The Taddle Creek Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Episode 63: Chris Chambers, Sharon Miki Chan, Andrew Daley, and Emily Pohl-Weary, Live at the 45th Taddle Creek Happening
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Chambers, Sharon Miki Chan, Andrew Daley, and Emily Pohl-Weary read at the launch of Taddle Creek No. 45, with special guest Lindsay Zier-Vogel,...
Episode 62: Kerri Huffman and Chris Chambers, Live at the 15th Taddle Creek Happening
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kerri Huffman and Chris Chambers read at the launch of Taddle Creek No. 15, live at Supermarket, December 8, 2005.
Episode 61: Victoria Hetherington, J. R. McConvey, Sarah Gilbert, and Richard Kelly Kemick, Live at the 44th Taddle Creek Happening
04 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Victoria Hetherington, J. R. McConvey, Sarah Gilbert, and Richard Kelly Kemick read at the launch of Taddle Creek No. 44, live at Famous Last Words, J...
Episode 60: “Bouncing Ball,” Stuart Ross’s Annual Poem for the New Year
02 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stuart Ross rings in 2020 with his annual New Year’s poem.
Episode 59: “Subtitles,” Stuart Ross’s Annual Poem for the New Year
02 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stuart Ross rings in 2019 with his annual New Year’s poem.
Episode 58: Terry Murray, in Conversation with Bee Quammie, Live at the 41st Taddle Creek Happening
05 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Terry Murray discusses her memoir about the integration of a local elementary school in her childhood Chicago neighbourhood, in the nineteen-sixties, ...
Episode 57: Jessica Westhead, Live at the 41st Taddle Creek Happening
28 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Westhead reads an excerpt from her short story collection And Also Sharks at the launch of Taddle Creek No. 41, live at the LitBang! Pop-Up Sh...
Episode 56: Michael Redhill, Live at the 41st Taddle Creek Happening
21 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Redhill reads a selection of poems at the launch of Taddle Creek No. 41, live at the LitBang! Pop-Up Shop, June 27, 2018.
Episode 55: “Various Records,” Stuart Ross’s Annual Poem for the New Year
01 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Stuart Ross rings in 2018 with his annual New Year’s poem.
Episode 54: Conan Tobias in Conversation with Katherine Collins, at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival
09 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Conan Tobias talks to Katherine Collins, creator of the comic book Neil the Horse, about her career and recent resurgence. Recorded live at the Toront...
Episode 53: “Zigzag,” Stuart Ross’s annual poem for the New Year
01 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Stuart Ross rings in 2017 with his annual New Year’s poem.
Episode 52: The Post-Christmas Show, with Derek McCormack
30 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Derek McCormack drops by talk about Pieface, Jeanette Winterson, and Bats in the Belfry.
Episode 51: The Halloween Show, with Derek McCormack
31 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The author Derek McCormack makes his now-annual Halloween podcast appearance to wish Conan Tobias a Happy Halloween and to discuss the Holiday Arts Ma...
Episode 50: “Ventilator,” by Chris Chambers
12 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Chambers helps The Taddle Creek Podcast celebrate fifty episodes with a reading of his poem “Ventilator,” originally published in Ta...
Episode 49: The John Degen Talks About Podcasts Podcast
05 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
John Degen phones in to tell Conan Tobias everything he’s doing wrong.
Episode 48: “Taking Creative Licence,” by Shawn Syms
29 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Shawn Syms reads an excerpt from his short story “Taking Creative Licence.”
Episode 47: Hal Niedzviecki Summer Update
22 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Conan Tobias gets a progress update from Hal Niedzviecki on the serialization of his novel The Archaeologists.
Episode 46: “Think of a Name for the Bird in the Glossy Photo,” by Elana Wolff
15 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Elana Wolff reads her poem “Think of a Name for the Bird in the Glossy Photo.”
Episode 45: Getting to Know Cover Star Natalia Hernandez
08 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Conan Tobias chats with Natalia Hernandez, the real-life cover star of Taddle Creek No. 37.
Episode 44: Conan Tobias Discusses Lou Skuce
01 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Taddle Creek contributing editor Alfred Holden interviews Conan Tobias on his feature story “Canada’s Greatest Cartoonist,” a look a...
Episode 43: “Things Not to Do,” by Jessica Westhead, Live at the 37th Taddle Creek Happening
24 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Westhead reads her story “Things Not to Do” at the launch of Taddle Creek No. 37, live at the Jet Fuel Coffee Shop, June 3, 2016.
