of the Canadian rock band Triumph.
Episode 192 - Derek Hayes
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Derek Hayes has a passion for old maps and what they can reveal about the past. He is the author of the best-selling Historical Atlas of the Pacific N...
Episode 191 - Adrian Raeside
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
He began drawing cartoons on washroom walls as a kid. After being expelled from his first (and last) art class at the age of 15, he moved with his par...
Episode 190 - Radio Rick Lewis
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dennis interviews Radio Rick Lewis
Episode 189 - Tamar Glouberman
30 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tamar Glouberman has spent much of her life working as an outdoor guide. That career has given her opportunities to work and travel in exotic places s...
Episode 188 - Bambi Sommers
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Bambi Sommers started writing romance thrillers, she felt like she'd come home. Years in a career which included writing ads for radio and televi...
Episode 187 - Matt Scott
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matt had always wanted to become a novelist, but held off too concerned about the prospect of failure. After a meeting with author David Baldacci, Mat...
Episode 186 - Dee Hobsbawn-Smith
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
dee Hobsbawn-Smith is equally at home writing essays, poetry, novels, short fiction, and journalism. Her award-winning writing is at times influence...
Episode 185 - Jake Vaadeland
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jake Vaadeland is a self taught multi-instrumentalist and songwriter from Saskatchewan, Canada. His traditional sound and unique style could be define...
Episode 184 - Tara McGuire
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tara McGuire is a writer, voice-over actor, and former broadcaster. She is a graduate of The Writer's Studio at Simon Fraser University and holds an M...
Episode 183 - Tree Abraham
19 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tree Abraham is a book designer, illustrator, writer, & maker of things. Born in Ottawa, based in Brooklyn.
Episode 182 - Cary Fagan
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cary Fagan is a Canadian writer of novels, short stories, and children's books. His novel, The Student, was a finalist for the Toronto Book Award and ...
Episode 181 - Laura Kalpakian
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Kalpakian is the author of sixteen novels and four collections of short fiction published in the US and the UK. Recipient of a National Endowmen...
Episode 180 - Angus Addley Part 2
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 180 - Angus Addley Part 1
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 179 - Scott Blackburn
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Blackburn is an English instructor and a 2017 graduate of the Mountainview MFA program. He lives in High Point, North Carolina with his wife and...
Episode 178 - Lisa Johnson
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Beautifully shot guitar photos, documenting the legendary instruments of B.B. King, Kurt Cobain, St. Vincent, the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and more than...
Episode 177 - Connor Jackson
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connor Jackson is an avid fan of video games and fantasy/sci-fi stories. Inspired by such tales, and tired of encountering stories that import real-wo...
Episode 176 - Gary Goldstein
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Goldstein writes for TV, film and the stage—and is now also a novelist. He has written more than 15 produced telefilms including the com...
Episode 175 - Tasnuva Hayden
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tasnuva Hayden is a Canadian writer based in Calgary, Alberta, where she works as a consulting engineer and editor for filling Station, Canada's exper...
Episode 174 - Lindsey Stephenson
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Author of "My Mama is a Superhero!", a story inspired by a bedtime conversation between Lindsey and her daughter. They were discussing her day at scho...
Episode 173 - Dharma Kelleher
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dharma writes gritty crime thrillers about queer women who kick ass. Known for the Jinx Ballou Bounty Hunter series and the Shea Stevens Outlaw Biker ...
Episode 172 - Russell Wangersky
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Russell Wangersky was raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, where his father was a professor of oceanography at Dalhousie University and his mother...
Episode 171 - Donna Gartshore
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Donna Gartshore lives in Saskatchewan, Canada .Donna has two books published with Love Inspired and a third one is coming soon. She has also published...
Episode 170 - Chelene Knight
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chelene Knight is the author of the Braided Skin and the memoir Dear Current Occupant, winner of the 2018 Vancouver Book Award, and long-listed for th...
Episode 169 - Madeline Sonik
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Madeline Sonik is an award-winning and eclectic writer, anthologist, and teacher, who lives in Victoria, British Columbia. Her books include a novel, ...
