Endeavours is back from the dead! Raymond St. Jean is a Quebecois filmmaker whose latest effort is "Dusk For A Hitman", which was inspired by a true story. It was released on April 19th. Stefan Bristol is the director of "Breathe", a thriller that takes place in a post-apocalyptic, oxygen-less future. It stars Jennifer Hudson, Milla Jovovich, Quven…

Camille Sullivan is an award-winning actress who has appeared on a slew of Canadian television shows and films, with a who's who of Canadian talent. She has won five UBCP/ACTRA Awards, and received two Gemini nominations and a Canadian Screen Award nomination and has been honoured with he Women in Film UBCP/ACTRA Artistic Achievement Award. Her lat…

Christian Sesma is a writer-director whose credits include Trophy Wife; Every Last One of Them; Take Back, and Pay Dirt. His latest film is Lights Out, which follows an army veteran-turned-underground-vigilante-fighter taking on a crime lord. It stars Frank Grillo, Mekhi Phifer, Amaury Nolasco, Jaime King, Scott Adkins, and Dermot Mulroney, and was…

Charles-Olivier Michaud is a French-Canadian film director known for such movies as Snow & Ashes; Exile; and 4 Minute Mile. His latest is Ru, adapted for the screen from the Award-winning novel of the same name by Kim Thuy. It is in theatres now. Subscribe: Apple, Spotify, Amazon, Pandora, Deezer Socials @EndeavoursRadio --- Send in a voice message…

Thomas Vincent is a television and film director whose newest film is the black comedy action film Role Play starring Kaley Cuoco and David Oyelowo. It is out now. Peter Hutchings has directed such films as Then Came You and The Hating Game. He reunites with the star from the latter - Lucy Hale - for Which Brings Me To You, which also features Nat …

Claire Rankin is a Canadian actress who currently stars as Mary in the hit comedy series "Son of Critch". Claire talks about what we can expect in season three, being aired in the US and UK, working with the legend that is Malcolm McDowell, Atlantic & Maritime Canadian sense-of-humour, and being directed by Aaron Sorkin. Subscribe: Apple, Spotify, …

Sonja Smits is a Gemini Award-winning and Genie nominated actress best known for her roles on Canadian Television series Street Legal and Traders. She also appeared in Murdoch Mysteries, The Outer Limits, Made in Canada, American Gods, Rent-A-Goalie and Mary Kills People. Her film roles include her nominated performances in Videodrome and That's My…

Lucy Tulugarjuk is an indigenous producer who has teamed up with the Weather Network for Canada's first ever weather reports in Inuktituk. Three minute segments will air 16 times a day. Kris Harper is an indigenous musician featured in season 2 of Amplify where he talks about adapting the poetry of his late mother - an accomplished artist- into son…

William Brent Bell is a director who has made a living in the horror genre, including such films as The Boy, Brahms: The Boy II, and Orphan: First Kill. His latest foray into the sinister underworld is Lord of Misrule, which is available in theatres and on Demand December 8th. In 2011, Angel Gracia scored a hit with From Prada to Nada. He returns w…

Welcome to December! From coast-to-coast, there are all kinds of holiday events happening in honour of the festive season. One such event happening in Vancouver is Handel's Messiah, by Early Music Vancouver and the Vancouver Chamber Choir and featuring soloist Nicholas Scott. Nick talks about how he first started signing, misconceptions about class…

Katrina Teitz & Carly Pokoradi are actors and singers from Vancouver, BC. They are the stars of a new stage adaption of 'Snow White', where the two of them play all the characters. They talk about playing all the characters, comedy, the complicated legacy of Snow White, performing for children, and the holiday season. 'Snow White' runs at the Carou…

Javier Reyna is a writer and director and whose previous films include Regionrat. He currently has three scripts in production. His newest output is Due Justice, which follows a lawyer with a military background who decides to take revenge and hunt down the gang that killed his wife and brother and kidnapped his daughter. Javier talks about how the…

