Talkingbooksandstuff's podcast
by Dennis RimmerDennis Rimmer is talking about books, and writing and stuff. https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1
Episodes
Episode 239 - Bruce Belland
41m · PublishedBruce Gerald Belland was born in Chicago, Illinois on October 22nd, 1936, the second son of Rev. Stanley G. Belland, a Fundamentalist minister and his wife Hertha, a Gospel radio singer. It was in 1954 that Bruce convinced Glen Larson, a friend since grammar school, to co-found a vocal group for that year’s student talent show. Bruce, Glen and two pals from the school choir, stole the show with the Crew Cuts’ “Sh-Boom.” Convinced they were on to something special, Bruce and Glen enlisted two classmates—Bruce’s friend 6’4” bass and high school football star Ed Cobb, and high tenor and former boy soprano in the famed Mitchell Boys Choir, Marv Ingram—to permanently fill the other two slots.
And THE FOUR PREPS were born.
Episode 238 - Nick Bantok
28m · PublishedNick Bantock is a British artist and author based in Saltspring Island, British Columbia, known for his series, The Griffin and Sabine Trilogy.
In 1993, he won the Bill Duthie Bookseller's Choice Award for Sabine's Notebook.
In 2006, he adapted the Griffin and Sabine series into a play, also called "Griffin and Sabine", which premiered in Vancouver at the Granville Island Stage and ran from 5 October – 4 November 2006.
In 2007, he resumed painting full-time, and opened a studio-gallery, 'The Forgetting Room', on Saltspring Island. Between 2007 and 2010, Bantock was one of the twelve committee members responsible for selecting Canada's postage stamps.
Episode 237 - Rupert Adams
17m · PublishedRupert Adams specializes in growing medicinal herbs and runs his own medicinal herb and tincture business, Kairos Botanicals. Adams worked for three years as a coordinator and advisor to the Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security. He currently resides and grows at Abundance Community Farm in Agassiz, BC.
Episode 236 - Stephen R. Bown
33m · PublishedStephen has written ten books on the history of exploration, science, and ideas--including books on the medical mystery of scurvy, the Treaty or Tordesillas, the lives of Captain George Vancouver and of Roald Amundsen and a doomed Russian sea voyage. His books have been published in multiple English-speaking territories, translated into nine languages and shortlisted for many awards. Dennis interviews him about his newest book Dominion, about the transconinental railroad.
Episode 235 - Tara Sidhoo Fraser
20m · PublishedDennis meets with Tara Sidhoo Fraser about her book When My Ghost Sings, a brave tale of of disability and queerness.
Episode 234 - Charlotte Gray
24m · PublishedCharlotte Gray is one of Canada’s best-known writers of literary non-fiction. Born in Sheffield, England, and educated at Oxford University and the London School of Economics, she began her writing career in England as a magazine editor and newspaper columnist. After coming to Canada in 1979, she worked as a political commentator, book reviewer and magazine columnist before she turned to biography and popular history.
Episode 233 - Steve Ivings
33m · PublishedSteve Ivings is a comedian, impressionist, actor, MC, radio announcer, public speaker, recording artist, comedy writer, playwright, author, lyricist, director and producer. Individually or all at the same time.
Episode 232 - Ron Base and Prudence Emery
43m · PublishedDennis meets with Ron and Prudence to discuss life at the Savoy
Episode 231 - Jenny Kay Dupuis
20m · PublishedDennis talks with Jenny Kay Dupuis about her book Heart Berry Bling
Episode 230 - Ken Cuthbertson
40m · PublishedDennis meet with Ken again to discuss "Blood on the Coal", the riveting true story of one of Canada’s worst mining disasters, told in the voices of the men who survived it.
Talkingbooksandstuff's podcast has 300 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 132:23:23. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 16th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 27th, 2024 03:12.