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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 1, 2013 | 1:39:58Q Musician Daniel Romano, Rabbi Susan Silverman, Q's Media Panel, Author John Schwartz, Cultural Hall of Shame 03/01/2013 AudioQ Musician Daniel Romano, Rabbi Susan Silverman, Q's Media Panel, Author John Schwartz, Cultural Hall of Shame 03/01/2013 Mar 1, 2013 | 1:39:58Musician Daniel Romano on his third album, "Come Cry with Me." Rabbi Susan Silverman on being detained by Israeli authorities. Q's Media Panel, with Toronto Star's John Cruickshank, the National Post's Jonathan Kay, and founder of Rabble.ca Judy Rebick. New York Times reporter John Schwartz on his parenting memoir "Oddly Normal." Elvira Kurt's Cultural Hall of Shame.
Feb 28, 2013 | 1:11:23Q Free Speech in Azerbaijan, Comedian Martin Short, Defending Rude Service 02/28/2013 AudioQ Free Speech in Azerbaijan, Comedian Martin Short, Defending Rude Service 02/28/2013 Feb 28, 2013 | 1:11:23Giorgi 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.
Feb 27, 2013 | 1:09:19Q Diversity and Vienna's Philharmonic Orchestra, Tennis star Rebecca Marino, Return Our Banksy! 02/27/2013 AudioQ Diversity and Vienna's Philharmonic Orchestra, Tennis star Rebecca Marino, Return Our Banksy! 02/27/2013 Feb 27, 2013 | 1:09:19Composer William Osborne on diversity and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Rising Canadian Tennis star Rebecca Marino on her recent decision to retire from her sport at 22 years-old, citing a long-term battle with depression and online bullying. North London Councillor Alan Strickland on the campaign to return the neighbourhood's Banksy mural.
Feb 26, 2013 | 1:13:43Q Cultural Resurgence of Mussolini in Italy, singer-songwriter Josh Groban, Filmmaker Jean-Philippe Tremblay 02/26/2013 AudioQ Cultural Resurgence of Mussolini in Italy, singer-songwriter Josh Groban, Filmmaker Jean-Philippe Tremblay 02/26/2013 Feb 26, 2013 | 1:13:43In the aftermath of the Italian election, we explore the cultural resurgence of Benito Mussolini, who now adorns calendars and T-shirts in Italy. Multi-platinum singer and actor Josh Groban on his latest album, "All that Echoes." Canadian filmmaker, Jean-Philippe Tremblay, on his new documentary "Shadows of Liberty," a chilling account of media monopoly in the United States.
Feb 25, 2013 | 1:15:57Q Surveillance Software, Oscar Panel, Q's Sports Culture Panel 02/25/2013 AudioQ Surveillance Software, Oscar Panel, Q's Sports Culture Panel 02/25/2013 Feb 25, 2013 | 1:15:57Guardian journalist, James Ball, on the newly discovered software that is drawing the ire of civil liberty groups, 'Rapid Information Overlay Technology.' Reactions to last night's Oscars with the Globe and Mail's Johanna Schneller, Macleans' Brian D. Johnson and Global's Katherine Monk. Q's sports panel with the Toronto Star's Mary Ormsby and Sportsnet contributor Stephen Brunt.
Feb 22, 2013 | 1:41:31Q Folk musician Rachel Sermanni, Tweets from the dead, Singer-songwriter Michael Bolton, Historical accuracy in film, Cultural Hall of Shame 02/22/2013 AudioQ Folk musician Rachel Sermanni, Tweets from the dead, Singer-songwriter Michael Bolton, Historical accuracy in film, Cultural Hall of Shame 02/22/2013 Feb 22, 2013 | 1:41:31Up-and-coming folk singer-songwriter Rachel Sermanni on her forthcoming debut record, "Under Mountains." Co-creator of "The Tweet Hereafter," Jamie Forrest, on collecting the tweets of famous dead people and featuring them on the internet. Chart-topper Michael Bolton on his memoir, "The Soul of It All." In the wake of the Oscars, should we expect historical accuracy from films like "Argo", "Lincoln" and "Zero Dark Thirty"? A Q debate with Slate's David Haglund and Salon's Daniel D'Addario. Elvira Kurt's Cultural Hall of Shame.
Feb 21, 2013 | 1:13:12Q Evangelicals and homophobia in Uganda, Indigo Girls, Burial of "the ugliest woman in the world" 2/21/2013 AudioQ Evangelicals and homophobia in Uganda, Indigo Girls, Burial of "the ugliest woman in the world" 2/21/2013 Feb 21, 2013 | 1:13:12Fillmmaker Roger Ross Williams on his new documentary, "God Loves Uganda," examining the influence American evangelical groups have on the hate-filled climate for gay people in Uganda. Long-running folk rock duo Indigo Girls perform live from their latest album, "Beauty Queen Sister." Mexican-American artist Laura Anderson Barbata on the dignified burial of the remains of Julia Pastrana, the 19th century circus performer known as "the ugliest woman in the world."
