Podcast appearances and mentions of Lisa Guenther

On Thursday's edition of SaskAgToday with Ryan Young: -Farmer input is needed for a soil survey. Kevin Hursh of SaskAgToday.com talked to Brent Van Koughnet from the Soil Health Network about what the survey entails. -Research trials on farms was the theme of my latest conversation with Lisa Guenther, Senior Editor of the Canadian Cattlemen's Magazine and Country Guide Magazine. -A summit about dealing with wild pigs was held this week. -Manitoba released its first crop report of the year.

On Thursday's edition of SaskAgToday with Ryan Young: -Digging deeper into the Saskatchewan Cattle Association's federal election priorities with CEO Christina Betker. -Lisa Guenther with the Canadian Cattlemen's Magazine and Country Guide Magazine says they have a federal election survey up on their respective websites. -This year's winner of the Saskatchewan Outstanding Young Farmer Award hails from the Wymark area in the southwest.

On Friday's edition of SaskAgToday with Ryan Young: -The Saskatchewan Pulse Growers have heard the tariff talk before but are doing their due diligence in preparing for the possible U.S. tariffs next month. -This week was a good one for canola and wheat futures, according to Ventum Financial's Adam Pukalo. -Lisa Guenther from the Canadian Cattlemen's and Country Guide magazines joins the show to talk about succession planning.

On today's edition of the program: - FCL CEO Heather Ryan discusses the company's pause on its renewable diesel facility and joint venture canola crush project with AGT Foods. - Ottawa is teaming up with the province to provide funding for crop-related research. - Sandy Junek with Discovery Seed Labs talks crop diseases - Lisa Guenther, the Senior Editor of the Canadian Cattlemen's Magazine, talks winter calving.

On Monday's edition of SaskAgToday with Ryan Young: -We'll get caught up on the latest SaskAgToday.com Roundtable with Kevin Hursh. -Canada and Indonesia signed a bi-lateral trade deal. -Lisa Guenther with the Canadian Cattlemen's Magazine joins the show to talk about a documentary she is involved with. -An organization called Ag for Life is looking for volunteers.

On Thursday's edition of SaskAgToday with Ryan Young: -The new Ag Critic for the NDP is Party Leader Carla Beck as she unveiled her Shadow Cabinet yesterday. -Kevin Hursh of SaskAgToday.com looked into hail insurance claims this year. -Ryan's latest chat with Lisa Guenther from the Canadian Cattlemen's Magazine revolved around succession planning.

On Tuesday's edition of SaskAgToday with Ryan Young: -In case you missed it, APAS released its key election priorities for the provincial election. -Conservative MP John Barlow talked more about Bill C-275. -Ryan's latest chat with Lisa Guenther was about something she noticed at this year's Ag-in-Motion that is on the Canadian Cattlemen's website.

On Wednesday's edition of SaskAgToday with Ryan Young: -Day 2 of the strike involving grain terminal workers in Metro Vancouver, and a Saskatchewan Farm Group wants that to end with a deal as soon as possible. -US Presidential candidate Donald Trump warns John Deere he'll put tariffs on its products coming into the US if the company moves its manufacturing operations to Mexico. -Ryan caught up with Lisa Guenther, the Senior Editor of the Canadian Cattlemen's Magazine, about how to handle cattle stress. -More debate on a private member's bill - Bill C-275 - during a Senate Ag Committee meeting.

On Thursday's edition of SaskAgToday with Ryan Young: -The Saskatchewan 2024 Harvest is 25 per cent complete. -Lisa Guenther from the Canadian Cattlemen's Magazine talks about what to do when forage gets rained on. -We'll highlight a woman who was nominated for the 2024 Influential Women in Canadian Agriculture

On Tuesday's edition of SaskAgToday with Ryan Young: -The list of people calling on the railways, union, and feds to ensure a national strike or lockout is avoided continues to grow. Provincial Agriculture Minister David Marit was one of those, in part 1 of a 3-part feature. -Adam Pukalo of Ventum Financial provides an overview of the USDA's latest Supply and Demand Estimate report. -Lisa Guenther, Senior Editor of the Canadian Cattlemen's Magazine, highlighted a column written by her colleague about the key to a successful, long-term farming operation.

On Friday's edition of SaskAgToday w/ Ryan Young: -Ventum Financial's Adam Pukalo says despite the short week, canola and wheat futures did well. -Lisa Guenther from the Canadian Cattlemen's Magazine joins the show to preview Ag in Motion. -Some active wheat buying globally. Michael Wilton from Mercantile Consulting Venture breaks it all down.

On Wednesday's edition of SaskAgToday with Ryan Young: -The Canadian Cattle Association and other cattle groups want Cargill and the union representing its workers at its processing facility in Guelph, Ontario to reach a deal ASAP. -Lisa Guenther of the Canadian Cattlemen's Magazine highlighted a column on their website about supplementing cattle. -Adam Pukalo of Ventum Financial provided an overview of a USDA report on seeded acres. -Terri Lang from Environment Canada has weather stats for the month of June.

On Wednesday's edition of SaskAgToday with Ryan Young: -Louis Dreyfus Company held a sod turning ceremony in Yorkton for its new pea protein production plant. -Lisa Guenther with the Canadian Cattlemen's Magazine talked about parasite resistance to commonly used de-wormers. -The Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association will soon open call for nominations for a few spots on the Board of Directors. -Bruce Lowe of Ag Direct Hail Insurance says hail claims are coming in after storms around the province last weekend.

On Wednesday's edition of SaskAgToday with Ryan Young: -A long-time beef market analyst provided an outlook for the North American market at this week's SSGA AGM and Convention. -A chat with the Senior Editor of the Canadian Cattlemen's Magazine, Lisa Guenther, about Ag in Motion coming up. -Kevin Hursh of SaskAgToday.com has a report on retired farmers having a change of heart when it comes to farmland.

On Wednesday's edition of SaskAgToday with Ryan Young: -Part 1 of a preview of the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association AGM & Convention in Swift Current. -Lisa Guenther with the Canadian Cattlemen's Magazine talked about toxic plants. -After a better-than-expected May, June started off poorly for the canola market. -Terri Lang from Environment Canada says spring this year was average.

On Friday's edition of SaskAgToday with Ryan Young: -Ventum Financial's Adam Pukalo provides his thoughts on canola & wheat futures for this week, which were in the positive. -Lisa Guenther with the Canadian Cattlemen Magazine have a preview of a recently-released podcast. -Manitoba producers are nearly half-way done seeding. -A chat with the last winner of the 620 CKRM Country Cookout for the spring.

