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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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Aug 27, 2012 | 27:30Fear Itself Fear of the Dark (Episode 10) AudioFear Itself Fear of the Dark (Episode 10) Aug 27, 2012 | 27:30In our final episode, we shed some light on the fear of the dark. A coal miner explains what pitch black really means. Ryan Knighton gives a visually impaired person’s perspective on the dark and Christy Ann explores the darkness of the ocean with diver Annette Thompson.
Aug 20, 2012 | 27:30Fear Itself Fear and Violence (Episode 9) AudioFear Itself Fear and Violence (Episode 9) Aug 20, 2012 | 27:30We all have a capacity for violence that can terrify us. But in the relatively safe context of some sports it can electrify us – despite the danger and fear involved or maybe even because of it. We look at the relationship between fear and violence through the lens of some sports we take part in.
Aug 13, 2012 | 27:30Fear Itself Fear of Death (Episode 8) AudioFear Itself Fear of Death (Episode 8) Aug 13, 2012 | 27:30A look at how the unrelenting fear of death shapes our behaviour. Deanna Foster talks about the history of hangings. Terri DiSilva on the fear of involved in living with stage four breast cancer. And palliative care counsellor Stephen Jenkinson talks about what we are really afraid of when it comes to death.
Aug 6, 2012 | 27:30Fear Itself Childhood Fears (Episode 7) AudioFear Itself Childhood Fears (Episode 7) Aug 6, 2012 | 27:30Today we crawl out from under the bed to wake up some childhood fears. Horror photographer Joshua Hoffine on why he likes to unravel our childhood fears through his work. And storyteller Angela Reynolds explains how ghost stories around the fire give us a safe place to scream -- no matter how old we are.
Jul 30, 2012 | 27:30Fear Itself Reflecting Fear (Episode 6) AudioFear Itself Reflecting Fear (Episode 6) Jul 30, 2012 | 27:30This week we explore how fear is reflected in art and culture...From horror films and video games, to zombies, demons and ghosts, these frightening experiences and monsters of our times reflect both our personal and shared fears. What is it about these creations that draw some of us, and repel others?
Jul 23, 2012 | 27:30Fear Itself Creating Fear (Episode 5) AudioFear Itself Creating Fear (Episode 5) Jul 23, 2012 | 27:30In Danse Macabre, Stephen King writes, “The good horror tale will dance its way to the centre of your life and find the door to the secret room you believed no one but you knew of..." We’ll speak with some of the people who hold the key to that room including writer Andrew Pyper and filmmaker Karen Lam.
Jul 16, 2012 | 27:30Fear Itself Fear and First Responders (Episode 4) AudioFear Itself Fear and First Responders (Episode 4) Jul 16, 2012 | 27:30First responders face fire, danger, death, and regularly have to overcome fear just to do their jobs. Find out what it takes to be a professional first responder and stay seemingly fearless in the face of danger and disaster.
Jul 9, 2012 | 27:30Fear Itself Fear of Getting Caught (Episode 3) AudioFear Itself Fear of Getting Caught (Episode 3) Jul 9, 2012 | 27:30We all have secrets. Some of us live in fear having those secrets exposed, secrets we are sure will ruin our lives if anyone finds out. Christy Ann talks with some people who’ve made it through that terror to find out how they lived with the fear of getting caught.
Jul 2, 2012 | 27:30Fear Itself Overcoming Fear (Episode 2) AudioFear Itself Overcoming Fear (Episode 2) Jul 2, 2012 | 27:30Like Nik Wallenda crossing Niagara Falls, we all look for our own way of crossing the tightrope of fear. This week we meet people who have overcome the fears of their daily life in different ways.
Jun 25, 2012 | 27:30Fear Itself An Ocean of Fear (Episode 1) AudioFear Itself An Ocean of Fear (Episode 1) Jun 25, 2012 | 27:30In the first episode of Fear Itself: the fear of water. An ocean diver reveals how she trains divers to overcome fear. How near drowning experiences can lead to a lifetime fear of the water, and a fisherman's wife on how she deals with the loss of her partner at sea.
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