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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 3, 2013 | 11:31WAM Jessica Bashline - The Drowning Girls AudioWAM Jessica Bashline - The Drowning Girls Mar 3, 2013 | 11:31The Strange Sun Theatre has chosen The Drowning Girls as their debut production, off-Broadway in New York City at Walkerspace. Jessica Bashline is the director of The Drowning Girls and co-artistic director of Strange Sun. She speaks with host Mack Furlong.
Mar 3, 2013 | 10:05WAM Anna Williams - Dark Timber AudioWAM Anna Williams - Dark Timber Mar 3, 2013 | 10:05Anna Williams is an artist whose sculptures employ the animal and narrative to examine the constrictuon and manipulation of identity in contemporary society - That's the textbook description. Her piece, Dark Timber, currently on display at Eastern Edge Gallery in St. John's, employs textiles, bronze and glass. Mack met with Anna at the gallery.
Mar 3, 2013 | 9:35WAM Louise Moyes - Moore-Gallant: A Docudance AudioWAM Louise Moyes - Moore-Gallant: A Docudance Mar 3, 2013 | 9:35Louise Moyes is one of the hardest-working and creative people in the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts scene. She has created a unique style of her own - the docu-dance - that blends her skills and talents as a dancer, storyteller, filmmaker, researcher, and sociologist. Louise returns to the stage this coming week with four nights of performance at the LSPU Hall in St. John's presenting Moore-Gallant: a docudance. Host Mack Furlong spoke with Louise in the WAM studio.
Mar 2, 2013 | 8:29WAM WAM Mar 2-3 Eastern Edge exhibit - "Rethinking Justice" AudioWAM WAM Mar 2-3 Eastern Edge exhibit - "Rethinking Justice" Mar 2, 2013 | 8:29Eastern Edge Gallery on the Harbourfront has opened a new show in the Rogue Gallery. Gerald Vaandering's Ripped Apart is paired with Meagan O'Shea's Stitched Together to create a joint effort called Rethinking Justice. Mack met with Gerald and his wife, Dorothy Vaandering, who curated the exhibit.
Mar 2, 2013 | 9:40WAM WAM Mar 2-3 John Ennis - Rigur Ros poetry AudioWAM WAM Mar 2-3 John Ennis - Rigur Ros poetry Mar 2, 2013 | 9:40John Ennis is an Irish poet who has a special connection to Newfoundland and Labrador - he has edited a book of Irish and Newfoundland poetry; he's attended several festivals here over the past few years; and he'll be back again next week. But now John also has a special connection with Iceland, through the unlikely inspiration of the band, Sigur Ros. He speaks with host Mack Furlong.
Mar 2, 2013 | 14:16WAM WAM Mar 2-3 Duo Concertante AudioWAM WAM Mar 2-3 Duo Concertante Mar 2, 2013 | 14:16Nancy Dahn and Timothy Steeves, Duo Concertante, maintain a heavy touring schedule as in-demand performing artists, run an international chamber music festival, teach at Memorial University's School of Music, and raise two children. They stopped by to chat with Mack about the current goings-on in their professional lives, and their recent performance at Carnegie Hall.
Mar 2, 2013 | 9:41WAM WAM Mar 2-3 Duo Concertante AudioWAM WAM Mar 2-3 Duo Concertante Mar 2, 2013 | 9:41Nancy Dahn and Timothy Steeves, Duo Concertante, maintain a heavy touring schedule as in-demand performing artists, run an international chamber music festival, teach at Memorial University's School of Music, and raise two children. They stopped by to chat with Mack about the current goings-on in their professional lives, and their recent performance at Carnegie Hall.
