And the Winner Is... November 18, 2009 - Mellissa Fung
A little more than a year ago, CBC journalist Mellissa Fung was kidnapped while working in Afghanistan. She was taken by armed gunmen and was held for 28 days in a small, dark cave in the isolated Afghan mountains. After her release last November, Fung did one interview - with CBC Radio's Anna Maria Tremonti. And that award-winning interview is the feature this week on And the Winner Is... Winner of a Gold World Medal at the 2009 New York Festivals.
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And the Winner Is... November 11, 2009 - Back from the Brink
In Ontario, a clinical trial is underway that involves chilling the bodies of people whose hearts have stopped functioning. The hope is that hypothermia will allow doctors to reach beyond the threshold of clinical death, and pull patients back to the world of the living. In her documentary "Back from the Brink," freelance documentary producer Tina Pittaway speaks with a man who counts himself among the fortunate 5% of people brought back to life. Winner Of Gold Medal, 2009 New York Festivals.
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And the Winner Is... November 4, 2009 - Speaking the Truth
More than 50 journalists have been killed in the Philippines since 1986, when democracy was restored to the country. Many of those cases remain unsolved.
Marlene Esperat was a government whistle-blower-turned-journalist whose beat was exposing graft and corruption in the department of agricultural in the Philippines. "Speaking the Truth," is a documentary about the life and death of Marlene Garcia Esperat by freelance journalist Declan Hill.
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And the Winner Is... October 28, 2009 - Remembering Georg Tintner: A Documentary Tribute
Georg Tintner started out as a singer with the Vienna Boys Choir in his homeland of Austria. He went on to become a world-renowned conductor who ultimately made his home in Halifax. Tintner served as the director of Symphony Nova Scotia and was recognized with the Order of Canada. Today, we celebrate the life of the late conducter with "Remembering Georg Tintner: A Documentary Tribute."
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As It Happens for Friday, November 20, 2009 * FTR: Military Judge Advocate * Afghan Torture: Int’l Law * FTR: Soldier Gets Vimy Awards * TAPE: Jeanne-Claude Obit * Best Utensil * New EU President * France vs. Ireland Soccer * FOA: The Taking of Pelham 123 * Settlements Folo * SCR: Stupid Killer Bees
The outcome of whats come out. If Richard Colvin's testimony is accurate, one expert tells us, then Canada violated international humanitarian law.
Building consensus? Not a chance. A member of a Jewish group against settlements in the occupied territories gives us a window into her thinking.
Herman on the mount. The European Union's first permanent president may not be a firebrand -- but he's no Belgian waffler.
As It Happens for Thursday, November 19, 2009 * FTR: Afghan Torture QP * Afghan Torture: Colvin Profile * SCR/EMAIL * FTR: Abdullah Abdullah * Katrina US Army Corps * TAPE: Burnt Church Mother * Pen One Humanity Award
Capturing a lightning rod in a bottle. We'll find out more about Richard Colvin -- the Canadian diplomat whose testimony about torture in Afghanistan has shocked the country.
Close encounters of the fourth-estate kind. A feature interview with Lydia Cacho -- a Mexican journalist who defied beatings and death threats to tell her stories.
Once more unto the breach. An American judge finds The Army Corps of Engineers responsible for levee failures during Hurricane Katrina.
As It Happens for Wednesday, November 18, 2009 * FTR: Richard Colvin * Afghan Torture Testimony * FTR: Obama GITMO Closes * GITMO Closes * SCR: Cenotaph Correction * FDLR Arrests * Dateline: Tortoise Mix-Up * Army Mother Detained
Bearing unbearable witness. A Canadian intelligence officer says it's likely that all detainees transferred to Afghan prisons by Canadians were tortured.
Necessity puts the mother in detention. An American soldier refuses to go to Afghanistan because she can't find a babysitter -- and is promptly arrested.
Keep terrorism suspects at Bay. American officials are seeking a new home for Guantanamo detainees -- but one Congressman says, "Not in my back yard."
As It Happens for Tuesday, November 17, 2009 * Clayton Willey Case * Mammogram Study * SCR: By the Numbers * Hamster Hotel * NS Tuna Fine * Indian Luger * GG Fiction Winner
What's wrong with these pictures. A B.C. Grand Chief demands the RCMP release video footage showing the death of Clayton Willey in custody.
