Episodes

Wednesday Oct 08, 2025
Wednesday Oct 08, 2025
Host Valentino Assenza welcomes poet Susan Ksiezopolski talking about her poetry book “A Transplanted Life” Mosaic Press). Also on the show Hollay Ghadery talks to author Alexis Von Konigslow about her novel “The Exclusion Zone” (Wolsak & Wynn)

Wednesday Oct 01, 2025
Wednesday Oct 01, 2025
On the National Day For Truth & Reconciliation please join us from 10pm - 11pm on CIUT 89.5FM, as the entire hour will feature music & spoken word from Indigenous artists.

Thursday Sep 25, 2025
Thursday Sep 25, 2025
Please LISTEN/DOWNLOAD our latest show on CIUT 89.5FM. Hollay Ghadery welcomes Jade Wallace and Mark Lalibert MA|DE promoting their latest book ZZOO (Palimpsest Press. Also on the show Saad Omar Kahn talking abouthis debut novel "Drinking The Ocean" (Wolsak & Wynn)

Wednesday Sep 17, 2025
Wednesday Sep 17, 2025
Host Valentino Assenza welcomes Peta-Gaye Nash talking about her short story collection “Told Ya!” (Tamarind Tree Books). Also on the show host Hollay Ghadery welcomes James Cairns talking about his book “In Crisis On Crisis: Essays On Troubled Times” (Wolsak & Wynn)

Wednesday Sep 10, 2025
Wednesday Sep 10, 2025
Host Hollay Ghadery welcomes poet Natalie Lim talking about her book “Elegy For Opportunity” (Wolsak & Wynn). Hollay also talks to Melia Mclure about her book “All The World’s A Wonder” (Radiant Press)

Thursday Sep 04, 2025
Thursday Sep 04, 2025
Host Valentino Assenza welcomes Ira Wells to talk about his latest book “On Book Banning: Or, How the New Censorship Consensus Trivializes Art and Undermines Democracy” (Biblioasis). Also on the show Jacob McArthur Mooney talks to Valentino about his latest novel “The Northern” (ECW Press)

Wednesday Aug 27, 2025
Wednesday Aug 27, 2025
It’s the August Howl Open Mic featuring the poetry of all the beautiful people that submitted. Hosted by Valentino Assenza

Sunday Aug 24, 2025
Sunday Aug 24, 2025
Special guest host & Order Of Ontario recipient Dwayne Morgan, welcomes Barrie Poet Laureate Ty The Poetess & Ontario’s newest poet Laureate Matthew-Ray Jones A.K.A. Testament.

Sunday Aug 24, 2025
Sunday Aug 24, 2025
Host Hollay Ghadery welcomes Alice Fitzpatrick talking about her book “A Dark Death” (Stonehouse Publishing). Also on the show poet Chris Hutchinson talks to Hollay about his latest book “Lost Signal” (Palimpsest Press)

Sunday Aug 24, 2025
Sunday Aug 24, 2025
Host Hollay Ghadery welcomed Connor Lafortune & Lindsay Mayhew talking about the anthology “A Thousand Tiny Awakenings” (Latitude 46). Also on the show Catherine Bush talks about her latest book “Skin” (Goose Lane Editions)
