The Taddle Creek Podcast

Episode 63: Chris Chambers, Sharon Miki Chan, Andrew Daley, and Emily Pohl-Weary, Live at the 45th Taddle Creek Happening

Taddle Creek — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 07:00:02 +0000

Chris Chambers, Sharon Miki Chan, Andrew Daley, and Emily Pohl-Weary read at the launch of Taddle Creek No. 45, with special guest Lindsay Zier-Vogel, live-ish at the Jet Fuel Coffee Shop, August 26, 2020.

Episode 62: Kerri Huffman and Chris Chambers, Live at the 15th Taddle Creek Happening

Kerri Huffman — Fri, 01 May 2020 07:00:42 +0000

Kerri Huffman and Chris Chambers read at the launch of Taddle Creek No. 15, live at Supermarket, December 8, 2005.

Episode 61: Victoria Hetherington, J. R. McConvey, Sarah Gilbert, and Richard Kelly Kemick, Live at the 44th Taddle Creek Happening

Taddle Creek — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 23:16:31 +0000

Victoria Hetherington, J. R. McConvey, Sarah Gilbert, and Richard Kelly Kemick read at the launch of Taddle Creek No. 44, live at Famous Last Words, January 15, 2020.

Episode 60: “Bouncing Ball,” Stuart Ross’s Annual Poem for the New Year

Stuart Ross — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 02:37:08 +0000

Stuart Ross rings in 2020 with his annual New Year’s poem.

Episode 59: “Subtitles,” Stuart Ross’s Annual Poem for the New Year

Stuart Ross — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 00:15:14 +0000

Stuart Ross rings in 2019 with his annual New Year’s poem.

Episode 58: Terry Murray, in Conversation with Bee Quammie, Live at the 41st Taddle Creek Happening

Terry Murray — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 07:00:47 +0000

Terry Murray discusses her memoir about the integration of a local elementary school in her childhood Chicago neighbourhood, in the nineteen-sixties, with Bee Quammie at the launch of Taddle Creek No. 41, live at the LitBang! Pop-Up Shop, June 27, 2018.

Episode 57: Jessica Westhead, Live at the 41st Taddle Creek Happening

Jessica Westhead — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 07:00:14 +0000

Jessica Westhead reads an excerpt from her short story collection And Also Sharks at the launch of Taddle Creek No. 41, live at the LitBang! Pop-Up Shop, June 27, 2018.

Episode 56: Michael Redhill, Live at the 41st Taddle Creek Happening

Michael Redhill — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 22:18:23 +0000

Michael Redhill reads a selection of poems at the launch of Taddle Creek No. 41, live at the LitBang! Pop-Up Shop, June 27, 2018.

Episode 55: “Various Records,” Stuart Ross’s Annual Poem for the New Year

Stuart Ross — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 23:42:21 +0000

Stuart Ross rings in 2018 with his annual New Year’s poem.

Episode 54: Conan Tobias in Conversation with Katherine Collins, at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival

Conan Tobias — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 07:00:35 +0000

Conan Tobias talks to Katherine Collins, creator of the comic book Neil the Horse, about her career and recent resurgence. Recorded live at the Toronto Reference Library during the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, May 13, 2017.

Episode 53: “Zigzag,” Stuart Ross’s annual poem for the New Year

Stuart Ross — Sun, 01 Jan 2017 22:54:29 +0000

Stuart Ross rings in 2017 with his annual New Year’s poem.

Episode 52: The Post-Christmas Show, with Derek McCormack

Derek McCormack — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 21:31:02 +0000

Derek McCormack drops by talk about Pieface, Jeanette Winterson, and Bats in the Belfry.

Episode 51: The Halloween Show, with Derek McCormack

Derek McCormack — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 07:00:23 +0000

The author Derek McCormack makes his now-annual Halloween podcast appearance to wish Conan Tobias a Happy Halloween and to discuss the Holiday Arts Mail-Order School.

Episode 50: “Ventilator,” by Chris Chambers

Chris Chambers — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 07:00:12 +0000

Chris Chambers helps The Taddle Creek Podcast celebrate fifty episodes with a reading of his poem “Ventilator,” originally published in Taddle Creek No. 27.

