 Chocolate all day, music from plants and mushrooms, and a book on scent-inspired time travelNXNW Nov. 25-26, 2023 | | | Hey everyone, welcome to the latest edition of the NXNW newsletter! Another great show is lined up for you this weekend. We're chatting about Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week, new cookbooks, dragonflies, and ... time travel?
Looking for something from a previous show? Be sure to check out our archive, or stop by our CBC Listen page. | | | | | | | The Space Between Here & Now | | | Vancouver-based author Sarah Suk joined us in studio this past week to talk about her new young adult (YA) novel, The Space Between Here & Now.
The book follows 17-year-old Aimee Roh, who has "Sensory Time Warp Syndrome" which causes her to time travel whenever she smells anything that's linked to a specific memory. | | |  | Sarah Suk with a copy of The Space Between Here & Now. | | | | | | | Experiencing Ruby Singh's Polyphonic Garden and kraKIN | | | Music artist Ruby Singh, who uses field recordings and bio-electric information from plants and mushrooms to create ambient, meditative offerings that explore our relationship to the natural world, joined us in studio at NXNW. He recently released Polyphonic Garden Suite II, as well as KraKIN, a hip hop collaboration with Michael Datura, also known as professah exile. | | |  | Ruby Singh is pictured in the NXNW studio. | | | | | | | Pastry chef makes the case for having chocolate all day | | | NXNW's Margaret Gallagher visited renowned chef, TV host and chocolatier Steve Hodge at Temper Pastry. Hodge is also the author of Chocolate All Day, a new cookbook of over 100 recipes. | | |  | Temper pastry chef Steve Hodge pictured with his new cookbook. | | | | | | | Gitxsan designer threads path forward for Indigenous fashion | | | | As Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week wraps up, Gitxsan fashion designer Yolonda Skelton joined us in studio to talk about her latest collection, as well as the importance of holding space for Indigenous models and designers in the fashion world. | | |  | | Yolonda shows us some of the pieces from her collection. | | | | | | | Dragonflies and hot springs | | | | Earlier this month, Glenn and David Woodsworth joined us to chat about the latest edition of Hot Springs of Western Canada. Royal B.C. Museum curator emeritus Rob Cannings — you might remember him from our September Insect Series — heard the interview, and wrote us an email about the rare dragonfly species that depend on B.C.'s hot springs. This week, he joins NXNW to tell us more about the dragonflies and damselflies. | | |  | The pale snaketail dragonfly, typically found at Lizard River Hot Springs, according to Rob. | | | | | | | New children's book explores diversity within a family | | | | Syrian Canadian author Danny Ramadan joins NXNW to talk about his latest children's book, Salma Writes A Book, which follows a young Salma as she tries to understand what it means to be a big sister and explores issues of diversity and inclusion — including how relatives contend with diversity within their families. | | |  | Danny Ramadan pictured in the NXNW studio. | | | | | | | Hot Drinks: Peace Valley Foragers | | | | In the latest entry to our November Hot Drinks series, NXNW's Jeremy Ratt connected with Derrick and Nathaniel McDougall, who are the father-and-son duo of Peace Valley Foragers. They pick mushrooms, berries, and plants — some of it going into the herbal teas they sell. | | |  | Nathaniel and Derrick McDougall are pictured in the outdoors. | | | | | | | In case you missed it... | | | Last week, arts presenter Nina Buddhdev joined the show to give us a sneak peek of Sahabhava: A Community Showcase of Indian Classical Music and Dance. The showcase, presented by the Indian Classical Music Society of Vancouver, opens Nov. 25 at the Sanctuary of Vancouver Unitarians.
Listen to our interview with Nina via CBC Listen. | | | | | Thanks for listening! | Have any comments or suggestions you'd like to share? Email us!
Jeremy Ratt, editor | | | | | |