Sore luger. A back-and-forth with the man who's carrying all of India's Winter Olympic hopes on his slender shoulders.
What's a woman to do? Officials with American Preventive Services cause an uproar with their conclusions on mammograms
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As it Happens for Monday, November 16, 2009 * New Greenpeace Head * CRTC Hearing * FOA: Enid Blyton Ban * FTR: Forgotten Australian * Home Children Apology * SCR: RLS Archive * 9/11 Cancers
Greenpeace de resistance. The new head of the conservation group makes saving humanity from itself his top priority.
Two sorry situations. Australia apologies to its mistreated British "home children" -- but Canada has no plans to do the same.
The truth will set your fees. The CRTC prepares to decide who's right in the battle between cable providers and broadcast networks.
As It Happens for Monday, November 13, 2009 * Khadr Trial * German Killers Wikipedia * Ned Kelly * Digital Cloud * UK Nazi Looted Items * Russian Luxury Car * PEI Show Cows * New Killer Whale
No trial by jury. The U.S. rules that Omar Khadr will face a military commission, rather than a trial in a civilian court.
The loot of all evil. At long last, British museums prepare to return artifacts stolen by the Nazis to their rightful owners.
And...out of the belly of a whale. At one point, the future looked black for killer whales near B.C. -- but thanks to a surprise birth, it's now looking black and white.
As It Happens for Thursday, November 12, 2009 * Priest Released * Medvedev Speech * Unknown Composer * FDA Oyster Ban * Clip: Facebook Meeps* Pregnant Shark Attack * Script: Musician Hearing* India Nuclear Deal * FTR : Roadside Bomb Soldier * Russian Journo*
Tonight:No longer a voice crying in the wilderness. After thirty-two days in captivity in the Philippines, a seventy-nine-year-old Irish priest is freed.
The oyster was their world. The American Food and Drug Administration bans Gulf Coast oysters -- leaving the people who farm them high and dry.
Putin, his feet to the fire. Russian President Dmitri Medvedev goes ballistic about his country's "primitive economy" -- right in front of its former president.
As It Happens for Wednesday, November 11, 2009 * NB Cenotaph on Remembrance Day * Roy Bennett Trial * Dateline: Reading Rail Money * Giller Prize Winner * John Irving
A monumental victory. Despite a devastating act of vandalism on a cenotaph, veterans and citizens turn out en masse for Remembrance Day.
Stream of consciousness. A feature interview with John Irving about his reflections on his country, our country, and his new novel Last Night in Twisted River.
And...most stories, we're not married to. But in this case, we're espousing more than the Giller-winning book The Bishop's Man -- Carol has espoused its author, Linden MacIntyre.
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As It Happens for Tuesday, November 10, 2009 * Ice Floe Rescue * Emma Thompson * Ticker Tape * Charles Taylor Cross* Hero Train Driver * Alaska Net Loss
The guys who came in from the cold. We'll talk to one of three men who leaped from a plane to rescue a teenager trapped on an ice floe in Nunavut.
A defendant's defiance. In The Hague, the prosecution begins its cross-examination of Charles Taylor -- who stands accused of war crimes.
And...Hitting below the pelt. An infestation leads the government of Saskatchewan to put a bounty on the head of every wild canine in the province.
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Alligator episode 1
The novel begins when 17-year-old Colleen visits her filmmaker aunt, Madeleine.
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Alligator episode 2
We meet Frank, who shies away from danger though he is dragged into it nonetheless.
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Alligator episode 3
Colleen is caught destroying forest machinery in a bid to preserve the endangered pine marten.
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Alligator episode 5
Beverly tries to deal with her daughter Colleen's vandalism but feels her own life is unravelling.
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Alligator episode 4
Madeleine is desperate to finish her epic film in the face of a life-threatening illness.
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The Outlander episode 22
Mary is captured and heading away from the mining town of Frank.
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The Outlander episode 21
Mary slowly comes back to life.
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The Outlander episode 23
Mary is captured and heading away from the mining town of Frank.
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The Outlander episode 24
Mary is in jail, hungry and alone.
