• Wed, 24 Apr 2019 6:30 PM | Burnaby Public Library (Tommy Douglas branch)
  Deconstructing FOBS: what does it mean to be "fresh off the boat"? | Sukh Gill

• Fri, 26 Apr 2019 7:00 PM | SFU Burnaby Interfaith Centre
  Can rational thought exist without language? | Farnaz Badiee

• Wed, 01 May 2019 7:00 PM | Burnaby Public Library (McGill branch)
  Our mothers: how does this relationship impact our lives? | Valerie Malla

• Thu, 16 May 2019 2:30 PM | The Sanctuary in Brentwood
  Brain research suggests that music activates every dimension of our beings. How does music stir your soul? | Brian Fraser

• Wed, 29 May 2019 6:30 PM | Burnaby Public Library (Tommy Douglas branch)
  How can you trust someone you haven’t met? Can you establish good faith with someone online? | Keith Caspell

• Wed, 12 Jun 2019 7:00 PM | Burnaby Public Library (McGill branch)
  According to Buddy DeSylva and Lew Brown, “The best things in life are free.” What are the best things in life, and are they really free? | David Kaufman

• Thu, 20 Jun 2019 2:30 PM | The Sanctuary in Brentwood
  John Dillinger, whose birthday is June 21, was a rogue bank robber in the 20s and 30s who has been idolized in American film and lore. Does celebrating outlaw heroes undermine our social fabric? | Brian Fraser

• Wed, 26 Jun 2019 6:30 PM | Burnaby Public Library (Tommy Douglas branch)
  Is better to look at history as a single solid set of facts or as a set of narratives or metaphors? Which is easier? Is one more beneficial? | Keith Caspell

• Thu, 18 Jul 2019 2:30 PM | The Sanctuary in Brentwood
  In the wake of Canada Day celebrations, what is your vision for Canada's future? What qualities of community would you like to see us cultivating? | Brian Fraser

• Wed, 24 Jul 2019 6:30 PM | Burnaby Public Library (Tommy Douglas branch)
  How explicit is our modern social contract? Do we need to formalize or codify what we owe each other? | Keith Caspell

• Wed, 24 Jul 2019 6:30 PM | Burnaby Public Library (Tommy Douglas branch)
  How explicit is our modern social contract? Do we need to formalize or codify what we owe each other? | Keith Caspell

• Thu, 22 Aug 2019 2:30 PM | The Sanctuary in Brentwood
  As many people prepare to return to school next month, what can be done to update the education we provide citizens? Are there core values that should inform all education? | Brian Fraser

• Wed, 28 Aug 2019 6:30 PM | Burnaby Public Library (Tommy Douglas branch)
  When does someone get the right to speak with authority? What context or history grants authority to an opinion, and how do listeners decide when someone is abusing their authoritative voice? | Keith Caspell

• Tue, 21 May 2019 10:30 AM | Dogwood Pavilion, Coquitlam
  Free Will: Do we have it? How does the answer influence how we lead our lives? | Marilyn Meden

• Tue, 18 Jun 2019 10:30 AM | Dogwood Pavilion, Coquitlam
  How do we connect with others? Is there a ripple effect? | Marilyn Meden

• Thu, 16 May 2019 7:00 PM | The ACT Maple Ridge
  Imagine a world without humour. What impact would that have on your life? | Gary Cleave

• Thu, 20 Jun 2019 7:00 PM | The ACT Maple Ridge
  Is there a place for the sacred in a secular society? | Gary Cleave

• Wed, 24 Apr 2019 6:00 PM | The Anvil Centre
  How does our direct participation in community contribute to the well-being of society? Is volunteering a moral virtue or obligation? | Valerie Malla

• Wed, 22 May 2019 6:00 PM | The Anvil Centre
  Does being in contact with nature have curative effects? Does the opposite have deleterious effects? What, if anything, ought to be done about this? | Valerie Malla

• Wed, 26 Jun 2019 6:00 PM | The Anvil Centre
  We are all born into and live within great systems that govern opportunities and oppressions. When it comes to the medical, legal and educational systems—do we have a meaningful say? | Valerie Malla

• Wed, 10 Jul 2019 6:00 PM | The Anvil Centre
  Are single adults ignored in our society? Is this attitude contributing to the increased numbers of singles living in isolation? | Valerie Malla

• Mon, 13 May 2019 7:00 PM | Lynn Valley Library
  Is there truly such a thing as choice? How do we define agency? | Reema Faris

• Thu, 06 Jun 2019 1:00 PM | CityScape Community Art Space
  Inspiration from small moments: how do brief moments in our lives inspire us, change us or generate new meaning? | Maria Turnbull

• Mon, 10 Jun 2019 7:00 PM | Lynn Valley Library
  What are the strengths and weaknesses of the idea of family as a building block of society? | Reema Faris

