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Actress, writer, producer & funny person Grace Glowicki talks exploring trauma and anxiety in her surrealist horror comedy Tito, and what it was like playing a male-identifying character. We talk quarantine, independent filmmaking, and yes, we talk about Carmilla. Subscribe to Endeavours on Spotify, Apple, Google, Overcast, Breaker, Radio Public Social @EndeavoursRadio www.endeavoursmedia.com

Andorra. Population 77 000. The tiny country in the Pyrenees was the epicentre of a bizarre financial crime involving its main bank BPA. This twisted true crime tale involves the countries of Spain, France, Russia, China, USA, and Venezuela. Filmmaker Eric Merola breaks it all down in The Andorra Hustle. It is available on Amazon Prime starting September 4th. Subscribe to Endeavours on Spotify, Go...

Author Andrew Pyper loves a good ghost story. In fact, he was researching haunted places when he came across perhaps the greatest story of all; The White House. In his new novel The Residence, Pyper delves into the mystery surrounding newly elected President Franklin Pierce and his wife Jane, who move in following the death of their oldest son - and last remaining child - Benny.  It's a story...

Singer-songwriter Haley Blais talks her debut studio album Below The Salt , and how a line about ET - one of her favourite films - inspired her song Rob The Original. She also explains her decisions to bring on producers Tennis and Louise Burns. Emma Donoghue is the award-winning author of Room and The Wonder, the former of which was also turned into an Academy Award-winning film, netting Donoghue...

Larsen Thompson is an actress, model, dancer and influencer with 100K followers on youtube as well as over 680K on instagram. On film, she portrays the title character in Pearl, a bold new drama from writer-director Bobby Roth in which she plays opposite Anthony Lapaglia. We also talk about social media, faith, and the changing standards of young hollywood. Subscribe to Endeavours on Spotify, Appl...

Ren & Stimpy was - and is - one of the most iconic animated shows of all time. Originally airing on Nickelodeon, it hasted five seasons. But production was problematic, mainly due to the show's mercurial, some would psychotic creator John Kricfalusi, aka John K. The conflict became so heated that John K was fired from his own show after sesaon. But he was hiding a much darker secret. In Happy...

Ron Hawkins is not who you think he is. He has released 18 albums, including five solo records, as well as with bands Lowest of the Low and The Do Good Assassins. With the latter, they are putting out the new album 246, which was recorded on a 4-track cassette and includes a stop motion animated video for the single Teenage Insurrection . Ron also talks about his work as a painter and his lov...

Chances are, you have Richard Riehle in something, probably many things. Whether it is memorable role in the iconic cult film Office Space or playing Rob Schneider's dad in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo. He has worked with a who's who of Hollywood including Johnny Depp, Mel Gibson, Betty White, Rob Zombie, David Spade, and Jennifer Aniston (twice!). His new film is the comic-horror-thriller Limbo , f...

Jesse Thistle is a Métis-Cree-Scot Ph. D. Candidate in the History program at York University in Toronto, he also teaches there as an assistant professor where he is working on theories of intergenerational and historic trauma of the Métis people. This work, which involves reflections on his own previous struggles with addiction and homelessness, has been recognized as having a wide impact on both...

Actress Scottie Thompson on lockdown in Virginia, working in television, playing law enforcement, working on 12 Monkeys, and her angelic role in the new film "Limbo" . Subscribe to Endeavours on Spotify, Apple, Google, Overcast, Breaker, RadioPublic, Pocket cast Socials: EndeavoursRadio web: endeavoursmedia.com

Preston Lauterbach is a music journalist, author and former visiting scholar at Rhodes College, known for his books Bluff City, Beale Street Dynasty, and The Chitlin Circuit,   which was a Wall Street Journal and Boston Globe book of the year. He is the co-author of Brother Robert: Growing Up With Robert Johnson , which is co-written by Annye C. Anderson, step-sister to the legendary blues mu...

Francesca Ferrando is Adjunct Assistant Professor of Philosophy at NYU-Liberal Studies, New York University, USA. A leading voice in the field of Posthuman Studies and founder of the NY Posthuman Research Group, she is the recipient of numerous honours and recognitions. Her book - The Philosophical Posthuman - is now out in paperback.  Subscribe to Endeavours on Spotfiy, Apple, Google, Breake...

