Episodes

  • Prairie Maritime Analogies (w/ NDP MP Niki Ashton)

    Prairie Maritime Analogies (w/ NDP MP Niki Ashton)
    Jun 19 2021
    On episode 22, long-time pal Niki Ashton (MP for Churchill—Keewatinook Aski) unpacks Canada's urgent tasks at home & beyond, including reckoning with the legacy of Genocide, the welcome renaissance of the Left and why every socialist boat actually does need an anchor (sorry Pat Martin!) in a friendly virtual sit-down with host Charlie Demers.

    Find out more about Niki's work at https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/niki-ashton(36037) and https://nikiashton.ndp.ca/

    Get early access to the show by stepping in the chit-chat and subscribing to Charlie's excellent Substack at https://charliedemers.substack.com/people/14775259-charlie-demers or find new episodes one week after release wherever you get your podcasts!
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    50 mins
  • Anxiety Boys Get Noticed (w/ Dave Harris)

    Anxiety Boys Get Noticed (w/ Dave Harris)
    Jun 10 2021
    On a new Full of Chit-Chat comedian (and Charlie's former 'Fight or Fight Crew' mental health podcast co-host) Dave Harris comes by to talk about brain chemistry, beard maintenance and being haunted by the seminal 1990 classic novelty song 'Do the Bartman'.

    Hear the full 10 episode season of 'Fight or Flight Crew' at https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/fight-or-flight-crew-well-reds-jJvT2NaIi1c/

    Find David's comedy album 'Pointless' at https://604shop.com/collections/dave-harris

    Get early access to the show by stepping in the chit-chat and subscribing to Charlie's excellent Substack at https://charliedemers.substack.com/people/14775259-charlie-demers or find new episodes one week after release wherever you get your podcasts!
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    47 mins
  • The Cash for Birthdays Commission (w/ BC Attorney General + NDP MLA David Eby)

    The Cash for Birthdays Commission (w/ BC Attorney General + NDP MLA David Eby)
    May 30 2021
    On an auspicious episode 20 host Charlie Demers welcomes BC’s Attorney General & Minister for Housing for a conversation on political culture, pandemic, & complicated inheritances. Plus: a special surprise appearance by Charlie's daughter, adorably interrupting a conversation about the housing market!

    Find out more about David's work as the MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey at https://davidebymla.ca/

    Get early access to the show by stepping in the chit-chat and subscribing to Charlie's excellent Substack at https://charliedemers.substack.com/people/14775259-charlie-demers or find new episodes one week after release wherever you get your podcasts!
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    52 mins
  • The Horizons of His Knowing (w/ Hawksley Workman)

    The Horizons of His Knowing (w/ Hawksley Workman)
    May 23 2021
    On episode 19 Charlie welcomes thinking person’s rock star Hawksley Workman for a conversation on uncoolness, the bespoke 1980s & what the internet is doing to us one click at a time.

    For the latest on Hawksley's work see https://hawksleyworkman.com/

    Get early access to the show by stepping in the chit-chat and subscribing to Charlie's excellent Substack at https://charliedemers.substack.com/people/14775259-charlie-demers or find new episodes one week after release wherever you get your podcasts!
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Developing the Anti-Colonial Hiking Mindset (w/ Stephen Hui)

    Developing the Anti-Colonial Hiking Mindset (w/ Stephen Hui)
    May 16 2021
    On a new episode Charlie welcomes guest, East Vancouver neighbour and very old pal Stephen Hui for a conversation about the joys & political complications of the great outdoors and his best-selling new book 'Destination Hikes:
    In and Around Southwestern British Columbia'.

    Find it at https://greystonebooks.com/products/destination-hikes-in-and-around-southwestern-british-columbia

    Get early access to the show by stepping in the chit-chat and subscribing to Charlie's excellent Substack at https://charliedemers.substack.com/people/14775259-charlie-demers or find new episodes one week after release wherever you get your podcasts!

    Catch Charlie at a must-see online comedy extravaganza on May 22nd fundraising for Partners In Health Canada with a cavalcade of comedy all-stars including previous guests Ivan Decker, Graham Clark, Erica Sigurdson and more! Get tickets at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/may-long-fundraiser-for-partners-in-health-tickets-153237931779?ref=eios
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    51 mins
  • Crime, Nostalgia and Vancouver Noir (w/ Sam Wiebe)

    Crime, Nostalgia and Vancouver Noir (w/ Sam Wiebe)
    May 3 2021
    On a new Full of Chit-Chat host Charlie Demers welcomes master Vancouver crime novelist Sam Wiebe to talk space & time, but not in a physics way. Also Rambo.

    Find out more about Wiebe's award-winning crime fiction at http://samwiebe.com/

    Get early access to the show by stepping in the chit-chat and subscribing to Charlie's excellent Substack at https://charliedemers.substack.com/people/14775259-charlie-demers or find new episodes one week after release wherever you get your podcasts!
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    49 mins
  • From Shakespeare to Saskatchewan (w/ Lorne Cardinal)

    From Shakespeare to Saskatchewan (w/ Lorne Cardinal)
    Apr 27 2021
    On a new Full of Chit-Chat star of stage and screen Lorne Cardinal joins host Charlie Demers to discuss the international cultural phenomenon of Corner Gas & the enduring legacy of Billy Dee Williams.

    For more about Lorne's life and career check out:
    https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/lorne-cardinal-sits-and-talks-about-life-and-acting/

    Get early access to the show by stepping in the chit-chat and subscribing to Charlie's excellent Substack at https://charliedemers.substack.com/people/14775259-charlie-demers or find new episodes one week after release wherever you get your podcasts!
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    51 mins
  • Writers and the Worldbuilding Impulse (w/ Tariq Hussain)

    Writers and the Worldbuilding Impulse (w/ Tariq Hussain)
    Apr 19 2021
    On Full of Chit-Chat episode 15 Charlie talks Turkey travel terror & looking for love in all the write places with his multitalented Juno-nominated pal, writer and musician Tariq Hussain.

    Find more of Tariq's music and writing at https://www.tariqmusiq.com/

    Get early access to the show by stepping in the chit-chat and subscribing to Charlie's excellent Substack at https://charliedemers.substack.com/people/14775259-charlie-demers or find new episodes one week after release wherever you get your podcasts!
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    1 hr and 1 min