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The Current - Freeman-on-the-Land: Dean Clifford - Sept 26, 2013Sep 26, 2013 | 5:34The Current Freeman-on-the-Land: Dean Clifford - Sept 26, 2013 Audio
The Current Freeman-on-the-Land: Dean Clifford - Sept 26, 2013 Sep 26, 2013 | 5:34Yesterday we looked at the Freeman-on-the-Land movement in Canada and today we interviewed a guest who has been described as the guru of Freeman-on-the-Land, Dean Clifford. Here is that interview.
The Current - Diane Francis argues for a Canada-US merger - Sept 30, 2013Sep 30, 2013 | 24:00The Current Diane Francis argues for a Canada-US merger - Sept 30, 2013 Audio
The Current Diane Francis argues for a Canada-US merger - Sept 30, 2013 Sep 30, 2013 | 24:00Business columnist Diane Francis has a plan for a new country. She feels the NAFTA deal didn't go far enough and in her new book she argues Canada and the US should form one country.
The Current - Spoiler Alert! Debating spoiler etiquette - Sept 30, 2013Sep 30, 2013 | 22:00The Current Spoiler Alert! Debating spoiler etiquette - Sept 30, 2013 Audio
The Current Spoiler Alert! Debating spoiler etiquette - Sept 30, 2013 Sep 30, 2013 | 22:00There are those who watched the finale of Breaking Bad last night and those who have not caught up and don't-want-anyone-to-spoil-it. The power-of-the-plot over a gripping story are age old but is it time to cut the coddling and end the Spoiler Alert?
The Current - A Tale of Two Syrians Divided - Oct 1, 2013Oct 1, 2013 | 23:58The Current A Tale of Two Syrians Divided - Oct 1, 2013 Audio
The Current A Tale of Two Syrians Divided - Oct 1, 2013 Oct 1, 2013 | 23:58The leaders of the world remain divided over whether to intervene militarily in Syria. Syrians themselves aren't sure whether foreign involvement is needed or desirable. We speak with two Syrians living through the crisis.
The Current - Have Monarch butterflies been deposed? - Sept 27, 2013Sep 27, 2013 | 8:16The Current Have Monarch butterflies been deposed? - Sept 27, 2013 Audio
The Current Have Monarch butterflies been deposed? - Sept 27, 2013 Sep 27, 2013 | 8:16The torrent of Monarch butterflies heading South is a pathetic trickle this year. The annual butterfly count at Point Pelee Park is cancelled since there are so few to count. We explore how this year's strange weather has affected the butterflies.
The Current - The business of fake online reviews - Sept 27, 2013Sep 27, 2013 | 24:00The Current The business of fake online reviews - Sept 27, 2013 Audio
The Current The business of fake online reviews - Sept 27, 2013 Sep 27, 2013 | 24:00In the online world of reviews, many are fiction. Some written by friends or family. Some written by a person half way around the world who may praise the steak they've never tasted. The problem irked NY's Attorney General so much he faked out the fakes.
The Current - Is the Tea Party derailing US democracy? - Oct 2, 2013Oct 2, 2013 | 23:58The Current Is the Tea Party derailing US democracy? - Oct 2, 2013 Audio
The Current Is the Tea Party derailing US democracy? - Oct 2, 2013 Oct 2, 2013 | 23:58All but the most essential of federal govt business may be at a halt but the party spin is whirling at top speed. We hear from a top Tea Party member who insists they are fighting to save democracy and a critic who says they are burying it.
The Current - Lawrence of Arabia: Lasting legacies of the First World War - Sept 26, 2013Sep 26, 2013 | 24:00The Current Lawrence of Arabia: Lasting legacies of the First World War - Sept 26, 2013 Audio
The Current Lawrence of Arabia: Lasting legacies of the First World War - Sept 26, 2013 Sep 26, 2013 | 24:00Actor Peter O'Toole brought Lawrence of Arabia to life and war correspondent Scott Anderson is bringing him back. If the politics of Syria upset you or Egypt and Iraq perplex you, there are modern answers in the century-old stories of T.E. Lawrence.