Conservation easements aim to protect native grasslands, but some ranchers are hesitant to sign on the dotted line. Melissa Bezan with Canadian Cattlemen talks with Tom Harrison of the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Foundation who has a less-permanent solution; Canadian Cattlemen editor Lisa Guenther catches up with chuckwagon driver Amber L'Heureux about her 2022 season in the driver's seat; and, Gary LaPlante a Plains Cree-speaking member of Moosomin First Nation of Treaty 6, and Randy Klassen with the Mennonite Central Committee, discuss ‘Reserve 107,' a documentary about how a Saskatchewan community came to the realization that the land they live on actually belongs to an Indigenous First Nation. Hosted by Lisa Guenther.

Conservation easements aim to protect native grasslands, but some ranchers are hesitant to sign on the dotted line. Melissa Bezan with Canadian Cattlemen talks with Tom Harrison of the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Foundation who has a less-permanent solution; Canadian Cattlemen editor Lisa Guenther catches up with chuckwagon driver Amber L'Heureux about her 2022 season in the driver's seat; and, Harry Lafond with the Office of the Treaty Commissioner, and Randy Klassen with the Mennonite Central Committee, discuss ‘Reserve 107,' a documentary about how a Saskatchewan community came to the realization that the land they live on actually belongs to an Indigenous First Nation. Hosted by Lisa Guenther.

Crop and livestock producers across Atlantic Canada are gauging losses -- and counting blessings -- after Fiona stormed through the region last weekend. Tim Marsh, president of the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture, considers the damages yet to be tallied in some parts of that province, and affected farmers' next steps. Also: youth at Williams Lake First Nation interested in working with livestock get to Learn To Do By Doing, no matter what sort of access they'd otherwise have to the industry. Lisa Guenther talks to Julia Flinton about the B.C. 4-H club's approach to educational opportunities. Hosted by Dave Bedard.

Crop and livestock producers across Atlantic Canada are gauging losses -- and counting blessings -- after Fiona stormed through the region last weekend. Tim Marsh, president of the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture, considers the damages yet to be tallied in some parts of that province, and affected farmers' next steps. Also: youth at Williams Lake First Nation interested in working with livestock get to Learn To Do By Doing, no matter what sort of access they'd otherwise have to the industry. Lisa Guenther talks to Julia Flinton about the B.C. 4-H club's approach to educational opportunities. Hosted by Dave Bedard.

Who or what is the Canadian Beef Advisors? Its chair James Bekkering talks us through that group's priorities, in terms of seeing Canada's beef industry through its latest challenges toward its strategic goals for this decade. Then, Brenna Grant, executive director of Canfax, gives us a closer look at those industry goals for carbon sequestration and reduced greenhouse gas emission intensity. And even more on animal protein: Geralyn Wichers of the Manitoba Co-operator takes us to Jutland, Denmark where a company is using food waste to raise black soldier fly larvae for feed and fertilizer use. Hosted by Lisa Guenther.

Canadian Cattlemen editor Lisa Guenther talks with chuckwagon driver Amber L'Heureux about her sport and what it's like to compete after a two-year hiatus; Dale Haroldson talks about his decades of experience on the chuckwagon circuit and what it takes to be a competition judge; and, Jamie Laboucane talks about the ‘many hats' needed in competitive chuckwagon racing and why the sport requires much more than just grabbing the reins and hanging on. Plus, Gord Gilmour, editor of the Manitoba Co-operator, opines on Canada's rail system and what can be done to make grain transportation more efficient for Prairie farmers. Hosted by Lisa Guenther.

Canadian Cattlemen editor Lisa Guenther talks with chuckwagon driver Amber L'Heureux about her sport and what it's like to compete after a two-year hiatus; Dale Haroldson talks about his decades of experience on the chuckwagon circuit and what it takes to be a competition judge; and, Jamie Laboucane talks about the ‘many hats' needed in competitive chuckwagon racing and why the sport requires much more than just grabbing the reins and hanging on. Plus, Gord Gilmour, editor of the Manitoba Co-operator, opines on Canada's rail system and what can be done to make grain transportation more efficient for Prairie farmers. Hosted by Lisa Guenther.

At the Livestock Marketing Association of Canada convention in Lloydminster, Canadian Cattlemen editor Lisa Guenther talks to Jill Renton and Dacie Przekop, who photograph cattle for DLMS/CattleVids.ca. They tell us what it takes to quickly capture a bovine's best side -- and, equally importantly, how to avoid getting on its bad side. Also: as the racing business works its way back from the COVID-19 pandemic, the CPCA's first and only female chuckwagon driver, Amber L'Heureux, is overcoming injury to get herself -- and three teams of horses -- ready to compete. Hosted by Lisa Guenther.

At the Livestock Marketing Association of Canada convention in Lloydminster, Canadian Cattlemen editor Lisa Guenther talks to Jill Renton and Dacie Przekop, who photograph cattle for DLMS/CattleVids.ca. They tell us what it takes to quickly capture a bovine's best side -- and, equally importantly, how to avoid getting on its bad side. Also: as the racing business works its way back from the COVID-19 pandemic, the CPCA's first and only female chuckwagon driver, Amber L'Heureux, is overcoming injury to get herself -- and three teams of horses -- ready to compete. Hosted by Lisa Guenther.

Canadian Cattlemen editor Lisa Guenther speaks with professional auctioneers John Baier and Rob Bergevin at the Canadian Livestock Auctioneering Championship about what judges are looking for in contestants and how auctioneers develop their ‘chant'; Ed White of the Western Producer speaks with Centreport Canada president Diane Gray about the massive distribution hub situated in the geographic centre of Canada and what it means for agri-business; and, farmer columnist Toban Dyck opines on his decision-making process for a used air seeder and why buying used farm equipment is not always an easy decision. Hosted by Ed White.

Canadian Cattlemen editor Lisa Guenther speaks with professional auctioneers John Baier and Rob Bergevin at the Canadian Livestock Auctioneering Championship about what judges are looking for in contestants and how auctioneers develop their ‘chant'; Ed White of the Western Producer speaks with Centreport Canada president Diane Gray about the massive distribution hub situated in the geographic centre of Canada and what it means for agri-business; and, farmer columnist Toban Dyck opines on his decision-making process for a used air seeder and why buying used farm equipment is not always an easy decision. Hosted by Ed White.

Bob Lowe, outgoing Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA) president, shares some of the many challenges cattle producers faced during his tenure while COVID-19 cast its long shadow across the country; Piper Whelan speaks with new CCA president, Reg Schellenberg, about where the association is preparing to focus its priorities in 2022; and Fawn Jackson, CCA's director of policy and international affairs, offers her take of the recent federal budget and what parts of the plan are designed to support the agriculture sector. Hosted by Lisa Guenther.