Feb 24, 2013 | 7:38WAM WAM 23-24 Lori-Ann Campbell - Faceless Dolls AudioWAM WAM 23-24 Lori-Ann Campbell - Faceless Dolls Feb 24, 2013 | 7:38An art exhibit that commemorates the lives of children and women from Newfoundland and Labrador who are missing or have been murdered - That's The Faceless Dolls Project, coming in March. The idea is to create a felt doll in the name of each and every one of the victims. They will be remembered, their lives honoured and their families respected. The project is sponsored by the St. John's Native Friendship centre and requires your knowledge and know-how to get things off the ground. Lori-Ann Campbell is the Women's Program Co-Ordinator for the St. John's Native Friendship Centre. She speaks with Mack.
Feb 24, 2013 | 12:13WAM WAM Feb 23-24 Newfoundland artists go to Venice AudioWAM WAM Feb 23-24 Newfoundland artists go to Venice Feb 24, 2013 | 12:13For painters, printmakers, sculptors, and installation artists, the Venice Biennale has long been the Holy Grail. Visitors, upwards of a half-million of them, make the pilgrimage to the Island city, attending the bi-annual event which showcases some of the art world's unique and contemporary practitioners. This year, two of those exhibiting their work alongside the canals will be Peter Wilkins and Will Gill, both headquartered here in Newfoundland. They join host Mack Furlong in the Weekend Arts Magazine Studio
Feb 24, 2013 | 13:29WAM WAM Feb23-24 Interview - The Freels AudioWAM WAM Feb23-24 Interview - The Freels Feb 24, 2013 | 13:29Traditional music - the next generation! That's what the critics are saying about The Freels, an enthusiastic young group, with the emphasis on young - two of the members study at Memorial and the other two are still in high school. The Freels consists of Anthony Chafe, Maria Peddle, Danny Mills and Andrew Fitzgerald. Danny and Andrew join Mack for a chat.
Feb 23, 2013 | 11:31WAM WAM Feb 23-24 Veselina Tomova - Crossings AudioWAM WAM Feb 23-24 Veselina Tomova - Crossings Feb 23, 2013 | 11:31Veselina Tomova's new showCrossings opens this week at the Red Ochre Gallery in St. John's. It explores that place between the old world and the new, between departure and arrival, the space where we are pulled in two directions. Mack visited with Veselina at the Gallery to see the new work.
Feb 22, 2013 | 17:36WAM WAM Feb 23-24 Liner Notes - Those Lasers AudioWAM WAM Feb 23-24 Liner Notes - Those Lasers Feb 22, 2013 | 17:36Those Lasers is a group comprised of two sets of best friends - one set from St. John's, and one set from Port aux Basques. They've melded diverse influences to create their own brand of dancy indie-rock, and they've just released an EP of original music called Work Out. Host Mack Furlong speaks wth Chris Clarke and Steve Doyle.
Feb 17, 2013 | 8:02WAM WAM Feb 17 Poverty Cove Theatre - Our Eliza AudioWAM WAM Feb 17 Poverty Cove Theatre - Our Eliza Feb 17, 2013 | 8:02Host Mack Furlong speaks with Meghan Coles and Shannon Hawes of The Poverty Cove Theatre Company about their production of Meghan's script Our Eliza.
Feb 17, 2013 | 15:57WAM WAM Feb 17 Liner Notes - Al Brake AudioWAM WAM Feb 17 Liner Notes - Al Brake Feb 17, 2013 | 15:57Mack Furlong's conversation with St. Fintan's native Al Brake; from his current come in Fort MacMurray, Alberta. Al has just released his debut, self-titled, country album.
Feb 17, 2013 | 11:03WAM WAM Feb 17 Curtis Andrews in Ghana AudioWAM WAM Feb 17 Curtis Andrews in Ghana Feb 17, 2013 | 11:03Curtis Andrews is an award-winning musician with a high profile. He plays jazz, rock, reggae and ska. He also studies and performs African and Indian drum music, travelling to both continents for the purposes of studying with masters. Ghana in particular holds a great attraction for Curtis, both for the music of the country and its people. In the past, Curtis has raised money for the small village where he studies. Now he wants to take you there on a drum, dance, and cultural tour of Dzogadze, Western Africa. He speaks with host Mack Furlong
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