Once Upon a Time in Hollywood North
38 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★ - 7 ratingsOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood North reveals the stories behind your favourite Canadian Content. In each series, author and producer Ryan Barnett tackles a single topic.
Series 1: Kids in the Hall
Series 2: David Cronenberg
Series 3: John Candy (upcoming)
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BONUS | North of Normal
January 15, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBToday, we’re lending our feed to one of our podcast friends. I was resently a guest on an episode of North of Normal, a podcast series that talks about Canadian films. In this episode the host, Andrew, and myself, discuss Guy Maddin’s 2003 feature film, the Saddest Music in the World. I hope you’ll listen, and check out other episodes in the North of Normal catalog. Where to find: NORTH OF NORMAL In this episode we have Ryan Barnett on to venture back into the world of Winnipeg director, ...
Among Equals | The Image Makers
December 21, 2023 16:57 - 38 minutes - 53.1 MBIn this episode, we look at the factors that resulted in the dissolution of the PNIAI, what happened to the artists in the years that followed, and the group's ongoing legacy, today. Download the listening guide Hosted by Soleil Launière Produced by Ryan Barnett, Maia Foster-Sanchez and Nahka Bertrand Artwork by Caleb Ellison-Dysart Theme by Justin Delorme This series features interviews with Bonnie Devine, Greg A. Hill, Michelle LaVallee, Carmen Robertson, Pauline Beardy, Philip Gevi...
Among Equals | Breaking Glass
December 14, 2023 20:23 - 40 minutes - 55.1 MBIn this episode, Daphne, Jackson, Alex, Eddy, Carl, Joseph and Norval begin exhibiting together. And then, an idea starts to take form. The seven of them will form a collective; one of the first self-organized art activist groups in Canadian history. One of its main goals: to fight to establish a forum and the spaces for the voices and perspective of Indigenous artists. Download the listening guide Hosted by Soleil Launière Produced by Ryan Barnett, Maia Foster-Sanchez and Nahka Bertrand ...
Among Equals | Daphne's Place
December 07, 2023 23:17 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MBIn this episode, we meet Joseph Sanchez and Eddy Cobiness, and Daphne reconnects with her roots and opens her own little shop inspired by Andy Warhol's famed studio: The Factory. Download the listening guide Hosted by Soleil Launière Produced by Ryan Barnett, Maia Foster-Sanchez and Nahka Bertrand Artwork by Caleb Ellison-Dysart Theme by Justin Delorme This series features interviews with Bonnie Devine, Greg A. Hill, Michelle LaVallee, Carmen Robertson, Pauline Beardy, Philip Gevik, Co...
Among Equals | Indians at Expo 67
November 30, 2023 17:03 - 37 minutes - 51.5 MBIn this episode, we’re looking at the quiet aftermath of Norval Morrisseau's Pollock Gallery exhibition, and what happened next for First Nations artists in the wake of his celebrated debut, including the Indians of Canada Pavilion at Expo 67. Download the listening guide Hosted by Soleil Launière Produced by Ryan Barnett, Maia Foster-Sanchez and Nahka Bertrand Artwork by Caleb Ellison-Dysart Theme by Justin Delorme This series features interviews with Bonnie Devine, Greg A. Hill, Mich...
Introducing: Among Equals | A New Way of Seeing
November 22, 2023 07:15 - 30 minutes - 42.5 MBNorval Morrisseau explodes onto the Canadian art scene with his inaugural exhibit at Toronto's Pollock Gallery. Daphne Odjig nurtures her gift as a precocious visual artists, and struggles with her identity as an Indigenous woman in 1930s Parry Sound. Download the listening guide. Hosted by Soleil Launière Produced by Ryan Barnett, Maia Foster-Sanchez and Nahka Bertrand Artwork by Caleb Ellison-Dysart Theme by Justin Delorme This series features interviews with Bonnie Devine, Greg A. H...
COMING SOON: AMONG EQUALS
November 12, 2023 10:00 - 1 minute - 1.77 MB*COMING SOON* a new five-part series. Fifty years ago the Professional Native Indian Artists Incorporation (PNIAI) transformed the art world forever. As part of Indigenous activism happening across the Americas in the 1970s, the “Indian Group of 7” (as they were dubbed by the press at the time) asserted First Nations artistic expressions and self-determination in the face of forced assimilation policies. Their goals: encourage other First Nations artists to paint, create space in national a...
