Best Watershed Podcasts (2024)

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Watershed Cinema Podcast August 2024 58:57

3h ago58:57

58:57

When it grains it pours! Cinema Steph and Stef from Comms chat about Only The River Flows, Between The Temples and a little cameo from The Shining.Produced by Bernie Hodges.By Bernie Hodges

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Watershed Cinema Podcast Cinema Rediscovered 2024 Special 1:00:08

2M ago1:00:08

1:00:08

In this special podcast Cinema Steph is joined by Cinema Rediscovered 2024 curators Mark Cosgrove, Adam Murray and Lorena Pino to discuss the festival which takes place Wed 24 - Sun 28 July.Produced by Bernie Hodges.By Bernie Hodges

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Watershed Cinema Podcast July 2024 1:03:47

2M ago1:03:47

1:03:47

Featuring special guest Mia Goth! In this episode, Stef from Comms and Cinema Steph talk to Festival Producer Harriet Taylor about Queer Vision Film Festival, as well as big July highlights.Produced by Bernie Hodges.By Bernie Hodges

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Watershed Cinema Podcast June 2024 49:32

3M ago49:32

49:32

Cannes of Canned-ness. In this podcast, Cinema Steph and Stef from Comms talk about Cannes, a new nature season and other cinemas with iconic carpets.Produced by Bernie Hodges.By Bernie Hodges

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Watershed Cinema Podcast May 2024 57:24

4M ago57:24

57:24

Choose life. Choose podcast. Choose vibes. Cinema Steph and Stef from Comms chat everything happening in May, with the great support from the SFX from producer Bernie's desk.Produced by Bernie Hodges.By Bernie Hodges

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Watershed Cinema Podcast April 2024 52:20

5M ago52:20

52:20

New York! New York! Cinema Steph and Stef from Comms chat to Ella McDonald from Film Hub South West about the Short Film Fund and Andrew Kelly from Bristol Ideas about new season NYC On Film.Produced by Bernie Hodges.By Bernie Hodges

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Watershed Cinema Podcast March 2024 48:43

5M ago48:43

48:43

Kenough is kenough! Cinema Steph and Stef from Comms chat the Oscars®, in-cinema seances and falling off one's chair.By Bernie Hodges

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WLU Writer in Residence NASSER HUSSAIN on his work's playfully seriousness 59:58

6M ago59:58

59:58

Join host Tanis MacDonald this week on Watershed Writers when she talks to Nasser Hussain — Wilfrid Laurier University's 2024 Edna Staebler Writer in Residence — about the PLAYFUL SERIOUSNESS which informs his recent work.By Watershed Writers

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Watershed Cinema Podcast February 2024 56:56

7M ago56:56

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That's the power of cinema! In this episode Cinema Steph and Stef from Comms discuss The Iron Claw, Pirates 4D and the gays upon the heath.By Bernie Hodges

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Kitchener poet CHRIS BANKS on the speed of life and humour as an author's tool 59:57

7M ago59:57

59:57

Tanis MacDonald is joined by the celebrated and prolific Kitchener poet Chris Banks to discuss the speed of life in the 21st Century, writing metaphors for anxiety, and using humour to cast light on the heaviest subjects.By Watershed Writers

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Watershed Cinema Podcast January 2024 57:38

8M ago57:38

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In this episode Cinema Steph and Stef from Comms are joined by Bristol-based film critic Nathan Hardie to talk highlights of the New Year.P.S.: Some film release dates have changed since the podcast was recorded. Head to the website for the latest updates.By Bernie Hodges

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Hamilton writer ANUJA VARGHESE on her Governor General's Award winning collection "Chrysalis" 59:57

8M ago59:57

59:57

Host Tanis MacDonald brings us Anuja Varghese, winner of this year’s Governor General’s Award for Fiction to discuss her genre-bending use of gothic elements in the familiar settings of her horror-adjacent dark fiction in her collection of short stories, Chrysalis (2023).By Watershed Writers

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Cinema Podcast December 2023 58:14

9M ago58:14

58:14

In this episode Stef and Steph are joined by Cinema Curator Mark Cosgrove to discuss their top for (or five) films of 2023.By Watershed

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Waterloo writer CARRIE SNYDER on real-life fiction 59:57

8M ago59:57

59:57

Tanis MacDonald spends an hour talking with author and mentor Carrie Snyder on her career writing through real-life FRICTION — and how her writing is informed by her busy life in the Grand River community.By Watershed Writers

