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E89 – The Constant Meh

February 3, 2025 0:36:35 0 Comments

Hosts Nick Watson (@fivestergram) and Brie Watson (@briewats0n) discuss their tank-fillers & drainers in the creative department of their ongoing struggle to make literature and comedy, (respectively.) They’re a month into 2025 and are checking in on the progress following their respective Lighthouse words. Are they still being guided in the right direction? Or did the longest January in history have other plans for our noble hosts?  

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96. A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow

January 31, 2025 0:39:49 0 Comments

This week, we plunge into some magical realism, exploring a world where sirens, merpeople, and gargoyles inhabit Portland. This book feels extremely relevant right now; we talk about the role of fantasy in social commentary, the current protests and police violence in Portland, and the cohesive look Morrow takes at misogynoir through her world building.

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EP126 – The Fast and The Generous

January 30, 2025 0:35:31 0 Comments

Angus and Sal look to give back to the community by getting gifts for the children of Super City….a week after Christmas. How will they accomplish this? Why with time portals of course.

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Disney Homies #3 – The Lion King 1½ (2004)

January 29, 2025 1:13:30 0 Comments

We are taking a half step back to Pride Rock to revisit the events of the original Lion King but through the eyes of two of our favourite Disney Sidekicks…

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180. Big Night (1996) ft. James Hawes

January 28, 2025 0:58:02 0 Comments

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and special guest James Hawes (@turrethousepressmtl) break down Stanley Tucci’s 1996 cult classic, Big Night! This iteration of the No Bad Food Food Film Festival gets into the push and pull between food as art and food as business, the immigrant experience and the emotional roller coaster of a particularly busy dinner service.

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95. Kristina Forest on Renovating

January 24, 2025 0:37:13 0 Comments

This week, Kristina Forest joins us for a conversation about why she writes YA, how she started out, and where she gets her inspiration. We talk about preserving the things she loves in YA while adding the representation the genre needs, some of the books that have inspired her, and what it really means to write a coming of age story.

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185 – Top 5 Prehistoric Animals

January 23, 2025 1:34:16 0 Comments

In a land before time…

Dinosaurs? Overrated! Okay, maybe not completely because we actually did an incredible episode ranking Dinosaurs years ago…but there’s a whole world of amazing prehistoric creatures beyond the T-Rex. So join Tuong and PAL-eontologists Desiree Connors Warmington, Geoff McBride, and Catherine Ballachey as they journey back in time to an era ruled by some of the most fascinating creatures that roamed the Earth and rank Top 5 Prehistoric Animals.

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179. Chickpeas!

January 21, 2025 0:41:32 0 Comments

This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) talk about the Chickpea (or Garbanzo bean!)- where does this amazingly nutritious legume get its name? How come they’re so good for you? Where do Canadian chickpeas come from? And, of course, what’s the best way to combine chickpeas with mortadella, rice, and celery root?!

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94. Now That I’ve Found You by Kristina Forest

January 17, 2025 0:41:15 0 Comments

This week is full of new stuff! We have a new host, Eunice Hong, and our first review of an upcoming release! We talk about the role of tropes in comfort reading, what makes an author an “automatic buy,” and how the YA landscape has improved since our highschool days.

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Disney Homies #2 – The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride (1998)

January 15, 2025 1:30:40 0 Comments

We are back on the Disney Homies train and raring to go to watch our next home video release in our series – the surprisingly good Lion King II: Simba’s Pride. Join us this week as we return to Pride Rock to see some old friends and get introduced to our new young & hopeful protagonist Kiara, while being swooned by the sexiest cartoon lion in all of movies –  Kovu.

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