Feb 20, 2013 | 1:09:12Q The Teen Brain, Country musician Tim McGraw, Filmmaker Megumi Sasaki on "Herb and Dorothy" 2/20/2013 AudioQ The Teen Brain, Country musician Tim McGraw, Filmmaker Megumi Sasaki on "Herb and Dorothy" 2/20/2013 Feb 20, 2013 | 1:09:12Journalist Jennifer Senior on how our adult lives are shaped by our high school experiences. Bestselling country music star Tim McGraw drops by with his new album, "Two Lanes of Freedom." Director Megumi Sasaki and subject Dorothy Vogel on the popular documentary "Herb and Dorothy" and on the initiative that's grown out of it.
Feb 19, 2013 | 1:16:03Q The rise of MOOCs, Singer-songwriter Josh Ritter, Food author Nigella Lawson 2/19/2013 AudioQ The rise of MOOCs, Singer-songwriter Josh Ritter, Food author Nigella Lawson 2/19/2013 Feb 19, 2013 | 1:16:03Stanford professor and Coursera co-founder Andrew Ng on MOOCs as education game-changers. Americana musician Josh Ritter performs live from his forthcoming album, "The Beast in Its Tracks." U.K. food author and broadcaster Nigella Lawson on her latest cookbook, "Nigellissima."
Feb 15, 2013 | 1:41:27Q Musician Sarah Neufeld, Canada Reads winners, Q's Media Panel, Where Chefs Eat, Cultural Hall of Shame 2/15/2013 AudioQ Musician Sarah Neufeld, Canada Reads winners, Q's Media Panel, Where Chefs Eat, Cultural Hall of Shame 2/15/2013 Feb 15, 2013 | 1:41:27Arcade Fire's violinist, Sarah Neufeld, on her solo record, to be released later this year. Canada Reads 2013 winners, writer Lisa Moore and comedian Trent McClellan. Q's media panel, with Toronto Star's John Cruickshank, Huffington Post's Marni Soupcoff, and Toronto Standard's Bert Archer. Joe Warwick and Wylie Dufresne, editor and contributor to "Where Chefs Eat." Elvira Kurt's Cultural Hall of Shame.
Feb 14, 2013 | 50:41Q Internet dating debate, fake Internet girlfriends, Josey Vogels 2/14/2013 AudioQ Internet dating debate, fake Internet girlfriends, Josey Vogels 2/14/2013 Feb 14, 2013 | 50:41Writer and comedian Josh Gondelman on his adventures buying fake online girlfriends. A Q debate: is Internet dating replacing commitment with choice? Plus, sex and relationship writer Josey Vogels on her latest book, Better Sex in No Time.
Feb 13, 2013 | 50:49Q Country artist Chely Wright, singer Jill Barber 2/13/2013 AudioQ Country artist Chely Wright, singer Jill Barber 2/13/2013 Feb 13, 2013 | 50:49Guest host Jann Arden talks to American country singer Chely Wright about the impact of her disclosure that she is a lesbian. Plus, a performance by singer Jill Barber, whose new album Chansons interprets classic French songs from the 1940s, '50s and '60s.
Feb 12, 2013 | 50:17Q Olympic snowboarder Ross Rebagliati, author Phoebe Baker Hyde 2/12/2013 AudioQ Olympic snowboarder Ross Rebagliati, author Phoebe Baker Hyde 2/12/2013 Feb 12, 2013 | 50:17Guest host Jann Arden talks to Olympic gold medal snowboarder Ross Rebagliati about why he's opening a marijuana dispensary in Whistler, British Columbia. Plus, Phoebe Baker Hyde on her memoir, The Beauty Experiment.
Feb 11, 2013 | 52:52Q Why working fewer hours makes sense, Marine biologist Edie Widder on finding a giant squid 2/11/2013 AudioQ Why working fewer hours makes sense, Marine biologist Edie Widder on finding a giant squid 2/11/2013 Feb 11, 2013 | 52:52Anna Cootes, of the UK-based think tank The New Economics Foundation, on why fewer working hours makes economic, social and environment sense. Marine biolgist Edith Widder on the discovery and videotaping of a giant squid, the subject of a new Discovery Channel documentary.
Feb 8, 2013 | 1:39:28Q Singer-songwriter Chloe Charles, Boy Scout ban on gay participants, The tale of Kim Dotcom, Chris Hadfield's musical debut! 2/8/2013 AudioQ Singer-songwriter Chloe Charles, Boy Scout ban on gay participants, The tale of Kim Dotcom, Chris Hadfield's musical debut! 2/8/2013 Feb 8, 2013 | 1:39:28Toronto singer-songwriter Chloe Charles on her debut album, "Break the Balance." Twenty-one year-old activist Zach Wahls, an Eagle Scout who formed Scouts for Equality, on whether the Boy Scouts of America will lift their ban on openly gay Scouts and troop leaders. Wired journalist Charles Graeber on Kim Dotcom, the founder of Megaupload. The debut of the song "Is Somebody Singing"...astronaut Chris Hadfield's musical collaboration with Barenaked Ladies' Ed Robertson.
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