This article was first published in U of T Magazine in December 2016 and is re-posted here with full permission. Why are some first names such as Michael and Olivia popular year after year, but you never meet anyone named “Seven” or “Soda”? What we call ourselves – and why – … [Read more...]
My Interview with Joseph Planta at thecommentary.ca
Since 2004, Joseph Planta from Vancouver has been interviewing artists, writers, academics and professionals from a wide variety of fields on his online show, The Commentary. I was delighted to have had this interesting radio interview with him on various aspects of my new book, … [Read more...]
An interview with WGTD’s Greg Berg
In a recent interview on WGTD’s Morning Show, Greg Berg and I discussed a number of themes drawn from The Power of Names. Our discussion touched on the different meanings attributed to our first and last names, as well as the topic of name-changing as a way of assimilating to a … [Read more...]
How Does Your Name Shape You?
Shortly after the publication of my new book, I was contacted by Anne Strainchamps from To the Best of Our Knowledge, a nationally syndicated online radio broadcast, to participate in the segment of a larger program entitled What’s In A Name? In addition to the significance of … [Read more...]
A Recent Radio Interview on CBC’s Here and Now (Toronto)
A few weeks after The Power of Names was published, I had an opportunity to speak with Mary Wiens of Here and Now (CBC). We talked about the many ways in which names infiltrate our lives without any conscious awareness. I also discussed what it means to truly “inhabit your … [Read more...]