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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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Jun 11, 2005 | 27:29WireTap The Big Shot AudioWireTap The Big Shot Jun 11, 2005 | 27:29Kneebrace Kenny, Cleats Onionpocket, Gluttonous Slim and 697 other hobo names as concocted by a self-styled expert on the subject. Heather O'Neill reads her work Big Shots on the Block.
Jun 4, 2005 | 27:28WireTap Reach for the Top AudioWireTap Reach for the Top Jun 4, 2005 | 27:28The tower of Babel and other tales of unequalled hubris including one man's quest to become the smartest man in the world and the story behind the outgoing message on Josh's answering machine.
May 28, 2005 | 27:29WireTap Life Lessons AudioWireTap Life Lessons May 28, 2005 | 27:29Goldstein gets lessons in stand-up comedy from a 10 year-old; and from Howard a tip on how to achieve the perfect poker face by shaving your eyebrows. Plus, juggling on the radio.
May 14, 2005 | 27:30WireTap Solving Quebec's Problems AudioWireTap Solving Quebec's Problems May 14, 2005 | 27:30Worried you're a psychopath? Think your baby is the Buddha reincarnated? Did you get your girlfriend's toe stuck in a bowling ball? Callers from across Quebec take advantage of Goldstein's insight.
May 7, 2005 | 27:30WireTap Prized Possessions AudioWireTap Prized Possessions May 7, 2005 | 27:30What's your prized possession? For Josh it's Fluffles the Magnificent, AKA, Death Ray. Goldstein retells the story of Joseph's coat of many colours, plus the tale of a coveted white leather jacket.
Apr 30, 2005 | 27:30WireTap What I've Learned AudioWireTap What I've Learned Apr 30, 2005 | 27:30Howard takes to the street with his gong in order to inspire and educate the youth of today. Heather O'Neill reads her work My Education and Goldstein admits that after thirty-five years of existence, he has not learned a single thing.
Apr 16, 2005 | 27:30WireTap Confessions AudioWireTap Confessions Apr 16, 2005 | 27:30The shameful, the shocking, the unspeakable. A man with a thing for birds, wearing the same pair of pants for weeks in a row, and award-winning author Miriam Toews on smoking in empty parking lots.
Apr 9, 2005 | 27:30WireTap Vacation AudioWireTap Vacation Apr 9, 2005 | 27:30The story of a dream vacation that goes terribly wrong. Plus, Goldstein speaks to a man who can get away from it all while staying right where he is.
Apr 2, 2005 | 27:30WireTap Haters AudioWireTap Haters Apr 2, 2005 | 27:30Goldstein confronts the haters who despise his excellence.
Mar 19, 2005 | 27:30WireTap The Wind at the End of the World AudioWireTap The Wind at the End of the World Mar 19, 2005 | 27:30Frequenting funeral homes in search of love, plus other stories of lies, sex and death. Heather O'Neill reads her work, The Apocalypse.
Mar 12, 2005 | 29:30WireTap Movin' On AudioWireTap Movin' On Mar 12, 2005 | 29:30James wants to make a fresh start by moving out of his miserable basement apartment. It turns out, though, that it's the move from hell. Also, Goldstein tries internet dating, with surprising results.
Mar 5, 2005 | 29:30WireTap Do Your Little Radio Show AudioWireTap Do Your Little Radio Show Mar 5, 2005 | 29:30A series of disturbing dreams induces panic so Goldstein turns to his friends for advice on how to mellow out. Plus, a special appearance by The Mekons' John Langford.
Feb 19, 2005 | 27:30WireTap How I Became So Hostile AudioWireTap How I Became So Hostile Feb 19, 2005 | 27:30Goldstein's friend Evan berates him for being hostile, prompting him to go way back in order trace the roots of his hostility toward the world.
Feb 12, 2005 | 27:31WireTap The Call-in Show AudioWireTap The Call-in Show Feb 12, 2005 | 27:31A clingy boyfriend, an out-of-work security guard with a penchant for playing the market, a worried mother and a girl with no nose. People in the strangest predicaments call Goldstein for advice.
Dec 18, 2004 | 27:30WireTap On the Beach AudioWireTap On the Beach Dec 18, 2004 | 27:30WireTap goes to the beach... Stories of love and loss, and a lonely tattooed lady on Christmas Day.
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