Episodes
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442 - Paget Brewster, Bui Dam
It's Emily Prentiss! It's Kathy! It's Paget Brewster! The television icon talks about her role as an "angry Karen" in the delightfully unhinged horror film Touch Me. She also talks about Criminal Minds, voiceover work, favourite horror films, and her desire to play, in her words, "a raging…
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441 - Doug Jones; Caroline Goodall
Doug Jones (Hellboy, Star Trek: Discovery) has a made playing monsters and being in prosthetics a career. But if you ask him what he really wanted, he would tell you that he would be playing the neighbour next door in a midwestern sitcom. While that is still yet to come, he proves his comedy…
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440 - Michael Premo; Corin Hardy
Michael Premo is an artist and filmmaker. His newest documentary is Homegrown, which follows three right-wing activists and members of the Proud Boys in the lead up to the 2020 Election and the January 6th riots. It's a startling look at modern America. After making its debut at the 81st Venice...
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439 - Shelley Smee
Shelley Smee is many things. She is an artist, who has worked with glass, textiles, beads, and multimedia. But she is also a realtor, and a successful one at that. In this conversation, we delve into the intersection between creativity and commerce. They're not as far apart as you think they…
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438 - Political Satire w/ James Israel & Rob Rogers
James Israel is the founder and managing editor of the Humor Times, an online and physical cartoon periodical. Rob Rogers is a freelance contributor, formerly of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. They talk about cartoon, humor in the current of politics, free speech, the drawing process, and if there…
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437 - Mido Hamada; Gina Hara
Mido Hamada is an actor who has appeared in such films as Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Unknown, and American Sniper. His television credits are long and varied. His latest project is Murder at the Embassy, a good old-fashioned whodunit murder mystery. Mido talks about genre films…
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436 - Troy Duffy; Emma Hough Hobbs & Leela Varghese
Troy Duffy is a cult filmmaker for a generation. His 1999 film, The Boondock Saints, was seen by thousands, if not millions of millennials and became a favourite among many. Now, Duffy is expanding on the world in novel form, with the release of Boondock Saints: Blood Origin, Volume 1, a new…
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435 - Lori Rosene-Gambino; Elliott Hasler
Lori Rosene-Gambino is the screenwriter behind Anniversary, a new thriller film from director Jan Komasa. She talks about writing a film set exclusively in one location, and how restriction can enhance creativity. She also talks about how the film was inspired by Rene Magritte and his painting…
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434 - Terrell Edwards
Terrell Edwards is a jazz saxophonist and singer whose new show Unforgettable, pays tribute to the jazz greats of the 20th century, names like Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, and Ray Charles. It also pays homage to the iconic Apollo Theatre. Edwards talks about incorporating R&B and soul into…
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432 - Pierre Tsigaridis & Maxime Rancon; Sean Whalen; Maria Elisa Camargo
We're back! Hopefully for good this time. Pierre Tsigaridis and Maxime Rancon are the filmmakers behind Traumatika, a new horror film that focuses on a child and his mother who is showing signs of demonic possession. The film is out now. Sean Whalen is one of the starts of the film, and talks…
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431 - Marko Zaror; Johnny Martin; Scott Ennis
It's a Triple Threat today on Endeavours. Actor and stuntman Marko Zaror talks about starring in Diablo, a new action film that he developed with friend and co-star Scott Adkins. He also talks about shooting in Colombia. The film is out now. Director Johnny Martin details the insane shoot that…
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430 - Ron Hawkins; Scott Adkins
Scott Adkins is an actor and martial artist, who co-stars in the new film Diablo, which he also helped develop and produce. He talks developing the script, shooting in Columbia, and misconceptions about the action genre. The film is out now. Ron Hawkins is a Canadian legend. Whether it's…
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429 - Noel Stark
Noel Stark has worked as a writer and producer in film and television for over twenty years. Recently, he has moved to the pages with the release of her debut novel Love, Camera, Action. A spicy romance, the story follows A scrappy TV director lands her big break only to go head-to-head with the...
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428 - Gordon Gerrard
Gordon Gerrard is a conductor and the executive director of City Opera Vancouver. COV is presenting the Canadian Premiere of Sophia's Forest, by Librettist Hannah Moscovitch and composer Lembit Beecher. Drawing inspiration from the lived experiences of many who have endured war, loss, and...
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427 - Kourtney Roy; Chelsea Haberlin
Kourtney Roy is a photographer and filmmaker currently based in Paris. Her debut feature is Kryptic, a horror-thriller about a cryptid hunter that goes missing and a woman who abandons her life to search for new meaning. It is out now. Chelsea Haberlin is a theatre creator, Artistic director of...
