Oct 17, 2014 | 1:05Day 6 Riffed From The Headlines 18/10/14 AudioDay 6 Riffed From The Headlines 18/10/14 Oct 17, 2014 | 1:05Riffed From The Headlines is our weekly news quiz where we choose three riffs linked by one story in the news. Guess the story that links the riffs and you could win a Day 6 tote bag! Email us your answer at day6 at cbc.ca
Oct 17, 2014 | 6:41Day 6 Converse and the difficulty of trademarking fashion AudioDay 6 Converse and the difficulty of trademarking fashion Oct 17, 2014 | 6:41This week, Nike’s Converse announced it is suing 31 companies - including Walmart and Fila - for trademark infringement. Brent talks to fashion lawyer Susan Scafidi, about whether Converse can lay claim to a design that's been around for nearly 100 years.
Oct 17, 2014 | 14:27Day 6 Killer heroin and the rise of Fentanyl abuse AudioDay 6 Killer heroin and the rise of Fentanyl abuse Oct 17, 2014 | 14:27In just two days this week more than 30 people overdosed at Vancouver's Insite safe injection site. Police have confirmed that it wasn't heroin that caused the overdoses, but Fentanyl. Brent talks to Vancouver-based drug addict, Laura Shaver.
Oct 17, 2014 | 8:11Day 6 Is Brunch for Jerks? AudioDay 6 Is Brunch for Jerks? Oct 17, 2014 | 8:11In a New York Times column last week, writer David Shaftel declared that he is "through with brunch." A quick Google search confirms that Shaftel isn't the only one. To debate 'brunch backlash' Brent talks to authors Shawn Micaleff and Farah Ternikar.
Oct 17, 2014 | 9:16Day 6 The bio-hazard suit and the fight against Ebola AudioDay 6 The bio-hazard suit and the fight against Ebola Oct 17, 2014 | 9:16As the risk of Ebola spreads, health professionals are becoming increasingly concerned with one item item that is central to the fight against the virus: the protective suit. For some insight as to how the suit works, Brent talks to Dr. Dick Zoutman.
Oct 10, 2014 | 10:04Day 6 Uber and the cult of disruptive technology AudioDay 6 Uber and the cult of disruptive technology Oct 10, 2014 | 10:04Ottawa is the latest Canadian city to challenge the ride-sharing app Uber. The multi-billion dollar business is considered a massively disruptive force. But is all disruption good disruption? Author Andrew Keen isn't convinced.
Oct 10, 2014 | 4:24Day 6 Four ways blue LEDs can change the world AudioDay 6 Four ways blue LEDs can change the world Oct 10, 2014 | 4:24The 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics went to three scientists for their work on blue LEDs, or light emitting diodes. Blue LEDs make it possible to create white LED light. Here's Prof Chris Hall with 4 ways LEDs can change the world.
Oct 10, 2014 | 1:10Day 6 Riffed from the Headlines 11/10/2014 AudioDay 6 Riffed from the Headlines 11/10/2014 Oct 10, 2014 | 1:10Riffed From The Headlines is our weekly news quiz where we choose three riffs linked by one story in the news. Guess the story that links the riffs and you could win a Day 6 tote bag! Email us your answer at day6 at cbc.ca