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The Next Chapter with Antonio Michael Downing
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Looking for your next great read? The Next Chapter’s got you covered! Book lovers join host Antonio Michael Downing to dive deep into great books. Big feelings, hot takes, enlightening conversations — you’ve never been in a book club like this before. It’s Canada’s book club, and everyone’s invited. So pull up a chair and join the conversation. New episodes every Saturday and Monday.
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Fine if you can follow simple news
B1 52%B2 48%
- 52% of the episodes are B1.
- 162 words a minute: natural, fairly fast speech.
- 31 episodes with a full transcript.
Episodes(88)
B228 minHow Anne Carson helped bring this Toronto band's album to lifeOct 19, 2026Subtitles- B227 minWhy Gordon Korman never runs out of ideasOct 16, 2026Subtitles
- B128 minWhy you should do good and expect nothing backOct 12, 2026Subtitles
- B227 minCan straight authors write books with gay protagonists?Oct 10, 2026Subtitles
- B227 minComparison kills: why ranking books can get problematicOct 5, 2026Subtitles
- B126 minHow Junie B. Jones inspired Taylor Tomlinson’s comedy careerOct 3, 2026Subtitles
- B228 min10 years since publishing Indigenous Writes, what’s changed?Sep 28, 2026Subtitles
- B225 minHere’s what’s on our fall TBR listSep 26, 2026Subtitles
- B228 minWhat the stars of North of North are readingSep 21, 2026Subtitles
- B223 minWhy we keep coming back to The Odyssey, 3000 years laterSep 19, 2026Subtitles
- B228 minKia Nurse shares what the Toronto Tempo is readingSep 14, 2026Subtitles
- B127 minWhat happens when 6 Canadian actors start a book clubSep 12, 2026Subtitles
- B226 minThese books introduced Will Ferguson to the world... and changed his lifeSep 5, 2026Subtitles
- B227 minWhat it’s like entering the spotlight after a career of ghostwritingAug 31, 2026Subtitles
- B226 minHow far must we go to find our way home?Aug 29, 2026Subtitles
- B122 minWhat made The Tragically Hip Canada’s band?Aug 22, 2026Subtitles
- B224 minHow to avoid getting locked in an echo chamberAug 15, 2026Subtitles
- B125 minThe author behind Lucky reveals how she helped cast Anya Taylor-JoyAug 8, 2026Subtitles
- B253 minWhy storytellers come alive when food is on the tableAug 1, 2026Subtitles
- B126 minWhat is the hardest part of translating a beloved novel?Jul 25, 2026Subtitles
- B226 minWhy Ernest Hemingway had a problem with TorontoJul 18, 2026Subtitles
- B127 minHow an accidental police officer stumbled into a career as a mystery authorJul 11, 2026Subtitles
- B126 minSpilling secrets and small-town adultery in The Shampoo EffectJul 4, 2026Subtitles
- B127 minKid approved books they will actually want to read this SummerJun 29, 2026Subtitles
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Is this show right for you?
B1
B1 · Intermediate
Fine if you can follow simple news
B1 52%B2 48%
- 52% of the episodes are B1.
- 162 words a minute: natural, fairly fast speech.
- 31 episodes with a full transcript.
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