Best Richard Crouse Podcasts (2025)

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MAPLE SYRUP FOR YOUR EYES VOLUME 9: BLACKBERRY SPECIAL 42:55

8d ago42:55

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On this special episode of "Maple Syrup For Your Eyes" I have an in-depth look at the movie "Blackberry," the lessons learned from the film, about what it means to be Canadian, why we don’t celebrate our own stories and much more with the film's stars Jay Baruchel and Matt Johnson (who also co-wrote and directed).…

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MAPLE SYRUP FOR YOUR EYES VOLUME 8: DRAMATIC CANADIANS 35:59

15d ago35:59

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Here's a list of Canadian dramas more flavourful than a bag of ketchup chips. Coming up I have the story of a mystical child on a remote island off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, a journey to justice for Christopher Plummer, the tale of a young women who went from wilderness of Alberta to the wild runways of the fashion world and a young I…

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MAPLE SYRUP FOR YOUR EYES VOLUME 7: CANADIAN ZOMBIES - 2025-04-15, 1.01 PM 18:56

22d ago18:56

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Here's a list of Canadian zombie movies with both gore and Braaaaains. I’ll tell you about a kid friendly zombie flick, heavy metal flesh eaters and a Civil War era zombie story that Variety says merits appreciation for really trying something different.By Richard Crouse

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MAPLE SYRUP FOR YOUR EYES VOLUME 6: HOLY MACKINAW! CANADIAN HOCKEY MOVIES 23:34

1M ago23:34

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I present a list of Canadian sports movies guaranteed to light the lamp! From airborne bloody Chiclets and a hockey icon to the story of Saul Indian Horse and an elegy for a man who spent much of his career earning $25 a game, I have a look at Canada’s favourite game on the big screen.By Richard Crouse

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SEAN ONO LENNON + ALEX GARLAND + RAY MENDOZA + D'PHARAOH WOON-A-TAI 38:13

1M ago38:13

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On the Saturday April 12, 2025 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we’ll meet artist and musician Sean Ono Lennon. A new documentary called “One to One: John & Yoko,” is a look at New York City in the early 1970s through the actions of two of its most famous residents, John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Newly restored footage, with remastered audio overseen …

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KENNY ROBINSON + LUKE GORDON FIELD 38:57

1M ago38:57

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On the Saturday May 10, 2025 ediiton of The Richard Crouse Show we’ll meet a living legend on the Canadian Comedy scene. The Winnipeg born, Chicago bred Kenny Robinson is often called the Godfather of Canadian comedy. His irreverent, socially conscience, intelligent, opinionated and profane style of comedy has made him a fixture and favourite with …

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CRYSTAL SHAWANDA + SUSAN SERRAO 37:59

1M ago37:59

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On the Saturday April 26, 2025 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we’ll meet JUNO Award-winning Indigenous artist Crystal Shawanda. Born and raised on Manitoulin Island in Northern Ontario, Crystal began her career in country music, signing with RCA Nashville. After parting ways with the label, she launched New Sun Records and shifted her focus to …

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NIKO MOON + KEIRA JANG 37:34

1M ago37:34

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On the Saturday May 3, 2025 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we’ll meet one of country music’s most exciting and dynamic new voices, Niko Moon. He first garnered attention as a co-writer for Zac Brown Band, contributing to hits like “Homegrown” and “Beautiful Drug.” He has also wrote songs for Dierks Bentley, Zac Brown Band, Rascal Flatts, and Mo…

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MAPLE SYRUP FOR YOUR EYES: CRONENBERG FAMILY VALUES 24:07

1M ago24:07

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From a bloodthirsty brood, to celebrity viruses and a euthanasia program, on this week's edition of "Maple Syrup For Your Eyes" I have a look at two generations of filmmaking Cronenbergs, David, Brandon and Caitlin.By Richard Crouse

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JANET MCMORDIE + DAVID CRONENBERG 39:03

2M ago39:03

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On the Saturday April 19, 2025 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we meet Dr. Janet McMordie. She is a sports medicine physician who blends her medical expertise with a passion for the arts. During the pandemic, she embarked on a simultaneous journey into storytelling, discovering a revitalized connection to her creativity. She shifted from a tunne…

