TRIPPING The Bruce

Colin Ellis and Nam Kiwanuka speak with Michelle Shephard and Sahal Abdulle about "The Perfect Story," a new documentary that examines what happens when cracks form in a journalist's story. Donate to TVO: http://tvo.org/giveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Colin Ellis and Nam Kiwanuka chat with director Henri Pardo about his new documentary, "Dear Jackie." The film explores how Montreal attempted to cast itself as a post-racial city after legendary baseball player Jackie Robinson played for the Royals, but, as we learn from the sto ... Show More

Colin Ellis speaks with legendary singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie about how a new documentary, "Carry It On," captures her life and career. Clips courtesy Eagle Vision & White Pine Pictures. Donate to TVO: http://tvo.org/giveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio ... Show More

ERK signs off Season 2 with actor and producer Zachary Quinto. We discuss his past acting work including taking on one of the most iconic roles in film and television as Spock in STAR TREK, as well as his time on HEROES, AMERICAN HORROR STORY, SO NOTORIOUS and more, plus we discu ... Show More

ERK chats with legendary actress and producer NICOLE KIDMAN ahead of her latest project, A FAMILY AFFAIR. They discuss the future of rom coms, working with EXPATS director Lulu Wang, BIG LITTLE LIES, PRACTICAL MAGIC 2 (yes, confirmed), and what to expect in BABY GIRL with HARRIS ... Show More

From Roman emperor Septimius Severus to Senegal's Signares to the ten days in Harlem that Fidel Castro used to link up with African leaders at the UN, through to the missed opportunity to enshrine racial equality in post war negotiations following World War I; Olivette Otele, Sim ... Show More

The Skeptic Editor Michael Marshall talks to Matthew Sweet about how we judge actions and truth. They're joined by New Generation Thinkers Elsa Richardson, who is a historian of the emotions at the University of Strathclyde working on a popular history of the gut-brain connection ... Show More

In a rare interview at his home on the Hawaiian island of Maui, cultural icon Ram Dass sits down with Oprah to discuss his role as a global spiritual teacher. Born in 1931 to a wealthy family outside of Boston, Richard Alpert was the star of his family. By age 27, he was an assis ... Show More

Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer, Peaky Blinders) doesn’t like to do a lot of interviews — that’s what people say. The Oscar-winning Irish actor now stars in the new Netflix movie, “Steve,” which follows a head teacher at a last-chance reform school. It’s set in the mid-1990s, over th ... Show More

Susan Sarandon, the actor whose five decade career has earned her six Primetime Emmy nominations and an Academy Award for Best Actress, joins the pod to talk about her early days as a God-fearing Catholic kid in New Jersey. She details the unexpected and serendipitous path that l ... Show More

Andrew Gold is a journalist and the host of YouTube channel Heretics (https://www.youtube.com/@andrewgoldheretics). A former BBC presenter, Andrew produced documentaries focussing on bizarre and controversial subcultures. He now interviews free thinkers and heterodox figures on h ... Show More

<p>There are few actors left who embody the ethos of old Hollywood. Sean Penn is one of them. We got together at his place for a face-to-face exploration of Sean’s life and career. We discussed how his childhood in Malibu helped him create the iconic Jeff Spicoli, and how his fir ... Show More