*TW: This episode includes discussion of sexual violence.* Today we talk Ducks, Kate Beaton’s celebrated graphic memoir — winner of Canada Reads, a New York Times Notable Book — about her two years working in the oil sands of Fort McMurray, where men outnumber women fifty to one. Harsh economic realities forced Beaton to leave her Cape Breton home …

Reserve your free tickets at our Eventbrite page. Join Naomi and Aaron of the Sweater Weather podcast for their deep-dive discussion of Ducks, the award-winning graphic memoir by Kate Beaton about life in the Alberta oil sands. They'll be joined by special guest Marc Herman Lynch, a literary scholar, comics enthusiast, and novelist. This event take…

Saddle up your quarter horse and grab that flask of whiskey for this ride through the life and works of country music legend Ian Tyson. Born in Victoria, BC, in 1933, Tyson’s recording career spanned six decades, from his time in the Greenwich Village coffeehouse scene as one half of the folk duo Ian & Sylvia, to his years as a solo country artist …

Reserve your free tickets at our Eventbrite page: www.eventbrite.ca/e/sweater-weather-live-talks-ian-tyson-with-jeremy-klaszus-tickets-528972780827 Join the audience for Sweater Weather Live! talks the life and music of country legend Ian Tyson. Our special guest will be Jeremy Klaszus, editor-in-chief of The Sprawl and ghostwriter of Ian Tyson's m…

In 1908, thirty-four-year-old Lucy Maud Montgomery published a novel set in the fictional Prince Edward Island town of Avonlea. Her heroine: a loveable and drama-prone red-headed orphan, adopted by an elderly brother and sister who turn out to need her as much as she needs them. The book is Anne of Green Gables, of course, a novel that made its aut…

Join Naomi and Aaron for this live recording of the Sweater Weather podcast as they discuss the enduring appeal of the classic novel Anne of Green Gables. They'll be joined by writer and documentary filmmaker Cheryl Foggo. This event takes place Sunday, February 12 at 2pm in the salon of the Memorial Park Library in Calgary, on Treaty 7 territory. …

In this audio documentary special, Aaron dives deep into the history of Nickelback, the most commercially successful and critically despised Canadian band of their generation. In the aughts when Nickelback dominated the air waves and sold out stadiums, bashing them publicly became a competitive sport for tastemakers and social media users. What spu…

In the spirit of the season, we've brought out from behind the paywall our full episode on The Kids in the Hall. Happy holidays, everyone! Support us on Patreon ~~ Inspired by the recently released sixth season of The Kids in the Hall, Naomi and Aaron discuss this legendary sketch comedy show. We follow the Kids' paths to becoming comic actors, and…

One fateful day in the winter of 1946, a boy in the village of Sainte-Justine, Quebec, opened his Eaton’s package to find, instead of a coveted Montreal Canadiens jersey, the dreaded blue of the Toronto Maple Leafs. That despised hockey sweater was destined for literary, if not sports, fame. That boy became author Roch Carrier, who has published so…

You will remember her—singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan was born in Halifax, studied music from the age of four, started winning singing awards not much later, and was offered her first major record deal at seventeen. Throughout the nineties, she won a boatload of Grammys and Junos for her work on the albums Solace, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, and Su…

The first ever live recording of Sweater Weather is happening Tuesday, November 22 at the Rose & Crown Pub in Calgary at 7 pm. Reserve your free tickets here at Eventbrite. We'll be fumbling towards the ecstasy that is the life and music of singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan. And if you're not already swooning in the arms of an angel, we'll be joine…

In episode 28, we revisit the antics of shock comic Tom Green. In the early nineties, Green rose to local Ottawa fame with a rap album, a radio show, and a program on public-access television. In 1998, The Tom Green Show gained a national following on the Canadian Comedy Network, and in 1999 it jumped to the American big time on MTV. Green was the …

Screenwriter Abdul Malik (Peace by Chocolate, CTV’s Transplant) joins us to talk about Atom Egoyan’s 1997 film, The Sweet Hereafter, one of Canada’s most celebrated movies and the pinnacle of the Toronto New Wave moment. We revisit the melancholic, majestic, and morally compromised town of Sam Dent, a fictional community in BC’s interior that has l…

We've got one question for you, Sweater Wearers: Are You Afraid of the Dark? This Montreal-produced kids' horror series aired on YTV in Canada, on Nickelodeon in the US, and on networks around the world—including in Norway where our special guest, poet Tasnuva Hayden, watched eagerly every Saturday night circa 1992. We light the proverbial campfire…

From high school improv with Seth Rogen in Vancouver, to a spot on the CBC classic This Hour Has 22 Minutes, to his Comedy Central series Nathan For You, Nathan Fielder’s comedic vision has expanded from silly, semi-cruel satire to mirror-funhouse meta-reality TV. We discuss his latest, the HBO docu-comedy The Rehearsal, and ask whether it’s "reali…

Today we’re talking about the novel that named a generation. In 1991, Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture by Vancouver author and visual artist Douglas Coupland became a sleeper hit, an objet d’art that no student living room could do without. How, exactly, did this weird book manage to capture the zeitgeist of twenty-somethings struggli…