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MAPLE SYRUP FOR YOUR EYES VOLUME 4 HORROR: "OUTSIDE THE GATES OF HOLLYWOOD" 11:51

2M ago11:51

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Here's a list of Canadian horror films that are scarier than the Frankenstein Burger King on Clifton Hill. I’ll tell you about a 3D archaeologist, a werewolf movie that reinvents the genre, the first slasher flick, a vocal virus and much more.By Richard Crouse

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MAPLE SYRUP FOR YOUR EYES VOLUME 3 SCI FI 27:22

2M ago27:22

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I present a list of Canadian sci fi and fantasy films that will wrap their robotic arms around you in a warm Canadarm hug. I’ll tell you about a government manhunt to eliminate the rise of the machine consciousness, a war-ravaged totalitarian future, marginalized superheroes, a slimy bipedal creature and an animated, malevolent rock star.…

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MAPLE SYRUP FOR YOUR EYES VOLUME 2 DOCUMENTARIES 25:05

2M ago25:05

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I present a list of Canadian documentaries that are more fun than a bucket of Beavertails. I’ll tell you about a major art forgery, the beginnings of a beloved band, a five-year-old orphan on the streets of Chennai, India, who went on to become one of Toronto’s most celebrated chefs and a journey across the 24,000 kilometers of our big, beautiful c…

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MAPLE SYRUP FOR YOUR EYES VOL 1 19:05

2M ago19:05

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Film critic Richard Crouse presents a list of Canadian comedies that are more fun than a two four of Moosehead. We’ll meet the “Governor of Givin’er,” a bingo caller named Ned, an obsessive film fan, a free-spirited teen whose birthday mushroom trip brings her face-to-face with her 39-year-old self and writer director Cody Lightning and his film He…

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BEE QUAMMIE + NATASHA BROWN 36:48

2M ago36:48

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On the Saturday April 5, 2025 edition of The Riuchard Crouse Show we’ll meet writer, radio host, television personality, and public speaker Bee Quammie. She was the co-host of the Kultur’D podcast on Global News Radio and is a regular guest on The Social. Her writing has been featured in publications including The Globe and Mail, Maclean’s, Chatela…

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EMILY DIEBERT + DR PETER STOTLAND 35:34

2M ago35:34

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On the Saturday March 22, 2025 episode of the Richard Crouse Show we meet Emily Diebert. She is a Science Fellow at the Gemini South Observatory in Chile, where she writes children’s books by day and works as an astronomer by night. Her debut novel is “Bea Mullins Takes a Shot,” a novel about a 7th grader who, after being forced to join her school'…

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AMANDA SEYFRIED + ATOM EGOYAN + SONEQUA MARTIN-GREEN + KEIRA JANG 39:24

2M ago39:24

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On the March 15, 2025 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we meet Atom Egoyan and Amanda Seyfried of the new film “Seven Veils.” In this a new psychological thriller, now playing in theatres, Seyfried is Jeanine, a director dealing with repressed trauma as she mounts a production of her mentor’s most famous work, the opera “Salome.” Rich with metaph…

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PAUL SUN-HYUNG LEE + LUCIEN LAVISCOUNT 38:04

2M ago38:04

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On the Saturday March 8, 2025 edition of “The Richard Crouse Show” we’ll meet Paul Sun-Hyung Lee. You know the Canadian Screen Award winner as family patriarch Appa on “Kim’s Convenience,” and as Inspector Albert Choi, the new head of Station House No 4, on “Murdoch Mysteries” and as Captain Captain Carson Teva on the Star War series “The Mandalori…

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RIK EMMETT + HILL KOURKOUTIS 38:56

2M ago38:56

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On the Saturday March 29, 2025 episode of The Richard Crouse Show we’ll spend some time with Rik Emmett.He is a solo artist, a guitarist, a poet, a song writer, a teacher, a Canadian Music Industry Hall of Famer who is probably best known as the co-singer and guitar player of Triumph, the gold and nine platinum selling rock trio who lit up radios i…

