Kim Wheeler talks Words and Culture and having family in the biz

About this episode

Kim Wheeler discusses her work on the show 'Words and Culture' and her background in journalism.

On this episode of Face to Face: Kim Wheeler Kim Wheeler is a writer-producer who previously won a 2025 Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Entertainment Special for her work writing the show, Words and Culture. The show airs on nearly 100 campus and community radio stations and Sirius XM and weaves conversations with Indigenous language with music by Indigenous artists. She joins Dennis Ward to speak on the upcoming third season of the show and her history with journalism. • • • APTN National News, our stories told our way. Visit our website for more: https://aptnnews.ca Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/

People in this episode

Host: Dennis Ward

Guest: Kim Wheeler

Topics covered

• Indigenous culture
• journalism
• radio
• music
• language

Keywords

• Kim Wheeler
• Words and Culture
• Indigenous language
• music
• journalism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: APTN

Books & works: Words and Culture

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