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Q | Feb 28, 2013
Giorgi Gogia, from Human Rights Watch, on how a novel about a friendship between two Azerbaijani men and their Armenian neighbours made the author a target in his own country. Legendary Canadian comedian Martin Short on his life, career and unique role promoting Canadian talent. Writer Peter Frase on defending rude service.
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The Current | Feb 28, 2013
Head to YouTube and you can watch dozens of scenarios to a problem with older or elderly drivers. Statistically,drivers aged 80-plus almost have the accident rate of the most dangerous driving demographic ... the under 24s. And in Sudbury they are the target of a police tip-line urging other drivers to call in to report any seemingly erratic or dangerous elderly driver. Simple public safety in action? Or age discrimination?
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Mainstreet NS | Mar 1, 2013
A team led by our oceans guy, Boris Worm, has found that about 100 million sharks die every year, and the biggest preventable culprit is fishing. He explains the significance of his finding.
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And the Winner Is | Feb 26, 2013
As a boy in pre-war Austria, Georg Tintner played the piano, sang with the Vienna Boys Choir, and composed his own music. By the time World War Two broke out, he was also a conductor. But Georg Tintner was a conductor with Jewish roots. And so, after the Anschluss in 1938, he was fired. By 1942, Mr. Tintner made his way to New Zealand, and for the better part of the next forty-five years of his life, he served as a conductor across New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. But in 1987, he moved to Halifax, where he would leave his mark as the conductor of Symphony Nova Scotia. He died in Halifax on October 2, 1999.
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Tapestry | Feb 22, 2013
We take a look at how doubt and skepticism can be essential ingredients to faith. Mary meets Rabbi Rami Shapiro - a rabbi who says he isn't religious, but rather a curious, holy rascal. She also talks to Michael Shermer, the founder of Skeptic Magazine. He's held his own against Deepak Chopra in a go round on consciousness and quantum physics.
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Mar 1, 2013 | 8:22Mainstreet NS Shark Deaths and Impact AudioMainstreet NS Shark Deaths and Impact Mar 1, 2013 | 8:22A team led by our oceans guy, Boris Worm, has found that about 100 million sharks die every year, and the biggest preventable culprit is fishing. He explains the significance of his finding.
Mar 1, 2013 | 4:50Mainstreet NS Nadine Taylor's Remains Likely Recovered AudioMainstreet NS Nadine Taylor's Remains Likely Recovered Mar 1, 2013 | 4:50The man accused of murdering Nadine Taylor has led police to what they believe to be her remains. We talk to Rene Ross of Stepping Stone about Nadine Taylor and what the news means to her loved ones.
Mar 1, 2013 | 7:29Mainstreet NS Telecommuting AudioMainstreet NS Telecommuting Mar 1, 2013 | 7:29Yahoo says its employees' telecommuting days are over, but the HRM is encouraging people to leave their desks behind. We find out why HRM and its partners are going against the grain.
Mar 1, 2013 | 5:29Mainstreet NS Pamela Morgan AudioMainstreet NS Pamela Morgan Mar 1, 2013 | 5:29March Hare, an annual celebration of words and music rolls into the Carleton on Sunday. We talk to Pamela Morgan, long the singer songwriter behind Figgy Duff, who's on the bill.
Feb 28, 2013 | 4:23Mainstreet NS Parliamentary Budget Officer on Shipbuilding AudioMainstreet NS Parliamentary Budget Officer on Shipbuilding Feb 28, 2013 | 4:23Kevin Page talks to us about his latest report on the higher than projected costs of a piece of the government's National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy.
Feb 28, 2013 | 22:25Mainstreet NS political ads with Richard Starr, Rob Batherson and Sonya Dudka AudioMainstreet NS political ads with Richard Starr, Rob Batherson and Sonya Dudka Feb 28, 2013 | 22:25The unedited version of our conversation about political ads, and Stephen McNeil's spat with J.D. Irving. We had to edit out a lot of talk about the election of 1999 to make this fit on air.
Feb 28, 2013 | 18:22Mainstreet NS Three MPs on EI housecalls AudioMainstreet NS Three MPs on EI housecalls Feb 28, 2013 | 18:22Stephanie talks with Conservative Scott Armstrong, NDP MP Robert Chisholm, and Liberal EI critic Rodger Cuzner.
Feb 27, 2013 | 11:52Mainstreet NS The San Family AudioMainstreet NS The San Family Feb 27, 2013 | 11:52Filmmaker Juanita Peters talks about the opening of her first play. The San Family tackles segregation in 1940's Weymouth, Nova Scotia. We also interview actor Jordan Francis.
Feb 27, 2013 | 12:12Mainstreet NS The Backbeat AudioMainstreet NS The Backbeat Feb 27, 2013 | 12:12Musicologist Steve Baur takes us through the history of the backbeat.
Feb 27, 2013 | 10:31Mainstreet NS Local Oscar Winner AudioMainstreet NS Local Oscar Winner Feb 27, 2013 | 10:31NSCAD grad John Kahrs has taken a golden statuette for his short film, Paperman. We chat with him as he comes down from the high of this weekend's victory.
Feb 27, 2013 | 15:00Mainstreet NS Committees at City Hall AudioMainstreet NS Committees at City Hall Feb 27, 2013 | 15:00The real action at city hall is in the committee rooms. Tim Olive and Sue Uteck join us to talk about what that means for how we're governed in HRM.
Feb 27, 2013 | 10:58Mainstreet NS Collectibles vs Valuables AudioMainstreet NS Collectibles vs Valuables Feb 27, 2013 | 10:58A single stamp sold for a small fortune this weekend. We talk to two avid collectors about what keeps them obsessing over their own treasures.
Feb 26, 2013 | 5:30Mainstreet NS Suitcase Sized Satellites AudioMainstreet NS Suitcase Sized Satellites Feb 26, 2013 | 5:30Canadian nano satellites launched into space this week have big goals and a Nova Scotia connection. Hear Jackie's chat with Lauchy Scott, a defence scientist from Thornburn.
Feb 26, 2013 | 9:08Mainstreet NS RCMP on the Suspended Search for the Miss Ally AudioMainstreet NS RCMP on the Suspended Search for the Miss Ally Feb 26, 2013 | 9:08Police have ended the search for five fishermen whose boat capsized last week. Some in the community say they aren't sure if police would have helped in a recovery mission unless the community had set out on its own. We hear from the RCMP.
Feb 26, 2013 | 13:00Mainstreet NS Last Hours On Board the Miss Ally AudioMainstreet NS Last Hours On Board the Miss Ally Feb 26, 2013 | 13:00A fisherman who was also out fishing halibut the weekend the Miss Ally was lost tells us about his communications with the five fishermen on board which continued until 26 minutes before the Miss Ally's emergency beacon went off.
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