May 19, 2013 | 52:53Writers and Company Colm Toibin Interview AudioWriters and Company Colm Toibin Interview May 19, 2013 | 52:53Irish writer Colm Toibin was this year's grand prize winner at the Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival in Montreal. His latest, “The Testament of Mary” takes place twenty years after Jesus’s death.
May 19, 2013 | 54:00In the Field May 19/21 2013 AudioIn the Field May 19/21 2013 May 19, 2013 | 54:00A young Mom tell her story of surviving the sinking of the Queen of the North. Exploring the personalities behind musicial keys. A profile of D-flat major. And two transgendered youth from UPEI talk about gender identity and how the world treats them.
May 18, 2013 | 26:29WireTap Tough Guys AudioWireTap Tough Guys May 18, 2013 | 26:29From Etgar Keret's story of a bus driver who's a stickler for rules, to a woman who performs in a room full of tough guys at a maximum security prison, to cartoonist Dave Collier on re-enlisting in the army in his 40s.
May 16, 2013 | 27:36As It Happens Mukesh Kapila AudioAs It Happens Mukesh Kapila May 16, 2013 | 27:36The 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.
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May 17, 2013 | 3:22The 180 Had enough of Chris Hadfield? AudioThe 180 Had enough of Chris Hadfield? May 17, 2013 | 3:22Canada'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.
May 17, 2013 | 22:00The Current Duffy-Gate: Senate Scandal AudioThe Current Duffy-Gate: Senate Scandal May 17, 2013 | 22:00With 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.
May 10, 2013 | 9:30Spark 3D Piracy AudioSpark 3D Piracy May 10, 2013 | 9:30Matt Mason is the author of The Pirate's Dilemma. As 3D printers continue to expand the realm of digital goods to the physical world, will piracy finally be seen as legit or will the fight get bigger?
May 15, 2013 | 51:14The Story From Here May 15, 2013 AudioThe Story From Here May 15, 2013 May 15, 2013 | 51:14In this episode, the author of Cures For Hunger describes his unconventional childhood; we hear about house training heifers in Saskatchewan; the sixties scoop; and we learn about the restoration of the SS Nasookin.