Episode 19 - The Rain City Chronicles Experience Part Two

Click here to listen to Episode 19 of the People's Program Project, featuring part two of Rain City Chronicles.

Here is the second half of the event I co-organized on Dec. 1st at Little Mountain Studios. It featured performances by...



Jenna Rogers, who sang a song (you can't really hear the guitar on the the podcast...sorry about that) and told a story about being in a band with a wizard, but I had to cut it out...

Vancouver Observer editor Linda Solomon, who talked about frenching a US president (!)...



Amanda McCuaig, who talked about taking her boyfriend home to Idaho and showing him what Republicans are really like...

Taz Van Rassel told a story about surviving life on the streets of Kitsilano (a fancy neighbourhood here in Vancouver) ...

Lizzy Karp told a story about growing up non-Mormon in Salt Lake City...

And our last performer Lisa Joyce, who talked about the first time she thought she was dying, with a fitting song to accompany it.

There was also a performance by the hilarious duo of Good Morning World, Pat Kelly and Pete Oldring. But the audio was sort fucked up so I couldn't really use it. Check them out on YouTube...they are super funny and talented.

Not sure when the next podcast will be out. Probably in the New Year. Until then, read my column and visit my Tumblr site, as those are easier to update. Happy holidays, y'all!

Episode 18 - The Rain City Chronicles Experience

Click here to listen to episode 18 of the People's Program Project.

One of the things I've been working hard on recently is a storytelling night called Rain City Chronicles. We had our first event on December 1st at Little Mountain Studios. It was a great success. We've got nothing but really positive feedback and it seems like the city is ready for this kind of thing. We plan on doing it every season so the next one should be in March. This special episode of P3 features stories by CBC Radio 3's Grant Lawrence, who talked about his first experience with a pacific octopus...


Rain City Chronicles co-organizer and freelancer writer Karen Pinchin, who talked about her first time getting in a car with a stranger...


Sex guy and Manhussy's Cam MacLeod, who talks about the first time he realized girls go crazy when you've had sex with them...


Talent Time's Paul Anthony, who talks about his first parentless road trip...

And me. I told a story about the first time I sang with Belle and Sebastian on stage...


Music is by Basil Waugh...


I'll try to have the second half of the evening out in podcast format by next week. In the meantime, enjoy!