Episode 168 - Debbie Burke
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Debbie Burke, crime novelist. She writes Montana thrillers infused with psychological suspense. Her quirky characters, witty dialogue, and breakn...
Episode 167 - Laurie Buchanan
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Laurie writes fast-paced thrillers set in the Pacific Northwest featuring a trifecta of malice and the pursuit and cost of justice. and the pursuit an...
Episode 166 - Brendan McLeod
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan McLeod is a Canadian spoken word artist, musician and novelist. His work often deals with the exploration of social and political commentary, ...
Episode 165 - Emma Côté
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Emma Côté is from a small town in Northern Ontario, where the winters were long but the books were aplenty. As a result, she went on to study journa...
Episode 164 - Anthony Bidulka
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Suspense, thriller and mystery author. Traveler. Art collector. Foodie. Dog owner. Party giver.
Episode 163 - Michael Barclay
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Barclay is the author of the 2018-19 national bestseller The Never-Ending Present: The Story of Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip and co-auth...
Episode 162 - Rick Mofina
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rick Mofina is a Canadian author of crime fiction and thriller novels. He grew up in Belleville, Ontario, and began writing short stories in school, s...
Episode 161 - Glenn Murdock
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drawing inspiration from his family, friends and the world around him, Glenn creates the stories that will capture the imagination and inspire young r...
Episode 160 - Mike Steeves
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At times funny, at other times sad, and more than often a mixture of the two, Giving Up by Mike Steeves is a deeply felt account of what goes on in th...
Episode 159 - Sami Jo Small
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sami Jo Small is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender. As a member of the Canadian national team, she was a three-time Olympic medalist and four-ti...
Episode 158 - Alice Kuipers and Yann Martel
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alice Kuipers is a British-born author living in Saskatchewan, Canada who is best known for her young adult novels. Life on the Refrigerator Door won ...
Episode 157 - Keith Wright
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
His books, first published in the early 1990's as contemporary fiction, achieved critical acclaim and his first novel One Oblique One was shortlisted ...
Episode 156 - Jane Kennard
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Something To Hold, a book filled with inspiration from Jane's lifelong experiences as a clear and direct channel for Spirit Guides.
Episode 155 - Katie Hyslop
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Katie Hyslop writes about education and youth issues for The Tyee. They are interested in the social justice aspects of education, and how youth adapt...
Episode 154 - Jeffrey Straker
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jeffery Straker grew up taking piano lessons in small-town Saskatchewan and has gone on to perform over 100 shows per year across Canada, Europe and L...
Episode 153 - Kathryn Barnett
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
KATHRYN BARNETT lives in Hampshire, England. She is a qualified homeopath and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Homeopathy from Middlesex Universi...
Episode 152 - Doreen Bleich
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Born in Denzil, Saskatchewan, the eldest of six children her parents were farmers. Her first passion was reading, reading every Nancy Drew, Hardy Bo...
Episode 151 - JM Phillips
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jill started life in Lamlash street, moved on to Grammar school, got numerous 'O'and 'A' levels and after a few years working in London in a solicitor...
Episode 150 - Guy Vanderhaeghe
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Canadian novelist and short story writer, best known for his Western novel trilogy, The Englishman's Boy, The Last Crossing, and A Good Man set in the...
Episode 149 - Yvonne Rediger
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dennis meets again with Yvonne Rediger
Episode 148 - Lindsay Zier Vogel
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lindsay Zier-Vogel is a Toronto-based writer, arts educator and the creator of the internationally-acclaimed Love Lettering Project. After studying co...
Episode 147 - Chris Hadfield
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Austin Hadfield OC OOnt MSC CD is a Canadian retired astronaut, engineer, singer, fighter pilot and author. The first Canadian to perform extrav...
Episode 146 - Jenna Greene
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jenna Greene is a middle school teacher, dance enthusiast, dragonboat coach, and semi-professional napper. She lives with her husband, Scott, ...
Episode 145 - Ralph Benmergui
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Raphael "Ralph" Benmergui (born 1955) is a Canadian television and radio personality, a writer, an ordained spiritual director, and a strategic adviso...
