Best Nathan Whitlock Podcasts (2025)

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Jason Logan 29:43

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My guest on this episode is Jason Logan. Jason is an artist, graphic designer, and ink maker, and the founder of the Toronto Ink Company. He is the author of the books If We Ever Break Up, This Is My Book, iGeneration, Festus, and Make Ink: A Forager's Guide to Natural Inkmaking. He is the subject of the 2022 documentary The Colour of Ink, which pr…

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Into the Labyrinth: The Mything Exhibit Pt. 8 40:25

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Marcus enters the Minotaur’s labyrinth, where only sound can guide him through its dangerous paths... Join our Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/user?u=108696384⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Share your theories on our Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/JB7YnAHJXj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get a silly shirt on our me…

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Glenn Dixon 22:32

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My guest on this episode is Glenn Dixon. Glenn is an author and former educator whose work has appeared in National Geographic, the New York Post, The Globe and Mail, The Walrus, and Psychology Today. His books include the travel memoirs Tripping the World Fantastic, Pilgrim in the Palace of Words, and Juliet’s Answer, which was a national bestsell…

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Sunken Evidence: The Mything Exhibit Pt. 7 30:10

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Marcus reports a tragedy to Selene, nearly makes a terrible mistake (again), and learns that this mystery goes deeper than a mere disappearance. Join our Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/user?u=108696384⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Share your theories on our Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/JB7YnAHJXj⁠…

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Aviva Rubin 29:51

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My guest on this episode is Aviva Rubin. Aviva is an author and essayist whose work has appeared in the New York Times, the Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, and Toronto Life, amongst other places. She is the author of the memoirs Tomorrow was Always Too Late For Me and Lost and Found in Lymphomaland. Her most recent book is the novel WHITE, published by…

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Puzzle of the Petrified: The Mything Exhibit Pt. 6 31:22

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Marcus solves the riddle of the roof. Join our Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/user?u=108696384⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Share your theories on our Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/JB7YnAHJXj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get a silly shirt on our merch store: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://murdermuseumpod.threadless.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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Anne Michaels 28:27

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My guest on this special live episode is Anne Michaels. Anne is an internationally award-winning novelist whose books have been translated into more than forty-five languages. She is the winner of the Orange Prize, the Guardian Fiction Prize, the Commonwealth Poetry Prize, the Trillium Book Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship, and has been shortliste…

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Steve Paikin 32:19

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My guest on this episode is Steve Paikin. Steve is an author, journalist, and broadcaster who hosted TVO’s nightly current affairs show The Agenda for 19 years, until that show ended earlier this summer. He is an officer of the Order of Canada, a member of the Order of Ontario, and the author of eight books. His most recent book, John Turner: An In…

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The Diminotaur: The Mything Exhibit Pt. 5 32:19

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Marcus speaks with The Minotaur and nearly kills Pocket Watson-- again. Join our Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/user?u=108696384⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Share your theories on our Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/JB7YnAHJXj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get a silly shirt on our merch store: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://murdermuseump…

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Valérie Bah 26:58

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My guest on this episode is Valérie Bah. Valérie is a multidisciplinary Québécois artist, filmmaker, documentarian, photographer, and writer whose first book was the collection The Rage Letters, translated from the French and published by Metonymy Press. Valérie’s most recent book is their first novel (and first book in English) Subterrane. That bo…

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Poolside with Achilles: The Mything Exhibit Pt. 4 32:12

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Marcus's search for Euryale continues. He chats with Achilles, who turns out to be quite the heel. Join our Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/user?u=108696384⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Share your theories on our Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/JB7YnAHJXj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get a silly shirt on our merch store: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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Leanne Toshiko Simpson 30:14

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My guest on this episode is Leanne Toshiko Simpson. Leanne is an author and educator who co-founded a reflective writing program at Canada’s largest mental health hospital and teaches at the University of Toronto. Her debut is the novel Never Been Better, published by HarperCollins Canada in 2024. That book recently won the KOBO Emerging Writer Pri…

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Meet Heracles: The Mything Exhibit Part 3 27:57

