The More The Merrier
Donna g has been involved with CIUT 89.5 FM for almost 25 years. From being a member of the feminist collective ”By All Means” in the 90’s, to co-hosting the Caribbean-Filipino fusion show ”baba(eh) mama” in the early 2000’s to her present solo show, ”The More the Merrier.” donna g has made it her goal to bring film, theatre and arts-at-large coverage to the broadest possible audience.
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Episodes
Wednesday Feb 19, 2025
Wednesday Feb 19, 2025
Alica Hall, the executive director of Nia Centre for the Arts joins me to talk about the the importance of of it programming for Black youth, artists, and the community. Plus a mix of poetry, dub poetry, spoken word and music by Black Canadian women.
Wednesday Feb 12, 2025
Wednesday Feb 12, 2025
Award-winning actor, Peter Fernandes talks about his acting journey and playing the lead role of Juicy in Canadian Stage's production of James Ijames play Fat Ham. The play is a reimagining of Shakespeare's Hamlet set at a Black cookout in the American south. Plus audiobook suggestions for Black History Month.
Monday Nov 18, 2024
Monday Nov 18, 2024
Arts and Culture writer and Rotten Tomatoes approved critic, Heidy M (hyemusings.ca) joins me to talk about the Blood in the Snow Film Festival (BITS). Heidy is a programmer for the festival and shares some films and Industry events that will appeal to fans as well as those who wish to know more about genre films and filmmaking.
Then sit back and allow your ears to enjoy some old time radio drama with SUSPENSE! The episode 'EVE' is one of my favourites and stars Nancy Kelly, Tony award-winner and Oscar Nominee for The Bad Seed.
PLAYLIST
'Arachnophobia' by Lady Laistee featuring Jaeyez
'My Cutie Pie' byA lex Bird and the Jazz Mavericks
MY CONTACTS
https://ciut.fm/tmtm/
FB/IG @tmtmwithdonnag
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Monday Nov 11, 2024
Monday Nov 11, 2024
CIUT listeners and The More the Merrier supporters, Anne Gallagher and Marc S. join me to chat about movies. Anne shares how movies expanded her world, and Marc talks about how he discovered director Ken Loach.
Monday Nov 04, 2024
Monday Nov 04, 2024
I've been away for the past several weeks due to the passing of my beloved mother, Joy Blackwood. She was my radio champion from my early days at CIUT 89.5 FM in the mid-nineties, where I was part of the feminist collective By All Means, to co-hosting the Caribbean-Filipino fusion show baba(eh) mama with Danielle Gonsalves, and now with this solo show, The More the Merrier. She would have loved today's show, especially my interview from the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival with Academy Award-winning composer Volker Bertelmann. Volker won his award for All Quiet on the Western Front, directed by Edward Berger. In this episode, our conversation covers Volker's latest collaboration with Berger on the thriller CONCLAVE, starring Rafe Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, and Isabella Rossellini, just to name a few from this esteemed ensemble cast.
My mom would have had lots of questions about CONCLAVE after listening to the second part of my show, which features a discussion about the film with my friend Heidy M. Heidy is an arts and culture writer, the founder and creator of https://hyemusings.ca/, and a Rotten Tomato-approved critic. She is also a programmer for Blood in the Snow Film Festival (BITS), a genre festival in Toronto.
I can be reached on IG and FB under @tmtmwithdonnag or www.ciut.fm