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This Is Something Else: Consciously Eclectic Histories of the Arts Club is a 5-part limited podcast series traveling through more than 50 years of Vancouver’s theatre scene and the making of Canada’s largest urban theatre company, the Arts Club. Created and hosted by documentary theatremaker Andrew Kushnir, and inspired by investigative podcasts like This American Life and Nice White Parents, the project takes a distinct approach to history—focusing less on dates and events, and casting an eye (and ear) to the complex relationships between people, places and big ideas. As Andrew puts it in his first episode: “This series is not a eulogy. It’s not a legacy project or promotional piece. It’s not the careful work of a historian or journalist. And it’s not a walk down memory lane either. This is something else.” Putting together multiple perspectives into conversation with one another—at times, in quirky ways—Andrew sleuths out how the past can speak to our present moment in as vivid terms as possible.
Episodes
May 2, 2024
May 5, 2021
May 5, 2021
1hr 5 min
“We make and remake. So we are experts at this…like we are experts at creating things out of nothing.”
Apr 28, 2021
Apr 28, 2021
1hr 2 min
"And a lot of people were stunned when I said that. Now, what I should also add is there were some other people who reached out to me...and thanked me for saying it."
Apr 21, 2021
Apr 21, 2021
1hr 5 min
"That is called living your life. And coming to terms with what you carry inside of you.”
Apr 14, 2021
Apr 14, 2021
53 min
“It blasted them open. That was the beauty of it. It blasted people open and they went: Whoa, what was that?”
Apr 7, 2021
Mar 30, 2021
Mar 30, 2021
1 min
This Is Something Else, an Arts Club podcast, explores the consciously eclectic history of Canada’s largest urban theatre company. And our host, Andrew Kushnir, wants to hear from you! Call 1-888-318-8628, ext, 278, with your favourite memories of the Arts Club—nothing is off limits. You might even be featured on the podcast, or on the Arts Club’s social media!
Mar 15, 2021
Mar 15, 2021
1 min
This Is Something Else: Consciously Eclectic Histories of the Arts Club, a 5-part limited podcast series exploring more than 50 years of Vancouver’s theatre scene and the making of Canada’s largest urban theatre company. This Is Something Else premieres April 7.