In 2024 Ashtar Theatre started a new project: letters to Gaza.  During the Leo Season Birthday extravaganza, KP, Tarneem and Ahmad... more

This episode was named months ago: a prayer, a wish shared by one Tarneem Jaber and one Kaitlin Prest. "THE... more

Artist and business owner Doreen Toutikian, founder of Beirut Design Week (and many other beautiful things that she’s had to... more

Audio artist and organizer Aliya Pabani takes Gaza Monologue #19 and binaural in-ear microphones (be sure to listen for the... more

“Before, you could count how many buildings they destroyed. Now, you count how many buildings they didn’t destroy” — Tarneem... more

Comedian Alaa Shahada talks about artist life in Jenin, West Bank. We hear a radiomagic excerpt of his one-man show... more

Ali Dajani grew up in Jordan and studied in Canada, where he met KP, the friend that sits down with... more

"It's kind of corny, but I think about this quote from Che Guevara: "the true revolutionary is guided by feelings... more

In this update-isode, we follow KP's whereabouts and goings-on since the Processing Palestine episode and the events that led to... more

KP says sweet nothings about the great love of her life: SOUND.  A shared moment and meditation: recorded at 4AM in... more

The love story underneath the love story. We finally meet the real-life Charlie Park. Audio artist and friend Brendan Baker:... more

The original unpublished title was “Anatomy of a Resentment”. This episode chronicles the era of a relationship wherein every minor... more

What is love? What is it really? bell hooks writes that love is something that we do. Not something that... more

There are certain kinds of things a sweater spends its life dreaming about. Primarily: achieving the coveted position of: favourite.  The... more

A window into the set-up from which an audio heartthrob emerged: Charlie Park. A neurotic and immensely talented puppeteer conceived... more

As people all over the world grieve and struggle, KP invites you to take a moment to reflect, meditate, pray,... more

The story underneath the story: what happened after we made “Movies In Your Head”. In a clawfoot bathtub moaning in... more

Have you ever fallen a little too hard a little too fast in love with someone you’ve just met? Have... more

In the final episode of the series Kaitlin isn't sure whether or not she truly wants to get into it... more

Episode 3: At age 33, Kaitlin is stranded living with her parents in Ottawa, living in their basement just like... more

Episode 2: Kaitlin's father, Greg, proudly claims the title of mister mom in 1986. He's always wanted to be a... more

Episode 1: Kaitlin and her Dad fought so much when she was a teenager that the family calls those years... more

Kaitlin and Natalie Prest do a post-game analysis after creating the 5 episode series: SISTERS. The two sisters unpack all... more

Kaitlin and Natalie try to create boundaries for the first time in their lifelong relationship. They work to navigate their... more

We go back in time to before Kaitlin hired Natalie. She brings us inside of her uncertain world, and her... more

It’s the pandemic, and KP hires her younger sister to work at her company. As an assistant producer. Natalie is... more

Natalie and Kaitlin go into their 20s living separate and faraway lives. Kaitlin comes home from New York for christmas... more

Kaitlin was Daddy’s little girl. And then: Natalie was born. The older and the younger sister: competing for attention, being... more

She’s the talented one. She’s the hard worker. She’s the pretty one. She’s the one that Dad likes more….SISTERS. A... more

Welcome to The Heart. We’ve been in operation for 14 years! What’s next? An overview for those new to the... more

Surprise, it’s a holiday special! Join us for a little queer holiday cheer as journalist America Stevens tracks down Santa’s older,... more

“You don’t know what it means to be Black because you don’t know what it means to be one thing.... more

A dreamlike exploration of depression in the underground.  Inspired in part by a bruised and beautiful looking cloud at sunset,... more

Love found in an unlikely place: a natural disaster. As we cozy down and prepare to say goodbye to 2020,... more

Melanie, her family (the voices in her head), and her ill-fated lover discuss potentially having a baby, and her first... more

All parents shape our identities. Phoebe’s affluent white parents made a particular set of choices to raise her in an... more

In a community with a strict “no new white friends” policy, Phoebe asks: how does my being white affect our... more

Phoebe is surprised to learn that even she, an angry Jewish dyke, still participates in upholding white supremacy culture. Part 1... more

Meet Goldie. The cycle begins, in episode 1 of Asking For It, a new fictional series from Mermaid Palace.

When trauma is held in the individual and collective body, shame, grief, and rage are passed down for generations. Part 3... more

The body has information. Part 2 of a 3 part series. Divesting From People Pleasing is a mini series produced by Nicole... more

As NK gets older, she gets smaller, she gets more and more quiet. But the self loathing voice in her... more

How NK & Phoebe fell in art love.

Named after the very bedroom within which many of the episodes of The Heart were made. In this ep you heard... more

It’s here. Finally. All 6 episodes of The Shadows, presented by Kaitlin Prest and CBC Podcasts. Subscribe to The Shadows. Follow on... more

Kaitlin has a dream, and The Heart says goodbye (for now). Listen on headphones. Produced by Kaitlin Prest with help from... more

In 2018, The Heart will be taking a break. ~* The Secret Link *~

Sharon is a weirdo and refuses to conform to cultural standards. Her mom does not approve. They confront their longstanding... more

Growing up, Phoebe was a Jesus kid. In college, after Tinder-swiping her way to gayness, she comes out to Christians... more

There is a way that these narratives are supposed to go. But life isn’t simple and linear, it’s messy and... more