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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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Jan 13, 2013 | 52:43Writers and Company Marina Warner NEW Interview AudioWriters and Company Marina Warner NEW Interview Jan 13, 2013 | 52:43On December 16th we aired (on the podcast and streaming audio versions only) our 1995 interview with Marina Warner about Fairy Tales. Now, in this brand new interview, Marina Warner talks about Scheherazade and her book "Stranger Magic: Charmed States and the Arabian Nights."
Aug 27, 2012 | 27:29Metamorphosis Nobody's Victim AudioMetamorphosis Nobody's Victim Aug 27, 2012 | 27:29The story of a young Hungarian woman who comes to Canada for a better life. Instead she is forced into sexual slavery, working in strip clubs and massage parlors. But Timea Nagy would soon prove she’s nobody’s victim. Instead she broke free and now runs a support group for human trafficking survivors
Aug 20, 2012 | 27:30Metamorphosis Out of the Blue AudioMetamorphosis Out of the Blue Aug 20, 2012 | 27:30An orthopedic surgeon survives a lightning strike and discovers a surprising musical ability.
Aug 13, 2012 | 27:30Metamorphosis The Gift AudioMetamorphosis The Gift Aug 13, 2012 | 27:30A man born with a congenital heart defect that killed his sister now climbs mountains after receiving a heart transplant. The father of five took along a team of doctors and his efforts have helped reshape views on what transplant recipients can and can’t do.
Aug 6, 2012 | 27:29Metamorphosis Open Arms AudioMetamorphosis Open Arms Aug 6, 2012 | 27:29A Colombian man who lost both arms in an accident is embraced by the Toronto Hispanic community, who then raise $37,000 to buy him two prosthetic arms. But after he is convicted of smuggling heroin into Canada, his fellow parishioners are left feeling betrayed and confused.
Jul 30, 2012 | 27:30Metamorphosis Love Thy Neighbour AudioMetamorphosis Love Thy Neighbour Jul 30, 2012 | 27:30A mother whose only child was shot dead shows the ultimate forgiveness, by inviting her son’s killer to live next door.
Jul 23, 2012 | 27:29Metamorphosis Witness at Dos Erres AudioMetamorphosis Witness at Dos Erres Jul 23, 2012 | 27:29A Guatemalan man who witnessed the massacre of his entire village as a boy flees to Canada and dedicates his life to seeking justice for those responsible for this horrible crime.
Jul 16, 2012 | 27:29Metamorphosis The Convert AudioMetamorphosis The Convert Jul 16, 2012 | 27:29Lots of people experience close calls, but not everyone interprets a brush with death as a sign from God to spread the gospel. A plane crash leaves the 21-yr old co-pilot’s career in ashes and his life in the balance, but the experience causes him to re-evaluate his life and the part religion plays in it
Jul 9, 2012 | 27:29Metamorphosis Life After Hate AudioMetamorphosis Life After Hate Jul 9, 2012 | 27:29A former neo-Nazi skinhead who viciously beat gays and blacks repents and dedicates his life to peace education and promoting tolerance.
Jul 2, 2012 | 27:29Metamorphosis Force of Nature AudioMetamorphosis Force of Nature Jul 2, 2012 | 27:29A young Canadian girl who was nearly swept away by a tsunami goes on to make her own waves, earning a spot on one of Canada's most impressive university swim teams, and heads to Africa to build houses.
Jun 25, 2012 | 27:29Metamorphosis Skid Row CEO AudioMetamorphosis Skid Row CEO Jun 25, 2012 | 27:29A former Vancouver heroin addict and street person gets clean and becomes a company president and CEO.
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