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Winnipeg Folk Fest Interview & Performance: Two Crows for Comfort

Posted by: Paul Little  •  December 22, 2025 @ 1:43pm

Two Crows for Comfort are a Manitoba folk duo (with roots and country leanings) who spend a good chunk of their year touring around North America with their dog in tow. The incredible harmonies and storytelling from this real-life couple are up there with some of the best duos making their style of music anywhere on the planet.

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Review: A Quiet Place: Day One

Posted by: Matthew Ardill  •  June 27, 2024 @ 9:00am

I'm not a huge horror fan; my tastes in the genre are very specific. If it's an Eldritch Lovecraftian tale, a lush gothic terror, or a pastoral folk horror? Count me in. Mainstream A-list stars and a hot TV actor/indie director making his first genre film using a flashy gimmick with lots of mainstream media buzz? Not interested.

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Detecting the Marvelous - Alpha Flight 106 - Northstar Comes Out

Posted by: Matthew Ardill  •  June 16, 2024 @ 8:07pm

They're Canadian and they're history making. This episode, we continue our Pride celebration with Alpha Flight 106, the mainstream comic to feature an out queer character as Northstar finally says what we'd all been thinking for a very long time.

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Detecting the Marvelous - Happy DC Pride 2022!

Posted by: Matthew Ardill  •  June 3, 2024 @ 7:00am

We chat about the 2022 DC Pride issue and we get into the fun, the funny, and the fearless of this special issue. We all get a little sad at Kevin Conroy's personal story shared in this issue and reflect on THE Batman, as well as some horny thorny plant ladies.

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Detecting the Marvelous - Hellboy Volume 1: Now That's A Handshake with Nick Ardill

Posted by: Matthew Ardill  •  May 20, 2024 @ 6:00am

In a family special, Matt sits with his brother Nick and talks about one of Nick's favourite comics, Hellboy, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary.

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Review: Gabe Koury - Mommy, I'm Boring

Posted by: Matthew Ardill  •  May 12, 2024 @ 12:25pm

Canadian comic Gabe Koury's 2023 album Mommy, I'm Boring is a punchy 30-minute comedy album with a punk rock aesthetic.

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Detecting the Marvelous - TMNT: The Last Ronin - Turtles On Ice!

Posted by: Matthew Ardill  •  May 6, 2024 @ 7:00am

When the heroes in the half shell faced their greatest threat, things did not go well. We talk about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin on this episode of Detecting the Marvelous, and we all take a hit right to the feels.

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Detecting The Marvelous - Hulk #441 - Pure Gamma Irradiated 90s

Posted by: Matthew Ardill  •  April 22, 2024 @ 7:00am

Bruce Banner aka The Hulk is missing and presumed dead, Betty Banner is pushed into writing a tell all tale of their life together by Bruce's cousin She Hulk. Matt and Shaharah ask Dan about what drew him to this comic.

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Detecting the Marvelous - Champions: Change The World - The Kids are Alright

Posted by: Matthew Ardill  •  April 8, 2024 @ 7:00am

We believe the children are the future, and that goes for super hero children too. These kids are all right as we explore the first adventures of The Champions!

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Interview: Evany Rosen, creator of the new multiverse teen comedy Davey & Jonesie's Locker

Posted by: Paul Little  •  April 5, 2024 @ 11:13am

If you've been following Canadian comedy over the last 15 years, you've probably seen Evany Rosen on TV, and you've definitely seen her work.

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Detecting the Marvelous - Our Thoughts on X-Men '97

Posted by: Matthew Ardill  •  April 1, 2024 @ 7:00am

Shaharah, Matt, and Dan talk about X-Men '97, a dose of nostalgia for some and an introduction to the Children of the Atom for others.

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