Startups want to talk with Owen Sagness. As an entrepreneur in residence, Owen has recognized the common problem earlier stage companies face. He has an outstanding track record building some of the world’s largest online businesses. Every week, his co-host and serial entrepreneur Doug Armour will pick Owen’s brain about the common problems new ventures face as they start up and scale up.
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'Awards Chatter' is a podcast that features in-depth interviews with the most interesting and accomplished people in show business. Created and hosted by: Scott Feinberg
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Beyond the Headlines, an in-depth, one on one conversation on the issues shaping our future.
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Robert Downey Jr. - 'The Sympathizer'
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The Oscar-winning fan favorite reflects on his rollercoaster life and career; his experiences with Marvel during the Iron Man era, and his plans to return to its cinematic universe as Dr. Doom; and what it was like juggling five different characters in Park Chan-wook's HBO limited series about Vietnam, for which he is now Emmy-nominated. Learn more…
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Maya Rudolph - 'Saturday Night Live,' 'Loot' & 'Big Mouth'
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The beloved actress/comedienne, who is now nominated for four Emmys, reflects on her seven seasons at 'SNL,' playing an out-of-touch billionaire on an Apple TV+ comedy series and the past and future of her Kamala Harris impersonation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hollywood Reporter
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The British playwright and screenwriter known for imagining what goes behind the walls of power reflects on his unexpected journey to writing, how he came to focus on the royals in numerous projects, and what he hopes will be the legacy of the landmark six-episode Netflix drama series that he wrote about Queen Elizabeth II and those around her. Lea…
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Clive Owen - 'Monsieur Spade' & 'A Murder at the End of the World' [LIVE]
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In front of an audience at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic, the English stage and screen actor reflects on his path from a rough childhood to his star-making role in 'Croupier'; why he wasn't excited about the prospect of playing James Bond; what it was like playing different characters in the stage and screen ver…
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Ep 511 - Drug Free Kids Guest: Chantal Vallerand
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Ep 511 - Drug Free Kids Guest: Chantal Vallerand By Stuart McNish On Dec 8th, 2022, Jennifer Whiteside was appointed Minister for Mental Health and Addictions. At the time she said, “The Premier has asked me to prioritize accelerating BC’s response to the illicit drug toxicity crisis. The Premier has also asked me to expand new complex care, treatm…
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Ep 510 - Post-Pandemic Leadership Guest: Ron Bremner
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Ep 510 - Post-Pandemic Leadership Guest: Ron Bremner By Stuart McNish COVID-19 disrupted supply lines and our lives. Now that the lockdowns are over, the lingering impact of the dramatic shifts in the workplace remain. During the pandemic, work from home became the rule. Many employees seized the opportunity and not only thrived, but they moved awa…
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Ep 509 - Meet the BC Conservative Leader Guest: John Rustad
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Ep 509 - Meet the BC Conservative Leader Guest: John Rustad By Stuart McNish It’s been two years since John Rustad parted ways with the BC United Party over differences about climate change science. Regarding the reason for his removal from the party, Kevin Falcon is quoted as saying, “Climate change is one of the most critical threats facing our f…
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Ep 508 - Generously Giving Guest: Megan Owen-Evans
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Ep 508 - Generously Giving Guest: Megan Owen-Evans By Stuart McNish In the book “Why Good Things Happen to Good People,” Stephen Post writes that “giving to others” has been shown to increase health benefits. A separate study by Michael Norton from Harvard Business School revealed that “people are happier when they spend money on others versus them…
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In a rare interview, the man often described as the greatest actor of his generation reflects on how his blacklisted father, brilliant acting teacher and early theater director set him on his path; why he grew less attracted to working in front of the camera and more attracted to working behind it; and how he came to be cast in — and approached pla…
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Dick Van Dyke - 'Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic'
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The beloved legend of TV ('The Dick Van Dyke Show'), movies ('Mary Poppins') and theater ('Bye Bye Birdie') reflects on his journey from small-town Missouri to America's living rooms, how he has faced challenges ranging from alcoholism to outliving almost all of his friends, and why he was so gratified by last December's CBS variety special tribute…
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Calista Flockhart - ‘Feud: Capote vs. The Swans’