David Cronenberg | Twins
October 17, 2023 06:00 - 37 minutes - 51.5 MBIn our final episode on the life and work of filmmaker David Cronenberg, we're transported with The Fly, and seeing double with Dead Ringers. Where to find: Buster: A Life in Pictures Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/onceinhollywoodnorth Written and Produced by Ryan Barnett | Co-producer Sonia Gemmiti. Additional voices: Matt Barnett & Sonia Gemmiti. Special archival audio courtesy of Retrontario, CBC, Efrom Allen Follow us @knockaboutmedia on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM & TIK...
Special Announcement!
October 10, 2023 14:49 - 2 minutes - 44 MBIt's Canadian Thanksgiving, so we're taking this time to preview what's to come in Season 3. Where to find: Buster: A Life in Pictures Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/onceinhollywoodnorth Written and Produced by Ryan Barnett | Co-producer Sonia Gemmiti. Additional voices: Matt Barnett & Sonia Gemmiti. Special archival audio courtesy of Retrontario, CBC, Efrom Allen Follow us @knockaboutmedia on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM & TIKTOK Follow us @itsknockaboutmedia on FACEBOOK & ...
David Cronenberg | The New Flesh
October 03, 2023 18:57 - 30 minutes - 35.5 MBIn this episode, David uncovers the secrets behind Videodrome and has a brush with The Dead Zone! Where to find: Buster: A Life in Pictures Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/onceinhollywoodnorth Written and Produced by Ryan Barnett | Co-producer Sonia Gemmiti. Additional voices: Matt Barnett & Sonia Gemmiti. Special archival audio courtesy of Retrontario, CBC, Efrom Allen Follow us @knockaboutmedia on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM & TIKTOK Follow us @itsknockaboutmedia on FACEBO...
David Cronenberg | Breaking Through
September 26, 2023 06:00 - 26 minutes - 30.8 MBIn this episode, David uses his art to work through his divorce and custody battle. He releases THE BROOD on a unsuspecting public, and the quickly follows it up with SCANNERS, his first hit in America. Where to find: Buster: A Life in Pictures Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/onceinhollywoodnorth Written and Produced by Ryan Barnett | Co-producer Sonia Gemmiti. Additional voices: Matt Barnett & Sonia Gemmiti. Special archival audio courtesy of Retrontario, CBC, Efrom ...
David Cronenberg | Sex in the Snow
September 25, 2023 23:18 - 26 minutes - 30.7 MBIn this episode, David is raked over the coals for his film SHIVERS. Will he kowtow to critics and censors as he attempts to mount his sophomore effort, a horror picture called "Mosquitoes"? Where to find: Buster: A Life in Pictures Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/onceinhollywoodnorth Written and Produced by Ryan Barnett | Co-producer Sonia Gemmiti. Additional voices: Matt Barnett & Sonia Gemmiti. Special archival audio courtesy of Retrontario, CBC, Efrom Allen Follo...
David Cronenberg | How to Lose Friends and Alienate Funders
September 12, 2023 06:00 - 27 minutes - 31.1 MBIn this episode, David is back from the Cannes Film Festival and he has a fire in his belly to make movies. He pens the script for a horror film entitled Orgy of the Blood Parasites. But getting his picture funded proves harder than he thought. Where to find: Buster: A Life in Pictures Consider becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/onceinhollywoodnorth Written and Produced by Ryan Barnett | Co-producer Sonia Gemmiti. Additional voices: Matt Barnett & Sonia Gemmiti. Special archival ...
David Cronenberg | From the Drain
September 05, 2023 06:00 - 25 minutes - 29.2 MBDEAD RINGERS. THE FLY. VIDEODROME. SCANNERS. The films of David Cronenberg have delighted horror fans, grossed out audiences and challenged censors for the last five decades. His name was at one time cursed in the halls of parliament for using public film funding—Canadian tax dollars—to make movies like SHIVERS and RABID; films that earned him the moniker the “Baron of Blood.” They inspired controversy, but his films were profitable, and in Ottawa, just like in Hollywood, money talks. Once...
Season 2 | Coming September 5, 2023
August 24, 2023 06:00 - 30 seconds - 609 KBDEAD RINGERS. THE FLY. VIDEODROME. SCANNERS. The films of David Cronenberg have delighted horror fans, grossed out audiences and challenged censors for the last five decades. His name was at one time cursed in the halls of parliament for using public film funding—Canadian tax dollars—to make movies like SHIVERS and RABID; films that earned him the moniker the “Baron of Blood.” They inspired controversy, but his films were profitable, and in Ottawa, just like in Hollywood, money talks. Once ...
