Best Natalie Haines Podcasts (2024)

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Leilei Chen 58:56

6M ago58:56

58:56

In this episode of Crow Reads, Rayanne Haines speaks to poet, scholar, and translator Leilei Chen about her 2023 poetry collection, I Have Forsaken Heaven & Earth, But Never Forsaken You (Frontenac House). They discuss Chen’s history as a writer, translator and scholar, the act of betrayal in translation, the unknowingness and ambiguity of translat…

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Astrid Blodgett 44:40

8M ago44:40

44:40

In this episode of Crow Reads, Rayanne speaks to author Astrid Blodgett about her 2023 short story collection, This is How we Disappear, (UofA Press). The collection explores the consequences of grief and denial and single moments that change perceptions, lives, and attachments forever. Crisp prose and unexpected plot twists move relatable characte…

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Natalie Meisner 48:52

10M ago48:52

48:52

In this month’s podcast Rayanne Haines speaks with playwright and poet, Natalie Meisner about her book, It Begins in Salt, a masterful collection of poems that wander the halls of an ocean blue-collar life while rummaging the heart spaces of growing up, and evolves into mothering, labours, and loves. This is a poetry book for poets evidenced in the…

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Shima Robinson AKA Dwennimmen 51:59

1y ago51:59

51:59

In this month’s podcast Shima Robinson AKA Dwennimmen speaks to us, among other things, about finding your place in the poetry community, supporting the community while advocating for artist payment, self-publishing and self-creation, and finding the intent of the poem through performance. Amiskwaciwâskahikan(Edmonton - Treaty 6) born poet and spok…

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Ali Bryan 1:05:44

1y ago1:05:44

1:05:44

For Ali Bryan, writing is an act of imagination performed as daily ritual. For this Calgary based author, character and plot speak as one device, and she rebels against labels that diminish the value of her writing and use of humour as a tool towards story development. This award-winning author writes family the way we live family, with no judgment…

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Margaret Macpherson 52:45

1+ y ago52:45

52:45

In this episode, Rayanne speaks with Margaret Macpherson about her new book, Tracking the Caribou Queen: Memoir of a Settler Girlhood. The conversation looks at the ways the memoir touches on the racism deeply embedded in the North in the 60's and 70's and her understanding of it as a child and now in self-reflecting as an adult. Macpherson discuss…

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Emily Riddle 35:51

1+ y ago35:51

35:51

In this month’s podcast Rayanne Haines speaks with Emily Riddle about her debut poetry collection, The Big Melt. The collection is rooted in nehiyaw thought and urban millennial life events. It examines what it means to repair kinship, contend with fraught history, go home and contemplate prairie ndn utopia in the era of late capitalism and climate…

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Leslie Greentree 1:01:04

1+ y ago1:01:04

1:01:04

In this episode, Rayanne Haines speaks with author Leslie Greentree about character vs plot driven stories, how short story and novel writing are shaped, writing flawed characters and controversial stories, and about career longevity in an increasingly competitive market. Leslie Greentree’s short story collection, Not The Apocalypse I was Hoping Fo…

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Sandra S.G. Wong 1:00:52

1+ y ago1:00:52

1:00:52

In this episode, Rayanne speaks with author Sandra S.G. Wong about writing the lived experience, the layers of research and character development that come with crime writing, ambiguity and suspense, and how women characters are perceived and approached in novel writing. In her latest novel, Wong, approaches family dynamics while also writing an “A…

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Skylar Kay 36:26

2y ago36:26

36:26

In this episode, Rayanne speaks to Skylar Kay about her debut poetry collection, Transcribing Moonlight. Her poetry explores how surrounding environments reflect and mirror human experiences, especially her experiences as a queer transgender woman. Rayanne and Skylar discuss the Haibun form, healing through poetry and reclaiming the feminine figure…

