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November 2012 Archives

Friday November 30, 2012

Friday's show - links, info & music

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "Day Today" by Good2Go, from the album C'mon
  • "Mudpuppy Song" by Fred Schueler, performed by Tamarack
  • "Home Again" by Menahan Street Band, from the album Make the Road by Walking

Between 4 & 5:

  •  "Two for the Road" by Carol Welsman, from the album Journey

Between 5 & 6:

  •  "Saved" by Lavern Baker
  • "I Lost My Baby" by Jeremy Fisher, from the album Mint Juleps
  • "Economy Xmas" by Jeremy Fisher, from the album Mint Juleps

Categories: Music Playlists

Friday November 30, 2012

Political Panel, Nov 30: UN vote on Palestinian territories

The UN handed Palestinians a victory yesterday, recognizing the Palestinian territories as a non-member observer state. But Canada, along with eight other countries, voted against the move. And while Canada has since put limits on its heads of mission from Israel and the West Bank....

 

MP and ex-astronaut Marc Garneau is hoping the sky's the limit for his new Liberal leadership campaign. It's all fodder for our political panel this week, Rob and Julie. 

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Categories: Columnists, Political Panel

Thursday November 29, 2012

Thursday's show - links, info & music

  • Del Barber is part of the Huron Carole tour (organized by Tom Jackson, and also including Sarah Slean and Susan Aglukark), which stops by the Shenkman Arts Centre tonight
  • The Pop-Up Art Gallery, featuring the work of Andrew King, Alison Fowler and Katherine Jeans, is on now at 77 Holland Ave, until Dec 23rd

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "Walking on the Right Side of Wrong" by Del Barber, from the album Headwaters
  • "Everything is Not Enough" by Del Barber, from the album Headwaters
  • "Rumble" by Link Ray

Between 4 & 5:

  • "Shake and Bake for Goodness Sake" by the Sunparlour Players, from the album Sunparlour Preserves
  • "Oh! How You Used to Know Me Well Back Then" by the Superfantastics, from the album Pop Up Book

Between 5 & 6:

  • "I Didn't Believe" by Carla & Rufus Thomas
  • "Poor Girls of Ontario" by Daniel Romano, from the album Workin for the Music Man

Categories: Music Playlists

Thursday November 29, 2012

Robert reviews Life of Pi

Some called it an unfilmable book...

 

 

...But Ang Lee has given it a try anyhow. Robert has his thoughts on Life of Pi below

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Categories: Columnists, Film

Thursday November 29, 2012

The city's AG on inefficient OC Transpo scheduling

The 2008 bus strike is still fresh in the minds of many transit riders; the details of the dispute, perhaps a bit less so.

 

Management and the bus drivers did battle over who would control driver scheduling, the strike ended, and the dispute went to an arbitrator. But today the city's auditor general had some bad news about that settlement. He says scheduling has become less efficient and more expensive than it was before the strike, and Alain Lalonde joined us with the details.

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Wednesday November 28, 2012

Wednesday's show - links, info & music

  • Jesse Cook plays the NAC tonight
  • The Freshly Chopped Supper Club takes place Friday at 8 at Grounded Kitchen -- more info here
  • The play Number 14 is on now at the GCTC
  • Judy van Stralen speaks about ADHD tonight at Ben Franklin Place at 6:30

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "The Witching Hour" by Jesse Cook, from the album The Blue Guitar Sessions
  • "Miles Shorter" by Jesse Cook, from the album The Blue Guitar Sessions
  • Mixes by Jas Nasty

Between 4 & 5:

  • "Broken Heart Buddy" by Old Man Luedecke, from the album Tender is the Night

Between 5 & 6:

  • "Couleurs de Lune" by Lorraine Desmarais, from the album Lorraine Desmarais: Couleurs de Lune
  • "If I Need You" by Kelly Sloan, from her self-titled album

Categories: Music Playlists

Wednesday November 28, 2012

What Marc Garneau's bid for Liberal leadership means to scientists

Marc Garneau, launching his bid to lead the Liberal Party, seems to be playing down his science credentials. But they are pretty impressive...especially given the small number of MPs with any science training at all. As for the top job, only one Canadian prime minister has had a science background. (Sir Charles Tupper, a physician, in case you're wondering. And that was in the 1860s.)

 

So, we wondered if Marc Garneau's bid for the Liberal leadership was making waves in science circles. Two scientists joined us to explain: Kim Allen is the CEO of Engineers Canada, and Rees Kassen is an associate professor of biology at the University of Ottawa.

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Wednesday November 28, 2012

D is for Dinner - Tea Time

FreshlyChopped.JPGOn Friday, November 30th, the Freshly Chopped Supper Club brews up some plates of tea. This brand new supper club pairs a local chef with a local DJ. For the inaugural meal at Grounded Kitchen & Coffeehouse, they're using tea as inspiration for both the food and musical menus. Chef Justin Scott of Kudos Cuisine Personal Chef/Catering Service and DJ Jas Nasty joined Alan in studio.

 

 

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Chef Justin Scott's Poached Pear Lemon Tart with Jasmine Tea Glaze

(serves 10)

 

Ingredients:

Unbaked Sweet Tart Shell (Pie Dough) (1) 250 g 8 oz.
Lemon Cream 1 Tbsp.
Poached Pear Halves, fanned 8
Jasmine Tea Glaze as needed

 

1. Roll out pie dough into a circle, approximately 9 inches in diameter and 1/8 inch thick. Lay the the dough on a pan and dock with a fork.
2. Spread the lemon cream on the base of the shell.
3. Arrange the pear fans over the lemon cream, overlapping slightly.
4. Bake at 375 F for 30-40 minutes, until the crust turns golden-brown.
5. Serve warm, glazed with Jasmine Tea Glaze and accompanied by raspberry mousse or vanilla ice cream or yogurt.

