Spring has sprung! And we have Tania De Rozario on the podcast to talk about her new collection of essays, Dinner on Monster Island as well as talking about horror as a conduit for feelings, loving ghosts, demons and phantoms and eating the rich. We also marvel at Rosie the wonderful podcast dog, and we promise to stop referencing (and trashing) Op…

Hello listeners! Dina & Jen are chatting about stuff. Again! This time they're in conversation about the point. What is it? Like, really, what's the point? From writing in general, to specific projects to what they think the point of their own work might be they get down and dirty in the bog of self-doubt and self-loathing, confusion, and some ways…

Welcome to 2024! WOW! Can you believe it? Feels like the future. Sort of. I don't even know. DIna and Jen catch up and talk about raccoons and aquatic mammals and dog poop! Then they get into the books and stuff by telling tales and discussing lies they've been told by other writers. The untruths, the blanket statements, the one and only way to wri…

Yes, it's true. We've been on an unplanned hiatus. But we're back and this episode is (basically) the chaos episode. We have no theme and we're talking about whatever we want! Britney, protests, IBS. This episode has it all! Listen now, if you dare!

Hello! If you love summer, like Dina, you're probably sad it's coming to a close sooner rather than later. If you hate summer, like Jen, you're probably relieved! But no matter what the season, Can't Lit is here for you. And this month we talk to the one and only, author and podcaster (authors and podcasters, they're just like us because they are u…

Summer is here and so are we! Dina and Jen get together IN PERSON! To catch up and chat about some of their favourite "books and stuff" things. Rosie is excited. They also talk about their health issues, the Barbie movie, Joyride, and why there should be pockets just for olives!By Can't Lit

Hello listeners! We are here again with incredible guest, Andrew F. Sullivan! We love him, (and his dog and his wife) and his new novel, The Marigold. We talk about real estate monsters, writing horror, and so much more! We have a delightful time! And of course, your favourite Dina & Jen segments are here to make you feel and rage! Iggy wants you t…

Hello! This month we finally got to live our dream and talk to the multi-talented and oh so wonderful, Catherine Hernandez! We talk about her new book, The Story of Us, writing with energy, untraditional families and narrators, talking like we're in a 1930s movie, style, and so much more! This episode is so fun we didn't want it to end!!…

Hello! Spring is here, and so is a new episode with the wonderful Cody Caetano! We talk about his book, Half Bads in White Regalia, voice, structure and memoir, and some of the ways readers respond to memoir. We of course talk about Rosie, and Cody's beautiful cats! And there are emotions and rage. Join us, and definitely read Cody's book!!…

Hello! This month we have the incredible writer, artist and library professional Emily Riddle! We talk about her wonderful poetry collection The Big Melt, tattoos, the importance of friendships, her luring people to Edmonton, and a lot of talk of snacks. As usual! There are some big laughs, and Emily saying some very insightful things, of course, J…

Hello listeners! And Happy New Year! This month we present a special treat: a recording of Jen's Vancouver launch of Superfan, at The Refinery on January 29th, 2023. Dina hosts, Jen reads, then Dina asks Jen some real hard hitting questions! And there are multiple special guests! Andrea Warner and Shawn Hitchins tell Jen their pop culture nightmare…

Happy Holidays! We talk to friend of the podcast, Hannah McGregor about her new book, A Sentimental Education, and so much more! INCLUDING: Jen tells us her perfect lipstick application process Cocktail, weed and mushroom delivery The White Lotus (Jen's favourite characters might surprise you) Dina wants you to watch Enlightened! Hannah has some Em…

Hello friends! Happy Halloween! As a treat we talk to the amazing Billy-Ray Belcourt about his new novel, A Minor Chorus, writing outside genre, the era of the slim volume and more! I don't know if there are any literary tricks up our sleeves, but it's a great talk! And there are mentions of spooky uses of cutlery and pet Halloween costumes.…

Hello! We are here for the last episode of summer! Dina and Jen go sans-guest, not sans-fards, and talk to each other about literally whatever they feel like! Both prepared questions the other had no idea about. Topics include: writing stuff, emotion stuff and fashion trend stuff! But what stuff? Better listen to find out!…

Sara loves A League of Their Own (1992)! So does Chloe! Chloe loves A League of Their Own (2022)! Sara tolerates it. In this episode, we watch the 1992 movie, touch on the new show, and effusively declare our love for Rosie O' Donnell. There are also a lot of very confusing accents, courtesy of S?Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WBB_PodcastI…

Wlecome to summer! We have a glorious guest to cool things down with sparkling conversation, Emma Healey! We talk about her new memoir Best Young Woman Job Book, prose and prose poetry, writing about life and money, and bringing pugilism back to the literary. Also, bringing farm animals to the literary world. We have fun! This episode pairs well wi…

Hello! It's short story month and we talk to the multi-talented poet, writer and all around lovely person, Francine Cunnnigham about her new short story collection, God Isn't Here Today (Invisible Publishing 2022), how she writes character, how darkness and humour work together and what she's got coming up next. Jen gives some emotionally astute ad…