Bob Lowe, outgoing Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA) president, shares some of the many challenges cattle producers faced during his tenure while COVID-19 cast its long shadow across the country; Piper Whelan speaks with new CCA president, Reg Schellenberg, about where the association is preparing to focus its priorities in 2022; and Fawn Jackson, CCA's director of policy and international affairs, offers her take of the recent federal budget and what parts of the plan are designed to support the agriculture sector. Hosted by Lisa Guenther.

Canadian Cattlemen editor Lisa Guenther speaks with Melanie Wowk, newly re-elected chair of Alberta Beef Producers, about drought-related difficulties producers faced in 2021 and her first year at the helm; Cattlemen's Young Leaders alumni Kaylee Chizawsky talks about barriers for young producers entering the cattle business and the importance of mentorship; Karin Schmid, beef production and extension lead with Alberta Beef Producers, shares forage tips and how producers should approach their pasture resources in 2022 after last year's drought. Hosted by Gord Gilmour.

Canadian Cattlemen editor Lisa Guenther speaks with Melanie Wowk, newly re-elected chair of Alberta Beef Producers, about drought-related difficulties producers faced in 2021 and her first year at the helm; Cattlemen's Young Leaders alumni Kaylee Chizawsky talks about barriers for young producers entering the cattle business and the importance of mentorship; Karin Schmid, beef production and extension lead with Alberta Beef Producers, shares forage tips and how producers should approach their pasture resources in 2022 after last year's drought. Hosted by Gord Gilmour.

In this episode of Between the Rows, we talk to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada agroclimate specialist Trevor Hadwen about how the snow we've seen on the prairies so far doesn't spell the end of drought; Karen Klassen, an organizer of a new grazing exchange, talks about an initiative to bring livestock back onto grain farms; and Canadian Cattlemen editor Lisa Guenther talks with mental health advocate Gerry Friesen about a new mental health program for farmers. Hosted by Gord Gilmour.

In this episode of Between the Rows, we talk to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada agroclimate specialist Trevor Hadwen about how the snow we've seen on the prairies so far doesn't spell the end of drought; Karen Klassen, an organizer of a new grazing exchange, talks about an initiative to bring livestock back onto grain farms; and Canadian Cattlemen editor Lisa Guenther talks with mental health advocate Gerry Friesen about a new mental health program for farmers. Hosted by Gord Gilmour.

From Glacier FarmMedia's multimedia special Seeding The Future, Lisa Guenther and Kristy Nudds take us into the mind of a man aiming to breed the perfect chicken while also preserving the diverse genetics found in birds along the way. Also: Matt McIntosh speaks with Ontario agronomist and beekeeper Jennifer Doelman about the benefits that can be harboured above ground level in buffer strips in your fields. And while Chicago oats recently punched up past US$6, Phil Franz-Warkentin explains how there's not much connecting that drama directly to the Prairie cash market. Hosted by Dave Bedard.

Canadian Cattlemen editor Lisa Guenther brings us a few highlights from Ag In Motion's inaugural Livestock Days, held at Langham, Sask. Jolie Vermette of Rafter View Ranch and Ranch Dog Inc. shares her passion for working stock dogs. Cynthia Beck, farmer and clinical psychology masters' candidate, tells us about chronic stress and how to manage it. Finally, […]

Canadian Cattlemen editor Lisa Guenther brings us a few highlights from Ag In Motion's inaugural Livestock Days, held at Langham, Sask. Jolie Vermette of Rafter View Ranch and Ranch Dog Inc. shares her passion for working stock dogs. Cynthia Beck, farmer and clinical psychology masters' candidate, tells us about chronic stress and how to manage it. Finally, […]

Canadian Cattlemen editor Lisa Guenther speaks with Sylvain Charlebois, researcher and professor in food distribution and food policy at Dalhousie University, about Canadian consumers and their beef habits; Manitoba Co-operator reporter Allan Dawson talks about the different political orientation of U.S. President Joe Biden's administration compared to its previous office […]

Canadian Cattlemen editor Lisa Guenther speaks with Sylvain Charlebois, researcher and professor in food distribution and food policy at Dalhousie University, about Canadian consumers and their beef habits; Manitoba Co-operator reporter Allan Dawson talks about the different political orientation of U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration compared to its previous office […]

Young Saskatchewan dairy farmer Jan Kielstra of Kielstra Holsteins talks about his decision to start a YouTube channel about daily life on the farm that now lays claim to over 140,000 subscribers and over 21-million views; Canadian Cattlemen editor Lisa Guenther speaks with Brian Perillat of Canfax to get his […]

Young Saskatchewan dairy farmer Jan Kielstra of Kielstra Holsteins talks about his decision to start a YouTube channel about daily life on the farm that now lays claim to over 140,000 subscribers and over 21-million views; Canadian Cattlemen editor Lisa Guenther speaks with Brian Perillat of Canfax to get his […]

In 2012, the Institute held a day long symposium, “Should you ever happen to find yourself in solitary: Wry Fancies and Stark Realities.” This episode features philosopher Lisa Guenther. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode, Ed White of The Western Producer speaks with the Canada West Foundation's Carlo Dade and Sharon Sun about their idea for a new way to approach trade with China; Glacier FarmMedia reporters Lisa Guenther, Alexis Kienlen and Geralyn Wichers reveal their secret literary sides outside of […]

In this week’s episode, Ed White of The Western Producer speaks with the Canada West Foundation’s Carlo Dade and Sharon Sun about their idea for a new way to approach trade with China; Glacier FarmMedia reporters Lisa Guenther, Alexis Kienlen and Geralyn Wichers reveal their secret literary sides outside of […]

In this episode, Hetta Howes and Charlie Williams look at experiences of imprisonment and solitary confinement, asking how we can understand the effects of enforced isolation on the human psyche? They speak first to Lisa Guenther, who charts the rise and rise of solitary confinement in the United States and the links between this practice and the long history of slavery. Next, they hear from Andrea Brady about the ‘Jail Poems’ of Beat Poet Bob Kaufman and the perspective they provide on imprisonment as an existential condition. And finally, Hetta speaks to Shokoufeh Sakhi about her years as a political prisoner in Iran, the work of preserving connections with the world in the face of solitary confinement, and the power of creating beauty within the prison. Contributors: Charlie Williams, (Queen Mary University of London) Lisa Guenther (Queens University, Canada), Shokoufeh Sakhi (independent scholar), Andrea Brady (Queen Mary University of London) Presented by Hetta Howes Curated by Charlie Williams Produced by Natalie Steed Readings by Miles Richardson and Burt Caesar

As part of the 'Spaces of Solitude' series, Hetta Howes speaks to researchers Lisa Guenther and Shokoufeh Sakhi. Lisa is a Canadian philosopher and activist who works on critical prison studies; Shokoufeh is a former political prisoner from Iran who writes about imprisonment and the self. In this conversation, they discuss the histories and philosophies of solitary confinement, and the many ways that carceral solitariness is physically and emotionally experienced. Presented by Hetta Howes Produced by Natalie Steed

A panel discussion about building resiliency in the beef sector is taking place tonight as part of the Ag In Motion Discovery Plus event. Glenda-Lee Allan talks about it with the panel's moderator, Canadian Cattlemen's Magazine editor Lisa Guenther.