Episode 42: Michael e. Casteels, Live at the 37th Taddle Creek Happening
17 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Michael e. Casteels reads a selection of poems at the launch of Taddle Creek No. 37, live at the Jet Fuel Coffee Shop, June 3, 2016.
Episode 41: “I Moved Out When I Caught Him With the Dog,” by Jess Taylor, Live at the 37th Taddle Creek Happening
10 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Jess Taylor reads a new short story, “I Moved Out When I Caught Him With the Dog,” at the launch of Taddle Creek No. 37, live at the Jet F...
Episode 40: John Degen Fills a Gap in Taddle Creek’s Programming
03 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
John Degen phones in to talk about this and that, in lieu of a proper guest.
Episode 39: “Dorothy and the First Tornado,” by Julie Cameron Gray
27 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Julie Cameron Gray is back with another poem, “Dorothy and the First Tornado,” which originally appeared in Taddle Creek No. 34.
Episode 38: Alexandra Leggat on the launch of Two Wolves Press
20 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Alexandra Leggat calls in for a quick interview on the launch of her new press, Two Wolves.
Episode 37: “Thoughts of a Drunken Tourist at the Bushmills Whiskey Distillery,” By Julie Cameron Gray
13 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Julie Cameron Gray reads her poem “Thoughts of a Drunken Tourist at the Bushmills Whiskey Distillery,” which originally appeared in Taddle...
Episode 36: Alfred Holden on Jane Jacobs
06 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Alfred Holden discusses the urban thinker Jane Jacobs, on the hundredth anniversary of her birth. (Correction: Alfred was mistaken on-air. Jacobs resi...
Episode 35: Gary Barwin Reads From Yiddish for Pirates
29 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Barwin, the Penguin Random House Canada New Face of Fiction for 2016, shares an audio trailer for his new novel, Yiddish for Pirates.
Episode 34: “Sundays,” by Katia Grubisic
22 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Katia Grubisic reads her poem “Sundays.”
Episode 33: “The Offering,” by Sandy Pool
15 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Sandy Pool reads her poem “The Offering.” Recorded in the men’s room of a Montreal Mexican restaurant, 2015.
Episode 32: Breakfast with Adrienne Weiss
08 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Adrienne Weiss drops by the Taddle Creek studios to eat pancakes and read her poem “A Member of the Wait Staff Delivers a Glass of Ice to Oprah,...
Episode 31: “Backyard Insurrection,” by Jennifer LoveGrove
01 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer LoveGrove reads her poem “Backyard Insurrection,’ from the upcoming Taddle Creek No. 37,
Episode 30: Hal Niedzviecki Asserts His Magisterial Authoritarial Authoritay and Picks a Winner
25 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In which Hal Niedzviecki takes exception to the episode title of his previous podcast appearance.
Episode 29: “The Rain of a Thousand Days,” by Emily Schultz
18 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Schultz reads her poem “The Rain of a Thousand Days,” recorded in 2015 in her car on a Brooklyn side street. Egg creams for everyone...
Episode 28: Hal Niedzviecki Needs a Favour
11 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Taddle Creek’s editor-in-chief Conan Tobias gets Hal Niedzviecki on the phone to discuss the author’s time-consuming request.
Episode 27: “Empathize or Die,” by Jessica Westhead
04 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Westhead reads an excerpt from her short story “Empathize or Die,” debuting in the upcoming Taddle Creek No. 37.
Episode 26: The Crooked Heart of Mercy, by Billie Livingston (Part 2)
26 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Billie Livingston reads another chapter from her novel The Crooked heart of Mercy.
Episode 25: The Crooked Heart of Mercy, by Billie Livingston (Part 1)
19 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Billie Livingston reads a chapter from her novel The Crooked Heart of Mercy.
Episode 24: “Under a Billboard at Bathurst and Eglinton,” by JonArno Lawson
12 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
JonArno Lawson reads his poem “Under a Billboard at Bathurst and Eglinton,” which originally appeared in Taddle Creek No. 35 (Summer, 2015...
Episode 23: “Ontarioabandonedplaces.com,” by Stevie Howell
05 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Stevie Howell reads her poem “Ontarioabandonedplaces.com,” which originally appeared in Taddle Creek No. 35 (Summer, 2015).