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The TV icon best known for ‘Ally McBeal’ reflects on being a stage actress plucked from obscurity and catapulted to sudden fame, the effects of harsh media scrutiny on her psyche and her subsequent career trajectory, and why she was lured out of semi-retirement by the prospect of playing Lee Radziwill opposite Tom Hollander’s Truman Capote in an FX…
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Ep 507 - A Bleak Market for EVs Guest: Adam Pankratz
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Ep 507 - A Bleak Market for EVs Guest: Adam Pankratz By Stuart McNish “Little did we know how fast the free market would slap the electric vehicle mandate back to reality, while Canadian taxpayers continue to subsidize green fantasies,” says Adam Pankratz, a lecturer at the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business. The “slap” is i…
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Ep 506 - Will AI produce a state of Deep Utopia? Guest: Nick Bostrom
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Ep 506 - Will AI produce a state of Deep Utopia? Guest: Nick Bostrom By Stuart McNish In his new book “Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World,” philosopher Nick Bostrom ponders what life could be like in a “solved world” – a world where everything works and works better than if human hands got in the way. “What then?” asks Bostrom, is the …
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Ep 505 - Has the Floatel Sunk? Guest: Christine Kennedy
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Ep 505 - Has the Floatel Sunk? Guest: Christine Kennedy By Stuart McNish The District of Squamish denied Woodfibre LNG’s application for a temporary use permit for its Bridgemans “floatel,” citing concerns over safety, environmental, and community impacts. Council also cited a lack of information from the company as its reasons for saying no to the…
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Tony Nominees Roundtable - Rachel McAdams, Kelli O'Hara, Leslie Odom Jr., Sarah Paulson, Daniel Radcliffe & Eddie Redmayne
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Six Broadway standouts — nominated for 'Mary Jane,' 'Days of Wine and Roses,' 'Purlie Victorious,' 'Appropriate,' 'Merrily We Roll Along' and 'Cabaret,' respectively — discuss their paths to the Great White Way, the challenges and rewards of the parts for which they're nominated this year, what audience members do that most annoys them, plus more. …
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The actor who made his name on TV series like 'White Collar' and in films like 'Magic Mike' reflects on his journey as a gay man in Hollywood, his many collaborations with Ryan Murphy (including 'The Normal Heart,' for which he won Golden Globe and Critics Choice awards) and the 2023 Showtime limited series in which he plays a closeted State Dept. …
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Tom Hollander - 'Feud: Capote vs. The Swans'
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The veteran British character actor reflects on starting his screen career at just 14, juggling art house projects (e.g. 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'In the Loop') with big-studio franchise films (e.g. 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and 'Mission: Impossible' installments) and, in just the last two years, finding himself in the center of the zeitgeist as …
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The Colombian actress best known for 'Modern Family' reflects on her accidental entry in showbiz at 17, her rollercoaster journey through the TV business en route to landing the role of Gloria Delgado-Pritchett and the very personal reason she fought for years to play the 'Godmother of Cocaine.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/…
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Kevin Costner - 'Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1' [LIVE]
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In front of an audience in the Campari Lounge at the Cannes Film Festival, the legendary actor and Oscar-winning filmmaker reflects on the projects for which he was most (and least) celebrated, what's going on with 'Yellowstone' and why he has put millions of his own dollars towards a four-film Western epic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit …
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Ep 504 - Vancouver: Beautiful, yes – but! Guest: Bridgitte Anderson
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Ep 504 - Vancouver: Beautiful, yes – but! Guest: Bridgitte Anderson By Stuart McNish No doubt about it: Vancouver is beautiful. It’s beautiful to visit, it’s a beautiful place to study, and it’s a beautiful city to retire in. “But,” says Bridgitte Anderson, the CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, “it’s not so beautiful of a place to build …
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Ep 503 - Canada’s Sagging Productivity Guest: Jock Finlayson
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Ep 503 - Canada’s Sagging Productivity Guest: Jock Finlayson By Stuart McNish On March 26th, 2024, the Bank of Canada issued a report titled “Time to Break the Glass: Fixing Canada’s Productivity Problem.” Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers said at a speech in Halifax, “Productivity is a way to inoculate the economy against inflation.” The quest…
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Ep 502 - Is Peace Possible in Gaza? Gidi Grinstein