Canadian Cattlemen editor Lisa Guenther talks with John Jamieson, President and CEO of the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity about the documentary, ‘Guardians of the Grasslands’; Manitoba Co-operator reporter Alexis Stockford outlines the damage to crops and local infrastructure after recent record-breaking storms and flooding in western Manitoba; and Bruce […]

Canadian Cattlemen editor Lisa Guenther talks with John Jamieson, President and CEO of the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity about the documentary, ‘Guardians of the Grasslands’; Manitoba Co-operator reporter Alexis Stockford outlines the damage to crops and local infrastructure after recent record-breaking storms and flooding in western Manitoba; and Bruce […]

Erick Williams tells the story of how one bad night in the chow hall got him into solitary confinement at Walpole. The path out of solitary, and eventually out of prison, took another decade. On this episode, we look at the unique power of the Department of Corrections to do with prisoners what they will at their discretion. Philosopher Lisa Guenther tells the history of solitary in America, and the conceptions of the self that drive its continued use. We end with an examination of what the experiences of solitary say about the nature of human experiences of time, purpose, and connection with other humans. Guest voices include Erick Williams, Lisa Guenther, Lisa Newman-Polk, and Jamie Eldridge. In Slate Plus, Barry and Lisa Newman-Polk tell the story of Eugene Ivey, who spent 13 years is solitary, was paroled, but is still locked up on charges inside the Massachusetts prison system. To get the bonus episode and an ad-free feed of all Slate podcast, sign up at www.slate.com/hiphiplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erick Williams tells the story of how one bad night in the chow hall got him into solitary confinement at Walpole. The path out of solitary, and eventually out of prison, took another decade.  On this episode, we look at the unique power of the Department of Corrections to do with prisoners what they will at their discretion. Philosopher Lisa Guenther tells the history of solitary in America, and the conceptions of the self that drive its continued use. We end with an examination of what the experiences of solitary say about the nature of human experiences of time, purpose, and connection with other humans. Guest voices include Erick Williams, Lisa Guenther, Lisa Newman-Polk, and Jamie Eldridge. In Slate Plus, Barry and Lisa Newman-Polk tell the story of Eugene Ivey, who spent 13 years is solitary, was paroled, but is still locked up on charges inside the Massachusetts prison system. To get the bonus episode and an ad-free feed of all Slate podcast, sign up at www.slate.com/hiphiplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canadian Cattlemen editor Lisa Guenther and Alberta Farmer reporter Alexis Kienlen consider the next steps for the beef industry as COVID-19 spreads in the processing workforce; Canadian Foodgrains Bank executive director Jim Cornelius discusses the added strain the virus, and the response, puts on people already facing food insecurity overseas; […]

Canadian Cattlemen editor Lisa Guenther and Alberta Farmer reporter Alexis Kienlen consider the next steps for the beef industry as COVID-19 spreads in the processing workforce; Canadian Foodgrains Bank executive director Jim Cornelius discusses the added strain the virus, and the response, puts on people already facing food insecurity overseas; […]

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash interviews Professor Lisa Guenther, Queen’s National Scholar in Political Philosophy and Critical Prison Studies at Queen's University (https://www.queensu.ca/), on the topic of "Confinement As a Unique Form of Oppression." DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash

This podcast features Western Canadian authors reading from their novels, short fiction, poetry, memoirs, or non-fiction. It is created and hosted by Saskatchewan novelist Lisa Guenther. Reading West is open to featuring published authors from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. For the most part, the podcast focuses on literature, but writers working in other genres are welcome to inquire. For more information on submitting, visit lisaguenther.com/reading-west-podcast/  You can also check out the show on Facebook at www.facebook.com/readingwest/ Theme music is Flax Flower Blue by Best Kept Secret Girlfriend Katherine Koller writes for stage, screen and page. Her plays include Coal Valley, The Seed Savers and Last Chance Leduc, which won the Alberta Playwriting Competition. Excerpts from her opera, The Handless Maiden, played in Vancouver this year and Hope Soup, for radio, was recorded at the 2019 Edmonton Fringe. Her web documentary, about Edmonton youth changing their world, is at sustainablemeyeg.ca. Art Lessons, her debut novel, was a finalist for both the Edmonton Book Prize and the Alberta Readers’ Choice Award. Her new collection of short stories, about second chances, is Winning Chance. Katherinekoller.ca    

This podcast features Western Canadian authors reading from their novels, short fiction, poetry, memoirs, or non-fiction. It is created and hosted by Saskatchewan novelist Lisa Guenther. Reading West is open to featuring published authors from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. For the most part, the podcast focuses on literature, but writers working in other genres are welcome to inquire. For more information on submitting, visit lisaguenther.com/reading-west-podcast/  You can also check out the show on Facebook at www.facebook.com/readingwest/ Theme music is Flax Flower Blue by Best Kept Secret Girlfriend Bernadette Wagner, writer, editor, and community based educator, has recent work in Absent Mothers (DP: 2017) and Without Apology: Writings on Abortion in Canada (AUP: 2016). Her poetry and nonfiction have been broadcast on radio and TV, recorded on video and film, and published in magazines and anthologies. Shortlisted for the Saskatchewan First Book Award, she toured This hot place (Thistledown, 2010), her first poetry collection, across the country. An activist for social justice, a spokesperson for various feminist organizations, a founder of the Prairie Lily Feminist Society and Friends of Regina Public Library, a board member for the Saskatchewan Writers Guild and Sage Hill Writing Experience, a past Literary Co-ordinator and two-time Chair of the Cathedral Village Arts Festival, and the inaugural literary artist-in-residence at the Last Mountain Lake Cultural Centre, Bernadette lives in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Dry Valley encapsulates one woman’s relationship with herself, her alcoholic spouse, and the world, in three different Saskatchewan landscapes. The poems offer a fascinating interplay between mindful explorations of self and immersions in the challenging complexities of interpersonal relationships, social issues and meaningful engagement with the environment. The quiet, meditative quality of the longer lyrics rub up against the edgier narrative poems, contributing a wonderful tension to the manuscript. With figurative language kept to a minimum, the poems rely on detail, giving a real-time felt presence and the speaker a heightened reliability.

