October 2011
The CBC was born into a country dominated by American radio. Canada needed its own voice on the airwaves. Graham Spry, considered the father of...
Monday, October 31, 2011 | Categories: Coming Up |
Monday, October 31 - Friday, November 4THE CBC AT 75: TURNING POINTS IN PUBLIC BROADCASTINGThe CBC was born into a country dominated by American radio....
Listen to Citzen Mel, Part 2His name is synonymous with the words "Canadian nationalist". Mel Hurtig's voice has been prominent in discussions about the country...
Listen to Citizen Mel, Part 1His name is synonymous with the words "Canadian nationalist". Mel Hurtig's voice has been prominent in discussions about the country...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 | Categories: |
Listen to all Massey Lecture AudioIn 2011 the CBC Massey Lectures mark their 50th anniversary. The CBC has commissioned the annual Massey Lectures since...
Anti-Semitism has a long and ugly history, which culminated in the Holocaust in the 1940s. But it occurs even in countries where few, if...
Listen to Zionism From Within, Part 2 Since appearing on the international stage in the 19th century, Zionism has evoked strong emotions, both positive...
Listen to Zionism From Within, Part 1 Since appearing on the international stage in the 19th century, Zionism has evoked strong emotions, both positive...
Monday, October 24, 2011 | Categories: Coming Up |
Monday, October 24 - Tuesday, October 25ZIONISM FROM WITHINSince appearing on the international stage in the nineteenth century, Zionism has evoked strong emotions, both positive...
The modern secular state promises justice, good order and freedom. But there have always been those who view the state with unease, as a...
Listen to Bourgeois Dignity Deirdre McCloskey is a contrarian among economists. She believes that ideas really matter, not just money and material reality. Wealth...
Listen to The Art of ReasoningA bronze bust of Pierre Bédard was recently unveiled in the Quebec National Assembly. Bédard was a journalist, politician, judge...
Listen to the interviewTo download the podcast visit CBC Podcasting.Eleanor Wachtel speaks with British choreographer, Christopher Wheeldon. Still in his thirties, he's already a...
Listen to The Screw That Changed the World There's a secret at the heart of our modern economy: standards. Standards frame every aspect of our...
Monday, October 17, 2011 | Categories: Coming Up |
Monday, October 17THE SCREW THAT CHANGED THE WORLDThere's a secret at the heart of our modern economy: standards. Standards frame every aspect of our lives,...
The modern secular state promises justice, good order and freedom. But there have always been those who view the state with unease, as a...
Listen to The Ghosts of CannaeIn 216 BCE, forty-eight thousand men were killed a massive knife fight between the Romans and Carthaginians in a single...
Listen to Never In Anger, Part 2 Anthropologist Jean Briggs lived with an Inuit family during the early 1960s, when she was doing research and...
Listen to Never In Anger, Part 1 Anthropologist Jean Briggs lived with an Inuit family during the early 1960s, when she was doing research and...
Listen to The Enright Files A discussion about the perennial problem of cheating at university or as universities like to say...the matter of academic integrity....
Monday, October 10, 2011 | Categories: Coming Up |
Monday, October 10THE ENRIGHT FILES - Universities and Cheating A discussion about the perennial problem of cheating at university or as universities like to say...the...
The modern secular state promises justice, good order and freedom. But there have always been those who view the state with unease, as a...
Listen to Boot Camp Moms, Part 2 Twelve single mothers. Poor and uneducated. Their mission: to complete a one-year boot camp designed to lift...
Listen to Boot Camp Moms, Part 1 Twelve single mothers. Poor and uneducated. Their mission: to complete a one-year boot camp designed to lift...
Listen to The New Revolutionaries, Part 2Women have been identified by economists, social scientists, politicians and pundits as key to moving forward on issues...
Listen to The New Revolutionaries, Part 1Women have been identified by economists, social scientists, politicians and pundits as key to moving forward on issues...
Monday, October 3, 2011 | Categories: Coming Up |
Monday, October 3 - Tuesday, October 4THE NEW REVOLUTIONARIESWomen have been identified by economists, social scientists, politicians and pundits as key to moving forward on...
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