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 6Dr. Dominic McIver LopesUniversity 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 13Dr. Sally OttoUniversity Killam Professor, Department of Zoology, UBC Evolutionary biology,…