Episodes

  • Alycia Pirmohamed

    Alycia Pirmohamed
    Oct 19 2023
    Alycia Pirmohamed speaks with Airplay host Dave White about winning the 2019 CBC Poetry Prize and her new poetry collection Second Memory.
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    6 mins
  • Canada Reads 2022: Get to know Life in the City of Dirty Water

    Canada Reads 2022: Get to know Life in the City of Dirty Water
    Mar 24 2022
    In this introduction to the memoir Life in the City of Dirty Water, discover what the book is about and why author and forest ecologist Suzanne Simard chose it for Canada Reads 2022.
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    34 mins
  • Get ready for Canada Reads 2024!

    Get ready for Canada Reads 2024!
    Mar 1 2024

    The great Canadian book debate is taking place March 4-7. Get a crash course on the 2024 contenders with this special pre-show podcast episode.
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    17 mins
  • Canada Reads 2022: Get to know Washington Black

    Canada Reads 2022: Get to know Washington Black
    Mar 24 2022
    In this introduction to the novel Washington Black, discover what the book is about and why Olympian and 2SLGBTQ advocate Mark Tewksbury chose it for Canada Reads 2022.
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    25 mins
  • Canada Reads 2024: Day One

    Canada Reads 2024: Day One
    Mar 4 2024

    The battle of the books begins! Five celebrated Canadians champion their book as the one book all of Canada should read and vote to eliminate the first title.
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    1 hr
  • Canada Reads 2022: Get to know What Strange Paradise

    Canada Reads 2022: Get to know What Strange Paradise
    Mar 24 2022
    In this introduction to the novel What Strange Paradise, discover what the book is about and why entrepreneur and former Syrian refugee Tareq Hadhad chose it for Canada Reads 2022.
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    31 mins
  • Canada Reads 2024: Day Two

    Canada Reads 2024: Day Two
    Mar 5 2024

    Four books are still in the running in the great Canadian book debate. Which title will be knocked off the shelf next?
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    1 hr
  • Canada Reads 2022: Get to know Scarborough

    Canada Reads 2022: Get to know Scarborough
    Mar 24 2022
    In this introduction to the novel Scarborough, discover what the book is about and why actress and activist Malia Baker chose it for Canada Reads 2022.
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    33 mins