We'll be back with a new episode next week, but in the meantime enjoy this content from behind the paywall, our FULL episode on Degrassi from earlier this summer. --- Aaron and Naomi talk about the classic teen drama Degrassi Junior High (1987-1989) and its immediate sequel, Degrassi High (1989-1991). We discuss the show's fascinating production hi…

Isn't it ironic that we finally decided to cover this essential Canadian artist? Alanis Morissette was one of the most successful musicians of the 1990s, selling 33 million copies of her album Jagged Little Pill. We trace her career from child actor to international rock superstar to Instagram mom. We consider the mass appeal of her music, with its…

Naomi and Aaron speedboat through the CBC family adventure show Danger Bay (1984-1990). We discuss the show's infinite animal menagerie, its 1980s environmentalism, and the protagonist, Dr. Grant Roberts, who is both a Professional-Class Hero and Dad of the Year. We also rehearse our favourite lines of dialogue from Danger Bay, including Doc Robert…

Inspired by the recently released sixth season of The Kids in the Hall, Naomi and Aaron talk about this legendary sketch comedy show (1988-1995). We discuss the Kids' paths to becoming comic actors, and how the show was too dark for us to appreciate when we were kids ourselves. We breakdown some of their most notorious sketches, including Cabbage H…

Luke and Abe discuss the moms road trip, injury updates, the struggles of Nylander and Toews, and whether the Hawks should give Sikura another look. Music: "Blindsided" by Ferenc Hegedus Published by Lynne Publishing Licensed via NEO Sounds Ltd. Source: www.neosounds.com/songs/9116 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/s…

This episode's topics include Keith's and Stromes injuries, Tyler Sikura's new role with the Ice Hogs, Kane's point streak, and Robin Lehner's frustration with the media. Music: "Blindsided" by Ferenc Hegedus Published by Lynne Publishing Licensed via NEO Sounds Ltd. Source: www.neosounds.com/songs/9116 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.…

Luke and Abe discuss the Hawks' losses to Carolina and Tampa, Babcock's unemployment, Kane's point streak, and Marian Hossa's possible 2020 induction to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Music: "Blindsided" by Ferenc Hegedus Published by Lynne Publishing Licensed via NEO Sounds Ltd. Source: www.neosounds.com/songs/9116 --- Support this podcast: https://podc…

The Hawks are winning again. Boqvist re-assigned to Rockford. Murphy's back! Kirby Dach's ice time Music: "Blindsided" by Ferenc Hegedus Published by Lynne Publishing Licensed via NEO Sounds Ltd. Source: www.neosounds.com/songs/9116 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sweaterpod/support…

Kirby Dach makes his NHL debut, and update on the Blackhawks' goalie situation, and Dave Bolland is honored with One More Shift. Music: "Blindsided" by Ferenc Hegedus Published by Lynne Publishing Licensed via NEO Sounds Ltd. Source: www.neosounds.com/songs/9116 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sweaterpod/support…

Like and Abe recap the Hawks’ first few home games and then share some bold (and not so bold) predictions for this season. Music: "Blindsided" by Ferenc Hegedus Published by Lynne Publishing Licensed via NEO Sounds Ltd. Source: www.neosounds.com/songs/9116 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sweaterpod/support…

Luke and Abe recap the Blackhawks’ loss to the Flyers in their season opener in Prague. They also discuss Debrincat’s contract extension, Foley’s faux pas, Verteeg’s new title, and Dahlstrom being claimed off waivers. Music: "Blindsided" by Ferenc Hegedus Published by Lynne Publishing Licensed via NEO Sounds Ltd. Source: www.neosounds.com/songs/911…

Luke and Abe reconvene to preview a new season of Blackhawks hockey.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sweaterpod/support

Luke and Abe catch on some offseason Blackhawks news and recap their predictions from the beginning of the 2018-19 season. Music: "Blindsided" by Ferenc Hegedus Published by Lynne Publishing Licensed via NEO Sounds Ltd. Source: www.neosounds.com/songs/9116 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sweaterpod/support…

Abe is out of town for a while so in this pre-recorded, non-Blackhawks episode, Luke and Abe discuss Avengers: Endgame.SPOILER WARNING!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sweaterpod/support

Luke and Abe discuss Ian Mitchell’s return to Denver, Kane’s Ted Lindsay nomination, Kris Versteeg's return to the organization, the playoffs, and some possible draft choices with the third overall pick. Music: "Blindsided" by Ferenc Hegedus Published by Lynne Publishing Licensed via NEO Sounds Ltd. Source: www.neosounds.com/songs/9116 --- Support …

Thanks to the draft lottery, the Blackhawks have made a quantum leap from having the 12th worst record to picking third overall in the 2019 draft. Luke and Abe discuss the ramifications of this turn of events, as well as the team's end of season press conference, and Q's new coaching job for the Florida Panthers. Music: "Blindsided" by Ferenc Heged…

Luke and Abe discuss the Hawks’ elimination from playoff contention, the demise of the CWHL, how good this team truly is, and more. Music: "Blindsided" by Ferenc Hegedus Published by Lynne Publishing Licensed via NEO Sounds Ltd. Source: www.neosounds.com/songs/9116 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sweaterpod/support…

