Tag: On Air

An Interview with Aphy Ray

I had the opportunity to interview up-and-coming author Aphy Ray about their first book Saffron and Honey. We explored the importance of representing Queer characters, the essentialness of having asexual representation, the role of independent publishing, genre-defying books, and the need to tell stories. Aphy Ray. They/them. Queer Canadian Canadian queer fiction writer. I have other qualifications but they’re not...

Speculating Canada on Trent Radio Episode 26: A Discussion with Dan Vena About Apocalyptic Fiction

In this episode, Queen’s University PhD student and cultural theorist Dan Vena joins me in the studio to talk about Canadian apocalyptic fiction. In our discussion, we explore notions of the monstrous, the superheroic, mutations, pandemic narratives, and the power of apocalyptic narratives to discuss issues in the present such as environmental concerns, the experiences of LGBTQ2 people, critical capitalism,...

Speculating Canada on Trent Radio Episode 11: Nelvana of the Northern Lights

For this episode of Speculating Canada on Trent Radio I examine Canada’s first superheroine Nelvana of the Northern Lights. Dressed in Blue and Green with a fur-trimmed skirt and green cape with northern lights dancing around her headband she flew around wielding the powers of the Northern Lights to keep Canada safe from invasion, pollution, and destruction while venturing into...