The YVR Screen Scene Podcast

Pat Mastroianni played Joey Jeremiah on Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High (and, later, on Degrassi: The Next Generation ). The pre-Internet incarnations of Degrassi – all shot on location in Toronto-area schools – built a massive fanbase for tackling topics that weren’t being broached anywhere else on children’s television: interracial dating; sexual violence and child abuse; teen suicide; dr...

You’d be forgiven for not associating Brent Butt with Vancouver, and instead picturing him behind the counter of a gas station in Dog River, Saskatchewan, AKA the setting for Corner Gas, the iconic comedy series turned movie turned animated series. But the road to Dog River includes some significant stops in Vancouver, and Brent remains a mainstay of the Vancouver film and television scene. In thi...

The inimitable Sachin Sahel (Eric Jackson on The 100 ) returns to the YVR Screen Scene Podcast to talk about Big COVID Feelings, saying goodbye to The 100 (and what it means to him to have had a character named “Sachin” in his honour), why Darkseid is the best/worst supervillain, and his strategies to be an effective ally in the ongoing social justice revolution. Episode sponsor: UBCP/ACTRA

Actress Lisa Durupt is a queen of Christmas movies, an empress of the quirky corner, and a venerated dramatic powerhouse. Since her breakout role as the villainous Shandra in Mark McKinney’s Less Than Kind – which earned her a Gemini nomination and multiple Leo noms – Lisa has thrived in network, studio, and indie projects like Preggoland , Sunnyhearts Community Centre , Murder, She Baked , Heartl...

Much of the work in filmmaker Karen Lam’s filmography can be described as unsettling and weirdly empowering, and her latest film is all this and more. Karen’s newest feature film is The Curse of Willow Song , and it’s screening online and in-cinema this month as part of the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival. The Curse of Willow Song tells the story of Willow (played by Valerie Tian), a yo...

Director David Milchard and actors Christina Sicoli and Ben Cotton drop by the YVR Screen Scene Podcast studio to discuss their audacious new film, F*cking Idiots . The feature film – which also stars Stephen Lobo and Sara Canning and was written by Kris Elgstrand ( Songs She Wrote About People She Knows ) – tells the story of a broke married couple (Christina and Ben) who visit a rich friend (Ste...

Filmmaker Loretta Todd reflects on her long journey to bring the film adaptation of Eden Robinson’s cherished novel Monkey Beach to the big screen. The eagerly anticipated feature film – which opens the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival, and then screens throughout – follows a young woman as she returns to her family in Kitimaat Village to save her brother from a tragic fate she’s foresee...

Producer and showrunner Joseph Mallozzi ( Stargate SG-1 , Stargate Atlantis , Stargate Universe , Dark Matter , Utopia Falls ) joins Sabrina Furminger for a rollicking and informative interview covering a wide range of topics, including: the legacy and future of Stargate (and the meaning behind “Five Chevrons Locked”); what he learns about storytelling and fandom from hanging out in Reddit forums;...

Giles Panton is Iron Man. No really! The busy voice actor can currently be heard voicing Iron Man in Marvel Battleworld: Mystery of the Thanostones . He also voiced Tarzan in Tarzan and Jane , and Clay Moorington in Nexo Knights , and can be heard in Max Steel , Last Kids on Earth , and the iconic My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic . Outside of the voice booth, Giles played Billy Turner, the Mini...

Philip Granger is an actor, producer, and educator based in Vancouver. His IMDb filmography goes on for miles, and includes Walt in Neon Rider , Coach Kolaski in Madison , Supernatural , Caprica , Rogue , and Winston in the highly underrated and gone-too-soon Ghost Wars . He won a Gemini Award for his performance in Neon Rider and a 2019 Leo Award for his work opposite Richard Harmon in Jon Silver...

Inimitable actress Marci T. House talks about her upcoming role in Julie and The Phantoms , #covidlife, stage acting vs. screen acting vs. architecture, the many ways in which CBC’s Strange Empir e was ahead of its time, and why she stays in Vancouver. Episode sponsor: UBCP/ACTRA

Beloved Vancouver actress Lynda Boyd ( Republic of Doyle ; Tin Star ) talks plastic surgery, tattoos, mental health in the age of COVID-19, navigating an industry that doesn’t always value a woman’s worth, acting opposite Victor Garber, Sara Canning, and Diane Keaton, and what Allan Hawco really thought of her attempt at a Newfoundland accent. Also: singing and lasagna! Episode sponsor: UBCP/ACTRA

Stephen Lobo’s filmography is populated by characters who, despite being wildly different from each other, are nearly identical in how hard they fight for what they want: earnest Dev on Arctic Air ; take-no-prisoners Kellog on Continuum ; womanizing head chef Ramir on Godiva’s . It’s something that Stephen himself has exemplified since his very first time on stage in a community theatre production...

