This record has been on my mind a ton lately so I had to do something maybe I will make a track from it. Thank you thank you and humbly thank you for listening. At least give me a reason you dont like it or like it!!!

Bless
MAX

Westside Connection

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:
In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to David Norwell. David wrote and illustrated A Complex Coast: A Kayak Journey from Vancouver Island to Alaska, which was a finalist for the 2024 Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize. In their conversation, David talks about the push and pull of starting the kayak trip. He also talks about loneliness, and the role of awe and wonder.

Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: bcyukonbookprizes.com/

About A Complex Coast: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/a-complex-coast/

ABOUT DAVID NORWELL:
David Norwell is an author, illustrator, and world traveller. He holds a BSc in Geography from the University of Victoria, and has worked for six seasons conducting biological and geological surveys In BC, Alberta, and the Yukon. His passion is communicating science in a way that accesses the human heart. David has visited thirty-three countries, sailed across the Atlantic and Indian Ocean, trekked over the Himalayas with a kitten, and hitchhiked over two hundred rides. He is dedicated to understanding the human experience and sharing his findings. When not working on books, he is volunteering at schools, studying Buddhism, and practising meditation.

ABOUT MEGAN COLE:
Megan Cole the Director of Programming and Communications for the BC and Yukon Book Prizes. She is also a writer based on the territory of the Tla'amin Nation. Megan writes creative nonfiction and has had essays published in Chatelaine, This Magazine, The Puritan, Untethered, and more. She has her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of King's College and is working her first book. Find out more about Megan at megancolewriter.com

ABOUT THE PODCAST:
Writing the Coast is recorded and produced on the territory of the Tla'amin Nation. As a settler on these lands, Megan Cole finds opportunities to learn and listen to the stories from those whose land was stolen.

Writing the Coast is a recorded series of conversations, readings, and insights into the work of the writers, illustrators, and creators whose books are nominated for the annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes. We'll also check in on people in the writing community who are supporting books, writers and readers every day. The podcast is produced and hosted by Megan Cole.

Season 6 Episode 20: David Norwell on the role of awe and wonder

Here is my set from the 25th Annual Shambhala Music Festival 2024, It will take you on a journey through some of my favorite melodic house and techno tunes. 

I added some extra songs that i did not have enough time to play during the set. 

This year was super special so i hope you enjoy!

Fall 2024 Mix (Shambhala Music Festival PAGODA)

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:
In this episode, Lindsay Wong (author of Tell Me Pleasant Things About My Immortality), David Norwell (author of A Complex Coast), Lara Jean Okihiro (co-author of Obaasan's Boots), and Andrea Warner (author of Rise Up and Sing!) to reflect on books that have influenced or inspired them. These amazing authors have been part of this years Storied video series. This episode is basically amazing authors recommending great books on topics such as writing about family, combining fact and fiction in novels and short stories, and writing about the environment.

Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/

Storied videos: https://vimeo.com/showcase/11316134

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Lindsay Wong is the author of the critically acclaimed, award-winning, and bestselling memoir The Woo-Woo, which was a finalist for Canada Reads 2019. She has written a YA novel entitled My Summer of Love and Misfortune. Wong holds a BFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia and an MFA in literary nonfiction from Columbia University. She currently teaches creative writing at the University of Winnipeg.

David Norwell is an author, illustrator, and world traveller. He holds a BSc in Geography from the University of Victoria, and has worked for six seasons conducting biological and geological surveys In BC, Alberta, and the Yukon. His passion is communicating science in a way that accesses the human heart. David has visited thirty-three countries, sailed across the Atlantic and Indian Ocean, trekked over the Himalayas with a kitten, and hitchhiked over two hundred rides. He is dedicated to understanding the human experience and sharing his findings. When not working on books, he is volunteering at schools, studying Buddhism, and practising meditation.

Lara Jean Okihiro is a writer, researcher, and educator of mixed Japanese Canadian heritage living in Toronto. Intrigued by the power and magic of stories, she earned a Master’s (Goldsmiths College) and a Doctorate (University of Toronto) in English. Living abroad inspired her to learn about her family’s experience of internment. Lara writes about dispossession, hoarding, social justice, and carrying the important lessons of the past into the future.