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Gathering more information in his quest to find Euryale, Marcus chats with THE Heracles. The man. The myth. The legend. Join our Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/user?u=108696384⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Share your theories on our Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/JB7YnAHJXj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get a silly shirt on our merc…

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Natalie Zina Walschots 25:12

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My guest on this episode is Natalie Zina Walschots. Natalie is an author, game designer and journalist whose books include two poetry collections, DOOM: Love Poems for Supervillains and Thumbscrews. Her most recent book is the novel Hench, published by HarperCollins in 2021. That book was a finalist on Canada Reads and was nominated for a Locus Awa…

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Perseus's Alibi: The Mything Exhibit Part 2 27:02

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Marcus begins his search for the missing reveler, Euryale. He investigates her quarters and interviews his first Greek legend, Perseus. Join our Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/user?u=108696384⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Share your theories on our Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/JB7YnAHJXj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get a silly shirt…

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Michelle Good 27:19

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My guest on this episode is Michelle Good. Michelle’s first book, the novel Five Little Indians, won the HarperCollins/UBC Best New Fiction Prize, the Amazon First Novel Award, the Governor General’s Literary Award, the Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Award, the Evergreen Award, the City of Vancouver Book of the Year Award, and even Canada Reads. Her …

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An Ancient Greek Mystery: The Mything Exhibit Part 1 34:40

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We're back! Join us for the start of Nathan's Mything Exhibit, a mystery set in a mythical version of Ancient Greece! Join our Patreon to support the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/user?u=108696384⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Share your theories on our Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/JB7YnAHJXj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get a silly shirt on our merch store: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://murdermuseump…

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Michael Crummey 24:49

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My guest on this episode is Michael Crummey. Michael is the author of seven books of poetry, a collection of short stories, and a half-dozen novels, all of which have won and/or been shortlisted for major literary prizes, including the Giller, the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, and the Governor General’s Liter…

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Teresa Wong 31:06

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My guest on this episode is Teresa Wong. Teresa is an author and artist whose work has appeared in The Believer, The New Yorker, McSweeney’s and The Walrus. Her first book, the graphic novel Dear Scarlet, was longlisted for CBC Canada Reads. Her most recent book is the graphic novel All Our Ordinary Stories, published in 2024 by Arsenal Pulp Press.…

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Kerry Clare 26:59

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My guest on this episode is Kerry Clare. Kerry is the author of the novels Mitzi Bytes and Waiting for a Star to Fall and the editor of The M Word: Conversations About Motherhood, Kerry also edits the Canadian books website 49thShelf.com, is host of the BOOKSPO podcast, and writes about books and reading at her longtime blog, Pickle Me This. Kerry’…

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Sid Sharp 24:46

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My guest on this episode is Sid Sharp. Sid is an artist and illustrator whose debut graphic novel for young readers, The Wolf Suit, was featured in Best of the Year lists by the New York Public Library, School Library Journal, and The Globe and Mail, and has been translated into French, German, and Italian. Their most recent graphic novel, Bog Myrt…

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John Lorinc 27:19

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My guest on this episode is John Lorinc. John is a journalist and editor who writes regularly for places like the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, The Walrus, and Spacing Magazine, where he is a senior editor. His previous books include The New City and Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias. He has also contribut…

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Charlie Angus 30:55

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My guest on this episode is Charlie Angus. Charlie is a politician, musician, and author who has published nine books, including Unlikely Radicals, Children of the Broken Treaty, and Cobalt: Cradle of the Demon Metals, Birth of a Mining Superpower, which was shortlisted for the Trillium Prize. Charlie served in the Canadian Parliament for more than…

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C.S. Richardson 27:38

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My guest on this episode is C.S. Richardson. C.S. Richardson is an award-winning book designer who worked in book publishing for more than forty years, and an author whose first novel, The End of the Alphabet, was an international bestseller, published in fourteen countries and ten languages, and won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Bo…

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Assassination by Umbrella - PG's Playhouse 28:28

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Nathan and Marcus had the pleasure of being guests on PG's Playhouse, so we wanted to share that with you here! Please consider checking out our friends over at PG's Playhouse for more games, puzzles, and "general nerdery" :)

