Talkingbooksandstuff's podcast

Episode 119 - Jeffrey Morgan

20 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jeffrey Morgan is a Canadian writer and photographer who is best known for being the authorized biographer of both Alice Cooper and Iggy Pop and The S...

Episode 118 - ANVIL

13 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Anvil are a Canadian heavy metal band from Toronto, Ontario, formed in 1978. The band currently consists of founding members Steve "Lips" Kudlow (voca...

Episode 117 - Arthur Douglas

06 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Arthur Douglas was the son of a lawyer and schoolteacher. He was an active child. Doing was more important than reading. Arthur told his 11th grade En...

Episode 116 - James Donaldson

30 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

James Donaldson, independent author and disabled veteran, is realizing his lifelong dream of writing speculative fiction. James' writing philosophy re...

Episode 115 - Robert Lawson

23 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Robert Lawson is a lifelong fan of The Guess Who, starting with his very first concert at age two. He has spent years tracking the band's recording hi...

Episode 114 - Marion Mutala

16 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Marion Mutala has a master's degree in educational administration and taught for 30 years. With a passion for the arts, she loves to write, sing, play...

Episode 113 - Joel Selvin

09 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Joel Selvin (born February 14, 1950) is an American San Francisco-based music critic and author known for his weekly column in the San Francisco Chron...

Episode 112 - Tommy John Ehman

02 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Canadian country singer-songwriter, Tommy John Ehman joins us again. He released his new single, a new take on the Bruce Springsteen classic hit, "Hun...

Episode 111 - Linwood Barclay

25 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Linwood Barclay, a New York Times bestselling author with twenty novels to his credit, spent three decades in newspapers before turning full time to w...

Episode 110 - Avanti Centrae

18 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Avanti Centrae is the author of the international multi-award-winning and #1 best selling VanOps thriller series. An instant Barnes and Noble Nook bes...

Episode 109 - Glenn Dixon

11 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Glenn Dixon's fourth book, Bootleg Stardust, is about a band in 1974, and for it the author created a full soundtrack of songs. Recorded on the legend...

Episode 108 - Stephen Bown

04 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

STEPHEN R. BOWN has written ten books on the history of exploration, science, and ideas--including books on the medical mystery of scurvy, the Treaty ...

Episode 107 - Genevieve Graham

28 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Genevieve went to university to be a professional oboe player, and she had never planned to be a writer. Writing her first story after turning forty s...

Episode 106 - Darci Lang

21 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

If anyone understands that life is what you make it, it's Darci. She quite literally went out and built the life she wanted. She has worked for great ...

Episode 105 - Mark Henick

14 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Informed by his direct experience with stigma and the mental health care system, Mark Henick dedicated his life from an early age to opening minds and...

Episode 104 - Erik Raschke

07 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Erik Raschke received an M.A. in Creative Writing from the City College of New York. His first novel, The Book of Samuel (St. Martin's Press in 2009) ...

Episode 103 - David More

30 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

David More is a historical novelist from Kingston. He is known for the Smithyman Saga, a military-historical fiction series set in the 18th century.

Episode 102 - Helen Humphreys

23 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Helen Humphreys  is a Canadian poet and novelist. Humphreys's first novel, Leaving Earth, was a New York Times Notable Book in 1998, and a winner of ...

Episode 101 - Deana Driver

16 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Deana Driver is an award-winning author, editor, book publisher, and retired journalist. She was a freelance journalist for 30 years and, in 2008, fou...

Episode 100 - Kaj Hasselriis

09 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kaj Hasselriis is a Canadian journalist, community activist and politician. Kaj has a journalism degree from Toronto's Ryerson University. Kaj worked ...

Episode 99 - Todd Downing

02 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Todd Downing is the primary author and designer of over fifty roleplaying titles, including Arrowflight, RADZ, Airship Daedalus, and the official Red ...