Andrea Warner (she/her) writes and talks. A lot. She’s the author of Buffy Sainte-Marie: The Authorized Biography and We Oughta Know: How Four Women Ruled the ’90s and Changed Canadian Music. She’s the co-writer and associate producer of the 2022 documentary Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On and co-hosts the the weekly feminist pop culture podcast Pop This!.

ABOUT MEGAN COLE:
Megan Cole the Director of Programming and Communications for the BC and Yukon Book Prizes. She is also a writer based on the territory of the Tla'amin Nation. Megan writes creative nonfiction and has had essays published in Chatelaine, This Magazine, The Puritan, Untethered, and more. She has her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of King's College and is working her first book. Find out more about Megan at megancolewriter.com

ABOUT THE PODCAST:
Writing the Coast is recorded and produced on the territory of the Tla'amin Nation. As a settler on these lands, Megan Cole finds opportunities to learn and listen to the stories from those whose land was stolen.

Writing the Coast is a recorded series of conversations, readings, and insights into the work of the writers, illustrators, and creators whose books are nominated for the annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes. We'll also check in on people in the writing community who are supporting books, writers and readers every day. The podcast is produced and hosted by Megan Cole.

Season 6 Episode 23: Recommended reads from Lindsay Wong, Lara Jean Okihiro, David Norwell, and Andrea Warner

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:
In this episode, Polly Horvath talks about her book Pine Island Visitors. Pine Island Visitors was a finalist for the 2024 Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize. In her conversation with host Megan Cole, Polly talks about relying on her voice as an author. She also talks about why she writes novels for young readers and how she develops her characters.

Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: bcyukonbookprizes.com/

About Pine Island Visitors: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/pine-island-visitors/

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Polly Horvath is the author of many books for young people, including The Night Garden, Everything on a Waffle, The Pepins and Their Problems, The Canning Season and The Trolls. Her numerous awards include the Newbery Honor, the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor and the Vicky Metcalf Award for Children’s Literature. She has also been shortlisted for The Deutscher Jugenliteraturpreis, Germany’s most prestigious literature award. Horvath grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She lives in Metchosin, British Columbia.

ABOUT MEGAN COLE:
Megan Cole the Director of Programming and Communications for the BC and Yukon Book Prizes. She is also a writer based on the territory of the Tla'amin Nation. Megan writes creative nonfiction and has had essays published in Chatelaine, This Magazine, The Puritan, Untethered, and more. She has her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of King's College and is working her first book. Find out more about Megan at megancolewriter.com

ABOUT THE PODCAST:
Writing the Coast is recorded and produced on the territory of the Tla'amin Nation. As a settler on these lands, Megan Cole finds opportunities to learn and listen to the stories from those whose land was stolen.

Writing the Coast is a recorded series of conversations, readings, and insights into the work of the writers, illustrators, and creators whose books are nominated for the annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes. We'll also check in on people in the writing community who are supporting books, writers and readers every day. The podcast is produced and hosted by Megan Cole.

Season 6 Episode 24: Polly Horvath talks about developing characters for her middle grade novels

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:
In this episode, Kirsten Pendreigh talks about her book Maybe A Whale. Maybe A Whale was a finalist for the 2024 Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize. In her conversation with host Megan Cole, Kirsten talks about how nature and the environment has inspired her work. She also talks about the importance of writing children's books that tackle topics like grief and death.

Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: bcyukonbookprizes.com/

About Maybe A Whale : https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/maybe-a-whale/

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Kirsten Pendreigh is a children’s author and poet from Vancouver, BC. Her books celebrate our early instincts to care for the plants and creatures that share our planet. She is the author of Luna’s Green Pet, illustrated by Carmen Mok. Kirsten’s poems can be found in Canadian literary magazines and in Best Canadian Poetry 2021. Formerly a CBC and NPR journalist, Kirsten also writes non-fiction for children.