We'd both forgotten how incredibly fun this episode is! We like it more than Footloose, the movie it essentially spoofs. Join us as we laugh our way through A Tale of Two Muses, featuring ILLICIT GYRATING, questionable Southern accents, politics, and confusing costumes!Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WBB_PodcastSend us a message on Tumblr: …

Happy Poetry Month! Sure, we waited until the end of the month to record out latest episode, but it's a pure poetry delight with three absolute superstar poets: Jason Purcell, Jónína Kirton and Tolu Oloruntoba. We talk about their new books, Purcell's Swollening (Arsenal Pulp Press), Kirton's Standing in a River of Time (Talonbooks) and Oloruntoba'…

We drank very effective energy drinks and giddily discussed yet another episode featuring one of Xena's favourite nemeses, Caesar! That guy's antics always seem to lead to some very pivotal moments for both our heroines. Find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/WBB_PodcastSend us a message on Tumblr: https://warriorsbardsnbrews.tumblr.comIf email is …

Hello listeners! This month we talk to the Artistic and Executive Director of the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts, Jane Davidson! We chat about planning a literary festival, pitches, amazing events and what it's been like running the festival for fifteen years. And as always, tangents, Rosie barks, rage and emotions.…

Hello! This month we talk to the incredible writer and lovely person, Naben Ruthnum! In this episode we talk about his new novel, A Hero of Our Time, writing compelling dialogue, writing with humour, lies as storytelling, and so much more, including a tangent on Naben's cat and there are some important Rosie interjections. Rage and emotions and so …

We enthusiastically welcomed back three of our previous guests (Andrea Warner, Dina Del Bucchia and Hannah McGregor) to very chaotically discuss queer camp classic But I'm a Cheerleader! We talked aesthetics, our experiences with the movie, what we'd want out of a reboot/remake, and.....hippos pooping? You'll also want to listen for Hannah's thorou…

Remember when we told you we're obsessed with Yellowjackets? Well, Sara recently joined pals kt and bailey to continue yelling about our favourite cannibals! Chloe had the plague and sat this one out. The trio chat about the fans' hunger (hah!) for seeing the girls chow down on one another, music hopes for season 2, the potential for more queerness…

Happy New Year! We're here to shout into mics for another year. In this episode Dina and Jen talk about getting back to writing, what it looks like, or doesn't, how they keep notes, and what gets them back into their manuscripts after time away. They also weigh in on some important celebrity news!

We're obsessed with Yellowjackets. Like, really obsessed. Join us as we get into the nitty gritty of the show's(very nuanced) characters, discuss our theories, and pose the important questions, such as: once a cannibal, always a cannibal?By Warriors Bards 'n Brews

Happy Holidays! Another live episode to celebrate the union of Can't Lit and Real Vancouver Writers' Series. Dina, Jen are joined by Sean Cranbury as co-host to talk about books we loved this year, what we want to leave behind in the literary world and what we want from 2022. And we're joined by special guests: Meghan Waitt, nathan dueck, Daniel Zo…

It's gay chaos....gayos?!We're back and giggly as we discuss the truly nonsensical but lovely Family Affair. Who doesn't like a Xena and Gabrielle reunion? And for once, Gabrielle gets her own double!By Warriors Bards 'n Brews

Two poets! You bet. In this episode Jen and Dina talk to debut poets, Ellie Sawatzky (None of this Belongs to Me) and Isabella Wang (Pebble Swing) about their new collections out now with Nightwood editions. There is chatting about going from chapbook to full length collection, paying tribute to poets that came before, and narrative poems. Jen is f…

Happy Halloween! We're huge horror fans and for our first horror movie episode ever, we're discussing one of the scariest movies out there (at least, we think so!) -- Host!We discuss the appeal of horror movies, the genre's link to grief, and how filming over Zoom really amps up the scares. Oh, and we scream a lot. Remember: DON'T HOLD A SEANCE OVE…

Hello everyone! We finally made it to 100! This episode was recorded live in Crowdcast on October 22, 2021 and the guests were members of the audience. Daniel joined the regular hosts and Dina and Jen share 100 minutes of rage and emotion. Featuring appearances by: Sean Cranbury, Jenna Lyn Albert, Bianca Spence, Paul Vermeersch, Roxan Marucot, Cyna…

Everyone's hot and it's fun!That's the crux of Ocean's 8, but obviously we have more to say about it than just that. We discuss diversity, the movie's sartorial delights, food allergies, and ask: is this queerbait? We also rant about anti-vaxxers and thirst over Lou, because, y'know.By Warriors Bards 'n Brews

It's autumn and time to get cozy with a podcast. This episode we have the talented writer, editor, publisher and delight, Casey Plett! We talk about her new short story collection, A Dream of a Woman (Arsenal Pulp Press), writing with feeling, clothes, short story collection structure, and Wayne Gretzky branding. And to kick off the season, Dina ma…

