May 17, 2013 | 22:00The Current Duffy-Gate: Senate Scandal AudioThe Current Duffy-Gate: Senate Scandal May 17, 2013 | 22:00With Mike Duffy’s spending and borrowing habits under scrutiny, he quit the conservative party to sit as an independent. We hear about the potential damage of “Duffy-Gate” to the govt and why the Senator is considered so valuable to the Conservatives.
May 22, 2013 | 27:29The Current The Body Economic: Why Austerity Kills AudioThe Current The Body Economic: Why Austerity Kills May 22, 2013 | 27:29A statistical study using data from the Great Depression of the 30s, to post-communist Russia, to austerity in Greece suggests there is a measurable human cost to severe govt cutbacks. Today, our guests explain the politics of life and death.
May 23, 2013 | 22:00The Current The Politics of Virus Hunting AudioThe Current The Politics of Virus Hunting May 23, 2013 | 22:00This is a story about the new strain of coronavirus and the virus as a commodity where those seeking to find a treatment or vaccine can find themselves navigating political and commercial interests. Today, we look at the politics of potential pandemics.
May 21, 2013 | 27:29The Current How to use a barcode for a boycott AudioThe Current How to use a barcode for a boycott May 21, 2013 | 27:29Just wave a mobile device over a product's tiny barcode and reveal a vast corporate web -- and perhaps a lot more than the manufacturer would prefer to reveal. We look at what consumers can do with the Buycott application.
May 23, 2013 | 23:59The Current Politics in the Classroom AudioThe Current Politics in the Classroom May 23, 2013 | 23:59A quote from Dr. Suess' Yertle the Turtle was considered too political for one BC school district and there's now a court case. Today, we're asking about politics in the classroom and the line between free expression and pushing a cause.
May 15, 2013 | 24:00The Current Alexandra Jamieson: I am not vegan anymore AudioThe Current Alexandra Jamieson: I am not vegan anymore May 15, 2013 | 24:00After 13 years as a high profile Vegan, a chef and holistic health counselor, Alexandra Jamieson made a very public confession … she had begun eating eggs and meat. She wasn't vegan anymore. We speak to Alexandra Jamieson about the politics of food.
May 21, 2013 | 21:18The Current The morning after the Oklahoma tornado AudioThe Current The morning after the Oklahoma tornado May 21, 2013 | 21:18The people of Moore, Oklahoma listened to weather forecasters in a way few others do. But even warnings faster than usual were little defence against the massive funnel cloud that roared through the city yesterday, eliminating entire neighbourhoods.
May 8, 2013 | 27:28The Current Unrepentant: Lorne Campbell AudioThe Current Unrepentant: Lorne Campbell May 8, 2013 | 27:28Lorne Campbell was 16 when he began wearing the colours of Satan's Choice, eventually migrating to Hell's Angels. He says he liked the motorcycles and the loyalty of the other guys and the beatings and shooting were simply the cost of crossing his gang.
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