The Raw Diaries

December 26th 2024 – We broadcast a new recording of A Hot Box by Jay Hamburger – A Hot Box is a play written by Jay in the 90s and is a light comedic call to action inspired by his participation in the Clayoquot sound demonstrations. It is a call to action, and speaks to community organizing. A cut in half shortened version of the play was featured as part of the recent “Keep It Raw Cabaret” in N...

ARTS RATIONAL Thursday October 31, 10pm - 11pm Live Broadcast Co-op Radio CFRO 100.5FM Gerry Kowalenko regularly hosts interviews and commentary on the local arts scene. For tonight’s program, at 10pm, Gerry offers a special Festival hour – ”Ode to Jay” – to honour the late Jay Hamburger, longtime host with Arts Rational and the Raw Diaries on Co-op Radio. John McGie and Jacques Lalonde, two forme...

Tonight, April 12 at 9pm, we will broadcast one final new episode of Jay's radio program The Raw Diaries on Vancouver Co-op Radio 100.5 FM. The episode is a tribute to the late Jay Hamburger -  The episode will include his poetry, music he loved (inlcuding original TITR produced work) and an interview with Jay talking about his life with his brother Richard and son Sylvan.  The Raw Diaries was cre...

This is the second half of Jay’s interview with the “Gumboot Guys” released on the Raw Diaries earlier this month on March 8th in Raw Diaries Ep36. This is the final interview Jay recorded at Co-op Radio earlier this year and something he was piecing together for broadcast.    The hour will be hosted by Sylvan Hamburger and will feature the second part of Jay’s discussion with “Gumboot Guys” Paul...

Tonight March 8, 2024 at 9:00 PM on CFRO 100.5 FM’s The Raw Diaries – Jay will feature the first of a two part broadcast with interviewing four contributors to a newly published book “The Gumboot Guys”, a follow-up to “ The Gumboot Girls” and  “ Dancing in Gumboots .” This third collection also chronicles stories and lives of another diverse group of young people in the 1970s who “answered the cal...

Tonight at 10:00 PM on the Arts Rational, Jay interviews Nicholas Hamburger tonight on CFRO 100.5 FM on the dial. Nick discusses his published work, including his experiences while living in Marseilles and writing about the World Cup, his creative projects, and his current social work as well as his creative process and influences. Check it out live in the Jay’s Arts Rational and The Raw Diaries A...

Tonight on the February 9th Raw Diaries program Jay will interview Sylvan Hamburger and discuss a collaborative print-making project “The House of 9 Dragons: Community, Family, Heritage” featuring the artists Love Intersections (David Ng & Jen Sungshine), Sylvan Hamburger, in collaboration with the Lim Sai Hor Kow Mock Benevolent Association. The exhibition is on display at the Massy Gallery (...

Tonight on the first Raw Diaries program of 2024, we will feature a unique interview between Jay and Ivar Potter of the UK. Ivar is an 88-year-old farmer and hotel pub owner who relates some fascinating stories and agricultural anecdotes from throughout the 20th century. It is truly a ‘voice seldom heard’ on the radio tonight on the Raw Diaries. Also featured is the original poetry of Caspar Gell...

Jay's segment on the Arts Rational November 30th features an interview with Patricia June Vickers who is discussing HEALING JOURNEY: ART OF PATRICIA JUNE VICKERS - now showing at the DAL SCHINDELL GALLERY, Regents College, on the UBC campus The interview also features some brief comments from the exhibition curator Bradley Clements. The show also features the original poetry by Roberts Creek artis...

Tonight on the November 10th edition of The Raw Diaries at 9:00 pm we will re-run “Jack Benny Live at the Pantages” in honour of our dear friend Jason Logan Harris who sadly passed away October 2023. Jack Benny Live At the Pantages was written by Jason Logan. It was part of the original 13 Carnegie Radio Play Project of 2003 with a cast from predominately the seven-year Carnegie Theatre Workshop c...

