Episodes
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tmtm 1 Nov 2026 Guests: Serville Poblete (Sunburn) + Rebekka Karijord (Tenzing)
Today’s show is all about film. I speak with award-winning Canadian director Serville Poblete, whose film SUNBURN debuted at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, and award-winning composer Rebekka Karijord, who scored the Apple TV production, TENZING, starring Tom Hiddleston, Willem...
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tmtm 25 Oct 26 Guests: Chris Sharpe, Byron Laviolette and Adam Francis Proulx, and Katherine Cappellacci
This episode explores television and theatre. Chris Sharpe joins me to discuss 'Cool Sweepings', a new comedy about Black curlers in Winnipeg, premiering October 30 on Bell Fibe TV1. Then, comedy award-winning director Byron Laviolette and internationally renowned, Dora-nominated puppeteer Adam...
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tmtm 20 Sept 26 Guests Carolyn Fe & Tanisha Taitt (Aye Caesar) + Suvi West (TIFF26)
Guests: Carolyn Fe and Tanisha Taitt (Aye Caesar) and Sámi screenwriter, director and actor, Suvi West (MÁTTÁRÁHKKÁ) I chat with two-time Dora Award nominee, Betty Mitchell Award nominee, Toronto Theatre Critics’ Award recipient, and 'Aye Caesar' playwright Carolyn Fe, as well as Dora Award…
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tmtm 12 Sept 2026 Ian Bawa and Ang Geck Geck Geck Priscilla at TIFF26
Writer/directors Ian Bawa (Strong Son) and Ang Geck Geck Priscilla (Ah Girl) shares personal information about their debut feature films, screening at The Toronto International Film Festival #TIFF26 www.tiff.net
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tmtm 06 Sept 26 Toronto International Film Festival 2026
Chatting TIFF26 with Heidy M, arts and culture writer and founder of https://hyemusings.ca/ and cinephiles Gordon Gingras and Anne Gallagher. Plus archival interview from TIFF 2013 with director and screenwriter, Lisa Langdeth about her film 'Hotell' starring Alicia Vikander. Music: 'Soul Rebel'…
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tmtm 23 august 2026 Finnish directors Dome Karukoski (The Grump) and Iiris Härmä (Leaving Africa)
Finnish directors Dome Karukoski and Iiris Härmä respectively talk about their films, "The Grump" and "Leaving Africa" in these archival interviews from the Toronto International Film Festival 2014 and Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 2015. Music by Jonathan Nvita, a...
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tmtm 16 august 2026 Guest: Sharon Marley on her Album FIREBIRD
Sharon Marley, Jamaican, mother, singer and cultural advocate joins me to talk about her album FIREBIRD. The album's sound is a personal reflection of Sharon and may surprise fans of her parents, Rita and Bob Marley.
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tmtm 02 august 2026 Guest: Nadine McNulty re: Habari Africa Festival at Harbourfront
Nadine McNulty, Artistic Director of Batuki Music Society and host and producer of CIUT's 'Karibuni' (Sundays from 3-5 pm) joins me to talk about Habari Africa Festival at Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queen's Quay East in Toronto. The FREE festival is a celebration of diverse African arts and culture...
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tmtm 26 July 2026 Guest: Alex Bird (JUNO nominee) on jazz LEGEND Oliver Jones
Guest: jazz singer, Alex Bird on jazz legend Oliver Jones, musician, composer, arranger, educator (September 11, 1934 – July 22, 2026).
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tmtm 19 July 2027 Guests Soprano Denise Williams and the No Strings Theatre team + filmmaker, Lina Rodriquez
Guests: No Strings Theatre + Lina Rodriquez Soprano Denise Williams, founding and artistic director of No Strings Theatre, and her team join me to talk about the company’s work supporting teens and emerging artists, along with a bevy of upcoming events and performances in their summer season.…
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tmtm 12 july 2026 Guests: Larry Tayler, Writer-In-Residence + SATE on 'The Listening, Music, Myth Memory'
Guests: Larry Tayler + SATE I chat with Larry Tayler about being a writer-in-residence at the historic Macaulay House Museum in Prince Edward County, his process as a writer of gay romance, and the people he encounters. SATE (formerly Saida Baba Talibah) joins me to talk about 'The Listening:...
