This Black Bear Has 28 Minutes - A Kootenay Arts & Culture Podcast

On the final episode of this season we bring published authors to discuss their work as well as letting us hear some excerpts from their pieces! Join us to hear some of the finest work from our local authors! Please share the Black Bear Review's Facebook link with family and friends who might appreciate our work. https://www.facebook.com/blackbearreview/about

Hello Dear Listeners! On this episode we will taking you all on a journey through the ages to read the classic stories that have shaped us and literature today! Step with us into the Black Bear Time Machine and join us for a discussion through generations past! Host: Vlad Tanasescu Co-Host: Morrigan Bonegardener Please share the Black Bear Review's Facebook link with family and friends who mig...

Take a trip with us as we hear some stories from various cultures and writers around the globe! Host: Vlad Tanasescu Co-host: Elizabeth Nolasco Theme Music: “Kooteney Mystery” by Vlad Tanasescu Please Share the Black Bear Review’s Facebook Link with family and friends who might appreciate our work: https://www.facebook.com/blackbearreview/about

On today's episode we are showing off a few radio plays and an interview from last years creative writing class. Host: Vlad Tanasescu A big thank you to Alexandra Bryanton, Samuel Maffioli & Joaquin Salazar Leyva and Krista love for letting us show your work. Please Share the Black Bear Review’s Facebook Link with family and friends who might appreciate our work: https://www.facebook.com/b...

On this special episode we will be featuring our first year creative writing students showing us their wonderful works of poetry! We will also be having some discussions with them as well, talking about where they draw their inspiration and what their poetry means to them. Host - Vlad Tanasescu First Years: Jess Treijs Ana Cano Bates  Jordyn Baird  Logan Hale    Second Year interviewers: Elizabeth...

On today's episode we will be delving in to the fascinating world of the lesser known sub genres in literature. We will be talking about things like Cosmic Horror and Dark academia featuring some works like Call of Cthulhu or Solaris. Stay tuned to learn more about your favourite sub genre! Host - Vlad Tanasescu Podcast Producer - Vlad Tanasescu Co-Host - Elizabeth Nolasco Participants: Gabrielle...

On this episode of This Black Bear Has 28 Minutes we are going to be talking about our favourite characters and why we relate to them as readers. We will be having some characters from famous books and shows like The Martian and Game Of Thrones as well as plenty of other compelling ones as well. Why do we appreciate them, relate to them, maybe even make a fan club for them? Tune in to find out! Ho...

HOSTS Lazarus Reise and Jack Steer This episode contains: Conversations with Writers: An open discussion between guests from Selkirk College's second and first year creative writing students who are passionate about world building. What are their favourite examples of world building, what are the most important elements and some advice on how to world build. Readings: Vlad Tanasescu and Lazaru...

HOSTS Liam Borhaven and Jack Steer This episode contains: Interviews: Creative writing students Daelen Clark and Helen Patterson interview Selkirk College students on how they find themselves procrastinating. Conversations with Writers: An open discussion between guests from Selkirk College's second year creative writing class on procrastination. Do they procrastinate? How do they procrastinat...

HOSTS Daelen Clark and Helen Patterson This episode contains: Conversations with Writers: An open discussion between guests from Selkirk College's second year creative writing class on finding and building writing communities. Have they found any before? Are they a part of any now? How do these communities help them in their writing? Fandoms as Writing Communities: Angelica Dale is interviewed...

HOSTS Angelica Dale and Daelen Clark This episode contains: Writer's Strike Interview: Helen Patterson interviews Jack Steer on the ending of the 2023 WGA strike. What were the issues? What were the concessions? What problems still persist? Conversations with Writers: An open discussion unfolds between many guests on their views on artificial intelligence in creative fields. How does it threat...

HOSTS Liam Borhaven and Helen Kissinger This episode contains: ~Spooky Stories Special~ Readings: Writers from Selkirk College's second year creative writing class came up with spooky prompts and wrote some poems and short stories based on them. Conversations With Writers: Writers from Selkirk College's second year creative writing class discuss what makes spooky stories and themes special...

HOSTS Angelica Dale and Helen Kissinger This episode contains: Readings: Writers Anne DeGrace, Josh Massey, Leesa Dean and Liam Borhaven were given a set of awkward and usual writing prompts to work with for 15 minutes. Here they are read and discussed. Teatime: a radio play written by Krista Love PRODUCTION CREDITS - PODCAST COLLECTIVE 2023-2024 Sound and Editing: Liam Borhaven Hosting: Angelica...

HOSTS Jennifer Hammersmark and Cas Haskins This episode contains: Conversations With Writers: At your age and stage, why did you decide to take a creative writing class? Featuring Angelica Dale, Bee Cummings, Maria Sofia Briceno Aleman, and Eden Tweed-Welch Poetry Readings by Angelica Dale, Bee Cummings, Maria Sofia Briceno Aleman, and Eden Tweed-Welch PRODUCTION CREDITS - PODCAST COLLECTIVE 2022-...