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DR. CHIKA ORIUWA + SASH SIMPSON 36:58

3M ago36:58

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On the Saturday March 1, 2025 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we’ll meet Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa, a trailblazing physician recognized by the TIME magazine as a Next Generation Leader and an advocate for equity in healthcare. In her new book, “Unlike the Rest,” she shares her inspirational journey, from her childhood dream of wearing the white coa…

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ALI ABBASI + NICK NEWMAN 39:12

4M ago39:12

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On the Saturday February 22, 2025 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we’ll meet director Ali Abbasi. His film “The Apprentice,” which was recently nominated for two Oscars, is a controversial coming-of-age look at Donald Trump’s early years under the mentorship of lawyer Roy Cohn. It paints a picture of the future president of the United States as …

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HOLLY BRICKLEY + HALEY MLOTEK 39:02

4M ago39:02

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On the Saturday February 15, 2025 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we’ll meet Holly Brickley, her debut novel “Deep Cuts” is earning rave reviews. “Booklist” called it a “dazzling debut,” “Publisher’s Weekly” called it “a banger” and author Claire Dederer, national bestselling author of “Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma,” said, “I wish I’d written that,…

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COLIN JAMES + TIM FEHLBAUM 38:14

4M ago38:14

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On the Saturday February 8, 2025 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we spend some time with 8x JUNO Award-winning and multi-Platinum selling blues-rock artist Colin James who recently kicked off his “Chasing The Sun” Canadian tour which will make stops across the country including additional shows in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Bri…

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TYRONE SAVAGE + BRUCE DAVID KLEIN 37:52

4M ago37:52

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Actor Tyrone Savage talks about being a child actor and his new show "15 Dogs."By Richard Crouse

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REBECCAH LOVE + "SAINT-PIERRE'S" ALLAN HAWKO + JOSEPHINE JOBERT 38:11

4M ago38:11

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On the Saturday January 18, 2025 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we get to know filmmaker, writer, visual artist and community organizer Rebeccah Love. Rebeccah is an advocate for people with mental and physical disabilities as she personally experiences both. Rebeccah has a history of psychosis and experienced institutional violence as a psychi…

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GIACOMO GIANNIOTTI + TIMOTHY CAULFIELD 38:33

4M ago38:33

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On the Saturday February 1, 2025 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we’ll meet Giacomo Gianniotti. He starred for seven seasons as “Dr. Andrew DeLuca” on ABC’s hit drama Grey’s Anatomy and has worked with everyone from Shelley Winters and Susan Sarandon to Zoe Saldana and Dustin Hoffman. Born in Rome, but raised in Canada, he works in both Italian …

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MARK CRITCH + MALCOLM MCDOWELL 37:30

4M ago37:30

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On the Saturday January 11, 2025 edition of "The Richard Crouse Show" we meet Mark Critch, star of "Son of a Critch," now entering its fourth season on CBC and CBC Gem. Developed from his 2018 memoir, “Son of a Critch,” which was in turn based on his real-life experiences growing up in Newfoundland, the series is an entertaining look into the life …

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THE BEST MOVIES YOU MISSED IN 2024 38:51

5M ago38:51

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As you may or may not know, when I’m not here talking to you on my show, I can be seen on the CTVNewsChannel and loads of other places talking about movies. I saw almost three hundred movies this year, wrote reviews for two hundred of those and there were high highs and the very lowest of lows.I rate my movies on a scale of 10 to 5 stars. I never a…

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BETTE REYNOLDS + JOSHUA MILLICAN + ROBBIE WILLIAMS 38:47

5M ago38:47

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On the Saturday December 21, 2024 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we’ll meet Bette Reynolds. She’s Everyone's Favourite Granny and if you’ve been on line in the last few months—and who hasn’t?—you probably saw her performance on The Voice UK.Earlier this year she became the show’s oldest contestant ever when she did her rendition of The Sugarhil…

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ANNA LAMBE +RaMEL ROSS + TIM FEHLBAUM 38:54

