Art at the End of the World

Mark Wigmore welcomes Ben Kowalewicz to the Classical FM studios! For the last 25 years, Ben has fronted Billy Talent, one of the most successful rock acts to call Canada home. Ben talks to Mark about how the band's work ethic and love of music have carried the group through an industry seachange. And examines a career that started with physical records and rock videos that has transformed into streaming services and surgical release strategies. He also opens up about fatherhood, takes you behind the scenes of the band's latest recordings, visual projects & tour, and talks about the difficult decision to alter the group's performing lineup. And Ben answers the question: Is rock dead within a pop world that has all but forgotten instrument-based music? This episode is brought to you by Crow's Theatre (www.crowstheatre.com) & RedEye Media (www.redeyemedia.ca)

Mark Wigmore welcomes Ben Kowalewicz to the Classical FM studios! For the last 25 years, Ben has fronted Billy Talent, one of the most successful rock acts to call Canada home. Ben talks to Mark about how the band's work ethic and love of music have carried the group through an industry seachange. And examines a career that started with physical records and rock videos that has transformed into streaming services and surgical release strategies. He also opens up about fatherhood, takes you behind the scenes of the band's latest recordings, visual projects & tour, and talks about the difficult decision to alter the group's performing lineup. And Ben answers the question: Is rock dead within a pop world that has all but forgotten instrument-based music? This episode is brought to you by Crow's Theatre (www.crowstheatre.com) & RedEye Media (www.redeyemedia.ca)

The New Classical FM's Mark Wigmore has repackaged, reimagined and remixed conversations he has had on-air and during the first season of the "Art at the End of the World" podcast for this special set of encore presentations on the Zoomer Podcast Network! Mark speaks to artist, musician, media personality, writer and cultural agitator Sook-Yin Lee. She offers ideas about the growing pains of an arts community in flux and the goals behind her deep dive into artistic censorship in "UnSafe"; her Canadian Stage produced hybrid documentary/theatre piece that spurred on big conversations in 2019. Also, Sook-Yin reflects on complicated family life and the move from her suburban immigrant upbringing to her ramshackle teenage years on the streets of Vancouver. Plus, she recounts her time hosting DNTO on the CBC, and her breakthrough as a VJ on MuchMusic including stories about The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead, Moses Znaimer & Denise Donlan. All that, and big ideas on sex, nudity, diversity, appropriation, censorship & even reverse colonialism. This episode is brought to you by Crow's Theatre (www.crowstheatre.com) & RedEye Media (www.redeyemedia.ca)

The New Classical FM's Mark Wigmore has repackaged, reimagined and remixed conversations he has had on-air and during the first season of the "Art at the End of the World" podcast for this special set of encore presentations on the Zoomer Podcast Network! Mark speaks to artist, musician, media personality, writer and cultural agitator Sook-Yin Lee. She offers ideas about the growing pains of an arts community in flux and the goals behind her deep dive into artistic censorship in "UnSafe"; her Canadian Stage produced hybrid documentary/theatre piece that spurred on big conversations in 2019. Also, Sook-Yin reflects on complicated family life and the move from her suburban immigrant upbringing to her ramshackle teenage years on the streets of Vancouver. Plus, she recounts her time hosting DNTO on the CBC, and her breakthrough as a VJ on MuchMusic including stories about The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead, Moses Znaimer & Denise Donlan. All that, and big ideas on sex, nudity, diversity, appropriation, censorship & even reverse colonialism. This episode is brought to you by Crow's Theatre (www.crowstheatre.com) & RedEye Media (www.redeyemedia.ca)

