Episode 012: Catching the Trane with Jamie Howison

This week I’m talking with Jamie Howison about John Coltrane and jazz. Jamie, an Anglican priest, recounts his own journey with jazz and specifically his deepening fandom of John Coltrane, which lead to him writing a book about Trane, God's Mind in That Music (2012). We discuss Coltrane’s work with other legends - Theolonious Monk and Miles Davis; his solo work and experimental sound; as well as his ongoing and evolving spirituality expressed in his later works like A Love Supreme and Meditations.

You can find more of Jamie’s writing and learn more about his upcoming book at jamiehowison.ca

Episode 011: Fan Fiction with Kyla Neufeld

In this week's episode, I'm talking fan fiction with poet and editor, Kyla Neufeld. We talk about the popularity and suspicion of fan fiction, where fan fiction fits in the overall hierarchy of fan culture, and the changing attitudes of creators towards fan fiction writers. We also discuss the gender-bias towards fan fiction and the ways fan fiction provides space for fans from marginalized communities to write themselves into their favourite fandoms.

You can follow Kyla on Twitter @kylaneufeld

You can follow me on Twitter @mwboyce to pass along feedback or ideas.

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I respectfully acknowledge that I live in and work on Treaty One Territory and in the traditional homeland of the Métis nation.

Episode 010: Crossing Samurai Swords with Craig Terlson

In this week's episode, I'm talking with writer Craig Terlson, about our shared love of samurai films  - from Kurosawa's classics  Yojimbo (1961), Sanjuro (1962)and The Seven Samurai  (1954) to Kobayashi's Harakiri  (1963) and Beat Takeshi's Zatoichi (2003). Craig also disscusses how samurai films have influenced his latest novel.

You can follow Craig on Twitter  @cterlson and on Instagram @cterlson

You can learn more about Craig's novels here.

You can follow me on  Twitter @mwboyce to pass along feedback or ideas.

You can follow the podcast on  Twitter @geek4pod and on Instagram @geek4pod