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Ep 502 - Is Peace Possible in Gaza? Gidi Grinstein By Stuart McNish At the time of the recording of this interview, the war in Gaza raged on. Since Oct 7, when more than 1139 Israelis had been killed and another 240 taken hostage, Israel vowed to destroy Hamas. The atrocities of that day also severely challenged Israeli’s sense of compassion for Pa…
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In front of an audience at Chapman University, the standup comedian and comedic actress reflects on her greatest influences, how she was changed by getting on and off Adderall and what it's like acting for the first time on a Max comedy series opposite the legendary Jean Smart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Emma Corrin - 'A Murder at the End of the World' [LIVE]
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In front of an audience at Chapman University, the British actress best known for their award-winning portrayal of Princess Diana on season four of Netflix's 'The Crown' reflects on their path to that career-making role, their gender journey and their acclaimed portayal of a Gen Z amateur detective on FX limited series. Learn more about your ad cho…
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In front of an audience at Chapman University, the Japanese actress, whose performance on FX’s smash-hit limited series has catapulted her to stardom, reflects on her days in a J-pop girl group, reaching an international audience for the first time through ‘F9’ and the unique challenges and rewards of playing Lady Mariko. Learn more about your ad c…
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Jeanine Basinger - Legendary Film Professor & Author
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The trailblazing film professor, who built Wesleyan University into an unlikely film powerhouse over her 60 years at the Connecticut liberal arts institution, reflects on how the field of film studies changed over the course of her career, the 13 hugely influential film books that she has authored and the future of film. Learn more about your ad ch…
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Ep 498 - How Canada Saved Me Guest - Sasha Luchkov
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Ep 498 - How Canada Saved Me Guest - Sasha Luchkov By Stuart McNish On February 24th, 2022, in the dark of the night in Mukachevo, Ukraine, Sasha Luchkov woke to the news that his country was under attack. Sasha, a piano protege at the age of 17, was already an accomplished pianist. He had recently placed second in the Scherzo International piano c…
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Ep 497 - Climate Action: The Net Zero Economy Guest - John Stackhouse
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Ep 497 - Climate Action: The Net Zero Economy Guest - John Stackhouse By Stuart McNish “Population and economic growth spell a demand for much more energy,” states the opening paragraph of RBC’s Climate Action Institute report. The Institute is honest in its assessment of the path forward to a Net Zero economy. The bank’s John Stackhouse says, “Cli…
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Ep 496 - Ballooning Public Service Guest - Renaud Brossard
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Ep 496 - Ballooning Public Service Guest - Renaud Brossard By Stuart McNish According to the Montreal Economic Institute, Justin Trudeau ranks first among Canadian Prime Ministers over the past 40 years when it comes to the expansion in the size of the civil service. In a recent study, MEI notes that “over the past few decades, the number of employ…
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The second-generation Hollywood legend reflects on growing up in the shadow of Kirk, breaking into the biz as both a producer (he won an Oscar for 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest') and an actor (he won an Oscar for 'Wall Street') and breaking away from the contemporary roles for which he's best known (including 'Fatal Attraction,' 'Basic Instinct'…
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Ep 495 - Child Sex Trafficking Guest - Cathy Peters
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Ep 495 - Child Sex Trafficking Guest - Cathy Peters By Stuart McNish National Human Trafficking Awareness Day in Canada is February 22nd. It was instituted as part of the government’s commitment to fighting human trafficking. The point was to “raise awareness of the magnitude of modern day slavery in Canada and abroad and to take steps to combat hu…
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Ep 494 - Canada and China: What Happened? Guest - Dr Paul Evans
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Ep 494 - Canada and China: What Happened? Guest - Dr Paul Evans By Stuart McNish In 1970, Canada led the Western world by recognizing China. According to Paul Evans in his book, “Engaging China,” the Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau “believed that many of the world’s major issues ‘will not be resolved completely or in any lasting way unless …
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Ep 493 - A Call to Purpose Guest - Mike Rowlands
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Ep 493 - A Call to Purpose Guest - Mike Rowlands “Redefining success for the purpose economy,” Mike Rowlands says, “is to become a part of the rapidly growing movement toward social purpose in business. The social purpose focus creates healthier communities, restoration of our shared environment and better outcomes for companies’ staff, customers a…
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