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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 10, 2011 | 24:00The Bottom Line The Bottom Line Episode 10 Part A AudioThe Bottom Line The Bottom Line Episode 10 Part A Mar 10, 2011 | 24:00E.O. Wilson coined the term ‘biophilia’ to describe our inbuilt need to “affiliate” with other species. David Suzuki meets with actor Ellen Page to talk about how nature grounds us amidst the chaos. He also talks to a psychologist about how nature can help calm everything from attention deficit disorder to conflicts with neighbours
Mar 10, 2011 | 27:29The Bottom Line The Bottom Line Episode 10 Part B AudioThe Bottom Line The Bottom Line Episode 10 Part B Mar 10, 2011 | 27:29E.O. Wilson coined the term ‘biophilia’ to describe our inbuilt need to “affiliate” with other species. David Suzuki meets with actor Ellen Page to talk about how nature grounds us amidst the chaos. He also talks to a psychologist about how nature can help calm everything from attention deficit disorder to conflicts with neighbours
Mar 3, 2011 | 24:00The Bottom Line The Bottom Line Episode 9 Part A AudioThe Bottom Line The Bottom Line Episode 9 Part A Mar 3, 2011 | 24:00We can’t survive more than a couple of minutes without it. David Suzuki chats with author and poet Margaret Atwood about the last gasp. And follows a breath of air as it travels around the world. He also speaks with IPCC member Henry Pollack about the relationship between melting ice and climate change.
Mar 3, 2011 | 27:30The Bottom Line The Bottom Line Episode 9 Part B AudioThe Bottom Line The Bottom Line Episode 9 Part B Mar 3, 2011 | 27:30We can’t survive more than a couple of minutes without it. David Suzuki chats with author and poet Margaret Atwood about the last gasp. And follows a breath of air as it travels around the world. He also speaks with IPCC member Henry Pollack about the relationship between melting ice and climate change.
Feb 24, 2011 | 27:30The Bottom Line The Bottom Line Episode 8 Part B AudioThe Bottom Line The Bottom Line Episode 8 Part B Feb 24, 2011 | 27:30This episode looks at the interconnectivity of our human bodies and the world we inhabit. David Suzuki speaks with a man who’s spent his career studying decaying human bodies. And shows how our dead bodies contribute to the cycle of life on earth.
Feb 24, 2011 | 24:00The Bottom Line The Bottom Line Episode 8 Part A AudioThe Bottom Line The Bottom Line Episode 8 Part A Feb 24, 2011 | 24:00This episode looks at the interconnectivity of our human bodies and the world we inhabit. David Suzuki speaks with a man who’s spent his career studying decaying human bodies. And shows how our dead bodies contribute to the cycle of life on earth.
Feb 17, 2011 | 27:30The Bottom Line The Bottom Line Episode 7 Part B AudioThe Bottom Line The Bottom Line Episode 7 Part B Feb 17, 2011 | 27:30David Suzuki follows a photon from the sun’s core to the earth. He questions whether Carbon Capture and Storage is a solution to the waste produced by fossil fuels. And speaks with Preston Manning about how to tax carbon emissions
Feb 17, 2011 | 24:00The Bottom Line The Bottom Line Episode 7 Part A AudioThe Bottom Line The Bottom Line Episode 7 Part A Feb 17, 2011 | 24:00David Suzuki follows a photon from the sun’s core to the earth. He questions whether Carbon Capture and Storage is a solution to the waste produced by fossil fuels. And speaks with Preston Manning about how to tax carbon emissions.
Feb 10, 2011 | 27:30The Bottom Line The Bottom Line Episode 6 Part B AudioThe Bottom Line The Bottom Line Episode 6 Part B Feb 10, 2011 | 27:30David Suzuki explores Fort McMurray, talking to workers who worry about the environmental impact of their jobs. He also speaks with the mayor and the Executive Vice President of Shell Canada.
Feb 10, 2011 | 24:00The Bottom Line The Bottom Line Episode 6 Part A AudioThe Bottom Line The Bottom Line Episode 6 Part A Feb 10, 2011 | 24:00David Suzuki explores Fort McMurray, talking to workers who worry about the environmental impact of their jobs. He also speaks with the mayor and the Executive Vice President of Shell Canada.
Feb 3, 2011 | 24:00The Bottom Line The Bottom Line Episode 5 Part A AudioThe Bottom Line The Bottom Line Episode 5 Part A Feb 3, 2011 | 24:00Episode Five – Tar Sands Part One David Suzuki visits Fort McKay, a native community just north of Fort McMurray that is making money from the tar sands.
Feb 3, 2011 | 27:30The Bottom Line The Bottom Line Episode 5 Part B AudioThe Bottom Line The Bottom Line Episode 5 Part B Feb 3, 2011 | 27:30Episode Five – Tar Sands Part One David Suzuki visits Fort McKay, a native community just north of Fort McMurray that is making money from the tar sands.
Jan 27, 2011 | 24:00The Bottom Line The Bottom Line Episode 4 Part A AudioThe Bottom Line The Bottom Line Episode 4 Part A Jan 27, 2011 | 24:00Episode Four – Soil and how to feed the world David Suzuki learns about the extent of global soil erosion. He speaks with a supporter of genetically modified crops in Africa, as well as eco-activist Vandana Shiva about how to farm to feed the world.
Jan 27, 2011 | 27:30The Bottom Line The Bottom Line Episode 4 Part B AudioThe Bottom Line The Bottom Line Episode 4 Part B Jan 27, 2011 | 27:30Episode Four – Soil and how to feed the world David Suzuki learns about the extent of global soil erosion. He speaks with a supporter of genetically modified crops in Africa, as well as eco-activist Vandana Shiva about how to farm to feed the world.
Jan 20, 2011 | 24:00The Bottom Line The Bottom Line Episode 3 Part A AudioThe Bottom Line The Bottom Line Episode 3 Part A Jan 20, 2011 | 24:00Episode Three – Soil and life in the dirt David Suzuki uncovers the microbes beneath our feet. He talks to a Saskatchewan farmer about the challenges of the modern farm. And self-described ‘radical’ farmer Joel Salatin shares his ideas.
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