Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhat would it take to become the first Cherokee astronaut?
Season 2 Episode 4
Statistically, your odds of becoming an astronaut are close to zero. You have to make some pretty extreme sacrifices to reach the stars, and that’s t…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
What happens to fiction in times of war?
Season 2 Episode 3
A snail scientist takes part in a kidnapping scheme to protest the Ukrainian romance industry. That's the story Maria Reva was writing in her debut n…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Why this comics legend is just getting started
Season 2 Episode 2
Growing up in rural Ontario, Jeff Lemire bought superhero comics at the local minimart. Years later, he’s one of the biggest comic book creators in C…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Who was the woman Kafka loved?
Season 2 Episode 2
Milena Jesenská was a courageous journalist, translator and resister of the Nazi regime. So why do most people only know her as Franz Kafka’s lover? …
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Reliving the soundtrack of the 2000s
Season 2 Episode 1
Feeling nostalgic for the music of the aughts? You’re not the only one. Holly Brickley’s debut novel, Deep Cuts, follows a music-obsessed writer name…
10 months ago
Why this Pulitzer Prize winner is done with writing books
Season 2 Episode 1
Tessa Hulls won a Pulitzer Prize for her first book. So why is it also her last? Tessa’s graphic memoir, Feeding Ghosts, unravels the stories of thre…
10 months ago
Death, sex, money … and podcasting?
Here at Bookends, we never shy away from difficult conversations … and neither does Anna Sale, the host of the popular Slate podcast Death, Sex and M…
10 months, 1 week ago
Bookends Highlights: Why we never shut up about our literary prizes
The CBC Literary Prizes are where Canadian writing stars are made… and this week, we’ll prove it to you. In the first season of Bookends, Mattea Roac…
10 months, 1 week ago
Bookends Bonus: What do you see in the mirror?
This week, Bookends is revisiting the Mirrors series. It’s a CBC Books special featuring winners of the 2024 Governor General’s Literary Awards.
The E…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Bookends Bonus: Redefining what counts as a Canadian literary classic from Commotion
Commotion is where you go for thoughtful and vibrant conversations about all things pop culture. Host Elamin Abdelmahmoud calls on journalists, criti…
10 months, 3 weeks ago