Jumbalaya with KP Wee - April 13, 2012

A special shout-out to my bosses, Ron and Heather, for allowing me to sneak out of work early to do a Jumbalaya show in Burnaby. Thanks, guys, for being super flexible with me for the last three months - it's great to have terrific bosses! Also, received an email from Heather during the show, but didn't want to read it on air!

Also on the program today, some discussion about a company which was irresponsible with Twitter. No, not the LA Kings' tweet of "To everyone outside of BC, you're welcome," but a different company. Besides, I loved the Kings' tweet following their Game 1 victory over Vancouver.

Some follow-up on the Rick Jessup beer story too...

This was probably the first time in a long time that I didn't have any Jim Cuddy or Roger Chong music on the program... but I'm super happy that Roger's new album was featured in Tandem Magazine this week. Way to go, Roger!

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Jumbalaya with KP Wee - April 12, 2012

A Jumbalaya show this morning before heading off to work:

A special shout-out to Rick from Toronto for submitting the beer story in the second half of the show! Also, a reminder in the first half about Vancouver-based songwriter Chris Ronald's gigs on the 13th (Cuppa Joy Coffee House) and 14th (The Naam).

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Jumbalaya with KP Wee - April 5, 2012

A fun show today; I shared a couple of bus stories on air, and even talked about the stories about Wyoming and "My dog ate my tickets."

In the last half-hour, I also shared some news about Chris Ronald's new gigs coming up in April, and music by Kenya Kondo (Train), Roger Chong (Boo's Bossa), and Current Swell (Long Time Ago).

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Okay! Show's over! Off to work now!

"Lunch Poems @ SFU" with KP Wee - April 4, 2012

It's a pleasure for me to narrate the recording of the inaugural event of "Lunch Poems @ SFU" series, which took place on Wednesday, March 28th, 2012. This series will be held once a month at SFU Harbour Centre in downtown Vancouver.

The inaugural event featured Vancouver's Poet Laureate Evelyn Lau, as well as guest poet Daniela Elza, who read some of their favourite poems to the public.

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The second of the "Lunch Poems @ SFU" series will take place on April 18th, featuring Wayde Compton.

Jumbalaya with KP Wee - March 29, 2012

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Some good tunes such as Ethan Collister with "If I Came This Way," The Record Holder with "Safe Harbour," and Roger Chong with "Bordertown."

Adrian Brijbassi with KP Wee - March 28, 2012

Adrian Brijbassi, editor of Vacay.ca, returns to the program and discusses "Point of View" in writing when it comes to fictional character development. He also reads an excerpt of "Triumph the Lion," his novel-in-progress.

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After Adrian's segment, there is a discussion on plagiarism on the program "What's the Word," which deals with writers and plagiarism.

Jumbalaya with KP - March 22, 2012

Click here for the first segment, featuring Windborn with "Castles" and Nash with "Walk Alone."

Click here for the last segment, featuring Lake Forest with "Whispers" and Kathleen Edwards with "Empty Threat."

Author Camy Tang with KP Wee - March 21, 2012

I got a chance to speak with author Camy Tang on today's program. We discuss a bit about her new novel series "Protection for Hire" as well as how she got ideas for her "Sushi Series" featuring four cousins who had to fight the stigma of the infamous family title "Oldest Single Female Cousin."

She also talks about how she enjoys giving writing tips to her readers.

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Chris Ronald with KP Wee - March 21, 2012

Vancouver-based singer/songwriter Chris Ronald discusses his move from England to Canada, as well as his songwriting and teaching. He's also part of an exciting crowdfunding project for his next album in 2013, which he shares with us.

Chris also shares some funny anecdotes, including his getting bored in class and an old photograph of him with a guitar. In this piece, I included a couple of his songs, Sunshine and Sweatshop Blues, from the album Turning Tides along with the interview. For more information about his upcoming gigs, click here.

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Jumbalaya Show with KP - March 20, 2012

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Highlights: Sharing news of Roger Chong's new May 2012 album, Katie Rox's official "Hard to Find" music video, and Chris Ronald's March 30th gig.

Jumbalaya with KP - March 15, 2012

Here is the first half-hour of today's show.

Here is the second half-hour. Oops, I bungled the Chris Ronald segment... but I did share some exciting news about him, Roger Chong, and Katie Rox in the final 30 minutes.

Kathy Frank with KP Wee - CJSF 90.1 FM

Here is an interview I conducted with Coquitlam singer/songwriter Kathy Frank. It begins 4:28 into the audio.

Jumbalaya with KP Wee - March 8, 2012

Jumbalaya program featuring music from women only, as I celebrate International Women's Day! Music from Colleen Brown, Colleen Savage, and a bunch of others!

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Jumbalaya with KP Wee - CJSF - March 4, 2012

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Jumbalaya Show - KP Wee - March 1, 2012

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