Canadian Cattlemen editor Lisa Guenther on how recent rains have offered some hope for forage growers and cattle producers, though feed shortages still likely loom, Mike Raine and Karen Briere talk with recently awarded Saskatchewan Outstanding Young Farmers Jason and Jenna Ranger, Bruce Burnett of MarketsFarm offers an update on […]

Lisa Guenther, currently a professor of philosophy at Queen’s University in so-called Ontario, Canada, deconstructs the state’s right to kill or let live within settler-colonial & racial capitalist social relations. We also discuss abolitionist forms of relationality that interrupt sovereignty’s hold on life and social death.

In this episode, Weave News editor Savannah Crowley speaks with Dr. Lisa Guenther about the “horizon” of prison abolition, and theater educator Rivka Rocchio shares some of the creative work she is doing to highlight the stories of correctional officers in northern New York.

Ed White of the Western Producer speaks with Brunel Sabourin at the Red River Soil Health Summit about tillage and soil health practices in Manitoba, Canadian Cattlemen editor Lisa Guenther talks about sainfoin research to help reduce alfalfa bloat in cattle, Canadian Cattlemen field editor Piper Whelan reports on how […]

Vegans, flexitarians, global warming, oh my! Canadian Cattlemen editor Lisa Guenther reports on some of the issues impacting Canada’s beef producers and how the sector is responding, Timothy Caulfield, research director with the University of Alberta, discusses the celebrity influence of food trends and what the beef industry can do […]

Barb Glen with the Western Producer reports on what we know about a recent case of bovine tuberculosis in a B.C. cow, Lisa Guenther of Canadian Cattlemen speaks with Shannon Benner of 4-H Canada about a new scholarship opportunity and separately with Sean Finn of CN Rail about this year’s […]

Lisa Guenther, associate editor with Canadian Cattlemen, speaks to Vern Baron of the Lacombe Research Centre about a study looking at declining hay yields and Dr. Henry Janzen with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada about the importance of perennial forages, Ed White of the Western Producer talks with trade policy expert […]

Queen’s National Scholar in Political Philosophy and Critical Prison Studies, Department of Philosophy Is Treating the Death Penalty as a Medical Procedure Due Diligence to Avoid Pain? Dr. Lisa Guenther is the Queen’s National Scholar in Political Philosophy and Critical Prison Studies, jointly appointed in the Department of Philosophy and the Cultural Studies Program. Dr. Continue Reading

Leeann Minogue, editor of Grainews, talks about clubroot and what’s being done to stop its global spread, Barb Glen with The Western Producer talks about a potential loss of access to an effective gopher poison, from the recent Ag in Motion show, Lisa Guenther of Country Guide talks with Vijay […]

Lorraine Stevenson of the Manitoba Co-operator reports on the issue of children working on the farm and how parents decide when it can be done safely, Barb Glen of The Western Producer reports on the results of a 30-year pasture management study, Lisa Guenther of Grainews talks with Corteva about […]

Recorded live from the show grounds at Ag in Motion. Lisa Guenther, field editor for Grainews, speaks with Fiona Buchanan with the University of Saskatchewan – and innovation award winner at Ag in Motion – about her work feeding mealworms fusarium-infected wheat to be later used as chicken feed, Grainews […]

Adam Taylor of Export Action Global talks about his report on dairy support systems in other countries and how they compare with Canada, Lisa Guenther, field editor with Country Guide, talks about her award-winning article on rural domestic violence, Ed White of The Western Producer and Allan Dawson of the […]

Lisa Guenther attends Cigi’s ‘Combine to Customer’ program to find out what customers want in Canadian wheat – plus she hears from Bruce McFadden of Quorum Corporation as to why CN’s grain movement is suffering, farm tax expert Lance Stockbrugger talks about the pros and cons of incorporating your farm, […]

The Western Producer’s Barb Glen reports on prairie fires in southeast Alberta, Grainews field editor Lisa Guenther looks at a father and son invention that minimizes lost grain at harvest and Commodity News Service Canada’s Phil Franz-Warkentin looks at the markets. Hosted by Ed White.

Jennifer Graham was born and raised during the apartheid era of South Africa. She left her homeland in 1975, at age nineteen, for England, because it was illegal for her and her then boyfriend, who is also South African, to have a romantic relationship merely because of pigmentation - she was brown and he was white. Jennifer studied elementary education at McGill University in Montreal and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication/print journalism from the University of Mobile, in 2001. Jennifer has numerous published magazine and newspaper articles. Her memoir, An Immoral Proposal, published in 2013, is her first book. Jennifer is a member of the Saskatchewan Writers' Guild. She is also an AWA (Amherst Writers and Artists) affiliate with whom she trained as a facilitator in the AWA method. An Immoral Proposal is available through Amazon and Kindle. This podcast features Western Canadian authors reading from their novels, short fiction, poetry, memoirs, or non-fiction. It is created and hosted by Saskatchewan novelist Lisa Guenther. Reading West is open to featuring published authors from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. For the most part, the podcast focuses on literature, but writers working in other genres are welcome to inquire. For more information on submitting, visit lisaguenther.com/reading-west-podcast/  You can also check out the show on Facebook at www.facebook.com/readingwest/ Theme music is Flax Flower Blue by Best Kept Secret Girlfriend

Nicholas Olson is the author of several works of short fiction and essays, including a new series of illustrated zines of short stories with accompanying audiobook narrations. Books and audiobooks can be found at ballsofrice.bandcamp.com, other works can be found at ballsofrice.com. More books and audiobooks coming summer 2017.   Links: ballsofrice.com (blog/essays),  ballsofrice.bandcamp.com (for audiobooks/store),  twitter: @nicwolson     Story: A Brief Interaction Music: Matthew Meehan of Sonhowler (sonhowler.bandcamp.com) Narrator: Kris Hedlund of Rah Rah (http://www.rahrahband.com) Other: Originally appeared in SWG Spring Magazine   Story: That's My Team Music: D.A. Kissick (dakissick.bandcamp.com) Narration: Nicholas Olson Other: Best of Regina Selection in Briarpatch Magazine Writing in the Margins Contest This podcast features Western Canadian authors reading from their novels, short fiction, poetry, memoirs, or non-fiction. It is created and hosted by Saskatchewan novelist Lisa Guenther. Reading West is open to featuring published authors from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. For the most part, the podcast focuses on literature, but writers working in other genres are welcome to inquire. For more information on submitting, visit lisaguenther.com/reading-west-podcast/  You can also check out the show on Facebook at www.facebook.com/readingwest/ Theme music is Flax Flower Blue by Best Kept Secret Girlfriend