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The Outlander episode 25
In the last chapter of the book and right away we find Mary in jail, trying to escape.
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The Outlander episode 16
The Widow divulges the secret she has been carrying.
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The Outlander episode 17
McKeckern, the town druggist, gives Mary a surprise gift.
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The Outlander episode 18
Mary wakes up sick.
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The Outlander episode 19
Mary goes shopping for a horse.
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The Outlander episode 20
After an avalanche, the Widow wakes up alone in the forest.
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The Outlander episode 11
Mary's risky move of going into town seems to be paying off.
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The Outlander episode 12
Mary is making herself right at home.
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The Outlander episode 13
She begins to remember the tragedy and the betrayal that brought her to where she is now.
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The Outlander episode 14
Mary goes to church and is shocked by the sermon.
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The Outlander episode 15
Mary attends a soirée with the Reverend and meets a surprise guest.
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The Outlander episode 6
On the verge of starvation, Mary finds a dead deer and eats for the first time in many days. Sated, she falls asleep. That is how William Moreland finds her.
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The Outlander episode 7
Mary wonders, can she can trust William with her secret?
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The Outlander episode 9
After so much heartbreak and hardship on her journey, Mary makes a new friend.
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The Outlander episode 8
William promised Mary he wouldn't leave her. But this morning, Mary wakes up to find him gone.
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The Outlander episode 10
After a rest, Mary and Henry leave the camp. He is taking her to the nearest town.
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The Outlander episode 2
We learn more about 19-year-old Mary, and the two vengeful brothers on her trail.
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The Outlander episode 3
The widow finds a haven in the Bird Lady's house -- but is she really safe?
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The Outlander episode 1
The Outlander begins as a mysterious, desperate young woman flees alone across the west, one step ahead of her pursuers.
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The Outlander episode 4
The widow steals a horse and rides away from the Bird Lady's house.
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The Outlander episode 5
After days in the mountains, the widow is suffering the physical and mental effects of starvation.
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Rollback episode 23
The robot Gunter makes a sacrifice.
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Rollback episode 21
Don must decide whether he can commit the rest of his new life to doing something significant.
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Rollback episode 22
How to get one of the world’s richest men to give up control.
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Rollback episode 25
The family visits Expo ’67 – that’s 2067.
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Rollback episode 24
Don asks Lenore to be his partner in a one-of-a-kind family.
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Rollback episode 16
The consequences of honesty both dismay and delight.
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Rollback episode 17
Inter-species relationships may be easier than those between humans.
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Rollback episode 18
What is the human cost of outliving everyone who knows you?
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Rollback episode 19
It’s his birthday and Don has to choose between Sarah and Lenore.
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Rollback episode 20
Sarah succeeds in decoding the message from Sigma Draconis.
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Rollback episode 13
What if the aliens on Sigma Draconis have the same moral issues we do?
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Rollback episode 11
Don lets the lovely Lenore believe he's actually his own grandson.
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Rollback episode 12
Don (25-year-old body, 87-year-old consciousness) finds himself on a date with Lenore.
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Rollback episode 14
Can Don stop himself from sneaking out to date Lenore?
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Rollback episode 15
For the first time in decades, Don contemplates the future.
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Rollback episode 6
What can Don do, now that his rollback is working and Sarah's is not?
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Rollback episode 8
Don discovers there are all kinds of repercussions to being 25 again.
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Rollback episode 7
Flashback to the receipt of the first alien message in 2009 and Sarah's triumph in decoding it.
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Rollback episode 9
After more than 20 years of retirement, Don goes out looking for a job in the only place he can imagine working.
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Rollback episode 10
Moral dilemmas aren't just theory as Don finds out when he goes out in his new 25-year-old body.
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Rollback episode 4
If Sarah and Don can be rejuvenated, Sarah will be able to maintain a dialogue with Sigma Draconis.
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Rollback episode 1
A second radio transmission comes from Sigma Draconis and Sarah, who decoded the first one more than 40 years ago, is now 87.
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Rollback episode 2
The encoding of the alien transmission is unlike the first one, and no one has a clue how to decipher it.
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Rollback episode 3
Billionaire Cody McGavin offers Sarah and Don a radical solution.
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Rollback episode 5
Sarah and Don undergo the rejuvenation, or "rollback."
