Greystone Books Podcasts
 Des Kennedy - SPEAKEASY || Way of a GardenerIn the Blodel Conservatory at Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver, John talks to gardener, writer, life philosopher Des Kennedy about his new memoir, The Way of a Gardener. While the setting is seemingly appropriate - it is a garden, after all - the surrounding tropical and exotic species are not necessarily ... D&M Speakeasy (010), Jun 3, 2010 Read more >> |
 Lorraine Johnson - SPEAKEASY || City FarmerThere has been a strong and steady movement of late to eat local, support local agriculture and truly understand where our food is coming from. These are important steps for insuring not only our own healthy eating but also responsible environmental practices and food security. As John discovers in this ... D&M Speakeasy (009), May 6, 2010 Read more >> |
 Chris Goodall - SPEAKEASY || Ten Technologies to Save the PlanetWe're constantly on the lookout for ways we can reduce our carbon footprint. And while things like walking or biking to work and eating locally grown foods are important and worthwhile, it can sometimes feel like it's simply too small of an act to have an impact on a global scale. Which is why it's encouraging ... D&M Speakeasy (007), Mar 4, 2010 Read more >> |
 Jane Christmas - Speakeasy || Incontinent on the ContinentWho could resist picking up a book with a title like that? Jane Christmas's witticisms don't stop at the front cover, though. In her latest bitingly hilarious travelogue, Jane takes her ailing mother on what is supposed to be a bonding trip to Italy, and recounts the many misadventures they have along ... D&M Speakeasy (004), Dec 3, 2009 Read more >> |
 Andrew Nikiforuk - Crashing Oil Prices and the Dirty Side of Energy ProductionAndrew Nikiforuk speaks to host Jordan Poppenk about Alberta's tar sands and his campaign to have them dubbed what they truly are: dirty. The Green Majority, Nov 21, 2008 Read more >> |
 David Waltner-Toews - Dr. David Waltner-Toews on Vancouver Co-Op RadioAllart, the host of Vancouver's co-op radio program Dynamic Health, recently interviewed David Waltner-Toews about his newest book, Food, Sex, and Salmonella. Listen to the podcast here. CFRO 102.7 FM, Aug 6, 2008 Read more >> |
 Meredith Hooper - A Too-Warm Summer at the "Bottom of the World"Author and Antarctica explorer/observer Meredith Hooper talks to National Public Radio about her time spent on this increasingly melting continent and the dangers that the Adélie penguins face because of a warming planet. WGTD-FM, Morning Show, NPR, May 12, 2008 Read more >> |
 Gabrielle Walker - The Debate is Over: The Planet Is Heating UpIt may be bad news that the planet is now indisputably facing climate change, but there is optimism on the horizon. There are things to be done about. Gabrielle Walker and Sir David King, authors of The Hot Topic, speak to Bob McDonald, host of CBC Radio's Quirks and Quarks about a few solutions to this ... CBC Radio-Quirks and Quarks, Apr 26, 2008 Read more >> |
 David King - Sir David King and Gabrielle Walker talk with the BBC's Simon Mayo about their book The Hot TopicSir David King and Gabrielle Walker joined Simon Mayo to talk about their book, The Hot Topic, which address’s the issue of Global Warming and provides ways that each individual can make a difference in combating it. BBC Radio Podcasts, Jan 21, 2008 Read more >> |
 Paul Myers - It Ain't EasyPaul Myers talks about his latest book "It Ain't Easy: Long John Baldry and the Birth of the British Blues". Paul Myers, Sep 12, 2007 Read more >> |