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426 - Meg Hamand
Meg Hamand is an author, short story writer, and journalist, whose work has appeared in The Plymouth Pilot News, The Effingham Daily News, Michiana Executive Journal, and 13th Hour Magazine. Her creative pieces have been featured in Hoosier Writers, Indiana English, and Internationally Yours:...
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425 - Jeremy Luke; Beth Lane
Jeremy Luke is an actor who has appeared in such films as Don Jon, Jersey Boys, and Sully, and was a regular cast member on the series Mob City. He stars opposite David Arquette in the new film Mob Cops, based the extraordinary true tale of cops who were working for the New York Mafia. The film…
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424 - Maia Beresford
Maia Beresford is an actress and singer who is starring as Doralee in Royal City Musical Theatre's production of 9 to 5: The Musical, which runs from April 25-May 11 at The Massey Theatre in New Westminster. Maia talks about channeling her inner Dolly Parton, and how everything from shoes to...
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423 - Tolga Karacelik; Josh Mendoza
Tolga Karacelik is the filmmaker behind Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer, his debut English-language film. He talks about making films in America versus Europe, serial killers, and working with Steve Buscemi.The film is out now. Josh Mendoza…
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422 - Torsten Ruether & Luii
Torsten Ruther and Luii are the director of the new film Uppercut, which is a remake of their German film of the same name. An old retired gym owner and former boxer, meets his protege, a young female boxer from Europe, forming a mismatched alliance. The film is available now
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421 - Kiana Madeira & Lovell Adams-Gray; Aylet Zurer; Kyle Hausmann-Stokes
It's triple fun Tuesday! Kiana Madeira - best known for her roles on Trinkets and the Fear Street trilogy and Lovell Adams-Gray (Power Book II: Ghost) talk about their experience working on Morningside, a new Canadian film from writer-director Ron Dias. What does it mean to be Canadian? How will...
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420 - Dance and multiculturalism w/ Francesca Piscopo
Francesca Piscopo is a dancer and choreographer originally from Italy and now living in Vancouver. She is the artistic associated of DanceHouse, which is staging a production of La Ciudad de los Otros by Colombian dance troupe Sankofa Danzafro. The show runs February 21 & 22 at the Vancouver...
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419 - Art and meta-cinema w/ Rob Tregenza
Rob Tregenza is a cinematographer and film director whose debut feature Talking With Strangers caught the attention of Jean-Luc Godard, which led to their collaboration Inside/Out. He also talks about working with the great Bela Tarr. Rob's new film is The Fishing Place, a WW2 Holocaust film set...
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418 - Dylan Flashner & Barry Jay; Christian White
Barry Jay and Dylan Flashner are the director and star of Like Father, Like Son, a bold new film about morality and whether the urge to kill is genetic. It also stars Ariel Winter, Dermot Mulroney, Mayim Bialik and Vivica A. Fox and is available on digital and on Demand as of January 31st....
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417 - Russell Brown
Russell Brown is an actor's director. His dialogue-heavy, rich scripts about art, life, and philosophy are in many ways meta-textual. His latest Loren & Rose is a three-act character study that pays homage to My Dinner With Andre. The film is available now exclusively on Amazon Prime. Subscribe:...
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416 - Music and mental health with Ken Presse
Music can heal, music can be healing. Ken Presse (that's Press-ay) knows this and incorporates these and related themes into his much-anticipated, powerful Sophomore LP Someday. From the poignant Losing Sleep to the folk-country anthem Like Hell I Do, Presse tells a story with his words, no…
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415 - Jose Laurenço; Michael Polish
Jose Laurenço is the Canadian filmmaker behind the new hit Young Werther. Based off the novel by Johnann Wolfgang von Goethe and shot in Hamilton and Toronto, the film stars Douglas Booth, Alison Pill, Iris Apatow, and Patrick J. Adams. It was releassed on January 10th. For years, Michael Polish...
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414 - Stepping into the future with Matt Busch
It's the first show of the new year!! And what better way to kick things off then by talking about the future! Specifically, the year 3477. That is the year when Aladdin 3477: The Jinn of Wisdom takes place. It is the new feature film by one Matt Busch. If you're a fan of Star Wars, have you...
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413 - Jayson Cervantes
Jayson Cervantes is an immigrant to Canada and singer with Chor Leoni mens choir. we talk about Filipino and Canadian holiday traditions, food, singing, and what the season means to him. We also talk about his favourite Christmas Carols Subscribe: Apple, Spotify, RadioPublic, Pocket Cast…
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412 - Jane Siberry
Jane Siberry is a true artist's artist. Known for her hits Mimi on the Beach and Calling All Angels, Jane has been a unique presence in Canadian music for decades. She is also a pioneer, having run her own company and distribution label for several years. Jane talks about being independent, the...
