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  Immigrant Revolution   Paul Moniz de Sa is a Portuguese-born, Vancouver-based actor, teacher, and theatre director. He has appeared in such TV shows as “iZombie”, “The Flash”, “The X-Files”, “The Killing” and “Fringe”. In July, he will be on the big-screen as part of the cast of Steven Spieberg’s “The BFG”. He is also […]

Listen now!   Activism 101!   Sarah Lee Guthrie is a singer-songwriter, activist, and daughter of folk icon Arlo Guthrie. An accomplished musician in her own right, she currently performs in the duo Sarah & Johnny, with her husband Johnny Irion. As a child however, she was into theatre and dance and only became interested […]

Listen now!   The Mysterious World of Things!   Jasika Nicole is an actress most known for her role as Astrid Farnsworth on the hit FOX TV show “Fringe” opposite Joshua Jackson and John Noble. She has also had a recurring role on the hit show “Scandal” and has appeared on Comedy Network’s “Key & […]

Listen now!   The Darkness and The Light.   Ivana Milicevic is a Bosnian-born actress who has appeared in such films as Vanilla Sky, Casino Royale, Paycheck, Running Scared, Just Like Heaven, Witless Protection and Aloha, as well as guest-starring in numerous television series including Vegas, Without a Trace, Seinfeld, The Nanny, Nash, Bridges, Buffy […]

Listen now!   The Thrill of Horror!   Andrew Downing is an award-winning jazz musician and composer from London, Ontario. In addition to jazz, he plays classical chamber music, improvisation, folk, roots, and world music. His chamber-jazz ensemble Melodeon, has become well-known for their live scores which are a re-interpretation of silent-era horror films such […]

Listen now!   Happy International Women’s Day!   This podcast comes with a trigger warning! First, I speak with Sasha Shevchenko, member of the activist Feminist group FEMEN, who are the subject of the new documentary “Ukraine Is Not a Brothel”. Although the group has become known for their topless protests – a reaction to […]

Listen now!   Righteous Melodies!   This episode features documentarians Dawn Porter and Joseph Dorman & Oren Rudavksy, and singer-songwriters Jenn Grant and Damien Dempsey Dawn Porter is American documentary filmmaker whose credits include “Gideon’s Army” – about black public defenders in the south – which was nominated for an Emmy Award and an independent […]

Listen now!   Endeavours Goes To The Oscars!   This week I am joined by three Academy Award Nominees! First, I speak with Ciro Guerra, director of “Embrace of the Serpent”, up for Best Foreign Language Film and the first movie ever to be nominated from Columbia. Based on the diaries of scientists Theodor Koch-Grunberg […]

Listen now!   The Communist Way of Life!   Natalie MacMaster is a fiddle player from Troy on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. Renowned for her technical prowess, she has played with many great celtic musicians such as Ashley MacIsaac, the Chieftains, and Leahy. She also co-headlined shows with guitarist Jesse Cook and is […]

Listen now!   Legends of Music   Booker T. Jones has been wowing audiences with impressive skills and melodies for over 50 years. He wrote his first hit when he was still in high school – the 1962 instrumental classic “Green Onions”. Since then he has released 10 solo albums, plus numerous others with his […]

Listen now!   This week we feature Roots trio The Wood Brothers, architect Bruce Haden, and Dance-punk-rock band The Bright Light Social Hour. Music THE WOOD BROTHERS American Heartache River of Sin THE BRIGHT LIGHT SOCIAL HOUR Slipstream Ouroboros Photo Credits The Wood Brothers – thewoodbros.com Bruce Haden – sala.ubc.ca The Bright Light Social Hour – […]

Listen now!   Bowie and Break-ups!   Vance Joy is a former Aussie Rules footballer-turned mega-selling singer-songwriter and recording artist. His Debut EP God Loves You When You’re Dancing was released in 2013. His single from that album, Riptide, reached number one on several charts. 2014 saw the release of his debut full-length album Dream […]

Listen now!   Music Mayhem!   How many artists can we fit into one show? Well today we have four? We start off with Old Man Canyon aka Jett Pace. His new album is Delirium, a sensitive mind-altering chill wave stream-consciousness that is sure to enhance your creativity. Next, we travel back to the 30s and […]

Listen now!   The Rivals   John Emmet is a Vancouver-based actor who has appeared in numerous shows including “Supernatural”, “Sanctuary”, “Smallville” “Fringe” “The Killing” among countless others. He also has appeared on the big screen in “American Mary” and “If I Stay”. He has also appeared on stage at the Globe Theatre in Stratford […]

Listen now!   Snoop & Hennessy: On The Rocks   On this week’s show, I speak with Canadian actress and musician Jill Hennessy. Her TV roles include ADA Claire Kincaid on “Law & Order”, Jordan Cavanaugh in “Crossing Jordan”, as well as appearances in” Luck”, “Jo”, and currently, “Madame Secretary”. She has appeared in such […]

Listen now!   Science and Star Wars!   On this week’s show I speak with perpetual student, David Christopher, a PhD Candiate in Cinema Studies at the University of Victoria, who also happens to be a mega fan of Star Wars, of which he is trying to get Star Wars cinema class on the agenda […]

Listen now!   Classically Analogue!   Today, we speak with longtime member of the Vancouver Bach Choir, Winnie Nowell, who talks about her love of singing and chamber music, the history of Christmas hymnals and the popularity of Bach, Handel and other baroque artists. Also, how has her singing helped her budding acting career? David […]

Listen now!   A Multitude of Music!   We’re live in Mission at the Fraser Valley Audio Artistry Series at BadCat Pro Media Studios and MNET Radio featuring singer-songwriters Matt Mccrae and Rebecca Sichon. Matt Maccrae is all of 22 and recently released his first album – “Live EP @ August Studios”, which was recorded in […]

Listen now!   A Musical Revolution!   I was invited to attend a press conference in which Neil Young himself launched PonoMusic in Canada. What is Pono? The PonoPlayer is essentially an iPod for analogue music. It plays high-quality, hi-res, uncompressed music files, featuring the multi-layering the artist recorded in studio. Sort of like a […]

Listen now!   It’s a Revolution   Naji Abu Nowar is an English-born Jordanian filmmaker whose debut feature Theeb, is Jordan’s official entry for Best Foreign Language at the Oscars and won Best Director at the Venice Film Festival. It features non-professional actors comprised mainly of Bedouins and takes place during the Ottoman Empire of […]