Friday April 6, 2012
Bond, Booze and Brands
007 will be substituting his signature martini for a lowly beer in the upcoming film Skyfall, thanks to a product placement deal with Heineken. James Bond has long been associated with brands - but is a beer endorsement taking it too far?
Brent chats with David Leigh, author of The Complete Guide to the Drinks of James Bond and proprietor of The James Bond Dossier website.
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Categories: Arts, Day 6 Blog, Movies
Wednesday April 4, 2012
On Fire For Tibet: Uncut, Untranslated Interview
On last Saturday's show, Brent spoke with Migmer Tsering (with the help of a translator). Tsering* is a pro-Tibet activist living in India who has long protested China's rule over Tibet. Last November, he tried to set himself alight in front of the Chinese embassy in New Delhi. He survived.
If you happen to understand Tibetan, you can hear the uncut and untranslated interview below.
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[If you missed the original interview, you can here it HERE.]
*Migmer Tsering is also called Sherab Tsedor, a name he uses as an activist.
Categories: Audio, Day 6 Blog, Foreign, Full Interview
Tuesday April 3, 2012
Coming up: The Sound of Taste
If any of you are stressing out over how well Easter Dinner will (or won't) go, perhaps tuning into Day 6 will help calm your nerves. This weekend, you can hear our conversation with Barb Stuckey, author of Taste What You're Missing: The Passionate Eater's Guide To Why Good Food Tastes Good.
The book hopes to teach you why you might love certain foods and hate others, and reveals some surprising research into why tasting food is about more than just what your tongue tells you.
Sound for instance. Join us this weekend to find out why nothing pairs better with a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon than a good Guns N Roses song, why some restaurants serve seafood with a side of iPod, and why Pringles chips might not taste as fresh as a bag from another brand.
Oh, and Barb just might tip you off on the secret to cooking the best Easter ham ever.
And finally, we'll have copies of the book to giveaway to a few lucky listeners. Details to come.
Here's Barb Stuckey explaining how we experience taste:
Here's Barb Stuckey explaining how we experience taste:
Categories: Books, Day 6 Blog, Preview
Monday April 2, 2012
Getting down to business: Erotic Fiction
The erotic fiction book 50 Shades of Grey made writer E.L. James an overnight sensation, but she's not the only one to strike it big in a genre dubbed "mommy porn."Brent chats with Laurann Dohner, who's latest book Wrath recently hit the New York Times Bestseller List, and Patty Marks, CEO of erotic romance publishing house Ellora's Cave, about the money to be made.
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Categories: Arts, Books, Day 6 Blog, Interview, Promote
Friday March 30, 2012
Episode 71 - Online Vigilantes
- Twitter, Trayvon and Justice
- Stand Your Ground
- Game of Thrones in 90 Seconds
- April Fool's Marketing
- Self-Immolation Survivor
- Trudeau vs. Brazeau
- Mommy Porn Empire
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Categories: Arts, Day 6 Blog, Foreign, Interview, Past Episodes, Promote, Television
Friday March 30, 2012
Spike's Twitter Disaster
This week, an address showed up on Twitter purportedly belonging to George Zimmerman, the shooter in the controversial Florida case of the killing of Trayvon Martin. It was retweeted by thousands, including Spike Lee - who has more than 250,000 followers. But it was the wrong address - the home of a couple in their seventies, Elaine and David McClain. Brent spoke with Elaine's son, Chip Humble, about his family's experience.
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Categories: Audio, Day 6 Blog, Interview, News, Promote
Friday March 30, 2012
Twitter and The Law
Spike Lee apologized to a Florida couple on Wednesday for re-tweeting their address as the home of George Zimmerman, the shooter in Florida's Trayvon Martin case. Within minutes of Lee's apology, comedian Roseanne Barr posted the correct address of George Zimmerman's family. She quickly apologized and deleted the Tweet. Also this week, Justin Bieber's Twitter prank went bad, a student in the UK got jail time for racist Tweets, and a New Zealand cricketer won the first-ever Twitter libel judgement. Brent spoke to David Fraser about Twitter and the law. David is on the editorial board of the Canadian Journal of Law and Technology, and he teaches Internet and Media Law at Dalhousie Law School.
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Categories: Audio, Day 6 Blog, News, Politics, Viral
Friday March 30, 2012
Trayvon Martin and Florida's Stand Your Ground Law
At the heart of the Trayvon Martin controversy is what's known as the "Stand Your Ground" law. Introduced in Florida in 2005, the law eliminates a citizen's duty to retreat before using deadly force if attacked outside the home, and grants immunity from prosecution or civil lawsuits in self-defense cases. Similar laws have been adopted by over a dozen states since it was introduced in Florida. Brent spoke to Miami Herald crime reporter David Ovalle about the law.
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Friday March 30, 2012
On Fire for Tibet
Early in the morning of November 4th, Migmer Tsering walked up to the Chinese embassy in New Delhi and set himself on fire. His legs were badly burned, but Migmer survived. There's been a rash of Tibetan self-immolations in the past year, at least three in the last week alone.
All of these Tibetans are protesting China's rule over their homeland.
All of these Tibetans are protesting China's rule over their homeland.
Brent spoke with Migmer Tsering, also known as Sherab Tsedor, about that morning in November. Some of the conversation may not be suitable for young or sensitive listerners.
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For video of Migmer's protest, click through. But be warned, the images are graphic.
Categories: Audio, Day 6 Blog, Foreign, Interview, News, Politics, Promote
Friday March 30, 2012
April Fools' Marketing
April Fools' pranks are a growing trend in the advertising world. Google, ThinkGeek, and BMW are among the companies that like to pull a prank or two at this time of year. Even WestJet got in on the fun in 2011...
Brent chatted with AdWeek blogger Rebecca Cullers about how April Fools' tomfoolery can help or hinder marketing strategies.
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More pranks from the past after the break!
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