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semi-prose
Hosted by Penguin Random House Canada · EN
semi-prose is the books podcast that’s half as serious and twice as smart as your other favourite books podcast.
Join Evan, Allie, Kristina, and Max: four semi-professional readers as they explore new Canadian books through their personal histories, stores of pop culture, and readerly curiosities, before the pros – the authors themselves – join the conversation. Because when you’re done the last page, you’ve only really read the half of it.
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The Thom-Thom Club: I Hope We Choose Love by Kai Cheng Thom
Feb 25, 202000:52:24Tap to summarizeIn the final episode of semi-prose, Kai Cheng Thom joins us to assure us we can survive hard conversations (2:50); the performance of virtue in Chinese Christian, SJW, and queer communities (6:00); on the ethics of mentorship (14:15); our boundaries do not hurt other people (21:45); seasons in the sun, gender-queer magic gem stones, and holy wild (47:00).
Transcribe →Betcha By Golly Tawâw: Tawâw by Shane Chartrand, with Jennifer Cockrall-King
Feb 18, 202000:38:32Tap to summarizeIndigenous food for the future (6:10); Saskatoon berries, rose hips, stinging nettles (18:55); on the generosity of Indigenous communities (27:45); check out a round dance, check out a pow wow (31:00); New Moon, Red Chef Revival, The Sous Chef (32:40)
Transcribe →A Cherie on Top: Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline
Feb 11, 202000:47:20Tap to summarizeA special live episode from this year's Toronto International Festival of Authors, featuring: Storytelling as survival (12:49); the qualities of Hot Jesus (17:55); what happens when colonization comes for our gods (22:40); on showing the absolute joy of Indigenous love (28:30); put a comma after cock (30:20); tips on surviving the Rogarou(36:40); Jeremy Dutcher, the southern wild, and Half-Breed (41:55)
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