IATSE 891 Presents: Apple Box Talks

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IATSE 891 presents Apple Box Talks, the podcast where we talk to the artists, technicians, and stakeholders that make up the BC motion picture industry. From prep to post and everything in between, we are the union behind entertainment. Pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk!

  1. Kayleigh Truman, IATSE Local One and Ph.D. Student

    JAN 29

    Kayleigh Truman, IATSE Local One and Ph.D. Student

    **WARNING: This podcast features topics that may be distressing for some listeners. Listener discretion is advised.** Welcome to Season 3 of Apple Box Talks! Our first guest is IATSE Local One member, Kayleigh Truman. Currently a Ph.D. student studying Labor and Industrial relations, Kayleigh is a mental health first aid instructor, and proud activist based in New York City.  Currently working on their second Master's thesis titled, "Three Identities in a Trenchcoat. How Neurodivergent Entertainment Workers Navigate the Entertainment Industry," Kayleigh is a big proponent of labour education and has developed multiple mental health workshops based on their research. Pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk! If you or someone you know needs mental health support, please see the following resources: Suicide Crisis Helpline — Call or text 9-8-8 BC Crisis Centre — Call 1-800-784-2433 Talk Suicide Canada  — Call 1-833-456-4566 or Text 45645 Trans Lifeline (operators are all transgender) — Call 1-877-330-6366 Indian Residential School Survivors Society —  Call 1-800-721-0066 or 1-866-925-4419 891 members and their families can access free mental health counselling anytime through the Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) — call 1-800-667-0993 or request services online here

    42 min
  2. Sussanne Skidmore, BC Federation of Labour President

    12/19/2025

    Sussanne Skidmore, BC Federation of Labour President

    The newest episode of our Apple Box Talks podcast welcomes BC Federation of Labour President Sussanne Skidmore. Elected as the BCFED President in 2022, Sussanne is a well-established labour leader in our province, and joins us on the Apple Box to talk about the importance of labour education and building capacity and community in the labour movement.Disclaimer: This episode was recorded prior to the BCGEU and PEA reaching their tentative collective agreements.

    42 min
  3. Karen Ranalletta, CUPE BC President

    11/27/2025

    Karen Ranalletta, CUPE BC President

    "If you're not at the table...you're on the menu." Our newest guest on the Apple Box Talks podcast shows what it means to walk the talk in the union world, as we welcome CUPE BC President Karen Ranalletta. No stranger to union leadership, Karen also served three terms as CUPE BC General Vice-President, and four terms as President of CUPE 2950, while sitting on several other boards and committees. To hear about what it means to show up in the labour world, pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk!

    54 min
  4. Winnie Luk, Disability Screen Office Executive Director

    10/30/2025

    Winnie Luk, Disability Screen Office Executive Director

    "Universal design is really putting a lens of bringing everyone along with us on this journey...it is really truly thinking that everyone in the sector has value." With 30 years of experience as an advocate and activist for accessibility rights, Winnie Luk was appointed in June 2023 as the Disability Screen Office's inaugural Executive Director. She joins us today to share some of the inspirational work she has done to raise awareness for accessibility rights in the motion picture industry. Pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk!

    59 min
  5. S2: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

    09/29/2025

    S2: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

    Please see the following resources to honour the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Listen to the Woven Spirit: Threads of Wisdom podcast – an Indian Residential School Survivors Society Podcast episode. The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation has free education opportunities available. Here on Apple Box Talks, we interviewed residential school survivor Bruce Allan in September 2022, and City of Burnaby Director of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Mikelle Sasakamoose earlier this year for National Indigenous Peoples Day. The BC Federation of Labour has released a statement on the importance of reconciliation, which you can read here. NDTR events taking place on September 30: Lower Mainland: Grandview Park Community Event hosted by Vancouver Aboriginal Health Society and Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society; National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Empowering Voices Through Art Workshops – in partnership with Place des Arts; Walking Together – Truth & Reconciliation Day at Burnaby Village Museum. Whistler/Squamish: Skwxwú7mesh and Líl̓wat7úl Cultural Centre National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event. Online: Remembering the Children: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – live broadcast from Parliament Hill in Ottawa, 12:00 pm PST (via CBC).

    1 min
  6. Carole Griffin & Sam Stroman, Award-Winning 891 Costume Members

    09/25/2025

    Carole Griffin & Sam Stroman, Award-Winning 891 Costume Members

    Today, we welcome to the Apple Box two award-winning members of the 891 Costume Department, Carole Griffin and Sam Stroman! Carole and Sam were both part of the hugely successful production Shōgun, with Emmy and CAFTCAD awards among their individual accolades. They join us behind the mic to talk about their Shōgun experiences and motion picture journeys. Pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk!

    49 min
  7. Rob Ashton, ILWU Canada President

    08/21/2025

    Rob Ashton, ILWU Canada President

    **WARNING: This podcast contains some coarse language. Listener discretion is advised.** With workers' rights and the labour movement in the news at the federal level, and with Labour Day on the horizon, we're joined on the Apple Box by ILWU Canada President, and prominent labour community voice, Rob Ashton. First elected Vice President of ILWU Canada in 2012, Rob became President in 2016, and now represents 17,000 workers in BC and Saskatchewan. Also serving as a Vice President for the BC Federation of Labour, Rob sits down to talk to us about what it means to show up in the union world. Pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk!

    51 min
  8. Barbara Lee, Vancouver Asian Film Festival Founder

    07/17/2025

    Barbara Lee, Vancouver Asian Film Festival Founder

    "The work that we do is just talking about our value and our worth...supporting and empowering and elevating the Asian diaspora and the racialized diaspora in North America. And I'm not gonna wait for you to say that what we bring is valuable because we know we're valuable." Today on the Apple Box we're joined by local activist, advocate, and artist Barbara Lee. Barbara has been an inspirational voice in BC's motion picture community, advocating for racial equity and representation at every level of production. She founded the Vancouver Asian Film Festival, which celebrates its 29th year in 2025, and leads both the Racial Equity Screen Office and the East by Northwest Global Creative Summit. Pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk! Click here for the podcast transcription.

    41 min
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IATSE 891 presents Apple Box Talks, the podcast where we talk to the artists, technicians, and stakeholders that make up the BC motion picture industry. From prep to post and everything in between, we are the union behind entertainment. Pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk!

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