• Mon, 08 Jul 2019 7:00 PM | Lynn Valley Library
  The role of utopia: can we envision a better future? | Reema Faris

• Thu, 16 May 2019 7:00 PM | Terry Fox Library
  If restorative justice works, should we be applying it to all criminal cases? Does it have limits? | Hilary Morden

• Thu, 20 Jun 2019 7:00 PM | Terry Fox Library
  Is war a natural condition? Is there any hope of living in peace? | Hilary Morden

• Thu, 18 Jul 2019 7:00 PM | Terry Fox Library
  If all suffering is for a reason, should we intervene? | Hilary Morden

• Thu, 15 Aug 2019 7:00 PM | Terry Fox Library
  If it’s possible to be brought back from the dead, is death really a permanent condition? | Hilary Morden

• Wed, 24 Apr 2019 10:30 AM | Gallery Bistro
  What is heaven on earth for you? | Marilyn Medén

• Mon, 06 May 2019 7:00 PM | Port Moody Public Library
  Do we have more privacy than previous generations or less? Has our definition of privacy changed? | Keith Caspell

• Wed, 29 May 2019 10:30 AM | Gallery Bistro
  Is wealth relative? What does that mean for us? The country? The world? | Marilyn Medén

• Mon, 03 Jun 2019 7:00 PM | Port Moody Public Library
  Buying local: how important is it that we can get products and services made within 100 miles of where we live? | Keith Caspell

• Wed, 26 Jun 2019 10:30 AM | Gallery Bistro
  What is truth? Do you want it? How can you tell if you have it? | Marilyn Medén

• Wed, 24 Apr 2019 6:30 PM | Richmond Public Library (Brighouse branch)
  “Just be yourself,” what does it mean? Do we really know who we are? | Ben Mejilla

• Thu, 09 May 2019 6:30 PM | Steveston Community Centre
  What factors influence housing affordability in Vancouver and across BC? Do all areas experience these factors equally? How do we manage it? | Christopher Ludwig

• Thu, 16 May 2019 7:00 PM | Richmond Public Library (Brighouse branch) — café in Russian
  Что дало 20-летнее научное изучение Околосмертных переживаний? | Will Tesler

• Wed, 22 May 2019 6:30 PM | Richmond Public Library (Brighouse branch)
  It’s been said that when you find your passion, you find your life. What is passion and can we all find it? | Ben Mejilla

• Thu, 13 Jun 2019 6:30 PM | Steveston Community Centre
  Mind, body, spirit and the growing mental health crisis: Why are we mentally so unwell and does psychiatry hold the cure? | Christopher Ludwig

• Thu, 20 Jun 2019 7:00 PM | Richmond Public Library (Brighouse branch) — café in Russian
  Как создать живописную картину из своих цифровых фото? (опыт художника с презентацией картин). Художник и ведущая – Ирина Машедо. | Will Tesler

• Wed, 26 Jun 2019 6:30 PM | Richmond Public Library (Brighouse branch)
  Is there a persistent gap between materialist science and western religion and should we be working to close this gap? | Ben Mejilla

• Thu, 11 Jul 2019 6:30 PM | Steveston Community Centre
  Is freedom of speech under threat in Canada? | Christopher Ludwig

• Wed, 17 Jul 2019 6:30 PM | Richmond Public Library (Brighouse branch)
  Is reality more than our senses and the brain? | Ben Mejilla

• Wed, 28 Aug 2019 6:30 PM | Richmond Public Library (Brighouse branch)
  What is the meaning and purpose of life? | Ben Mejilla

• Mon, 27 May 2019 6:30 PM | Surrey Libraries (Ocean Park branch)
  The philosophy of an algorithm: What does Big Data mean to you? | Daniel Sanderson

• Mon, 17 Jun 2019 6:30 PM | Surrey Libraries (Ocean Park branch)
  Are you really in control of your behaviour? | Daniel Sanderson

• Thu, 25 Apr 2019 2:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (South Hill branch)
  What happens when your inner child gets arthritis? Is play important for all of us? | Karen Southall Watts

• Tue, 30 Apr 2019 6:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (West Point Grey branch)
  Where do you find meaning in your life? | Meguido Zola

• Wed, 01 May 2019 6:30 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Mount Pleasant branch)
  Is nature intelligent or alive? How does our answer to this question shape the way we value and interact with the natural world? | Mark Stewart

• Thu, 02 May 2019 7:00 PM | Italian Cultural Centre Museum
  Dialogue within: How does art further self-knowing? | Aman Saini

• Sun, 05 May 2019 3:00 PM | Sunset Community Centre
  Is there a relationship between fear and desire? | Aman Saini

• Wed, 08 May 2019 6:30 PM | False Creek Community Centre
  Are you really in control of your behaviour? | Daniel Sanderson

