Jan. 29, 2012: Jumbalaya with KP on CJSF 90.1 FM

This week, I conducted inteviews with Kenya Kondo, Roger Chong, Cheryl Thibideau, and Katie Rox, but I chose not to air any of these interviews in my Jumbalaya show today. Those interviews will likely run in a few weeks on Smitten by the Written. However, next week's Smitten progam (Feb. 1) will be on Robbie Burns, and the one after that will be on the World Literature event--both of which I covered--so it'll be  awhile before we listen to those interviews.

Meanwhile, here are today's links:
Part 1 of Jumbalaya, click here.
Part 2 of Jumbalaya, click here.

KP Wee with James Hill (repeat program) - CJSF Jan. 25, 2012

The interview with James Hill was re-aired on CJSF 90.1 FM on Wednesday, Jan. 25th. Catch it here.

Meanwhile, that same day, I was down at the Harbour Centre to cover the historic Robert Burns poetry marathon, which lasted four hours and nine minutes! Even the CTV camera guy was there too to cover the event, and CTV featured it on its nightly newscast as well. As for my coverage, it will be aired next week.

Here is a Jumbalaya show featuring music from Dan Mangan, Roger Chong, and Jim Cuddy, among others.

Click here for the first half of the show.

Click here for the scond half.

KP's Interview with James Hill - aired Jan 22, 2012 - CJSF 90.1 FM

It was my pleasure to interview Canadian songwriter James Hill, who has roots in Langley, BC, and is known as "the Wayne Gretzky of ukulele."

Click here for a few of James's songs and the interview.

Click here for more of his songs.

Interview with Adrian Brijbassi - CJSF 90.1 FM - KP Wee, Sunday Jan. 15, 2012

I played an interview with Adrian Brijbassi during this program. Adrian discusses journalism and creative writing with me, and also reads out an excerpt from "Triumph the Lion" (continuation of Chapter 2).

Here is the first portion of the interview.
Here is the final few minutes.

Unfortunately, there was some audio issue throughout, but thankfully, we can hear the interview.

Interview with SFU instructor Shiraz Ramji - CJSF 90.1 FM - KP Wee

I had the pleasure of speaking with SFU instructor Shiraz Ramji in studio about his passion for poetry. Here is the interview.

One funny thing was that I'd mentally prepared for this interview and knew the questions I was going to ask, but two minutes before the interview was to start, Shiraz informed me that I shouldn't be calling him "Professor Ramji" as I had been throughout our email correspondences. So, I had the added pressure of addressing him by his first name, and there were several times I stumbled during the interview because I had to remember to call him "Shiraz" and not "Professor Ramji"! :-)

Here is the second half of the show, where I did some public service announcements.

Jumbalaya Show - Jan. 8, 2012 - KP Wee

Here's the 11:00 to 11:30 am  segment of Jumbalaya on CJSF 90.1 FM.

I shared that embarrassing story about my New Year's Day 2012 at the coffee shop downtown. Yikes. Not the best way to start off the new year, but oh well, at least it was something to talk about!

Here's the 11:30 to 12:00 pm  segment. Great music!

KP's Jumbalaya Show - featuring the "Best of 2011 local music" - January 1, 2012

Click here for the first half of the show.

Click here for the second half.

Jumbalaya Program with KP Wee - Christmas Day - December 25, 2011

Here is the first half-hour in the 10:00 am hour.
Here is the second half-hour in the 10:00 am hour.

Here is the first half-hour in the 11:00 am hour.
Here is the second half-hour in the 11:00 am hour.

Jumbalaya Show - Christmas Eve 2011

Once again, I decided to do a Jumbalaya show with a BC theme to it, playing music from artists from British Columbia or who have some connection to this province. Alas, Kathy Frank's album has been pulled from the playlist and is no longer available!

Here is the first half-hour in the 6:00 pm hour.
Here is the second half-hour in the 6:00 pm hour.

Here is the first half-hour in the 7:00 pm hour.
Here is the second half-hour in the 7:00 pm hour.

Jumbalaya / Written by the Smitten - KP Wee - December 18, 2011

I had a chance to interview my favourite writing instructor Adrian Brijbassi on CJSF 90.1 FM, where he talks about "50 Mission Cap" as well as tips on writing, gifts, and others.




Click here for Part 2.

Smitten by the Written - KP Wee - Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011

Click here for my interview with Vancouver writer/speaker Julie Ferguson. She talks about her life and shares some insights on writing.

Click here for my interview with Texas writer/speaker Johnny Tan. He shares his life story with me on the program.

Jumbalaya with KP - Sunday, December 11, 2011 (11:00 am to 12:00 noon)

Click here for the first half-hour from 11:00 am to 11:30 am.

Click here for the second half-hour from 11:30 am to 12:00 noon.

Jumbalaya with KP - Sunday, December 4, 2011 (12 noon to 1 pm)

I had this idea of doing a "BC only" show this afternoon, and wanted to use songs from 54-40 and Joshua Hyslop. Alas, when I got to the station and looked at the shelves, I realized those two CDs have been pulled. No problem. I went ahead with my "BC only" hour during the noon hour, and it went great!


Click here for the first half-hour from 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm.
*Includes Bonnie Ste Croix's October Song and Katie Rox's Leave Me Here.

Click here for the second half-hour from 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm.
*Includes the amazing story about how Sarah MacDougall wrote Permafrost in minus-40 temperatures, and how I took shots at people in BC who complain when it's zero celcius!

Jumbalaya with KP - Sunday, December 4, 2011 (11:00 am to 12:00 noon)

Click here for the first half-hour from 11:00 am to 11:30 am.
*Includes James Hill's High Demand, Sarah MacDougall's The Greatest Ones Alive, and Kaitee Dal Pra's Love Like That.

Click here for the second half-hour from 11:30 am to 12:00 noon.
*Includes Nick Faye and the Deputies with The Road.