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tmtm 28 june 2026 These 9 shows want to see you at Toronto Fringe Festival!
I'm joined by 9 shows each have 5 minutes to share why you should go and see their shows at Toronto Fringe Festival. Will they convince you? Have a listen to: Dads Belly Button He-r'tz Many Happy Returns Little Eden Mysteries and Lies Gerry's Imaginarium (Fringe KidsFest) Above the Hospital You,...
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tmtm 21 june 2026 Guest: Jesse Wente (author, Canada Council for the Arts) on How to Buy a Country docuseries
Jesse Wente joins me to talk about Canada-US relations in Case Joynt's new short form docuseries, How to Buy a Country. The doc will screen June 30, 2026 at the Paradise Theatre (1006 Bloor Street W, Toronto), with Jesse, the filmmakers and other stakeholders in attendance for a Question and…
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tmtm 13 june 2026 Focus: Resilience and Love: The Secret Reading Club of Kabul and Birds of War
Resilience and Love: The Secret Reading Club of Kabul and Birds of War, two documentaries that I saw at Hot Docs 2026. The first takes us into the secret reading clubs that Afghan women have formed behind their enclosed doors, reading The Diary of Anne Frank and finding similarities to their own...
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tmtm 7 june 20266 Audiobooks for Pride and Indigenous Heritage Month
June is Pride Month and Indigenous History Month. Here is a selection of audiobooks in recognition of both celebrations. The samples end abruptly as they do when you listen to them using the Libby app. You can borrow these books with your college/university student card or your local library…
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tmtm 31 May 2026 Guests: Sámi siblings Johannes, Wilhelmina and Jonathan Vang (Borderline) at ImagineNative Film Festival
Guests: Johannes (Director), Wilhelmina (Writer) and Jonathan (Editor) Vang join me to talk about collaborating on their film Borderline, screening June 4 at ImagineNative Film + Media Arts Festival. Shifting borders and power are at the heart of this comedic short that has its characters moving…
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tmtm 24 may 2026 Guest: d'bi.young anitafrika re: shx mami wata & the pxssywitch hunt
What are the lasting impacts of British colonization on Jamaican culture, sexuality, and spirituality? Dr d'bi.young anitafrika (PHD in Theatre and Performance) joins me to discuss how she balances drama and comedy in her one-woman, multi- character, immersive performance in 'shx mami wata & the...
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tmtm 17 may 26 Guest: Carly Beath ED, Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival
Carly Beath, the brand new Executive Director of Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival and I chat about her new role with the festival and shares details about some of the films that caught my eye this year. Plus a creepy old time radio show about what happens when 'The Enormous Radio' begins to take...
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tmtm 26 April 2026 Guest: Amanda Cordner (How to Catch Creation) + Spoken Word and Music
The first half of the show, I chat with Amanda Cordner (CBC's 'Sort Of') about being a cast member of 'Calling on Creation' by Christina Anderson. We also talk about what creation means to her as well her character, Tami. CALLING ON CREATION opens Thursday, April 30 and runs until May 17th at...
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tmtm 19 April 2026 Focus Hot Docs films 'The Sandbox' and 'Let Our Mountains Live' (Sámi culture)
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 2026 coverage continues with guests: director, Kenya-Jade Pinto (The Sandbox) and filmmakers (Let the Mountains Live) multi-award winning director, Hävard Bustnes and Johannes Vang, and Sissel Holtan, a reindeer herder. A lawyer, photographer…
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tmtm 12 April 2026 Guests: Nekai Foster, Rico King (Nekai Walks) + Sabina Lambert (& Other Concerns)
Director Rico King (Nekai Walks) and subject Nekai Foster and I chat about Nekai's extraordinary mental and physical journey after the teen's near-fatal shooting in the Jane and Finch area, an underserved, predominantly Black community where lack of services result in a cycle of retaliatory...
