The Blue Hour: Winter Conversations 2026–27
A winter of radio conversations moving from neuroplasticity and the changing human brain to evolution and the possibilities of life, HIV/AIDS, medicine, and public health.
Hosted by Farha Guerrero, The Blue Hour is a 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.
Tuesday, December 1
Dr. Lara Boyd
Professor and Distinguished University Scholar, Department of Physical Therapy, UBC
Neuroplasticity, motor learning, recovery after stroke, and how behaviour and experience can change the human brain.
Tuesday, January 19
Dr. Telmo Pievani
Distinguished Professor, University of Milan, and Chair of Philosophy of Biological Sciences
Evolution, contingency and the possibilities of life; the intersections of evolutionary science, philosophy and literature; and his new book, Multiplicity: A Scientist’s Journey into Evolutionary Space, published by MIT Press in October 2026.
Tuesday, January 26
Dr. Julio Montaner
Killam Professor of Medicine, UBC, and Executive Director and Physician-in-Chief, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS, combination antiretroviral therapy, Treatment as Prevention, the changing course of the epidemic, and the relationship between research, medicine, and public health.
Additional winter conversations will be added as they are confirmed.
2026 Schedules: September | Fall
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