The Firecracker Department with Naomi Snieckus

Our guest this week is brilliant human, actor, writer, dog mom, SARAH MCVIE! You know Sarah from her hilarious role as Val on Workin' Moms and in the latest season of The Handmaid's Tale. She's also an award-winning theatre actor and writer! For this chat, she stopped by my place while she was in LA, but we're actually neighbours in Toronto! She has a beautiful Bichon Frise Shih Tzu named Coco, an...

Our guests (plural!) on the podcast this week are coming to you LIVE from the launch of our LA chapter at the Impro Theatre in Los Angeles!  We hosted a fierce panel of LA comedians led by Naomi @snieckus, including Alana Johnston, Madi Goff, and Katie Thomas, in front of our first-ever live firecracker audience! This hilarious panel of ladies talk candidly about building your own reputation, Mary...

Our guest this week is producer, writer, director AISLING CHIN-YEE! We met up during a super crazy festival schedule, and I feel so lucky that we got to make time for each other. Her directorial feature film debut, THE REST OF US, premiered at TIFF in 2019, and now is coming out in U.S. theatres and on V-O-D on February 14th starring Heather Graham, Sophie Nélisse, and Jodi Balfour. She's produced...

Chantal Kreviazuk is has rattled the charts, radio stations and now, our minds. Join the Firecracker Core team as they discuss her amazing interview and the topics of resilience, fear and standing up for what you believe in. This episode includes core team members Naomi @snieckus Emily @emchurchill AJ @atotheje and Sydney @sydney_neilson as we talk about the Chantal Kreviazuk episode! Let us know...

This week's BONUS guest is Lorraine D'Alessio! She's an international immigration lawyer and we spoke at TIFF! We talk about her journey through sports, modeling, advocacy, becoming a lawyer, surviving cancer, running her own law firm, what inclusivity means, and of course, corsets and Joan of Arc! We talked about so much, because this firecrackEr has done SO! MANY! THINGS! We cannot wait for you...

This week's guest is songstress Chantal Kreviazuk! This fierce ball of fire has been making music for herself and the world for decades, and she's so authentically herself... I've been waiting to share this with you for so long! She has a new Christmas album (tisn't it always the season?!) and documentary with her husband Raine Maida of 20 years (!!!), directed by firecracker Annie Bradley called...

Catch up with our firecracker core team members Naomi @snieckus Emily @emchurchill AJ @atotheje and Sydney @sydney_neilson as we talk about the Caitlin Cronenberg episode! Let us know what resonated with you too! Reach out anytime @firecrackerdept, and find this awesome Aftershow in FULL over on our Youtube channel! Come say hey!

This week's guest is the insanely talented photographer & director CAITLIN CRONENBERG! We talked about how to bribe your children, needing to be at 100%, growing up on set, list-making, the "highlight of your career," visualizing your goal, loving control, and more. @CaitCronenberg is a total boss that's shot COUNTLESS iconic photos including Drake's much-memed "Views" album cover, plus everyone f...

Naomi Snieckus moderates a panel of four female food & drink entrepreneurs, hosted by Pioneering Women.

This week's guest is actor AMANDA CREW! Right now you can see her on Silicon Valley in its FINAL season now on HBO! I met Amanda at an ACTRA panel last year and we were fast friends. We talk about shit talking yourself, social media, the best/worst way of meeting Ryan Gosling, dark humour, writing, directing, dogs, therapy, boundaries, *takes breath* aaand even more! Listen & let us know what stuc...

Catch up with our firecracker core team members Naomi @snieckus Emily @emchurchill AJ @atotheje and Winnie @wonder_wong as we talk about the Allana Harkin episode! Let us know what resonated with you too! Reach out anytime @firecrackerdept, and find this awesome Aftershow in full over on our Youtube channel! Come say hey! Find Allana on social @AllanaHarkin.

This week's guest is actor, writer, director, ALLANA HARKIN! She's a producer and correspondent for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (recently renewed for SEASON FIVE!) , director of the short film The Godmother, a queen of improv, playwriting, acting, and more... this woman has so much to share and it was SO GREAT to really dig in in this chat! We talk about premature mom-casting, Oprah, playwritin...

