The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf

Jan 12 2025 90 ep. 51 mins 20

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The voices of a Canadian indie bookstore, cinema, bar, bistro, and live music venue.

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#85 January 2025

Jan 12 2025 56 mins

We are moving into the new year with optimism, because it’s so needed right now. Congrats to Yes, We Are Open, the branded series from Moneris, https://www.moneris.com/en/blog/categories/topics/yes-we-are-open-podcast, which won the 2024 Canadian Podcast Award in the Best Branded Series category. So thankful to the Canadian Podcast Awards for nominating us, and looking forward t

#84 December 2024

Dec 20 2024 57 mins

We made it to the end of the year! This month is some heavy movie talk, but we also do a short update on our yearly reading goals and reminisce about our youth. Books Diavola by Jennifer Thorne Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein Saving Time by Jenny O’Dell The Troop by Nick Cutter Movies Anora trailer Inside Llewyn Davis and other Cohen

Bonus #4 Ian Williams Talk at The Bookshelf, the Complete Interview

Nov 22 2024 67 mins

Enjoy the complete book reading, interview and audience Q&A between Ian Williams and Pat Case.

#83 November 2024, The one about genres

Nov 22 2024 83 mins

**The Village Podcast has been nominated for a Canadian Podcast Award under the category of Outstanding Branded Series. Watch https://canpodawards.ca/ for information about the awards ceremony which will take place sometime in December and find out if we’ve won. This month we have a special clip following the conversation between Steph and Candice with some highlights from the bo

#82 October 2024

Oct 12 2024 57 mins

Welcome to our new listeners! We saw last month that a bunch of people were going back and downloading old episodes, so last month was probably when they found us for the first time. Let us know what you like, what you miss from our old episodes, or what you want us to do going forward! Books Read This To Get Smarter: about Race, Class, Gender, Disability & More by Blair Imani The

#81 September 2024

Sep 13 2024 63 mins

It's September and we are back! Tune in to hear what we've read over our summer break and what we are looking forward to coming up! Including what reading project Candice will take on when she's finished the Stephen King project. Books On Freedom by Timothy Snyder On Property by Rinaldo Walcott It's Not You, It's Capitalism by Malaika Jabali The Internet Con by Cory Doctorow On Our

#80 June 2024

Jun 19 2024 52 mins

As we head into the summer break Steph and Candice check in on how they are doing on their TBR lists. Steph's behind and Candice is ahead? Who saw that coming!? Lots of 90s and fan culture nostalgia in this months. See everyone in September! Books Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow, Joyland by Stephen King Monsters: A Fa

#79 May 2024

May 21 2024 69 mins

Steph updates us about the student event where they got to meet a number of local authors and hypes supporting the arts. Candice buys herself an e-reader. We also talk about managing TBR lists and go deep into both of our feminist books this month. Books The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres by Kalefa Sanneh So

#78 April 2024

Apr 20 2024 58 mins

This month Steph and Candice chat about indoor kids versus outdoor kids, how to approach a potluck, and why some books go unfinished. Books The Long View: Why We Need to Transform How The World Sees Time by Richard Fisher 11/22/63 by Stephen King Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doer Doctor Sleep by Stephen King The Magick of Food: Rituals, Offerings, and Why We Eat Together by Gwi

#77 March 2024

Mar 23 2024 49 mins

Steph read a book about women’s fitness this month which launched a lot of conversation about dancing, weight lifting, synchronizing with others. Meanwhile Candice is hoping the world gets saved in the next Stephen King novel on her to-read list. Books In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 60 Songs That Explain the ‘90s by Rob Harvilla 11/22/63 by Stephen King Language of the Night by