Nathanael Chadwick has worked both in front of and behind the camera as an actor, gaffer, key grip and composer. He has his first starring role in The Last Porno Show, available on Vimeo starting July 31st. Zack Bernbaum is a writer and director known for And Now a Word From Our Sponsor, Cold Deck and Dancing Dogs of Dombrova. His newest short film, The Announcement , premieres August 4th on Vimeo...

As an actress, Romola Garai has appeared in such film as Atonement, Last Days on Mars and One Day. Her debut as writer-director Amulet, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was released on July 24th. Kacey Rohl is a Canadian actress who has appeared in several shows including The Killing, Hannibal, Arrow,  Wayward Pines, The Magicians, Caprica, V, Supernatural and The X-Files. She star...

Marc Levin is filmmaker who has mainly worked in the field of documentary. His projects include Brick City, Chasing The Thunder, Chicagoland, and Street Time. He has also dabbled in narrative films including Brooklyn Babylon,  Whiteboyz , and the iconic seminal film Slam, co-written by and starring Saul Williams. Marc's latest film looks Stockton, California's mayor Michael Tubbs, a progressi...

Magda Apanowicz is a Canadian actress who has appeared in such fare as Caprica, Continuum, The Andromeda Strain, The Mentalist, Motive, The Magicians, Canadian institution Supernatural, as well as a recurring role in season 2 of Netflix' You. She may be best known for her role as Andy Jensen in the beloved ABC series Kyle XY. She has been seen in the films The Butterfly Effect, Green Inferno, and...

Hawksley Workman is a Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and occasional actor. He has released 11 full-length albums and several EPs in his 21 year career. His latest - Less Rage More Tears - will be out later this year. The album's lead single - Just a Dream - is now online. He also talks about livestreaming during quarantine, and writing songs about people's pe...

Precious Chong is an actress and writer and the daughter of Canadian comedy icon Tommy Chong. A performer in her own right, Precious has appeared in L..A. Confidential, Pearl Harbor, According To Spencer, Flashpoint, Playing It Cool, Luba, Running With Violet, and Trailer Park Boys: Don't Legalize It. Behind the scenes, she has written and directed the short films Giving Grace and The Intern. Now,...

Jared Cohn is an independent writer, director, and editor, who has made over 30 films since 2009. His latest, delves into the genre of the music biopic with Street Survivors: The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash.  He talks about his love of the band, having the real-life Artimus Pyle involved, and the legal lawsuits that tied up the film.

Paula Brancati is a Canadian actress and producer who has appeared on such hit shows as Degrassi, Being Erica, Heartland, Murdoch Mysteries, Doc, Kevin Hill, Painkiller Jane, and Workin' Moms. Her film credits include Cold Creek Manor and Sadie's Last Days On Earth, which she also produces. She produces and co-stars in the new film From The Vine , opposite Wendy Crewson and Joe Pantoliano. The fil...

Rodney V. Smith is president of the Independent Web Creators of Canada, a non-profit responsible for many projects including the TO WebFest which runs until July 13th. He talks about pivoting, the future of web content, and why the festival included podcasts. Joe Pantoliano is a renowned character actor who has appeared over 150 film, tv and stage productions including the Bad Boys trilogy, The Ma...

Sue Williams is a documentary filmmaker whose previous includes Death by Design, as well as numerous films about China. Her latest effort is   Denise Ho: Becoming The Song which follows the cantopop superstar an pro-democracy activist during the Hong Kong protests. The interview discusses civil rights, similarities between Hong Kong and BLM, and what the west gets wrong about the east.

Dawn Porter is documentary filmmaker whose previous work includes Gideon's Army, Spies of Mississippi, and Trapped. Her latest is John Lewis: Good Trouble, a profile of legendary long-time congressman and civil rights activist Rep. John Lewis. Are there similarities between the 60s civil rights marches and the BLM protests currently happening? Dawn Porter breaks it all down. Subscribe to Endeavour...

Mike Mayhall is an Emmy Award-nominated actor, writer, and director. He would call himself a storyteller. He recently wrapped season two on A House Divided and Bronx SIU , the latter of which was nominated for three Daytime Emmy Awards including one for Mayhall himself for directing. Both shows currently air on Urban Movie Channel. Mike also talks about multitasking, wearing many simultaneously, a...