COMING SEPTEMBER 29: THE STORY OF A NATIONAL CRIME
September 28, 2022 09:30 - 1 minute - 1.28 MBPeter Henderson Bryce was a medical doctor, civil servant and public health expert. In 1907, after surveying 35 residential schools, he submitted a report to the Department of Indian Affairs detailing clear connections between Residential Schools, tuberculosis and high student mortality rates. His recommendations fell on deaf ears and would not be revealed publicly until he was forced to retire. Fifteen years after his initial report, he published an 18-page “appeal for justice”—a pamphlet c...
Also from Knockabout Media: THE STORY OF A NATIONAL CRIME
September 28, 2022 09:30 - 1 minute - 1.28 MBPeter Henderson Bryce was a medical doctor, civil servant and public health expert. In 1907, after surveying 35 residential schools, he submitted a report to the Department of Indian Affairs detailing clear connections between Residential Schools, tuberculosis and high student mortality rates. His recommendations fell on deaf ears and would not be revealed publicly until he was forced to retire. Fifteen years after his initial report, he published an 18-page “appeal for justice”—a pamphlet c...
Trailer: The Story of a National Crime
August 12, 2022 14:25 - 1 minute - 1.51 MBPeter Henderson Bryce was a medical doctor, civil servant and public health expert. In 1907, after surveying 35 residential schools, he submitted a report to the Department of Indian Affairs detailing the connection between the residential school system, disease and the high rate of mortality among students. His calls to action fell on deaf ears. Bryce’s findings would remain suppressed until he left public service. Fifteen years after his initial report, he published an 18-page “appeal for ...
An Interview with Kids in the Hall writer Paul Bellini
May 30, 2022 03:29 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MB**Warning** This episode contains language that some may find offensive. BONUS: In this episode, I have a conversation with the man in the towel, the legend, an "interesting physical specimen": Paul Bellini. We talk about the early days of the troupe, working as a writer on the show, and origins of the Touch Bellini contest. Where to find: Buster: A Life in Pictures Sponsor Link: https://www.audibletrial.com/hollywoodnorthpod Watch the entire Kids in the Hall series on Amazon Prime. Tr...
An Interview with Kids in the Hall biographer John Semley
May 19, 2022 17:23 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBBONUS: In this episode, I have a conversation with John Semley, author of This is a Book About the Kids in the Hall. We talk about each member of the troupe, the legacy of their show and their post-troupe careers. Where to find: Buster: A Life in Pictures Sponsor Link: https://www.audibletrial.com/hollywoodnorthpod Watch the entire Kids in the Hall series on Amazon Prime. Try Prime for 30 days by using our link: https://amzn.to/3FbEcKR Written and Produced by Ryan Barnett | Co-producer ...
Kids in the Hall | Brain Drain
May 12, 2022 17:55 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBS1, E6: In this episode, the Kids in the Hall embark on making their feature film debut. They struggle to stay together as a troupe as opportunities begin to spring up for them as individuals. Where to find: Buster: A Life in Pictures Sponsor Link: https://www.audibletrial.com/hollywoodnorthpod Watch the entire Kids in the Hall series on Amazon Prime. Try Prime for 30 days by using our link: https://amzn.to/3FbEcKR Written and Produced by Ryan Barnett | Co-producer Sonia Gemmiti. Additi...
Kids in the Hall: Brain Drain
May 12, 2022 17:55 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBS1, E6: In this episode, the Kids in the Hall embark on making their feature film debut. They struggle to stay together as a troupe as opportunities begin to spring up for them as individuals. Sponsor Link: https://www.audibletrial.com/hollywoodnorthpod Watch the entire Kids in the Hall series on Amazon Prime. Try Prime for 30 days by using our link: https://amzn.to/3FbEcKR Written and Produced by Ryan Barnett | Co-producer Sonia Gemmiti. Additional voices: Matt Barnett & Sonia Gemmiti...