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Paris, Ontario author ALISON FISHBURN on purity culture and fellowship 59:57

9M ago59:57

59:57

Tanis MacDonald sits down with Alison Fishburn to talk about purity culture, writing about class and finding fellowship as an author, and her award-winning performance in her one-woman play… Church Boyfriends and Other Impure Thoughts.By Watershed Writers

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UW prof and author SARAH TOLMIE on medieval lit and writing novellas 59:57

10M ago59:57

59:57

Tanis MacDonald hosts Sarah Tolmie to laugh about medieval literature, learn about Sarah’s astonishing novella-writing process, and to discover the meaning of… WEIRD FICTION!By Watershed Writers

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Watershed Cinema Podcast November 2023 35:13

10M ago35:13

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In this episode Stef from Comms and Cinema Steph talk about vocal fry, an exciting Q&As Joanna Hogg and trying to record a podcast despite a helicopter flying overhead!By Bernie Hodges

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Waterloo author CAROL DUNCAN on writing the historical fantastic 59:57

10M ago59:57

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Carol Duncan talks to us about writing short stories inflected with Caribbean history and culture, and about her research roots when writing the historical fantastic. Her collection of short stories, This Spot of Ground: Spiritual Baptists in Toronto is available through Wilfrid Laurier University Press and fine booksellers everywhere.…

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TO & FRO: Season 4 Sneak Peek and Retrospective 59:57

11M ago59:57

59:57

We kick off our fourth season with the ‘To and Fro’ episode. We’ll take a look back at writers we’ve interviewed, a sneak peek at who we’ll be talking to this fall, and discover what local authors are writing — and reading!By Watershed Writers

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Watershed Cinema Podcast October 2023 58:52

11M ago58:52

58:52

In this episode Stef from Comms and Cinema Steph figure out if there's a phone better than a BlackBerry, their top picks for London Film Festival, and talk to Andrew Kelly from Bristol Ideas about a new season centred on Berlin.By Bernie Hodges

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Watershed Cinema Podcast September 2023 34:07

1y ago34:07

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In this episode of Stef from Comms and Cinema Steph talk about what's coming up in September including Jurassic Park back in 3D, a new season inspired by the 4K restoration of Stop Making Sense, and making sense of Barbenheimer.Get your Not As Good As Jurassic Park t-shirt here.By Watershed

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Textuality | David Roberts & Blair Gore 35:02

1y ago35:02

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By Blair Gore & David Roberts

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Textuality | Josh Scott 32:07

1y ago32:07

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By Josh Scott

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Cinema Podcast Cinema Rediscovered 2023 Special 45:49

1y ago45:49

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In this special episode, Mark and Steph are joined by Stef Graham from Watershed's Comms Team and film writer Sean Wilson to discuss this year's Cinema Rediscovered.Together they discuss what they're most looking forward to watching, the changing significance of soundtrack in a film and putting the world to rights when it comes to promotional film …

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Textuality | Cedric Lundy 37:53

1y ago37:53

37:53

By Cedric Lundy

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Signs and Wonders | Kim Honeycutt 37:02

1y ago37:02

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By Kim Honeycutt

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June and July 2023 Cinema Podcast 34:27

1y ago34:27

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Steph Read talks to Stef Graham from the Comms Team at Watershed and Queer Vision's Jason Barker about what's coming up during this summer including Cinema Rediscovered, Queer Vision Film Festival and Barbie.By Watershed

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Signs and Wonders | Colby Martin 36:49

1y ago36:49

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By Colby Martin

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Signs and Wonders | Cedric Lundy 26:56

1y ago26:56

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By Cedric Lundy

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Signs and Wonders | Matt O’Neil 34:23

1y ago34:23

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By Matt O'Neil

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Digging into the Earth with the Spleen & Stomach 49:34

1y ago49:34

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We're back to the organ systems podcasts, this time connecting two organ systems that are commonly discussed together - the Spleen & Stomach! These organ systems, commonly associated with the Earth elemental phase, are CENTRAL in more ways than one. Join us for a deep dive into the fascinating world of Chinese medical symbolism, and learn a little …

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Signs and Wonders: Introduction | David Roberts 31:15

1y ago31:15

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By David Roberts

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Never the Less: It’s About More Than Paper Clips | Matt O’Neil 51:27