Catch up with our firecracker core team members Naomi @snieckus Emily @emchurchill AJ @atotheje and Deanna @deanna_moffitt as we talk about the Jessica Ellis episode! Let us know what resonated with you too! Reach out anytime @firecrackerdept, and find this awesome Aftershow in full over on our Youtube channel! Come say hey! Find Jessica on social media @baddestmamajama.

Hey Firecrackers! I met up with writer/director Jessica Ellis in LA just a few weeks ago. We had this chat right before the premiere of her debut feature What Lies West . We got into SO many things! Seasonal creativity, LA, connecting to nature, open heart surgery (!!!), first time director feels, anxiety, chronic pain, crowdfunding, Twitter, and AHHhhjjjgkkg just so much more! Such a quotable epi...

Catch up with our firecracker core team members Naomi @snieckus Emily @emchurchill AJ @atotheje and Sydney @sydney_neilson as we talk about the hilarious Jann Arden episode, how family shapes who you become, JANN on CTV, "becoming a person," slogan dads, casual bisexual icons, and more! Let us know what resonated with you too! Reach out anytime @firecrackerdept, and find this awesome Aftershow in...

Hey Firecrackers! I spoke with Canadian Queen, singer-songwriter, author, podcaster, actor, Jann Arden LIVE! at the YYC Comedy festival in Calgary a few months ago in May, and it was such an amazing, in-depth conversation to be able to share with an audience (and her dog Midi!). And now we finally get to share it with you! We talk about personal expectations, fears about acting, fighting for Calga...

Welcome to the new Firecracker AFTER SHOW chat!

Hey Firecrackers! We're celebrating Schitt's Creek's EMMY NOMINATIONS (!!!!!!) this week with an update on Annie Murphy! She's amazing as Alexis Rose on Schitt's Creek, now up for a bunch of Emmys, a first for Pop TV and SUCH a big win for the cast and the show! Love when Netflix spreads a show like wildfire to the masses! (Not usually a good thing....but in this case it is!!) Refresh your love fo...

Hey Firecrackers! This week we're celebrating none other than Dani Kind! You may have already heard this ep, but it's one of our FAVOURITES (and she is having an AMAZING 2019)! Enjoy this double dose of Dani Kind, and catch the new FD Aftershow about this episode next Friday (July 12!) on IGTV and YouTube. Now you might know Dani from her role on CBC's 'Workin' Moms' or perhaps as Mercedes Gardner...

Hey Firecrackers! I got to speak with the legendary Mary Walsh (This Hour Has 22 Minutes, The Grand Seduction, Hatching, Matching and Dispatching) during Canadian Screen Week 2019 in Toronto, thanks to @TheCdnAcademy. She received the Earle Grey Award for lifetime achievement in TV, and had some stellar sentiments about aging and "embracing your third act" (which you can catch more of online in he...

In this week's episode Naomi Snieckus sits down with Gabrielle Rose at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival to discuss her extensive acting career, aging in the entertainment industry, choosing projects for her artistic interest, and learning lessons from every struggle and downfall she's ever encountered. For more on Gabrielle follow her on Twitter @GabrielleRose79. If you loved this epis...

Renee Beaulieu's film credits include Les Salopes (2018), Adrien (2015), Le Vide (2011), Coupable (2010), Qui (2008), and Le Ring (2007). Welcome Firecrackers! In this episode Naomi Snieckus interviews director, writer, and filmmaker, Renee Beaulieu at the Toronto International Film Festival. Take a listen as Renee talks about her creative process, the incredible films she's made, and following he...

Welcome back Firecrackers! In this episode Naomi Snieckus chats with the incredible Kate Drummond. Kate is multi-talented actor, director, producer, and writer with an extensive list of credits. Naomi and Kate take a moment to chat at the Toronto International Film Festival about Kate's transition from being a full time elementary school teacher to full time actor, her venture to LA, and following...

Carolina's film credits include Ever After (2018), Wanja (2015), Runner (2013), & Heroes (2012). Hey firecrackers tune in to this awesome podcast episode featuring Swedish born and Berlin based writer-director, Carolina Hellsgard. Host, Naomi Snieckus, and Carolina chat during TIFF where her latest feature, Ever After (Endzeit) was screening. Talk about awesome! Snieckus and Hellsgard dive into th...