The Kids in the Hall: Screw You Taxpayers
April 27, 2022 22:53 - 33 minutes - 31.2 MBS1, E5: In this episode, Kids in the Hall is in full swing on HBO and CBC. The guys are beginning to gain notoriety, and rub elbows with celebrities. Then, a network shakeup threatens to upset the apple cart. Watch the entire Kids in the Hall series on Amazon Prime. Try Prime for 30 days by using our link: https://amzn.to/3FbEcKR Reading/Viewing List: Kids in the Hall: Complete Series https://amzn.to/3s5CCow One Dumb Guy by Paul Meyers https://amzn.to/3MK4UNw This Book Is a Book abo...
The Kids in the Hall | The Atomic Particles of Your Tax Dollars
April 27, 2022 22:53 - 36 minutes - 32.3 MBS1, E5: In this episode, Kids in the Hall is in full swing on HBO and CBC. The guys are beginning to gain notoriety, and rub elbows with celebrities. Then, a network shakeup threatens to upset the apple cart. Where to find: Buster: A Life in Pictures Sponsor Link: https://www.audibletrial.com/hollywoodnorthpod Watch the entire Kids in the Hall series on Amazon Prime. *Content Advisory* This episode includes an archival excerpt from a sketch featuring a white actor in Yellowface. Try Pr...
The Kids in the Hall: "The Atomic Particles of Your Tax Dollars"
April 27, 2022 22:53 - 36 minutes - 32.3 MBS1, E5: In this episode, Kids in the Hall is in full swing on HBO and CBC. The guys are beginning to gain notoriety, and rub elbows with celebrities. Then, a network shakeup threatens to upset the apple cart. Sponsor Link: https://www.audibletrial.com/hollywoodnorthpod Watch the entire Kids in the Hall series on Amazon Prime. *Content Advisory* This episode includes an archival excerpt from a sketch featuring a white actor in Yellowface. Try Prime for 30 days by using our link: https://...
The Kids in the Hall: "Screw You Taxpayers"
April 27, 2022 22:53 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MB*Content Advisory* This episode includes an archival excerpt from a sketch featuring a white actor in Yellowface. S1, E5: In this episode, Kids in the Hall is in full swing on HBO and CBC. The guys are beginning to gain notoriety, and rub elbows with celebrities. Then, a network shakeup threatens to upset the apple cart. Sponsor Link: https://www.audibletrial.com/hollywoodnorthpod Watch the entire Kids in the Hall series on Amazon Prime. Try Prime for 30 days by using our link: https://amzn...
The Kids in the Hall: Guys in Dresses
March 31, 2022 04:12 - 22 minutes - 21.2 MBS1, E4: In this episode, the Kids await the premiere of their HBO special, hoping it will lead to bigger things. Special archival audio courtesy of Retrontario. The Kids in the Hall series is available now on Amazon Prime. Sponsor Link: https://www.audibletrial.com/hollywoodnorthpod Watch the entire Kids in the Hall series on Amazon Prime. Try Prime for 30 days by using our link: https://amzn.to/3FbEcKR Written and Produced by Ryan Barnett. Additional voices: Matt Barnett, Susan Passm...
Kids in the Hall | Guys in Dresses
March 31, 2022 04:12 - 22 minutes - 21.2 MBS1, E4: In this episode, the Kids await the premiere of their HBO special, hoping it will lead to bigger things. Special archival audio courtesy of Retrontario. The Kids in the Hall series is available now on Amazon Prime. Where to find: Buster: A Life in Pictures Sponsor Link: https://www.audibletrial.com/hollywoodnorthpod Watch the entire Kids in the Hall series on Amazon Prime. Try Prime for 30 days by using our link: https://amzn.to/3FbEcKR Written and Produced by Ryan Barnett. Add...
The Beatles in Canada : From the Vault of Canadian History Ehx
January 11, 2022 20:28 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBWe’re still a couple of weeks away with the continuation in our five-part story on The Kids in the Hall. In the meantime, here is an episode here for you from one of our friends in podcasting: Craig Baird at Canadian History Ehx. After watching Get Back, I thought it was a fun time to revisit this episode of Canadian History Ehx from August of 2020, in which Craig details The Beatles’ history in Canada. Beginning with a stop in Winnipeg in August 1964 to their last concert in Canada in A...
Long Live the New Flesh : Series 2 Trailer
December 28, 2021 16:43 - 4 minutes - 4.1 MBIt's the holidays and we're taking a beat. But we do come with gifts, nevertheless: a trailer for series 2, coming soon. David Cronenberg: The First Decade. Follow us @knockaboutmedia on TWITTER & INSTAGRAM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Kids in the Hall | Is America Ready for the Kids in the Hall?