 

Lemon Cream
Yield: 700 g (1.5 lb)
Unsalted Butter, softened 100 g 3-1/2 oz.
Granulated Sugar 125 g 4 oz.
Eggs 125 g 2
All-Purpose flour 10 g 4 tsp.
Almonds, ground 175 g 6 oz.
Lemon Zest 10 g 1

 

1. Cream the butter and sugar. Slowly add the eggs, scraping down the sides of the bowl as neccessary.
2. Stir the flour, ground almonds,and lemon zest together, then add to the butter mixture. Blend until no lumps remain.

 

Jasmine Tea Glaze

White wine 180 ml 6-1/2 fl. oz.
Jasmine tea 15 ml 1 Tbsp.
Sugar 60 g 2 oz.
Jelly powder 5 g 1-1/2 tsp.
Apricot jam 15 g 1 Tbsp.


1. Bring wine to a boil, add tea and steep for 2 hours. Strain.
2. Bring back to a boil and whisk in sugar, jelly powder and jam.

 

 

Categories: D is for Dinner

Wednesday November 28, 2012

Jesse Cook on the witching hour

cook.jpgJesse Cook does a lot of his thinking, and his composing, during the witching hours of night. So it makes sense that his new album, The Blue Guitar Sessions, has a feeling of quiet space, contemplation, and a bit of the spookiness that happens in the late hours. Jesse joined us to talk about these influences ahead of his NAC performance.
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Tuesday November 27, 2012

Tuesday's show - links, info & music

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "Sharp Sounds" by the Sheepdogs, from the album the Sheepdogs
  • "Broken Moon" by Jesse Cook, from the album The Blue Guitar Sessions
  • Excerpt of "Lodestar" by Sarah Harmer
  • "Going Home" by Leonard Cohen

Between 4 & 5:

  •  no music

Between 5 & 6:

  • "Canned Goods" by Jeremy Fisher, from the album Mint Juleps
  • "Whispering Circles" by the Sadies, from the album Darker Circles

Categories: Music Playlists

Tuesday November 27, 2012

Why the senate is set to toss out a betting bill

What happens in the Senate, stays in the Senate. Well, maybe not quite...but the business of the upper chamber doesn't always make headlines.

 

This week could be an exception.In fact, senators could end up making history -- all because of a bill about sports gambling. Bill C-290 passed unanimously in the House of Commons, so normally, senators would be pulling out their rubber stamps right around now. But instead, the bill is in serious danger of being tossed out.

 

Conservative senator Bob Runciman is the bill's sponsor in the Senate. We spoke to him about why he hopes it passes, and then to Senator George Baker about why he opposes it.

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Tuesday November 27, 2012

How girls and young women represent themselves online

egirlslogofinal4banner.JPGWe've been hearing a lot lately in the news about online bullying. And some point to the internet as a factor in the gender stereotypes and unrealistic beauty standards for women that can contribute to poor self-image.

 

How young women and girls represent and define themselves online is important to their well-being. And so a group of local researchers has started a project called eGirls as a way of tracking online representations of females, and potentially doing something about it. Valerie Steeves from the project joined us to explain.

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Tuesday November 27, 2012

Sarah Harmer protests changes to the Navigable Waters Act

harmer.jpgToday, on Parliament Hill, Sarah Harmer joined a chorus of voices opposing proposed changes to the Navigable Waters Protection Act. Since the 1800s, the federal act has protected everybody's right to travel on water unimpeded, and it covers any body of water you could float a canoe on. So, if someone wants to build a bridge or culvert, they'd have to get federal approval.

 

But the government's omnibus budget bill proposes limiting the number of waterways covered by the act. If passed, the act would protect just 62 rivers, 97 lakes, and three oceans in the future. The federal government says the waterways left off that list, would still be protected by common law.

 

For more on why she's lending her voice to the cause, Sarah Harmer joined us in studio.

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Monday November 26, 2012

Monday's show - links, info & music

  • Jan Wong is the author of Out of the Blue: A Memoir of Workplace Depression, and she'll be speaking tonight at 7 at Carleton University (River Building)

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "Oh, Heartbreaker" by Elephant Stone, from the album The Seven Seas
  • "Let's Make Some Soup" by Hawksley Workman, from the album Almost a Full Moon
  • "One Turn Deserves Another" by Susan Aglukark

Between 4 & 5:

  • "I Put a Spell on You" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, performed by Jesse Cook with Emma-Lee, from the album Blue Guitar Sessions
  • "King Vagabond" by the Fiftymen, from the album After Darkfall

Between 5 & 6:

  • "That's a Pretty Good Love" by Big Maybelle Smith
  • "Mood Indigo" by Kellylee Evans, from the album Nina

Categories: Music Playlists

Monday November 26, 2012

New research on preserving women's eggs

Women are born with all the eggs they'll ever have. And the older those eggs get, the bigger the odds of fertility problems and birth defects. Those facts of life weigh heavy on the minds of women who delay having children.

