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    As It Happens | May 16, 2013

    The world has stood by, unable -- or unwilling -- to stop the killing in Syria. Meanwhile, the genocidal legacy in Darfur remains unchecked in parts of Sudan -- as the world remains silent. Few people understand this better than Mukesh Kapila. In

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    The 180 | May 17, 2013

    Canada's first commanders of the International Space Station may have strummed, sung and tweeted his way into our hearts, but John Semley has little love for the astronaut. He's the online editor of NOW magazine in Toronto.

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    The Current | May 17, 2013

    With 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.

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    Tapestry | May 10, 2013

    This week on Tapestry, we explore the music and spirituality of the jazz great, John Coltrane. To some jazz fans, he was the high priest of the avant-garde movement. And to others, tenor saxophonist John Coltrane was a saint.

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    The Irrelevant Show | May 16, 2013

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    Rewind | May 16, 2013

    The Stratford Shakespeare festival, located in Stratford, Ontario, is North America's largest classical repertory theatre. It grew from humble beginnings in a leaky tent into a revered institution.

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C'est la vie - "Pavé", 19/05/13May 19, 2013 | 4:02C'est la vie "Pavé", 19/05/13 Audio
C'est la vie "Pavé", 19/05/13 May 19, 2013 | 4:02Bernard and Johanne discuss "pavé", which means cobblestone.
C'est la vie - "Train", 21/04/13Apr 21, 2013 | 4:28C'est la vie "Train", 21/04/13 Audio
C'est la vie "Train", 21/04/13 Apr 21, 2013 | 4:28Guest host Elizabeth Robertson and Word Lady Johanne Blais discuss "train", which means train and pace.
C'est la vie - "Parfum/Parfumer", 24/03/13Mar 24, 2013 | 4:41C'est la vie "Parfum/Parfumer", 24/03/13 Audio
C'est la vie "Parfum/Parfumer", 24/03/13 Mar 24, 2013 | 4:41Bernard and Johanne discuss "parfum" which means perfume, and "parfumer," which means to perfume, to scent, to flavour.
C'est la vie - "Pot", 17/02/13Feb 17, 2013 | 3:45C'est la vie "Pot", 17/02/13 Audio
C'est la vie "Pot", 17/02/13 Feb 17, 2013 | 3:45Bernard and Johanne discuss "pot", which means jar, pot, and can. It also means luck.
C'est la vie - "Repasser", 27/01/13Jan 27, 2013 | 4:03C'est la vie "Repasser", 27/01/13 Audio
C'est la vie "Repasser", 27/01/13 Jan 27, 2013 | 4:03Bernard and Johanne discuss "repasser", which means a number of things, including to iron and to come back again.
C'est la vie - "Tas", 20/01/13Jan 20, 2013 | 4:35C'est la vie "Tas", 20/01/13 Audio
C'est la vie "Tas", 20/01/13 Jan 20, 2013 | 4:35Host Bernard St-Laurent and Word Lady Johanne Blais discuss "tas", which means heap or pile.
C'est la vie - "Travers", 13/01/13Jan 13, 2013 | 4:00C'est la vie "Travers", 13/01/13 Audio
C'est la vie "Travers", 13/01/13 Jan 13, 2013 | 4:00Guest host Nancy Wood and Word Lady Johanne Blais discuss "travers". "Un travers" means failing or fault. "À travers" or "au travers" means through. And "de travers" means crooked or askew.
C'est la vie - "Rue", 06/01/13Jan 6, 2013 | 5:36C'est la vie "Rue", 06/01/13 Audio
C'est la vie "Rue", 06/01/13 Jan 6, 2013 | 5:36Bernard St-Laurent and Johanne Blais discuss "rue", which means street.
C'est la vie - "Ronger", 16/12/12Dec 16, 2012 | 4:51C'est la vie "Ronger", 16/12/12 Audio
C'est la vie "Ronger", 16/12/12 Dec 16, 2012 | 4:51Host Bernard St-Laurent and Word Lady Johanne Blais discuss "ronger", which means to gnaw or eat away at.
C'est la vie - "Route", 09/12/12Dec 9, 2012 | 5:03C'est la vie "Route", 09/12/12 Audio
C'est la vie "Route", 09/12/12 Dec 9, 2012 | 5:03Host Bernard St-Laurent and Word Lady Johanne Blais discuss "route", which means road, way and journey.
C'est la vie - "Sorte", 02/12/12Dec 2, 2012 | 3:48C'est la vie "Sorte", 02/12/12 Audio
C'est la vie "Sorte", 02/12/12 Dec 2, 2012 | 3:48Guest host Elizabeth Robertson and Word Lady Johanne Blais discuss "sorte", which means sort, kind or type. (repeat from 2011)
C'est la vie - "Promener", 25/11/12Nov 25, 2012 | 4:32C'est la vie "Promener", 25/11/12 Audio
C'est la vie "Promener", 25/11/12 Nov 25, 2012 | 4:32Bernard and Johanne discuss "se promener", which means to go for a walk or a stroll.
C'est la vie - "Trois", 17/06/12Jun 17, 2012 | 6:17C'est la vie "Trois", 17/06/12 Audio
C'est la vie "Trois", 17/06/12 Jun 17, 2012 | 6:17Bernard and Johanne discuss "trois" which means three.
C'est la vie - "Sans", 10/06/12Jun 10, 2012 | 3:56C'est la vie "Sans", 10/06/12 Audio
C'est la vie "Sans", 10/06/12 Jun 10, 2012 | 3:56Bernard and Johanne discuss "sans", which means without.
C'est la vie - Word of Week, "résister", 20/05/12May 20, 2012 | 4:58C'est la vie Word of Week, "résister", 20/05/12 Audio
C'est la vie Word of Week, "résister", 20/05/12 May 20, 2012 | 4:58Bernard and Johanne discuss "résister", which means to resist, to overcome and to withstand.

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