Actor Richard Harmon ( The 100 ) and filmmaker Jon Silverberg swing by the YVR Screen Scene Podcast to pull back the curtain on Woodland , an atmospheric and terrifying thriller about a down and out photographer named Jake (played by Richard) who is haunted by bad decisions and takes a job at a winter lodge up in a secluded part of Haida Gwaii. Jake’s employer is Sparky, a kind-hearted roughneck p...

Lexa Doig is known around the world for playing ass-kicking characters on beloved genre shows. She played the Andromeda Ascendent on Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda , an android and warship who didn’t like running from a fight, and was Sonya Valentine on Continuum , one of the Liber8 future terrorists. She appeared on Arrow as former member of the League of Assassins Talia al Ghul, and stole her shar...

Director Shannon Kohli, actor Raylene Harewood and producer Jon Ornoy visit the YVR Screen Scene Podcast to dish on All Joking Aside, a dramatic feature film set in the world of stand-up comedy. All Joking Aside is Shannon’s directorial debut (although she’s no novice director; she’s won awards and acclaim for directing episodic television like Supergirl, Riverdale, Motherland: Fort Salem, and The...

Filmmakers Luna Ferguson and Florian Halbedl visit the YVR Screen Scene Podcast to discuss Henry’s Heart, their short film that screens this month at the 2020 Vancouver Queer Film Festival. In Henry’s Heart, a man named Henry awakens in an overgrown field and travels through a nostalgic reflection of his life by reliving moments of his past loves. Legendary actor Lorne Cardinal – best known to peo...

Gwynyth Walsh portrayed B’Etor – one of the iconic, scheming Duras sisters – on Star Trek: The Next Generation , but she’s more than that one powerful role. The Vancouver actress is an accomplished, award-winning actress with a diverse and impressive filmography. Her credit list includes animation, science fiction, heavy drama, Christmas movies, rom-coms, crime procedurals, mysteries, and everythi...

Fiona Forbes is a Vancouver media icon and veteran broadcaster who has interviewed more than 30,000 celebrities and newsmakers over the course of her career. Fiona hosted Urban Rush – later The Rush – on Shaw Television, before hosting the aptly titled talker, Fiona Forbes . She is currently senior creative producer and host for Hubcast Media. In this entertaining and fascinating conversation, Fio...

Showrunner Simon Barry returns to the YVR Screen Scene Podcast for a joyful and revealing conversation about Warrior Nun . Ten episodes of Warrior Nun dropped on Netflix on July 2, and almost immediately it became everyone’s newest obsession. The show is based on the comic book series Warrior Nun Areala by comic book artist Ben Dunn and tells the story of the Order of the Cruciform Sword, a fictio...

Actor-playwright-columnist Omari Newton returns to the YVR Screen Scene Podcast to talk about the psychology of anti-maskers, dismantling white supremacy in the local film and television industry, being #40AF, and his upcoming podcast. Also: why does he choose to remain in Vancouver, and is the MCU’s Erik Killmonger a villain? Episode sponsor: UBCP/ACTRA

The Order star Louriza Tronco reflects on Gabrielle Dupres’ wild season two story arc – including mauling the character played by her IRL BFF Sarah Grey and cozying up to Randall (played by Adam DiMarco) – and her own identity as a Filipino Canadian actress. Also: should Gabrielle feel guilty for what she did while Midnight was in control? All this – and a spirited round of Favourite Things – in E...

Pop the champagne! The YVR Screen Scene Podcast is officially 100 episodes old – and for this epic podcasting milestone, we assembled an epic group of epic past guests for one epically epic episode (deserving of ALL of the “epics” in the preceding sentence): Amanda Tapping , Michael Eklund , Nicole Oliver , and Sharon Taylor . Over mid-morning, midweek mimosas, this remarkable quartet of #BCFilm i...

We’ve packed two interviews into our milestone 99th episode! First up is a fascinating and wide-ranging catch-up with actor-producer John Cassini. John – who was recently nominated for three Leo Awards for acting – discusses his recent spate of passion projects (including Daughter and Volition ), sharing screen-time with his brother Frank and wife Jenn MacLean Angus, and creating art in the age of...

Netflix’s The Order is the epic, gory, sexy, emotional, and weirdly funny tale of two competing secret societies on a university campus: the titular Order, dedicated to practicing and protecting magic, and the Knights of St. Christopher, who are wisecracking, hard-drinking werewolves sworn to stamp out bad magic. The Order returned for its highly anticipated second season in June 2020, and in this...