 

But a compound called "putrescine" could one day help those women do an end-run around Mother Nature. It occurs naturally in mammals, and can also be synthesized. And an Ottawa scientist has seen dramatic results after feeding it to mice. Johne Liu is a senior scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and he joined us to explain.

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Sunday November 25, 2012

All in a Day's Hopes & Dreams contest for Shepherds of Good Hope

On Friday, December 7th, CBC Ottawa is hosting our annual holiday fundraising drive, and this year we're handing over the funds to Shepherds of Good Hope.

 

As part of that, we have a special show on Dec 7th called Hopes and Dreams. As incentive to raise more funds for Shepherds, we thought we'd try to make a few listeners' dreams come true. You told us about some of your unfilled dreams, and we chose 9 finalists, who will compete to raise the most money for Shepherds. The 3 who raise the most will come on our show and have their dreams come true.

 

And now, our finalists!

 

HD marysean chimps.JPGMary Sean's dream is to volunteer at a chimpanzee sanctuary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Marie-Aline's dream is to operate the "big crane masher" at a scrapyard and crush a car.

 

 

 

 

HD leonard comedian.JPGLeonard's dream is to face his fears and attempt stand-up at a comedy club.

 

 

 

 

HD andrea baker.JPGAndrea's dream is to showcase her cupcakes as a bakery business.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HD sasha organ.JPGSasha's dream is for her husband to play a real pipe organ in a church (instead of the keyboard he usually uses).

 

 

 

 

HD rob westin 2.JPGRob's dream is to photograph Ottawa from the Westin Hotel's west-facing balcony.

 

 

 

 

HD tammie kidsbook.JPGTammie's dream is to publish her children's book about a Dalmatian who loses his spots.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HD jenn horse.JPGJenn's dream is for her husband to pursue his cowboy dream and learn how to ride a horse.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HD liz sing.JPGElizabeth's dream, as a deaf actor, is to perform a song in sign language with a well-known singer at an Ottawa concert.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you'd like to support any of these listeners' dreams, email us and tell us which one you'd like to support. And stay tuned -- next week on All in a Day we'll be revealing more dreams that YOU could have the chance to fulfil.  

Friday November 23, 2012

Friday's show - links, info & music

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "Bit by Bit" by Mother Mother, from the album the Sticks
  • "The Stand" by Mother Mother, from the album Eureka
  • Live version of "Something Beautiful" by Lynn Miles

Between 4 & 5:

  • "Deep Purple" by Bill Evans, from the album The Sideman Years
  • "Cold Road" by Danny Michel, from the album Black Birds are Dancing Over Me

Between 5 & 6:

  • "Boom Shack-a-Lack" by Apache Indian, from the album Nuff Vibes
  • "Boyfriend" by Justin Bieber, from the album Believe

Categories: Music Playlists

Friday November 23, 2012

Political Panel, Nov 23: Alberta criticism backlash

With Justin Trudeau's mea culpa over 2-year-old comments about Alberta, and MP David McGuinty's resignation from Liberal cabinet over a similar incident, our political panel looks at the fallout of shooting one's mouth off about the west.
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Friday November 23, 2012

Michele Provost's fake gift shop

Rebranding-Splash.jpgIt looks like the Bytown Museum is undergoing a facelift of sorts. There's a brand-new gift shop with artsy postcards, Victorian dolls, stylish hats and sunglasses. Even a new logo too. But here's the catch...it's all fake.

 

The gift shop is actually the museum's newest art exhibit, titled "Rebranding Bytown." And tomorrow, the exhibit's artist, Michele Provost, is giving a talk on her fake gift shop. But first Michele joined us in studio to take us on a virtual tour.
  

 

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Friday November 23, 2012

A new direction for CIDA

Julian Fantino, the head of the Canadian International Development Agency, told business leaders this morning that the private sector holds the key to solving poverty in developing countries. Stu Mills spoke with CIDA expert Stephen Brown, about the pros and cons of business getting more involved in foreign aid.
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Thursday November 22, 2012

Thursday's show - links, info & music

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "Ruining Love" by Jeff Rogers, from the album Let it Show
  • "Grey Garden" by Kevin Hearn, from the album Cloud Maintenance
  • Excerpt of "Home Again" by Dan Neutel

Between 4 & 5:

  •  "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" by Paul Anka

Between 5 & 6:

  •  "Carry On" by Sweet Alibi, from the album Sweet Alibi

Categories: Music Playlists

Thursday November 22, 2012

Robert reviews Lincoln

Talk talk talk...The great oration skills of Abraham Lincoln are the focus of Steven Spielberg's film about the 16th President of the U.S...

 

 

...And you can hear our esteemed reviewers thoughts on it below.

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Categories: Columnists, Film

Thursday November 22, 2012

Pride and Prejudice on stage

p&p.jpgIt's no small feat to find a fresh way to bring a beloved piece of literature to the stage. But Janet Munsil was up to the task of adapting Pride & Prejudice for the NAC. She joined us with her secrets on how she did so without upsetting too many fans of Mr Darcy...
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Thursday November 22, 2012

Changes to criminal code for mentally ill offenders

Justice Minister Rob Nicholson today announced planned changes to the criminal code that will potentially keep mentally ill convicted killers behind bars longer. We got reaction from the John Howard Society's Catherine Latimer.
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Thursday November 22, 2012