Niki Singleton is a mixed-media artist from Vancouver. She talks about living and working in both Canada and New York, technique, the politics and ideas inherent in art, and being a part of this year's East Side Culture Crawl, which runs Nov 16-19 in Vancouver. Subscribe: Apple, Spotify, Amazon, Pandora, Deezer Socials @EndeavoursRadio --- Send in …

Alex Mifflin is one half of the Water Brothers. Along with his brother Tyler, they travel around Canada documenting the past, present and future of water. In season 5 of their documentary series "The Water Brothers" they look at Peatland, microplastics, and the world's oldest water, among other features. Season 5 is available now on TVO and youtube…

Mick Davis is a Scottish filmmaker whose previous works include Modigliani, The Haunting of Charles Manson, and The Eleventh Hour. His newest film is Walden, starring Emile Hirsch, Shane West and David Keith. It will be in theatres starting November 10th, followed by on Demand and Digital starting December 12th. Matthew Yerby is an actor, writer an…

Paul Kemp is an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose credits include The Pretendians, Nike's Big Bet, and Rise of the Trolls, as well as producing Am I A Boy Or Girl, Transformer, and The Rise of Jordan Peterson. His latest film is Searching for Satoshi - which is about the disappearance of the mythical founder of BitCoin. It is available on C…

Julio Soto Gurpide is a film director whose previous credits include Palestine, Deep, and Radiophobia. His latest is the animated comedy murder-mystery Inspector Sun. Think Agatha Christie's Murder on The Orient Express but with bugs. The film was released on October 27. Nicol Paone is an actress, writer and director who got her start with the Grou…

Writer-director Conor Allyn takes about his latest film In The Fire. It stars Amber Heard, Eduardo Noriega, and Lorenzo McGovern Zaini. It is in theatres, on Demand, and Digital on October 13th! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dan-mcpeake/message

Jamaal Burkmar is an award-winning choreographer who first gained recognition for his piece 'Ocean' while studying at the Northern School for Contemporary Dance. Thepiece received critical acclaim and was later commissioned for VERVE, the postgraduate company at NSCD, making it the first and only undergraduate work to befeatured. Jamaal was honored…

Cru Ennis & Lee Roy Kunz are the creative team behind the new horror film "Deliver Us", which releases on September 29th. Starring Thomas Kretschmann and Alexander Siddig, it follow a nun at a rural convent who claims immaculate conception, only to have the Vatican come after her. Leanne Simpson is an indigenous-Canadian singer-songwriter, author, …

Jacqueline Castel is a film director. Her collaborators have included Jim Jarmusch, David Lynch, and Zola Jesus. She recently released her first first feature film - My Animal - starring Bobbi Salvor Menuez, Amandla Stenberg and Stephen McHattie. It was released on September 8th. Lance Henriksen is an icon in the world of genre film. Fans know him …

Greg and Caitriona are actors and performers who are both appearing in Theatre Under The Stars production of The Prom. Inspired by the true story of Constance MacMillan, The Prom follows two queer teenagers and their mission to bring a same-gendered date to prom. The story was adapted into a Netflix film featuring James Corden and Meryl Strep, amon…

Erica Daniels is a Cree/Ojibway filmmaker from the Peguis First Nation. Her previous short film, Run As One, won two Golden Sheaf Awards at the Yorkton Film Festival. She has also received a Canadian Screen Award Nominee. Her documentary Coming Home (Wanna Icipus Kupi) - her feature debut - is a companion piece to the TV series Little Birds, and ex…

Perry Chafe is an author, television writer, producer, and songwriter. He co-created and was the showrunner of Republic of Doyle, which starred Allan Hawco and ran for six seasons. Additionally, he was a writer and producer on the Netflix/Discovery show Frontier starring Jason Momoa, and was an executive producer on the CBC limited series Caught. C…

There is new comedy series coming to Canadian television screens: Our Big Punjabi Family. Shot in a mockumentary akin to Modern Family, Our Big Punjabi Family chronicles the trials and tribulations of a multi-generational family forced to live under one roof. Sunny is sweet natured, romantic, and a bit of a dreamer. He’s a programmer, but he’s got …

