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Episode 79: The Bull from the Sea
This week the lads welcome Miriam Schulman. Miriam is an artist, author, and — as host of The Inspiration Podcast — a podcaster. As always, their conversation is built around art that has inspired the guest. In this case, Mary Renault’s classic historical novel The Bull from the Sea, the sequel to The King Must Die. Miriam…
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Episode 78: The Road Warrior
The lads welcome Matt Watts back on the show to discuss one of Matt’s favorite movies, Mad Max 2, also known as The Road Warrior.
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Episode 77: The Fly
View on Zencastr The lads welcome back Timothy S. Johnston, who’s quickly becoming their resident SF monster movie expert. But not just any monster movie — only the best. Having previously dissected John Carpenter’s The Thing, Timothy returns to remind them of the brilliance of Canadian director David Cronenberg’s 1986 masterpiece The Fly on the occasion of its 40th-anniversary. …
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Episode 76: Poisoning Pigeons in the Park
View on Zencastr In this episode, we chat with Trevor Strong—writer, educator, and long-standing member of the musical comedy troupe The Arrogant Worms. Trevor introduces us to the musical comedy gem “Poisoning Pigeons in the Park” by Tom Lehrer, a huge influence on Trevor’s own work. Trevor points out the song’s “gleeful” subversion of innocence as a…
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Episode 75: Judy Dench & Maggie Smith
View on Zencastr Joe and Mark are joined by actor Judy Cormier to discuss the craft of acting and the actors who have inspired Judy in her own work. In her case, it’s the thespian craft of three heavyweights—Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, and Maggie Smith. Judy shares with us specific lessons she unearthed in Dench’s…
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Episode 73: The Daily Drum w/ Jenn Grant
View on Zencastr In this episode of Re-Creative, we talk to singer-songwriter Jenn Grant about coffee, smoothies, and a whole lot more, including the work of Mi’kmaq artist, Alan Syliboy. Jenn speaks passionately about her own journey with visual art and her admiration for Syliboy’s work, including his daily drum series. [Pictured left.] She reflects on…
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Episode 72: On Spec Magazine
View on Zencastr In this episode of Re-Creative, we talk to Diane Walton, a founding member and long-time managing editor of On Spec: The Canadian Magazine of the Fantastic. On Spec is well known in Canadian speculative fiction circles (and beyond!) for publishing quality fiction and art from (largely but not exclusively) Canadian writers and artists. Prompted by one of…
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Episode 71: Edgar Rice Burrough’s Tarzan
Support Our Guest Lynda Williams is a powerhouse of Canadian science fiction whose work bridges the gap between hard science and epic space opera. Her ability to maintain an arc from beginning to end across ten novels has earned her a dedicated following from Germany to the Maritimes. Beyond her fiction, Lynda is a pioneer…
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Episode 70: The Dark Tower
View on Zencastr In this episode of Re-Creative, Joe and Mark talk to Christopher Sweet about, well, everything we could think of related to writing, books and publishing… including our darkest fears. We each have one! But you’ll have to listen to the episode to discover what they are. We explore Christopher’s love for Stephen…
