This Is Dynamite

Mythili G

The show about things that blow up, metaphorically. Big deals and bad ideas. Season 2 is about people who "hate" each other. Season 1 was about the BC mental health system followed through Riverview Mental Hospital.

Episodes

  1. Aug 20

    Vincent Van Gogh & Paul Gauguin PART 2

    Things go south in the South of France. Music by BlackTrendMusic from the Free Music Archive. SPECIAL SPECIAL THANKS TO MR. CAM DRYSDALE! I forgot to say it in the episode.

    Vincent Van Gogh & Paul Gauguin PART 2

  2. Jul 14

    Vincent Van Gogh & Paul Gauguin PART 1

    Vincent Van Gogh was the troubled one, Paul Gauguin was rugged. Vincent was the sweet, ahead-of-his-time bipolar sufferer; Paul the hedonistic predator. Or were they? Over two episodes, we follow the debacle of their short time living and painting together in 1889. Music by BlackTrendMusic from the Free Music Archive.

    Vincent Van Gogh & Paul Gauguin PART 1

  3. Jun 2

    Joan Crawford & Bette Davis

    Did they hate each other? Was the feud just another act they performed because they knew we liked it? This month we're talking about charm queen Joan Crawford (or Lucille LeSueur, as I confusingly refer to her during the episode, in a misguided effort to give her identity back to her) and sharp-as-nails red carpet regular Bette Davis. Music by Johnathon M. Horner, from the Free Music Archive.

    Joan Crawford & Bette Davis

  4. May 16

    Established Revolutionaries

    "A vision comes alive when everyone sees where his or her contribution makes a difference." (- Ken Blanchard) This month we have a proper sit-down talk-to with early MPA member Avi Dolgin about the 70s, psychiatric control, and how street drugs apparently make tasty chicken stuffing. Music by Vlad Annenkov, from the Free Music Archive.

    Established Revolutionaries

  5. May 5

    Blue Skies & Rose Gardens

    JULY 31, 2026: UPDATE A BC judge has deemed 'deemed consent' unconstitutional. CBC article. A no-thinking piece from me, -- Music by Vlad Annenkov, from the Free Music Archive. Sources and further reading: https://madnesscanada.com Documentary "The Inmates Are Running The Asylum" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwyaRU1svrA)"In A Nutshell" Issues (https://madnesscanada.com/mpa-in-a-nutshell-collection-1971-1981/)NFB Documentary "Mental Patient's Association" (https://www.nfb.ca/film/mental_patients_association/) Vancouver City Archives Coquitlam City Archives Coquitlam Heritage Museum Riverview Horticultural Society Vancouver Sun Backlog The Province Backlog Collecting Riverview (https://www.coquitlam.ca/DocumentCenter/View/7413/Collecting-Riverview-) Riverview Hospital: A Legacy of Care and Compassion (https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e34ed207332cf46d561c2da/t/638977a93bf83439023bd24e/1669953470122/Riverview+Hospital_History.pdf) Referenced literature: I Never Promised You A Rose Garden (Joanne Greenberg) "Having It Out With Melancholy" (Jane Kenyon)

    Blue Skies & Rose Gardens

  6. Mar 12

    Hospital of the Mind

    Music by Vlad Annenkov, from the Free Music Archive. Look at Part 2 of this series (coming soon) for citations and acknowledgements. Forgive the volume changes - future uploads will be more scrupulous!

    Hospital of the Mind
  • 6 Episodes

About

The show about things that blow up, metaphorically. Big deals and bad ideas. Season 2 is about people who "hate" each other. Season 1 was about the BC mental health system followed through Riverview Mental Hospital.

Information

  • Creator
    Mythili G
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © This Is Dynamite 2026
  • Show Website
    This Is Dynamite