ABOUT MEGAN COLE:
Megan Cole the Director of Programming and Communications for the BC and Yukon Book Prizes. She is also a writer based on the territory of the Tla'amin Nation. Megan writes creative nonfiction and has had essays published in Chatelaine, This Magazine, The Puritan, Untethered, and more. She has her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of King's College and is working her first book. Find out more about Megan at megancolewriter.com

ABOUT THE PODCAST:
Writing the Coast is recorded and produced on the territory of the Tla'amin Nation. As a settler on these lands, Megan Cole finds opportunities to learn and listen to the stories from those whose land was stolen.

Writing the Coast is a recorded series of conversations, readings, and insights into the work of the writers, illustrators, and creators whose books are nominated for the annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes. We'll also check in on people in the writing community who are supporting books, writers and readers every day. The podcast is produced and hosted by Megan Cole.

Season 6 Episode 25: Kirsten Pendreigh talks about writing about death in children's books

In this episode, Jennifer Bonnell talks about her book Stewards of Splendour: A History of Wildlife and People in British Columbia. Stewards of Splendour was a finalist for the 2024 Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize. In her conversation, Jennifer talks about returning home through the research in the book, she also talks about the need to cultivate abundance.

Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: bcyukonbookprizes.com/

About Stewards of Splendour: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/stewards-of-splendour/

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Jennifer Bonnell is a historian of people’s changing relationships with land, water, and wildlife in Canada. She grew up on Vancouver Island and spent several summers conducting field research on coastal forest hawks before returning to graduate school to explore her interests in environmental history. Jennifer is the author of Reclaiming the Don: An Environmental History of Toronto’s Don River Valley (University of Toronto Press, 2014) and co-editor of two collections of essays in environmental history. She teaches Canadian environmental history at York University in Toronto.

ABOUT MEGAN COLE:
Megan Cole the Director of Programming and Communications for the BC and Yukon Book Prizes. She is also a writer based on the territory of the Tla'amin Nation. Megan writes creative nonfiction and has had essays published in Chatelaine, This Magazine, The Puritan, Untethered, and more. She has her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of King's College and is working her first book. Find out more about Megan at megancolewriter.com

ABOUT THE PODCAST:
Writing the Coast is recorded and produced on the territory of the Tla'amin Nation. As a settler on these lands, Megan Cole finds opportunities to learn and listen to the stories from those whose land was stolen.

Writing the Coast is a recorded series of conversations, readings, and insights into the work of the writers, illustrators, and creators whose books are nominated for the annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes. We'll also check in on people in the writing community who are supporting books, writers and readers every day. The podcast is produced and hosted by Megan Cole.

Season 6 Episode 29: Jennifer Bonnell talks about the changing perspectives around conservation in British Columbia

Dance Portal is a co-creation founded by myself Amber Wolf Moon & Felix Bourbeau (Mossy Tree) that is an intentional, pure-hearted offering for our beloved dance community here in the Kootenays in Beautiful British Columbia. 

I have been offering Ecstatic Dance journeys for 8 years and finally took the courageous leap to DJ Live with the loving support of my soul ally - Felix. We both live and breathe for offering our purpose and sacred service in this way. 

This set was an emergence of welcoming the light on Winter Solstice - a time I often avoided always chasing the tropical sun and resisted the medicine of what the inner and outer winter season has to offer for growth and creative expansion.

I am so beyond grateful for all my loved ones who came out and danced to this Sunday Morning Soulstice Cacao set anchored in the heart and grounded in connection. This was definitely a peak experience of my whole life. It was also our biggest turn out of Dance Portal which was a celebration in itself.

Big love to the musicians who amplified the experience even more!
Felix on didge, flute and kalimba
Reuben & Dave on djembe

It supports me to share, like and comment on the set!

