Talkingbooksandstuff's podcast

Apr 10 2025 290 ep. 26 mins 11

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Dennis Rimmer is talking about books, and writing and stuff. https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1

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Episode 287 - Bob McDonald

Apr 10 2025 33 mins

Revered science reporter and radio host Bob McDonald has devoted his career to turning our attention away from everyday perspectives and outward to the vast, intricate wonders of our planet and universe. Now, in this revealing and captivating memoir, he looks within, offering an intimate view of the path that brought him from a blue-collar background to his long-standing role as Ca

Episode 286 -David Roche

Apr 03 2025 38 mins

David Roche is an inspirational humorist, keynote speaker and performer who has transformed the challenges and gifts of living with a facial difference into a compelling message that uplifts and delights audiences around the world. With the publication of his first book, The Church of 80% Sincerity, he is also an author.

Episode 285 - Adelle Purdham

Mar 10 2025 31 mins

Adelle Purdham is a writer, teacher, and parent disability advocate. She holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing from the University of King’s College and is a writing instructor at Trent University.

Episode 284 - Pamela Cross

Mar 03 2025 21 mins

In her new book, Cross offers practical and hopeful ideas for how each of us can engage in the vital work of eradicating intimate partner violence. This is a call to action for the all-of-society, revolutionary response to gender-based violence needed to build communities that are safe and healthy for everyone.

Episode 283 - Ron Base

Feb 24 2025 33 mins

Ron Base has written and produced a number of screenplays. A former journalist, magazine writer, and movie critic, Base spent four years in Los Angeles researching and writing" Magic Man." He now lives in Montreal with his family.

Episode 282 - Thomas F. Pedersen

Jan 09 2025 28 mins

Dennis interviews Thomas F Pedersen about his book, "The Carbon Tax Question", described as "A timely and insightful exploration of the implementation and impact of British Columbia’s carbon tax, delving into the political and economic considerations behind the tax, and addressing misconceptions."

Episode 281 - Rebecca Hendricks

Jan 01 2025 16 mins

Rebecca Hendricks is a writer and author of the new novel Hound Dogged. Rebecca has made a career doing accounting and Judicial Assistant work, but her passion has always been writing and creating colorful and exciting stories. Starting at a young age, Rebecca could be found in her room, spending countless hours writing stories in long hand or typing her work with one finger on her

Episode 280 - Gitz Crazyboy

Nov 08 2024 24 mins

Gitz is a Canadian Indigenous Author, Actor, Activist and Youth Educator. His debut novel, 'Secret of the Stars' is quickly heating up and has caught the attention of national and international media such as the CBC and Australia's Indigenous Radio Station.

Episode 279 - Chase Joynt

Nov 02 2024 13 mins

Chase Joynt is a Canadian filmmaker, writer, video artist, actor, and professor. He attracted acclaim as co-director with Aisling Chin-Yee of the documentary film No Ordinary Man (2020), and as director of the film Framing Agnes (2022). He won two awards at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival for his work on the latter. In 2024, Joynt received a nomination for the Hilary Weston Writers

Episode 278 - Scott Ryan

Oct 20 2024 23 mins

Dennis interviews Scott Ryan about his book Last Decade of Cinema, where Scott argues that the 1990s was the last decade in which films were made for grownups, with complex, adult-based plots, nuanced characters, and meaningful themes.