Episode 49: The John Degen Talks About Podcasts Podcast

John Degen — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 07:00:25 +0000

John Degen phones in to tell Conan Tobias everything he’s doing wrong.

Episode 48: “Taking Creative Licence,” by Shawn Syms

Shawn Syms — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 07:00:19 +0000

Shawn Syms reads an excerpt from his short story “Taking Creative Licence.”

Episode 47: Hal Niedzviecki Summer Update

Hal Niedzviecki — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 14:44:20 +0000

Conan Tobias gets a progress update from Hal Niedzviecki on the serialization of his novel The Archaeologists.

Episode 46: “Think of a Name for the Bird in the Glossy Photo,” by Elana Wolff

Elana Wolff — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 16:15:26 +0000

Elana Wolff reads her poem “Think of a Name for the Bird in the Glossy Photo.”

Episode 45: Getting to Know Cover Star Natalia Hernandez

Conan Tobias — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 07:00:49 +0000

Conan Tobias chats with Natalia Hernandez, the real-life cover star of Taddle Creek No. 37.

Episode 44: Conan Tobias Discusses Lou Skuce

Conan Tobias — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 15:37:41 +0000

Taddle Creek contributing editor Alfred Holden interviews Conan Tobias on his feature story “Canada’s Greatest Cartoonist,” a look at the life of the cartoonist Lou Skuce.

Episode 43: “Things Not to Do,” by Jessica Westhead, Live at the 37th Taddle Creek Happening

Jessica Westhead — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 07:00:15 +0000

Jessica Westhead reads her story “Things Not to Do” at the launch of Taddle Creek No. 37, live at the Jet Fuel Coffee Shop, June 3, 2016.

Episode 42: Michael e. Casteels, Live at the 37th Taddle Creek Happening

Michael e. Casteels — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 07:00:24 +0000

Michael e. Casteels reads a selection of poems at the launch of Taddle Creek No. 37, live at the Jet Fuel Coffee Shop, June 3, 2016.

Episode 41: “I Moved Out When I Caught Him With the Dog,” by Jess Taylor, Live at the 37th Taddle Creek Happening

Jess Taylor — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 14:19:01 +0000

Jess Taylor reads a new short story, “I Moved Out When I Caught Him With the Dog,” at the launch of Taddle Creek No. 37, live at the Jet Fuel Coffee Shop, June 3, 2016.

Episode 40: John Degen Fills a Gap in Taddle Creek’s Programming

Conan Tobias — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 14:51:43 +0000

John Degen phones in to talk about this and that, in lieu of a proper guest.

Episode 39: “Dorothy and the First Tornado,” by Julie Cameron Gray

Julie Cameron Gray — Fri, 27 May 2016 07:00:20 +0000

Julie Cameron Gray is back with another poem, “Dorothy and the First Tornado,” which originally appeared in Taddle Creek No. 34.

Episode 38: Alexandra Leggat on the launch of Two Wolves Press

Conan Tobias — Fri, 20 May 2016 07:00:55 +0000

Alexandra Leggat calls in for a quick interview on the launch of her new press, Two Wolves.

Episode 37: “Thoughts of a Drunken Tourist at the Bushmills Whiskey Distillery,” By Julie Cameron Gray

Julie Cameron Gray — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:00:16 +0000

Julie Cameron Gray reads her poem “Thoughts of a Drunken Tourist at the Bushmills Whiskey Distillery,” which originally appeared in Taddle Creek No. 31.

Episode 36: Alfred Holden on Jane Jacobs

Alfred Holden — Fri, 06 May 2016 07:00:56 +0000

Alfred Holden discusses the urban thinker Jane Jacobs, on the hundredth anniversary of her birth. (Correction: Alfred was mistaken on-air. Jacobs resided at 58 Spadina, not 56. Taddle Creek regrets the error.)

Episode 35: Gary Barwin Reads From Yiddish for Pirates

Gary Barwin — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 14:57:55 +0000

Gary Barwin, the Penguin Random House Canada New Face of Fiction for 2016, shares an audio trailer for his new novel, Yiddish for Pirates.

Episode 34: “Sundays,” by Katia Grubisic

Katia Grubisic — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 13:17:06 +0000

Katia Grubisic reads her poem “Sundays.”

