July 2012
The trial of three members of Pussy Riot, a Russian feminist punk band began today. They are facing seven years in prison for performing an...
** This week: The case for Tug of War as an Olympic sport ** The Super PAC App ** The Armory, an anonymous online gun...
Tug-of-War used to be an Olympic event. You can still compete can at an international level. And the sport is recognized by the International Olympic...
This week Statistics Canada reported that the crime rate in 2011 was at its lowest level in 39-years. The big question then is why... why is the...
The debate around gun control has intensified after the mass shootings in Toronto and Colorado. And it's against this backdrop that we spoke with Sam...
As Americans get closer and closer to Election Night, the number of political ads is increasing. For the first time in a Presidential election, Political...
Driving around semi-aimlessly in a car may not be a possibility for everyone, but Sarah Hepola did it, and never looked back. In her latest...
Here's the clue for this week's "Riffed from the Headlines" contest. Listen to the song and then match them with the story that they suggest....
Ever since Marissa Mayer took over the reigns at Yahoo!, talk about the relationship between women and their professional fields has intensified. French feminist Elizabeth...
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 | Categories: Day 6 Blog |
On Saturday we did a point counterpoint on the idea of banning handguns. The interviews followed the mass shootings in Toronto and Colorado. We got...
This week on Day 6, a Columbine survivor on the long-term effects of living through a mass shooting; the gun control debate after a tragic...
The city of Toronto was burdened with terrible gun crimes this week. Two people were killed and 23 injured at an outdoor party on Tuesday....
Friday, July 20, 2012 | Categories: Photos |
At least 12 people were killed and 59 injured after a gunman attacked a crowded theatre in suburban Denver just miles from the site of...
Friday, July 20, 2012 | Categories: Contest |
Here's the clue for this week's "Riffed from the Headlines" contest. Listen to the three song clips and identify the headline of the week they suggest. Email...
Richard Dawkins is best known for controversial bestsellers The Selfish Gene and The God Delusion and his advocacy of atheism. But he's also the author...
Shawn Atleo was re-elected National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations on Wednesday, and the first time in AFN history, half of those vying...
This week, Anthony Weiner said he wouldn't rule out a future run for public office, amid speculation that Weiner could run for mayor of New...
The northern Mali city in Timbuktu has recently been taken over by an Al-Qaeda affiliated group called the Ansar Dine. Determined to do away with...
Friday, July 13, 2012 | Categories: Episodes |
London's extreme Olympic security measures; the argument against binge-watching TV; four seasons of Breaking Bad in two minutes; the Jon Stewart of Egypt; how to...
It's that time again! It's your chance to win an awesome Day 6 tote bag by giving us the news story that these three songs...
Thursday, July 12, 2012 | Categories: Day 6 Blog |
Dr. Bassem Youssef is the host of the TV show El Bernameg, the first real political satire on Egyptian television. He used to work as...
Thursday, July 12, 2012 | Categories: Day 6 Blog |
One of television's most popular series, Breaking Bad, is back on the air this Sunday. An endearing story about a high school teacher turned meth...
Thursday, July 12, 2012 | Categories: Day 6 Blog |
With full seasons of TV series now available on DVD and on-demand, the way we consume our favourite shows has changed. Who needs to wait for a...
Thursday, July 12, 2012 | Categories: Day 6 Blog |
Summer's here - the perfect opportunity to finally learn a new skill, even if you don't have the time or money to pursue it through a...
A new edition of Hemingway's Farewell to Arms will be published that includes 47 different alternative endings the author wrote for his novel. In a...
Thursday, July 12, 2012 | Categories: Day 6 Blog |
Some estimates peg 2020 as the year China will overtake the US in box office revenues, and this year, Hollywood films have dominated the Chinese...
Thursday, July 12, 2012 | Categories: Day 6 Blog |
Troops on the streets and missiles perched on apartment towers are the norm in London these days. Many Brits are concerned about the legacy of...
It's a natural substance that's worth almost as much as gold but almost nobody knows anything about it. Known as ambergris, this obscure material is...
Syrian Cartoonist Survives Regime Attack; Don't Call it the God Particle; Miracle Mythbuster on the Run; Whistleblower at GlaxoSmithKline Pays Price; Hip-Hop Rocked by Gay...
Here's your weekly chance to win a fancy, rock'n'roll'n awesome Day 6 tote bag. Simply email us your best guess... what news story of the...
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to pay a record $3 billion settlement for illegal marketing practices and withholding medical information. Among other things, the company's sales...
This week we kicked off "Recharge" -- our summer feature series designed to give you fresh ways to think, act and create while you recharge...
Sanal Edamaruku is the president of the Indian Rationalist Association and Rationalist International. He also spends large amounts of his time debunking "miracles". Having recently...
For physicists, this week may have been one of the biggest in modern history. Scientists at CERN have discovered a particle consistent with the Higgs...
Although it didn't catch a lot of people by surprise, CNN correspondent and anchor Anderson Cooper's public acknowledgement that he's gay is important for people...
As Bashar al-Assad's regime continues to kill protestors and dissidents in Syria, human rights workers say they have found an "archipelago" of torture centres in...
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 | Categories: Day 6 Blog |
It's being hailed as a monumental scientific discovery. Researchers say they have found compelling evidence that the elusive Higgs Boson exists. But what exactly does...
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