The Current - Why residents of Flin Flon, Manitoba, don't trust their hospital - Oct 3, 2013Oct 3, 2013 | 22:00The Current Why residents of Flin Flon, Manitoba, don't trust their hospital - Oct 3, 2013 Audio
The Current Why residents of Flin Flon, Manitoba, don't trust their hospital - Oct 3, 2013 Oct 3, 2013 | 22:00In the city of Flin Flon, near the Manitoba Saskatchewan border, some residents drive hundreds of kilometres to avoid their own hospital. Gosia Sawicka with the CBC's I-team in Winnipeg travelled to the mining community to hear from residents.
The Current - Pardoning Alan Turing - Oct 2, 2013Oct 2, 2013 | 27:04The Current Pardoning Alan Turing - Oct 2, 2013 Audio
The Current Pardoning Alan Turing - Oct 2, 2013 Oct 2, 2013 | 27:04He was the mathematician who cracked the code on the German Enigma machine, ending the WWII. Alan was sentenced under British law for being gay and now there’s a push to have him pardoned but critics say other gay men also deserve a pardon.
The Current - Susan Delacourt on Shopping For Votes - Oct 3, 2013Oct 3, 2013 | 24:00The Current Susan Delacourt on Shopping For Votes - Oct 3, 2013 Audio
The Current Susan Delacourt on Shopping For Votes - Oct 3, 2013 Oct 3, 2013 | 24:00Journalist Susan Delacourt believes Canadians' relationship with their politicians has changed since the consumer boom of the 1950s. Consumers have wants, she says. Citizens have needs. Susan Delacourt joins us to talk about Shopping For Votes.
The Current - What’s in those rail tankers? - Sept 27, 2013Sep 27, 2013 | 21:58The Current What’s in those rail tankers? - Sept 27, 2013 Audio
The Current What’s in those rail tankers? - Sept 27, 2013 Sep 27, 2013 | 21:58Provincial and municipal leaders are demanding the right to know what’s in the rail tankers speeding through their communities and fear for the safety of their towns and cities. Today, we're exploring who knows what about what's inside the tankers.
The Current - Canada's medical marijuana industry turns a new leaf - Oct 1, 2013Oct 1, 2013 | 22:00The Current Canada's medical marijuana industry turns a new leaf - Oct 1, 2013 Audio
The Current Canada's medical marijuana industry turns a new leaf - Oct 1, 2013 Oct 1, 2013 | 22:00The Harper government is making big changes connected to the control of medical marijuana. It has some businesses clambering to be part of a new business system and others questioning the costs, access and motives of the government.
The Current - Arbitrary detentions in Egypt: A regression in human rights - Oct 2, 2013Oct 2, 2013 | 22:00The Current Arbitrary detentions in Egypt: A regression in human rights - Oct 2, 2013 Audio
The Current Arbitrary detentions in Egypt: A regression in human rights - Oct 2, 2013 Oct 2, 2013 | 22:00The conditions of their imprisonment are horrific but it is the nature of the detention of Canadians John Greyson and Tarek Loubani - no charges, wild allegations and an indifference to international pressure that has rights advocates raising concerns.
The Current - Exploring human-based technology: speech through touch and hearing through glasses - Sept 27, 2013Sep 27, 2013 | 16:51The Current Exploring human-based technology: speech through touch and hearing through glasses - Sept 27, 2013 Audio
The Current Exploring human-based technology: speech through touch and hearing through glasses - Sept 27, 2013 Sep 27, 2013 | 16:51When Walt Disney opened Disneyland, he had a vision of fusing technology with entertainment. Nearly sixty years later, the company has found a way of improving the microphone from a touch of a finger to a listeners ear.

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