View on Zencastr Singer, podcaster and producer Lauren LoGrasso drops by to talk about one of her favorite pieces of music, Vienna, by Billy Joel. The song is having a bit of a renaissance for its age-positive message and it’s had a huge influence on Lauren’s own work in music. The Michigan State grad is…
Joe and Mark are joined by Cathi Bond, Canadian writer, broadcaster and novelist.
Joe and Mark are joined by Christopher Guerin, poet and music aficionado, who is on the podcast to champion the classical Indian musician Ravi Shankar.
View on Zencastr Joe and Mark are joined by the super successful and super-fun science fiction writer, John Scalzi. Scalzi tells the lads about how he almost missed his first WorldCon, in Toronto, 2003, because he forget his passport at the airport. He rushed there just in time to sit on his first panel, where…
View on Zencastr Mark and Joe are joined by documentary film maker Teresa Alfeld. She’s made two docs (as well as short films), The Rankin File: Legacy of a Radical and Doug and the Slugs and Me. Both of the co-hosts listened to (and loved) Doug and the Slugs when the Canadian band was popular…
View on Zencastr Joe and Mark are joined by author, amateur musician and a pioneer in computer graphics research, Brian Wyvill. (And Joe’s brother-in-law.) The trio have a fascinating conversation, beginning with Brian’s love of mountaineering, rock climbing and diving, before moving on to talk about one of Brian’s favourite pieces of music, Beethoven’s Piano…
Joe and Mark discuss “the Dean of American Composers” Aaron Copland’s seminal composition Appalachian Spring with one third of the Arrogant Worms, Michael McCormick.