Best Hawksley Workman Podcasts (2024)

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Kathleen Edwards 1:23:06

1d ago1:23:06

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Kathleen Edwards is a 7-time Juno Award nominated, Polaris Prize short-listed singer and songwriter who has released 5 critically acclaimed full length records. She’s toured extensively and even played Late night with David Letterman 5 times. I think Kathleen is one of the best songwriters in the country and has amassed an intimidatingly strong bod…

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Cliff Cardinal 1:07:44

10d ago1:07:44

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Cliff Cardinal is an award-winning playwright and actor most noted for his one man shows “Stitch”, “Huff”, “Cliff Cardinal’s CBC Special”, and “As You Like It” (later named, “Land Acknowledgement”). He’s toured his work all over the world including a stop at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where he won The Lustrum Award which recognizes the greatest …

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Agam Darshi 1:07:42

17d ago1:07:42

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Agam Darshi is a British-Canadian producer, director, writer, screenwriter, playwright, and artist. She has appeared in over 25 Television productions and more than 11 films. In 2021 She wrote, directed and starred in Donkey Head which was shot in Regina and released in 2022. I'm honoured and excited to have her here to chat today. Please welcome A…

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Jeff Marek 1:27:30

22d ago1:27:30

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Jeff Marek is a much-loved Canadian Hockey and Sports broadcaster and podcaster. He started out as the host of Live Audio Wrestling and the Leafs Lunch. He’s had turns at The Fan 590, Talk 640, Mojo radio, Sirius satellite radio, Sportsnet pre- and post-game shows for Toronto Maple Leaf telecasts, Hockey Night in Canada and also called Judo at the …

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Ria Mae 59:06

1M ago59:06

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Ria Mae is an East Coast Music Award winning and Juno Award nominated artist. I first discovered Ria Mae hearing her 2016 song “Clothes Off” in high rotation on the radio. The single sounded fresh and decidedly "not Canadian" by my reckoning. When it was revealed that Ria was an independent artist from the Halifax I was sold, and I'm excited to be …

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Larnell Lewis 1:20:54

1M ago1:20:54

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Larnell Lewis is an award winning Canadian drummer, composer, producer, and educator. He’s maybe best known for his work with the celebrated jazz fusion outfit, Snarky Puppy, and he’s widely considered to be one of the greatest drummers in the world today. He’s also risen to “first name” status within the musical colloquial… especially for drummers…

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Andrew King 1:08:12

2M ago1:08:12

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Andrew King is a Manotick Ontario based visual artist, animator, writer, thinker and bon vivant. Andrew's twitter account is one of my favourites, with poignant Gen-X musings and a whisky Wednesday event (among other things) where he deep dives into the esoteric. I love his art for its humour, emotion, heavy design leanings and echoes of mid-centur…

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Sarah Harmer 1:01:20

2M ago1:01:20

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Sarah Harmer is a Juno award winning, platinum and gold selling singer, songwriter and environmental activist. Sarah’s unmistakable voice and flowing melodic style has lifted her to icon status in Canada. Her years of tireless activism have been nationally recognized and her perseverance has resulted in positive outcomes for many of the cases she’s…

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Ron Sexsmith 1:13:33

2M ago1:13:33

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Ron Sexsmith is a much loved, iconic Canadian singer songwriter who has released 17 albums and a novel. Ron has won 3 Juno Awards and been nominated for 15, as well as being shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize. Ron has performed all over the world and has played such venerable venues as Massey Hall (where he’ll perform again for his Sexsmith at…

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Steven Page 45:35

5M ago45:35

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Steven Page is a founding member of Canadian Indie stalwarts The Barenaked Ladies, he's a member of the super group The Trans-Canada Highwaymen, and in 2009 left Barenaked Ladies to pursue making solo records and doing solo tours, as well as composing for theatre and screen. Steven is one of the most singularly recognizable tenors in Canadian popul…

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Ivan Decker 56:40

5M ago56:40

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Ivan Decker is an award-winning stand-up comedian and writer known for his sharp, polished, and multi-layered observational comedy. He is originally from Vancouver but is now based in Los Angeles. He won a Juno Award in 2018 for comedy album of the year. He's appeared on The Conan O'Brien show, has a Netfilx special, and he is one of the funniest r…