Episode 144 - Jack Knox
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dennis chats with award winning columnist, Jack Knox.
Episode 143 - Adam Pottle
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Born in Kamloops, British Columbia, Adam currently lives in Saskatoon. He was educated at the University of Northern BC (BA, 2006; MA, 2008) and the U...
Episode 142 - Elvira (Cassandra Peterson)
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cassandra Gay Peterson (born September 17, 1951) is an American actress, writer, and singer. She is best known for her portrayal of the horror hostess...
Episode 141 - Jacqueline D'Acre
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Born and raised in Thunder Bay, Jacqueline D'Acre had an old-fashioned childhood: playing in the street, milk delivered by horse-drawn wagons. From ag...
Episode 140 - Elisabeth de Mariaffi
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Elisabeth de Mariaffi is a Canadian writer, whose debut short story collection How to Get Along With Women was a longlisted nominee for the Scotiabank...
Episode 139 - Dawn Dumont
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dawn Dumont is a Plains Cree writer, former lawyer, comedian and journalist from the Okanese First Nation in Saskatchewan, Canada. Her first book, Nob...
Episode 138 - Ron James
31 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Born to the 1958 Cape Breton coal town road of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, and primarily raised in Halifax, RON JAMES moved to Toronto after graduating fr...
Episode 137 - Jack Perconte
24 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
John Patrick "Jack" Perconte (born August 31, 1954) is an American former professional baseball second baseman. Perconte played in Major League Baseba...
Episode 136 - Joy Fielding
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joy Fielding is back with a new book!
Episode 135 - Jay Semko Poetry
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Semko returns, to discuss his poetry
Episode 134 - Don Butler
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Don spent pretty much his entire working career at the Ottawa Citizen. Hired right out of journalism school and he worked there for over 40 years. In ...
Episode 133 - Quinn Kayser-Cochran
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Quinn Kayser-Cochran lives in Colorado. He was a 2012 Amazon Breakthrough Writer semi-finalist. Widowmaker is his second novel and the first in a plan...
Episode 132 - Joann Keder
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lover of nature and chocolate, and a student of life Joann spent most of her life on the Plains of Nebraska. She is the author of the Pepperville Stor...
Episode 131 - JP McLean
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The "J" is for Jo-Anne. Her memories are sitting in her father's lap with a picture book from the library while her Dad would help her sound them out....
Episode 130 - 9 Decades
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dennis talks to Glenna, and Bud Sarich about his book, 9 Decades.
Episode 129 - Gail Bowen
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gail Bowen returns to talk about her new books
Episode 128 - Benne
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dennis talks to Bennie the program director of the Viking River Cruise Ship Atla.
Episode 127 - Em Kkoulla
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Originally from Lancashire, she now lives with her husband and two cat overlords in the Calder Valley, West Yorkshire. After many years of teaching ve...
Episode 126 - Kent Allen
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kent Allen is a Saskatoon actor, and has done a series of shows with Persephone, Dancing Sky and Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan theatres.
Episode 125 - John McDonald
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
John Brady McDonald is a Nehiyawak-Metis writer, artist, historian, musician, playwright, actor and activist born and raised in Prince Albert, Saskatc...
Episode 124 - Tobin Marks
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Science fiction fantasy author Tobin Marks has created an alien watery world called Aqueous. Orbiting a Red Dwarf 1187 light years from Earth, Aqueous...
Episode 123 - Al Strachan
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Strachan is a Canadian sports author and journalist. A former sports columnist for The Globe and Mail, Montreal Gazette, and Toronto Sun, he won ...
Episode 122 - Catherine Gourdier
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The eldest of eight siblings, Catherine was born and raised in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Her parents are William Earl Gourdier and Mary Wanita (Neta)...
Episode 121 - Dave (Dafydd) Williams
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dafydd Rhys Williams OC OOnt CCFP FCFP FRCPC FRCP (born May 16, 1954) is a Canadian physician, public speaker, CEO, author and a retired CSA astronaut...
Episode 120 - Chet Cory
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chet Cory has experience in broadcasting