Saving St. Michael's

Parents are lobbying to save a small high school in Low, Quebec from closure. Alan spoke with Nancy Hall, a parent who helped organize a rally.
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During that interview, Nancy Hall mentioned a recent Supreme Court case that she thought might help parents argue against the closure of St. Michael's High School. Alan followed up by speaking with Yvonne Peters, a lawyer who helped with an intervention in that case.
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Wednesday November 21, 2012

Wednesday's show - links, info & music

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "Let's Fall in Love" by Mother Mother, from the album Sticks
  • Excerpts from performances by the Taiwan National Choir
  • "Song for Ian Tyson" by Old Man Luedecke, from the album Tender is the Night
  • "Until the Sun Goes Down" by the Soul Motivators

Between 4 & 5:

  • "Moi C'est" by Camelia Jordana, from the album Camelia Jordana
  • "Smells Like Awesome" by The Flaps
  • "Oh Susanna" by Neil Young & Crazy Horse, from the album "Americana"

Categories: Music Playlists

Wednesday November 21, 2012

Professional basketball coming to Ottawa

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The National Basketball League of Canada announced today that Ottawa will get a professional team next fall, based at Scotiabank Place. Alan spoke with Gus Takkale, a motivational speaker from Ottawa and the president of Bytown Sports and Entertainment.
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Wednesday November 21, 2012

D is for Dinner: A wild food dinner

dinsA.JPGErik Kafrissen sold a busy catering business to relax and smell the roses. But he didn't stop at flowers -- he moved on to wild ginger, milkweed shoots and some wild animals, too.

 

You might have enjoyed some of Erik's favourite wild goodies at his restaurant, Fiddleheads Bar and Grill in Perth. And as a founding member of the Lanark Wild Food Club, he's been sharing the edible delights of the county with others for the past year. He's also serving up a wild food banquet this weekend, in support of the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust, and he joined us in studio with a preview.

 

 

 

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Categories: Columnists, D is for Dinner

Tuesday November 20, 2012

Tuesday's show - links, info & music

  • The new visual social media Nora Young was talking about is called Gabble
  • The candlelight vigil marking Transgender Day of Remembrance takes place tonight at 6 in City Hall's Festival Control board room, and then will move to the Canadian Human Rights Monument
  • The play November is on at the Gladstone Theatre from Nov 23 - Dec 8
  • Gordie Johnson and his new band Sit Down Servant plays Irene's tonight

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "Yeah You Are" by Dance Movie, from the album Interlopers
  • "Das Duas, Uma" by Gilberto Gil, from the album Bandadois
  • "Behind Blue Eyes" by The Who, from the album Who's Next
  • "Robotic" by Hanna Georgas, from the album Hannah Georgas

Between 4 & 5:

  • "Get Outta My Car" by Catl, from the album Soon this Will Be All Gone
  • "Pluto" by Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, from the album Bulletproof Brass

Between 5 & 6:

  •  "If You Think Your God is Dead" by Sit Down, Servant!
  • "Old Landlady Blue" by Sit Down, Servant!

Categories: Music Playlists

Tuesday November 20, 2012

The President comes to Ottawa...

November_square.jpg...OK, so we don't mean Barack Obama, but President Of The United States Charles Smith in David Mamet's play November, which opens tomorrow night at the Gladstone Theatre. It deals with an American election where it looks like the president will be voted out of office, in fact --
a president who wails at his adviser, "What is it about me that people don't like?"

 

Todd Duckworth plays that president, and Steve Martin who runs the Gladstone plays that adviser. They both joined us in studio.

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Monday November 19, 2012

Monday's show - links, info & music

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "Light You Up" by Mohawk Lodge, from the album Damaged Goods
  • "Eastern Girl" by Catherine Maclellan, from the album Silhouette

Between 4 & 5:

  • "Balcony Rock" by Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond, from the album 1975 - The Duets 

Between 5 & 6:

  • "Talkin' Fish Instead" by Pugs & Crows, from the album Fantastic Pictures
  • "Rats That Now Star" by Pugs & Crows, from the album Fantastic Pictures

Categories: Music Playlists

Monday November 19, 2012

Missing money at the Salvation Army

sallyann.JPGAround this time of year, charities are in full-swing fundraising mode. But the Salvation Army had a troubling announcement today. The charity announced that $240 thousand in funds were missing, after conducting an internal audit.

 

Since the incident, the charity has terminated executive director Perry Rowe. Ottawa Police has now been asked to investigate the case. Joining us to speak about the missing money was John Murray, a spokesperson for the Salvation Army.
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Friday November 16, 2012

Friday's show - links, info & music

  • David Usher plays the Bronson Centre tonight
  • To reserve a spot at Michael Blackie's dinner at Juniper on Monday night, call 613-728-0220
  • Louie Palu's photographs from his time embedded with troops in Afghanistan are now on view at the Canadian War Museum
  • Cuff the Duke plays Mavericks tonight

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "See the Stars" by David Usher, from the album Songs from the Last Day on Earth
  • "Partir Ailleurs" by David Usher, from the album Songs from the Last Day on Earth
  • "Medicine Shows" by Wool on Wolves, from the album Measures of Progress

Between 4 & 5:

  • "Pick Me Up" by Hollerado, from the album White Paint

Between 5 & 6:

  • "All Right" by Marie-Pierre Arthur, from the album Aux Alentours
  • "Carry On" by Cuff the Duke, from the album Union
  • "Stay" by Cuff the Duke, from the album Union 

Categories: Music Playlists

Friday November 16, 2012

Political Panel, Nov 16: And the Liberal race begins

This week, Rob and Julie discuss the official start to the federal Liberal leadership race, Jim Flaherty's announcement that it's going to take a little while longer than predicted to pay off the deficit, and more about the Big City Mayors' Caucus.
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Friday November 16, 2012

Chef Michael Blackie - made for TV?