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Matthew Good 1:00:22

5M ago1:00:22

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Matthew Good has 20 releases between The Matthew Good Band and his solo work. He's won 4 Juno Awards, and famously never attended the ceremonies. Through the late 90’s and early 2000’s he was a fixture on MuchMusic, Canadian Indie and Modern Rock radio formats. His highly literate lyrics and signature, passionate, vocal performance style has won hi…

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Katie-Ellen Humphries 1:09:53

5M ago1:09:53

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Katie-Ellen Humphries is a stand-up comedian, writer and sketch performer whose work has been featured on CTV, CBC Television, ATPN and OUT_TV. Her comedy album, Ladyfinger debuted in the top of the iTunes chart and she's a regular on CBC radio's beloved show, The Debaters where she's also worked as a producer and writer. All of this and she's a 3-…

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Sam Roberts 41:23

5M ago41:23

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Sam Roberts is one of the most widely recognized Canadian rock and roll musicians with a 20+ year career in music with many radio hits that have become Cancon classics, he's won 5 Much Music Video Awards and 6 Juno Awards. He's also recently attached himself to the Canadian super group, The Anyway Gang. Today he's here supporting his 8th studio rec…

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Terra Lightfoot 55:26

6M ago55:26

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Terra Lightfoot is a Polaris Prize long listed, Juno Award nominated, powerhouse singer, songwriter, guitar player and live performer. The first time I saw Terra was at the Drake Underground on April 24th 2012, playing her trusty Gibson SG. That night I watched somebody so obviously infused with a great musical gift that almost anybody could have p…

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Dave Foley 1:50:44

6M ago1:50:44

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Dave Foley is a comedian, actor, podcaster, director, producer and writer. He's having a career with many interesting acts, highlights which include being a member of the iconic Canadian sketch comedy group, Kids in The Hall (which had a massive impact on me), his role as Dave Nelson on the sitcom Newsradio, Flik in A Bug's Life as well as his newe…

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Sarah Slean 56:35

6M ago56:35

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Sarah Slean is a Juno and Gemini award nominated artist who's many artistic pursuits include songwriting, singing with orchestras, painting, film and television scoring, musical theatre composition, string arranging as well as a recent masters accomplishment, not to mention being a mother. I'm lucky to call Sarah a friend and collaborator. She's on…

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Craig Northey of Odds 51:50

6M ago51:50

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I'd like to welcome Craig Northey to the stumble forward. Craig is a founding member of beloved Canadian power pop/rock band Odds. He's also busied himself with many side projects including Stripper's Union with The Tragically Hip's Rob Baker, Northey Valenzuela with Jesse Valenzuela from the Gin Blossoms and most recently The Trans Canada Highwaym…

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Jane Siberry 1:10:22

7M ago1:10:22

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Jane Siberry is a singer, songwriter and poet whose work is captured on 16 studio albums over 4 decades. Jane won the Victor Martyn Lynch Staunton award in 2005, although I think awards are just an abstraction for her. Her 1989 album, Bound By the Beauty was one of the most important albums to come through my life in my teen years, and seemed to po…

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Chris Murphy of Sloan 58:22

7M ago58:22

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Chris Murphy is one of the founding members of the iconic Canadian rock band, Sloan. He's also a 1/4 member of the following Canadian "super groups" TUNS, The Trans Canada Highwaymen and the Anyway Gang. Chris is one of the most recognizable faces in the Canadian music scene. More Chris Murphy Instagram More Sloan Web / Facebook / Instagram / Twitt…

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Bill Richardson 1:14:04

7M ago1:14:04

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Bill Richardson is a best selling author, legendary CBC radio host, and playwright. He won the Stephen Leacock award for humour in 1994. I fell in love with Bill's 2 hour afternoon show on CBC radio 1 called "Richardson's Roundup" which ran from 1997 to 2004. It was a blissfully artful wander through kooky Canadiana and the drifting ephemera of gat…

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Ian Thornley of Big Wreck 1:03:18

7M ago1:03:18

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Ian Thornley is the Virtuoso singer, songwriter and guitar player in Big Wreck and his solo band project, Thornley. He's a multiple Juno award nominee, but honestly who needs awards when you are the quintessential archetypal rock star personified? Ian's music is a robust offering of big ideas, muscular musicianship all executed with flawless techni…

