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As It Happens | May 16, 2013
The world has stood by, unable -- or unwilling -- to stop the killing in Syria. Meanwhile, the genocidal legacy in Darfur remains unchecked in parts of Sudan -- as the world remains silent. Few people understand this better than Mukesh Kapila. In
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The 180 | May 17, 2013
Canada's first commanders of the International Space Station may have strummed, sung and tweeted his way into our hearts, but John Semley has little love for the astronaut. He's the online editor of NOW magazine in Toronto.
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The Current | May 17, 2013
With Mike Duffy’s spending and borrowing habits under scrutiny, he quit the conservative party to sit as an independent. We hear about the potential damage of “Duffy-Gate” to the govt and why the Senator is considered so valuable to the Conservatives.
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Tapestry | May 10, 2013
This week on Tapestry, we explore the music and spirituality of the jazz great, John Coltrane. To some jazz fans, he was the high priest of the avant-garde movement. And to others, tenor saxophonist John Coltrane was a saint.
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The Irrelevant Show | May 16, 2013
The Irrelevant Show Players’ production of Hamlet, in which some obvious logic problems are pointed out.
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Rewind | May 16, 2013
The Stratford Shakespeare festival, located in Stratford, Ontario, is North America's largest classical repertory theatre. It grew from humble beginnings in a leaky tent into a revered institution.
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May 8, 2013 | 27:28The Current Unrepentant: Lorne Campbell AudioThe Current Unrepentant: Lorne Campbell May 8, 2013 | 27:28Lorne Campbell was 16 when he began wearing the colours of Satan's Choice, eventually migrating to Hell's Angels. He says he liked the motorcycles and the loyalty of the other guys and the beatings and shooting were simply the cost of crossing his gang.
May 15, 2013 | 24:00The Current Alexandra Jamieson: I am not vegan anymore AudioThe Current Alexandra Jamieson: I am not vegan anymore May 15, 2013 | 24:00After 13 years as a high profile Vegan, a chef and holistic health counselor, Alexandra Jamieson made a very public confession … she had begun eating eggs and meat. She wasn't vegan anymore. We speak to Alexandra Jamieson about the politics of food.
May 17, 2013 | 22:00The Current Duffy-Gate: Senate Scandal AudioThe Current Duffy-Gate: Senate Scandal May 17, 2013 | 22:00With Mike Duffy’s spending and borrowing habits under scrutiny, he quit the conservative party to sit as an independent. We hear about the potential damage of “Duffy-Gate” to the govt and why the Senator is considered so valuable to the Conservatives.
May 9, 2013 | 23:59The Current Is the case for austerity crumbling? AudioThe Current Is the case for austerity crumbling? May 9, 2013 | 23:59An influential report written by two Harvard University economists helped convince govts around the world they were spending too much and had to reign it in. Societies convulsed. Now it looks as if the economists' spreadsheet program contained errors.
May 10, 2013 | 21:59The Current Can art go too far? AudioThe Current Can art go too far? May 10, 2013 | 21:59Everyone became a critic at Alberta's College of Art and Design when a student killed a chicken as part of an art project. But the most powerful critic was the school -- and it swung the axe. Was it performance art or an act of cruelty?
May 14, 2013 | 27:28The Current why we need to get over our fear of bears AudioThe Current why we need to get over our fear of bears May 14, 2013 | 27:28You may recognize Yogi as smarter than the average bear but the point is bears are smart and the former Superintendent of Banff National Park believes we must get over our fear of them and co-exist in a different way.
May 15, 2013 | 22:00The Current Fighting breast cancer through preventative mastectomies AudioThe Current Fighting breast cancer through preventative mastectomies May 15, 2013 | 22:00When NY Times printed Angelina Jolie's opinion piece outlining her choice of a preventative mastectomy, the public conversation began anew, sparked by the realization that genetic technology offers women informed choice. We pick up on that conversation.
May 17, 2013 | 24:00The Current Why thousands of people want a one-way trip to Mars AudioThe Current Why thousands of people want a one-way trip to Mars May 17, 2013 | 24:00From the Red Chamber to the Red Planet, we find out why so many people want to be part of a one-way mission to Mars. And we hear why one astronaut believes the colonists' hopes to spend their final days on Mars are most likely to be buried on earth.
May 14, 2013 | 19:52The Current The Boogaard family's lawsuit against the NHL AudioThe Current The Boogaard family's lawsuit against the NHL May 14, 2013 | 19:52Five months after Derek Boogaard played the NY Rangers in December 2010, he was dead - an accidental overdose of painkillers and alcohol. His family seeks to hold the NHL responsible for physical trauma, brain damage and his addiction to painkillers.
May 10, 2013 | 27:29The Current China's water woes AudioThe Current China's water woes May 10, 2013 | 27:29China's thirsty in its search for reliable aqua pura. Its farms and factories demand more, so Beijing seeks more control over its lakes and streams, bringing it into conflict with neighbouring countries that rely on waters that flow through China.
May 16, 2013 | 22:00The Current The Power of Polls AudioThe Current The Power of Polls May 16, 2013 | 22:00Before we dismiss the ubiquitous election campaign polls after BC’s election results, maybe we need to look at this differently. The power of opinion polls may not reside in the ability to predict but rather in their ability to influence voter behaviour.
May 16, 2013 | 23:58The Current What does posing as "oppressed" accomplish? AudioThe Current What does posing as "oppressed" accomplish? May 16, 2013 | 23:58It's one of the oldest of journalistic angles, pretend to be a homeless person to write about poverty. This month, an Egyptian man dressed up as a woman to experience harassment in Cairo. He got attention alright -- some of it from other journalists.
May 13, 2013 | 27:28The Current PT 3: Cyber-spying: New concerns over cyber-security AudioThe Current PT 3: Cyber-spying: New concerns over cyber-security May 13, 2013 | 27:28Spying in the 21st century can be done without cunning disguises or elaborate cover stories. The cyber-spy requires only a keyboard and a WiFi connection. Of course, that's assuming there is such a thing as cyber-spying.
Aug 2, 2011 | 23:59The Current Somaliland Independence AudioThe Current Somaliland Independence Aug 2, 2011 | 23:59As Somalia descends even further into chaos, one part of the country, an autonomous area called Somaliland, stands as a shining example of comparative calm and stability. Today, The Current spoke with the region's Foreign Minister.
May 14, 2013 | 24:00The Current My Mother, the Nazi Midwife and Me AudioThe Current My Mother, the Nazi Midwife and Me May 14, 2013 | 24:00Gina Roitman's mother had long hinted at the dangers that surrounded her birth in a displaced persons camp in Germany after the Second World War. But it was only when she travelled to Passau, Germany decades later that she learned of the Nazi midwife.
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