IATSE 891 Presents: Apple Box Talks

IATSE 891 Presents: Apple Box Talks

IATSE Local 891

Episodes 43
Avg. Duration 39m
Activity Highly Active
Since Apr 2021
Latest Episode Mar 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Monthly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
78%
Hosting
audioboom.com

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About This Podcast

IATSE 891 presents Apple Box Talks, the podcast where we talk to the artists, technicians, and stakeholders that make up the BC motion picture industry. From prep to post and everything in between, we are the union behind entertainment. Pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk!

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Recent Episodes

S3E3 S3 Ep3: Siobhan Vipond, Canadian Labour Congress Executive Vice-President

Mar 26, 2026 50m

Our newest guest on the Apple Box is a champion of workers' rights, committed to equity, inclusivity and ensuring that worker voices are heard at every level of government and industry. Siobhan…

S3E2 S3 Ep2: Dr. Stephanie Dick, SFU School of Communication

Feb 26, 2026 47m

Ahead of our AI Learning and Engagement Symposium, we welcome to the podcast AI expert, mathematics and technology historian, and assistant professor at the SFU School of Communication, Dr. Stephanie…

S3E1 S3 Ep1: Kayleigh Truman, IATSE Local One and Ph.D. Student

Jan 29, 2026 42m

**WARNING: This podcast features topics that may be distressing for some listeners. Listener discretion is advised.**Welcome to Season 3 of Apple Box Talks! Our first guest is IATSE Local One member,…

S2E13 S2 Ep13: Sussanne Skidmore, BC Federation of Labour President

Dec 19, 2025 41m

The newest episode of our Apple Box Talks podcast welcomes BC Federation of Labour President Sussanne Skidmore. Elected as the BCFED President in 2022, Sussanne is a well-established labour leader in…

S2E12 S2 Ep12: Karen Ranalletta, CUPE BC President

Nov 27, 2025 54m

"If you're not at the table...you're on the menu." Our newest guest on the Apple Box Talks podcast shows what it means to walk the talk in the union world, as we welcome CUPE BC President Karen…

S2E11 S2 Ep11: Winnie Luk, Disability Screen Office Executive Director

Oct 30, 2025 59m

"Universal design is really putting a lens of bringing everyone along with us on this journey...it is really truly thinking that everyone in the sector has value." With 30 years of experience as an…

S2 S2: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Sep 29, 2025 1m

Please see the following resources to honour the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Listen to the Woven Spirit: Threads of Wisdom podcast – an Indian Residential School Survivors Society…

S2E10 S2 Ep10: Carole Griffin & Sam Stroman, Award-Winning 891 Costume Members

Sep 25, 2025 49m

Today, we welcome to the Apple Box two award-winning members of the 891 Costume Department, Carole Griffin and Sam Stroman! Carole and Sam were both part of the hugely successful production Shōgun,…

S2E9 S2 Ep9: Rob Ashton, ILWU Canada President

Aug 21, 2025 51m

**WARNING: This podcast contains some coarse language. Listener discretion is advised.** With workers' rights and the labour movement in the news at the federal level, and with Labour Day on the…

S2E8 S2 Ep8: Barbara Lee, Vancouver Asian Film Festival Founder

Jul 17, 2025 40m

"The work that we do is just talking about our value and our worth...supporting and empowering and elevating the Asian diaspora and the racialized diaspora in North America. And I'm not gonna wait…

S2E7 S2 Ep7: Mikelle Sasakamoose, Director of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation

Jun 19, 2025 49m

**WARNING: This podcast contains discussion of sensitive topics. Listener discretion is advised.**"We want people to be able to enjoy and celebrate our culture, our rich and vibrant…

S2E6 S2 Ep6: Marnie Gee, BC Film Commissioner, and Leslie Wootton, Screen BC Executive Director

May 22, 2025 55m

"Our job is to make sure that it's a world-class experience to film in British Columbia...we're 'shot locally, seen globally.'" Today, we're joined on the Apple Box by two leaders in the BC motion…

S2E5 S2 Ep5: Spencer Chandra Herbert, BC Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, and Sport

Apr 16, 2025 20m

Joining us today on the Apple Box is BC's Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, and Sport, Spencer Chandra Herbert. First elected provincially in 2008 as the youngest MLA in the Legislature, the…

S2E4 S2 Ep4: Don Ramsden, Former 891 President

Apr 02, 2025 45m

**WARNING: This podcast contains some coarse language. Listener discretion is advised.** Today, April 2, marks the 63rd anniversary of the founding of IATSE 891! To commemorate this day, we are…

S2E3 S2 Ep3: Jillian Arnold, IATSE 695

Mar 13, 2025 52m

Jillian Arnold started her career working in aerospace for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and is now the first female president in IATSE Local 695's ninety-year history, and the chair of the IATSE…

S2E2 S2 Ep2: Gladys Tong, G Creative

Feb 27, 2025 56m

"Some people say AI is not really artificial, it's actually alien. Alien intelligence. It's not something that we know. It's not like a tool that we've seen before. It has a little bit of an…

S1E27 S1 Ep27: Lorraine Carson - Costume

Dec 26, 2024 38m

"Costumes are the first people to meet the actors. The relationship between the costume designer and the costume team and the actor is vital — it has to be harmonious." Lorraine Carson is a 40-plus…

S1E26 S1 Ep26: George Chapman - 891's first-ever Business Representative

Dec 19, 2024 33m

In 2021, we sat down with the legendary George Chapman, IATSE 891's first-ever Business Representative, on our Apple Box Talks podcast. In memory of George's passing, we are releasing the episode now…

S1E25 S1 Ep25: Todd Masters - Make-up

Dec 12, 2024 48m

**WARNING: This podcast contains references to mature subject matter. Listener discretion is advised.**This week, we're joined by the department who make the monsters monstrous and the wounds look…

S1E24 S1 Ep24: Julie McHaffie - Hair

Nov 28, 2024 52m

891 member Julie McHaffie claims that her work in the Hair Department is "50% skill, 50% personality," and, after joining our podcast to talk us through her motion picture career, we can see why!…

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IATSE 891 Presents: Apple Box Talks has published 43 episodes since April 2021, covering topics in Arts, Business.

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IATSE 891 Presents: Apple Box Talks is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 39m.

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