Episode 98 - Morgan Murray

26 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Morgan Murray grew up on a farm near the same backwoods central Alberta village as figure-skating legend Kurt Browning. He now lives in the backwoods ...

Episode 97 - Larry Stone

19 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Larry Stone is a Seattle Times sports columnist and Co-author of "Edgar: An Autobiography".

Episode 96 - Kevin Major

12 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Major (born September 12, 1949) is a Canadian author who lives in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador with his wife. He writes for both young ...

Episode 95 -John Ivison Returns

05 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

John Ivison returns to talk about his new book, The Riotous Passions of Robbie Burns.

Episode 94 - Melissa McCormick

26 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1 Melissa was born and raised in Windsor, Ontario. When she was 19, she was retur...

Episode 93 - H Paul Doucette

19 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1   H. Paul Doucette is a widower living Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. He spent his li...

Episode 92 - Kathy Valentine

12 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1   Kathryn Valentine (born January 7, 1959) is an American musician (guitar and...

Episode 91 - Billy Newton Davis

05 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1 Billy Newton-Davis grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and as a teenager he was on...

Episode 90 - Mary Harelkin Bishop

29 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1 Mary Harelkin Bishop has lived in Canada for most of her life, she was actuall...

Episode 89 - Clint Malarchuk

22 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Clint Malarchuk is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1981 and 1992. He has b...

Episode 88 - Kevin Miller

15 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Raised on a farm just outside of Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, Kevin went off into the world and fulfilled many of his childhood dreams, which included wor...

Episode 87 - Jeff Hutcheson

08 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Hutcheson (born April 15, 1954 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former Canadian weather and sports anchor for Canada AM.

Episode 86 - Murray McLauchlan

01 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

McLauchlan was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland;[ he immigrated to Canada with his family when he was five years old. He grew up in suburban To...

Episode 85 - Diane Bator

25 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Diane Bator has been a writer since she was able to hold a pencil and tell a story. An avid hiker, Reiki Master and martial artist, she loves to make ...

Episode 84 - Ken Cuthbertson

18 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

KEN CUTHBERTSON is a veteran journalist with forty years' experience writing for publications in Canada, the US and the UK. A finalist for the Governo...

Episode 83 - Jane Johnson

11 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

About Jane Jane Johnson is a British writer and publisher who writes historical fiction set mainly in Cornwall and Morocco. Her novels include The Ten...

Episode 82 - Kathleen Marden

04 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In her book "Extraterrestrial Contact" she helps any "Contactee" or "Experiencer" come to terms with their encounter and gives a lot of advice on how ...

Episode 81 - Molly Lazer

27 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Author of Owl Eyes: A Fairy Tale (Fire & Ice YA, 2018) and Lentils in Black Rice: Myths and Fairy Tales (2019), Molly holds a Bachelor's degree in The...

Episode 80 - Amy Jo Returns

20 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Amy Jo returns for another interview, this time, with a new book.

Episode 79 - Andrew Pyper

13 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Pyper (born March 29, 1968) is a prize-winning Canadian author. He has published many short stories and novels, which have been translated in t...

Episode 78 - Theo Fleury

06 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Fleury was born on June 29, 1968, in Oxbow, Saskatchewan. Fleury is of Métis heritage, as his grandmother Mary was Cree. Fleury was subject to racism...

Episode 77 - Dave the Rave

30 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1 There are plenty of "oldies but goodies" shows on the radio that like to countd...

Episode 76 - Wide Mouth Mason

23 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1 Wide Mouth Mason is a Canadian blues-based rock band, consisting of Shaun Verre...

Episode 75 - Jonathon Manthorpe

16 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1 Jonathan Manthorpe is the author of three books on international relations, pol...

Episode 74 - Gord Hume

09 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1 Gord Hume is recognized as one of Canada's leading voices on municipal governme...

Episode 73 - Diane Talks to Dennis

01 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1 It's been some time since the release of the podcast, and the initial interview...

Episode 72 - R.L. Pace

25 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1   Known for the Rising Son trilogy, Dennis interviews R.L. Pace.