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Begonia 1:06:00

7M ago1:06:00

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Begonia (Alexa Dirks) has been enjoying next big thing status since her first release, Lady in Mind in 2017. She's a Juno and Polaris prize nominated artist and her most recent record, Powder Blue landed on the 2023 Polaris short list. She's a central figure in Winnipeg's burgeoning music scene and everybody I know who knows or works with Begonia s…

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The Stumble Forward: Trailer 0:35

7M ago0:35

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Support the Show. The Stumble Forward is a conversation-style podcast hosted by Hawksley Workman. Hawksley sits down with some of his favourite creators to discuss the bumps, bruises, and triumphs in the noble pursuit of making things. You can support the podcast at Patreon and follow us on Instagram / Facebook / Twitter. A video recording of each …

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Prairie Maritime Analogies (Full of Chit-Chat ep22 w/ NDP MP Niki Ashton) 50:05

3y ago50:05

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On Full of Chit-Chat ep22, long-time pal Niki Ashton (MP for Churchill—Keewatinook Aski) unpacks Canada's urgent tasks at home & beyond, including reckoning with the legacy of Genocide, the welcome renaissance of the Left and why every socialist boat actually does need an anchor (sorry Pat Martin!) in a friendly virtual sit-down with host Charlie D…

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Anxiety Boys Get Noticed (Full of Chit-Chat ep21 w/ Dave Harris) 46:40

3y ago46:40

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On a new Full of Chit-Chat comedian (and Charlie's former 'Fight or Fight Crew' mental health podcast co-host) Dave Harris comes by to talk about brain chemistry, beard maintenance and being haunted by the seminal 1990 classic novelty song 'Do the Bartman'. Hear the full 10 episode season of 'Fight or Flight Crew' at https://www.listennotes.com/pod…

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The Cash for Birthdays Commission (Full of Chit-Chat ep20 w/ BC Attorney General + NDP MLA David Eby) 51:58

3y ago51:58

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On an auspicious episode 20 host Charlie Demers welcomes BC’s Attorney General & Minister for Housing for a conversation on political culture, pandemic, & complicated inheritances. Plus: a special surprise appearance by Charlie's daughter, adorably interrupting a conversation about the housing market! Find out more about David's work as the MLA for…

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The Horizons of His Knowing (Full of Chit-Chat ep19 w/ Hawksley Workman) 1:06:28

3y ago1:06:28

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On episode 19 Charlie welcomes thinking person’s rock star Hawksley Workman for a conversation on uncoolness, the bespoke 1980s & what the internet is doing to us one click at a time. For the latest on Hawksley's work see https://hawksleyworkman.com/ Get early access to the show by stepping in the chit-chat and subscribing to Charlie's excellent Su…

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Developing the Anti-Colonial Hiking Mindset (Full of Chit-Chat ep18 w/ Stephen Hui) 51:14

3y ago51:14

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On a new Full of Chit-Chat host Charlie Demers welcomes guest, East Vancouver neighbour and very old pal Stephen Hui for a conversation about the joys & political complications of the great outdoors and his best-selling new book 'Destination Hikes: In and Around Southwestern British Columbia'. Find it at https://greystonebooks.com/products/destinat…

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Crime, Nostalgia and Vancouver Noir (Full of Chit-Chat ep17 w/ Sam Wiebe) 49:25

3y ago49:25

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On a new Full of Chit-Chat host Charlie Demers welcomes master Vancouver crime novelist Sam Wiebe to talk space & time, but not in a physics way. Also Rambo. Find out more about Wiebe's award-winning crime fiction at http://samwiebe.com/ Get early access to the show by stepping in the chit-chat and subscribing to Charlie's excellent Substack at htt…

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From Shakespeare to Saskatchewan (Full of Chit-Chat ep16 w/ Lorne Cardinal) 51:27

3y ago51:27

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On a new Full of Chit-Chat star of stage and screen Lorne Cardinal joins host Charlie Demers to discuss the international cultural phenomenon of Corner Gas & the enduring legacy of Billy Dee Williams. For more about Lorne's life and career check out: https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/lorne-cardinal-sits-and-talks-about-life-and-acting/ Get earl…

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Writers and the Worldbuilding Impulse (Full of Chit-Chat ep15 w/ Tariq Hussain) 1:01:00

