Talkingbooksandstuff's podcast

Colleen is a vocalist/pianist raised on a farm in Saskatchewan.  At the age of 20 Colleen joined a group of 5 called "Sahara", played the Wurlizter piano as well as singing. She paused music at 24, was married, had two children, and then picked up where she left off at the age of 35.  Over the past 30 years Colleen has performed for Telemiracle TV fundraisers, Prairieland Exhibition's Blue Garter...

Rob is an Ottawa based writer, editor, publisher, and critic. They discuss the book of sentences

Dennis and Charlie talk about Charlie's book "Dangerous Memory", in which Charlie does a major re-think of the political shifts of the 1980s, a decade of greed

Dennis discusses her book, "I Think We've Been Here Before" --a family is shaken when they receive news of a terminal illness, and that humanity will be rendered extinct in months. 

Men Without Hats is a Canadian new wave and synth-pop band, from Montreal, QC. Known for Safety Dance and Pop Goes the World, they are characterized by the baritone voice of Ivan Doroschuk, and their elbaorate use of synth.

Sara Winokur is a geneticist, researcher, and author. Her historical fiction and cultural thrillers embody elements of DNA and forensic science, as she has a Ph. D. in molecular genetics. They talk about her book Ivory Bones, when Icelandic forensic geneticist Brynja Pálsdóttir, haunted by her family's dark legacy, is drawn into the search for the missing Lewis Chessmen, she becomes a pawn in an a...

Dennis talks about Charity Trickett Is Not So Glamorous, a semi-autobiographical novel based on the author's time working in the film industry in Vancouver and Los Angeles.

 Eve Lazarus

Dennis interviews Ed Willes about hockey and books and hockey books

Dennis meets with  Tom Wayman.

Tong Ge was born and raised in China and moved to Canada in 1988. She began writing the China China trilogy in 2004 with the first book: The House Filler. Although she was challenged by learning to write in English and by her long- term disability, she persevered and since 2012 has published poetry and prose in English and Chinese in publications such as Prism, Ricepaper, Flow, Canadian Stories, a...

Dennis speaks to Candace Macphie - author of the Back in a Year Series 

  Saskatoon's city archivist Jeff O'Brien .

Revered science reporter and radio host Bob McDonald has devoted his career to turning our attention away from everyday perspectives and outward to the vast, intricate wonders of our planet and universe. Now, in this revealing and captivating memoir, he looks within, offering an intimate view of the path that brought him from a blue-collar background to his long-standing role as Canada's foremost...

David Roche is an inspirational humorist, keynote speaker and performer who has transformed the challenges and gifts of living with a facial difference into a compelling message that uplifts and delights audiences around the world. With the publication of his first book, The Church of 80% Sincerity, he is also an author.

Adelle Purdham is a writer, teacher, and parent disability advocate. She holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing from the University of King's College and is a writing instructor at Trent University. 

In her new book, Cross offers practical and hopeful ideas for how each of us can engage in the vital work of eradicating intimate partner violence. This is a call to action for the all-of-society, revolutionary response to gender-based violence needed to build communities that are safe and healthy for everyone.

Ron Base has written and produced a number of screenplays. A former journalist, magazine writer, and movie critic, Base spent four years in Los Angeles researching and writing" Magic Man." He now lives in Montreal with his family. 

Dennis interviews Thomas F Pedersen about his book, "The Carbon Tax Question", described as "A timely and insightful exploration of the implementation and impact of British Columbia's carbon tax, delving into the political and economic considerations behind the tax, and addressing misconceptions."

Rebecca Hendricks is a writer and author of the new novel Hound Dogged. Rebecca has made a career doing accounting and Judicial Assistant work, but her passion has always been writing and creating colorful and exciting stories. Starting at a young age, Rebecca could be found in her room, spending countless hours writing stories in long hand or typing her work with one finger on her father's antiqu...

Gitz is a Canadian Indigenous Author, Actor, Activist and Youth Educator.  His debut novel, 'Secret of the Stars' is quickly heating up and has caught the attention of national and international media such as the CBC and Australia's Indigenous Radio Station. 

Chase Joynt is a Canadian filmmaker, writer, video artist, actor, and professor. He attracted acclaim as co-director with Aisling Chin-Yee of the documentary film No Ordinary Man (2020), and as director of the film Framing Agnes (2022). He won two awards at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival for his work on the latter. In 2024, Joynt received a nomination for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize fo...

Dennis interviews Scott Ryan about his book Last Decade of Cinema, where Scott argues that the 1990s was the last decade in which films were made for grownups, with complex, adult-based plots, nuanced characters, and meaningful themes.

Wren makes literature, performances, and exhibitions. His books include Revenge Fantasies of the Politically Dispossessed ; Polyamorous Love Song (finalist for the Fence Modern Prize in Prose and a Globe and Mail best book of 2014); Rich and Poor (finalist for the Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction and a Globe and Mail best book of 2016); and Authenticity is a Feeling.

Don Butler is back, as the author of the 2024 novel, Norman's Conquest