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Q | Feb 28, 2013
Giorgi Gogia, from Human Rights Watch, on how a novel about a friendship between two Azerbaijani men and their Armenian neighbours made the author a target in his own country. Legendary Canadian comedian Martin Short on his life, career and unique role promoting Canadian talent. Writer Peter Frase on defending rude service.
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The Current | Feb 28, 2013
Head to YouTube and you can watch dozens of scenarios to a problem with older or elderly drivers. Statistically,drivers aged 80-plus almost have the accident rate of the most dangerous driving demographic ... the under 24s. And in Sudbury they are the target of a police tip-line urging other drivers to call in to report any seemingly erratic or dangerous elderly driver. Simple public safety in action? Or age discrimination?
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Mainstreet NS | Mar 1, 2013
A team led by our oceans guy, Boris Worm, has found that about 100 million sharks die every year, and the biggest preventable culprit is fishing. He explains the significance of his finding.
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And the Winner Is | Feb 26, 2013
As a boy in pre-war Austria, Georg Tintner played the piano, sang with the Vienna Boys Choir, and composed his own music. By the time World War Two broke out, he was also a conductor. But Georg Tintner was a conductor with Jewish roots. And so, after the Anschluss in 1938, he was fired. By 1942, Mr. Tintner made his way to New Zealand, and for the better part of the next forty-five years of his life, he served as a conductor across New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. But in 1987, he moved to Halifax, where he would leave his mark as the conductor of Symphony Nova Scotia. He died in Halifax on October 2, 1999.
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Tapestry | Feb 22, 2013
We take a look at how doubt and skepticism can be essential ingredients to faith. Mary meets Rabbi Rami Shapiro - a rabbi who says he isn't religious, but rather a curious, holy rascal. She also talks to Michael Shermer, the founder of Skeptic Magazine. He's held his own against Deepak Chopra in a go round on consciousness and quantum physics.
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Feb 27, 2013 | 51:30The Story From Here February 27 Courage of the Caregiver AudioThe Story From Here February 27 Courage of the Caregiver Feb 27, 2013 | 51:30Host Anthony Germain introduces us to courageous caregivers like Cecile Desjarlais of Winnipeg who has to do everything for her 19-year-old brain damaged son, and is only complaining now that the Manitoba government has taken back a small, but vital, service in his care. Then there's Dave Zito and his wife Natalie Labonte in Ottawa who plan to raise their smaller than average daughter to the greatest heights. Brenda Hardiman of Halifax raises the alarm on short sighted government policies that are putting her daughter at risk in the same way as Ashley Smith, who died in prison. June Goforth's mom is suing the Saskatchewan government for her daughter's death, and Kristin Millar says she's alive today thanks to her caregivers, and the donors of her new heart.
Feb 26, 2013 | 10:04All Points West Liquified natural gas and global economics AudioAll Points West Liquified natural gas and global economics Feb 26, 2013 | 10:04Liquified natural gas and global economics
Feb 23, 2013 | 27:33Under the Influence Coming Soon - The Art Of The Movie Trailer AudioUnder the Influence Coming Soon - The Art Of The Movie Trailer Feb 23, 2013 | 27:33This week on Under The Influence - just in time for the Oscars - we take our annual look at creative movie trailers.
Feb 24, 2013 | 52:31Writers and Company Tarun Tejpal Interview AudioWriters and Company Tarun Tejpal Interview Feb 24, 2013 | 52:31The conclusion of our series "Making Waves: Voices from the Jaipur Festival" with Tarun Tejpal, one of India's most respected journalists and novelists.
Feb 24, 2013 | 27:30C'est la vie Downton Abbey's francophone fans AudioC'est la vie Downton Abbey's francophone fans Feb 24, 2013 | 27:30There's nothing more quintessentially British than the TV series, Downton Abbey, which is why you may be surprised to learn that it has a lot of French speaking fans. Find out why francophones love it.
Feb 26, 2013 | 54:00In the Field In The Field February 26 2013 AudioIn the Field In The Field February 26 2013 Feb 26, 2013 | 54:00This week in In The Field, in honour of this year's Canada Reads winner, Lisa Moore's "February," we dig into the archives and replay Marie Wadden's documentary on the sinking of the Ocean Ranger, called "Still Sinking; Remembering the Ocean Ranger Disaster." The documentary originally aired on The Current on the 30th anniversary of the sinking of the Ocean Ranger and features excerpts of February read by author Lisa Moore. Mary Wiens introduces us to Katie from Burlington and Dhruva from Hyderabad, who met in Toronto and got married in India on February 14th. Zac Markan meets some urban mushers from Halifax, who use dog sledding to keep their pooches en sante. And we hear Karin Wells' visit to a barbershop in Vancouver that has raised about $200,000 for charities across the city over the past several years.