Episode 22: “Tables,” by Jennifer LoveGrove
29 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer LoveGrove reads her poem “Tables.”
Episode 21: “The Pollinators,” by Sofi Papamarko
22 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The author Sofi Papamarko reads her short story “The Pollinators.”
Episode 20: Patrick Rawley Discusses the Original Captain Marvel, Live at the 36th Taddle Creek Happening
15 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Rawley discusses the original Captain Marvel at the launch of Taddle Creek No. 36, live at the Ossington, December 3, 2015.
Episode 19: “Make-Believe,” by Becky Blake
08 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The author Becky Blake reads her short story “Make-Believe.”
Episode 18: “Alterations,” Stuart Ross’s annual poem for the New Year
02 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Stuart Ross rings in 2016 with his annual New Year’s poem.
Episode 17: The Christmas Show, with Derek McCormack
25 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The author Derek McCormack stops by the Taddle Creek studios to wish Conan Tobias a Merry Christmas and read from his book Christmas Days.
Episode 16: “For Ted, Who’s Never Coming Back Anymore,” by Grace O’Connell
18 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Grace O’Connell reads her short story “For Ted, Who’s Never Coming Back Anymore.”
Episode 15: Gary Barwin, Live at the 36th Taddle Creek Happening
11 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Barwin reads a selection of poems at the launch of Taddle Creek No. 36, live at the Ossington, December 3, 2015.
Episode 14: Suzanne Alyssa Andrew, Live at the Circle of Stones Launch
04 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Suzanne Alyssa Andrew reads a chapter from her debut novel, Circle of Stones, live at the Monarch Tavern, April 15, 2015.
Episode 13: Lana Pesch, Live at the 35th Taddle Creek Happening
27 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Lana Pesch reads at the launch of Taddle Creek No. 35, live at the Jet Fuel Coffee Shop, June 12, 2015.
Episode 12: JonArno Lawson, Live at the 35th Taddle Creek Happening
20 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
JonArno Lawson reads a selection of poems at the launch of Taddle Creek No. 35, live at the Jet Fuel Coffee Shop, June 12, 2015.
Episode 11: Stevie Howell, Live at the 35th Taddle Creek Happening
13 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Stevie Howell reads a selection of poems at the launch of Taddle Creek No. 35, live at the Jet Fuel Coffee Shop, June 12, 2015.
Episode 10: Alfred Holden on the Art of Apartment House Maintenence
06 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Alfred Holden, Taddle Creek’s City Building columnist, talks to Conan Tobias about the architectural missteps of apartment house renovation in T...
Episode 9: The Halloween Show, with Derek McCormack
30 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The author Derek McCormack stops by the Taddle Creek studios to wish Conan Tobias a Happy Halloween and to discuss his new book, The Well-Dressed Woun...
Episode 8: Hal Niedzviecki Has Seen the Future
23 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The author, critic, and indie publisher Hal Niedzviecki says the future looks bleak—but that the world will survive long enough for you to buy his n...
Episode 7: “Call Me Crab Apple Girl,” by Emily Pohl-Weary
16 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The author Emily Pohl-Weary reads her poem “Call Me Crab Apple Girl,” in memory of Ashley Smith. Recorded at the Pierre Berton House, Dawson City,...
Episode 6: “Dear Julia,” by Saleema Nawaz
09 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The author Saleema Nawaz reads an excerpt from the story-in-progress “Dear Julia.”
Episode 5: “On Slander,” by Sandy Pool
02 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The poet Sandy Pool reads her poem “On Slander.” Recorded in the men’s room of a Montreal Mexican restaurant.
Episode 4: “Eglinton at Five,” by Michael Boughn
25 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The poet Michael Boughn reads his poem “Eglinton at Five.”
Episode 3: “Just Before the Night Ripped Open Like a Sash,” by Emily Schultz
18 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Schultz reads her poem “Just Before the Night Ripped Open Like a Sash,” which originally appeared in Taddle Creek No. 17 (Christmas, 2006). ...
Episode 2: “Dreams of the Donkeys,” by Katia Grubisic
11 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Katia Grubisic reads her poem “Dreams of the Donkeys,” which originally appeared in Taddle Creek No. 25 (Christmas, 2010).
Episode 1: Welcome to the Taddle Creek Podcast
31 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Taddle Creek’s editor-in-chief Conan Tobias welcomes you to the podcast—without the assistance of Hal Niedzviecki.