Feb 17, 2013 | 54:00A Propos February 17 & 23, 2013 AudioA Propos February 17 & 23, 2013 Feb 17, 2013 | 54:00This week, we feature more songwriters who were born outside Quebec and have had a significant impact on Quebec's musical landscape. Hear fine contributions to the new portrait of Quebec's evolving music scene.
Feb 24, 2013 | 13:57Fresh Air Non-Fiction Don't Get No Respect AudioFresh Air Non-Fiction Don't Get No Respect Feb 24, 2013 | 13:57Fresh Air's Mary Ito talked with Erin Balser from CBC Books, Diane Turbide, editorial director at Penguin Canada and the 2012 Charles Taylor Prize for Non-Fiction Award-winner Andrew Westoll about the level of regard that non-fiction authors receive at awards time.
Feb 21, 2013 | 21:46The Current Parti Quebecois 'Anglo Man' standing up for English speaking Quebecers AudioThe Current Parti Quebecois 'Anglo Man' standing up for English speaking Quebecers Feb 21, 2013 | 21:46From snowy Montreal, we begin with a Parti Quebecois government minister who is a French Quebec nationalist and a self-professed anglophile. A man who is standing up for Anglophone Quebecers... even after the former premier and PQ stalwart Jacques Parizeau told him to sit back down. Jean-François Lisée is Quebec's Minister of International Relations and he has now been tasked with building bridges between his government and Anglophone Quebecers.
Feb 15, 2013 | 24:58Living Out Loud "Different trains, different tunnels" Part 1 AudioLiving Out Loud "Different trains, different tunnels" Part 1 Feb 15, 2013 | 24:58"End of the line". For decades "The Northlander" has snaked 700 kilometers from Toronto to Cochrane, through farmland and the hard rock of the Canadian shield - a train with a long and proud history. Last year the Ontario government cancelled it. Some people on its last run were travelling on routine business, others to savour a sad moment and to remember. "Noises off". What is it about train sounds that stimulate our imagination and our memories? We asked people to put on headphones, listen to the sounds of trains and talk.
Feb 21, 2013 | 7:03As It Happens Maple Meth AudioAs It Happens Maple Meth Feb 21, 2013 | 7:03Here in Canada, spotting a tree tapped with a hose dripping its succulent sap into a bucket, is definitely not a cause for concern.
That wasn't the case down in Anna, Illinois. When neighbours noticed large buckets, hoses, and metal taps on Laura Benson's property, they called the cops.
Drug enforcement agents appeared at her house looking for a suspected meth lab. Turns out she was making maple syrup and her neighbours had reported her, thinking she was a meth cook.
Feb 15, 2013 | 25:44WireTap Nostalgia AudioWireTap Nostalgia Feb 15, 2013 | 25:44Remember those ads in the back of comic books? This week, we uncover the stories behind those Mail-Order Mysteries, including the tale of a real, live squirrel monkey. Plus, Howard starts a piggy-back transportation service that will make you feel like a kid again, and our listeners share some of their fondest memories of youth.
Feb 22, 2013 | 8:40St John's Morning Show The War of 1812 AudioSt John's Morning Show The War of 1812 Feb 22, 2013 | 8:40The last 12 months have been a year of commemorations and festivities related to the war of 1812. Most of it Ontario, including a re-enactment, fireworks, and dinner planned for this weekend the eastern part of the province. But what many people may not know, is that Newfoundlanders made an important contribution to the war, including the man featured in this radio ad produced by the federal government.
Feb 15, 2013 | 53:59Tapestry What is the World Made of? AudioTapestry What is the World Made of? Feb 15, 2013 | 53:59All through the ages, the question has been asked by everyone from the toddler to the philosopher: What is the world made of? What is the stuff of the universe? On this week's show, we delve into fire, earth, and water.
Michael Winter starts us off with story about fire. You get too close to it and it might change who you are. One minute, the Newfoundland author was heaving a pile of garbage into a raging incinerator and the next, well, he was going down the chute.
Feb 20, 2013 | 21:17Spark Discourse Online AudioSpark Discourse Online Feb 20, 2013 | 21:17Jeff Atwood was one of the people behind the influential Stack Overflow and Stack Exchange question and answer sites. He has a new project in the works called Discourse aimed at re-inventing the online forum to make way for better conversation.