- Dopesick author on hope and the future of the overdose crisis
Wednesday, October 19th 2022
Beth Macy is one of the leading chroniclers of crisis in the American heartland. Working in Roanoke, Virginia, she wrote Factory Man, an influential book about outsourcing in American industry. Then she wrote Dopesick, an account of the opioid overdose crisis. Dopesick became an award-winning TV series. Now Macy has written a sequel, Raising Lazarus, looking for hope and a path forward on overdoses.
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- Life after COVID: WHO’s Peter A. Singer on the next threat
Wednesday, October 12th 2022
"We may be sick of the virus. It ain’t sick of us.” Dr. Peter A. Singer, Special Advisor to the Director General of the World Health Organization, joins Paul for a conversation about the state of the pandemic, the politicization of public health, and how to get the world back on track.This episode was recorded live at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.
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- The symphonic Joni Mitchell with Sarah Slean
Wednesday, October 5th 2022
Singer-songwriter Sarah Slean talks about Joni Mitchell’s enduring influence on music and women in the arts. Slean also talks about the challenges of pursuing a music career in the digital age, and what's coming next for her.Slean will be performing orchestral versions of Mitchell’s songs with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra at the end of October. You can find more details here: https://www.vancouversymphony.ca/event/sarah-slean-a-joni-mitchell-tribute/
Audio sources: Glenn Gould, Joni Mitchell, Sarah Slean
- Jason Kenney, the Man the Right Left Behind
Wednesday, September 28th 2022
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney reflects on his surprise resignation, after he lost the votes of nearly half of his party. He talks about how COVID hardened the divides in the conservative movement, how Donald Trump has influenced Canadian politics, and the future of conservatism in Canada.
- How the Invasion has Changed Ukraine, and how it’s Changing Canada
Wednesday, September 21st 2022
Roman Waschuk spent more than three decades in Canada’s foreign service, beginning in Moscow in the final years of the Soviet Union, and ending as Canada’s Ambassador to Ukraine from 2014 to 2018. He is currently Ukraine’s Business Ombudsman, a role he began shortly before the Russian invasion.
He talks to Paul about how the invasion has changed Ukraine, how it’s changing Canada, and how it might yet change Russia.
The Paul Wells Show is produced by ANTICA, in partnership with the National Arts Centre and the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. It is published by the Toronto Star and iPolitics. Our founding sponsor is TELUS and the title sponsor is Compass Rose.