According to Alexis Shotwell, “The world is in a terrible mess. It is toxic, irradiated, and full of injustice. Aiming to stand aside from the mess can produce a seemingly satisfying self-righteousness in the scant moments we achieve it, but since it is ultimately impossible, individual purity will always disappoint. Might it be better to understand complexity and, indeed, our own complicity in much of what we think of as bad, as fundamental to our lives?” Everyone is encouraged to reflect on this provocative talk about how to engage in a more fulfilling future. “Exciting, original, and intellectually stimulating, Against Purity makes a clear and compelling argument for a politics of relationality that resists the demand for ‘purity’”. Lisa Guenther, author of Solitary Confinement: Social Death and Its Afterlives Alexis Shotwell is Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, and the Department of Philosophy, at Carleton University. She is the author of Knowing Otherwise: Race, Gender, and Implicit Understanding.

Shari Narine is an award-winning journalist who has served as editor for newspapers and magazines. Currently she works at the Aboriginal Multi Media Society (AMMSA), Playhouse Publications, in Edmonton. After having a handful of short stories published in various journals, she wrote Oil Change at Rath’s Garage, her first novel. Narine grew up in Daysland, a small town in Alberta, and has travelled extensively within Canada and to six continents (and has ridden camels on four). This podcast features Western Canadian authors reading from their novels, short fiction, poetry, memoirs, or non-fiction. It is created and hosted by Saskatchewan novelist Lisa Guenther. Reading West is open to featuring published authors from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. For the most part, the podcast focuses on literature, but writers working in other genres are welcome to inquire. For more information on submitting, visit lisaguenther.com/reading-west-podcast/  You can also check out the show on Facebook at www.facebook.com/readingwest/ Theme music is Flax Flower Blue by Best Kept Secret Girlfriend.

Alexis Kienlen of Alberta Farmer Express reports on efforts to bring TB under control in Alberta, Lisa Guenther of Grainews investigates an old crop that’s gaining new ground in Western Canada and The Western Producer’s D’Arce McMillan looks at the markets. Hosted by Laura Rance.

This episode features Leona Theis reading from the intro of her new, award-winning novel If Sylvie Had Nine Lives. Leona writes novels, short stories, and personal essays. She hopes to craft work that is funny, serious, and absorbing all in the same package. Her story collection, Sightlines (Coteau, 2000) won two Saskatchewan Book Awards. Leona's work has been shortlisted four times for the CBC Literary Award, which she won in 2007 for creative nonfiction. Her novel-in-progress, If Sylvie Had Nine Lives, won the John V Hicks manuscript award in 2016. Her short fiction has appeared most recently in Journey Prize Stories 26, and in American Short Fiction, where it won the short story prize. Her personal essays have appeared in Canada and the United States in such venues as Brick, The New Quarterly, Numero Cinq, and Best Canadian Essays. Leona has worked in the literary community as an editor, mentor, workshop leader, and writer-in-residence. She divides her time between her home in Saskatoon and a cabin in the boreal forest. This podcast features Western Canadian authors reading from their novels, short fiction, poetry, memoirs, or non-fiction. It is created and hosted by Saskatchewan novelist Lisa Guenther. Reading West is open to featuring published authors from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. For the most part, the podcast focuses on literature, but writers working in other genres are welcome to inquire. For more information on submitting, visit lisaguenther.com/reading-west-podcast/  You can also check out the show on Facebook at www.facebook.com/readingwest/ Theme music is Flax Flower Blue by Best Kept Secret Girlfriend.

Commodity News Service Canada’s Jade Markus reports on the National Ethanol Conference in San Diego, California. Country Guide’s Lisa Guenther looks at Human Resource management best practices on the farm and The Western Producer’s D’Arce McMillan takes a wide-ranging look at this week in the markets. Host: Ed White, The […]

James Trettwer reads his story story "Godsend," which will be published in the anthology Wanderlust in May 2017.  James is currently working on a collection of linked stories, two of which are included in Wanderlust, published by Thistledown Press. The novella Thorn-Fields from this collection won third place in the 2016 John V. Hicks' Long Manuscript Award. A third story previously won second place in the Saskatchewan Writers Guild Short Manuscript Awards. James writes from Regina where he lives with Sherry and their fat little dog, Maggie.   This podcast features Western Canadian authors reading from their novels, short fiction, poetry, memoirs, or non-fiction. It is created and hosted by Saskatchewan novelist Lisa Guenther. Reading West is open to featuring published authors from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. For the most part, the podcast focuses on literature, but writers working in other genres are welcome to inquire. For more information on submitting, visit lisaguenther.com/reading-west-podcast/  You can also check out the show on Facebook at www.facebook.com/readingwest/ Theme music is Flax Flower Blue by Best Kept Secret Girlfriend.  

Sean Johnston is from Asquith, Saskatchewan. His first book, A Day Does Not Go By, won the 2003 ReLit Award for short fiction. His most recent book is the short story collection We Don't Listen to Them. He lives in Kelowna, B.C., where he teaches at Okanagan College. Sean reads "He Hasn't Been to the Bank in Weeks," from We Don't Listen to Them, which can be ordered at the local bookstore, from Thistledown Press, or Amazon. This podcast features Western Canadian authors reading from their novels, short fiction, poetry, memoirs, or non-fiction. It is created and hosted by Saskatchewan novelist Lisa Guenther. Reading West is open to featuring published authors from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. For the most part, the podcast focuses on literature, but writers working in other genres are welcome to inquire. For more information on submitting, visit lisaguenther.com/reading-west-podcast/  You can also check out the show on Facebook at www.facebook.com/readingwest/ Theme music is Flax Flower Blue by Best Kept Secret Girlfriend.

