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Famous Lost Words” unearths the greatest interviews of all time. Hosted by songwriter and legendary MuchMusic Veejay Christopher Ward and longtime CHUM radio producer (and archivist) Tom Jokic, “Famous Lost Words” is a weekly podcast on the iHeartRadio Canada app. It’s a deep dive into the extensive iHeartRadio archives – featuring classic interviews that haven’t been heard since they first aired.
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In the 1970s, Earth, Wind and Fire gave birth to a new brand of pop music—one that brought us hits like “Shining Star” and “September.” Their sound was steeped in jazz and R&B, and it bridged the gap that had often separated the musical tastes of black and white America. We’re pleased to welcome this iconic group to the Apple Store, as they talk about their musical journey and take a few questions from the audience. Wristbands required for entry are available the morning of the event.
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Season Ten of Famous Lost Words is coming soon! - You’re days away from hearing Robert Plant take pot shots at just about everyone, including himself. - You’ll hear the unusual story of how an 11-year-old was directly responsible for the first big hit by Tom's favourite band. – We have Lindsey Buckingham talking about his solo career, Fleetwood Mac…
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Declamation The writing of an elegyThe passing of a world within the mind. What could the new world mean to you? infinite, inexhaustible, strange, untamed. It struggles against daily the constraints of what is already declared real. It struggles against daily the tepid enoughness. It speaks diminishing languages in an enchanted way, the languages o…
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FLW Special - Purple Rain at 40 In this very special episode, we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of the film “Purple Rain”. The overwhelming success of the movie made Prince the first artist in history to have the same project simultaneously #1 on the singles, albums, and movie charts in the United States. We speak to one of the forem…
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With Taylor Swift being a big part of the pop culture conversation lately, we thought we’d present three Taylor interviews from our archives, one that has never been heard on FLW. From 2019 – a great chat with Taylor and broadcaster Shannon Burns, talking about Swift’s album “Lover” and how it reflects a more positive outlook than the moodier “Repu…
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A Famous Lost Words drinking game? Is this REALLY a good idea? Tom proposes a non-alcoholic version that is based solely on his own (many) verbal quirks. For our last episode of season 9, we begin with Carly Simon in conversation with broadcaster Ingrid Schumacher in 1987. This was a great year for Carly because she had just worked on the soundtrac…
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This week, a very good example of the wide range of artists in the Famous Lost Words archives… First up is a collection of early ‘70s conversations with Crosby, Stills & Nash, where David, Stephen and Graham cover the entire history of the group. Plus, maybe Tom’s worst interviewing moment when Stephen Stills takes him to task for asking what we th…
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This week, part 2 of our series on R&B, Soul, Disco and Hip-Hop! As usual, we have a great collection of interview clips with some of the greatest artists of the genre. - Tina Turner breaks down her performing style (and explains why she didn’t like her voice) - Michael Jackson recalls the earliest days of The Jackson 5 - The O’Jays explain how the…
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It’s part 1 of our epic two-part celebration of Soul, R&B, disco and hip-hop! We’ve gathered an incredible collection of interview moments with some of the greatest artists of the genre. We’ll hear from: Gladys Knight & The Pips – Gladys breaks down every element that goes into making a great record. She also rightly insists there should be a Gramm…
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In this special episode, we pay tribute to the late Myles Goodwyn, the lead singer and songwriter of April Wine. Myles was seemingly in good health and spirits in late September as he and April Wine were inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. Goodwyn was also inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame. We feature two segments from the Famous…
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Episode 5: The (Im)Permanence of Punk. Kurt Eckardt & daniel ward.EWF are thrilled to share this final conversation of Crossings, between Kurt Eckardt and daniel ward.Kurt Eckardt works as Marketing and Events Manager at PBS in Naarm, and has recently worked in freelance music publicity, social media management and strategy, event booking and produ…
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In what can only be described as a hell of a coincidence, this week we feature a series of clips with Daryl Hall & John Oates. These are particularly interesting in light of the news of Daryl suing John, and even asking for a restraining order against his old friend and bandmate. First up is both guys from 1981, around the time of the “Voices” albu…
