When Words Collide 2024 Podcasts

THE POP UP Podcast

FUN AND SPONTANEOUS INTERVIEWS RECORDED AT THE 2025 FESTIVAL
WITH HOST LUCAS DIANO

When Words Collide 2026

Ep.1 D.G. Valdron
D.G. Valdron chats with host, Lucas Diano, about the evils of AI, Canadian Science Fiction, and his writing career. denvaldron.com

When Words Collide 2025

Ep.2 Kate Butler
Kate Butler chats with host, Lucas Diano about bittersweet queer fiction, self-publishing, and their new Indie publishing house. katebutlerbooks.ca

Ep. 1 Amanda Mason & the BookTok Bus
Lucas hops on board Alberta's first travelling bookstore, the BookTok Bus. Proprietor Amanda Mason is connecting communities with reading.

Ep. 2 Christina Lara
Fantasy writer Christina Lara talks Fantasy and Horror with Lucas at When Words Collide.

Ep. 3 Grace Meikle
Grace Meikle is a Canadian writer and scientist living in Edmonton, Alberta with lived experience in Japan, Taiwan, China, and India.

Ep. 4 Bob & Tammy Cranston
How biking across the country, and a blank journal transformed a story of grief into an opportunity to help others. Tammy and Bob are the authors of the memoir, "The Blank Journal: Biking Across All 50 States."

Ep. 5. Darren Flach
World cyclist and memoirist Darren Flach talks about blogging from a bike with Lucas at When Words Collide.

Ep. 6 Sierra Wilson
Sierra is the author of three books for children with several more under contract including her debut picture book as an illustrator coming in 2021.

Ep. 7 Cleo Capiral
As a speaker, she brings diverse cultural insights. She nerds out about the beauty of Asian literature, spanning from different types of media. Chat with her and be prepared to get info-dumped.