5M ago38:54

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On the Saturday January 4, 2025 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we’ll meet Anna Lambe, an actress and television host from Nunavut. You’ve seen her in the feature film “The Grizzlies,” which earned her a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Most recently she appeared in HBO’s highly anticipated fourth season of…

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CAROL OFF + ELIJAH WOOD + TIM FEHLBAUM 38:50

5M ago38:50

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On this edition of The Richard Crouse Show we’ll meet multi-award-winning journalist, author and broadcaster Carol Off. For almost 16 years, she co-hosted CBC Radio’s flagship current affairs program, As It Happens. As a television journalist, writer and radio host it’s estimated she did 25,000 interviews with newsmakers and noticed that as politic…

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BILL KING + CHRISTOPHE LEBOLD 38:30

5M ago38:30

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On this edition of the Richard Crouse Show we meet musician, broadcaster, photographer, empresario, and author who joins me today to talk about his newest book “Rollin’ Through the ‘70s. Weed, Woman and Song.” Born in Indiana, his recording career began in 1965 with a cover of jazz great Bobby Timmon’s song “Moanin’” by his band The Chateaus. Since…

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RONNIE SHUKER + VASS BEDNAR 38:33

5M ago38:33

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On the Saturday November 30, 2024 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we meet Ronnie Shuker, author, editor, freelance writer, and an editor-at-large for The Hockey News. He has traveled to places such as North Korea, Chernobyl, Transnistria, and the Himalayas, where he took part in the Guinness World Record for the highest altitude hockey game ever…

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DALE DICKEY + SASH SIMPSON 38:26

6M ago38:26

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On the Saturday November 23, 2024 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we’ll meet Dale Dickey. You know her as a formidable character actor, known for her Independent Spirit Award winning performance in “Winter’s Bone,” and appearances in more than 60 movies, like Iron Man 3 and Hell or High Water, and television shows like My Name Is Earl, Breaking …

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LIALA BIALI + ROXANNA SPICER 38:37

6M ago38:37

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On the Saturday November 16, 2024 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we meet multi award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist Laila Biali. She has headlined festivals and venues spanning five continents from New York City’s Carnegie Hall to Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts, and the Washington Post says she “masterfully mi…

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HERETIC + Rapper KOFI + Sol León and Paul Lightfoot 39:37

6M ago39:37

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On the Saturday November 9, 2024 edition of The Richard Crouse Show I’ll tell you about the new psychological thriller starring Hugh Grant, “Heretic,” now playing in theatres. In the film, door-to-door Mormon missionaries Sister Barnes and Sister Paxton are lured into a theological cat-and-mouse game by the curious (and possibly deadly) Mr. Reed, p…

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HALLOWEEN SPECIAL EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT VAMPIRES! 38:57

7M ago38:57

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Folks have a fear and fascination with bloodsuckers like Count Dracula and Akasha, the ancient vampire Queen of the Damned and others, so, to celebrate Halloween I’m bringing in vampire expert Prof. Stanley Stepanic of The University of Virginia to, not exactly shed some light one the subject, because, according to lore, that might make the vampire…

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DR CHIKA STACY ORIUWA + MARC GARNEAU 38:50

7M ago38:50

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On the Saturday November 2, 2024 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we’ll meet Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa, a trailblazing physician recognized by the TIME magazine as a Next Generation Leader and an advocate for equity in healthcare. In her new book, “Unlike the Rest,” she shares her inspirational journey, from her childhood dream of wearing the white …

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ALI ABBASI + ELIJAH WOOD + JENNY HEIJUN WILLS 39:40

7M ago39:40

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On the Saturday October 19, 2024 episode of The Richard Crouse Show we’ll meet director Ali Abbasi. His film “The Apprentice,” which is now playing in theatres, is a controversial coming-of-age look at Donald Trump’s early years under the mentorship of lawyer Roy Cohn. It paints a picture of the future president of the United States as an ambitious…

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PAUL GILLIGAN + VICTOR GARBER 37:47

7M ago37:47

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On the Saturday October 12, 2024 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we meet Paul Gilligan. He writes and draws the syndicated comic strip Pooch Café with Andrews McMeel, which runs in over 250 newspapers around the world and has been twice nominated by the National Cartoonist Society for best strip. He is also the author-illustrator of Pluto Rocket…

