North by Northwest from CBC Radio British Columbia (Highlights) Podcast
1) Sheryl MacKay signs off
After 22 years as the host of North by Northwest, Sheryl MacKay is retiring. To finish off her last show, Sheryl allowed NXNW's associate producer Matthew Parsons the rare privilege of turning the tab...Show More
2) Anny Scoones' complete cancer diaries
Here are all four parts of writer Anny Scoones' reflections on being diagnosed with cancer.
3) Handy Candy: The Complete Series
Here are all ten parts of Grant Lawrence's series about a wonderfully driven, talented, and outspoken art school teacher from Tacoma, Washington, named Handy Candy Anderson, who calls Desolation Sound...Show More
4) Record Keeping with cellist Marina Hasselberg
Marina Hasselberg's debut album "RED" is a mix of new music by contemporary composers, and improvisations with icons of the Vancouver experimental music scene. Matthew Parsons talked with her about he...Show More
5) Dr. Corey Nislow on sending yeast and algae to space
Corey Nislow works in the field of genomics at UBC's Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences. His lab has sent samples of yeast and algae into space aboard the Artemis 1 mission that's currently heading to...Show More
6) David Sedaris from 2009
In 2009, the humourist David Sedaris visited CBC Vancouver as part of the NXNW book club, just after the publication of his bestselling collection of true stories "When You Are Engulfed In Flames." He...Show More
7) Environmental Scientist Ian Mauro
Ian Mauro is an environmental scientist and a filmmaker, and he's the new executive director of the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS).
8) Susan Cormer reads "Advice for a New Beekeeper"
Susan Cormier is the winner of this year's CBC Nonfiction Prize. Here she is reading her winning essay, "Advice for a New Beekeeper," drawn from her own experience keeping bees.
9) Christa Ovenell on talking to kids about death
Funeral director Christa Ovenell from Death's Apprentice in Vancouver is here with some advice on how to talk to kids about death.
10) Record Keeping with Ian William Craig
Ian William Craig is a singer, an ambient musician and songwriter based in Vancouver. He has a new album coming out later this month. It's the soundtrack to a video game called "Magnesium 173." Matthe...Show More