On Thursday November 2nd at 9:00 PM on CFRO 100.5 FM Jay will preview some more artists from the 20th Heart of the City Festival. Jay will interview members from the Carnegie Dance Troupe, coordinated by Rianne Svelnis. The troupe is performing a free show on Sunday November 5th at the SFU Woodwards. More info: https://www.kjdance.ca/now/ensemble Jay also interviews Shon Wong and Elwin Xie about S...

Tonight at 9:00 PM on CFRO 100.5 FM Jay will interview Ryan Sudds about his documentary Stop the Sweeps being shown as part of the 20th Heart of the City Festival on November 4th. Stop the Sweeps chronicles the violent decampments of unhoused people in the DTES and subsequent community resistance against the ongoing state-sanctioned violence and neglect. This event is followed by an informal townh...

The October 13th Raw Diaries program on CFRO 100.5 FM at 9:00PM will feature a couple of rare field interviews for your listening enjoyment. First we have a feature recorded in the town of Silverton BC with Robin McNabb, Jason Clarke, and Donna Terrill. This is a family of three pioneer residents living in a small town in the Kootenays, BC. As one of the smallest towns in BC by area, Silverton has...

Tonight at 9:00 PM on the Raw Diaries program on CFRO 100.5 FM Vancouver Co-op Radio we will feature an interview with Hugo Lentze, a retired US Army officer who has been working with a number of Veteran's support NGO's over the years. It is a fascinating conversation and a perspective quite unlike anything featured on the Raw Diaries before. We also have a feature from Lesley Burrow of Chipping C...

Tonight at 10 PM on the Arts Rational program’s 2nd hour, Jay will interview King Anderson of Hornby Island. King Anderson is a radio broadcaster for Hornby Island’s station (CHFR 96.5, FM). King Anderson is also a painter, musician and an archivist. Jay discusses King’s long history of creating works and impressive archival collection of art shows over the decades in Vancouver. There are also thr...

The August 11th, 2023 The Raw Diaries program on CFRO 100.5 FM features an interview between Jay and Hornby Island Artist and Organic Farmer Elaine Savoie. Elaine speaks with Jay about growing up as a member of a pioneering family on Hornby, her unique colourful artistic endeavors, and pressing issues of water conservation on the island. We are also rebroadcasting part of an interview with Geoff B...

Tonight (!) on CFRO’s The Raw Diaries program we will feature the second part of an interview with Alan Twigg – Jay spoke with Alan last month about his book “Out of Hiding: Holocaust literature of British Columbia.” This second part interview features more in depth discussion about Alan’s literary career and work in BC and support of other BC based authors. This episode also features an interview...

The Village Girl and the Frog King by Paul Beckett and Mia Zhou. Presented is a fable about a Frog Kingdom land where a cold-blooded Frog King rules over his people without compassion, only to learn the folly of his ways, realizing there are greater rewards in life than the mere the fear and obedience of his subjects. This amphibious fairy tale play is inspired by traditional folk stories, with so...

This is the first part of a profile interview with Alan Twigg. Alan has been described as “BC’s leading man of letters.” Alan is an author and historian and a massive supporter of BC based writers. He is also a co-founder of BC Bookworld – an invaluable resource guide about BC books and authors. We speak with Alan about his recent book “Out of Hiding: Holocaust literature of British Columbia” as w...

Interview with sculptor, activist George Rammell, and featuring some readings of original poetry by Atty Gell. Broadcast on CFRO 100.5 FM 22:00 May 25, 2023.

Tonight on the Raw Diaries (May 12, 2023) Jay will speak again with Susan Bertoia. Susan is a Vancouver based commedia dell’arte theatre artist, teacher and performer. Jay and Susan speak in depth about her artistic practice, method and philosophies. Susan Bertoia will be doing a Commedia intensive July 17-21 at the Italian Cultural Centre, in Vancouver. There are spots still available. More info...

Tonight (April 14, 2023) on The Raw Diaries show on CFRO 100.5 FM on the dial, Vancouver Co-op Radio will feature an in depth interview with Rolf Maurer of People’s Co-op Books. Rolf is an instrumental member and manager of the bookstore and editor for many years of New Star Books. PCBS is one of the oldest operating bookstores in the city (since 1945) and the interview is a fascinating profile on...