Program Name
Chosen Family
Montreal comedians Thomas Leblanc and Tranna Wintour shine a light on the intersection of art, identity, and sexuality. Join CHOSEN FAMILY every second week for deep and spontaneous conversations featuring renowned artists and up-and-coming creators. CHOSEN FAMILY was named one of the best Canadian podcasts of 2018 and 2019 by Apple Podcasts.
Chosen Family is a talk podcast about arts, sexuality and spirituality. Past guests include: RuPaul’s Drag Race winner, Bob The Drag Queen; comedians Margaret Cho, Jen Kirkman and Guy Branum; Canadian music royalty Rufus Wainwright, Tegan and Sara and Owen Pallett; and thought-provoking writers Kai-Cheng Thom, Alicia Elliott, Eileen Myles and Bret Easton Ellis.
Guests for the new season include: celebrity astrologer Jessica Lanyadoo; musician, rapper and Zambia-born winner of the Polaris Prize, Backxwash; Irish disco legend and a fixture of club culture for over 25 years, Roisin Murphy; Pakistan-born writer and photographer, and winner of Canada Reads 2020 with her debut memoir We’ve Always Been Here, Samra Habib; and multi-talented actor, comedian, writer, podcaster and star of Saturday Night Live, Bowen Yang.
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