3y ago1:01:00

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On Full of Chit-Chat episode 15 host Charlie Demers talks Turkey travel terror & looking for love in all the write places with his multitalented Juno-nominated pal, writer and musician Tariq Hussain. Find more of Tariq's music and writing at https://www.tariqmusiq.com/ Get early access to the show by stepping in the chit-chat and subscribing to Cha…

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A Return to Simple Pleasures (Full of Chit-Chat ep14 w/ Jill Barber) 1:02:55

3y ago1:02:55

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In the midst of a mostly-bad-news week, Charlie sits down with old pal and Juno-winning singer-songwriter (and superstar) Jill Barber to talk about career trajectory, how technology is changing the nature of performance in music and comedy & the enduring legacy of Billy Crystal. Hear Jill's 2020 french-language release Le Monde Est Beau at https://…

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Legacy of a Longtime Left-wing Standard-bearer (Full of Chit-Chat ep13 w/ Svend Robinson) 59:07

3y ago59:07

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As you'll hear in the first moments of this conversation, Charlie grew up in a household where Svend Robinson was revered as the Burnaby Member of Parliament who got Mom’s disability payments from a recalcitrant federal bureaucracy, and over the decades Demers' esteem for the man has only grown. On episode 13 of Full of Chit-Chat they talk about hi…

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Hurry, Soft: Curlers and Cowards in So-called Canada (Full of Chit-Chat ep12 w/ John Cullen) 57:33

3y ago57:33

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On ep12 local CB (Curling Boy) John Cullen saves the day from an audio perspective, catches Charlie up on Canada’s third-favourite sport & has a special message about the youth (spoiler: they are our future). Find our more about John's work at https://cullenthecomic.com Get early access to the show by stepping in the chit-chat and subscribing to Ch…

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Family, Geography and Historical Amnesia in British Columbia (Full of Chit-Chat ep11 w/ Kai Nagata) 57:19

3y ago57:19

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On a new episode two pals with 9 generations in Vancouver between them sit down for a conversation about geography, memory and family as Kai Nagata joins host Charlie Demers to talk about what it means to have deep roots in a place you’re not Indigenous to, the broad range of PNE-related memories & where to look for (& contribute to building) hope.…

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Days of Rest and (Stevie) Wonder (Full of Chit-Chat ep10 w/ Dawn Pemberton) 1:09:55

3y ago1:09:55

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On episode 10 Charlie sits down with the New Queen of Canadian Soul Dawn Pemberton for a conversation about music, almonds and the importance of rest in a challenging year. Plus: the show's very first live musical performance! Hear more of Dawn's work at https://dawnpemberton.ca/ Get early access to the show by stepping in the chit-chat and subscri…

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Socialists Who Love People (Full of Chit-Chat ep9 w/ Leigh Phillips) 1:02:21

3y ago1:02:21

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On episode 9 of Full of Chit-Chat it’s the man with the plan(ned economy) as host Charlie Demers welcomes author & science journalist Leigh Phillips for a conversation on vaccine rollout nightmares, the beauty of the scientific method & why if you’re going to be a socialist you should probably like people! Find out more about Leigh's work at https:…

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The Dark Comedy of Trauma (Full of Chit-Chat ep8 w/ Erica Sigurdson) 49:35

3y ago49:35

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On episode 8 of Full of Chit-Chat, Charlie welcomes his fave from CBC's The Debaters & literally anything to do with stand-up comedy in Canada, the one and only Erica Sigurdson to talk about navigating laughter, career and trauma in a pandemic year. Find more about Erica's work, including details about her excellent 'Situational Feminist' comedy al…

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The Future of the Labour Movement (Full of Chit-Chat ep7 w/ Paul Finch) 57:18

3y ago57:18

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On episode 7 Charlie welcomes good pal Paul Finch, a leader in one of British Columbia's biggest unions, to talk about money laundering & organized crime, the labour history of the West Coast & the vaccine queue-jumping multimillionaire former gaming CEO Rod Baker, some of whose workers Paul represents. Find out more about Paul's work in ethical in…

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One Man Intervention (Full of Chit-Chat ep6 w/ Graham Clark) 47:39