Episode 33: “The Offering,” by Sandy Pool

Sandy Pool — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 15:19:52 +0000

Sandy Pool reads her poem “The Offering.” Recorded in the men’s room of a Montreal Mexican restaurant, 2015.

Episode 32: Breakfast with Adrienne Weiss

Adrienne Weiss — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 16:39:55 +0000

Adrienne Weiss drops by the Taddle Creek studios to eat pancakes and read her poem “A Member of the Wait Staff Delivers a Glass of Ice to Oprah,” which originally appeared in Taddle Creek No. 14.

Episode 31: “Backyard Insurrection,” by Jennifer LoveGrove

Jennifer LoveGrove — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 14:50:25 +0000

Jennifer LoveGrove reads her poem “Backyard Insurrection,’ from the upcoming Taddle Creek No. 37,

Episode 30: Hal Niedzviecki Asserts His Magisterial Authoritarial Authoritay and Picks a Winner

Conan Tobias — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 15:08:07 +0000

In which Hal Niedzviecki takes exception to the episode title of his previous podcast appearance.

Episode 29: “The Rain of a Thousand Days,” by Emily Schultz

Emily Schultz — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 07:00:39 +0000

Emily Schultz reads her poem “The Rain of a Thousand Days,” recorded in 2015 in her car on a Brooklyn side street. Egg creams for everyone at Peter Pan afterward.

Episode 28: Hal Niedzviecki Needs a Favour

Conan Tobias — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 15:39:09 +0000

Taddle Creek’s editor-in-chief Conan Tobias gets Hal Niedzviecki on the phone to discuss the author’s time-consuming request.

Episode 27: “Empathize or Die,” by Jessica Westhead

Jessica Westhead — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 08:00:12 +0000

Jessica Westhead reads an excerpt from her short story “Empathize or Die,” debuting in the upcoming Taddle Creek No. 37.

Episode 26: The Crooked Heart of Mercy, by Billie Livingston (Part 2)

Billie Livingston — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 08:00:34 +0000

Billie Livingston reads another chapter from her novel The Crooked heart of Mercy.

Episode 25: The Crooked Heart of Mercy, by Billie Livingston (Part 1)

Billie Livingston — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 08:00:13 +0000

Billie Livingston reads a chapter from her novel The Crooked Heart of Mercy.

Episode 24: “Under a Billboard at Bathurst and Eglinton,” by JonArno Lawson

JonArno Lawson — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 08:00:27 +0000

JonArno Lawson reads his poem “Under a Billboard at Bathurst and Eglinton,” which originally appeared in Taddle Creek No. 35 (Summer, 2015).

Episode 23: “Ontarioabandonedplaces.com,” by Stevie Howell

Stevie Howell — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 08:00:46 +0000

Stevie Howell reads her poem “Ontarioabandonedplaces.com,” which originally appeared in Taddle Creek No. 35 (Summer, 2015).

Episode 22: “Tables,” by Jennifer LoveGrove

Jennifer LoveGrove — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 08:00:20 +0000

Jennifer LoveGrove reads her poem “Tables.”

Episode 21: “The Pollinators,” by Sofi Papamarko

Sofi Papamarko — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 08:00:23 +0000

The author Sofi Papamarko reads her short story “The Pollinators.”

Episode 20: Patrick Rawley Discusses the Original Captain Marvel, Live at the 36th Taddle Creek Happening

Patrick Rawley — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 08:00:43 +0000

Patrick Rawley discusses the original Captain Marvel at the launch of Taddle Creek No. 36, live at the Ossington, December 3, 2015.

Episode 19: “Make-Believe,” by Becky Blake

Becky Blake — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 08:00:41 +0000

The author Becky Blake reads her short story “Make-Believe.”

Episode 18: “Alterations,” Stuart Ross’s annual poem for the New Year

Stuart Ross — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 00:05:43 +0000

Stuart Ross rings in 2016 with his annual New Year’s poem.

Episode 17: The Christmas Show, with Derek McCormack

Derek McCormack — Fri, 25 Dec 2015 08:00:47 +0000

The author Derek McCormack stops by the Taddle Creek studios to wish Conan Tobias a Merry Christmas and read from his book Christmas Days.