Mark welcomes actress, author, voiceover-artist, and host of "Your All-Time Classic Hit Parade" on Vision TV and "Nocturne" on The New Classical FM, Marilyn Lightstone to the podcast. Marilyn opens up about her Montreal roots, her early days performing on theatre stages across the country, and landing starring roles in award-winning film and television projects like "In Praise of Older Women" and "Road to Avonlea". She reflects on an unusual family situation that supported her passion for the arts, and expresses why she prefers "Actress" to "Actor" as a title. And Marilyn goes behind the scenes on how she wrote her novel "Rogues and Vagabonds", shares strong feelings towards the power and use of one's voice, and offers insight into her relationship with Moses Znaimer. This episode is brought to you by Crow's Theatre (www.crowstheatre.com) & RedEye Media (www.redeyemedia.ca)

Mark welcomes actress, author, voiceover-artist, and host of "Your All-Time Classic Hit Parade" on Vision TV and "Nocturne" on The New Classical FM, Marilyn Lightstone to the podcast. Marilyn opens up about her Montreal roots, her early days performing on theatre stages across the country, and landing starring roles in award-winning film and television projects like "In Praise of Older Women" and "Road to Avonlea". She reflects on an unusual family situation that supported her passion for the arts, and expresses why she prefers "Actress" to "Actor" as a title. And Marilyn goes behind the scenes on how she wrote her novel "Rogues and Vagabonds", shares strong feelings towards the power and use of one's voice, and offers insight into her relationship with Moses Znaimer. This episode is brought to you by Crow's Theatre (www.crowstheatre.com) & RedEye Media (www.redeyemedia.ca)

The New Classical FM's Mark Wigmore has repackaged, reimagined and remixed conversations he has had on-air and during the first season of the "Art at the End of the World" podcast for this special set of encore presentations on the Zoomer Podcast Network! The incredible DJ Skratch Bastid speaks to Mark about a life behind two turntables, his east coast roots, his most challenging DJ battles, and life on the road. He explains his Skribble Jam competitions, his Juno-nominations & his association with Red Bull's annual Thre3style DJ competition. Plus! His thoughts on The Beastie Boys, The Wu-Tang Clan, Buck 65, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Prince, David Bowie, Afiara String Quartet, Shad, and many others. This episode is brought to you by Crow's Theatre (www.crowstheatre.com) & RedEye Media (www.redeyemedia.ca)

The New Classical FM's Mark Wigmore has repackaged, reimagined and remixed conversations he has had on-air and during the first season of the "Art at the End of the World" podcast for this special set of encore presentations on the Zoomer Podcast Network! The incredible DJ Skratch Bastid speaks to Mark about a life behind two turntables, his east coast roots, his most challenging DJ battles, and life on the road. He explains his Skribble Jam competitions, his Juno-nominations & his association with Red Bull's annual Thre3style DJ competition. Plus! His thoughts on The Beastie Boys, The Wu-Tang Clan, Buck 65, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Prince, David Bowie, Afiara String Quartet, Shad, and many others. This episode is brought to you by Crow's Theatre (www.crowstheatre.com) & RedEye Media (www.redeyemedia.ca)

Mark welcomes filmmaker Alan Zweig into the Classical FM studios for a meandering conversation covering his life experiences, and his award-winning documentaries including "Hurt" "Coppers" "When Jews Were Funny" & "A Hard Name". Alan looks back at fatherhood, his own father, and shares stories from his years driving a cab in Toronto. He also discusses his unorthodox approach to interviews, and thoughts on how to encourage subjects open up on camera. And Alan reveals that he's making a sequel to his cult classic, "Vinyl". This episode is brought to you by Crow's Theatre (www.crowstheatre.com) & RedEye Media (www.redeyemedia.ca)

Mark welcomes filmmaker Alan Zweig into the Classical FM studios for a meandering conversation covering his life experiences, and his award-winning documentaries including "Hurt" "Coppers" "When Jews Were Funny" & "A Hard Name". Alan looks back at fatherhood, his own father, and shares stories from his years driving a cab in Toronto. He also discusses his unorthodox approach to interviews, and thoughts on how to encourage subjects open up on camera. And Alan reveals that he's making a sequel to his cult classic, "Vinyl". This episode is brought to you by Crow's Theatre (www.crowstheatre.com) & RedEye Media (www.redeyemedia.ca)