Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhat if your dreams could land you in jail?
Season 1 Episode 34
In The Dream Hotel, Laila Lalami imagines a world where the government has access to data about people's dreams … and uses it to decide if someone is…
1 year, 2 months ago
Meet the winner of the 2025 CBC Short Story Prize
Season 1 Episode 33
You may not be familiar with Dorian McNamara yet … but his story, You (Streetcar at Night), is the winner of the 2025 CBC Short Story Prize. If you’v…
1 year, 2 months ago
Why you can’t forget your first love
Season 1 Episode 33
That all-consuming, dizzying feeling is what acclaimed poet Seán Hewitt captures in his debut novel, Open, Heaven. The book follows a teenager named …
1 year, 2 months ago
Why growing up is so hard — and why Canadians are so funny
Season 1 Episode 32
For some people, young adulthood can feel more like a crash landing than a glorious journey — and Georgia Toews knows that better than anyone. Her ne…
1 year, 2 months ago
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s triumphant return to fiction
Season 1 Episode 32
Readers have been waiting for a new novel from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie for 12 years … and Dream Count delivers a sweeping tale that was well worth t…
1 year, 2 months ago
Scaachi Koul calls herself a professional ex-wife
Season 1 Episode 31
After years in the Internet trenches, Scaachi Koul is no stranger to a good fight — but her latest essay collection is all about knowing when to walk…
1 year, 3 months ago
Yes, tuberculosis is still a thing — John Green tells us why
Season 1 Episode 31
You might know John Green as the author of bestsellers such as The Fault in Our Stars and Looking for Alaska, or from the hugely popular Crash Course…
1 year, 3 months ago
Mapping the stories of Uganda’s abducted children
Season 1 Episode 30
The poet and author Otoniya J. Okot Bitek’s debut novel, We The Kindling, weaves together stories of women who were abducted as children by a rebel m…
1 year, 3 months ago
Kate Bush spins a magical story on her album Hounds of Love
Season 1 Episode 30
In 2022, Kate Bush’s song Running Up That Hill topped charts around the world … nearly 40 years after its initial release. The resurgence came after …
1 year, 3 months ago
Curtis Sittenfeld is fascinated by fame
Season 1 Episode 29
Curtis Sittenfeld is a master at crafting characters that feel like real people, in all their messy, complicated glory. These characters are front-an…
1 year, 3 months ago