The Blue Hour: Fall Conversations 2026
A fall of live radio conversations from UBC, moving from the philosophy of art and evolutionary biology to loneliness and belonging, genomics and cancer, constitutional law, and the remarkable capacity of the human brain to change.
Hosted by Farha Guerrero, The Blue Hour is a live, in-studio conversational ideas show on CiTR 101.9 FM at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.
Tuesdays at 2 p.m. PT
Listen live and afterwards on CiTR 101.9 FM, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
Recent interviews, podcasts, and transcripts can be found on The Hour Is Blue.
You can also read more about The Blue Hour on CiTR 101.9 FM.
Tuesday, October 6
Dr. Dominic McIver Lopes
University Killam Professor, Department of Philosophy, UBC
The philosophy of art, aesthetic experience and value, images and perception, digital and computer art, and the place of art in human life.
Tuesday, October 13
Dr. Sally Otto
University Killam Professor, Department of Zoology, UBC
Evolutionary biology, genetics, sexual reproduction, the evolution of genomes, and how organisms adapt - or fail to adapt - to a changing world.
Tuesday, October 20
Dr. Kimberley Brownlee
Professor and Canada Research Chair in Ethics and Political & Social Philosophy, UBC
Loneliness and belonging, social human rights, human relationships, freedom of association, civil disobedience, and our obligations to one another.
Tuesday, October 27
Dr. Marco Marra
University Killam Professor, Department of Medical Genetics and Michael Smith Laboratories, UBC
Genomics, cancer, precision medicine, the Human Genome Project, and how understanding the human genome is transforming the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
Tuesday, November 3
Dr. Joel Bakan
Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law, UBC
Constitutional law, socio-legal studies, legal theory, economic law, corporate power, and the relationship between law, corporations, and democracy.
Tuesday, December 1
Dr. Lara Boyd
Professor and Distinguished University Scholar, Department of Physical Therapy, UBC
Neuroplasticity, motor learning, brain recovery after stroke, and how behaviour and experience can change the human brain.
More November and December 2026 conversations will be added as they are confirmed.
Recent interviews, podcasts, and transcripts can be found on The Hour Is Blue blog.
You can also read more about The Blue Hour on CiTR 101.9 FM.