 After three years, chef Michael Blackie is stepping down from the NAC's Le Cafe. The NAC says he'll be creating his own business and "expanding his television work." So what does that mean, exactly? We invited him to the studio to find out what he's up to next, and to find out more about his the "pop-over and tasting" event he's got coming up at Juniper on Monday.
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Friday November 16, 2012

David Usher's many boxes

usheralan.jpgIf you picked up a copy of the Financial Post earlier this week, you may have spotted an article on a Montreal entrepreneur by the name of David Usher. Maybe you thought, "Hey, he's got the same name as the guy who used to play in Moist who has won all those Junos."

 

But in fact...David Usher the tech company-owner and David Usher the singer-songwriter are the same man. In addition to his business ventures and life in Montreal with his wife and two daughters, he's just released his eighth solo album -- Songs From the Last Day on Earth. Tonight, he'll be playing songs from that album at the Bronson Centre...but first, David Usher joined us in studio.

 

 

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Thursday November 15, 2012

Thursday's show - links, info & music

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • Excerpts of Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin, performed by the Washington National Symphony Orchestra with pianist Earl Wild, from the album Remembering JFK 50th Anniversary Concert
  • "Shadows of the Past" by Amanda Rheaume

Between 4 & 5:

  • "The Fighter" by Jenn Grant, from the album The Beautiful Wild
  • "Eye of the Tiger" by Jenn Grant, from the album The Beautiful Wild
  • "Tennessee Waltz" by Martin Taylor, from the album Solo

Between 5 & 6:

  • "I Know a Place" by Petula Clark 

Categories: Music Playlists

Thursday November 15, 2012

Robert reviews Skyfall

Could this be the best Bond film yet?

 

 

Listen below for film reviewer Robert's opinion...

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Categories: Columnists, Film

Thursday November 15, 2012

Jenn Grant's wildness and strength

jg-bwild.jpgTwo themes come up frequently in Jenn Grant's new album: wildness, or wilderness, and strength. The Beautiful Wild is a, yes, beautiful album full of strong imagery and lovely tunes, and Jenn joined us in studio to talk about it. She plays the NAC tomorrow and Saturday.
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Wednesday November 14, 2012

Wednesday's show - links, info & music

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "Bring it Here" by Kim Wempe, from the album Painting with Tides
  • "I Wanna Make an Arrest" by Martha Wainwright, from the album Come Home to Mama

Between 4 & 5:

  • "You Tell Me" by Roy Orbison.

Between 5 & 6

  • "Moustache is King" by Jack Pine & The Fire. The band plays at the Raw Sugar on November 15.

Wednesday November 14, 2012

The many characters of Stephen Tobolowsky

tobolowsky.jpgYou may not know his name -- but look closely at his face, as you've no doubt seen him before. Stephen Tobolowsky is apparently the "9th most frequently seen actor in movies," and he's been everything from the annoying insurance guy in Groundhog Day to the music teacher who gets fired from running the glee club on Glee. He also tells his own stories as part of his podcast, and it's those stories that bring him to the Ottawa Storytellers Festival tomorrow. But first, he joined us in studio.

 

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Wednesday November 14, 2012

D is for Dinner: Flavors of Burma

burma.jpgNaomi Duguid is a culinary travel writer and photographer, and her gorgeous new book focuses on, as the title suggests, Burma, Rivers of Flavor. She joined us in studio with a chat on the book and a recipe for a great salad.
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Tuesday November 13, 2012

Tuesday's show - links, info & music

  • For more information on Nora Young's column about gameification, check out Kevin Werbach's book For the Win, and Chore Wars can be found here
  • The new service for new-immigrant entrepreneurs is the International Talent Acquisition Centre
  • You can view the Canadian Toy Testing Council's picks for this year on their web site

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "Devil's Load" by Lee Harvey Osmond, from the album The Folk Sinner
  • "Grey Skies" by Jen Lane, from the album For the Night
  • "The Kids Were Wrong" by Memoryhouse, from the album Slidehouse Effect

Between 4 & 5:

  • "Prairie Girl" by Rah Rah, from the album The Poet's Dead
  • "Do You Want to Know a Secret?" by the Beatles

Between 5 & 6:

  • "Sometimes" by Harry Manx, from the album In Good We Trust

Categories: Music Playlists

Tuesday November 13, 2012

The year's best tested toys

toys.jpgWith flashy commercials and aisles full of toys, toy shopping can be pretty overwhelming.To help you make that choice, every year the Canadian Toy Testing Council enlists hundreds of kids to do the dirty work -- this year children tried out more than 400 toys.

 

The Council released its Best Bets and Children's Choice lists today. Liliane Benoit is the Canadian Toy Testing Council's executive director, and also a volunteer toy tester, and she and her son joined us with a big bag of toys that topped their lists.

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Tuesday November 13, 2012

How should food trucks licences be given out?

stone soup.JPGWhen you order poutine at a food truck, chances are you don't know what kind of business plan that truck owner has. Nor do you necessarily know how long the man who hands you your grilled panini has been in business. But should it matter, for food vendors who could get new licences for food trucks from the city?

