Mar 1, 2013 | 0:24Day 6 Riffed from the headlines 03/01/13 AudioDay 6 Riffed from the headlines 03/01/13 Mar 1, 2013 | 0:24Riffed from the Headlines is our weekly music-meets-the-news quiz. Can you guess the story that connects the three riffs? Email us at day6 @ cbc dot ca. Don't forget to include your mailing address, and put "Riffed From The Headlines" in the subject line. One random winner gets a rockin' Day 6 tote bag.
Mar 1, 2013 | 10:30Day 6 Debating why Yahoo says you can't work from home AudioDay 6 Debating why Yahoo says you can't work from home Mar 1, 2013 | 10:30Yahoo says it's employees can't work from home anymore. Ellen Galinsky, co-founder and president of the Families and Work Institute, and Margie Warrell -- Forbes contributor, executive coach and author of Stop Playing Safe -- debate the merits.
Mar 1, 2013 | 10:30Day 6 Debating why Yahoo says you can't work from home AudioDay 6 Debating why Yahoo says you can't work from home Mar 1, 2013 | 10:30Yahoo says it's employees can't work from home anymore. Ellen Galinsky, co-founder and president of the Families and Work Institute, and Margie Warrell -- Forbes contributor, executive coach and author of Stop Playing Safe -- debate the merits.
Feb 22, 2013 | 10:44Day 6 The Great Snow White Debacle of the 1989 Oscars AudioDay 6 The Great Snow White Debacle of the 1989 Oscars Feb 22, 2013 | 10:44The opening act of the 1989 Oscars is one of the most infamous moments in the history of the Academy Awards. Rob Lowe is the awkward Prince Charming to the Disney-esque Snow White played by Eileen Bowman. After more than two decades, she broke her silence to The Hollywood Reporter this week. Bowman shares her memories of her surreal, first Hollywood gig with Day 6.
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 22, 2013 | 7:37Day 6 Oscar joke writer Dave Boone on Seth MacFarlane's tough gig AudioDay 6 Oscar joke writer Dave Boone on Seth MacFarlane's tough gig Feb 22, 2013 | 7:37Oscar host Seth MacFarlane has his work cut out for him on Sunday. Getting the jokes right at the Academy Awards is tough, as Dave Boone well knows - he's been at it for years. He's a two-time Emmy winner and has written Oscar jokes - live - for Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg and Steve Martin.
Feb 22, 2013 | 10:20Day 6 Charlie LeDuff's Detroit: An American Autopsy AudioDay 6 Charlie LeDuff's Detroit: An American Autopsy Feb 22, 2013 | 10:20After spending a more than a decade with the New York Times, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Charlie LeDuff returned home to a broken and forlorn city. His passion for Detroit is equaled by his tenacity reporting on the city's continuing collapse, and the impact that has on the people who live there. Riveting reportage meets raw personal memoir as Charlie rifles through the wreckage in his new book, Detroit: An American Autopsy.
Feb 22, 2013 | 0:23Day 6 Riffed from the Headlines 02/23/13 AudioDay 6 Riffed from the Headlines 02/23/13 Feb 22, 2013 | 0:23Riffed from the Headlines is our weekly music-meets-the-news quiz. Can you guess the story that connects the three riffs? Email us at day6 @ cbc dot ca. Don't forget to include your mailing address, and put "Riffed From The Headlines" in the subject line. One random winner gets a rockin' Day 6 tote bag.
Feb 21, 2013 | 8:38Day 6 Buzz Bissinger on Oscar Pistorius and the myth of role models AudioDay 6 Buzz Bissinger on Oscar Pistorius and the myth of role models Feb 21, 2013 | 8:38South African Olympic track star Oscar Pistorius was granted bail Friday in the sum of one million rand, or about $115,000 Canadian. He was arrested for the shooting murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steencamp, on Valentine's Day. Pistorius shot to global superstardom as the first double-amputee to compete in the Olympic games and was hailed as a hero and role model. But Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Buzz Bissinger says we should stop putting athletes on a pedestals.
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