Episode 71- JC Paulson

18 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1 A journalist by trade and nature, passionate about newspapers, magazines and ev...

Episode 70 - Ruth Adams

11 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1   We interview blogger Ruth Adams, who blogs as Widow's Endorphins. Endorphins...

Episode 69 - Allan Kehler Returns.mp3

04 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Allan Kehler joins us again in a follow up interview. It's one year later and we catch up with Allan Kehler again since the release of his new book "M...

Episode 68 - Kim Mitchell

28 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1   Kim Mitchell is a rock musician. He was the lead singer and guitarist for th...

In Memory of Ralph Crawford

23 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ralph Crawford, from Crawford's Books (Episode 12) has passed away.

Episode 67 - Eric Wilder

21 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1   Eric Wilder grew up in Louisiana listening to his grandmothers' tales of gho...

Episode 66 - Cendrine the Poet

14 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1   She is a poet, and the author of 25 books, and co-founder of FPoint Collecti...

Special Episode: Ashley Morin

03 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ashley Morin was a Saskatchewan woman last seen July 10, 2018. Police announced that she is the victim of a homicide, which they announced on the one-...

Episode 65 - Jenn Sharp

31 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1   Jenn joins us to learn about Saskatchewan's outstanding food artisans and lo...

Episode 64 - John Mighton

24 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1   John Mighton is a Canadian mathematician, author, and playwright. He was awa...

Episode 63 - Anne Nelson

17 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1 Anne Nelson (born 1954) is an American journalist, author, playwright, and prof...

Episode 62 - David Clayton Thomas

10 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1   David Clayton-Thomas (born David Henry Thomsett, 13 September 1941) is a Gra...

Episode 61 - Bif Naked

03 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1   Beth Torbert (born June 15, 1971) is an Indo-Canadian singer-songwriter, act...

Episode 60 - Andy Kim

26 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1   Growing up in Montreal, Andy Kim is known for his 1960s and 1970s musical hi...

Episode 59 - Anthony Towstego

19 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada. Mr. Towstego entered this world with an audience watching! Nurses and doctors in training watched the delivery...

Episode 58 - Theo Tams

12 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1   Theo Tams is a Canadian singer. His debut album, Give It All Away, was relea...

Episode 57 - Jay Semko

05 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1   John Peter "Jay" Semko is a singer/songwriter and bassist with Canadian band...

Episode 56 - Trevor Herriot

29 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1 A prairie naturalist, activist, and writer living on the northern edge of the G...

Episode 55 - Bill Jones

22 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1   Bill Jones is creating an educational documentary/film that focuses on the p...

Episode 54 - Thom Cholowski

15 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1 The typewriters lined up at Thom Cholowski's home resembles a display in a muse...

Episode 53 - Collective Voices - Aden Bowman Students

08 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1 Collective Voice is an integrated Grade 9 program combining the subjects of Soc...

Episode 52 - Antony Botting

01 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1   Antony Botting was born in London, England. Graduating from the University o...

Episode 51 - Bill Waiser

24 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1 Author Bill Waiser is a western Canadian historian. He has published over a doz...

Episode 50 - Kristi Charish

17 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1   The author of THE KINCAID STRANGE NOVELS (Random House Canada), a paranormal...

Episode 49 - Joseph Kertes

10 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1   Joseph Kertes (born 1951) is a writer who escaped from Hungary with his fami...

Episode 48 - Jim Beaver

03 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1   Jim Beaver is an American character actor, best known for his leading roles ...

Episode 47 - Nancy Bell and BWL Publishing

27 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1   BWL Publishing Inc. is a Canadian publisher of popular fiction actively work...

Episode 46 - Jayce

20 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1   Summer Success is a United Way initiative that takes an upstream approach in...

Episode 45 - Steve Bluestein

13 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1   Comedians come in all shapes and sizes...Steve Bluestein comes in one shape....