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ZAC HANSON + JENNIFER WHITEFORD 38:59

7M ago38:59

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On the Saturday October 5, 2024 edition of the Richard Crouse Show we meet Zac Hanson, drummer for the 3x Grammy® Award-nominated, multi-Platinum pop-rock trio, Hanson. The band are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their landmark third album “Underneath” with a new expanded version of the album and a North American tour.The, later in the show we…

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DIVESH SUBASKARAN + MY OLD ASS + MIKE DOWNIE 39:27

8M ago39:27

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On the Saturday September 28, 2024 episode of The Richard Crouse Show we get to know Mike Downie, director of “The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal,” the definitive four-part documentary series about the band who, as the programmers of TIFF noted earlier this year, “went on to make music that defined Canada to the world and, more importantly, Can…

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COLIN MOCHRIE + DIANE TELL 38:04

8M ago38:04

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On the Saturday September 21, 2024 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we meet Colin Mochrie actor, writer, producer and improvisational comedian, from the British and American versions of the improvisational TV show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” In this interview we talk about improv, working with the late great Richard Simmons in one of the funniest …

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MIKE AYLEY + PAUL SPENCE 38:29

8M ago38:29

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On the Saturday September 14, 2024 edition of the Richard Crouse Show we’ll meet Mike Ayley, bass player from the multi-platinum bland Marianas Trench. The band’s sixth studio album, “Haven,” is available now wherever you legally buy and download music. They are also launching their North American “Force of Nature” this month, which will make stops…

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BARBARA ADHIYA + ANNE ALLAN 38:11

8M ago38:11

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On the Saturday September 7, 2024 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we meet Barbara Adhiya. In her 20-year career as an editor with newswires CP/AP and Reuters, she says she never lost her hope and faith in humanity. Her new book as an editor, “Hope by Terry Fox,” is a testament that sentiment. Through over 50 interviews with people throughout Ter…

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THE RICHARD CROUSE SHOW 2024 LABOR DAY SPECIAL 40:07

9M ago40:07

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On the Saturday August 31, 2024 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we’ll meet Amanda Marshall.You know the name, but could be forgiven if you wondered what happened to her. After hits like her 1996 single, "Birmingham", which reached number 3 in Canada and charted on the US, and diamond and certified 3× platinum albums, she disappeared from the cha…

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RUTH REICHL + DAVID HUEBERT 39:03

9M ago39:03

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On the Saturday August 24, 2024 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we’ll meet David Huebert. As the author of two books of short fiction, two poetry collections, and the new novel, Oil People, described by Quill and Quire as “inventive,” “hallucinatory,” and “lushly poetic,” The Literary Review of Canada called him “One of the most captivating auth…

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MICHAEL HIRSH + CAROLINE SUH + CARA MONES 37:56

9M ago37:56

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On the Saturday August 17, 2024 of the Richard Crouse Show we meet Michael Hirsh. He is a co-founder and the CEO of Nelvana, and one of the driving forces behind Canada’s animation dominance. His new book, “Animation Nation” is his behind-the-scenes account of working with such famous cartoon franchises as Babar, The Adventures of Tintin, Franklin,…

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CLARE TITLEY + JONATHAN TORRENS 37:40

9M ago37:40

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On the Saturday August 10, 2024 edition of the Richard Crouse Show we meet Clare Titley, director of “The Contestant,” a feature doc, now available on Hollywood Suite On Demand. Narrated by Fred Armisen, it is an intimate portrait of Tomoaki Hamatsu, a Japanese reality TV star, nicknamed Nasubi, left naked in a room for more than a year and tasked …

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SUNTHAR V + MARCUS KLIEWER 37:49

10M ago37:49

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On the Saturday July 27, 2024 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we get to know Sunthar V. He is a Tamil Canadian comedian, presenter and writer who has performed on stages across the world including Toronto, New York, Chennai and London.Born in Toronto, Sunthar has been captivating audiences since 2019 with his distinctive humor and perspective. A…

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