Canada Reads American Style
211 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsTwo friends -- one American, one Canadian -- who share a love for CBC’s Canada Reads and Canadian literature! https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads
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Episodes
2.5 Interaction - Life on the Ground Floor
December 03, 2019 04:05 - 26 minutes - 36.9 MBShauna and Rebecca read Life on the Ground Floor in chunks and straight through, respectively, but they both came to a similar conclusion. Make sure to follow Dr. Maskalyk on his next journey writing his third book: http://www.jamesmaskalyk.com https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads https://www.cbc.ca/books
2.4 Interview - Dr. James Maskalyk and Life on the Ground Floor
November 23, 2019 06:04 - 34 minutes - 48 MBDr. Maskalyk joins Shauna and Rebecca this week to discuss Life on the Ground Floor: Letters from the Edge of Emergency Medicine. He also invites everyone to follow his blog as he chronicles his latest adventures and the writing of book number three. http://www.jamesmaskalyk.com https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads https://www.cbc.ca/books
2.3 iMisc - Scotiabank Giller Prize
November 15, 2019 12:01 - 14 minutes - 20.3 MBShauna and Rebecca talk about the finalists for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and how they view "lit-tra-chur". However, if you've read any of the shortlist titles and you want them to read and review, please make sure to comment below. https://www.cbc.ca/books/replay-the-2019-scotiabank-giller-prize-shortlist-announcement-1.5300852
2.2 Impressions - Life on the Ground Floor
November 08, 2019 12:01 - 16 minutes - 22.2 MBShauna kicks off the discussion to “engage” listeners, but Rebecca isn’t sure it will work as intended. You be the judge. :) At the end, S & R ask, “What do you use as a bookmark?” https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads https://www.cbc.ca/books
2.1 Invitation - Life on the Ground Floor
November 01, 2019 13:01 - 9 minutes - 12.5 MBWhile Life on the Ground Floor has been recognized with awards and making "best of" lists, Shauna and Rebecca both have different reasons why it might be a tough read for them. Also, Justin Trudeau voted against his own book in CBC's Canada Reads in 2003!?! https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1463212611707 https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads https://www.cbc.ca/books
1.5 Interaction - The Crazy Game
October 29, 2019 13:00 - 41 minutes - 57.1 MBThe $64K question: did The Crazy Game deserve to be on the 2019 CBC's Canada Reads longlist and shortlist? Is it a book that moved Shauna and Rebecca? You might be surprised by their point of view! https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads https://www.cbc.ca/books
1.4 Interview - Clint Malarchuk and The Crazy Game
October 22, 2019 13:00 - 54 minutes - 74.2 MBShauna and Rebecca are pleased to share an especially candid talk with Clint Malarchuk, author of The Crazy Game, which was a CBC's Canada Reads 2019 longlist title. https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads https://www.cbc.ca/books
1.3 iMisc: CBC Fall Reading List
October 15, 2019 13:01 - 25 minutes - 34.6 MBFall is a great time to settle in for a cozy read, so join Shauna and Rebecca as they review a CBC Books list of "30 books to read now". Will they agree on their top three selections? Will Rebecca gravitate towards a time travel romance? Will Shauna go all out for a social science read? Check it out! https://www.cbc.ca/books/the-cbc-books-fall-reading-list-30-books-to-read-now-1.5290084 Also, they mention the process by which books make the longlist and finally the shortlist for CBC's ...
1.2 Impression: The Crazy Game
October 09, 2019 13:35 - 16 minutes - 23.3 MBEven though Shauna and Rebecca are not rabid hockey fans, they are both in agreement about The Crazy Game by Clint Malarchuk. Tune in to hear their first impressions of this heartrending story. https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads https://www.cbc.ca/books
1.1 Invitation: The Crazy Game
October 01, 2019 13:01 - 9 minutes - 12.6 MBShauna and Rebecca kick off their new podcast with October’s longlist title, The Crazy Game: How I Survived in the Crease and Beyond by Clint Malarchuk with Dan Robson. The book was originally published in 2014 under two titles, The Crazy Game (international edition) and A Matter of Inches, so many of you may have already read it. If so, why not revisit this compelling autobiography, and if not, join us in our first book discussion. After all, what better way to kick off a discussion of C...
The First Podcast
September 30, 2019 01:31 - 15 minutes - 21.3 MBShauna and Rebecca, two Michigan Public Librarians, invite you to join them on a journey of exploring Canadian literature. In this first episode, they explain how they developed their passion for the CBC’s Canada Reads competition as well as following CBC Books and discovering great authors to read and discuss. https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads https://www.cbc.ca/books