Transplanting Hope: My life – Someone Else’s Heart provides an in-depth look at breaking down medical and social barriers and persevering in times of great difficulties and pain. An extremely rare diagnosis of lymphangectasia (enlarged lymph vessels) left 13 year old Kristy Thackeray feeling weak and extremely ill. After numerous tests, doctors learned that there was something else, something much more serious, going on with Kristy. She was told she also had the rare heart disease, restrictive cardiomyopathy. Kristy needed a new heart. Kristy Thackeray lives in Chestermere, AB with her husband, Wade, their two teenage girls, Shaylynn and McKayla, and their Alaskan malamute, Breaker. Kristy received her Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Victoria, and currently works as a community resource coordinator for a non-for-profit organization in Calgary, AB.  A portion of the proceeds from this book will be used to start a foundation to help donor families. For more information please contact Kristy via Facebook, Twitter or by visting her website www.kristythackeray.com Readers can purchase Kristy's memoir at drug stores in Elk Point, AB; The Steaming Cup in Brooks, AB; The Friends of University Hospital, University of Alberta in  Edmonton AB; and online at Amazon.com and Amazon.ca This podcast features Western Canadian authors reading from their novels, short fiction, poetry, memoirs, or non-fiction. It is created and hosted by Saskatchewan novelist Lisa Guenther. Reading West is open to featuring published authors from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. For the most part, the podcast focuses on literature, but writers working in other genres are welcome to inquire. For more information on submitting, visit lisaguenther.com/reading-west-podcast/  You can also check out the show on Facebook at www.facebook.com/readingwest/ Theme music is Flax Flower Blue by Best Kept Secret Girlfriend.

Sally Meadows is a five-time national/international award-nominated author, singer/songwriter, and speaker who lives in Saskatoon. Sally travels all around Saskatchewan and beyond in support of her children’s picture book The Two Trees, raising autism awareness and giving school-age children the opportunity to learn about trees, dinosaurs, minerals, and more through fun hands-on activities. You can purchase this book at McNally Robinson, Turning the Tide, and My Whimsey Store, all in Saskatoon. It can also be ordered from major bookstore retailers including Chapters/Indigo/Coles, Amazon, and at sallymeadows.com. If you'd like Sally to read at your school, local library, or other non-profit, please contact Sally at sally@sallymeadows.com. Funding is available for such readings through the Saskatchewan Writers' Guild. This podcast features Western Canadian authors reading from their novels, short fiction, poetry, memoirs, or non-fiction. It is created and hosted by Saskatchewan novelist Lisa Guenther. Reading West is open to featuring published authors from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. For the most part, the podcast focuses on literature, but writers working in other genres are welcome to inquire. For more information on submitting, visit lisaguenther.com/reading-west-podcast/  You can also check out the show on Facebook at www.facebook.com/readingwest/ Theme music is Flax Flower Blue by Best Kept Secret Girlfriend.

If you're a fan of true crime or genealogy, this episode's book is for you. Entangled Roots, the Mystery of Peterborough’s  Headless Corpse, was published by Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing, Nov. 2014. It was reviewed in Canada’s History Magazine. From the 49th Shelf: The 1894 death of David Scollie in Peterborough, Ontario, has haunted both the town and the family of Hessie Gray, the sharp-tongued Irish woman accused of his murder. Hessie's descendant, Bev Lundahl, has searched a century's worth of historical documents looking for the truth. If David Scollie died in a house fire, as it seemed, why had his head disappeared? How did he meet his grotesque death? And what did three men of the Hiawatha Reserve know about the charred remains? Like the primal blasts of the searing winter storm, the repercussions of this event--the collision of two cultures--has reverberated down the decades. This flashpoint in her family history created shockwaves that propelled the author into unfamiliar territory to begin a journey into the heart of First Nations country and follow an obscure trail that would expose the bones of Canadian history. Bev has also had articles published in Transition magazine (CMHA), Canada’s History Magazine (formerly The Beaver), Folklore magazine, The Heritage Gazette of the Trent Valley, Lifestyles newspaper (Estevan SK.), and on  www.travelthruhistory.com web-site. Her book is presently on an optional review book list for an on-line Canadian history course taught at Trent University in Peterborough. ON. The book is available through Chapters, Amazon.  SK Books in Regina, Henders Drugs in Estevan SK. and some other independent book stores. This podcast features Western Canadian authors reading from their novels, short fiction, poetry, memoirs, or non-fiction. It is created and hosted by Saskatchewan novelist Lisa Guenther. Reading West is open to featuring published authors from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. For the most part, the podcast focuses on literature, but writers working in other genres are welcome to inquire. For more information on submitting, visit lisaguenther.com/reading-west-podcast/  You can also check out the show on Facebook at www.facebook.com/readingwest/ Theme music is Flax Flower Blue by Best Kept Secret Girlfriend.

House of Mystery is a collection of fairy tale poems about mermaids, monsters, mothers, and more. It's available at Chapters in Regina, McNally Robinson in Saskatoon, and online at Amazon. It's also available as an e-book. Courtney Bates-Hardy is a poet and the Executive Director of the Saskatchewan Book Awards. She holds a Master’s degree in Creative Writing from the University of Regina. Her poems have appeared in a variety of literary magazines, including Room, Carousel, and On Spec. Her poems have been featured in Imaginarium 4: The Best Canadian Speculative Writing and long-listed for The Best Canadian Poetry 2015. In her spare time, she reads comic books and practices yoga. She lives in Regina with her husband and their cat, Jean Grey. House of Mystery is her debut collection. This podcast features Western Canadian authors reading from their novels, short fiction, poetry, memoirs, or non-fiction. It is created and hosted by Saskatchewan novelist Lisa Guenther. Reading West is open to featuring published authors from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. For the most part, the podcast focuses on literature, but writers working in other genres are welcome to inquire. For more information on submitting, visit lisaguenther.com/reading-west-podcast/  You can also check out the show on Facebook at www.facebook.com/readingwest/ Theme music is Flax Flower Blue by Best Kept Secret Girlfriend.

Edna Alford's short story collections include A Sleep Full of Dreams and The Garden of Eloise Loon. She is a recipient of the Marian Engel Award and the Gerald Lampert Award. As an editor she co-founded the magazine Dandelion and edited fiction for Grain. Edna has co-edited several anthologies, including Meltwater, Rip-rap, and Intersections, published by the Banff Centre.  She also edited Gloria Sawai's A Song for Nettie Johnson, which won the Governor General's Award for Fiction,along with short story collections by Bonnie Burnard, Fred Stenson and many others. Alford also served as associate director of the Banff Centre's Writing Studio for over a decade. During that time, she mentored several award-winning writers, including Yann Martel and Lisa Moore.[10] She also sat on Coteau Books' editorial board along with several literary juries. In this episode, Edna reads The Lineman, from her second collection, The Garden of Eloise Loon. Readers can find her books at www.abebooks.com or at their local libraries. This podcast features Western Canadian authors reading from their novels, short fiction, poetry, memoirs, or non-fiction. It is created and hosted by Saskatchewan novelist Lisa Guenther. Reading West is open to featuring published authors from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. For the most part, the podcast focuses on literature, but writers working in other genres are welcome to inquire. For more information on submitting, visit lisaguenther.com/reading-west-podcast/  You can also check out the show on Facebook at www.facebook.com/readingwest/ Theme music is Flax Flower Blue by Best Kept Secret Girlfriend.    

