Airplay
with Dave White

British singer Adele has experienced the highs and lows of the music business this year.

The high was having the best-selling album of the year, 21.

The low was a health problem that threatened to end her skyrocketing career.

Click on the link below to hear Airplay's pop culture expert Lisha Hassanali tell Dave about the 2012 Grammys.

And here are our DVD reviewer Mario Trono's new release picks of the week.

Another Happy Day - Thumbs UP

Anonymous - Thumbs UP

The Supreme Court of Canada is going to make a ruling that will draw a line when it comes to personal responsibility.

The ruling will decide cases in which people with HIV had unprotected sex with partners without telling them they were carrying the virus. That has led to several criminal cases, and appeals have brought it before the country's high court.

Patricia Bacon is the executive director of Blood Ties Four Directions, a group that advocates for people with HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C.

Click on the link below to hear her speak with Dave.

The pictures are creepy and scary: thousands of huge jellyfish paralyze a port and even capsize a ship.

That's just what happened in 2009 in Japan, and that led to a flood of stories about how global warming was behind the invasion.

But is that what really happened?

Not according to Airplay's science columnist Michael Bhardwaj, who says the facts behind the jellyfish bloom have yet to be really determined.

Click on the link below to hear Michael speak with Dave.

New technology allows fans of the Yukon Quest to follow mushers virtually as they make their way down the trail, and thousands of people are logging on.

The challenge for the Quest is to figure out a way to make real money from virtual spectators.

Click on the link below to hear the CBC's Cheryl Kawaja speak with Dave about the brave new world of dog mushing.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/YukonQuest

Canada's boreal region stretches right across the country, and is home to hundreds of species of animals and birds.

It's an important eco-system, and the role those birds play in it is more vital than you might think. So important, in fact, they're the subject of several international agreements.

Jeff Wells is the author of a new book called Boreal Birds of North America.

Click on the link below to hear him speak with Dave.

Couples are taught to share everything; their thoughts and feelings about issues big and small. But several studies have shown a lot of people keep their financial information from their spouse.

Airplay's business columnist Donna Guzik says that is not healthy for your relationship.

Click on the link below to hear Donna speak with Dave.

Atlin resident Steve Murphy doesn't play the lottery often, only when the jackpot starts to balloon.

But he bought a few tickets over the weekend, and wound up winning big.

Click on the link below to hear him speak with Dave.

Canada's micro-cinema is making big waves.

They're movies made with tiny budgets, opting instead for good stories and performances instead of pricey special effects.

Oliver Linsley produced one of those movies, Doppleganger Paul.

Click on the link below to hear Dave speak with him, and Available Light Film Festival producer Andrew Connors.

http://yukonfilmsociety.com/alff/

They are the gadgets everyone wants to have, and it seems no one really wants to know how they're made.

Some of the material that goes into smartphones and other high-tech gadgets come from war zones, and other parts are put together under dreadful conditions in Dickensian-like factories.

One manufacturer, Nokia, is trying to turn up the heat on its competitors by vowing to use only ethically-sourced materials in its smartphones.

Click on the link below to hear Airplay's technology columnist Anshumun Iddamsetty talk to Dave about the issue.

Making an independent movie is not an easy task in Canada; there are plenty of hurdles to overcome, and it's usually the job of the producer to find the way around those obstacles.

Several film producers are in Whitehorse for the Available Light Film Festival, sharing their experiences with local filmmakers.

Click on the link below to hear Dave speak with Yukon filmmaker Celia McBride and visiting producers Emily Alden (Sisters & Brothers) and Kevin Eastwood (Eco-Pirate: The Paul Watson Story).