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Ep. 15 · May 11, 2026

Francis Baptiste

Music, Language, and Heritage

On this episode of Inlet Wire, Francis Baptiste talks about coming back to music, and how that path led him back toward language, family, and heritage. He talks about learning the Okanagan language, carrying parts of it into song, and why that matters to him as a father, songwriter, and member of a lineage he wants to help preserve. Francis also shares how he works with Levi Bent to shape poems into songs, and why one song, Snəqsilx (sneh-silk), has stayed close through it all.

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Ep. 19 · Jun 8, 2026

King Bob

King Bob began taking shape around 2018, but the songs behind the project go back much further. Jackson McDonald talks about learning to record at home, bringing years of unfinished ideas together for the 17-song debut album Rookie, and how one of the band's oldest songs became "Figure It Out." He also talks about King Bob's Patreon and why every song needs to be about something.
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Ep. 18 · Jun 1, 2026

The Shindigs

The Shindigs are a five-piece indie rock band from Nanaimo. Eric Chan talks with Shea Peoples and Alex Peabody about the childhood friendship that started the band, writing as a five-piece, and what changed once they started playing bigger rooms.
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Ep. 17 · May 25, 2026

Kaj Falch-Nielsen

Kaj from Blue Light Studio joins Inlet Wire to talk about how a recording space can become something bigger than just a studio. Eric Chan speaks with Kaj about Blue Light's growth into an East Vancouver creative hub, how Blue Light Sessions helped build community around the room, and what it takes to keep a space like that going in Vancouver. They also get into Kaj's approach as a producer — understanding the song first, building it piece by piece, and chasing those moments in the studio when everything suddenly clicks.
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Ep. 16 · May 18, 2026

Summer's Brother

On this episode of Inlet Wire, Summer's Brother talk about how the project came together over a few years, and how their EP Class Clown slowly found its shape.
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Ep. 15 · May 11, 2026

Francis Baptiste

On this episode of Inlet Wire, Francis Baptiste talks about coming back to music, and how that path led him back toward language, family, and heritage. He talks about learning the Okanagan language, carrying parts of it into song, and why that matters to him as a father, songwriter, and member of a lineage he wants to help preserve. Francis also shares how he works with Levi Bent to shape poems into songs, and why one song, Snəqsilx (sneh-silk), has stayed close through it all.
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Ep. 14 · May 4, 2026

Leah Abramson

Leah Abramson returns with new music under The Abramson Singers name. In this conversation, she talks about what changed in the years between releases, how these songs slowly came together, and why songwriting still matters to her now. We get into life between records, writing on piano instead of guitar, the a cappella thread that still runs through the project, and the meaning behind “Can You See It Now” from the new EP Anything You Could’ve Been.

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