Best Alexandra Quick Podcasts (2024)

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Alexandra Quick and the Wizard War – Chapter 12 21:20

20d ago21:20

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Welcome to Alexandra Quick and the Audiobook Project, which serializes in audiobook form the Alexandra Quick series of fanfictions by Inverarity. I’m Sam Gabriel, your narrator. This time we have Chapter 12: A Confederation to Tear Down. You can find the texts I’m reading at http://inverarity.livejournal.com as well as fanfiction.net and AO3. Pleas…

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Green Day: Dookie, American Idiot, and why their album Saviors is the best they’ve ever recorded 31:18

1h ago31:18

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When a band kicks off their career with a hit single about getting stoned and watching TV, it might be surprising to see them 30 years later as one of the biggest bands on the planet. Green Day has beat those long odds. All three members — Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool — talk to Tom about the 30th anniversary of their breakthrough r…

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Kapwani Kiwanga: Combining history and art at the Venice Biennale 16:00

1h ago16:00

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Visual artist Kapwani Kiwanga represents Canada at this year’s Venice Biennale, the Olympics of visual art. Her installation, “Trinket,” uses seven million conteria — small glass beads from Venice — to not only shimmer, but to interrogate a deep history of labour, cultural exchange and class dynamics. She joins guest host Talia Schlanger to discuss…

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June Squibb: On starring in her first leading film role at 94 24:03

2h ago24:03

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The Oscar-nominated actor June Squibb is living her dream at 94 years young. Decades into her career as a character actor, June is now enjoying her first leading role in the action-comedy movie “Thelma.” She joins guest host Talia Schlanger to reflect on the passage of time, the benefits of being an older actor, and why sometimes you need to have a…

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Alexandra Stréliski: Fighting cynicism, burnout & hearing her music at the Oscars 21:35

2h ago21:35

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The Montreal pianist Alexandra Stréliski was working at an ad agency when the late director Jean-Marc Vallée discovered her music and started using it in his work. That gave her the push she needed to quit her job and pursue music full-time. This year, Alexandra was nominated for album of the year at the Junos. Just before that, she joined Tom to t…

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Carol Burnett: Climbing the Hollywood sign, getting her first laugh & having fun at 90 33:49

27m ago33:49

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Carol Burnett is one of the most adored comedians of all time. In 1967, she broke up the boys club that was network television with her freewheeling variety hour, “The Carol Burnett Show.” Now, more than half a century later, she’s still flexing her quick wit and comedic acting skills on shows like “Better Call Saul” and “Palm Royale.” In this spec…

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Meghan Fandrich: Devastating wildfires, moving forward after tragedy & healing through poetry 16:24

32m ago16:24

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When a wildfire ripped through Lytton, B.C., in June 2021, the town burnt almost entirely to the ground. Meghan Fandrich lost her small business, the Klowa Art Café, and turned to writing poetry for the first time in her life to help her cope with the loss. The result is her first collection of poetry, “Burning Sage: Poems from the Lytton Fire.” Sh…

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Sam Smith: Gloria, self-love & why queer joy can feel radical 34:48

6h ago34:48

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Last summer, Sam Smith joined Tom to talk about the release of their latest album, “Gloria.” Since then, the singer-songwriter has announced the re-release of their debut album, “In the Lonely Hour,” which earned them four Grammys when it came out a decade ago. We revisit Tom’s 2023 chat with Sam about their start in music, learning to centre joy i…

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Quick Q: Jennifer Castle shares how her song got featured on Season 3 of The Bear 15:20

18h ago15:20

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Before making her name as a singer-songwriter, Jennifer Castle worked at a restaurant in Toronto with celebrity chef and restaurateur Matty Matheson. Now, nearly 20 years later, Matty is an executive producer and actor on the hit series “The Bear” and Jennifer has a song featured in the new season. She joins Tom to set up the song, titled “Blowing …

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Karan Aujla: How he overcame tragedy to become a history-making global superstar 31:35

2d ago31:35

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Ten years after immigrating to Canada from India, the rapper and singer Karan Aujla made history as the first Punjabi artist to ever win a Juno Award. But he was a global superstar well before then, topping the charts with his blend of Punjabi music over hip-hop and trap beats. Now, Karan is the latest Global Apple Music Up Next Artist, which makes…

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Jodie Comer: The Bikeriders, accent training, and her path to acting 22:15

2d ago22:15

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Jodie Comer is an Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor who you may know as the assassin Villanelle on the show “Killing Eve.” Though she’s been acting since childhood, Jodie treats every role with the intense work ethic of someone who’s still gunning for their big break. In her new film, “The Bikeriders,” she stars opposite Austin Butler, Tom Hardy an…

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Brendan Healy: The Inheritance, learning from the past, and how to stage an epic 7-hour play 26:01

2d ago26:01

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The Canadian director Brendan Healy has taken on an epic project: a new production of Matthew López's seven-hour play “The Inheritance,” which has been called the most important play of the 21st century. Brendan sits down with Tom to tell us how the play represents a conversation between generations of gay men, what happens when you don't learn abo…

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Jamie Fine: Her new EP, starting fresh as a solo artist, and blowing up in South Africa 33:30

3d ago33:30

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The Canadian musician Jamie Fine first found success with the duo Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine after they won the singing competition show “The Launch” in 2018. But after realizing something wasn’t sitting right with her, Jamie decided to start fresh with a solo career. Now, she’s released her sophomore EP, “if this is it.” Jamie sits down with Tom to…

