CKCU FM's Sound Mind

The ever lovely Heather Bruce has hosted a radio program dealing with mental health on CKCU for the past number of years. The show is called Sound Mind and is incredibly important. I believe that mental health is one of the last major taboos in contemporary Western society and it's really nice that Heather helps destroy some of the stereotypes that surround mental illness each and every week.

You can listen to the show by clicking here or by clicking play below.

She was nice enough to have me in as a guest and we chat about the road to god knows..., comics, graphic novels, schizophrenia, and how humour sometimes helps get people through bad times. And for this one Moggy was available to take some photos of the broadcast, too!

CHUO FM's Click here on my Rasputin's art show

Mitchell Caplan did a solo interview with me for Click here, too. This was for an art show I had an Ottawa's legendary Rasputin's Folk Cafe. I'm still deeply indebted to owner Dean Verger for being one of the first people to take a chance with my art and put it up on his walls. The interview can be heard right here. Or just click play below.

Rasputin's will always hold a very special place for me. See, my mom and I used to live pretty close to it (just a few blocks a way, in fact) and while money was always tight for us we would occasionally drop by for a tea and maybe a dessert. Dean had a special way about him even then and he had a knack of making one feel right at home. Even as a kid, it seemed pretty special.

While it's difficult to bring this across in words, I'm fortunate to have a bit of Youtube video (see below) to play to give you a better sense of what Dean is like. At least, what his onstage and at work persona is like.

If you're ever in Ottawa and are looking for a place with a bit of a different vibe, you could do far worse than dropping by Rasputin's. It really is a neat place to sit back, listen to some great folk and Celtic music and have a nice bite to eat. I don't think you'll regret it.

You can either click here to go to the page directly or just click play below.

CHUO FM's Click here

One of the other artists involved in the Parkdale Gallery show was Cristian S. Aluas and he and I did an interview together on the CHUO radio program Click here, hosted by Mitchell Caplan. Mitchell has been hosting the show for quite some time now (a decade? Maybe?) and it's become an institution in Ottawa art circles. It can be heard every Wednesday from 5:00 to 6:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. You can listen to the interview right here or click play below.

CKCU FM's Friday Special Blend interview with Von Allan

Susan Johnston, the wonderful host of the CKCU radio show Friday Special Blend was nice enough to host both myself and James Robinson, owner of Ottawa's Parkdale Gallery for a gab fest. We chat about art, comics and the road to god knows.... You can listen to the interview by either clicking here or just by clicking play on the little audio player right below.

Sue was actually nice enough to have me back on the show more recently. That interview can be found here.

CBC Ottawa's All In A Day

I had a very nice chat recently with Adrian Harewood, the host of the CBC Ottawa radio program All In A Day. This was actually a very special moment for me; I've been a long-time fan of the show and I actually listen to it quite regularly while I'm working away at my drawing board. Needless to say it was both cool and intimidating to be invited in as a guest. I think I managed to over my nerves pretty quickly and we proceeded to discuss comics and my art show at the Parkdale Gallery. You can listen by clicking right here or by clicking play on the little player below.

Roger Television's Ottawa Living with Von Allan

This is an interview I did for the television program Ottawa Living for Rogers Television. This was done at the Parkdale Gallery and thanks again to the fine folks there for letting me use their gallery space to do this piece.

If you can't see the video for whatever reason, you can click here and go to Youtube directly.