 

It's a subject that is being debated now at city hall...Councillor Mark Taylor says that the business plan should be more important than the menu, while Councillor Katherine Hobbs doesn't like the idea, saying that 'points for experience could provide unfair competition criteria'.

 

So what role should experience play in deciding who gets a food truck? We gathered three interested parties to talk about this: Jacqueline Joliffe who runs the Stone Soup Foodworks truck on the University of Ottawa campus, Greg Leese in Osgoode who runs the Hot Potato truck, and Tarek Hassan is hoping to nab one of those new licences up for grabs for his truck of comfort food.

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Monday November 12, 2012

Monday's show - links, info & music

  • The public consultations about the future of CFB Rockcliffe take place on Monday, Nov 26 at 4pm and 7pm at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum
  • You've Been Trumped is screening at the Bytowne Cinema later this week
  • You can find more about the True Patriot anthology on its fundraising page

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "Lucky Day" by Dragon Fli Empire
  • "Alright OK" by the Sheepdogs, from the album The Sheepdogs

Between 4 & 5:

  • "You Turn Me On I'm a Radio" by Joni Mitchell

Between 5 & 6:

  • "We Stepped on Glass" by Cookie Duster, from the album When Flying was Easy
  • "Taking a Chance on Love" by Mel Torme, from the album At the Crescendo

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Monday November 12, 2012

Sotheby Canada's president on the excitment of big-money art

silcox.jpgIf people like you and me want to catch a glimpse of great Canadian art, we might head to the National Gallery. But David Silcox gets to see much more, and up close. As the president of Sotheby's Canada, he scours the world in search of great works to sell at auction.

 

The auction house has a big event coming up at the end of this month in Toronto -- it's called Important Canadian Art, and it features works from all the artists in the Group of Seven. David Silcox will be sitting at a table right next to the auctioneer while the bids are coming in, and he dropped by our studio when he was in Ottawa last week. Alan asked him what it's like to be up there in the middle of it all.

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Monday November 12, 2012

You've Been Trumped

TRUMP2.jpg"The people of Scotland love Trump International Golf Links." That's something Donald Trump tweeted over the weekend, but the Scottish people themselves don't quite agree.

 

The American billionaire has bought up stretches of land along the country's northeast coast, with the plan of turning it into golf courses and hotel grounds. A new film documents the effort by residents to stop him, and it's putting both Trump -- and the Scottish government -- in some hot water.

 

Richard Phinney is the producer of "You've Been Trumped". He's in Ottawa today for a press screening at the Bytowne Cinema, and he joined us in studio.

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Friday November 9, 2012

Friday's show - links, info & music

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "Channeling" by the Luyas, from the album Animator
  • "Traces" by the Luyas, from the album Animator
  • "Urugendo" by the Mighty Popo, from the album Gakondo

Between 4 & 5:

  • "All Too Much" by John McDermott, from the album On a Whim: the Songs of Ron Sexsmith

Between 5 & 6:

  •  "Billie Jean" performed live by Civil Wars
  • "Ne m'Oublie Pas" by Grande Sophie, from the album La Place du Fantome

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Friday November 9, 2012

Political Panel, Nov 9: A feisty senate and US election fallout

You can't always bet on the support of the Senate -- at least, that's the reminder MPs got this week. A sports betting bill -- passed unanimously in the House of Commons -- looks like it could be rejected by the Senate.

 

It's a rare show of independence -- the Senate has only defeated a bill eight times in the past 70 years. For a look at that story and other happenings on the Hill this week, we were joined by our political panel.

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Friday November 9, 2012

How Raoul Wallenberg saved Hungarian Jews

Raoul_Wallenberg.jpgBy the time Raoul Wallenberg arrived in Budapest during World War Two, a campaign against Hungary's Jews was underway. Hundreds of thousands had been deported -- many sent straight to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. But in the months after he got there, Wallenberg managed to protect much of the country's remaining Jewish population.

 

Since then, the diplomat has come to be seen as a hero...And this year marks a century since he was born. In light of that anniversary, Holocaust Education Month is focusing its programming around Wallenberg and his work. It starts tomorrow with a keynote address by Dr. Robert Rozett. He's Director of the Yad Vashem Libraries -- Israel's official memorial to Jewish Holocaust victims, and he joined us to tell Wallenberg's story.

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Thursday November 8, 2012

Thursday's show - links, info & music

  • Survivorman -- and musician -- Les Stroud plays Mavericks tonight
  • Kayt Sukel 's new book is called Dirty Minds, and she's giving a talk tomorrow at Carleton University (Dunton Tower, room 2203) at 1:30pm
  • Dionne Brand's play Thirsty is on now at the NAC

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "Genius" by Joey Wright, from the album Hatch
  • "Arctic Mistress" by Les Stroud
  • "Old Soldier" by Jerry Leger, from the album Some Folks Know

Between 4 & 5:

  • "Mambo los Quantic" by Quantic and His Combo Barbaro, from the album Tradition in Transition
  • "From Here to There" by Birdy Nam Nam, from the album Birdy Nam Nam

Between 5 & 6:

  • "Wildflower" by Kyp Harness, from the album All Her Love

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Thursday November 8, 2012

99-year-old veteran Harold Beach on a remarkable career of military dentistry

IMG-20121108-00915.jpgDentist Harold Beach had seen the inside of plenty of mouths in Pembroke when he joined the army in 1940. On his first day at the armouries in Ottawa though, he examined the mouth of one re-enlisting soldier that Harold's unlikely to forget: Billy Bishop.