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E.R. Fightmaster: Grey’s Anatomy fame and their new EP 15:59

3d ago15:59

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You might know E.R. Fightmaster from their groundbreaking role as Dr. Kai Bartley on “Grey's Anatomy” or you may be familiar with their music. Earlier this month, the actor and musician released their second EP, “Bloodshed Baby” under their stage name Fightmaster. E.R. joins Tom to set up a song off the record and shares what it was like being cast…

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Increase Your Sales With These Marketing Psychology Tricks 30:34

3d ago30:34

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In this week’s episode of The Terrific Teacherpreneur, I discuss how to apply expert marketing strategies to your TPT business. In this episode, I discuss: Why you should highlight the benefits your products produce How to incorporate the verbatim affect into TPT marketing How to build trust and credibility with buyers How to organize your resource…

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Gracie Abrams: The Secret of Us, overcoming stage fright, and working with Taylor Swift 32:53

4d ago32:53

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Last year was a big one for Gracie Abrams. The singer-songwriter released her debut album, got nominated for best new artist at the Grammys, and opened for Taylor Swift on the Eras Tour. Now, she’s released her sophomore album, “The Secret of Us,” which she co-wrote with her best friend. Gracie joins Tom in studio to talk about the record, getting …

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Quick Q: Dominique Fils-Aimé on releasing her first song in French 11:57

4d ago11:57

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The Montreal singer-songwriter Dominique Fils-Aimé is back with a new single, “Moi je t'aime.” It’s the Juno-winning artist’s first song in French, despite French being her first language. Dominique joins Tom to set up the track and explain what singing in French gives her as an artist.

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Dr. Shirley Cheechoo: Why overcoming the residential school legacy is the job of warriors 38:29

8d ago38:29

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Dr. Shirley Cheechoo is one of Canada’s most prominent voices in Indigenous film and theatre. At this year’s annual Weengushk International Film Festival, Dr. Cheechoo is giving back to her community with a special event called Blanket of Stars: A Tribute to Resilience, which is dedicated to Canada’s residential school survivors — or as she calls t…

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Remembering Donald Sutherland 18:39

12d ago18:39

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The legendary Canadian actor Donald Sutherland has died at age 88. Over the course of his six-decade career, he was in more than 150 films and TV series, and more recently he was honoured with his very own Canadian stamp. Today, we revisit Tom’s conversation with Donald about his stamp, his early days as an actor, and why he didn’t want dual Canadi…

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Lily Gladstone: Life post-Killers of the Flower Moon & her new film Fancy Dance 23:13

12d ago23:13

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Lily Gladstone is having an incredible year. She was nominated for an Oscar for her starring role opposite Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” and she became the first Indigenous actor to win a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild award. In her latest film, “Fancy Dance,” Lily brings another Ind…

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Elisapie: How translating pop and rock hits into Inuktitut helped her heal 26:16

8d ago26:16

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Elisapie was jogging and listening to ABBA when she got the idea for her latest project, “Inuktitut.” It’s a 10-track covers album of classic pop and rock hits that each represent a special childhood memory for the Inuk singer-songwriter. What makes the album unique is that each song is translated into Inuktitut. Elisapie joins Tom to talk about th…

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Paul Scheer: Joyful Recollections of Trauma, the cycle of abuse, and how improv saved his life 31:45

9d ago31:45

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The comedian Paul Scheer has had roles on some of the biggest sitcoms ever, including “30 Rock,” “Parks and Recreation” and “The League.” He also co-hosts one of the most popular podcasts in the world, “How Did This Get Made,” which takes on the worst movies of all time. But in his new memoir, “Joyful Recollections of Trauma,” Paul writes about the…

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Quick Q: Weyni Mengesha on updating A Streetcar Named Desire for 2024 15:08

9d ago15:08

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Weyni Mengesha is an award-winning Canadian theatre maker and the artistic director of Toronto’s Soulpepper Theatre Company. Five years ago, she reworked Tennessee Williams’s historic play “A Streetcar Named Desire,” which was a resounding hit for Canadian theatre. Now, Soulpepper has remounted the production. Weyni joins Tom to talk about the chan…

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Chappell Roan: The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, perseverance, and the freedom of drag 20:28

14d ago20:28

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When she was just 17, Chappell Roan signed her first record deal with a major label and moved to Los Angeles. But when the deal fell through, she returned home to Missouri where she began soul searching and trying to figure out her next steps. Chappell talks to Tom about being discovered on YouTube, how she responded when she was dropped from her r…

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Miles Greenberg: Working with flesh, Marina Abramović, and his physical journey in art 26:05

10d ago26:05

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The Canadian artist Miles Greenberg says flesh is his medium. He’s no stranger to pushing his body to the extreme for his art. Some of the things Miles has done include standing on a plinth dripping in fake blood, embracing a stranger while naked and blind, and walking on a conveyor belt all day. For his latest work, “Respawn,” he wrestles and stab…

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Dallas Smith: His switch from rock to country, his old band Default, and why he hasn’t moved to Nashville 24:22

11d ago24:22

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Dallas Smith was the lead singer of the Canadian band Default, which had a big hit called “Wasting My Time.” But after a long, lonely time on the road, Dallas decided to make a career change that took him from rock stardom to country music dominance. He sits down with Tom to talk about the risk that comes with that decision, why he stayed in Britis…

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