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EPISODE 4: BEING ALONE & TALKING TO PEOPLE. Rebecca Kelly & Misbah Wolf.Today EWF are stoked to share a conversation between poets Rebecca Kelly and Misbah Wolf. Rebecca Kelly is a poet from the waters of Darkinjung Country, currently situated on Wurundjeri Country. Presently, her work is fuelled by questions of class, being, identity and psyche. M…
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Today EWF are delighted to share a conversation between Peggy Frew and Mark Hewitt. Peggy Frew’s work has been shortlisted for the Stella Prize and the Miles Franklin Literary Award, longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award, and the winner of the Barbara Jefferis Award. Peggy is a member of the critically acclaimed and award-winning M…
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This week... an absolute gem – a 2004 interview with Prince. You’ve never heard him sound so loose and relaxed as he talks about playing live, his legacy, working with his incredible band and his fight with his record label. He’s also very funny. After one fan asks about Prince’s legendary vault of unheard music, Prince looks at the guy and says “H…
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Episode 2: ASSERTING COMPLEXITY. Vivian Nguyen & Jamie TramAsian Australian playwright and actor Vivian Nguyen brings a wealth of stage experience. Her debut 'Thin Threads' was shortlisted for the Patrick White Playwrights Award and 'Bugged' was published in ATYP’s National Studio. Her plays 'Politics Aside' and 'a moment to love' debuted to acclai…
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Crossings is EWF's new podcast series of in-conversations between local writers & artists. Each episode pairs two artists whose practices exist at the threshold of one another. These free-flowing, intimate conversations are coloured by curiosity, attentiveness and enquiry. Hear novelists, poets, playwrights, screenwriters, publishers, musicians, ar…
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This week – it’s the finale of our epic three-part celebration of New Wave! Among the shows highlights… ⁃ Phil Oakey of Human League talks about his musical ineptitude as well as the League’s worst concert ever ⁃ Chrissie Hynde explains the meaning behind the Pretenders breakout hit “Brass In Pocket” ⁃ OMD discuss how a love song about an infamous …
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What is the greatest New Wave album of all time? Christopher and Tom (along with our special guest, Rob Preuss of The Spoons) break down the results of our recent listener survey. They also answer the question: Is The Clash REALLY a new wave band?? Plus, we feature some amazing interview clips from the archives… David Byrne talks about creating the…
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This week, we kick off our most ambitious series yet – it’s the music of New Wave. We dove deep into the archives for classic interviews that encompass the “twitchy, but tuneful” music of the early ‘80s. And for this episode, Christopher and Tom welcome former Spoons keyboardist (and Broadway music director) Rob Preuss! Rob is a New Wave geek who w…
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In our Season 9 premiere, we feature a couple of amazing interviews with Paul McCartney. First up, from 1976, Paul tells Canadian broadcast legend Roger Ashby about his creative process, his influences and the long shadow of The Beatles. And from 1980, Macca describes how he ended up playing the bass originally, the inspiration for making “Sgt Pepp…
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We are just a matter of days away from the start of Season 9 of Famous Lost Words. We predict it will be one of our best seasons yet, because we are FINALLY going to release our New Wave episodes! Almost a full year after we first promised, we will feature the likes of Human League, Devo, XTC, Blondie, The Spoons, Duran Duran, Pretenders, Simple Mi…
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This is a special tribute edition of Famous Lost Words as we honour the life and music of Robbie Robertson. Today, we go back in the archives for some excellent interview clips with Robbie – first from the early ‘70s when he was still in The Band – and then to 1998 as he talks about his solo work. Robertson talks about hooking up with Bob Dylan in …
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Today, we’re digging deep into the Famous Lost Words archives as we remember Tina Turner. First up is a series of interview clips with Tina from the early ‘70s as she recalls the early days of her career – from the moment that she first jumped up on stage to her years with Ike Turner and her work with Phil Spector. She talks about her performing st…
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In this special tribute edition, we remember the life and career of Gordon Lightfoot. In this episode, we have interview clips from over the years. It's a rich treasure trove of highlights in which you'll get to know Lightfoot very well. His thoughtfulness, his love of songwriting, his regrets, his ambition and his sense of humour. We'll feature a …
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We’re finishing off season 8 with a real banger! First up is one of the best interviews from the archives – a 2007 chat with Mike Reno of Loverboy. Mike is a gifted storyteller as he explains the origins of the band’s name, why a legacy band creates new music, and why they were embraced by MTV immediately. Mike also talks about their late bassist S…
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