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New Music 2024: Conversations with Red Output and Living Room for Small
Guest host @allisondyjach chats with Kitchener punk-rockers @redoutput about releasing their first new single in 2 years, "Rafters," and they look back at the incredib...
Shain Shapiro on how MUSIC can make your city better
Join host Danielle Deveau, live from the SDG Idea Factory in Kitchener, for this music cities talk featuring Shain Shapiro (author of This Must be the Place: How Music...
Discussion about the Theatre Scene w/ MARIA COLONESCU, STEVEN ELLIOTT JACKSON, and CIARAN MYERS
Host Danielle Deveau chats with playwrights Maria Colonescu, Steven Elliott Jackson, and Ciaran Myers about:-how they found careers in theatre-what it’s like working i...
Interview with DARRYN DOULL (Curator at KWAG) and AMY SMOKE (O:SE KENHIONHATA:TIE Organizer)
This week on Midtown Conversations, host Danielle Deveau visits KWAG for a tour of the new exhibition SOS: A Story of Survival, Part II - The Body.Curator Darryn Doull...
Interview with STEPHEN PREECE, founder of The Jazz Room in Waterloo
Host Danielle Deveau interviews STEPHEN PREECE, President of the Grand River Jazz Society and founder of The Jazz Room in Waterloo, Ontario.We talk about: -how The Jaz...
Danny Michel Discusses New Album 'Ghost Town'
Host Danielle Deveau chats with Danny Michel about his new album: Ghost Town.Interview discusses:the process of writing and recording this album (spoiler: it was reall...
Cities Panel: KW's Contentions Issues w/ Melissa Bowman and Sarah Marsh
In this clip from Midtown Conversations, host Danielle Deveau sits down with KW city builders Melissa Bowman and Sarah Marsh to discuss some of the most contentious is...
Danielle Deveau in Conversation with KW writer and radio host CORAL ANDREWS
In this episode of Midtown Conversations, host Danielle Deveau is joined by local author, music historian, and CKWR radio host Coral Andrews for a feature conversation.
Community Fridge KW: Organizer Kamil Ahmed talks to Matt Rappolt importance of MUTUAL AID in KW
In this episode of Midtown Conversations, host Matt Rappolt sits down with community activist Kamil Ahmed, one of the organizers Community Fridge KW. Kamil talks about...
Neighbourhood Character: Midtown Radio Cities Panel with Mellisa Bowman, Sam Nabi, and Alex Glass
Host Danielle Deveau discusses "Neighbourhood Character" with our Cities Panel. What is it? It is a reasonable concept for planning conversations? With guests Melissa ...
Interview with Mike Morrice (MP Kitchener-Centre) in Willow River Park
Danielle Deveau interviews Mike Morrice (MP Kitchener-Centre) about what he has seen and heard in his community this summer, and what he hopes to achieve when he retur...
Barriers and Benefits: Melissa Bowman talks with Brooklin Wallis about Local Politics and Running for Council as a Trans Person
Melissa Bowman of the "Citified" local politics blog catches up with activist and municipal council candidate Brooklin Wallis. Wallis is running to represent ward 10 i...
Our Changing City: Midtown Radio Cities Panel with Melissa Bowman, Sam Nabi, and Alex Glass
In this episode of Midtown Conversations, producer Danielle Deveau chats with our cities panel about the changes that we have seen over the past decade living and work...
Then & Now: CycleWR's Emily Slofstra on cycling attitudes and infrastructure
In 2019, Sean Geobey interviewed Emily about cycling in Midtown KW. Last week, Danielle Deveau caught up with Emily again to find out what has changed in regional cycl...
Interviews from the Archives: Green Party Candidate Mike Morrice in 2019
This Saturday on Midtown Conversations, we dig into the archives for this 2019 interview with Mike Morrice (MP, Kitchener-Centre). Mike was one of the very first guest...
Living Below the Line
Danielle Deveau interviews playwright Catherine Frid, musician Mary Abdel-Malek Neil, and performer Carolyn Brochu. Their play Living Below the Line (Watercourse Theat...
Interview with Mary Neil from KW Junk Music about her album launch
In this episode of Midtown Conversations Danielle Deveau chats with local community artists Mary Abdel-Malek Neil from KW Junk Music about her newest recording project...
Chey Bholla interviews Jack Cooper about "Sounds Good to Me" Songwriting Series
Midtown Radio producer Chey Bholla sits down with KW songwriter Jack Cooper to talk about his new songwriting series "Sounds Good to Me" and the local music scene in K...
CRACKING the Canadian Comedy Scene w/ Ashwyn Singh
Ashwyn Singh moved from India to Waterloo to attend U of W and now he's making big moves to break into the world of stand up comedy. He's been travelling across Canada...
World Radio Day 2022: David Harmes Interviews the BBC's David Bailey
To celebrate World Radio Day 2022, host David Harmes chats with BBC broadcast journalist David Bailey about radio memories, community radio production, and the future ...
Becoming a First Time Canadian Voter w/ Sobhi Kiblawi
Join host Maya Kanana as she talks with Sobhi Kiblawi, a proud new Canadian who immigrated to Canada in 2015, finally became a Canadian citizen in December 2020, and h...
Building a BETTER TENT CITY w/ ABTC Co-Founder Jeff Wilmer
Join host Matt Rappolt as he talks with "A Better Tent City" co-founder Jeff Wilmer about the creation of Waterloo Region's first tiny home supportive community. Jeff ...
Peeking into "THE SICK BOX" w/ KW Author Matthew Fries
When Matthew Fries was young he wanted to grow up to play Major League Baseball in the summer and publish fiction during the winters. Now, with the release of his debu...
Being a CROISSANT-repreneur in KW w/ Mira Henderson of Ghost Light Café
Mira Henderson is the owner and head baker of the uber-popular Ghost Light Café in Midtown, KW, which specializes in fresh baked croissants. She is also completing her...
PAINTING during a Pandemic w/ Local Watercolour Artist Candice Leyland
Tune in to hear host Allison Dyjach's conversation with KW watercolour artist Candice Leyland. Candice discuss her "en plein air" style of painting, how her art classe...
Interview with Mary Neil, founder of KW Junk Music
Interview with Mary Abdel-Malek Neil.
Envisioning a 'Waterloo Science Centre' w/ Tobi Day Hamilton of Launch Waterloo
Is there a place for a dedicated science centre in Waterloo region? Toby Day Hamilton joins host Matthew Rappolt to discuss how Launch Waterloo is hoping to bring that...
Discovering Local Little Libraries w/ Dinah Murdoch of KW Little Free Diverse Libraries (Part 2)
Can little free libraries help combat racism? Join Matthew Rappolt as he chats with Dinah Murdoch, founder of the KW Little Free Diverse Libraries, about how those lit...
Discovering Local Little Libraries w/ Dinah Murdoch of KW Little Free Diverse Libraries (Part 1)
Can little free libraries help combat racism? Join Matthew Rappolt as he chats with Dinah Murdoch, founder of the KW Little Free Diverse Libraries, about how those lit...