Tracklist: 
(Big gratitude to the artists!!)
Deliquesce - East Forest
Here on this Earth - Maneesh de Moor
Temple of the Goddess - Liquid Bloom
Sunrise - Shaman's Dream
Corazones de Fuego - ALUNA & Derrok
Indigena - ALUNA & Steffen Ki
Fluid - Yosi Horikawa
Cacao - Savaborsa
Remembering Mix - Andy Fisher-Price & Savaborsa mix
Cry of Happiness - PAAX
Urmel - Okuma
Guava - Tunnelvisions
La Veleta - Oliver Koletzki
Alghosa - Jungle Kitchen
Tantra Trance - Intiche & Siti N
Prayer to the Cloud - MD Pallavi & Andi Otto
Traversing the Endless Road - Desert Dwellers
Meditation - Turu Anasi
Coba Guarango - NOVALIMA
Night Bloom - Shaman's Dream
Ama Remix - Pao Pamaki & Mose
Call of the Forest Remix - Nalini Blossom & Savaborsa
Sun Dance- Watt the Fox
Into the Deep Blue - Lemon & Soul
Azadi - SHIVARASA

Dance Portal Soulstice Mix

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:
In this episode, host Megan Cole revisits a past episode featuring a conversation with the Honourable Janet Austin, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. In their conversation, Her Honour talks about the Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence and its past recipients, as well as what excites her about books written and published in British Columbia. Wendy Cocchia, was recently sworn in as the 31st Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.

ABOUT THE GUEST:
The Honourable Janet Austin was sworn-in as the 30th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia on April 24, 2018. Prior to this appointment, she spent 15 years as Chief Executive Officer of YWCA Metro Vancouver, one of the province’s largest and most diversified non-profits. There she oversaw operations delivering services to tens of thousands of people annually at more than 40 locations.

Raised in Alberta, Her Honour spent her early career in public sector roles in Calgary, working in regional planning and public consultation and communications for the provincial government. She eventually moved to British Columbia, where she began working with BC Housing and discovered her passion and aptitude for public office. Prior to joining the YWCA, Her Honour served as Executive Director of Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland, and actively volunteered for many organizations in commitment to helping improve the lives of others, as well as serving on various boards ranging from Translink to the Women’s Health Research Institute.

Her Honour is Chancellor of the Order of British Columbia and was invested as a Member of the Order in 2016. As Lieutenant Governor, she has identified three key themes for her mandate: the promotion of diversity and inclusion, democracy and civic engagement, and Reconciliation.

ABOUT MEGAN COLE:
Megan Cole the Director of Programming and Communications for the BC and Yukon Book Prizes. She is also a writer based on the territory of the Tla'amin Nation. Megan writes creative nonfiction and has had essays published in Chatelaine, This Magazine, The Puritan, Untethered, and more. She has her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of King's College and is working her first book. Find out more about Megan at megancolewriter.com

ABOUT THE PODCAST:
Writing the Coast is recorded and produced on the traditional territory of the Tla'amin Nation. As a settler on these lands, Megan Cole finds opportunities to learn and listen to the stories from those whose land was stolen.

Writing the Coast is a recorded series of conversations, readings, and insights into the work of the writers, illustrators, and creators whose books are nominated for the annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes. We'll also check in on people in the writing community who are supporting books, writers and readers every day. The podcast is produced and hosted by Megan Cole.

S6 Episode 35: Revisiting our episode with the Honourable Janet Austin on how reading helps understand community.

The Freeride World Tour just finished its annual pilgrimage to Kicking Horse, and we managed to grab some time with local Kootenay rider and reigning Women's Snowboard Champ, Erin Sauvé.

Beyond reliving her successful run at this year’s event, Erin takes us inside her wild rookie season and unbelievable journey to the top. Her passion and determination to push the boundaries of women’s snowboarding shines through every moment of the episode!

Silent Crushers S2 Bonus Episode - Erin Sauvé

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:
In this episode, Sam George and Jill Yonit Goldberg talk about the book The Fire Still Burns: Life In and After Residential School. The Fire Still Burns was a finalist for the 2024 Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award. In his conversation with host Megan Cole, Sam and Jill talk about how they started working together on the book, and Sam talks about the significance of telling his own story.

Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: www.bcyukonbookprizes.com/

About The Fire Still Burns: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/the-fire-still-burns/

ABOUT SAM GEORGE AND JILL YONIT GOLDBERG:
Sam George is a Squamish Elder and a survivor of the Canadian Indian Residential School system. A retired longshoreman and semi-retired drug and alcohol counsellor, Sam now works as an educator with the Indian Residential School Survivors Society and speaks with students and community groups about his experiences. Jill Yonit Goldberg is a writer, and a literature and creative writing instructor at Langara College in Vancouver, BC, where she teaches the Writing Lives course in which students collaborate with Indian Residential School survivors who are writing their memoirs. She worked with Sam George to bring his story to the page. Liam Belson, Dylan MacPhee, and Tanis Wilson are students who participated in the Writing Lives class where they worked with Sam George to write his story.


ABOUT MEGAN COLE:
Megan Cole the Director of Programming and Communications for the BC and Yukon Book Prizes. She is also a writer based on the territory of the Tla'amin Nation. Megan writes creative nonfiction and has had essays published in Chatelaine, This Magazine, The Puritan, Untethered, and more. She has her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of King's College and is working her first book. Find out more about Megan at megancolewriter.com

ABOUT THE PODCAST:
Writing the Coast is recorded and produced on the traditional territory of the Tla'amin Nation. As a settler on these lands, Megan Cole finds opportunities to learn and listen to the stories from those whose land was stolen.

Writing the Coast is a recorded series of conversations, readings, and insights into the work of the writers, illustrators, and creators whose books are nominated for the annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes. We'll also check in on people in the writing community who are supporting books, writers and readers every day. The podcast is produced and hosted by Megan Cole.

S6 Episode 36: Sam George and Jill Yonit Goldberg talk about why storytelling is important in learning and education

This heartfelt ballad paints a stunning portrait of British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley. From breathtaking mountain vistas to serene lakes, it celebrates nature’s bounty across seasons. With references to local culture, from wine tours to First Nations heritage, the lyrics weave nostalgia and longing for a life immersed in this paradise. A rich melody of passion and place—an ode to love, landscapes, and lasting dreams

Okanagan Dreamin'

Just in time for Mothers' Day (U.S.), David and Rachel discuss how far one woman went to protect her children from a mountain lion attack. Script by Nicole.

Episode 409: The 1996 British Columbia Mountain Lion Attack

Floating down the river, splashing through the rapids with a bunch of my friends.  

Floating

Many of you may know Jeff as your local dentist, but in true Silent Crushers style, he’s lived one heck of a life beyond the dentist’s chair. It turns out, Jeff is just as comfortable scaling incisors in the Dogtooth Range as he is polishing your pearly whites. In this episode, we get a peek into that world—featuring first ascents in our own backyard and in remote valleys where few Westerners have ever set foot

Silent Crushers S2 Ep6: Jeff Dolinsky

Volunteer-driven, co-operative, community radio from Golden, BC.

About four years total both as a Dj and producer.  This will serve as a progression of skills on the journey to 10,000 reps. UPDATE 2024 started writing and produced and wrote an EP My progression as a DJ is  here https://www.mixcloud.com/808BANGERZ/ thank you thank you and humbly thank you for listening. 

BLESS
MAX

Constellatio North is a Canadian song writer Transcending borders & genres—A chameleon of sound. A lyrical smith crafting vivid emotions, boundless music, and messages for the world. Inspired by love, loss & the human journey.

All Bad Things is a weekly podcast about accidents, tragedies, natural disasters and other anxiety fuel. Hosted by wry GenXer David and bleeding-heart Millenial Rachel. Trigger warning for everything possible.

Welcome to Writing the Coast! This is the weekly podcast where we chat with the authors and illustrators of the books who make up the shortlist of the annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes. On the episodes you'll hear host and podcast coordinator Megan Cole chat with the folks who are creating some of BC and Yukon's best books. We'll also check in with the literary community in our region. For more information about the BC and Yukon Book Prizes visit: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/

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