Interviews

2024                Canadian Society for the Study of Religion. Presentation on Prophets of Love: The Unlikely Kinship of Leonard Cohen and the Apostle Paul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSXmtTg90uM

2024                Beer Christianity (podcast), with host Jonty Langley   https://beerchristianity.libsyn.com/leonard-cohen-and-saint-paul-matthew-anderson-pauline-scholar

2023                What Matters Most (podcast), with host John W. Martens https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/a-conversation-with-matthew-r-anderson/id1650272494?i=1000637487270

2023                CBC Radio One Montreal “All in a Weekend” interview with host Sonali Karnick, “Prophets of Love: The Unlikely Kinship of Leonard Cohen and the Apostle Paul.” https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-78/clip/16020875  

2023                Zoomer Radio Toronto, interview: https://www.zoomerradio.ca/podcasts/fight-back-on-zoomer-radio-podcast/december-14-2023-leonard-cohens-music-heals-during-hard-times/

2023                (in French) Je Marche Partout, Radio Ville Marie, episode: “Épisode 1 – Vers la réconciliation : le pèlerinage de décolonisation” host: Denis Chagnon. https://jemarchepartout.com/emissions/episode-1-vers-la-reconciliation-le-pelerinage-de-decolonisation/  

 
The History of Alcohol at the Holidays Dec 30, 2021 – CTV News Montreal. Host: Angela MacKenzie: here
 
Pilgrimage and Podcasting. Oct 4, 2020 – CBC Montreal. All in a Weekend. Host: Ainslee MacLellan.
 
Walking Territorial Recognitions. The Concordian. Print/online article, 2019. http://theconcordian.com/2019/10/pilgrimage-to-montreal/
 
Bringing “The Right to Roam” to Canada (and to SK):Aug 2, 2018 – CBC Saskatchewan. The Afternoon Show. Host: Garth Materie.
 
One Pilgrimage – Many Quests. “Tapestry,” Radio One National. Producer Amanda Klang. Radio Documentary. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/tapestry/pop-culture-wisdom-1.4353460/montreal-to-kahnawake-one-pilgrimage-many-quests-1.4353605
 
CBC Montreal: Interviews with Montreal Creatives. November, 2016 – CBC Radio One Montreal. Cinq à Six. Host: Nantali Indongo, producer Amanda Klang, invited me to share six songs that have influenced my life, and to talk about pilgrimage as one way of creating art:
 
Pilgrimage to Iceland: July, 2016 – CBC Radio One Montreal. ‘All in a Weekend.’ Host: Nantali Ndongo. (no longer available)
 
Icelandic TV Interview: July, 2016 – Icelandic TV. Bær to Skàlholt Iceland pilgrimage (at the end of the report in Icelandic)
 
http://www.visir.is/-gengu-berfaett-sidasta-spolinn-i-pilagrimagongu-/article/2016160729463
 
Interview “on the trail” during pilgrimage to Iceland. July, 2016 – CBC Radio One Montreal. ‘All in a Weekend.’ Host: Nantali Ndongo: //www.cbc.ca/i/caffeine/syndicate/?mediaId=2692307288
 
Radio-Canada Interview in French re: Kahnawà:ke Walk. June, 2016 – Radio-Canada (French). Host: Anne-Marie Yvon. May 3-5, 2016 pilgrimage with students between Vieux-Montréal and Kahnawà:ke Mohawk Territory http://www.rcinet.ca/fr/2016/06/01/un-pelerinage-urbain-pour-combattre-lignorance-kahnawake/
 
South-West News Documentary on NWMP Trail Walk. September, 2015 – SouthWest News (Saskatchewan, Canada). Producer: George Tsougrianis. North-West Mounted Police Patrol Trail/Traders’ Road walk. 16-min documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLUdJZC72GU&feature=youtu.be&t=2m45s
 
Prairie Post Article concerning the NWMP/Traders’ Road Walk. 28 Aug, 2015. Print. https://somethinggrand.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/prairie-post-aug-28-2015.pdf
 
Radio-Canada (French) interview concerning NWMP/Traders’ Road Walk. 10 Aug, 2015  (no longer available)
 
Gull Lake Advance Article on NWMPT Walk. July, 2015. Print. https://somethinggrand.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/gull-lake-advance-july-20-2015.pdf
 
CKOM Radio Saskatoon Interview. July 20, 2015 –  Host: John Gormley. North-West Mounted Police Patrol Trail/Traders’ Road walk. Interview taken during the walk.
 
CBC Montreal Interview about my Finnish Documentary. May 3, 2015 – CBC Montreal. All in a Weekend. Host: Nantali Ndongo. Concerning my documentary “Under the North Star,” about expatriate Finns in North America.
 
The Catholic Times. Print article on Pilgrimage. Autumn, 2014: http://fall 2014 article Catholic Times
 
Finnish Newspaper Ilkka. 23 Aug, 2014 – Print article. Interviewer Mari Tiensuu. My documentary about expatriate Finns “coming home.” https://somethinggrand.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/mari-tiensuu-finland-aug-2014.pdf
 
Concordia Online re Old Montreal to Kahnawà:ke. June 18, 2014 – Concordia University, Montreal online newsletter. Old Montreal to Kahnawà:ke Mohawk Territory pilgrimage with students: https://www.concordia.ca/content/shared/en/news/main/stories/2014/06/18/from-old-montrealtokahnawakea34kmpilgrimagetocombatignorance.html
 
CBC Radio One Montreal Old Montreal to Kahnawà:ke. June, 2014 – CBC Radio One, Montreal. Host: Sonali Karnick. Pilgrimage with students from Concordia to Kahnawà:ke Mohawk Territory. http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2464940165
 
Spirituality and pilgrimage. CBC Radio One (national). April 20, 2014. Host: Sonali Karnick. http://www.cbc.ca/allinaweekend/spirituality/2014/04/20/matthew-anderson-on-the-joys-of-pilgrimage/
 
“Beyond Dreamcatchers” conference on CBC Radio One. January, 2014 –  Montreal. Host: Sonali Karnick. Interviewed with Dr Christine Jamieson. http://www.cbc.ca/allinaweekend/religion/2014/01/25/beyond-dreamcatchers-native-spirituality-conference/
 
Pilgrimage: Montreal Gazette/MediaPost article: Mar 13, 2013 – http://Pilgrimage-Gazette.Montreal.March’13-1
 
Premiere of Documentary Something Grand. Nov 18, 2012 – CBC Radio One, Montreal. Host: Sonali Karnick. Premiere of my documentary “Something Grand.” http://www.cbc.ca/allinaweekend/films/2012/11/18/something-grand-the-camino/
 

My article about pilgrimage in “The Montreal Review” can be found here: https://www.themontrealreview.com/2009/Following-the-Saints-Footfall-by-Footfall.ph

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