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tmtm 28 march 2026 Jade Elektra Top Star Live leads to Pride Stage
Calling all talented folks and those who think they're talented! Regular guest, Jade Elektra (government name, Alphonso King Jr, aka DJ Relentless) shares how you could win $100 at Top Star Live (starting April 8) with a little help from your friends, and end up with $1000 and a chance to perform...
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tmtm 22 march 2026 Oscar, Oscar, Oscar! Who Was Your Winner?
So, what was your highlight at the 98th Annual Academy Awards? Arts and Culture writer Heidy M (hyemusings.ca), and cinephiles Gordon Gingras, Anne Gallagher, and Marc S. agree and disagree on the winners/losers, the production (what went right, what went wrong?) and what we would like to see in...
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tmtm 8 March 2026 Focus on TO Short Film Festival with Steve Veale, Catherine Dulude and Jimena Ayala
Focus on T.O. Short Film Festival (March 18-21) with Steve Veale, festival director and filmmakers Catherine Dulude (55 Years Apart) and Jimena Ayala (Homo Plastikus). Tickets: https://paradiseonbloor.com Music: Tanika Charles 'Parkdale', Ndidi O 'Call Me Queen's, Lynn Olagundoye 'Beautiful',...
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tmtm 1 march 26 Guest: Alexandra McDonald (YOUNGBLOOD)
Alexandra McDonald and I discuss how she went from taking to the ice when she was a five-year in PEI to landing on the stages of the Toronto International Film Festival (#TIFF50) in Academy Award Nominee, Hubert Davis' YOUNGBLOOD, a reimagining of the 1986 hockey drama. Music: 'In my soul' by…
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tmtm 22 Feb 2026 Guests: Wendy Jones (Pan Fantasy) + Sistah Lois remembers Calypso Monarch Sheila Lady Pearl Robinson
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) celebrates Black History Month 2026 by recognizing Wendy Jones of Pan Fantasy Steel Orchestra as Canada's Ambassador to Steel Pan Culture. In memoriam: Sistah Lois shares the legacy of Sheila 'Lady Pearl' Robinson, the first woman to win the Canadian Calypso…
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tmtm 22 Feb 2026 Guests: Wendy Jones (Pan Fantasy) + Sistah Lois Remembers Lady Pearl
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) celebrates Black History Month 2026 by recognizing Wendy Jones of Pan Fantasy Steel Orchestra as Canada's Ambassador to Steel Pan Culture. In memoriam: Sistah Lois shares the legacy of Sheila 'Lady Pearl' Robinson, the first woman to win the Canadian Calypso…
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tmtm 15 Feb 26 Guest: Ravyn Wngz "The Black Widow of Burlesque"
What does it mean to be "The Black Widow of Burlesque"? I find out the layered implications of this moniker from the "widow" herself, Ravyn Wngz. Ravyn is a Tanzanian, Bermudian, Mohawk, 2Spirit, Queer and Transcendent empowerment storyteller. She is an abolitionist and co-founder of ILL...
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tmtm 8 Feb 2026 Guests Tanisha Taitt + Abigail Whitney
My chat with Tanisha Taitt Artistic Director of Cahoots Theatre and founder of Stakes and Embers Production+ Abigail Whitney actor director producer on her Associate Director role on Eureka Day, the Tony Award-winning play on now at Coalmine Theatre
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tmtm 1 feb 26 Guest: Sophia Walker ('Eureka Day') and Fabienne Colas (Toronto Black Film Festival 2026)
Happy Black History Month! In 2026, we celebrate a 30-year milestone for this important commemoration, welcoming two remarkable women in stage and film: Sophia Walker and Fabienne Colas. Up first is Sophia Walker, known for her roles in Murdoch Mysteries and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, as well...
