Stay ConnectedWell Reds was a monthly podcast featuring comedian Charlie Demers and guests discussing fiction and non-fiction books of interest to the left. The show released new episodes from May 2018 to December 2019 and was produced by André Goulet.
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It’s our long-awaited July double episode! Comedian, writer, and podcast producer extraordinaire Ryan McMahon joins Derrick and Charlie to discuss Tom King’s “The Inconvenient Indian” and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas’ “Red: A Haida Manga.”
Planned as a wide-ranging and fun discussion of books and politics that would serve as our version of Canada 150 counter-programming, early on in the show it becomes clear to Ryan that he’ll need to conduct a Podcasting 101 workshop for our hosts. (Listen right to the end for outtake audio from the workshop.)
This episode features an in-depth discussion of Canadian colonialism past and present, and of some of the literary and cultural voices stepping up to dismantle it. As a bonus, you'll get to hear about Ryan's forthcoming book and you’ll find out why former Ontario Premier Bob Rae has blocked both Derrick and Ryan on Twitter. (You can watch Ryan’s Walrus Talk shout-out to Rae here, starting at the 8:00 min mark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFhlH0PdHIg)
Editing by André Goulet, who recently won the NCCRA Best in Podcasting award for his work as host and producer of Ricochet's Unpacking the News.
Extro music: Nick Sherman “Heart Sounds” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofO6zAVEBgU
Big thanks to our official bookseller:
Galiano Island Books https://galianoislandbooks.com/
In this episode Charlie and Derrick tackle their first work of fiction, discussing the hilarious and haunting "Son of a Trickster" by Eden Robinson.
Editing by André Goulet, who recently won the NCCRA Best in Podcasting award for his work as host and producer of Ricochet's Unpacking the News.
Extro Music: "Joe Hill," by Paul Robeson.
Big thanks to our official bookseller:
Galiano Island Books https://galianoislandbooks.com/
In this episode, Derrick and Charlie discuss Harvey Pekar's 'Not The Israel My Parents Promised Me.'
Editing and production: André Goulet.
Extro Music: "Joe Hill," by Paul Robeson.
Big thanks to our official bookseller:
Galiano Island Books https://galianoislandbooks.com/
Episode 3 of Well Reds features Charlie and Derrick discussing Pankaj Mishra’s Age of Anger -- a sprawling, ambitious, and challenging work of political analysis and intellectual history.
Editing and production: André Goulet.
Extro Music: "Joe Hill," by Paul Robeson.
Big thanks to our official bookseller:
Galiano Island Books https://galianoislandbooks.com/
Rosa Luxemburg was one of the outstanding and heroic figures of the international socialist movement. In this episode, Charlie and Derrick discuss the depiction of her life in the magnificent graphic biography by Kate Evans.
Editing and production: André Goulet.
Extro Music: "Joe Hill," by Paul Robeson.
Readers of the world, unite! The inaugural Well Reds left book podcast episode features a discussion of Amitav Ghosh's magisterial and challenging book, The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable (http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/G/bo22265507.html). Get to know your hosts Charlie and Derrick and, if you can make it to the end, find out our May/June reading list. We want you to read along; like all worthy projects, this is a collective undertaking.
Editing and production: André Goulet.
Extro Music: "Joe Hill," by Paul Robeson.
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