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Carol Off 33:04

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My guest on this episode is Carol Off. Carol is an author, journalist, and broadcaster who spent almost sixteen years co-hosting the multi-award-winning CBC radio program, As It Happens. Before that, she covered news and current affairs in Canada and around the world. Her books include The Lion, The Fox and the Eagle, The Ghosts of Medak Pocket, Bi…

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Anne Fleming 28:02

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My guest on this episode is Anne Fleming. Anne is the author of the story collections Pool-Hopping and Gay Dwarves of America, the novel Anomaly, as well as the middle-grade novel The Goat and a poetry collection, poemw. Her most recent book is the novel Curiosities, published in 2024 by Knopf Canada. That novel was longlisted for the Carol Shields…

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Nathan, don't listen to this episode 26:37

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Shh... this episode is a secret to Nathan, no one tell him!

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Kyo Maclear 29:22

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My guest on this episode is Kyo Maclear. Kyo is an award-winning novelist, essayist, and children's author. Her books have been translated into eighteen languages and published in over twenty-five countries, and have garnered nominations from the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction, the Governor General’s Literary Awards, the TD Canad…

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Route to Misery Pt. 2 (ft. Mairi Nolan) 26:43

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Mairi continues interrogating the three suspects aboard the Klager Rail and solves the murder case! To see Mairi Nolan's amazing puzzle design work, you can check out her portfolio at ⁠mairispaceship.com⁠ . Join our Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/user?u=108696384⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Share your theories on o…

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Shawn Micallef 25:42

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My guest on this very Toronto-centric episode is Shawn Micallef. Shawn is an author whose books include Full Frontal TO, The Trouble With Brunch, and Frontier City. He’s a weekly columnist at the Toronto Star, and a senior editor and co-founder of Spacing magazine. His most recent book is a fully updated version of Stroll: Psychogeographic Walking …

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Eden Boudreau 29:58

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My guest on this episode is Eden Boudreau. Eden is an author whose work has appeared in the Globe & Mail, Flare, Today’s Parent, and elsewhere. She is the host and creator of the podcast Dear Lonely Writer, which was aimed at destigmatizing mental health struggles during the writing process. Eden’s most recent book is her debut, Crying Wolf: A Memo…

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Route to Misery Pt. 1 (ft. Mairi Nolan) 35:58

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A murder? On a train?? This has never happened before!! We're joined by a guest solver for this exhibit, Mairi Spaceship Nolan! To check out her amazing puzzle design work, you can check out her portfolio at mairispaceship.com . Join our Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/user?u=108696384⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shar…

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Ayelet Tsabari 33:20

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My guest on this 100th episode is Ayelet Tsabari. Ayelet is the author of the short-story collection The Best Place on Earth and the memoir The Art of Leaving, which won the Canadian Jewish Literary Award and was a finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction. She is also a co-editor of the anthology Tongues: On Longing and Be…

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Bob McDonald 29:34

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My guest on this episode is Bob McDonald. Bob has been the host of CBC Radio’s Quirks and Quarks since 1992 and is a regular science commentator on the CBC News Network and a science correspondent for The National. He is the author of multiple books, including The Earthling’s Guide to Outer Space, Canadian Spacewalkers, and The Future is Now. He ha…

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Death of a Swinger and Other Mysteries (ft. Reality Escape Pod) 50:41

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David Spira and Peih-Gee Law join us for another round of mini mysteries! Check them out on their podcasts Reality Escape Pod and PG's Playhouse. Special thanks to listeners Melissa and XeroxGirl for the mysteries they wrote! Also thanks to author Hy Conrad; check out more of his mysteries at hyconrad.com . If you have a mystery you'd like to submi…

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Jowita Bydlowska 29:46

5M ago29:46

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My guest on the episode is Jowita Bydlowska. Jowita is the author of four books, including the bestselling memoir Drunk Mom, and the novels GUY and Possessed. She is a journalist, and teaches at the Creative School at Toronto Metropolitan University. Her most recent book is the novel Monster, which was published by Anvil Press in 2024. Author Barba…

