HOSTS Lazarus Reise and Jack Steer This episode contains: Conversations with Writers: An open discussion between guests from Selkirk College's second and first year creative writing students who are passionate about world building. What are their favourite examples of world building, what are the most important elements and some advice on how to world build. Readings: Vlad Tanasescu and Lazarus Reise read excerpts from their short stories with immersively built worlds. PRODUCTION: CREDITS - PODCAST COLLECTIVE 2024-2025 Sound and Editing: Liam Borhaven Hosting: Lazarus Reise and Jack Steer Guests: Liam Borhaven and Vlad Tanasescu Theme Music: excerpt from "Hocus Pocus" courtesy of The Hillties. Check them out: https://thehillties.bandcamp.com/ Please share the Black Bear Review's Facebook link with family and friends who might appreciate our content: https://www.facebook.com/blackbearreview/ The Black Bear Review: Unexpected Podcasts from the West Kootenay. Grrr!

HOSTS Liam Borhaven and Jack Steer This episode contains: Interviews: Creative writing students Daelen Clark and Helen Patterson interview Selkirk College students on how they find themselves procrastinating. Conversations with Writers: An open discussion between guests from Selkirk College's second year creative writing class on procrastination. Do they procrastinate? How do they procrastinate? Do they think deadlines help or hinder them? Readings: Helen Patterson and Jack Steer read works that they created while procrastinating on school work. PRODUCTION: CREDITS - PODCAST COLLECTIVE 2024-2025 Sound and Editing: Liam Borhaven Hosting: Liam Borhaven and Jack Steer Guests: Helen Patterson, Lazarus Reise and Leesa Dean. Theme Music: excerpt from "Hocus Pocus" courtesy of The Hillties. Check them out: https://thehillties.bandcamp.com/ Please share the Black Bear Review's Facebook link with family and friends who might appreciate our content: https://www.facebook.com/blackbearreview/ The Black Bear Review: Unexpected Podcasts from the West Kootenay. Grrr!

HOSTS Daelen Clark and Helen Patterson This episode contains: Conversations with Writers: An open discussion between guests from Selkirk College's second year creative writing class on finding and building writing communities. Have they found any before? Are they a part of any now? How do these communities help them in their writing? Fandoms as Writing Communities: Angelica Dale is interviewed on how belonging to a fandom space and writing fanfiction can help one in their writing and in finding other like minded writers to work with. Writers Resources: Jack Steer gives three helpful online resources for writers to help motivate, and inspire their writing efforts. LINKS: Reedsy Prompts: https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/  Write the World: https://writetheworld.org/#/dashboard  NaNoWriMo: https://nanowrimo.org/ PRODUCTION: CREDITS - PODCAST COLLECTIVE 2024-2025 Sound and Editing: Liam Borhaven Hosting: Daelen Clark and Helen Patterson Guests: Angelica Dale, Hannah Macza, Jack Steer, and Leesa Dean. Theme Music: excerpt from "Hocus Pocus" courtesy of The Hillties. Check them out: https://thehillties.bandcamp.com/ Please share the Black Bear Review's Facebook link with family and friends who might appreciate our content: https://www.facebook.com/blackbearreview/ The Black Bear Review: Unexpected Podcasts from the West Kootenay. Grrr!

HOSTS Angelica Dale and Daelen Clark This episode contains: Writer's Strike Interview: Helen Patterson interviews Jack Steer on the ending of the 2023 WGA strike. What were the issues? What were the concessions? What problems still persist? Conversations with Writers: An open discussion unfolds between many guests on their views on artificial intelligence in creative fields. How does it threaten creatives? When can it be used ethically? PRODUCTIONCREDITS - PODCAST COLLECTIVE 2023-2024 Sound and Editing: Liam Borhaven Hosting: Angelica Dale and Daelen Clark Guests: Bee Cummings, Helen Patterson, Jack Steer, Krista Love, Leesa Dean, and Liam Borhaven Theme Music: excerpt from "Hocus Pocus" courtesy of The Hillties. Check them out: https://thehillties.bandcamp.com/ Please share the Black Bear Review's Facebook link with family and friends who might appreciate our content:  https://www.facebook.com/blackbearreview/The Black Bear Review: Unexpected Podcasts from the West Kootenay. Grrr!

HOSTS Liam Borhaven and Helen Kissinger This episode contains: ~Spooky Stories Special~ Readings: Writers from Selkirk College's second year creative writing class came up with spooky prompts and wrote some poems and short stories based on them. Conversations With Writers: Writers from Selkirk College's second year creative writing class discuss what makes spooky stories and themes special to them, and a theme most of them coincidentally shared in their writing. PRODUCTIONCREDITS - PODCAST COLLECTIVE 2023-2024 Sound and Editing: Liam Borhaven Hosting: Liam Borhaven and Helen Kissinger Guests: Bee Cummings, Jack Steer, Lauren Strong, Rhydian Neufeld Theme Music: excerpt from "Hocus Pocus" courtesy of The Hillties. Check them out: https://thehillties.bandcamp.com/ Please share the Black Bear Review's Facebook link with family and friends who might appreciate our content:  https://www.facebook.com/blackbearreview/The Black Bear Review: Unexpected Podcasts from the West Kootenay. Grrr!

