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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 12, 2012 | 13:00Type A Saving Canada from economic decline (Web exclusive) AudioType A Saving Canada from economic decline (Web exclusive) Mar 12, 2012 | 13:00The full-length interview with the author of 'The Boiling Frog Dilemma: Saving Canada From Economic Decline,' Todd Hirsch.
Mar 12, 2012 | 52:58Type A Future Jobs AudioType A Future Jobs Mar 12, 2012 | 52:58This week on Type A, we look at life in a post-resource economy. Guests include economist and author Todd Hirsch, social media consultant Giles Crouch, physicist Marie D'iorio, Canada Research Chair on the challenges of a knowledge economy Diane Gabrielle Tremblay and founder of Real Life U Geoff Dubrow.
Mar 8, 2012 | 1:05Type A WEB EXTRA - Advice from Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi AudioType A WEB EXTRA - Advice from Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi Mar 8, 2012 | 1:05We asked Mayor Nenshi what he would say to someone moving to - or hoping to move to - Calgary for work.
Mar 7, 2012 | 11:23Type A WEB EXTRA - Extended Interview with Mayor Billy Joe MacLean AudioType A WEB EXTRA - Extended Interview with Mayor Billy Joe MacLean Mar 7, 2012 | 11:23Mayor Billy Joe MacLean of Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia talks to Rod about his town's declining population.
Mar 7, 2012 | 22:14Type A WEB EXTRA - Extended Interview with Gordon Pitts AudioType A WEB EXTRA - Extended Interview with Gordon Pitts Mar 7, 2012 | 22:14Toronto-based author Gordon Pitts talks to Karin about his book, Stampede: The Rise of the West and Canada's New Power Elite.
Mar 5, 2012 | 52:59Type A The Jobs AudioType A The Jobs Mar 5, 2012 | 52:59The Canadian employment landscape is shifting dramatically. This week on Type A, Karin Klassen and Rod Love explore the implications of a hot economy in the West and what that means for relations with the rest of Canada.
Mar 2, 2012 | 9:12Type A BACKTALK 5: Audience Reaction to Debt AudioType A BACKTALK 5: Audience Reaction to Debt Mar 2, 2012 | 9:12In this webisode, Karin and Rod open the mailbox and respond to some of your tweets, phone calls, website comments and Facebook posts about our episode on debt. That episode aired February 27 & March 2. Here's what you had to say about it:
Feb 28, 2012 | 8:41Type A BACKTALK 4: Audience Reaction to Productivity AudioType A BACKTALK 4: Audience Reaction to Productivity Feb 28, 2012 | 8:41In this webisode, Karin and Rod open the mailbox and respond to some of your tweets, phone calls, website comments and Facebook posts about our episode on productivity. That episode aired February 20 and 24. Here's what you had to say about it.
Feb 27, 2012 | 52:59Type A The Debt AudioType A The Debt Feb 27, 2012 | 52:59Rod Love has seen the enemy and it is "debt". He was part of the Alberta government that slayed the beast - well at least, temporarily. Like other governments, Alberta is back in the red. But is debt really something to be feared?
Feb 27, 2012 | 2:45Type A WEB EXTRA - Bob Richards on Debt Collecting AudioType A WEB EXTRA - Bob Richards on Debt Collecting Feb 27, 2012 | 2:45Bob Richards, President and CEO of CBV Collection Services in Vancouver shares his most memorable story of debt collection.
Feb 24, 2012 | 11:52Type A BACKTALK 3: Audience Reaction to Privatization AudioType A BACKTALK 3: Audience Reaction to Privatization Feb 24, 2012 | 11:52In this webisode, Karin and Rod open the mailbox and respond to some of your tweets, phone calls, website comments and Facebook posts about our episode on Privatization.
Feb 21, 2012 | 52:59Type A Productivity AudioType A Productivity Feb 21, 2012 | 52:59On this episode of Type A, hosts Karin Klassen and Rod Love explore work ethic and productivity. Productivity is the key to future growth, yet Canada is ranked 12th among its peer group of 17 countries. How do we pull up our boot straps and get going? And what happens if we don't?
Feb 13, 2012 | 52:59Type A The Private Sector AudioType A The Private Sector Feb 13, 2012 | 52:59Rod Love has a line he likes to use: "If you can find it in the Yellow Pages, government shouldn't be doing it." Love thinks the private sector should take over more public services because they're proven to be more cost-efficient even while generating a profit. But his co-host, Karin Klassen, isn't quite ready to concede that the private sector always does it better. She thinks privatization has its pitfalls, and that sometimes the moral imperative is more important than the mighty dollar. The two will discuss and debate the hits and misses of privatization on this week's TYPE A.
Feb 13, 2012 | 19:41Type A WEB EXTRA - Dru Stevenson on Privatization in the USA AudioType A WEB EXTRA - Dru Stevenson on Privatization in the USA Feb 13, 2012 | 19:41From food inspections to foster care to prisons, private sector takeovers seem to be sweeping across America. That presents some cautionary tales for Canadians. Here's our extended interview with Dru Stevenson, an American law professor and author of PrivatizationBlog.com
Feb 13, 2012 | 5:56Type A WEB EXTRA - Larry Brown on Private Liquor Stores AudioType A WEB EXTRA - Larry Brown on Private Liquor Stores Feb 13, 2012 | 5:56Despite the positive experiences here in Alberta (including Rod Love's!) not everyone believes private alcohol sales are a good idea. Larry Brown is the national secretary-treasurer for the National Union of Public and General Employees. This is HIS case against privatization.