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The More the Merrier with donna g

Film, Theatre and Arts-at-large coverage. Home base www.ciut.fm or CIUT 89.5FM Sundays 1-2pm (EST). You can find me on socials: FB/IG/Bluesky @tmtmwithdonnag

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tmtm 22 Dec 24 What Are You Watching w guests Neil...

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2024/12/24

Christmas/Holiday movies can be anything you choose, according to my guests. Journalist Neil Armstrong discusses the TV series Get Millie Black and revisits the novel Sweetness in the Skin by Ishi Robinson. Then, he, Anne Gallagher, and I chat about the various iterations of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. After playing It's December, a track by Alex Bird and the Jazz Mavericks from their Another Christmas Day album, Gordon Gingras and arts and culture writer Heidy M (hyemusings.ca)

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61:18

tmtm 15dec24 Guest:Nadine McNulty (Batuki Music...

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2024/12/18

Nadine McNulty, the Artistic Director of Batuki Music Society and I discuss the formation of The Juno Award-winning Okavango African Orchestra and their December 20, 2024 concert featuring the Queen of South African music-Lorraine Klaasen, kora virtuoso Diely Mori Tounkara, exceptional tama player Pape Ndiaye, Congolese soulful singer Mis Blandine and accomplished bassist Dally Dominic.Plus I play a story told by Comfort Iyase Ero called The Storyteller and the Seven Days Story.Music by Lorraine

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59:58

tmtm 8 Dec 24 Winter/Holiday Audiobooks from Romance...

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2024/12/10

What's going to be your next listen? I play a selection of audiobooks set during Winter/Holiday season and through in a could off new tunes by Alex Bird and the Jazz Mavericks latest album, Another Christmas Day. Note: audio samples are those offered by the Toronto Public Library's website and includes the name of each work's publisher. No copyright infringement is intended.

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59:10

tmtm 1 dec 24 Guest: Double Juno Award-Nominee Alex...

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2024/12/03

Alex Bird of Alex Bird and the Jazz Mavericks joins me for an engaging conversation about the band's latest album, Another Christmas Day, which beautifully captures both the joy and bittersweet moments of the holiday season. Throughout our chat, you’ll also hear a selection of songs that highlight the diverse emotional range of the album, from playful exuberance to heartfelt nostalgia.The group’s versatility shines through, with each track offering a unique sound—ranging from lively,

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59:31

tmtm 17nov24 Blood in the Snow Film Festival BITS w...

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2024/11/18

Arts and Culture writer and Rotten Tomatoes approved critic, Heidy M (hyemusings.ca) joins me to talk about the Blood in the Snow Film Festival (BITS). Heidy is a programmer for the festival and shares some films and Industry events that will appeal to fans as well as those who wish to know more about genre films and filmmaking.Then sit back and allow your ears to enjoy some old time radio drama with SUSPENSE! The episode 'EVE' is one of my favourites and stars Nancy Kelly, Tony award-winner

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60:12

tmtm 10nov24 Focus on Movies w/Neil Armstrong, Anne...

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2024/11/14

CIUT listeners and The More the Merrier supporters Neil Armstrong, Anne Gallagher, and Marc S. join me to talk about movies. Neil shares Black-focused movies he recently saw on his travels, Anne reveals how movies expanded her world, and Marc talks about discovering the works of director Ken Loach.

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61:14

tmtm 3nov24: Focus on CONCLAVE (TIFF 2024) w/Oscar...

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2024/11/04

I've been away for the past several weeks due to the passing of my beloved mother, Joy Blackwood. She was my radio champion from my early days at CIUT 89.5 FM in the mid-nineties, where I was part of the feminist collective By All Means, to co-hosting the Caribbean-Filipino fusion show baba(eh) mama with Danielle Gonsalves, and now with this solo show, The More the Merrier. She would have loved today's show, especially my interview from the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival with

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60:43

tmtm 6 Oct 24 Next Stages Theatre Festival Guests:...

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2024/10/09

We're diving into the Toronto Fringe's Next Stage Theatre Festival, running from October 16th to 27th at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, located at 12 Alexander Street in Toronto. We’ll explore three dynamic productions at this year’s festival. First, I chat with Abigail Whitney, director of 'The Noose' a Haitian play that hasn't been produced in English since 1997. Then, you'll hear from Bonnie Duff, playwright of 'This Feels Like The End' alongside director Michelle

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59:37

tmtm 29 Sept 24 TIFF 2024 Film Chat with Cinefile...

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2024/09/30

Frequent guest and tmtmwithdonnag longtime listener and supporter, Gordon G and I discuss some of our #TIFF2024 screenings.Special shout out to arts and culture writer and interviewer Heidy M of hyemusings.ca who wasn't able to join us for our annual TIFF roundup. Please visit her site to check out her coverage. 😊Music: Poso Oyo by Naxx Bitota

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59:32

tmtm 15 Sept 24 Guests: Isabella Cesari dir. Low Pay?...

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2024/09/16

With the cost of living these days, do you ever feel like rebelling? Director Isabella Cesari and I discuss Low Pay? Don’t Pay!, a play about just that. Written by Nobel Prize-winning playwright Dario Fo, the production runs from September 25 to October 6, 2024, at Alumnae Theatre (Mainstage) 70 Berkeley Street Toronto, Ontario 416-364-4170 https://alumnaetheatre.com/My coverage of the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival continues my interview with Fabian Stumm, the director, writer, and star

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59:35

tmtm 8 Sept 24: #TIFF24 Coverage w/Frida Kempff and...