December 14, 2021 21:54 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBS1, E3: In this episode, the Kids find themselves apart. Bruce and Mark are in New York working as writers for SNL, while the other three tour Southern Ontario with Second City. But not all is going well. Their secret sauce may just be in performing together -- they just need to figure out how to stay together. Where to find: Buster: A Life in Pictures Sponsor Link: https://www.audibletrial.com/hollywoodnorthpod Watch the entire Kids in the Hall series on Amazon Prime. Try Prime for 30 d...
The Kids in the Hall: Is America Ready for the Kids in the Hall?
December 14, 2021 21:54 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBS1, E3: In this episode, the Kids find themselves apart. Bruce and Mark are in New York working as writers for SNL, while the other three tour Southern Ontario with Second City. But not all is going well. Their secret sauce may just be in performing together -- they just need to figure out how to stay together. Sponsor Link: https://www.audibletrial.com/hollywoodnorthpod Watch the entire Kids in the Hall series on Amazon Prime. Try Prime for 30 days by using our link: https://amzn.to/3FbE...
The Kids in the Hall: Fast Times at The Rivoli
December 14, 2021 21:52 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MBS1, E2: In this episode, the Kids are together, performing as a group in the back room of The Rivoli on Toronto's Queen West. But will they stay together as they catch the eye of a talent scout from Saturday Night Live? Sponsor Link: https://www.audibletrial.com/hollywoodnorthpod Watch the entire Kids in the Hall series on Amazon Prime. Try Prime for 30 days by using our link: https://amzn.to/3FbEcKR Written and Produced by Ryan Barnett. Additional voices: Matt Barnett, Susan Passmore & ...
Kids in the Hall | Fast Times at The Rivoli
December 14, 2021 21:52 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MBS1, E2: In this episode, the Kids are together, performing as a group in the back room of The Rivoli on Toronto's Queen West. But will they stay together as they catch the eye of a talent scout from Saturday Night Live? Where to find: Buster: A Life in Pictures Sponsor Link: https://www.audibletrial.com/hollywoodnorthpod Watch the entire Kids in the Hall series on Amazon Prime. Try Prime for 30 days by using our link: https://amzn.to/3FbEcKR Written and Produced by Ryan Barnett. Additio...
The Kids in the Hall: Origin Stories
December 14, 2021 21:48 - 22 minutes - 21.2 MBS1, E1: In this episode, we're focusing on the days before the Kids were the Kids. How did Kevin meet Dave? How did Bruce meet Mark? And where did Scott enter the picture? It's origin stories galore as we look back at the Canadian improv comedy scenes of the early 1980s. Sponsor Link: https://www.audibletrial.com/hollywoodnorthpod Watch the entire Kids in the Hall series on Amazon Prime. Try Prime for 30 days by using our link: https://amzn.to/3FbEcKR Special archival audio courtesy of ...
Kids in the Hall | Origin Stories
December 14, 2021 21:48 - 22 minutes - 21.2 MBS1, E1: In this episode, we're focusing on the days before the Kids were the Kids. How did Kevin meet Dave? How did Bruce meet Mark? And where did Scott enter the picture? It's origin stories galore as we look back at the Canadian improv comedy scenes of the early 1980s. Where to find: Buster: A Life in Pictures Sponsor Link: https://www.audibletrial.com/hollywoodnorthpod Watch the entire Kids in the Hall series on Amazon Prime. Try Prime for 30 days by using our link: https://amzn.to/3...
Promo: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood North
October 26, 2021 17:41 - 1 minute - 938 KBFollow! Subscribe! Once Upon a Time in Hollywood North is dropping next Tuesday, November 2, 2021. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood North is new podcast in which we deep dive into the history behind your favorite Canadian Content. In each series, author and producer Ryan Barnett tackles big topics like tax shelter film-making, the disappearance of Casey and Finnegan, the meteoric rise of a little girl from Charlemagne, Quebec to her eventual throne atop the world. And that’s just the tip...
PREVIEW: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood North
October 05, 2021 15:55 - 3 minutes - 2.88 MBOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood North is new podcast in which we deep dive into the history behind your favorite Canadian Content. In each series, author and producer Ryan Barnett tackles big topics like tax shelter film-making, the disappearance of Casey and Finnegan, the meteoric rise of a little girl from Charlemagne, Quebec to her eventual throne atop the world. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Season 1 is dedicated to The Kids in the Hall; the history behind this sketch comedy t...