 

But Harold Beach's years as a military dentist are filled with far more grim memories than that. When Alan visited the 99-year old veteran today, he told several of those stories...
including his memories of the invasion of Sicily, when five members of the Canada Dental Unit were sent in to aid Canadian soldiers.They were to set up in an old abandoned winery where injured soldiers would be brought to them. Although when they originally set sail, Harold didn't even know where they were off to...

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Thursday November 8, 2012

The effects of sex on the brain

dirty minds.JPGKayt Sukel has done a lot for science -- including having an orgasm inside an MRI machine. It's just one of the ways she explores the interaction of sex and the brain in her new book, Dirty Minds.
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Thursday November 8, 2012

Robert reviews Flight

Robert doesn't like flying much...

 

 

...So what does he think of Flight, starring Denzel Washington?

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Thursday November 8, 2012

Dionne Brand takes her words from page to stage

nac_thirsty_0205__large.jpgAward-winning poet Dionne Brand can now add "playwright" to her considerable resume...She has written her first play, Thirsty, which has its world premiere at the NAC this week. She joined us to talk about taking the leap from page to stage.
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Wednesday November 7, 2012

Wednesday's show - links, info & music

  • Dr Phil Currie is a palaeontologist who's receiving the Royal Canadian Geographical Society's gold medal tonight
  • Tomorrow's "Artinis and Appetizers" fundraisers is hosted by the AOE Arts Council, and takes place at the Shenkman Arts Centre starting at 6:30
  • You can reach the local chapter of the Innocence Project through the Human Rights Centre at the University of Ottawa -- the phone number is 613-562-5775
  • More info here about the "No Homophobes" project
  • Dave Carroll is performing at Carleton University's Kailash Mital Theatre tonight. Follow the link here to register.

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "Mater ma Tique" by Cecile Doo-Kingue, from the album Gris
  • "Heart" by Peggy Lee
  • "What Other Guy" by Adam Cohen, from the album Like a Man
  • "Flaming Star" by Carolyn Mark, from the album Queen of Vancouver Island

Between 4 & 5:

  • "Pink Moon" by Nick Drake, from the album of the same name

Between 5 & 6:

  •  "Dance Goes On" by Dave Carroll, from the album Raincoat in Vegas 

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Wednesday November 7, 2012

D is for Dinner: Artinis and Appetizers

artinis.jpgChristine Alexander from Grenfell Catering will be serving appetizers at this year's Artinis & Appetizers event to benefit AOE Arts Council (more info here). She shared her recipe for artichoke cups with us.

 

 

 

Elegant Artichoke Cups

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 24 wonton wrappers
  • 1 can artichokes hearts - drained
  • ½ med red pepper
  • 1oz parmesan cheese grated
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 tbsp basil or dill chopped fine
  • ¼ cup of mayo
  • ¼ cup softened cream cheese
  • ¼ cup goat cheese
  • 1 garlic clove pressed

Preheat oven to 350F, place vegetable oil in a prep bowl, brush one side of each wonton wrapper and then press into a mini tart pan using a mini tart shaper.

Bake 10 mins or until edges of wonton are golden brown. Remove and place onto a cooling rack. (oil can be omitted)

Meanwhile chop artichokes and place in mixing bowl, then chop the pepper small dice mix with artichokes.

Using a microplane fine grater, grate 1/2 the cheese into the bowl as well.

Zest one lemon using a grater into the bowl mixture.

Use the same lemon and squeeze juice out and put into mixture, then press one garlic clove into mixture.

Fold in the cream cheese and goat cheese, and add salt and pepper to taste. (Diced chicken is nice in this as well.)

Fold mixture together in the bowl.

Using a spoon fill each wonton and top with any additional cheese remaining.

Bake 7 mins
Remove from oven
Serve warm or room temp.

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Tuesday November 6, 2012

Tuesday's show - links, info & music

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "Grab Me by the Lapel" by North Lakes, from the album Grand Prix
  • "New Sunglasses" by Matt Epp, from the album At Dawn
  • "Jericho" by Souljazz Orchestra, from the album Solidarity
  • "Fifty Fifty" by the Luyas, from the album Animator

Between 4 & 5:

  • "Figment N2 - Remembering Mr Ives" by Elliott Carter, performed by Matt Haimovitz, from the album Figment

Between 5 & 6:

  • "Heart a Mine" by Blackie & the Rodeo Kings, from the album Kings and Queens
  • "Beauty is Only Skin Deep" by the Temptations

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Tuesday November 6, 2012

Kevin Page's update on government cuts

When the Conservatives won a majority government last spring, they promised $5.2 billion in budget cuts. Since then, the Parliamentary Budget Officer set out to independently analyze those cuts. But -- seven months later -- he still hasn't received much of the information he's asked for. Just one-quarter of affected organizations has provided numbers on job cuts or the impact on services.

 

The office released a report today sharing the information it has so far, and Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page joined us with the details.

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Tuesday November 6, 2012

A new future for the former Ogilvy's

padolsky.jpgThe former Ogilvy's department store at Rideau and Nicholas has been sitting vacant for 20 years. But there's a plan to give it new life, as part of an expanded Rideau Centre. And oddly enough, it begins with big parts of the building being dismantled.

 

Barry Padolsky is the architect who will oversee that project, pending approval by city council, and he joined us with the details.

