Programmer Profile: HiSciFi Rules!Now that geeks are cool, it might be time to accept that science fiction is too. Irma Arkus and HiSciFi lead the charge. “HiSciFi is dedicated to our inner nerddom,” says host Irma Arkus, “exploring sci-fi in entertainment and the arts, and issues in technology and science.” In grander terms she continues, “I guess if I am to describe it, then HiSciFi is about the fringes of possibilities, the excitement of the new, and the promise of tomorrow.” Imra and her loose crew of co-hosts, offer up a mix of insider news, interviews, reviews and banter. That might sound like a lot of geeking out for the average listener, but they keep it lively and fast moving and given that science fiction, whether, Lost or Heroes or Star Wars is as big a part of our entertainment culture as cop shows, anyone can keep up. “The really amazing thing is that HiSciFi gets the best, the most passionate, and the brightest of authors, activists, and even industry insiders. Damian Kindler is a perfect example of someone who grew up loving horror and science fiction films, and became a creator of Sanctuary, the first independent TV show that used the internet for distribution.” The show has lined up an impressive roster of guests including: Cory Doctorow, Michael Geist, Joana Slonczewsky, Lauren Weinstein, Robert J. Sawyer, Joseph Mallozzi, Cheryl K. Olson and many more. HiSciFi airs on CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver on Fridays from 5 P.M. to 6 P.M. You can also listen live online or by podcast at www.cjsf.ca or torrent (Mininova). For more on HiSciFi visit the show's website at www.HiSciFi.com. More special interest shows:Writer's Block (literary) on CJSF 90.9FM in Calgary, AB Let's Get Baked (vegan baking and music) on multiple stations Howl (poetry) on CIUT 89.5FM on Toronto, ON Crumbs Live Improv (comedy) on UMFM 101.5FM in Winnipeg, MB The History of Rock n' Roll (music history) on CKXU 88.3 FM in Lethbridge, AB |
Reviews
Mngwa
Andrew Franey
The Shangs
Alex Cuba
Tri Nguyen
Defend The Rhino
Talltale
Kiwi Jr.
Plaster
Hyness
Black Suit Devil
Yamantaka // Sonic Titan
The Pack A.D.
Chad VanGaalen
Potengowski Anna Friederike
Todd Rundgren
Old 97's
Needles//Pins
This Month
!earshot Top 200 of 2021For January to December 2021
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| TW | Artist - Title - (Label) | ||
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| 1 | TEKE::TEKE 
Shirushi - (Kill Rock Stars) |
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| 2 | The Halluci Nation
One More Saturday Night - (Radicalized) |
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| 3 | Chad VanGaalen
World's Most Stressed Out Gardener - (Flemish Eye) |
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| 4 | The Weather Station
Ignorance - (Next Door) |
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| 5 | Kiwi Jr.
Cooler Returns - (Kiwi Club) |
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| 6 | Arlo Parks
Collapsed In Sunbeams - (Transgressive) |
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| 7 | Ada Lea
one hand on the steering wheel the other sewing a garden - (Next Door) |
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| 8 | Sook-Yin Lee & Adam Litovitz
jooj two - (Mint) |
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| 9 | Suuns
The Witness - (Secret City) |
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| 10 | Andy Shauf
Wilds - (Arts & Crafts) |
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| Specialty Charts #1s | |||
| Electronic: | The Halluci Nation - One More Saturday Night - (Radicalized) | ||
| Hip Hop: | Cadence Weapon - Parallel World - (Self-Released) | ||
| International: | Lakou Mizik and Joseph Ray - Leave The Bones - (Anjunadeep) | ||
| Jazz: | Adrian Younge - The American Negro - (Jazz Is Dead) | ||
| Loud: | Tunic - Exhaling - (Artoffact) | ||
| Folk/Roots/Blues: | Allison Russell - Outside Child - (Fantasy) | ||
HiSciFi gets the best, the most passionate, and the brightest of authors, activists and industry insiders.