HOSTS Kendra Johnson and Katie Stolte This episode contains: Readings from this years’ edition of the Blackbear Review, featuring authors Greg Elliott, Leannah Fiddler, Lazarus Reise, Jennifer Hammersmark & Claire Fantus PRODUCTION CREDITS - PODCAST COLLECTIVE 2022-2023 Sound and Editing: Cas Haskins Hosting: Kendra Johnson and Katie Stolte Guests: Greg Elliott, author of I Am Of The Earth Lea...

HOSTS Jennifer Hammersmark and Liam Borhaven This episode contains: A conversation on graphic novels, featuring Aime Klassen, Renee Harper, and Nathan Wilkinson PRODUCTION CREDITS - PODCAST COLLECTIVE 2022-2023 Sound and Editing: Cas Haskins Hosting: Jennifer Hammersmark and Liam Borhaven Guests: Aime Klassen, Renee Harper, and Nathan Wilkinson Theme Music: excerpt from "Hocus Pocus" cou...

HOSTS Kendra Johnson and Katie Stolte This episode contains: Conversations With Writers: A conversation about the Nelson Poetry Slam, featuring Tia Shuster, Ellen Burt, and Ashley Laframboise, hosted by Kendra Johnson and Katie Stolte Poetry performances by Ashley Lamframboise, Ellen Burt, Tia Shuster and Katie Stolte PRODUCTION CREDITS - PODCAST COLLECTIVE 2022-2023 Sound and Editing: Cas Haskins...

HOSTS Terra-Mae Box and Kody Brunner This episode contains: Double Booked: A radio play written by Jaden Schulhauser Conversations With Writers: What is your writing process like? Hosted by Kendra Johnson PRODUCTION CREDITS - PODCAST COLLECTIVE 2022-2023 Sound and Editing: Cas Haskins Hosting: Terra-Mae Box and Kody Brunner Voices for Double Booked: Jaden Schulhauser, Oshi Spring, Cass Dunn, Leann...

HOSTS Jennifer Hammersmark and Claire Fantus This episode contains: Conversations With Writers: What is it like being a writer in America right now? Hosted by Kendra Johnson Poetry with MFA Students from Eastern Washington University PRODUCTION CREDITS - PODCAST COLLECTIVE 2022-2023 Sound and Editing: Cas Haskins Hosting: Jennifer Hammersmark and Claire Fantus Guests for Conversations With Writers...

HOSTS Jennifer Hammersmark and Claire Fantus This episode contains: A teaser for the interview with Raphael Akiba, the full interview can be found at https://blackbearreview.ca/ The Designer, a short fiction monologue by Oshi Spring Conversations With Writers: Do You Call Yourself A Writer? Hosted by Kendra Johnson PRODUCTION CREDITS - PODCAST COLLECTIVE 2022-2023 Sound and Editing: Cas Haskins Ho...

HOSTS Tressa Ford and Clayton Fenrick This episode contains: A Silent Meditation Retreat, a radio play by Clayton Fenrick The Latte, a radio play by Regan Inniss Poems from Unmentionables by Breanna Harwood PRODUCTION CREDITS - PODCAST COLLECTIVE 2021-2022 Geoff Gibbs: Sound and Editing Voices in A Silent Meditation Retreat by Clayton Fenrick, Cooper Husband and Neil Jacobsen Voices in The Latte b...

HOSTS Terra-Mae Box and Kody Brunner This episode contains: Interview with Terry Chui: Cat Cafes and Other Curiosities Street Encounter, a radio play by Tressa Ford A Toad Rock Story by John Huizinga PRODUCTION CREDITS - PODCAST COLLECTIVE 2021-2022 Geoff Gibbs: Sound and Editing Voices in Street Encounter by Tressa Ford, Soleil Lyon, Kathleen Cauley and Andrew Harris Theme Music: excerpt from "Ho...

HOSTS Tressa Ford and Kody Brunner This episode contains: Inspirational Poets: Milton Acorn, by Katie Dyck Dove Hill Rangers Versus the Kidd Creek Zombies, a radio play by Gwen Higgins The Last Bastion/Uncomfortably Aware by Carina Costom PRODUCTION CREDITS - PODCAST COLLECTIVE 2021-2022 Geoff Gibbs: Sound and Editing Tressa Ford and Kody Brunner: Hosts Gwen Higgins as Gigi, Amelia Higgins as Mimi...

HOSTS Tressa Ford and Kody Brunner DURATION: 28 Minutes + CONTENT The Surprise 4th episode! Radio Play By Alan Ross with Meredith MacDonald - On Professional Communication Interview Bre Harwood and Leesa Dean: The Art of Making This Podcast in the Middle of a Pandemic Writing Advice Carina Costom - The Rule of Three Bryan Semeniuk - On Using Nature as Writing Inspiration (and keeping things simple...

HOSTS Tressa Ford and Kody Brunner DURATION: 28 Minutes CONTENT A- LOCAL ARTS NEWS: "SHOUT & SHENANIGANS"   Exhibits, events and readings  B- INTERVIEWS Patricia Smuga, Founder and Editor of Freya Magazine by Karen Hamling C-READINGS  Ingrid Love: “The Teahouse” an excerpt from “Low Tea” Bryan Semeniuk: "Constant the River" PRODUCTION CREDITS - PODCAST COLLECTIVE 2020-2021 Bryan...