Reading West features Canadian writers talking about their books...specifically writers who live in Western Canada.  Episode Three features an interview with Vermilion author and photographer Billi Miller and a reading from Edmonton author Theresa Shea. Billi Miller's book, Farmwives in Profile, began as an observation and conversation. Soon profiling farm women became a passion project. The book details heartfelt Q & As about each woman's life as a farm wife, photos, and recipes. Some families have also paid tribute to their mothers by including a written piece detailing the impact she had on their lives. For more info, or to purchase the book, visit http://www.farmwivesbook.com The Unfinished Child is Theresa Shea's first novel. It was a finalist for the Alberta Book Awards (fiction) and for theh Alberta Readers' Choice Award. A book club favourite, the novel has sold over 10,000 copies. Theresa is currently finishing a novel that is set in the United States and deals with race relations leading up to and including the civil rights movement. The mother of three great teenagers, she lives and writers in Edmonton. Readers can purchase Theresa's book from Audreys Books in Edmonton, through other independent bookstores, Amazon, or from the publisher (Brindle and Glass). It's also available as an e-book. This podcast features Western Canadian authors reading from their novels, short fiction, poetry, memoirs, or non-fiction. It is created and hosted by Saskatchewan novelist Lisa Guenther. Reading West is open to featuring published authors from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. For the most part, the podcast focuses on literature, but writers working in other genres are welcome to inquire. For more information on submitting, visit lisaguenther.com/reading-west-podcast/  You can also check out the show on Facebook at www.facebook.com/readingwest/ Theme music is Flax Flower Blue by Best Kept Secret Girlfriend.

Reading West features Canadian writers talking about their books...specifically writers who live in Western Canada.  On November 21, Lisa dropped in on the Vertigo Reading Series in Regina, Sask. Vertigo features writers and musicians performing for an artist. The series is produced and hosted by Tara Dawn Solheim. This episode features Walter Hildebrandt reading from his poetry collection Documentaries, published by NeWest Press. Charles Noble also reads from his latest collection, Mack the Naïf, published by Ekstasis Editions. Kate Sutherland takes a look at wildlife-human interactions in How to Draw a Rhinoceros (BookThug, 2016). And finally we had original music by Myla. Check out her music on Soundcloud. Theme music is Flax Flower Blue by Best Kept Secret Girlfriend.  This podcast features Western Canadian authors reading from their novels, short fiction, poetry, memoirs, or non-fiction. It is created and hosted by Saskatchewan novelist Lisa Guenther. Reading West is open to featuring published authors from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. For the most part, the podcast focuses on literature, but writers working in other genres are welcome to inquire. For more information on submitting, visit lisaguenther.com/reading-west-podcast/  You can also check out the show on Facebook at www.facebook.com/readingwest/

Reading West features Canadian writers talking about their books...specifically writers who live in Western Canada.  This episode features Lori Hahnel reading her short story, Vermin, and Todd Devonshire reading from his novel Rink Burgers. Lori Hahnel is the author of two novels, Love Minus Zero (Oberon, 2008) and After You’ve Gone (Thistledown, 2014), as well as a story collection, Nothing Sacred (Thistledown, 2009), which shortlisted for an Alberta Literary Award. Her work has been nominated for the Journey Prize three times and has appeared in over forty publications in North America, Australia and the U.K. Her credits include CBC Radio, The Fiddlehead, Joyland and The Saturday Evening Post. Lori teaches creative writing at Mount Royal University in Calgary.For more on Lori, visit https://lorihahnel.ca/ Todd Devonshire was born and raised in Big River, Saskatchewan. It is here he learned to love hockey, rock n roll and the TV show Jeopardy. Upon graduating from high school, he went to broadcasting school in Saskatoon. His first job was with CJVR Radio in Melfort, Saskatchewan. After leaving CJVR, the station went on to win all kinds of awards. Coincidence? We think not. He graduated from the University of Saskatchewan in 2001 with degrees from the College of Education and Kinesiology (hmmm…is that the correct spelling?); however, there was a strong desire to teach overseas and travel. For over two years, Todd travelled the world making stops in England and Japan. The idea for his novel Rink Burgers came to him while riding the trains and subways in Tokyo. Eventually he returned home to Saskatchewan and finished the book. He has developed an interest in play writing. His first play, The Baby Boomers, was produced in 2012. He is currently finishing his second play and working on a second novel. Todd currently teaches at the Saskatoon Business College. For more on Todd, visit www.rinkburgers.com/ Theme music is Flax Flower Blue by Best Kept Secret Girlfriend.  This podcast features Western Canadian authors reading from their novels, short fiction, poetry, memoirs, or non-fiction. It is created and hosted by Saskatchewan novelist Lisa Guenther. Reading West is open to featuring published authors from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. For the most part, the podcast focuses on literature, but writers working in other genres are welcome to inquire. For more information on submitting, visit lisaguenther.com/reading-west-podcast/  You can also check out the show on Facebook at www.facebook.com/readingwest/

Reading West features Canadian writers talking about their books...specifically writers who live in Western Canada.  This episode features Saskatchewan author and Reading West host Lisa Guenther reading from her novel, Friendly Fire. Friendly Fire was published by NeWest Press in Oct. 2015. It is available at https://alllitup.ca, as well as many fine bookstores and Amazon.com.  Theme song is Flax Flower Blue by Saskatoon's Best Kept Secret Girlfriend. Hear more of her music at https://bestkeptsecretgirlfriend.bandcamp.com/releases This podcast features Western Canadian authors reading from their novels, short fiction, poetry, memoirs, or non-fiction. It is created and hosted by Saskatchewan novelist Lisa Guenther. Reading West is open to featuring published authors from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. For the most part, the podcast focuses on literature, but writers working in other genres are welcome to inquire. For more information on submitting, visit lisaguenther.com/reading-west-podcast/  You can also check out the show on Facebook at www.facebook.com/readingwest/

What comes after Whips and Chains? Solitary confinement. Lisa Guenther of Vanderbilt University discusses the reformist good intentions of Benjamin Rush in the 1790s who developed the idea that solitary confinement could serve to “clean” the criminal of the impulses to transgress. We also discuss the 13th Amendment and its “partial emancipation” of enslaved Black …

Saskatchewan author Lisa Guenther talks about her debut novel FRIENDLY FIRE, violence against women, and the healing power of music.