After taking a week off, Luke and Abe get caught up on the current state of the standings, the power play's recent struggles, some upcoming changes to the United Center, as well as Debrincat and Strome's next contracts. Music: "Blindsided" by Ferenc Hegedus Published by Lynne Publishing Licensed via NEO Sounds Ltd. Source: www.neosounds.com/songs/9…

Luke and Abe talk about the Hawks’ improved defensive play as of late. Music: "Blindsided" by Ferenc Hegedus Published by Lynne Publishing Licensed via NEO Sounds Ltd. Source: www.neosounds.com/songs/9116 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sweaterpod/support

Luke and Abe discuss Adam Boqvist’s development, takeaways from the GM meetings, and more. Music: "Blindsided" by Ferenc Hegedus Published by Lynne Publishing Licensed via NEO Sounds Ltd. Source: www.neosounds.com/songs/9116 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sweaterpod/support…

Luke and Abe talk about Crawford’s return, the trade deadline, and what makes a player worthy of the Hart. Music: "Blindsided" by Ferenc Hegedus Published by Lynne Publishing Licensed via NEO Sounds Ltd. Source: www.neosounds.com/songs/9116 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sweaterpod/support…

Luke and Abe discuss Patrick Kane's 20-game point streak, how the Hawks are handling Henri Jokiharju, and some Blackhawks-related trade deadline rumors, Music: "Blindsided" by Ferenc Hegedus Published by Lynne Publishing Licensed via NEO Sounds Ltd. Source: www.neosounds.com/songs/9116 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh…

Luke and Abe discuss Crawford’s imminent return, the playoff race, Delia’s contract extension, and then have a spirited discussion about trading Ward to a certain division rival. Music: "Blindsided" by Ferenc Hegedus Published by Lynne Publishing Licensed via NEO Sounds Ltd. Source: www.neosounds.com/songs/9116 --- Support this podcast: https://pod…

Luke and Abe discuss the Hawks’ newfound playoff hopes, Artemi Panarin, trade rumors, and what to do at the trade deadline. Timestamps: 00:00:09 - News 00:29:41 - Trade rumors 00:42:02 - Should the Hawks buy or sell at the trade deadline? Music: "Blindsided" by Ferenc Hegedus Published by Lynne Publishing Licensed via NEO Sounds Ltd. Source: www.ne…

Luke and Abe discuss Crawford's progress, the All Star Skills Competition, and whether or not the Hawks should trade Erik Gustafsson. Music: "Blindsided" by Ferenc Hegedus Published by Lynne Publishing Licensed via NEO Sounds Ltd. Source: www.neosounds.com/songs/9116 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sweaterpod/suppo…

Luke and Abe discuss the Winter Classic, Bowman getting Manning and Rutta off the books, the All Star Game, Artemi Panarin's free stuff, and much more! Music: "Blindsided" by Ferenc Hegedus Published by Lynne Publishing Licensed via NEO Sounds Ltd. Source: www.neosounds.com/songs/9116 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho…

Luke and Abe discuss the All Star roster, prospects, who starts in goal at the a Winter Classic, and Stan Bowman’s future with the team. Music: "Blindsided" by Ferenc Hegedus Published by Lynne Publishing Licensed via NEO Sounds Ltd. Source: www.neosounds.com/songs/9116 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sweaterpod/su…

Luke and Abe discuss the rash of concussions, minor league transactions, Jokiharju playing in World Juniors, and more! Timestamps: 00:00:09 - Introductions 00:01:22 - Blackhawks are heating up again 00:06:16 - Concussions galore! 00:14:23 - Dylan Sikura recalled from Rockford 00:16:38 - A word from our sponsor 00:18:17 - Should Adam Boqvist become …

Luke and Abe discuss the Schmaltz trade, the Seattle expansion, trade rumors, Conor Murphy’s return to the lineup, and the possibility of drafting Jack Hughes.Timestamps:00:00:00 - Intro00:03:45 - The Blackhawks are last in the standings00:05:18 - Schmaltz traded for Strome and Perlini00:11:18 - Seattle is getting an NHL team00:12:40 - Vancouver's …

Luke and Abe discuss the recent coaching changes around the league, the team's scoring troubles, Brandon Saad's return to form, who could be on the trading block at the trade deadline, and more!Timestamps:00:01:00 - Forsling recalled from Rockford00:04:17 - Q spotted at the Bears game00:04:55 - Coaching changes in St. Louis00:10:45 - Hitchcock hire…

Luke and Abe discuss Joel Quenneville’s firing and much more. Recorded 2018-11-10--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sweaterpod/support

Luke and Abe discuss the Hawks’ hot start, Crawford’s return, whether Bowman will make use of the team’s cap space, three point regulation wins, and more!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sweaterpod/support

Luke and Abe recap the first four games of the season and make some over/under predictions for the season.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sweaterpod/support

In the inaugural episode of Sweater Weather, Luke and Abe recap the 2018 offseason and share their predictions for the 2018-19 season.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sweaterpod/support