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Tuesday November 6, 2012

Ottawa's gold-medal winner of cuisine

OzKafeLogo.jpgLast night's Gold Medal Plates competition pitted the chefs of Ottawa's top restaurants against each other, from Arc Lounge -- to Domus -- to the Wellington Gastropub, in a battle of creative flair and culinary know-how.

 

Well, the medals have been awarded...And now, the conquering chef has a shot at the national grand championship in Kelowna, B.C. That chef is Jamie Stunt, of Oz Kafe on Elgin Street, and that's where we reached him today.

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Monday November 5, 2012

Monday's show - links, info & music

  • Architect critic Paul Goldberger speaks tonight at the National Gallery at 6:30

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "Por Donde Vas" by Alex Cuba, from the album Ruido en el Sistema
  • "Sick as a Dog" by Kasey Chambers, from the album Wreck & Ruin
  • "Lean Into the Wind" by David Myles, from the album Turn Time Off

Between 4 & 5:

  • "Beyond the Crossroads" by Peter Karp, from the album Beyond the Crossroads
  • "Road to Picton" by John Showman, from the album Showman

Between 5 & 6:

  • "Gimme All Your Lovin'" by ZZ Top, from the album Eliminator
  • "I Want You Back" by Jenn Grant, from the album Beautiful Wild

 

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Monday November 5, 2012

November Book Panel

Ann Archer's picks:

  • The Purchase by Linda Spalding
  • Capital by John Lanchester

Sean Wilson's picks:

  • The Art of Sufficient Conclusions by Sarah Dearing
  • I'll Seize the Day Tomorrow by Jonathan Goldstein
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Monday November 5, 2012

The Elmdale Tavern changes hands

elmdalelogo.jpgIf you visit the Elmdale Tavern on a Friday night, you'll know you've entered a community hub. It's busy, the live music is rootsy and energetic, and the patrons feel at home. That's probably why there's been so much buzz since the announcement that the Elmdale has been sold...And a degree of worry from local show-goers who don't know what the future holds for the venue's music scene.

 

Joshua Bishop, who runs the Whalesbone Oyster House, will be taking ownership of the tavern in the new year...and he joined us to set the record straight.

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Friday November 2, 2012

Friday's show - links, info & music

  • Zeus performs at Zaphod's tomorrow
  • To help Ottawa marathon runner Ken Hoffman raise money for Hurricane Sandy cleanup, visit this page
  • Visit the official website for the Animals In War Memorial here
  • Amelia Curran performs at The Blacksheep Inn tonight and tomorrow
  • Alex Cuba performs tonight and tomorrow at the NAC
     

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "Pushover" by Wanda Jackson, from the album Unfinished Business

Between 4 & 5:

  • "Anything You Want Dear" by Zeus, from the album Busting Visions
  • "You're Goin' Miss Your Candyman" by Terry Callier, remixed by Cinematic Orchestra

Between 5 & 6:

  • "Soft Wooden Towers" by Amelia Curran, from the album Spectators
  • "Todo En La Vida" by Alex Cuba, from the album Ruido En El Systema

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Friday November 2, 2012

Political Panel, Nov 2: the ghosts of the 2011 election

Who is Pierre Poutine? That's been a central question in the case of the fraudulent robo-calls in the last federal election. Last February, Sun News reported that an anonymous source pointed the finger at Michael Sona, the director of communications for the Conservative candidate in Guelph. But in an interview with CBC this week, Sona said it wasn't him...and he doesn't know who's behind the calls.

 

For a look at that story and other happenings on the Hill this week, I'm joined by our political panel. Rob Russo is the Ottawa bureau chief for the Canadian Press, and the Toronto Star's Susan Delacourt is sitting in this week for our regular panellist Julie van Dusen.

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Thursday November 1, 2012

Thursday's show - links, info & music

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "La Chocolaterie" by Ingrid St-Pierre, from the album L'escapade
  • "Betsy Stomp" by Grouyan Gombo, from the album Betsy Stomp

Between 4 & 5:

  • "1929" by Sheesham & Lotus & Son, from the album 1929

Between 5 & 6:

  • "Little Pirouettes" by Tusks, from the album Total Entertainment

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Thursday November 1, 2012

Robert reviews Paperboy

It's the new film by Lee Daniels (Monster's Ball, Precious) -- listen below to find out what our film reviewer Robert thinks of Paperboy.
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Thursday November 1, 2012

Does a live audience make you laugh at your TV?

Fans of the American comedy Up All Night, with Will Arnett and Christina Applegate,
will be familiar with the look and feel of the show: shot with one camera, no studio audience or laugh track. But that's about to change: the network has announced that they're retooling the program and adding a studio audience.

 

Meanwhile, over on David Letterman and Jimmy Fallon this week, things were changing in the opposite way...Because of superstorm Sandy hitting NYC, there was no studio audience. 

 

All of this got us thinking about the effect of studio audiences on crowds. Do we actually need them anymore when we watch television? Two people with opinions on this joined us: Jaime Weinman is a former Ottawan who now writes about TV as associate editor of Maclean's, and Genevieve Bonin is an assistant professor in the department of communication at University of Ottawa, who has been in the audience of Letterman's show.

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Thursday November 1, 2012

Steve Patterson says This is Not Debatable

patterson2.jpgHe's best known for moderating the silly debates on CBC Radio's The Debaters, but Steve Patterson has long been a solo standup comedian. He's just started a cross-Canada tour with his own, non-debatable witty jokes in tow, and he joined us with a preview.
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