The Fifty-Fourth One... and Jann Arden

Episode 54 and Wendi and Dfernando's guest interview is multi-platinum, award-winning singer, songwriter, actress and author Jann Arden.

Arden has released 14 albums with 19 top ten singles. Her most recent project, HITS & OTHER GEMS was released in September 2020 and features Arden’s hit songs “Could I Be Your Girl,” “I Would Die For You,” and a special live recording of her break-out international hit “Insensitive.”

Arden’s accolades include 8 JUNO Awards including Female Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year, 10 SOCAN Awards and 4 Western Canadian Music Awards to name a few.

This past June 2021, the legendary Anne Murray inducted Arden into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the 2021 JUNO AWARDS, joining the ranks of Canadian music icons including Alanis Morisette, Bryan Adams, Barenaked Ladies, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Joni Mitchell, Shania Twain and many more. Arden has also been inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame, has a Star on Canada’s Walk of Fame and has been awarded the Order of Canada.

Arden has also won two 2021 Canadian Screen Awards - one for Best Host, Talk Show or Entertainment News for JANN ARDEN ONE NIGHT ONLY and the other one was for Best Host, Live Entertainment Special for the 2019 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE GALA.

Arden has written five books, the most recent being her new memoir IF I KNEW THEN: Finding Wisdom in Failure and Power in Aging, released October 2020. IF I KNEW THEN follows Arden’s 2017 Canadian best-seller, FEEDING MY MOTHER: Comfort and Laughter in the Kitchen as My Mom Lives with Memory Loss, which spent a combined 44 weeks on The Globe and Mail best-seller lists.

Arden currently can be seen on the CTV hit original comedy series JANN where she serves as co-creator and star of the show where she plays a fictionalized version of herself. Season 1 of JANN was the most-watched new Canadian comedy series of the 2018-19 broadcast season and Season 2 premiered in Fall 2020. Season 3 of JANN is set to air on CTV in the Fall of 2021. Seasons 1 and 2 are now available on Hulu in the U.S.

Whether she is captivating audiences with her heartfelt music, entertaining them with her quick wit or sharing her written word in a boldly honest voice – Arden is a Canadian original – a brilliant multi-dimensional talent.

Also on Episode 53, Wendi and Dfernando discuss men wearing everyday make-up and Britney Spears finally fighting her decades plus conservatorship.

On the RIPE & ROTTEN REPORT, Dfernando talks about the R.J. Cutler Showtime documentary BELUSHI (on the late comic actor John Belushi), and the no PLAY ALL feature on Apple TV/iTunes. Wendi mentions 5 of her favorite TikTok accounts: @theplantprodigy, @sejsijlija, @mintybongwater, @gaitlin.rae and @solidgolddancers80s as well as her dislike of Justin Bieber's new songs.