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411 - Dale Dickey; Michael John Warren
Dale Dickey is an Ovation Award-winning actress who broke out in the 2010 film Winter's Bone opposite Jennifer Lawrence. She takes the lead role in the new Canadian thriller The G. Dale talks about the pressures of leading a film, the challenges of showing no emotion, and shooting in Montreal....
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410 - Jeremy Pahl
Jeremy Pahl is a musician, singer-songwriter and member of Ts'msyen first nation. For years, Jeremy has performed music under the name Saltwater Hank. He also spent that time learning Sm'algyax, the traditional language of his people. He is now choosing to retire the Saltwater Hank name and will…
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409 - Josh Wiggins; Dash Mihok
Josh Wiggins and Dash Mihok both star in the new action film Armor, where they play opposite Jason Patric and Sylvester Stallone. The film follows a father and son who work for a bank, whose armoured truck gets held hostage by thieves on the trail of bold bars. In separate interviews Josh and…
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408 - Chuck Hayward
Chuck Hayward is a screenwriter who has worked on such shows as WandaVision, Ted Lasso, Mixed-Ish, and Dear White People. He recently wrote the feature Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead, a remake of the 1991 cult classic. Chuck talks about the impetus for making the film, staying true to the...
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407 - Shirley Wiebe
Shirley Wiebe is an interdisciplinary artist who specializes in working with found materials and often explores themes of memory in her work. She talks about taking part in this year's East Side Cultural Crawl in Vancouver, the theme of green, her process for making a piece, re-using materials…
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406 - Corey Payette
Corey is an indigenous creator and storyteller for both theatre and television. He is the co-founder of TRANSform, a festival that brings indigenous and non-indigenous artists together. We talk about land acknowledgements, bridging the gaps, the relationship between queer and indigenous...
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405 - Nick Cutter
Nick Cutter is the horror-loving pen name of writer Craig Davidson. With the release of his new book The Queen, Nick talks his favourite horror films, his first dive into having a final girl, haunted houses, methods of scaring people, and his love of spooky season. He also delves into his…
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404 - Marc De Guerre
Marc de Guerre is an award-winning filmmaker whose documentaries include Born Bad, Transforming Gender, Beauty and Ruin. In his latest - No Way To Die - Marc examines the right-to-die debate through interviews with two activists fighting to end their life on their own terms. What makes their…
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403 - Richard Kroehling
Richard Kroehling is a multi-disciplinary artist who has worked in film, television, poetry, photography, painting, installations, and multimedia. With the documentary AFTER, examines the poetry of the Shoah and the Holocaust, and delves into the philosophical nature of both the process and the...
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402 - Aeyliya Husain; Oksana Orlan; Jose Conejo Martin
Aeyliya Husain is a documentary filmmaker whose new film "An Unfinished Journey" follows four Afghan women as they adapt to their new home in Canada following their country's takeover by the taliban. What does the world need to be aware of and what can it be doing better? Oksana Orlana and Jose...
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401 - Euros Lyn; Kristianna Loken
Euros Lyn is a BAFTA and Hugo Award-winning director. Mainly known for his work in television, he has helmed episodes of Doctor Who, Torchwood, Sherlock, Heartstopper, Black Mirror, Last Tango in Halifax, Happy Valley, Gracepoint, and Daredevil. He has recently made the transition into film with...
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400 - Juan Pablo Raba; Shane Dax Taylor; Gilles Marini
In this minis episode, actor Juan Pablo Raba (Narcos) talks about Long Gone Heroes and shooting in Colombia, the greatest character intro in cinema history, real-life events in Venezuela, and working Frank Grillo. The film was released in theatres and On Demand September 20th. Director Shane Tax...
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399 - Amy Nicholson
Filmmaker Amy Nicholson talks about her new documentary Happy Campers, which is an insider-look at the summer residents of Inlet View trailer park in Virginia. What happens when capitalism encroaches on your idyllic, serene, seaside getaway? Amy talks about how the trailer park lifestyle is…
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398 - Raymond St. Jean; Stefon Bristol; Gabriel Abrantes
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...
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397 - Camille Sullivan; Barrie Dunn
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…
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396 - Christian Sesma; William Eubank
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,...
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395 - Charles-Olivier Michaud
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...
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394 - Thomas Vincent; Peter Hutchings
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 -...
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393 - Claire Rankin
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...
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392 - Sonja Smits; Evan Rissi
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…
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