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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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Oct 9, 2011 | 48:30Sunday Edition October 9, 2011 - Hour 1 AudioSunday Edition October 9, 2011 - Hour 1 Oct 9, 2011 | 48:30A look at the changing politics of Alberta.
Oct 16, 2011 | 29:21Sunday Edition Buried so deep (Documentary) AudioSunday Edition Buried so deep (Documentary) Oct 16, 2011 | 29:21Pamela Post's documentary about an infant garden at a B.C. cemetery.
Nov 24, 2011 | 33:38Sunday Edition Documentary - The Gristle in the Stew AudioSunday Edition Documentary - The Gristle in the Stew Nov 24, 2011 | 33:38David Gutnick's look at the institutionalization of mentally disabled kids in the 60s.
Oct 2, 2011 | 48:29Sunday Edition October 2, 2011 - Hour 1 AudioSunday Edition October 2, 2011 - Hour 1 Oct 2, 2011 | 48:29Michael's conversation with veteran war correspondent Chris Hedges.
Oct 2, 2011 | 54:00Sunday Edition October 2, 2011 - Hour 2 AudioSunday Edition October 2, 2011 - Hour 2 Oct 2, 2011 | 54:00A documentary about jazz man Fred Hersch.
Oct 2, 2011 | 52:59Sunday Edition October 2, 2011 - Hour 3 AudioSunday Edition October 2, 2011 - Hour 3 Oct 2, 2011 | 52:59A look at the war in Afghanistan - ten years after it started.
Oct 2, 2011 | 1:53:55Sunday Edition The Sunday Edition Podcast, October 2nd, 2011 AudioSunday Edition The Sunday Edition Podcast, October 2nd, 2011 Oct 2, 2011 | 1:53:55Michael's essay on Catholic Church quiz " Holy Smoke The Boardgame" :Chris Hedges author of The World As It Is : Interview with Howard Brandston "The Paul Revere in the movement to save the light bulb" : Interview with Paul Rogers and Rosemary Hollis to mark the 10th anniversary of the start of the war in Afghanistan : Interview with Scotiabank Giller prize nominee Guy Vanderhaeghe
Jan 2, 2011 | 53:58Sunday Edition January 2, 2011 - Hour 1 AudioSunday Edition January 2, 2011 - Hour 1 Jan 2, 2011 | 53:58Every now and then you meet someone who fills a room - or a radio studio - with the energizing tingle of pure oxygen. Natalie Zemon Davis is such a person. She has studied and written about almost every facet of history, concentrating on life in the 16th and 17th Centuries. She has written about marginalized women, religious riots, the impact of printing, the uses of proverbs and pardon seekers in 16th Century France. And she introduced the world to the great imposter Martin Guerre. Now at age 82, Professor Davis is the winner of the Holberg International Memorial Prize for her work in the humanities. And she has no intention of slowing down. Natalie Zemon Davis is our guest in our First Hour. Also in this hour, Michael's essay and a bit of your mail.
Jan 2, 2011 | 53:59Sunday Edition January 2, 2011 - Hour 2 AudioSunday Edition January 2, 2011 - Hour 2 Jan 2, 2011 | 53:59In our Middle Hour, four people will enter the caged ring in the Battle of the Elites. That is: What is elitism? Who are its members? Why does the whole idea make people sputteringly angry? That's an elite, but not elitist panel in Hour Two. You can also here Frank Faulk's documentary, <em>Mail Myself to You</em>.
Jan 2, 2011 | 52:59Sunday Edition January 2, 2011 - Hour 3 AudioSunday Edition January 2, 2011 - Hour 3 Jan 2, 2011 | 52:59In our Third Hour, Colonel Mustard in the library with the rope. A reprise of our tribute to the Queen of mystery, Dame Agatha Christie. Something of a mystery herself, Agatha Christie sold more books than anyone else in the world and continues to sell briskly 35 years after her death.
Jan 7, 2011 | 16:36Sunday Edition Documentary - Mail Myself to You AudioSunday Edition Documentary - Mail Myself to You Jan 7, 2011 | 16:36Frank Falk documentary about a letter writing club
Jan 7, 2011 | 48:30Sunday Edition January 9, 2011 - Hour 1 AudioSunday Edition January 9, 2011 - Hour 1 Jan 7, 2011 | 48:30Guest host Karin Wells spoke with the Fraser Institute's Peter Cowley and OISE's Ben Levin about the idea of merit pay for teachers.
Jan 7, 2011 | 54:00Sunday Edition January 9, 2011 - Hour 2 AudioSunday Edition January 9, 2011 - Hour 2 Jan 7, 2011 | 54:00Guest host Karin Wells looks back at a BC village that was put on a diet three years ago.
Jan 7, 2011 | 52:59Sunday Edition January 9, 2011 - Hour 3 AudioSunday Edition January 9, 2011 - Hour 3 Jan 7, 2011 | 52:59Guest host Karin Wells looks at "ethical travel" and the state of politics in British Columbia.
Jan 14, 2011 | 54:00Sunday Edition January 16, 2011 - Hour 2 AudioSunday Edition January 16, 2011 - Hour 2 Jan 14, 2011 | 54:00A documentary about artist Joe Average; Michael speaks with three book lovers to discuss how to keep their personal libraries under control.