3y ago47:39

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On episode 6 Charlie welcomes the man, the myth, the legend — Stop Podcasting Yourself co-host and Canadian Comedy Award-winner Graham Clark, the very first person to put Charlie onstage! In this conversation the pair talk comedy, community & the various iterations of 21 Jumpstreet. Find more about Graham's work at http://grahamclark.com/ and about…

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Left Economics Ronin (Full of Chit-Chat ep5 w/ Seth Klein) 1:03:03

3y ago1:03:03

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On a new episode author & economist Seth Klein joins host Charlie Demers for a conversation about what WWII & COVID can teach us about fighting climate change, his grandfather’s relationship to trade unionism & Donald Duck & which surprise past Full of Chit-Chat guest he’s secretly married to — THE ANSWER WILL SHOCK YOU! Find Seth's book 'The Good …

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Stand-up Comedy in a Pandemic (Full of Chit-Chat ep4 w/ Andrea Jin) 1:02:11

3y ago1:02:11

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On a new episode Zoomer comedienne Andrea Jin joins Charlie to talk about growing up with grandmothers, picking a generation to be part of & whether eating sparkles can kill you. Andrea's new comedy album Grandma’s Girl is out now from 604 Records....find out more at https://www.andreajin.com/ Get early access to the show by stepping in the chit-ch…

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Full of Chit-Chat After Dark (ep3 w/ Khelsilem) 1:06:01

3y ago1:06:01

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On a new episode host Charlie Demers welcomes Squamish nation councillor, Indigenous language revitalization advocate/activist/educator & Vancity board member Khelsilem for a conversation that's an hour-long antidote to despair, without ever having to stick your head in the sand. Find out more about Khelsilem's work at https://khelsilem.com/ Get ea…

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Going Full Parti Quebecois (Full of Chit-Chat ep2 w/ comedian Ivan Decker) 44:33

3y ago44:33

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On episode 2 of the nation's newest and nicest interview show host Charlie Demers talks with LA-based comedian Ivan Decker (one of Canada’s very funniest people) about fish-gutting, learning French, and the painful present & bright future of post-vaccine comedy. Find out more about Decker's work at https://ivan-decker.squarespace.com/ Get early acc…

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(NEW SHOW: Full of Chit-Chat ep1) A Tension Between Darkness and Hope w/ Christine Boyle 36:05

3y ago36:05

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In the inaugural episode of new weekly interview show 'Full of Chit-Chat' host Charlie Demers talks to Vancouver city councillor Christine Boyle about holidays in a multi-faith household, the literal and metaphorical crap of municipal politics, & how she held the line against a police budget increase for 2021. Find out more about Christine's work a…

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Ep21 The Well Reds Holiday Special: End of Year Reflections 37:22

5+ y ago37:22

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On the December episode of the Well Reds podcast, it's a group effort as host Charlie Demers welcomes a galaxy of international stars to help him say "until next time"! As we prepare to step away from the mic for a break, thanks to the thousands of listeners who've helped to make this show a success over the last 20 months. We'll be back. See you i…

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Ep20 'A New Hope for Mexico' w/ journalist Dawn Paley 1:33:27

5+ y ago1:33:27

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On the November episode of the Well Reds podcast, host Charlie Demers welcomes journalist and academic Dawn Paley (author of 'Drug War Capitalism' from AK Press) for a wide-ranging conversation on Mexican President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador's 'A New Hope for Mexico' available now from Counterpoint Press. Follow Dawn on Twitter at @dawn_ and…

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Well Reds: October Apologia 10:19

5+ y ago10:19

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On a spooky October mini episode of the Well Reds podcast, hair-raising host Charlie 'Drag Me To Hell' Demers is very sorry for the delay. Look for Charlie's chilling conversation with returning guest 'Sinister' Samir Gandesha (Director at Simon Fraser University Institute of the Humanities) on Chantal Mouffe's 'For a Left Populism' later this mont…

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Ep19 'The Chapo Guide to Revolution' w/ writer Vyas Saran 1:36:59

5+ y ago1:36:59

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On the September episode of the Well Reds podcast, host Charlie Demers welcomes writer and policy researcher Vyas Saran (Maclean's, Vancouver Sun, policynote.ca) for a conversation on 'The Chapo Guide to Revolution: a Manifesto Against Logic, Facts and Reason' published by Simon & Shuster. Follow Vyas on Twitter at @vyassaran and pick up the 'The C…

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