Hosted by Joseph Planta · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 299 episodes
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Joseph Planta hosts thecommentary.ca, a arts show with 299 episodes published.
The songwriter, musician and film composer David Baerwald discusses his debut novel The Fire Agent (Spiegel & Grau, 2026), with Joseph Planta. The post David Baerwald first appeared on thecommentary.ca .
Show notesThe poet and educator Renée Sarojini Saklikar discusses her new book Bramah's Discovery, Book 3 (Nightwood Editions, 2026), with Joseph Planta. The post Renée Sarojini Saklikar first appeared on thecommentary.ca .
Show notesThe writer, poet and novelist Alex Boyd discusses his new collection, Take This for the Pain: Essays on Writing and Life (Palimpsest Press, 2026), with Joseph Planta. The post Alex Boyd first appeared on thecommentary.ca
Show notesThe poet and educator Derek Beaulieu , Director of Literary Arts at the Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity, discusses his new book Do It Wrong: How to Be A Poet in the Twenty-First Century (Assembly Press, 2026), w
Show notesThe writer and journalist Ron Base discusses his latest novel Midnight at the Savoy: A Priscilla Tempest Mystery, Book 5 (Douglas & McIntyre, 2026), with Joseph Planta. The post Ron Base first appeared on thecomment
Show notesThe writer Yasuko Thanh discusses the new book written by Hassan Kanafani Pizza Before We Die: An Eyewitness Account in Gaza (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2026), which she edited, with Joseph Planta. The post Yasuko Thanh first a
Show notesThe writer, poet, critic, and public historian Adrian De Leon discusses his new memoir Notes from a Wayward Son (Bond Street Books, 2026), with Joseph Planta. The post Adrian De Leon first appeared on thecommentary.ca .
Show notesThe writer and journalist Jowita Bydlowska discusses her new memoir Unshaming: A Memoir of Recovery, Relapse, and What Comes After (Signal, 2026), with Joseph Planta. The post Jowita Bydlowska first appeared on thecommen
Show notesThe writer Theresa Kishkan discusses her new memoir The Art of Looking Back: A Painter, An Obsession, and Reclaiming the Gaze (Thornapple Press, 2026), with Joseph Planta. The post Theresa Kishkan first appeared on theco
Show notesThe former executive director of the Powell Street Festival Emiko Morita discusses the new book she's edited Return to Paueru Gai: Fifty Years of Vancouver's Powell Street Festival (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2026), with Joseph
Show notesThe writer Sam Wiebe discusses his latest novel, the sixth in the Wakeland series, Guns Across the River (Harbour Publishing, 2026), with Joseph Planta. The post Sam Wiebe first appeared on thecommentary.ca .
Show notesThe author and artist Nathalie De Los Santos discusses the new collection she's co-edited (with Dani Alcalde-Sidloski, Asia Alcalde-Sidloski, Marian Bolaños) Gathering Our Breath: Remembering Lapu Lapu Day 2025 (Sampagui
Show notesThe photographer and artist Michelle Leone Huisman discusses her exhibit Vapes & Butts (06 May-06 June 2026, Gallery 881), with Joseph Planta. The post Michelle Huisman first appeared on thecommentary.ca .
Show notesThe poet and educator Elizabeth Bachinsky discusses her new collection Real Grownup (Nightwood Editions, 2026), with Joseph Planta. The post Elizabeth Bachinsky first appeared on thecommentary.ca .
Show notesThe filmmaker Min Sook Lee discusses her documentary There Are No Words (having its BC premiere at the DOXA Festival, Sunday, 03 May 2026 ), with Joseph Planta. The post Min Sook Lee first appeared on thecommentary.ca .
Show notesThe writer Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho discusses her debut memoir The Astronaut Children of Dunbar Street (Douglas & McIntyre, 2026), with Joseph Planta. The post Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho first appeared on thecommentary.ca .
Show notesThe journalist, writer and playwright David Macfarlane discusses his new book On Sports (Biblioasis, 2026), the latest in the Biblioasis Field Notes series, with Joseph Planta. The post David Macfarlane first appeared on
Show notesThe guitar virtuoso Aaron Larget-Caplan discusses his new album Guitar American 250: Revolutionaries and Rockstars (Navona Records, 2026), with Joseph Planta. The post Aaron Larget-Caplan first appeared on thecommentary.
Show notesThe bestselling author, political consultant and columnist Warren Kinsella discusses his new book The Hidden Hand: The Information War and the Rise of Antisemitic Propaganda (Signal, 2026), with Joseph Planta. The post W
Show notesThe journalist, broadcaster and author and 56th Viceregal consort Whit Fraser discusses his new memoir From Ragged Ass Road to Rideau Hall: Stories of Canada (Douglas & McIntyre, 2026), with Joseph Planta. The post W
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thecommentary.ca is hosted by Joseph Planta. The show is categorised under arts (books) and has published 299 episodes.
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