May 11, 2013 | 11:39Day 6 The questionable greatness of Gatsby: A debate AudioDay 6 The questionable greatness of Gatsby: A debate May 11, 2013 | 11:39Is Gatsby, perhaps, not so great? Brent moderates a friendly debate between Kathryn Schulz, author of "Why I Despise The Great Gatsby," and Anne Margaret Daniel, a professor of literature at New York's New School and an F. Scott Fitzgerald scholar.
May 4, 2013 | 20:57Day 6 How to defend an accused terrorist in court AudioDay 6 How to defend an accused terrorist in court May 4, 2013 | 20:57According to a new polling, 70 per cent of Americans want the death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. But Tsarnaev does have someone in his corner-defense attorney Judy Clarke. We assemble a panel of defense attorneys whose clients faced terrorism charges.
May 4, 2013 | 8:16Day 6 Telling Jason Collins's coming out story AudioDay 6 Telling Jason Collins's coming out story May 4, 2013 | 8:16Freelance journalist Franz Lidz scored the sports scoop of a lifetime this week, co-authoring a Sports Illustrated article about Jason Collins that begins, "I'm a 34-year old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay." Lidz walks us through what it was like to p
May 4, 2013 | 20:57Day 6 How to defend an accused terrorist in court AudioDay 6 How to defend an accused terrorist in court May 4, 2013 | 20:57According to a new polling, 70 per cent of Americans want the death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. But Tsarnaev does have someone in his corner-defense attorney Judy Clarke. We assemble a panel of defense attorneys whose clients faced terrorism charges.
May 4, 2013 | 8:12Day 6 Controversial ads--when creatives go too far AudioDay 6 Controversial ads--when creatives go too far May 4, 2013 | 8:12The past two weeks have seen significant backlash over ads for GM Canada, Mountain Dew and Hyundai. With so many commercials getting pulled, we spoke to Hilton Barbour, a Toronto marketing strategist, to ask if he thinks ad agencies are deliberating court
May 4, 2013 | 2:20Day 6 Riffed from the headlines 05/04/13 AudioDay 6 Riffed from the headlines 05/04/13 May 4, 2013 | 2:20Riffed from the Headlines is our weekly music news quiz. Can you guess the story that connects the three riffs? Listen below. Email us at daysix @ cbc dot ca with your answer. Don't forget to include your mailing address, and put "Riffed From The Headline
May 4, 2013 | 9:19Day 6 Zach Braff on Kickstarter crowdfunding AudioDay 6 Zach Braff on Kickstarter crowdfunding May 4, 2013 | 9:19After writing a new movie script with his brother, Zach Braff was worried he'd have to surrender too much creative control if he financed the film through Hollywood investors. Instead, he asked fans to fund the movie themselves on Kickstarter. We spoke to
May 4, 2013 | 8:04Day 6 What Canada can learn from India's election process AudioDay 6 What Canada can learn from India's election process May 4, 2013 | 8:04A report released by Elections Canada this week suggests the integrity of our electoral process is at "serious risk" - 165,000 votes were improperly cast in the 2011 federal election. We spoke to Dr. Mukulika Banerjee, whose documentary, "Sacred Election:
Apr 27, 2013 | 1:45Day 6 Riffed from the headlines 04/27/13 AudioDay 6 Riffed from the headlines 04/27/13 Apr 27, 2013 | 1:45Riffed from the Headlines is our weekly music news quiz. Can you guess the story that connects the three riffs? Listen below. Email us at daysix @ cbc dot ca with your answer. Don't forget to include your mailing address, and put "Riffed From The Headline
Apr 27, 2013 | 7:34Day 6 One fake tweet, and the whole market crashes? AudioDay 6 One fake tweet, and the whole market crashes? Apr 27, 2013 | 7:34On Tuesday, hackers posted a fake tweet on the Associated Press's Twitter account, claiming explosions at the White House had injured Obama. Computers running automated trading algorithms started dumping investments. After the Associated Press announced i
Apr 27, 2013 | 8:52Day 6 Disaster in the Bangladesh Garment Industry AudioDay 6 Disaster in the Bangladesh Garment Industry Apr 27, 2013 | 8:52More than three hundred people died this week after the collapse of a garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Police say cracks in the building led to an evacuation order on Tuesday. That order was ignored, and on Wednesday the building came crashing down a
Apr 27, 2013 | 6:44Day 6 VIA terror plot: what makes a radical? AudioDay 6 VIA terror plot: what makes a radical? Apr 27, 2013 | 6:44On Monday, Chiheb Esseghaier and Raed Jaser were taken into custody for allegedly plotting to derail a passenger train. Before this week's arrests, we also learned of young Canadians who flew overseas to connect with a terror cell in Algeria. While religi
