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Weekly readings (and sometimes more) from the world’s only general-interest literary magazine.

Taddle Creek

  • Sep 11, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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  • 10m AVG DURATION
  • 63 EPISODES


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

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 43:53


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

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 23:59


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

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2020 48:34


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

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2020 1:39


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

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

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2019 1:52


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

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2018 35:46


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, … Continued

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

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2018 9:44


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

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2018 3:16


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

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2018 1:41


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

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2017 44:00


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

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2017 1:28


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

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

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2016 31:05


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

Episode 51: The Halloween Show, with Derek McCormack

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2016 28:57


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

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2016 6:07


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

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2016 17:58


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

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

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2016 5:52


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

Episode 47: Hal Niedzviecki Summer Update

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2016 16:03


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

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2016 1:51


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

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2016 3:06


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

Episode 44: Conan Tobias Discusses Lou Skuce

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2016 31:32


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

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2016 7:34


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

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2016 6:35


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

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2016 4:29


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

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2016 6:39


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

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2016 0:35


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

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2016 5:54


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

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2016 1:06


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

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2016 17:02


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

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2016 6:04


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

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2016 0:56


Katia Grubisic reads her poem "Sundays."

Episode 33: “The Offering,” by Sandy Pool

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2016 2:44


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

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2016 10:41


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

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2016 0:53


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

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2016 15:47


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

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2016 1:18


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

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2016 9:07


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

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2016 5:35


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)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2016 14:17


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)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2016 4:40


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

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2016 0:50


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

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2016 1:40


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

Episode 22: “Tables,” by Jennifer LoveGrove

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2016 1:01


Jennifer LoveGrove reads her poem "Tables."

Episode 21: “The Pollinators,” by Sofi Papamarko

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2016 7:49


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

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2016 18:35


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

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2016 3:40


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

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

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2016 1:28


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

Episode 17: The Christmas Show, with Derek McCormack

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2015 26:14


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

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2015 5:05


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

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2015 13:43


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

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2015 6:54


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

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2015 5:50


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

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