• Thu, 09 May 2019 10:30 AM | 411 Seniors Centre
  What makes you laugh? How does laughter make you feel or help you heal? | Randall MacKinnon

• Thu, 09 May 2019 7:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Joe Fortes branch)
  Crows recognize individual human faces; a parrot can learn 900 words; wasps have phenomenal 3D navigational abilities. What’s so special about being a human animal? | Alan Belk

• Fri, 10 May 2019 10:30 AM | Kerrisdale Community Centre
  Being present is a healing gift. How have you been present for others, or benefitted from a healing presence in your life? | Meguido Zola

• Fri, 10 May 2019 12:30 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Oakridge branch)
  Complexity versus simplicity in music, art and living: Which is more pure, meaningful and expressive? | Christopher Ludwig

• Sat, 11 May 2019 3:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Hastings branch)
  Truth: who needs it? Are we more concerned with the truth or people who we believe tell the truth? | Alan Belk

• Tue, 14 May 2019 5:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Carnegie branch)
  Forget the philosophers: Did humans evolve to be moral beings? | Alan Belk

• Tue, 14 May 2019 7:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Kitsilano Branch)
  Do you think taxpayers should support artists? | Luba Kudryavtseva

• Wed, 15 May 2019 7:00 PM | Trout Lake Community Centre
  Does Vancouver have a distinct identity? Is it fixed or changing? | Jim Lyall

• Thu, 16 May 2019 2:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (South Hill branch)
  How do we communicate our passion, or show confidence without coming across as aggressive or obnoxious? | Karen Southall Watts

• Tue, 21 May 2019 6:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Firehall branch)
  How do non-formal education and personal development practices impact formal education and professional life? | Sheena Anderson

• Mon, 27 May 2019 6:30 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Renfrew branch)
  Observing oneself: Why do I feel angry? | Aman Saini

• Tue, 28 May 2019 6:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (West Point Grey branch)
  It’s been said that we dream our lives in grand gestures, but we live our lives in little moments. What does that mean to you? | Meguido Zola

• Wed, 29 May 2019 7:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Britannia Branch)
  Should Canada adopt the ideas in “The Leap Manifesto: A Call for a Canada Based on Caring for the Earth and One Another.” | Mark Battersby

• Sun, 02 Jun 2019 3:00 PM | Sunset Community Centre
  Why do we feel lonely? Is there a difference between loneliness and being alone? | Aman Saini

• Wed, 05 Jun 2019 6:30 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Mount Pleasant branch)
  Spiritual materialism: are we blocked from spiritual growth by our ego and believing that possessions, belief systems or states of mind will keep dissatisfaction at bay? | Mark Stewart

• Thu, 06 Jun 2019 7:00 PM | Italian Cultural Centre Museum
  What is the experience of being a child or grandchild of an immigrant? | Angela Clarke

• Sat, 08 Jun 2019 3:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Hastings branch)
  Appropriating public space: Do men take up more than their fair share of a discussion? Do they determine its direction? | Alan Belk

• Tue, 11 Jun 2019 5:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Carnegie branch)
  What are the basic principles of morality? | Alan Belk

• Tue, 11 Jun 2019 7:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Kitsilano Branch)
  Is social media a new form of creative writing? Do you think we read more Facebook posts and tweets than actual books? | Luba Kudryavtseva

• Wed, 12 Jun 2019 6:30 PM | False Creek Community Centre
  The philosophy of an algorithm: What does Big Data mean to you? | Daniel Sanderson

• Thu, 13 Jun 2019 10:30 AM | 411 Seniors Centre
  What have you learned from your parent(s) about treating children? | Randall MacKinnon

• Thu, 13 Jun 2019 7:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Joe Fortes branch)
  “One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice.” What do you feel poet Mary Oliver is talking about? How does it apply to us? | Bill Arnott

• Fri, 14 Jun 2019 10:30 AM | Kerrisdale Community Centre
  What is freeganism? Do some of its ideas and principles have something important to say to us? | Meguido Zola

• Fri, 14 Jun 2019 12:30 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Oakridge branch)
  Private music lessons versus school music programs: is one better for children? | Christopher Ludwig

• Tue, 18 Jun 2019 6:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Firehall branch)
  How might the artist stimulate ethical stewardship in the current ecological climate? | Sheinagh Anderson

• Wed, 19 Jun 2019 7:00 PM | Trout Lake Community Centre
  How do we determine just how big a government should be? | Jim Lyall

• Thu, 20 Jun 2019 2:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (South Hill branch)
  Does your search for the perfect answer keep you from making decisions, taking risks and growing? What’s behind the drive to be perfect? | Karen Southall Watts

• Mon, 24 Jun 2019 6:30 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Renfrew branch)
  Do we base our ethics on individual responsibility or collective duty? | Aman Saini

