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A podcast about the weird and wonderful world of Canadian arts and culture, aka "Canadian Content." In hour-long episodes, Aaron and Naomi dive deep into Canadian film, television, literature, music, and more. Sometimes a friend joins them, too. Naomi K. Lewis is a writer and editor, and Aaron Giovannone is a writer and professor. Because of the dominance of the United States, Canada is a country where nearly all domestic culture relies on protectionist laws and public funding to exist. Whet ...
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The 2023 Atlantic International Film Festival is just around the corner, and with it comes a new line-up of films across a fresh collection of streams. This podcast showcases the voices of filmmakers whose work will feature in the 2023 program, going deep behind the vision and motivation for each film. Find out More: https://atlanticfilmfestival.ca/ Produced by Podstarter https://www.podstarter.io/
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Naomi and Aaron discuss the documentary Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe (2023). [Want more Sweater Weather in your life? Subscribe to Sweater Weather on Patreon for access to our premium episodes. As a patron, you'll receive a brand new Sweater Weather every week! Go to patreon.com/canadiansweater for details.] This week we rumage around our…
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Naomi and Aaron are joined by author Marcello Di Cintio to discuss the TV show Letterkenny (2016-2023). [If you enjoy Sweater Weather, become a patron of the show on Patreon. Go to patreon.com/canadiansweater for details.] How are ya now, Sweater Wearers? In this episode, we’re joined by friend and award-winning author Marcello Di Cintio to discuss…
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The Atlantic International Film Festival is taking off for 2024! In this episode, we sit down with Martha Cooley as she shares her perspectives on programming, local and international films, and the importance of showcasing local talent. Martha discusses the challenges of curating a program with over 900 films submitted each year while highlighting…
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Naomi and Aaron discuss the TV show The Littlest Hobo (1979-1985). [This is a preview of a premium episode of Sweater Weather. To hear the full episode – and for access to all our premium episodes – subscribe to Sweater Weather on Patreon. As a patron, you'll receive a brand new episode every week! Go to patreon.com/canadiansweater for details.] Th…
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Naomi and Aaron discuss the TV show Breaker High (1997-98). [This is a free sample of a premium episode of Sweater Weather. To hear the full episode – and for access to all our premium episodes – subscribe to Sweater Weather on Patreon. As a patron, you'll receive a brand new episode every week! Go to patreon.com/canadiansweater for details.] Ahoy,…
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Naomi and Aaron discuss the TV show Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (2023-). [Want more Sweater Weather in your life? Subscribe to Sweater Weather on Patreon for access to our premium episodes. As a patron, you'll receive a brand new Sweater Weather every week! Go to patreon.com/canadiansweater for details.] In this edition of Sweater Weather,…
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Naomi and Aaron discuss the novel Bear (1976). Subscribe to Sweater Weather on Patreon. In this episode, we re-visit the controversial and classic Canadian novel Bear (1976) by Marian Engel. The winner of the Governor General's Award for fiction, Bear is known for its scandalous content and has sparked discussions for decades with its unconventiona…
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Naomi and Aaron discuss the film BlackBerry (2023). Subscribe to Sweater Weather on Patreon. In this episode, we dive into the movie BlackBerry (2023), starring Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton and Matt Johnson (Johnson also directed the film). The film rides a wave of early 2000s nostalgia and explores a pre-smartphone era. We reminisce about never ha…
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Naomi and Aaron discuss the documentary I Am: Celine Dion (2024). Support Sweater Weather on Patreon. In this episode of Sweater Weather, Aaron and Naomi discuss the documentary I Am: Celine Dion (2024), which is available on Amazon Prime. They explore Celine's image, her massive success, and her corny yet undeniably popular style. The documentary …
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On this episode we discuss a quirky, detective comedy romance from PEI. Who's Yer Father? follows a small-town private investigator, played by Chris Locke, as he investigates the sale of black market lobster in Prince Edward Island. Along the way he gets help from an eccentric convenience store owner, played by Susan Kent, who has her own agenda. I…
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On this episode we explore a film that the creators describe as a ‘warm hug’. This heartfelt documentary celebrates the life and work of Ernie Coombs, the iconic Canadian children’s television personality who encouraged generations of kids to be their best selves. The children's entertainer who created and starred in the long-running Canadian telev…
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On this episode we explore a film that is a haunting love letter to dying way of life. Sweetland is the story of an endangered Newfoundland community and the struggles of one man determined to resist its extinction. Faced with community pressure and offered substantial money, he wants to live out the rest of his life in his home. We interviewed wri…
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In this episode we explore a film that mashes up the textures of Indian cinema with a Canadian coming-of-age picture. The Queen Of My Dreams is a comedy-drama that explores the casm between desires and expectations. Set Against the backdrop of a shared obsession with Bollywood fantasy. Mariam, a Pakistani Muslim woman, and her Canadian-born daughte…
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With Love and a Major Organ is set in an alternate world where hearts are made of objects and suppressing emotions is self-care, a lonely woman rips out her own heart for the man she loves, only to discover that he has run away with it. Whimsical, quirky, and wildly original, With Love and a Major Organ pushes on the ever-stranger phenomenon of phy…
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In this episode we talk to Ian Harnarine, the writer and director of Doubles. The story of a Trinidadian street vendor must travel to Toronto and decide if he will help save his estranged father from dying. Ian was born in Toronto, Canada and is the son of immigrants from Trinidad & Tobago. He attended York University earning a Bachelor’s degree in…
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The 2023 Atlantic International Film Festival is just around the corner, and with it comes a new line-up of films across a fresh collection of streams. This podcast showcases the voices of filmmakers whose work will feature in the 2023 program, going deep behind the vision and motivation for each film. Find out More: https://atlanticfilmfestival.ca…
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*TW: This episode includes discussion of sexual violence.* Today we talk Ducks, Kate Beaton’s celebrated graphic memoir — winner of Canada Reads, a New York Times Notable Book — about her two years working in the oil sands of Fort McMurray, where men outnumber women fifty to one. Harsh economic realities forced Beaton to leave her Cape Breton home …
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Reserve your free tickets at our Eventbrite page. Join Naomi and Aaron of the Sweater Weather podcast for their deep-dive discussion of Ducks, the award-winning graphic memoir by Kate Beaton about life in the Alberta oil sands. They'll be joined by special guest Marc Herman Lynch, a literary scholar, comics enthusiast, and novelist. This event take…
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