The Public

Kevin Caners

The Public is a program exploring arts & contemporary society through in-depth conversations with today's most compelling thinkers, writers, artists and public personalities. Hosted by Kevin Caners for CIUT 89.5 FM, out of The University of Toronto.

  1. 2015-03-16

    Ben Lerner - 10:04, A Novel on the Very Edge of Fiction

    An interview with poet and award-winning novelist Ben Lerner about his gripping new book 10:04. On anxiety for the future, the importance of imagination, and why the line between fiction and reality is blurrier than we might suppose.

    1 hr

  2. 2015-01-15

    Noam Chomsky talks Climate Change & His Message to the Future

    A new interview with world-renowned intellectual Noam Chomsky. In this conversation Chomsky reflects on the challenge to humanity posed by climate change, what ordinary citizens can do to combat it, and shares some of the lessons he's gleaned from his life including what his advice would be for present and future generations concerned about the fate of the planet. "It’s urgent for those who have the most privilege, the most opportunity, the greatest advantages, to be in the forefront instead of in the rear in trying to impede what is likely to be a serious catastrophe”

    25 min

  3. 2014-11-03

    Michael Crummey, Exploring A Changing Way of Life in Newfoundland

    Award-winning Canadian author Michael Crummey has just come out with his latest novel 'Sweetland' which tells the story of one man's response to the resettlement of his small struggling Newfoundland community. What results is a fascinating meditation on death, resilience, and a way of life that is rapidly disappearing. In this wide-ranging conversation with Michael Crummey, we talk about the birth of his new novel, the complicated changes Newfoundland society is going through, and what the idea of 'home' means in the 21st century.

    57 min

  4. 2014-10-05

    David Carr: on Journalism, Addiction, and the Changing Media Landscape

    New York Times columnist David Carr has become one of the most insightful reporters of what is happening within the world of media and journalism today. From Glenn Greenwald and the NSA revelations, to the struggles of mid-size newspapers, to his own turbulent past with addiction, our wide-ranging conversation with David Carr.

    58 min

  5. 2013-10-21

    The Public - Alexander Maksik, 'A Marker to Measure Drift'

    Author Alexander Maksik has recently released his second novel called A Marker to Measure Drift. It tells the story of Jacqueline, a young liberian woman who has fled the civil war engulfing her country, and is now haunted by the memory of the trauma in her recent past. Alexander Maksik has written for publications including Harper's, The New York Times Magazine, and Slate, we speak about isolation, facing reality, and how one deals with trauma.

    56 min

  6. 2013-09-20

    The Public - David Suzuki, A Life Spent Communicating Science

    David Suzuki is not only one of Canada's best known environmentalists and scientists, he is also one of this country's most distinguished broadcasters. The longtime host of The Nature Of Things speaks about his life, his early days as a scientist, the importance of public broadcasting, and why communicating science to the general public is so essential.

    58 min
  7. The Public - Ralph Nader, Life as an Outspoken Citizen

    2013-08-21

    The Public - Ralph Nader, Life as an Outspoken Citizen

    This week a conversation with renowned progressive political icon Ralph Nader. In the interview Nader reflects on the four decades he's spent working as a consumer advocate and outspoken public figure, the current state of American democracy (including why things were better under Nixon than they are under Obama), and speaks to the challenges facing our society moving forward.

    39 min

  8. 2013-08-06

    The Public - Filmmaker Alan Zweig reflects on the art of living in '15 Reasons To Live'

    This week, a conversation with Toronto Filmmaker Alan Zweig about his new documentary 15 Reasons To Live, in which through fifteen separate chapters and personal portraits he reflects on the various facets of the human experience that make life worth living, from Love and Work to Humour and Friendship. A touching meditation on the art of living, and the aspects of the human experience that our lives meaning.

    45 min
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The Public is a program exploring arts & contemporary society through in-depth conversations with today's most compelling thinkers, writers, artists and public personalities. Hosted by Kevin Caners for CIUT 89.5 FM, out of The University of Toronto.

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  • Creator
    Kevin Caners
  • Years Active
    2012 - 2015
  • Episodes
    32
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Kevin Caners
  • Show Website
    The Public

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