Jeanette Walls is an award-winning journalist and author whose memoir The Glass Castle was on the New York Times Bestseller list for a record 421 weeks and was later adapted into a feature film starring Naomi Watts and Woody Harrelson. Her latest book Hang The Moon - her third novel - was released in March and was also recently optioned for a futur…

In 2018, Award-winning actress and musician Samantha Weinstein came by to talk about being a child actress, working with Toni Collette and Michael Sheen, Toronto stories and making the transition into adulthood. She also talks about voice acting and getting into music with punk rock band Killer Virgins. Sam died on May 14, 2023. --- Send in a voice…

Meisha and The Spanks are Meisha Louie and Sean Hamilton. They stop by to chat about their new album Unconditional Love in Hi-Fi, residential schools - and their call-to-action song Dig Me Out - touring Europe for the first time, coming out of a pandemic, family, and more. The album is out now. Subscribe: Apple, Spotify, Amazon, Pandora, Radio Publ…

Franklin Ritch is a writer, director and actor and the filmmaker behind the intriguing thriller The Artifice Girl, which delves into the world of AI, juxtaposed against the innocence of childhood. Co-starring Lance Henriksen, the film was released April 27th. Jemima Khan is renowned journalist and documentary filmmaker who has contributed to The Ne…

From child star to scream queen to indie darling, Scout Taylor-Compton has been in films most of her life. Her credits include Sleepover, Halloween and Apache Nation, as well as a litany of television credits. Her latest film is The Best Man - opposite Brendan Fehr, Luke Wilson and Dolph Lundgren. It was released on April 21st. Bill Reid was a reno…

Katie Lafferty and Roma Ahi are the producers of this year's Canadian Screen Awards, airing on April 16 and hosted by Samantha Bee. Katie and Roma talk about the new hybrid model of the CSA, how they work with the host, having film & TV in one ceremony, how streaming can affect ratings and the state of the Canadian Industry as a whole. Connie Cocch…

Omer Aziz is an author, journalist, lawyer, and former foreign policy advisor. He is currently the Catherine A. and Mary Gellert Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute, Harvard. His essays and writings have been published in the New York Times, Atlantic, Harper's, New York Magazine, among others. He is a former foreign policy advisor for Prime Minister …

Michael LeBlanc & Joshua Reichmann are the co-directors of Tenzin, which examines Tibetan Independence movement through a fictional narrative of a man struggling to cope with his brother's self-immolation protest death. The film was released on March 17th. Subscribe: Apple, Spotify, Amazon, Pandora, Deezer Socials @EndeavoursRadio --- Send in a voi…

Colin West is a writer-director whose new feature is Linoleum starring Jim Gaffigan, Rhea Seahorn, Katelyn Nacon, Ian Michael Black, and Tony Shalboub. It follows an engineer who builds his own homemade rocket after a satellite crashes in his back yard. Colin talks about why we want to Astronauts, the reality (realities?) we are living, hiring a co…

Ryan Moccasin is an indigenous writer and comedian, who is the creator and executive producer of the new APTN sketch show The Feather News, in which he also occasionally appears in. The Feather News is a comedy sketch show that parodies government and media from an indigenous perspective. It premiered February 14th. Eric McCormack is probably best …

Maurice LaMarche is a renowned voice actor best known for his role as "The Brain" in both Animaniacs and its spin-off Pinky and the Brain. He has also done work for Rick & Morty, The Simpsons, Futurama, Johnny Bravo, Recess, Powerpuff Girls, Rugrats, and the films Frozen, Zootopia, Space Jam - in which he voiced Pepe Le Pew - and Tim Burton's Ed Wo…

Jason Eisener is a film director most known for his cult hit Hobo With a Shotgun. A decade later, he is back with another to-the-point titled film Kids Vs. Aliens, which began as a segment in the anthology V/H/S2. Jason talks about working with kids to create horror, the aliens, and what it all really means. The film is out now. Edward Drake is an …