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2024/09/09

#TIFF24 coverage #TheSwedishTorpedo + Canadian films at TIFF in a segment by Heidy M of www.hyemusings.caI had the chance to chat with director Frida Kempff and the star of her new film 'The Swedish Torpedo', Josephin Neldén. It’s a biopic about Sally Bauer, the first Scandinavian to swim the English Channel, and it's premiering at TIFF 2024.Afterwards, you'll hear from frequent tmtm guest Heidy M, an arts and culture writer, who stepped in to help me out since I’m under the weather

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60:00

tmtm 1 sept 24 Guests: Beza Hailu Lemma (dir) &...

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2024/09/03

Director Beza Hailu Lemma and producer Tamara Dawit (Gobez Media) join me to talk about their short film ALAZAR set in rural Ethiopia. A family grapples with Faith amidst the reality of a devastating drought in this beautifully photographed landscape drama.Then from Wireless Theatre Limited:A FUNNY OLD BUSINESS Starring: Richard Rycroft, Karen Bartholomew, Jan Haydn Rowles, Reuben Anderson, Trevor Cutherbertson, Jack Bowman and Neil Frost.Short radio comedy. Join an eclectic group of enthusiastic

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58:11

tmtm 25 aug 24 Guests: Shalan Joudry (Welima'q...

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2024/08/26

The focus today is film festivals. Up first, I'll be speaking to poet, playwright, oral storyteller, Shalan Joudry, whose beautiful short film, 'Welima'q' will be screening at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. Shalan identifies as L’nu (Mi'kmaw) and European settler. Later in the show, I'll be joined by Martha Cooley, Executive Director, and Lisa Haller, Director of Programming, of the Atlantic International Film Festival. We will be chatting about the

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tmtm 11 Aug 24 Guests: Helen Juvonen and Tyler J...

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2024/08/13

From a Greek amphitheatre in Scarborough, Ontario, to a chateau in France today's show takes us on a journey through history, mystery, magic, and madness.Helen Juvonen and Tyler J. Seguin, co-artistic directors of Guild Festival Theatre, discuss their new production, 'Isle of Demons' based on a play by Robert Chafe about the real-life Marguerite de la Roque, a 16th century French noblewoman marooned on an island with her lover and her maid. The show runs until August 25th.Then, I'll

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tmtm 28july24 Female Eye Film Festival Guests: Megan...

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2024/07/30

Actress ('Hot Take: The Depp/Heard Trial,' 'American Horror Story') and screenwriter Megan Davis and I discuss her short film 'Hemorrhage,' which premiered at the 22nd Female Eye Film Festival in Toronto. The film focuses on a young couple's drive across several state lines seeking safe grounds for the legal termination of a pregnancy.Then, director Tamara Scherbak and I discuss her film 'White Noise,' another Female Eye Film Festival entry, a horror film about

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tmtm 14 July24 Focus: The Female Eye Film Festival...

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2024/07/17

The focus of this show is women in film, more precisely those behind the lens and scenes of The Female Eye Film Festival. Up first is my chat with festival founder Leslie Ann Coles about the growth of the festival and some of the films that will bescreening July 18-21. Afterwards, we'll segue into my brief chat with Ilse Moreno, the director of the short film "The Canadian Dream," A personal documentary about her father's work as migrant farm worker in Ontario. In The film screens as

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tmtm 30 june 24 Spotlight on Toronto Fringe Festival

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2024/06/30

10 shows share WHY you should go see them at the Toronto Fringe Festival. Which one(s) will get your bum in their seat(s)? PLAYLIST LAL: 'Dead Happiness'Calypso Rose: :Soca Tempo'

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tmtm 23june24 Guests Comedian Brian George (Roll With...

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2024/06/24

Brian George, a self-described 'sit down comedian,' joins me to talk about his journey into acting and the series 'Roll With It' (Bell Fibe TV1), which is going into its second season.Then, I'm joined by tmtm fan and supporter Gordon G., who shares a few queer classic film recommendations for Pride.PLAYLIST 'Heat' by SOCA CYPHER (Legacy 24 K, Eko, Jenelle Ross, Noelle Archer, Chelsea Sic, Gyles)'Enter You' performed by Tori Spelling from the TRICK soundtrack

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tmtm 16 June 24 2SLGBT Audiobooks

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2024/06/18

This episode is all about 2SLGBT+ audiobook memoirs you can grab on the Libby app.First up, we've got "Baggage" by Alan Cumming, and then "Naturally Tan" by Tan France from Queer Eye. Next, we'll slide into Saeed Jones's "How We Fight for Our Lives," followed by "Sipping Dom Pérignon Through a Straw" by Eddie Ndopu and Schuyler Bailar's "He She They."After enjoying d'bi young anitafrika's song "Kiss," we'll continue with

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tmtm 9june24 Guests: Singer, cultural activist, Sonia...

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2024/06/10

I've got interviews with Nigerian-Italian (and now Canadian) singer, songwriter, and actress Sonia Aimy, who will be launching her brand new album 'Light/Imole' at the legendary El Mocambo right here in Toronto on June 14th (one night only!) I'll also be playing some tracks from Sonia's album.Then I'll chat with co-directors Neil Diamond and Catherine Bainbridge about their new documentary 'Red Fever,' which deals with the fetishism and cultural appropriation of First

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