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tmtm 18 Jan 26: Steven Elliott Jackson, Playwright 'A Question Of Character' (a Stakes and Embers/Minmar Gaslight production)
How and when can you separate the artist from the art? My chat with renowned playwright, Steven Elliott Jackson about his work A Question of Character. "Stakes and Embers in association with Minmar Gaslight presents “A Question Of Character” at the Aki Studio at Native Earth, January 17-25, 2026....
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tmtm 11 Jan 25 Aural Pleasure: audiobooks, music, and spoken word
Aural Pleasure: audiobooks, music, and spoken word
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tmtm 4 dec 25 MUSIC! and Spoken Word!
I don't often get a chance to play more than one or two selections of music so I'm happy to have the chance to share this curated cross-genre selection of music and spoken word with you. Enjoy!
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tmtm 28 Dec 25
Today's episode reflects what 'The More the Merrier' is all about: film, theatre, and the arts at large. I've chosen and edited three interviews to share with you. First up is director Nik Sexton and actor Sean Dalton from the film *Skeet*. Then you'll hear from actor David Lopez about what it's...
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tmtm 21 dec 25 Poetry Rountable Re: Up:Rising: A Collection of Rebellious Imaginings from Authors with Lived Experience of Mental Health & Addictions
Poetry Roundtable re: 'Up:Rising: A Collection of Rebellious Imaginings from Authors with Lived Experience of Mental Health & Addictions' KELLY PFLUG BACK (editor) https://www.textandtextiles.ca/about Kelly is a writer, textile artist, and educator/instructor. Their fiction, poetry, and…
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tmtm 7 dec 25 Audiobook Selections
Audiobook selections. My TBR list is growing! Help me whittle it down. Have a listen and let me know which ones you've read. I'll take it off my list:)
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tmtm 30 Nov 25 Guests: Laurie Evan Fraser and Jacinto Salcedo (Upper Canada Choristers)
Conductor, composer and Artistic Director of the Upper Canada Choristers, Laurie Evan Fraser and producer and singer, Jacinto Salcedo (UCC/Cantemos) join me to talk about the joys and sorrows of the holidays and how audiences can take comfort in the inclusivity of UCC's Dec 5 concert, This Little...
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tmtm 23 Nov 25 Guest Patrick Shannon (dir. SAINTS and WARRIORS)
My chat with director, Nang Ḵ’uulas Patrick Shannon, about his award-winning documentary 'Saints and Warriors' screening November 26, 7pm at the Ted Rogers Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor Street West (at Bathurst). Q&A with director and special guests to follow. TICKETS: $15 www.hotdocs.ca ABOUT: Set...
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tmtm 16 Nov 25 Guest: Playwright, Kanika Ambrose (Moonlight Schooner) + Jade Elektra and Sistah Lois (Mingle with The More the Merrier)
Two-time Dora Award Winner, Kanika Ambrose joins me again to talk about her second play running this month in Toronto, Moonlight Schooner. Then I'm joined by drag performer, Jade Elektra, who hosted my fundraiser 'Mingle with The More the Merrier'. I co-hosted the event and was very happy to have...
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tmtm 9 Nov 25 Guests Kanika Ambrose (The Christmas Market) + Marc Starbuck on Film Noir Faves
Two-time Dora Award winner (our place, Truth) Kanika Ambrose joins me to talk about her latest play, 'The Christmas Market.' DESCRIPTION: "Far from home, three Caribbean migrant workers carve out a sense of belonging in an unfamiliar—and often unforgiving—landscape...Razor-sharp, funny, and...