Winnifred Jong is the creator of the hit webseries Tokens (season 2 premiering on the Roku Channel on January 10th). Set in the world of actors cast by productions desperate to hit their diversity quotas, Season 2 of TOKENS pivots from the comedic overuse of On Call Casting, the democratic Uber-ization of diverse representation in Season 1, to a co…

Edward Drake is an Australian filmmaker known for his subversive action flicks including Breach and Cosmic Sin. He recently completed work on the Detective Knight trilogy with collaborator Corey Large, the 2nd of which Detective Knight: Redemption is now out on VOD. He also weighs in on working with Bruce Willis and whether or not Die Hard is a Chr…

We are back! Endeavours is back from hiatus and welcomes film director Clare Niederpruem (Christmas With The Campbells) and actor Kamyar Pazandeh (Carousel Theatre's The Three Little Pigs). It's the holiday season, and theatre and film always make a big splash this time of year. Both the guests talk about what makes good Christmas entertainment! --…

Andrew Traucki is an Australian writer and director, who specializes in the horror genre. His latest is The Reef: Stalker, a sequel/companion piece to his hit 2010 Cult film The Reef. Starring Theresa Liane from Neighbours and Vampire Diaries, The Reef: Stalked follows four surfer friends who are a stalked by a lone great white shark. Much like the…

Melissa Bond is a narrative journalist and poet. She has blogged her journey of dependence on benzodiazepines and was a regular contributor for Mad in America. She has been featured on Risk!, IGNTD, and The Addiction Podcast. She recently released Blood Orange Night, which chronicles her struggle with addiction. It was released on June 14 through S…

Lyrica Okano is an actress best known for her role as Nico Minoru in Runaways. In addition to reprising the role in the video game Midnight Suns, she also appears in the new romantic comedy Press Play opposite Clara Rugaard, Lewis Pullman, Matt Walsh and Danny Glover. The film is available now on Apple TV. Seth McTigue is a filmmaker and actor who …

Kwasi Thomas is an actor and comedian, known for playing Z-Wreck on the hit series Snowpiercer, as well as Thomas in PillowTalk. He has appeared in several other shows including A Series of Unfortunate Events, Pup Academy, Altered Carbon, Lucifer, Motive, and Psych. He is currently starring in the play Passover, Ensemble Theatre's new summer piece,…

Oualid Mouaness is a Lebanese filmmaker and producer with an extensive background in documentaries and music videos. His first feature film as writer-director is 1982, a coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of the Lebanon War. Starring many non-professional actors as the school children, as well as Lebanese superstar Nadine Labacki as their…

Dale Scott is a former Major League Umpire who was present for some iconic games, including the 2001 World Series, seven weeks after 9/11, as well as being last umpire to ever eject the infamous Billy Martin. But Dale's story was unique even among those associated with baseball; in 2014 he made a bold decision and publicly came out as gay. In his n…

When does tradition become untenable? How does it adapt with the times? Documentarian looks at these at these questions and more in the new film A Taste of Whale, which examines "The grind", a pilot whale hunt that takes place every year in the Faroe Islands. Among pressure from activists such as Sea Shephard, and even push back within their own co…

Emily Skeggs is a Tony-nominated actress and certified horticulturalist. She received her breakthrough in the broadway musical Fun Home, in which she received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical nomination and won a Theatre World Award for her role as Medium Alison. She also talks her TV roles in Salem, and When We Rise, her love of…

TW: Drug Use, overdose, homelessness, addiction, mental health, police brutality Fentanyl. It’s been the street drug of choice for the past number of years. It’s been known to contaminate other substances. In BC alone, it has vastly increased the death rate in the opioid epidemic. But what is being done about it? A new documentary - Love In The Tim…

Keoni Waxman is a filmmaker and producer, best known for his work with Steven Seagal - including the Seagal-fronted television series True Justice. His newest film is The Ravine, starring Eric Dane, Teri Polo and Peter Facinelli, and based on the novel by Robert Pascuzzi, which in turn was inspired by true events that happened to Robert and his wif…