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Broadcaster Mark Wigmore hosts the new podcast, "Art at the End of the World". Enjoy long-form conversations with fascinating personalities who have helped to shape culture, while learning how they work within, and interpret our changing times. Artists, entertainers, and innovators speak to their life experience and craft while reflecting on what it is to make and curate art in the current political and cultural climate. Season 2 will welcome neo-classical phenomenon Alexandra Streliski, fil ...
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For the Season #2 finale of the "Art at the End of the World" Podcast, Mark Wigmore speaks to legendary singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. Gordon tells the stories behind some of your favorite hits, like "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" and "Early Morning Rain", and takes you behind the process of his first recording of new music in decades, "Solo…
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Episode 9 - Carolyn Taylor of Baroness Von Sketch
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This week on the "Art at the End of the World" Podcast, Mark Wigmore welcomes comedian and actress Carolyn Taylor of the hit sketch comedy television show, "Baroness Von Sketch". Carolyn talks to Mark about her Montreal roots, her move to Toronto in the 90s, her early days performing and touring with The Second City and working on "This Hour Has 22…
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The New Classical FM's Mark Wigmore has repackaged, reimagined and remixed conversations he has had on-air and during the first season of the "Art at the End of the World" podcast for this special set of encore presentations on the Zoomer Podcast Network!Legendary Broadcaster, interviewer and musicologist John Donabie has a conversation with Mark a…
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Episode 8 - Legendary Music Promoter Richard Flohil
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This week on the "Art at the End of the World" Podcast, Mark Wigmore welcomes music promoter, publicist, talent incubation specialist and journalist Richard Flohil. Now 85-years-old, the fixture of the Canadian music scene reflects on his early introduction to show business as a newspaper man in the UK, his choice to move to Toronto, and his instan…
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The New Classical FM's Mark Wigmore has repackaged, reimagined and remixed conversations he has had on-air and during the first season of the "Art at the End of the World" podcast for this special set of encore presentations on the Zoomer Podcast Network!Drag performer Heroine (Matteo Cassano) speaks to Mark about the last 12 years working the Drag…
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Episode 7 - Billy Talent's Ben Kowalewicz
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Mark Wigmore welcomes Ben Kowalewicz to the Classical FM studios! For the last 25 years, Ben has fronted Billy Talent, one of the most successful rock acts to call Canada home. Ben talks to Mark about how the band's work ethic and love of music have carried the group through an industry seachange. And examines a career that started with physical re…
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The New Classical FM's Mark Wigmore has repackaged, reimagined and remixed conversations he has had on-air and during the first season of the "Art at the End of the World" podcast for this special set of encore presentations on the Zoomer Podcast Network!Mark speaks to artist, musician, media personality, writer and cultural agitator Sook-Yin Lee. …
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Mark welcomes actress, author, voiceover-artist, and host of "Your All-Time Classic Hit Parade" on Vision TV and "Nocturne" on The New Classical FM, Marilyn Lightstone to the podcast. Marilyn opens up about her Montreal roots, her early days performing on theatre stages across the country, and landing starring roles in award-winning film and televi…
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The New Classical FM's Mark Wigmore has repackaged, reimagined and remixed conversations he has had on-air and during the first season of the "Art at the End of the World" podcast for this special set of encore presentations on the Zoomer Podcast Network!The incredible DJ Skratch Bastid speaks to Mark about a life behind two turntables, his east co…
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Mark welcomes filmmaker Alan Zweig into the Classical FM studios for a meandering conversation covering his life experiences, and his award-winning documentaries including "Hurt" "Coppers" "When Jews Were Funny" & "A Hard Name". Alan looks back at fatherhood, his own father, and shares stories from his years driving a cab in Toronto. He also discus…
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Remix - Ron Davis, 2020 Juno Nominee
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The New Classical FM's Mark Wigmore has repackaged, reimagined and remixed conversations he has had on-air and during the first season of the "Art at the End of the World" podcast for this special set of encore presentations on the Zoomer Podcast Network!Mark sits down with 2020 Juno Award-nominee Ron Davis in his west-end Toronto home for a wide-r…
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Episode 4 - Weyni Mengesha, Soulpepper Theatre
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Mark visits Soulpepper Theatre Company for a fascinating conversation with Artistic Director, Weyni Mengesha. Weyni shares her stories of her Royal Ethiopian history, her early exposure to racism and bullying growing up in Vancouver and Scarborough, and what compelled her early on to give voice to those who were not being heard. She also offers ins…
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Remix - Howard Shore, Oscar Winning Composer
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The New Classical FM's Mark Wigmore has repackaged, reimagined and remixed conversations he has had on-air and during the first season of the "Art at the End of the World" podcast for this special set of encore presentations on the Zoomer Podcast Network!Legendary Toronto-born film composer Howard Shore reflects on a life in music. From his early d…
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Mark sits down with world-renowned filmmaker and producer Robert Lantos at his Serendipity Studios in midtown Toronto for a conversation about his five decades working within the world of cinema. Robert speaks to Mark about his award-winning film career that boasts over 40 features, including his Oscar and Golden Globe nominated collaborations with…
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Remix - Cameron Bailey, Tiff Co-Head
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Mark Wigmore has repackaged, reimagined and remixed the first season of Art at the End of the World episodes for this special set of encore presentations on the Zoomer Podcast Network!Toronto International Film Festival Artistic Director and Co-Head Cameron Bailey speaks to Mark about his early years discovering the movies, his first job as a film …
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Episode 2 - Chris Abraham, Crow's Theatre Artistic Director
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Over a year in the making, Mark Wigmore finally sits down with Crow's Theatre Artistic and General Director, Chris Abraham in the Crow's Theatre green room at the Carlaw and Dundas East Toronto location. Chris talks to Mark about the urgently contemporary version of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar that he is currently directing at Crow's Theatre, and s…
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Mark Wigmore has repackaged, reimagined and remixed the first season of Art at the End of the World episodes for this special set of encore presentations!Theatre, film & television actress Karen Robinson talks to Mark about growing up in Jamaica, learning the craft after her move to Alberta, and thriving with institutions like Canadian Stage, Soulp…
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Mark Wigmore returns as host of the "Art at the End of the World". It's the second season for the podcast, but the first distributed and supported by The New Classical FM and The Zoomer Podcast Network! To celebrate, Mark welcomes one of the most talked about names within the world of neoclassical music. Pianist and composer, Alexandra Stréliski. H…
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In 2019, veteran broadcaster and arts journalist Mark Wigmore debuted the first season of his new podcast, Art at the End of the World. The interview-based program features artists, entertainers, and innovators speaking to their life experience and craft while reflecting on what it is to make and curate art within the difficulty surrounding the cur…
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