Podcasts

Podcasting offers an inexpensive and immediate format for getting your work—and voice—out into the world. As it continues to evolve from its radio origins to one of the most accessible and dominant media platforms today, podcasting has become a great tool for both teachers and students alike. We are delighted to offer a selection of recent podcasts featuring professors, students and alumni of the Department of Writing.
Nonfiction Podcast
Nonfiction Podcast
With David Leach & Deborah Campbell
A conversation between UVic writing professors David Leach and Deborah Campbell (plus guest authors and experts) about the art, craft and ethics of researching, writing and revising creative nonfiction, literary journalism and other forms of nonfiction prose. Fresh episodes drop (almost) every Monday morning.
Ep. 18: J.B. MacKinnon, The Day the World Stops Shopping
Ep. 17 Writing About Family (& other sensitive subjects)
Ep. 16 Susan Olding, Big Reader
Ep. 15: Our (Pandemic) Year in Reading
Ep. 14: Jivesh Parasnam of Rumble Theatre
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Skaana | Orcas and Oceans Podcast
Oceans, orcas, eco-ethics and the environment.
Mark Leiren-Young makes waves with our guests, and shares news about Orcas and oceans. Produced by Rayne Benu.

Mark Leiren-Young on Canadians Voting for the Ocean and Against Trump

Arno Kopecky on Canada’s Election Climate

Octopus Ocean – Shaking Hands With A Giant Pacific Octopus

Lynda Mapes on Tahlequah’s Second Tour of Grief

Paul Watson – Free and Fighting!

Eric Pelkey on BC’s Fishy Herring “Fishery” – “SHUT IT DOWN!”
See more of Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The Environment
Suited Up
Eve's Crackers: How Two Sisters Are Taking on the Food Industry
Curating a Social Media Strategy
Working in the Vancouver Film Industry as a Writer, Director and Producer
Shaping Dance Culture with a Digital Company
Creating a Cooking School that is Values Driven
Flytographer: From Idea to Multi-Million Dollar Business
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Two Young-ish Writers
Two Young-ish Writers
Josh Kozelj
Writing is hard. It can be even harder for young writers to make it. Here, join host & 2020 Writing grad Josh Kozelj and other aspiring writers as they discuss their favourite pieces of work, embarrassing moments and what inspired them to pick up a pen—or type in a computer—in the first place. (Music via Youtube Audio Library: "Dwarf Star" by Freedom Trail Studio)
The Indigenous Cultural Evolutionist
The Indigenous Cultural Evolutionist
Kim Senklip Harvey
I am a proud Nation member of the Syilx, and Tsilhqot'in with Ancestral ties to the Dakelh, Secwepemc and Ktunaxa communities and I am an Indigenous theorist and Cultural Evolutionist.I invite you to share space as I capture readings, conversations and explore Indigenous ways of being to ignite, support and celebrate Indigenous sovereign power, spiritual nourishment and contribute to my communities cultural evolution.
Wáy Slaxts!
A Way Out
A mini-series adventure into the unknown depths of the earth and mind, A Way Out is a four-part narrative podcast exploring what happens when an unauthorized cave venture goes wrong, leaving the only qualified person unconscious. Scripted by three Writing majors (Megan Adachi, Brianna Bock and Megan Hands) plus one Theatre student (Justin Francis Lee), A Way Out was created via The Canadian Play Thing’s “Apartment of Writing”, a collective of emerging playwrights that uses the writer’s room model from TV to create stories.