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Amy Stuart 29:41

6M ago29:41

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My guest on this episode is Amy Stuart. Amy is the author of four bestselling novels, including her first, Still Mine, and her most recent, A Death at the Party, which was published in 2023. Her most recent book is Home and Away, a memoir by former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin, which she co-wrote with Sundin. That book was published by S…

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The Lighthouse Exhibit - Post Show Discussion 18:29

6M ago18:29

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THE LORE. Nathan and Marcus decompress after the Lighthouse finale, the culmination of Nathan's story plans for the past two years! They also recap what lore drops are now canon in the museum, and a bit about what is coming next! Support our show by joining our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/user?u=108696384⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Say hi on our Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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Anuja Varghese 26:55

6M ago26:55

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My guest on this episode is Anuja Varghese. Anuja is a writer whose debut book, the short-story collection Chrysalis, was published by House of Anansi Press in 2023. That book won the Writers Trust of Canada Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers, the Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction, and the Hamilton Literary Award for Fict…

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The Lighthouse Exhibit Finale 37:31

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Secrets dredged up, a murderer revealed, and a fateful choice between two sisters. Join our Patreon to support the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/user?u=108696384⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Share your theories on our Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/JB7YnAHJXj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get a silly shirt on our merch store: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://murdermuseumpod.th…

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Daniel Innes and Christina Wong 28:25

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My guests on this episode are Daniel Innes and Christina Wong. Daniel is an artist whose work includes painting, art installation, graphic and textile design, and illustration. He currently divides his time between Toronto and an artist residency in Hyōgo, Japan. Christina is an author, playwright, and multidisciplinary artist whose plays have been…

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The Lighthouse Exhibit Pt. 7 40:49

6M ago40:49

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The nightmare continues as the death toll rises... Join our Patreon to support the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/user?u=108696384⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Share your theories on our Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/JB7YnAHJXj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get a silly shirt on our merch store: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://murdermuseumpod.threadless.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you …

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Margaret MacMillan 27:00

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My guest on this episode is Margaret MacMillan. Margaret is a historian and author whose bestselling books include The War That Ended Peace; Nixon and Mao; Women of the Raj; and Paris 1919. She is emeritus professor of History at the University of Toronto, where she served as Provost of Trinity College, and an emeritus professor of International Hi…

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The Lighthouse Exhibit Pt. 6 32:08

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Marcus chats with Arcadia Quinn, local occult specialist. Join our Patreon to support the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/user?u=108696384⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Share your theories on our Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/JB7YnAHJXj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get a silly shirt on our merch store: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://murdermuseumpod.threadless.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you…

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Ivan Lesay 31:57

7M ago31:57

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My guest on this episode is Ivan Lesay. Ivan is a senior climate finance advisor at the National Bank of Slovakia and has served as the State Secretary of that country’s Finance Ministry. In addition to his policy work, he has published two children’s books, and writes lyrics for a hardcore band. His debut novel for adults, Topografia bolesti, was …

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The Lighthouse Exhibit Pt. 5 26:18

7M ago26:18

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Marcus chats with a sweet old lady, discovers puzzle components, and starts to spiral. Join our Patreon to support the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/user?u=108696384⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Share your theories on our Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/JB7YnAHJXj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get a silly shirt on our merch store: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://murdermuseumpod.threadless.co…

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Sheung-King 25:23

7M ago25:23

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My guest on this episode is Sheung-King. Sheung-King’s debut novel, You Are Eating an Orange. You Are Naked, was published by Book*Hug Press in 2021, and was a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction and the Amazon Canada First Novel Award. It was longlisted for Canada Reads and named one of the best book debuts by the Globe …

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The Lighthouse Exhibit Pt. 4 24:05

7M ago24:05

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Marcus chats with Emoline, inquires about nightmares, and makes his first accusation. Join our Patreon to support the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/user?u=108696384⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Share your theories on our Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/JB7YnAHJXj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get a silly shirt on our merch store: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://murdermuseumpod.threadless.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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Shashi Bhat 33:06

7M ago33:06

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My guest on this episode is Shashi Bhat. Shashi the author of the novels The Most Precious Substance on Earth, a finalist for the Governor General's Award, and The Family Took Shape, a finalist for the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award. Her fiction has won the Writers’ Trust/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize and been shortlisted for a National…