This week starts with Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We meet the Immigrant Council for Arts Innovation (ICAI) artist of month, and we’ll learn more about the Monica Miller Memorial Lecture.
We also hear about a program at the National Music Centre and speak to an author about their debut novel.
Monday, September 30 at 10:40am MT on Discoveries
CKUA’s Leo Cripps will present a playlist in honour of Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, along with insights drawn from recent conversations with William Prince, Shauit, Julian Taylor, and Leonard Sumner.
Tuesday, October 1 at 5:40pm MT on Traffic Jams
CKUA’s Lisa Wilton speaks with the ICAI Artist of the Month for October, Kyung Eun “Kay” Heo. A South Korean-born writer and visual artist with experience in storytelling and oil painting, Kay has an abiding interested in exploring themes of coexistence and ethnic diasporas.
Wednesday, October 2 at 1:40pm MT on Thoroughfare
CKUA’s Tony King chats with Alissa York, the acclaimed writer who’s giving the annual Monica Miller Memorial Lecture for 2024.
Thursday, October 3 at 12:40pm MT on The Upload
Meet two artists taking part in 2024’s OHSOTO’KINO Music Incubator program at Calgary’s National Music Centre. Vancouver Island pop-rock artist Darrian Gerard and country music singer-songwriter Brettyn Rose will join CKUA’s Kate Stevens.
Friday, October 4 at 8:40am MT on Alberta Morning
Spanning decades, continents, a world war, perceptions of gender and sexuality, Loghan Paylor’s 2024 debut novel is “The Cure for Drowning”. Loghan stops in for a conversation with CKUA’s Grant Stovel.