5.In Thunder Bay, the airport is selling off its furniture. JOsh Lynn checked it out.
Feb 25, 2013 | 17:04Spark Getting Sidetracked AudioSpark Getting Sidetracked Feb 25, 2013 | 17:04Think you're good at making decisions? Able to come up with a goal, and make the choices to realize that goal? It can be tricky, and often we get derailed along the way. Francesca Gino specializes in decision-making and judgment and talks about her new book, Sidetracked: Why Our Decisions Get Derailed and How We Can Stick to the Plan.
Feb 23, 2013 | 1:23:54Definitely Not the Opera Brothers and sisters, download this podcast! (Feb. 23, 2013) AudioDefinitely Not the Opera Brothers and sisters, download this podcast! (Feb. 23, 2013) Feb 23, 2013 | 1:23:54This week, DNTO welcomes guest host Jann Arden and asks: how did your sibling change you? Because the relationships we have with our brothers and sisters are some of the closest - and most complicated - in our lives.
Feb 25, 2013 | 40:02The Next Chapter TNC Special: Susan Swan AudioThe Next Chapter TNC Special: Susan Swan Feb 25, 2013 | 40:02Shelagh's extended conversation with Susan Swan, author of "The Western Light".
Feb 24, 2013 | 1:53:00Cross Country Checkup February 24, 2013 - Military Spending AudioCross Country Checkup February 24, 2013 - Military Spending Feb 24, 2013 | 1:53:00Should the Armed Forces take a Canada-first approach to buying military equipment?
Feb 25, 2013 | 1:15:57Q Surveillance Software, Oscar Panel, Q's Sports Culture Panel 02/25/2013 AudioQ Surveillance Software, Oscar Panel, Q's Sports Culture Panel 02/25/2013 Feb 25, 2013 | 1:15:57Guardian journalist, James Ball, on the newly discovered software that is drawing the ire of civil liberty groups, 'Rapid Information Overlay Technology.' Reactions to last night's Oscars with the Globe and Mail's Johanna Schneller, Macleans' Brian D. Johnson and Global's Katherine Monk. Q's sports panel with the Toronto Star's Mary Ormsby and Sportsnet contributor Stephen Brunt.
Feb 23, 2013 | 8:51Quirks and Quarks Arctic Ice Turns Green With Algae - 2013/02/23/ - Pt. 5 AudioQuirks and Quarks Arctic Ice Turns Green With Algae - 2013/02/23/ - Pt. 5 Feb 23, 2013 | 8:51Thinning Arctic ice has resulted in the growth of algae underneath and on the sea floor.
Feb 22, 2013 | 24:58Living Out Loud Shades of black Part 1 AudioLiving Out Loud Shades of black Part 1 Feb 22, 2013 | 24:58"I hate being black", Joseph Daley said to his parents his ears ringing with racial epithets hurled at him by his kindergarten classmates. Not any more - not since he began fighting racism with humour and poetry. "Black ghosts of Paris"; in the small Ontario town where she was raised, Julia Browne and her family felt isolated and alone, almost the only black people around. When Julia moved to Paris she found her spiritual home and some long gone but inspiring people she calls her "black ghosts". Jamal Robinson wants a career in broadcasting. When we hooked him up with a top CBC producer he was in for some surprises, most of them good.
Feb 22, 2013 | 11:22Day 6 Iceland to ban online porn? AudioDay 6 Iceland to ban online porn? Feb 22, 2013 | 11:22Concerned that violent and misogynistic pornography is shaping the way young people understand sexuality, Icelandic lawmakers are considering new measures to block it from their country. The proposed restrictions have led to heated debate about internet freedoms, sexuality and violence prevention. Brent hears both sides with guests Birgitta Jonsdottir, an Icelandic MP and chair of the International Modern Media Institute, and Halla Gunnarsdottir, political advisor to the Icelandic Minister of the Interior.
Feb 23, 2013 | 48:30The House Questions remain after senator Duffy promises to repay living expenses AudioThe House Questions remain after senator Duffy promises to repay living expenses Feb 23, 2013 | 48:30This week on The House, Evan Solomon gets National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Shawn Atleo's first reaction to the appointment of a new Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister, Bernard Valcourt. Senator Mike Duffy wants to put the questions about where he lives to rest. Will his decision to repay thousands of dollars in living expenses allow him to turn the page? We hear from Senator Duffy, the NDP's ethics critic Charlie Angus, and CBC senior political correspondent Terry Milewski. Will more pipelines be good or bad for the Canadian economy? Canadian Auto Workers Union economist Jim Stanford and the Director and Palmer Chair in Public Policy for the University of Calgary Jack Mintz bring us two very different views.