Episode 44 - Mary Joyce

06 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1   Mary A. Joyce has worked for two major metropolitan area newspapers as a wri...

Episode 43 - Paul Barthel

28 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1 Paul Barthel, a native of Chicago, he grew up in Illinois and Wyoming. A Chef e...

Episode 42 - Tommy John Ehman

21 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1   Tommy John Ehman has the heart and soul of a songwriter, a desire and a pass...

Episode 41 - Yvonne Rediger

14 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1   Yvonne Rediger was born in Saskatchewan, lived and worked in northern Manito...

Episode 40 - Ted Barris

07 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1   Ted Barris (born July 12, 1949 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian writer, jo...

Episode 39 - Wilson Large

31 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1   Wilson Large is a producer and editor, known for Dark Darkness (2012), Blood...

Episode 38 - Maureen Jennings

24 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jennings was born and grew up in Birmingham, England. Jennings emigrated to Canada with her mother when she was seventeen. She studied psychology and ...

Episode 37 - Amy Jo Ehman

17 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Amy Jo Ehman was born in Saskatoon and grew up on the family farm 150 kms away from there. She studied at the University of Saskatchewan and became a ...

Episode 36 - Rob Vanstone

10 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rob Vanstone, has lived in Regina, and is a football enthusiast. He was appointed Assistant Sports Editor in 1995 and was named sports columnist one y...

Episode 35 - Rimmer Reads

03 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dennis reads his favorites, some books from past guests, and some authors he would love to have on the show.   Check out our Patreon at https://www.p...

Episode 34 - Joan Havelange

27 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Joan Havelange may reside in Russell, MB. but she calls the little town of Corning, Saskatchewan home. Married and moved to Windthorst before moving u...

Episode 33 - Karl Marlantes

20 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Karl Arthur Marlantes (born December 24, 1944) is an American author and Vietnam War veteran. He has written three books: Matterhorn: A Novel of the V...

Episode 32 - Spencer Kope

13 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Spencer Kope started writing while serving in the Navy. He first began by penning down short stories before starting his very first novel while he was...

Episode 31 - Judah Tyreman

06 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Judah Tyreman mowed lawns and raked leaves for two years to bankroll the Sesula Mineral & Gem Museum that opened in Radisson, Sask., in 2016. Thieves ...

Episode 30 - Bellingham Comic Con

29 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Bellingham ComiCon was launched in 2009 with the support of many Northwest convention dealers. Long time friends and colleagues Bill Wormstedt (Center...

Episode 29 - Elinor Florence

22 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Elinor Florence grew up on a Saskatchewan grain farm, a former World War Two training airfield near North Battleford. After earning her English degre...

Episode 28 - Jason Scott Kernan

15 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"After 19 years I have finally grasped the courage to fulfill my mums dying wish. I am writing her book she tried to do but became to ill to write it ...

Episode 27 - Arthur Slade

08 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Arthur Slade was raised on a ranch in the Cypress Hills of Saskatchewan. He is the author of twenty five novels for young readers including The Hunchb...

Episode 26 - Ray McGinnis

01 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. His parents moved from the Canadian province of Alberta to Vancouver in 1956. His mom played piano and...

Episode 25 - Adrian Raeside

22 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adrian Raeside was born in 1957 in Dunedin, New Zealand. He began drawing cartoons on washroom walls as a kid. After being expelled from his first (an...

Episode 24 - John Ivison

10 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John Ivison is a Scottish Canadian journalist. He is an Ottawa-based political columnist for the National Post. Raised in Dumfries, Scotland, he worke...

Episode 23 - 'Nathan Burgoine

04 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

'Nathan Burgoine is a Canadian writer. His debut novel Light was a shortlisted Lambda Literary Award nominee in the Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horro...

Episode 22 - Jason Schoonover

27 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Schoonover—writer, adventurer, expedition leader, ethnologist, archaeologist, paleontologist, canoeist, naturalist, photographer and Fellow Em...