Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHelen Phillips: In a world run by AI, what makes us human?
Season 1 Episode 24
If you feel like your phone is tracking your every move, or that AI is getting a little too advanced for comfort… You’re not the only one. Helen Phil…
1 year, 4 months ago
Daniel Aleman: Loneliness inspired a novel about a Grindr date gone fatally wrong
Season 1 Episode 23
In I Might Be in Trouble, a struggling writer wakes up to find last night’s date dead in his bed — and it only gets worse from there. The novel is YA…
1 year, 5 months ago
Kate Gies: Reclaiming her body after years of medical trauma
Season 1 Episode 23
When Kate Gies was born without an ear on one side, a plastic surgeon told her parents that he could “fix” her. In her new memoir, It Must Be Beautif…
1 year, 5 months ago
Emma Knight: 'Bad' mothers make good stories — and are more true-to-life
Season 1 Episode 22
You might be surprised to learn that Emma Knight’s new book, The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus, isn’t about marine life at all. The novel follows …
1 year, 5 months ago
Imani Perry: Tracing blue through Black American life
Season 1 Episode 22
Imani Perry’s latest book, Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People, is an evocative exploration of what the colour can tell us about…
1 year, 5 months ago
Chris Ware: Inside the sketchbooks of a comics master
Season 1 Episode 21
The latest volume of Chris Ware's Acme Novelty Date Book series is made up of pages from his personal sketchbooks, providing a window into his ideas,…
1 year, 5 months ago
Amy Lin: Widowed at 31, she looks for the beauty in grief
Season 1 Episode 20
When Amy Lin’s husband died suddenly, even the simplest parts of daily life became a struggle — but through it all, she took refuge in writing. Amy’s…
1 year, 5 months ago
Rumaan Alam: How would you spend a billion dollars?
Season 1 Episode 20
Rumaan Alam’s latest novel, Entitlement, is about a young woman hired to help an aging billionaire give away his fortune — and it asks a lot of quest…
1 year, 5 months ago
Rachel Robb: Exploring reconciliation and the natural world
Season 1 Episode 19
Rachel is a teacher from Toronto. Her students didn’t even know she was a writer — until she won the 2024 CBC Poetry prize. Her poem, Palimpsest Coun…
1 year, 5 months ago
Judith Butler: Breaking down why people fear gender
Season 1 Episode 19
Judith Butler is one of the foremost gender and political theorists of the 21st century — an academic celebrity. Their latest book, Who’s Afraid of G…
1 year, 6 months ago