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Jason Purcell 1:05:05

2y ago1:05:05

1:05:05

In this episode of Crow Reads, Rayanne Haines interviews Jason Purcell, a writer and musician from amiskwaciwaskahikan, Treaty 6 (Edmonton, Alberta), where they are also the co-owner of Glass Bookshop. As a chronically ill writer, Jason writes at the intersection of queerness and illness and is the author of the chapbook A Place More Hospitable (An…

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Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike 1:05:05

2+ y ago1:05:05

1:05:05

In this moving, joyful and vulnerable episode of Crow Reads, I talk with author and postdoctoral fellow, Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike about his short story collection Double Walhala, Double Trouble, how the tenderness of Shakespeare and other romantic poets brought him to poetry during dark times in Nigeria’s history, the value of family, mentorship …

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Premee Mohamed 54:05

2+ y ago54:05

54:05

For this episode of Crow Reads, Rayanne speaks with Indo-Caribbean scientist and speculative fiction author, Premee Mohamed about her novel, The Annual Migration of Clouds, genre labels, climate change, finding an agent and how to know when your book is done! The Annual Migration of Clouds starts off by telling us - The world is nothing like it onc…

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Trina Moyles 56:20

3y ago56:20

56:20

In September’s episode of Crow Reads, Rayanne Haines talks with Trina Moyles, author, writer, and wildfire lookout about her latest book. Lookout: Love, Solitude, and Searching for Wildfire in the Boreal Forest, is a memoir about Moyles four summers working alone at a remote lookout tower in Canada’s northern boreal forest, offering an eyewitness a…

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Titilope Sonuga 1:08:24

3y ago1:08:24

1:08:24

In August’s episode, Rayanne interviews Titilope Sonuga about her new role as Edmonton’s ninth Poet Laureate, the act of shapeshifting as a writer, artist and women, and the importance of hope and healing through poetry in these times. Sonuga’s most recent book, This is How We Disappear is described as an exploration of the physical and emotional d…

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Micheline Maylor 47:00

3y ago47:00

47:00

In July’s episode, Rayanne interviews Dr. Micheline Maylor. Dr. Maylor was Calgary’s Poet Laureate from 2016-18. Her latest poetry collection is The Bad Wife (U of A Press, 2021). The Bad Wife is an intimate, first-hand account of how to ruin a marriage. This is a story of divorce, love, and what should have been, told in a brave and unflinching vo…

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Ellen Kartz 51:33

3y ago51:33

51:33

In today’s episode of Crow Reads, our first podcast in partnership with Read Alberta and under our new name, we speak with Ellen Kartz, poet and small press publisher. Ellen and I talk about lived experiences as catalysts for change, chasing and catching dreams, the social landscape evolving conversations and creating dialogue within Canadian publi…

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Marilyn Dumont 53:55

3y ago53:55

53:55

It is National Indigenous History month and I’m delighted to share this conversation between myself and Metis scholar and poet Marilyn Dumont. During this episode, we talk about discovery of self and place, colonization and survival, the evolution of identity, the strength of Indigenous narratives as part of honouring healing and witnessing through…

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Andrea Thompson 1:11:39

3+ y ago1:11:39

1:11:39

In this episode with spoken word poet, advocate and educator and Andrea Thompson, we talk about Oral Culture, Empowerment through poetry, Mental Health, Gatekeeping and Authenticity, and Powerful Black Artist Movements. It was hard to stop talking! Andrea has been publishing and performing her work for over twenty-five years. In 2005 her spoken wor…

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Jade Wallace 53:25

3+ y ago53:25

53:25

In this month's episode, I talk with Author, Editor and Academic, Jade Wallace. Jade Wallace's poetry and fiction have appeared or are forthcoming in journals internationally, including This Magazine, Canadian Literature, The Stockholm Review, and elsewhere. They are the reviews editor for CAROUSEL Magazine, an organizing member of Draft Reading Se…

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Luciana Erregue 52:08

3+ y ago52:08

52:08

This month's episode features Luciana Erregue. Luciana is the editor/owner of Laberinto Press, an art historian, academic, and writer. She is a Banff Centre Literary Arts Alumni, a former Edmonton Arts Council Artist in Residence, and a recipient of the EAC Cultural Diversity in the Arts Grant. Her work has been published nationally and internation…