1+ y ago51:27

51:27

By Matt O'Neil

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Never the Less: Formation | David Roberts 30:30

1+ y ago30:30

30:30

By David Roberts

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Never the Less: Community | Blair Gore 26:12

1+ y ago26:12

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By Blair Gore

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JESSICA VITALIS on writing big issues for young people and her forthcoming book "The Coyote Queen" 59:56

1+ y ago59:56

59:56

Tanis speaks with novelist Jessica Vitalis about her work for middle-grade readers treating big issues like life, death, empathy, and social justice in The Rabbit’s Gift and her forthcoming Coyote Queen.By Watershed Writers

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DAVID WALTNER TOEWS on backyard birds and his book "A Conspriacy of Chickens" 59:56

1+ y ago59:56

59:56

This week on Watershed Writers, we talk with writer and epidemiologist David Waltner-Toews about the fun and frustrations of raising backyard birds, and his new book, A Conspiracy of Chickens.By Watershed Writers

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Never the Less: Building a Foundation of Hope | Matt O’Neil 34:18

1+ y ago34:18

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By Matt O'Neil

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May 2023 Cinema Podcast 34:05

1+ y ago34:05

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This month Mark Cosgrove and Steph Read share their enthusiasm and thoughts for just a small selection of the films coming up this month at Watershed.There's searching for identity in Return to Seoul – a striking film for its incredible lead performance, for its subject of place and belonging and for its beautiful cinematic style. Influenced by thi…

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A Morning with the Nakedpastor 43:32

1+ y ago43:32

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By David Hayward

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Doctrine of Discovery | Shawn Bowers Buxton | Watershed Charlotte 32:02

1+ y ago32:02

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Recommended Reading: Becoming Kin, Patti Krawec Native, Kaitlin Curtice Unsettling Truths, Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall KimmererBy Shawn Bowers Buxton

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Easter Sunday | Kim Honeycutt | Watershed Charlotte 32:52

1+ y ago32:52

32:52

By Kim Honeycutt

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Historian and author PEGGY PLET on weaving black stories into local and global history 59:57

1+ y ago59:57

59:57

This week, Tanis learns from Waterloo Region author and historian Peggy Plet about her work weaving the stories of Black settlers back into the fabric of both local and global history, and her new book, Jan Earnst Matzeliger: A Lasting Invention.By Watershed Writers

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Palm Sunday: What Myth are You Living by? | Blair Gore | Watershed Charlotte 32:34

1+ y ago32:34

32:34

By Blair Gore

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CLARENCE CACHAGEE and SETH RATZLAFF talk "North Wind Man", finding their voice, and local allyship 59:57

1+ y ago59:57

59:57

In this episode of Watershed Writers, Tanis talks with co-authors Clarence Cachagee and Seth Ratzlaff about finding a voice, reconnecting with one's culture, and allyship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in the Waterloo Region.By Watershed Writers

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April 2023 Cinema Podcast 29:42

1+ y ago29:42

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Mark Cosgrove (Cinema Curator) and Steph Read (Cinema Assistant) look ahead to a host of cinematic wonders from the old to the new. But what does cinematic even mean and why might some of the films showing in April be given that label? Find out more as they discuss the upcoming Pacification, 3 Colours Trilogy, Godland and a season of related films …

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Guest Speaker: Dr. Leah Robinson | Watershed Charlotte 41:22

1+ y ago41:22

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By Dr. Leah Robinson

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The Good News that We’re All a Little Bit Extra | David Roberts 22:46

1+ y ago22:46

22:46

The interview with Courtney referenced in the intro can be found here: https://youtu.be/uGywaQsj0aEBy David Roberts

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The Large Intestine organ system & letting go 33:36

1+ y ago33:36

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We've reached the all-important Large Intestine in our cycle of the organ systems! In this podcast, I discuss the basic functions of the Large Intestine, the course of the Large Intestine acupuncture channel, and then move to explore some of the symbolism involved with this important, but sometimes ignored, organ system. We talk about letting go an…

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The Divine and Me | Reverend Rob Lee IV 22:46

1+ y ago22:46

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The Reverend Rob Lee IV joins us today for the second week of our series called The Divine and Me. Rob does a great job at discussing the nuances of divinity and humanity and why it matters to have conversations about the divine today in 2023.By Rob Lee IV

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