Hello listeners! This episode is a delightful treat with the writer, editor and instructor, Shashi Bhat! We talk about her new novel, The Most Precious Substance on Earth, novel writing, pop culture in fiction, writing with humour and, somehow, Woodstock '99. All that and other brief tangents we know you'll love, and the usual rage and emotions you…

This week we welcome special guest Dina Del Bucchia to discuss one wild mishmash of an episode, In Sickness and in Hell!We talk about creepy crawlies, being disappointed by our heroes (and conversely, our positive experiences with Bruce Campbell), our affection for the episode, and fandom. We also rag on TERFs!Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.co…

This summer is real warm and his episode's hot topic: money! Dina and Jen talk about finances, crunching numbers, advances, events, and the strong feelings that go along with talking about what we're worth and what we're paid. The dogs are barking (Rosie and her friend Marty) and we open the show talking about one of our faves, Britney Spears.…

Summer is here and so are we, in podcast form! And we are thrilled to talk to the wonderful, smart and very fun, Hilary Atleo from Iron Dog Books. We discuss bookselling in a pandemic and in general, book discovery and pricing and summer reads. Three booksellers chatting about books and the book stuff. What more could you want? How about Jen feelin…

Flogging and butts and visions, oh my!In this episode, we follow along with Xena as she continues on her path to redemption and wonder: once a murderer, always a murderer? Also: why do we always have panic attacks when we're trying to buy a specific cheese? Podcat also makes a particularly loud extended appearance.Find us on Twitter: https://twitte…

Hello pod friends! We are here with an excellent episode and our very wonderful guest, Sarah Berman! We talk about her book, Don't Call it a Cult: The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of NXIVM. We talk about organizing research, the craft of non-fiction, writing about difficult subjects, and hugs in a half-vaxxed world. Jen is emotiona…

This week, we discuss Adventures in the Sin Trade: Part 1, a devastating episode that concludes with the most epic, crushing line in all of history: "It's a toughie." Join us as we follow along with Xena in her quest to rescue her lady love from the Amazon Land of the Dead!Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WBB_PodcastSend us a message on Tumb…

We're back! And Jen has a new book of poetry (her debut!) so Dina interviews her about The Shadow List (Wolsak & Wynn, Buckrider Books), and we talk about voice, narrative, big feelings and pleather. And, if you missed emotions and rage, those are back too. Thanks for listening.

We really cracked ourselves up talking over this very dramatic episode of television!We wonder: Why DOES Hope look exactly like Gabrielle? Is Xena acting out of character? Sara also proves to be the Master of Segues and we both give you all a glimpse into just how nerdy we are.Find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/WBB_PodcastSend us a message on T…

If the cocoon's a-rockin', don't come a-knockin'!We finally return to Xena, and discuss an episode that's got A LOT going on - Sacrifice Pt 1. We talk about Gabrielle's fortitude, the rules behind blood sacrifices, and meeting Katee Sackhoff. Chloe also seriously dates herself.Find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/WBB_PodcastSend us a message on T…

We made it through 2020! Good for us! Dina & Jen decide to look back on what they liked about the year, in a loose, literary-adjacent way. What is in their top ten? Listen to find out! Thanks for listening. We love you.

It's that time of year, and we're discussing one of the most divisive queer movies of recent years, Happiest Season! Are you team Harper or team Riley? Sara is team Riley and Chloe has mixed/too many feelings!We discuss whether coming out stories still have value, the movie's sartorial delights, toxic behaviour vs. toxic personhood, and more!Find u…

"Lesbians can have orgies too". We chat about gay music, being music nerds and S needs to offer a formal apology to their parents for the constant Pride Parade of music they subjected their parents to.By Warriors Bards 'n Brews

Hello! In this episode Dina and Jen talk about writing in the year 2020. What's it like? Are we doing it? What's up with that? If you are or aren't writing we say good for you because everything is hard and also you deserve a break!

This episode is snatched! Also, wolves and vampires? Guess what, they're gay!This week, we revisit one of our favourite episodes and welcome back the delightful Dana Piccoli. Dana is the Editor in Chief of QueerMediaMatters, an entertainment writer and pop culture critic.We talk the queer gaze, vampires and consent, toxic masculinity, and other fun…

We tried to do a second podcast! But we're bad at schedules so we're incorporating it into WBB. Welcome to WBB Talks Music! These are short episodes where we chat about music and why it's good/bad/problematic/overlooked. First up, Kate Bush - The Dreaming. Great song, TERRIBLE LYRICS. EVEN WORSE VIDEO. The epitome of Well Intentioned White Woman Go…

Boo! Oh no. We didn't want to scare you. Just want you to know we have a new episode with the amazing writer, filmmaker, podcaster and style icon Marlowe Granados. We talk about her debut novel Happy Hour (out now with Flying Books), debuting a book during a pandemic, writing fun and smart characters, and yes, even ghosts!…