Up North And Personal: A Spotlight for Canadian Talent

The interview of a lifetime, dare I say. Today we're speaking with a Canadian figure who's had an impact that can't be understated, proving the old saying that big things come in small packages. Your eyes and ears don't deceive you, we're really talking to Sugar from YTV - so let's get in the zone already!

No, you're not dreaming things up here! Not only was I lucky enough to speak with actress Jill Frappier (who's been acting for over half a century), but I was doubly lucky to speak with her son, who's been around the acting block a few times himself! If you consider yourself a fan of Dic-era Sailor Moon, OG Beyblade, heck even Franklin the Turtle, I hope you get a kick out of listening to our little chat. Recorded on Tuesday, April 21st, 2026Jill's Artwork:https://jillsobjets.ca/  / jills_objets  Jamie's Socials:  / jamiehaydondevlin    / jamiehaydondevlin  

In this edition of Up North and Personal, I chat with Mark Askwith, a pioneer in the Canadian comic book industry and a legendary interviewer (among many, many other things). We talk about his work in comics at Toronto's Silver Snail in the 80s, the show Prisoners of Gravity and the interviews conducted for it, how he stumbled onto working on the Power Stone anime, and his various run-ins with comic legends like Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Alan Moore... this guy's been around, and I'm flattered he got to share some of his many tales with me.

Today we sit down and "Keep it Weird" with actor, writer, editor, all-around weird guy Marcel St. Pierre. Whether you realized it before or not, his work has had a huge impact on millions of folks across the country over the last quarter-century, and it's high-time more people knew about that work! He's got stories from working for all the big Canadian networks, dubbing anime, writing for YTV's Whoa! Magazine, and so much more!! Marcel's Stuff: https://books2read.com/shortweird https://www.instagram.com/shortweird/ https://www.shortweird.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/shortweird.bsky.social YTV Whoa Magazine Blogspot: https://ytvwhoamagazine.blogspot.com/p/welcome.html

On this edition of Up North and Personal, we're sitting down with Scott Caple. He's done a heck of a lot, from Nelvana shows and movies (Inspector Gadget, Rock and Rule), to stuff outta Don Bluth's wheelhouse (All Dogs go to Heaven, Rock-a-Doodle), and a fair bit of stuff during the Disney Renaissance (Hunchback, Tarzan, Mulan). If that wasn't enough, he's even done stuff for Pixar, including concept design for their tie-in games (Incredibles, Ratatouille, Up), had a Blue Sky (Ferdinand, Nimona) and somehow, he's lowered his standards enough to speak with me today. If you fancy yourself an artist of any kind, you're gonna love hearing Scott's stories!