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The Homestretch | Aug 3, 2012 | 5:03
Alberta in Lego
Guest host Kirk Heuser talks to Ben Stephenson. He's won a GiGYYC grant to create Alberta's ancient history using LEGO
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May 23, 2013 | 6:48The Homestretch The Sistine Secrets AudioThe Homestretch The Sistine Secrets May 23, 2013 | 6:48Best selling author and playwright Roy Doliner is speaking in Calgary tonight about his book "The Sistine Secrets, Michelangelo's Secret Messages in the Heart of the Vatican."
May 23, 2013 | 6:41The Homestretch Decriminalizing drugs AudioThe Homestretch Decriminalizing drugs May 23, 2013 | 6:41The Canadian Drug Policy Coalition has come out in support of decriminalizing hard drugs. Donald Macpherson is the director of the Coalition.
May 23, 2013 | 7:01The Homestretch BioBlitz AudioThe Homestretch BioBlitz May 23, 2013 | 7:01Volunteers will be counting plants and critters on St. Patrick's Island in the East Village. Doug Dirks talks to Robert Barclay, the head of the biological sciences department at the U of C.
May 23, 2013 | 6:50The Homestretch The Tiger AudioThe Homestretch The Tiger May 23, 2013 | 6:50John Vaillant's latest book is called The Tiger, it tells the story of a game warden sent to hunt down a man eating tiger.
May 23, 2013 | 6:12The Homestretch Gas prices AudioThe Homestretch Gas prices May 23, 2013 | 6:12Analysts are blaming a gas shortage on several refineries being down but not everyone buys that idea. Doug Dirks talks to Dan McTeague of the website Tomorrow's Gas Price Today.
May 23, 2013 | 6:50The Homestretch Gout AudioThe Homestretch Gout May 23, 2013 | 6:50Longevity columnist Sharon Basaraba talks about this painful form of arthritis and some ways to treat this affliction.
May 22, 2013 | 6:32The Homestretch Flood concerns AudioThe Homestretch Flood concerns May 22, 2013 | 6:32The city is draining water from the Glenmore Reservoir in preparation for some heavy rainfall from a system expected tomorrow. Doug Dirks talks to Bill McMurtry with Environment Canada.
May 22, 2013 | 5:38The Homestretch Queso Fresco AudioThe Homestretch Queso Fresco May 22, 2013 | 5:38This traditional Mexican cheese is very popular. Jan Hansen, the executive chef for Heritage Park, has this great recipe for pan seared Queso Fresco with arugula salad.
May 22, 2013 | 8:22The Homestretch Drunk Mom AudioThe Homestretch Drunk Mom May 22, 2013 | 8:22Three years after swearing off drinking, Jowita Bydlowska celebrated the birth of her first child with a glass of champagne. It also marked her harrowing return to alcoholism, she's written a memoir.
May 22, 2013 | 5:51The Homestretch Family marathoners AudioThe Homestretch Family marathoners May 22, 2013 | 5:51A Calgary family has pledged to raise money for the charity Right to Play this year by completing marathons. Glenda Zamzow convinced her family they could make a difference in the world.
May 22, 2013 | 7:31The Homestretch Mount Norquay AudioThe Homestretch Mount Norquay May 22, 2013 | 7:31Parks Canada has approved expansion plans for the Mount Norquay ski area. Doug Dirks talks to Peter Sudermann, one of six Norquay owners, about changes that will allow the resort to open for summer visitors.
May 21, 2013 | 6:43The Homestretch Changing your name AudioThe Homestretch Changing your name May 21, 2013 | 6:43Relationship columnist Trina Read shares some surprising results about whether brides should give up their name.
May 21, 2013 | 7:52The Homestretch Vines AudioThe Homestretch Vines May 21, 2013 | 7:52Lyndon Penner talks about which vines to grow here in our Alberta climate.
May 21, 2013 | 6:50The Homestretch Haida Gwaii AudioThe Homestretch Haida Gwaii May 21, 2013 | 6:50Brian Keating is spending the next three weeks on a small ship, exploring the flora and fauna of the Haida Gwaii Islands off the coast of BC.
May 21, 2013 | 7:04The Homestretch Alberta summer weather AudioThe Homestretch Alberta summer weather May 21, 2013 | 7:04An american weather company is releasing its predictions, more severe storms and higher temperatures. Doug Dirks asks David Phillips, a senior climatologist with Environment Canada, for his view.
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