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tmtm 2 Nov 25 Reel Asian Film Festival: Min Sook Lee (There are no words) + Timothy Yeung (Finch & Midland)
Directors Min Sook Lee (There are no words) and Timothy Yeung (Finch & Midland) talk about their respective films screening at the 29th Reel Asian International Film Festival. The festival runs Nov 5 - 15 (in-cinema) and Nov 10 - 17th on-line. www.reelasian.com
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tmtm 26 Oct 25 Topic #TIFF50 Faves & Feelings
Movie lovers Gordon G and Anne Gallagher and I chat about dinner if their highlights of #TIFF50 and share their respective feelings about how the Toronto International Film Festival celebrated its 50th year.
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tmtm 19 Oct 25 Guest: Volker Bertelmann (Academy Award Winner) on scoring Ballad of a Small Player (#TIFF50) + Michael McGowan, director, Still Mine (#TIFF2012)
Catching up with Volker Bertelmann, Academy Award-winning composer (All Quiet on the Western Front) about scoring the new Edward Berger film, Ballad of a Small Player, starring Colin Farrell, Tilda Swinton and Fela Chen. Revisiting #TIFF2012 with an archival interview with Michael McGowan…
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tmtm 12 Oct 25 Guests Leslie Ann Coles (The Female Eye Film Festival) + J. Christian Hamilton (Indie filmmaker)
Resilience is the word that connects my two guests today, Leslie Ann Coles, the founder and executive and artistic director of The Female Eye Film Festival and filmmaker, J. Christian Hamilton, the host of CIUT's Dementia 13. Resilience is the theme emerged from the films programmed at FeFF this...
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tmtm 5 Oct 25 Guests Jibola Fagbamiye & Conor McCreery (Fela) + TIFF50 coverage w/Karla Badillo (dir. OCA)
Full show with an interview I conducted at the Toronto International Film Festival with Mexican director Karla Badillo about her gorgeous and thoughtful film 'Oca,' centered on the female perspective of faith and self-determination. The film had its world premiere in the Discovery section of the...
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tmtm 28 sept 25 Guests: Brandon White and Shannon Mills (Theatre of the Damned) + Jade Elektra (CANFAR's doc Stills Here)
TALES OF THE DAMNED - Guests: Brandon White and Shannon Mills join me to talk about forming Whitemills Theatre Company and the challenges and delight of creating the immersive Gothic experience Tales of the Damned at the historic Campbell House Museum. Jade Elektra on Legacy Project – STILL HERE...
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tmtm 21 sept 25 TIFF50 Coverage: Dustin O'Halloran, composer Eleanor the Great + star and filmmakers of A Sámi Wedding
Join me as I reunite with Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated composer Dustin O'Halloran to discuss his creative process behind the score for Scarlett Johansson's feature film debut, Eleanor the Great, featuring Academy Award nominee June Squibb. Dustin and I first crossed paths at…
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tmtm 7 Sept 25 TIFF50 Coverage Guests: Tyler Mackenzie Evans (Sea Star) and Kalainithan Kalaichelvan (Karupy)
Tyler Mackenzie Evans joins me to discuss Sea Star, where he focuses on a grown Black Caribbean man overcoming his fear of swimming. Then, Kalainithan Kalaichelvan and I talk about Karupy, a Tamil Canadian film about a 65-year-old woman who has decided she's had enough of her family and life.…
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tmtm 7 Sept 25 TIFF50 Coverage Guests: Tanya Talaga (Ni-Naadamaadiz Red Power Rising) and Lucía Aleñar Iglesias (Forastera)
Part 1 of #TIFF50 Coverage Guests: Tanya Talaga (Ni-Naadamaadiz Red Power Rising) and Lucía Aleñar Iglesias (Forastera)
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tmtm 31 August 25 Guest: Lisa Haller, Atlantic International Film Festival
Lisa Haller, Interim Executive Director / Director of Programming for the Atlantic International Film Festival (AIFF) joins me to talk about the New Waves and Shorts Programme sections of the festival. Held in Halifax, the AIFF runs from September 10 - 17, 2025, and showcases a diversity of...
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