HOSTS Angelica Dale and Helen Kissinger This episode contains: Readings: Writers Anne DeGrace, Josh Massey, Leesa Dean and Liam Borhaven were given a set of awkward and usual writing prompts to work with for 15 minutes. Here they are read and discussed. Teatime: a radio play written by Krista Love PRODUCTIONCREDITS - PODCAST COLLECTIVE 2023-2024 Sound and Editing: Liam Borhaven Hosting: Angelica Dale and Helen Kissinger Guests: Anne DeGrace, Josh Massey, Krista Love, Leesa Dean, and Liam Borhaven Theme Music: excerpt from "Hocus Pocus" courtesy of The Hillties. Check them out: https://thehillties.bandcamp.com/ Please share the Black Bear Review's Facebook link with family and friends who might appreciate our content:  https://www.facebook.com/blackbearreview/ The Black Bear Review: Unexpected Podcasts from the West Kootenay. Grrr!

HOSTS Jennifer Hammersmark and Cas Haskins This episode contains: Conversations With Writers: At your age and stage, why did you decide to take a creative writing class? Featuring Angelica Dale, Bee Cummings, Maria Sofia Briceno Aleman, and Eden Tweed-Welch Poetry Readings by Angelica Dale, Bee Cummings, Maria Sofia Briceno Aleman, and Eden Tweed-Welch PRODUCTION CREDITS - PODCAST COLLECTIVE 2022-2023 Sound and Editing: Cas Haskins Hosting: Jennifer Hammersmark and Cas Haskins Guests: Angelica Dale, Bee Cummings, Maria Sofia Briceno Aleman, and Eden Tweed-Welch Theme Music: excerpt from "Hocus Pocus" courtesy of The Hillties. Check them out: https://www.thehillties.com/ Please share the Black Bear Review's Facebook link with family and friends who might appreciate our content: https://www.facebook.com/blackbearreview The Black Bear Review: Unexpected Podcasts from the West Kootenay. Grrr!

HOSTS Kendra Johnson and Katie Stolte This episode contains: Readings from this years’ edition of the Blackbear Review, featuring authors Greg Elliott, Leannah Fiddler, Lazarus Reise, Jennifer Hammersmark & Claire Fantus PRODUCTION CREDITS - PODCAST COLLECTIVE 2022-2023 Sound and Editing: Cas Haskins Hosting: Kendra Johnson and Katie Stolte Guests: Greg Elliott, author of I Am Of The Earth Leannah Fidler, author of Rossland Range Lazarus Reise, author of Her Call Jennifer Hammersmark, author of Grief Claire Fantus, author of Vectors Theme Music: excerpt from "Hocus Pocus" courtesy of The Hillties. Check them out: https://www.thehillties.com/ Please share the Black Bear Review's Facebook link with family and friends who might appreciate our content: https://www.facebook.com/blackbearreview The Black Bear Review: Unexpected Podcasts from the West Kootenay. Grrr!

HOSTS Jennifer Hammersmark and Liam Borhaven This episode contains: A conversation on graphic novels, featuring Aime Klassen, Renee Harper, and Nathan Wilkinson PRODUCTION CREDITS - PODCAST COLLECTIVE 2022-2023 Sound and Editing: Cas Haskins Hosting: Jennifer Hammersmark and Liam Borhaven Guests: Aime Klassen, Renee Harper, and Nathan Wilkinson Theme Music: excerpt from "Hocus Pocus" courtesy of The Hillties. Check them out: https://www.thehillties.com/ Please share the Black Bear Review's Facebook link with family and friends who might appreciate our content: https://www.facebook.com/blackbearreview The Black Bear Review: Unexpected Podcasts from the West Kootenay. Grrr!

HOSTS Kendra Johnson and Katie Stolte This episode contains: Conversations With Writers: A conversation about the Nelson Poetry Slam, featuring Tia Shuster, Ellen Burt, and Ashley Laframboise, hosted by Kendra Johnson and Katie Stolte Poetry performances by Ashley Lamframboise, Ellen Burt, Tia Shuster and Katie Stolte PRODUCTION CREDITS - PODCAST COLLECTIVE 2022-2023 Sound and Editing: Cas Haskins Hosting: Kendra Johnson and Katie Stolte Guests from the Nelson Poetry Slam: Tia Shuster, Ellen Burt, and Ashley Laframboise Theme Music: excerpt from "Hocus Pocus" courtesy of The Hillties. Check them out: https://www.thehillties.com/ Check out the Nelson Poetry Slam Facebook page for more information and upcoming events: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wordsonbakerandnelsonpoetryslam/ Please share the Black Bear Review's Facebook link with family and friends who might appreciate our content: https://www.facebook.com/blackbearreview The Black Bear Review: Unexpected Podcasts from the West Kootenay. Grrr!