Episode 16: “For Ted, Who’s Never Coming Back Anymore,” by Grace O’Connell

Grace O’Connell — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 08:00:32 +0000

Grace O’Connell reads her short story “For Ted, Who’s Never Coming Back Anymore.”

Episode 15: Gary Barwin, Live at the 36th Taddle Creek Happening

Gary Barwin — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 08:00:20 +0000

Gary Barwin reads a selection of poems at the launch of Taddle Creek No. 36, live at the Ossington, December 3, 2015.

Episode 14: Suzanne Alyssa Andrew, Live at the Circle of Stones Launch

Suzanne Alyssa Andrew — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 08:00:13 +0000

Suzanne Alyssa Andrew reads a chapter from her debut novel, Circle of Stones, live at the Monarch Tavern, April 15, 2015.

Episode 13: Lana Pesch, Live at the 35th Taddle Creek Happening

Lana Pesch — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 08:00:52 +0000

Lana Pesch reads at the launch of Taddle Creek No. 35, live at the Jet Fuel Coffee Shop, June 12, 2015.

Episode 12: JonArno Lawson, Live at the 35th Taddle Creek Happening

JonArno Lawson — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 08:00:38 +0000

JonArno Lawson reads a selection of poems at the launch of Taddle Creek No. 35, live at the Jet Fuel Coffee Shop, June 12, 2015.

Episode 11: Stevie Howell, Live at the 35th Taddle Creek Happening

Stevie Howell — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 08:00:47 +0000

Stevie Howell reads a selection of poems at the launch of Taddle Creek No. 35, live at the Jet Fuel Coffee Shop, June 12, 2015.

Episode 10: Alfred Holden on the Art of Apartment House Maintenence

Alfred Holden — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 08:00:31 +0000

Alfred Holden, Taddle Creek’s City Building columnist, talks to Conan Tobias about the architectural missteps of apartment house renovation in Toronto’s Annex neighbourhood.

Episode 9: The Halloween Show, with Derek McCormack

Derek McCormack — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 07:00:17 +0000

The author Derek McCormack stops by the Taddle Creek studios to wish Conan Tobias a Happy Halloween and to discuss his new book, The Well-Dressed Wound.

Episode 8: Hal Niedzviecki Has Seen the Future

Hal Niedzviecki — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 07:00:47 +0000

The author, critic, and indie publisher Hal Niedzviecki says the future looks bleak—but that the world will survive long enough for you to buy his new book, Trees on Mars. He discusses this and more with Conan Tobias.

Episode 7: “Call Me Crab Apple Girl,” by Emily Pohl-Weary

Emily Pohl-Weary — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 07:01:02 +0000

The author Emily Pohl-Weary reads her poem “Call Me Crab Apple Girl,” in memory of Ashley Smith. Recorded at the Pierre Berton House, Dawson City, Yukon.

Episode 6: “Dear Julia,” by Saleema Nawaz

Conan Tobias — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 07:01:19 +0000

The author Saleema Nawaz reads an excerpt from the story-in-progress “Dear Julia.”

Episode 5: “On Slander,” by Sandy Pool

Sandy Pool — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 07:01:09 +0000

The poet Sandy Pool reads her poem “On Slander.” Recorded in the men’s room of a Montreal Mexican restaurant.

Episode 4: “Eglinton at Five,” by Michael Boughn

Michael Boughn — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 07:01:07 +0000

The poet Michael Boughn reads his poem “Eglinton at Five.”

Episode 3: “Just Before the Night Ripped Open Like a Sash,” by Emily Schultz

Emily Schultz — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 16:01:05 +0000

Emily Schultz reads her poem “Just Before the Night Ripped Open Like a Sash,” which originally appeared in Taddle Creek No. 17 (Christmas, 2006). Recorded in Emily’s car on a Brooklyn side street.

Episode 2: “Dreams of the Donkeys,” by Katia Grubisic

Katia Grubisic — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 16:01:55 +0000

Katia Grubisic reads her poem “Dreams of the Donkeys,” which originally appeared in Taddle Creek No. 25 (Christmas, 2010).

Episode 1: Welcome to the Taddle Creek Podcast

Taddle Creek — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 22:40:35 +0000

Taddle Creek’s editor-in-chief Conan Tobias welcomes you to the podcast—without the assistance of Hal Niedzviecki.