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Ayesha Chatterjee 53:09

3+ y ago53:09

53:09

For our first episode we speak with poet and editor Ayesha Chatterjee. Chatterjee is the author of two poetry collections, The Clarity of Distance, and Bottles and Bones. Her work has appeared in journals across the world and been translated into French and Slovene. Chatterjee is past president of the League of Canadian Poets and current chair of t…

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Episode 8 51:34

5+ y ago51:34

51:34

We are back talking about some current events and catching up on our 3 month hiatus. We appreciate our listeners and we thank you for your time! @mir_duh22 @nataliehaines25

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Episode 7 51:30

6y ago51:30

51:30

Latest episode of Thank You For Your Time

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Episode 6 1:02:36

6y ago1:02:36

1:02:36

This is the episode where Natalie almost dies at one point. We recapped our time off, and catch up our listeners on our lives. We also discuss the hot stories right now including the shocking JWOW and Roger divorce. We also break some news on this story as Roger posted an emotional update on IG while we were recording. We also discuss housewives an…

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Episode 5 58:38

6y ago58:38

58:38

This week, we recap our Labor Day weekends and the festivities that occurred. We take listener requests and talk about some of our most rebellious moments. We touch base on some of the hot topics this week, including Lindsey Lohan and her bizarre dance that is popular for some reason. Lil Xan and Noah Cyrus broke up, and we recommend you all watch …

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Episode 4 55:39

6y ago55:39

55:39

In this episode, we recall how we first met. This is a friendship that has grown over time, so the way we became friends just makes sense. We also recap some adulting difficulties we have faced and talked about the memories behind these struggles. One of the stories includes a door needing to be busted down. We do a brief recap on hot topics. As al…

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Episode 3 59:15

6y ago59:15

59:15

In this episode, we recap our weeks. We also took listener requests on topics. This weeks topic submitted by listener Shannon W. and we talk about "post grad life" and "adulting". We also talk about pop culture including Ariana Grande, her new album, and her opening up about PTST and anxiety. Thomas Markle is also back on his BS so we talk about hi…

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Episode 2 58:09

6y ago58:09

58:09

In this episode, we recap our hiatus. We talk about wedding drama, Miranda's crazy time off, Lollapalooza, and Bachelor in Paradise. Tune in to see what we have to say and listen to us fight over The Weekend and promote our next big TV show idea. As always, thank you for your time.

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Episode 1 50:04

6y ago50:04

50:04

This is the very first episode of Thank You For Your Time, the millennial podcast where we give our hot takes on hot topics. In today's episode, we discuss the Bachelorette contestants, Post Malone, speedy engagements, Thomas Markle, Teen Mom 2, and much more. Sit back, enjoy, and thank you for your time!…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Natalie Haines Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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Crow Reads Podcast

Rayanne Haines

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Thank You For Your Time

Natalie Haines & Miranda Dunn

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Leilei Chen 58:56

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Astrid Blodgett 44:40

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Natalie Meisner 48:52

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Shima Robinson AKA Dwennimmen 51:59

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Ali Bryan 1:05:44

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Margaret Macpherson 52:45

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Emily Riddle 35:51

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Leslie Greentree 1:01:04

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Sandra S.G. Wong 1:00:52

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Skylar Kay 36:26

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Jason Purcell 1:05:05

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Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike 1:05:05

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Premee Mohamed 54:05

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Trina Moyles 56:20

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Titilope Sonuga 1:08:24

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Micheline Maylor 47:00

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Ellen Kartz 51:33

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Marilyn Dumont 53:55

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Andrea Thompson 1:11:39

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Jade Wallace 53:25

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Luciana Erregue 52:08

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Ayesha Chatterjee 53:09

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Episode 8 51:34

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Episode 7 51:30

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Episode 6 1:02:36

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Episode 5 58:38

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Episode 4 55:39

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Episode 3 59:15

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Episode 2 58:09

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Episode 1 50:04

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