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As It Happens | May 16, 2013
The 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. In
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The 180 | May 17, 2013
Canada'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.
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The Current | May 17, 2013
With 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.
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Tapestry | May 10, 2013
This week on Tapestry, we explore the music and spirituality of the jazz great, John Coltrane. To some jazz fans, he was the high priest of the avant-garde movement. And to others, tenor saxophonist John Coltrane was a saint.
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The Irrelevant Show | May 16, 2013
The Irrelevant Show Players’ production of Hamlet, in which some obvious logic problems are pointed out.
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Rewind | May 16, 2013
The Stratford Shakespeare festival, located in Stratford, Ontario, is North America's largest classical repertory theatre. It grew from humble beginnings in a leaky tent into a revered institution.
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May 17, 2013 | 7:19Mainstreet PEI Dandelion Festival - Stratford, PEI AudioMainstreet PEI Dandelion Festival - Stratford, PEI May 17, 2013 | 7:19The 7th annual Dandelion Festival takes place in Stratford this coming Monday. Karen Mair Marion spoke with Marion Copleston with the PEI Environmental Health Coop and Tracy Brown, who's with the Bedeque Bay Environmental Management Association.
May 17, 2013 | 8:22Mainstreet PEI Duff Conacher - Is it time to get rid of the Senate? AudioMainstreet PEI Duff Conacher - Is it time to get rid of the Senate? May 17, 2013 | 8:22Duff Conacher is the founding director of Democracy Watch and he says it's time to get rid of the Upper Chamber.
May 16, 2013 | 10:17Mainstreet PEI Historian Boyde Beck - 1830's Missing Treasury AudioMainstreet PEI Historian Boyde Beck - 1830's Missing Treasury May 16, 2013 | 10:17Boyde Beck takes us back to 1830, where money and politics were handled a bit differently. In May, 1830, a committee from the legislature dropped in to see the colonial treasurer and discovered that about a fifth of the colonial treasury was missing.
May 16, 2013 | 10:38Mainstreet PEI CBC's James Cudmore - PEI Senator Mike Duffy AudioMainstreet PEI CBC's James Cudmore - PEI Senator Mike Duffy May 16, 2013 | 10:38The latest development that has political and senate watchers spinning is the news that the 90 thousand dollars owed by the PEI Senator Mike Duffy was actually paid by the Prime Minister's right hand man. James Cudmore speaks to Karen Mair.
May 15, 2013 | 8:32Mainstreet PEI Literary Awards - Lori Mayne and Jennifer Tasker AudioMainstreet PEI Literary Awards - Lori Mayne and Jennifer Tasker May 15, 2013 | 8:32The 26th annual Cox and Palmer Literary Awards deadline is on May 31st. Lori Mayne, co-ordinator of this year's celebration and Jennifer Tasker, winner from last year's awards dropped into the studio.
May 15, 2013 | 7:11Mainstreet PEI Beating Breast Cancer - Double Mastectomy AudioMainstreet PEI Beating Breast Cancer - Double Mastectomy May 15, 2013 | 7:11Sue Power decided to have a double mastectomy 13 years ago, in hopes of beating breast cancer. Karen reconnects with Sue to discuss her decision after Angelina Jolie, a popular actress, announced recently that she had opted for the same operation.
May 14, 2013 | 6:36Mainstreet PEI The Anthology - A Gathering of Twigs AudioMainstreet PEI The Anthology - A Gathering of Twigs May 14, 2013 | 6:36A gathering of Twigs is the title of a new Anthology that was launched in early May. TWIG which stands for The Writers In Group - is Charlottetown's longest running writers' group. Two members, Paul Vreeland and Robbin Mayem dropped by.
May 14, 2013 | 7:08Mainstreet PEI Brenda Jones - Atlantic Book Awards Nomination AudioMainstreet PEI Brenda Jones - Atlantic Book Awards Nomination May 14, 2013 | 7:08Brenda Jones is an Island artist. Her illustrations in the book "I is For Island" have been nominated for the Lillian Shepherd Award for Excellence in Illustration at the Atlantic Book Awards. She dropped by the Mainstreet studio.
May 14, 2013 | 4:24Mainstreet PEI Richard Raiswell - PEI legislature Report Card AudioMainstreet PEI Richard Raiswell - PEI legislature Report Card May 14, 2013 | 4:24The spring session of the PEI legislature wrapped up. The public's response to a government's performance usually comes election day. Our political columnist Richard Raiswell is also a professor and offers his own end of term report card.
May 13, 2013 | 8:29Mainstreet PEI SpinTime - Mothers, Memories and Music AudioMainstreet PEI SpinTime - Mothers, Memories and Music May 13, 2013 | 8:29Karen Mair was joined by three of my colleagues here at CBC PEI. Donna Allen, Heather MacGrath and Sarah Keaveny-Vos are mothers. We'll be sharing some stories and some tunes on the 2nd annual Mothers of Mainstreet edition of SpinTime.
May 13, 2013 | 6:37Mainstreet PEI PEI Government - Catastrophic Drug Plan AudioMainstreet PEI PEI Government - Catastrophic Drug Plan May 13, 2013 | 6:37The PEI government has announced a catastrophic drug plan. Islanders will have their out-of-pocket drug costs capped and the government will pay the remainder. Lindsay Carroll talks with Premier Robert Ghiz, and with the Can. Cancer Society.
May 10, 2013 | 10:28Mainstreet PEI Dutch Thompson - Oddities From 100 Years Ago AudioMainstreet PEI Dutch Thompson - Oddities From 100 Years Ago May 10, 2013 | 10:28Tea Pot Boiled Eggs, using keys to stop nose bleeds, and angels descending on a battlefield during the Great War. These are a few of the oddities from a hundred years ago that Dutch Thompson shares with us.
May 10, 2013 | 10:28Mainstreet PEI Dutch Thompson - Oddities From 100 Years Ago AudioMainstreet PEI Dutch Thompson - Oddities From 100 Years Ago May 10, 2013 | 10:28Tea Pot Boiled Eggs, using keys to stop nose bleeds, and angels descending on a battlefield during the Great War. These are a few of the oddities from a hundred years ago that Dutch Thompson shares with us.
May 10, 2013 | 8:36Mainstreet PEI Hemochromatosis Awareness - Bob Rogers AudioMainstreet PEI Hemochromatosis Awareness - Bob Rogers May 10, 2013 | 8:36It's the most common genetic disorder in Canada and many may not know they have it - Hemochromatosis. The Society is raising awareness across the country. Executive director of the Canadian Hemochromatosis Society, Bob Rogers, was in the studio.
May 9, 2013 | 7:12Mainstreet PEI CulturePEI Mentorship Program AudioMainstreet PEI CulturePEI Mentorship Program May 9, 2013 | 7:12You might be a fantastic potter or photographer but are you a good businessperson? CulturePEI has started a pilot project to help artisans refine their businesses through a mentorship program. Henk van Leeuwen is the Executive Director of Culture PEI.
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