• Tue, 25 Jun 2019 6:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (West Point Grey branch)
  What money can’t (and shouldn’t) buy: What limits should there be on what we allow to be bought, sold and advertised? | Mark Battersby

• Wed, 26 Jun 2019 7:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Britannia Branch)
  Can we make ethical choices when we participate in social and economic systems that are unsustainable and unjust? | Mark Stewart

• Wed, 03 Jul 2019 6:30 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Mount Pleasant branch)
  All joy and no fun: what are the benefits and challenges of raising children? | Mark Stewart

• Thu, 04 Jul 2019 7:00 PM | Italian Cultural Centre Museum
  What is the true relationship between art, science and nature? | Aman Saini

• Sun, 07 Jul 2019 3:00 PM | Sunset Community Centre
  What different racisms have you experienced? Why do we judge and exclude people? | Aman Saini

• Tue, 09 Jul 2019 5:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Carnegie branch)
  Does capitalism have any underlying moral values? | Alan Belk

• Tue, 09 Jul 2019 7:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Kitsilano Branch)
  Which art form is playing the biggest role in our culture today: visual, performance or literary? | Luba Kudryavtseva

• Thu, 11 Jul 2019 10:30 AM | 411 Seniors Centre
  If you can’t travel far from home this summer, what kind of Metro-Vancouver “staycation” would you design for the best possible vacation experience? | Randall MacKinnon

• Thu, 11 Jul 2019 7:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Joe Fortes branch)
  Author Neil Gaiman offered this advice: “If you do it with enough assurance and confidence, you’re allowed to do whatever you like.” Is this quote inspiring? Is it reckless? How so? | Bill Arnott

• Sat, 13 Jul 2019 3:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Hastings branch)
  What is the most important thing you learned at school? | Alan Belk

• Tue, 16 Jul 2019 6:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Firehall branch)
  What is the resistance to wholism? And why is the spirit not considered as integral to the whole? | Sheinagh Anderson

• Thu, 18 Jul 2019 2:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (South Hill branch)
  Consumerism, minimalism and Swedish death cleaning: When do you have enough stuff? | Karen Southall Watts

• Mon, 29 Jul 2019 6:30 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Renfrew branch)
  Is pain different from suffering? | Aman Saini

• Tue, 30 Jul 2019 6:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (West Point Grey branch)
  English poet Sir Andrew Motion offered this advice: "Let your subject find you." Does this apply to us? If so, how? If not, why? | Bill Arnott

• Wed, 31 Jul 2019 7:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Britannia Branch)
  How does the patriarchy also oppress men? | Mark Stewart

• Wed, 07 Aug 2019 6:30 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Mount Pleasant branch)
  Follow your weird: can going against conventions yield creativity, authenticity and knowledge? | Mark Stewart

• Thu, 08 Aug 2019 10:30 AM | 411 Seniors Centre
  Is BC “super” as well as “natural”? | Randall MacKinnon

• Thu, 08 Aug 2019 7:00 PM | Italian Cultural Centre Museum
  What is art in the age of technology? | Aman Saini

• Thu, 08 Aug 2019 7:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Joe Fortes branch)
  Author Bernard Cornwell popularized “wyrd bið ful aræd”, which means “fate is inexorable” or “fate is immovable.” How does this relate to our world and to us as individuals? | Bill Arnott

• Sat, 10 Aug 2019 3:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Hastings branch)
  What one thing do you think would make the world a better place (apart from winning the lottery)? | Alan Belk

• Sun, 11 Aug 2019 3:00 PM | Sunset Community Centre
  How can a settler or immigrant cultures realize a harmonious relationship with Indigenous peoples of Canada? | Aman Saini

• Tue, 13 Aug 2019 5:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Carnegie branch)
  Is morality a means of keeping the underclasses in line? What remedies do we have to being treated wrongly? | Alan Belk

• Tue, 13 Aug 2019 7:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Kitsilano Branch)
  Accessible art and intellectual property in the digital era: should we make all art free? | Luba Kudryavtseva

• Tue, 20 Aug 2019 6:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Firehall branch)
  How does political unrest or instability impact the artistic community? | Sheinagh Anderson

• Tue, 27 Aug 2019 6:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (West Point Grey branch)
  "In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is." How much truth is there in Yogi Berra’s statement? | Meguido Zola

• Wed, 28 Aug 2019 7:00 PM | Vancouver Public Library (Britannia Branch)
  Is this it? Should we focus on experiencing the sacred in this world, in our everyday experience? | Mark Stewart

• Thu, 16 May 2019 10:30 AM | West Vancouver Memorial Library
  What are the costs of "free" speech? What are its potential benefits? | Randall MacKinnon

• Thu, 20 Jun 2019 10:30 AM | West Vancouver Memorial Library
  How does today’s rapidly changing mass media enhance or limit life? Does it make a difference if you are a senior? | Randall MacKinnon

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