I am very pleased to let you know that my book, Openly Karl, (Breakwater Books Ltd.) was long listed for the BMO Winterset Award, 2026. Congratulations to all my wonderful fellow authors on the list.

Karl Wells interviews veteran Telegram (St. John’s NL) photo journalist, Keith Gosse. This interview about Gosse’s 30 plus years career includes many of his remarkable photographs. Karl and Keith also discuss how much journalism has changed over the years.

Joan Sullivan, longtime editor of Newfoundland and Labrador literary magazine, The Newfoundland Quarterly, speaks with Karl about the history of the magazine. In 2025 the NQ celebrated its 125th anniversary. Over that period most of Newfoundland and Labrador’s best writers, authors and thinkers have been published by the Quarterly.

Karl Wells speaks with actor and acting coach, Chuck Herriott, founder of the St. John’s Actors Studio. Chuck graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada, and has acted in classical theatre productions, as well as contemporary and fringe theatre. In recent years he’s been devoting his time to teaching aspiring actors the craft he…

Karl Wells speaks with Jeff A. Webb, former Head of the Department of History at Memorial University, and author of Voice of Newfoundland – A Social History of the Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland, 1939 -1949 (University of Toronto Press). Webb’s book covers early radio broadcasting in Newfoundland, commercial and public service branches.

Earle McCurdy was a journalist and a politician; but for most of his life he worked in the labour movement, specifically in leadership positions with the fish harvesters union in Newfoundland and Labrador, now known as Unifor-FFAW. Ultimately, he headed the union in Newfoundland and Labrador. Karl Wells speaks with Earle about the history of…

Mary Shortall is a well-known Canadian labour leader and community activist. She’s currently (2025) the President of the New Democratic Party of Canada. In this interview she talks about her early life, career, the labour movement, and her involvement with NL Premier Andrew Furey’s Economic Recovery Team. She also shares her views on the role…

Dr. Margot Duley is the niece of Margaret Iris Duley, Newfoundland’s first internationally recognized novelist. She’s written the definitive biography of Margaret Duley called, “Extraordinary Passages, The Life and Times of Margaret Iris Duley, Newfoundland’s Pathbreaking Novelist.” In this interview Karl Wells asks Margot Duley about her aunt’s formative years, how living through two world…

Dr. Mike Wahl is a Professor of Medicine at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He’s also a health explorer, because for most of his life he’s been seeking answers to what makes people healthy and happy. He shares what he’s learned in various ways. One is through his book called, Health Explored – A Journey in…

This extended interview with Karl Wells about his memoir, Openly Karl, originally aired in two parts. Here, both parts have been joined for easier viewing. Journalist and guest host, Jennifer Guy, interviews Karl about his best selling 2025 memoir, Openly Karl. Openly Karl: A Memoir was chosen by Indigo Books Canada as the Number 1…