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The Last Crossing ep twenty 01-09-09
Charles finally discovers what Custis Straw has been trying to tell him.
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The Last Crossing ep nineteen 31-08-09
Charles and Simon are reunited with startling results.
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The Last Crossing ep eighteen 25-08-09
Charles meets someone who knows what happened to Simon.
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The Last Crossing ep seventeen 24-08-09
Addington Gaunt meets his grizzly bear.
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The Last Crossing ep sixteen 23-08-09
Charles and Lucy try to go to a ball at Fort Edmonton.
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The Last Crossing ep fifteen 18-08-09
The expedition splits in two.
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The Last Crossing ep fourteen 17-08-09
Lucy catches up to the Kelsos.
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The Last Crossing ep thirteen 16-08-09
The search party comes across a clue to Simon’s wherabouts.
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The Last Crossing ep twelve 11-08-09
Charles fears he is responsible for pushing Simon into missionary life.
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The Last Crossing ep eleven 10-08-09
The sandhills stir up fresh ghosts for the search party.
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The Last Crossing ep ten 09-08-09
Custis and Dooley join the search party.
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The Last Crossing ep nine 04-08-09
The search party finds a clue.
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The Last Crossing ep eight 03-08-09
Charles and Lucy form an unexpected alliance.
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The Last Crossing ep seven 02-08-09
Custis Straw decides to trail the search party.
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The Last Crossing ep six 28-07-09
Charles finally meets Jerry Potts.
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The Last Crossing ep five 27-07-09
Custis meets Charles Gaunt.
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The Last Crossing ep four 26-07-09
Custis lends a helping hand while Lucy plots revenge.
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The Last Crossing ep three 21-07-09
In Fort Benton two new characters join the story.
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The Last Crossing ep two 20-07-09
Brother Addington has a hidden agenda.
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The Last Crossing ep one 19-07-09
Two englishmen travel to America in the 1870s to find their missing brother.
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Open Arms ep fifteen 14-07-09
The trip back to Saskatoon is full of surprises.
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Open Arms ep fourteen 13-07-09
Back on the road Bess and grandmother head for the top of the world.
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Open Arms ep thirteen 12-07-09
Bess is a little surprised to find the new age spa actually works.
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Open Arms ep twelve 06-07-09
One step behind Isabelle, the two women follow a lead to Salmon Arm, British Columbia.
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Open Arms ep eleven 05-07-09
Bess and her grandmother follow a tip to Calgary.
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Open Arms ep ten 29-06-09
Bess and her grandmother head up north.
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Open Arms ep nine 28-06-09
Bess' past comes back to haunt her.
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Open Arms ep eight 22-06-09
Bess and Irene’s mothers arrive and so do the twins.
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Open Arms ep seven 21-06-09
Doreen is livid when she hears Patrick’s ex-wives are coming to help with the birth.
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Open Arms ep six 15-06-09
Her father is missing and Bessie is left with his pregnant girlfriend. Should she run home or stay and help?
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Open Arms ep five 14-06-09
The two sisters are left alone with their father's most recent wife - who is about to give birth at any moment.
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Open Arms ep four 08-06-09
Bessie and her sister head off to visit their absent-minded father.
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Open Arms ep three 07-06-09
Bessie's plans for her mother's love life go awry.
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Open Arms ep two 02-06-09
Bessie has her own ideas about who her mother should be dating.
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Open Arms ep one 01-06-09
A teenager runs away to find her former rock star mother.
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Memory Book ep fifteen 25-05-09
Benny finally meets his client.
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Memory Book ep fourteen 24-05-09
Benny calls all participants in the case to his hospital room.
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Memory Book ep thirteen 23-05-09
Finally Benny gets a clue as to what happened at Barbarian’s restaurant.
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Memory Book ep twelve 19-05-09
Benny’s suspicions start to bear fruit.
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Memory Book ep eleven 18-05-09
Benny does some sleuthing outside the hospital.
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Memory Book ep ten 17-05-09
A second person goes missing and the lies just keep growing.
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Memory Book ep nine 16-05-09
Benny gets a confusing visit from a friend of his missing client.
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Memory Book ep eight 12-05-09
Benny’s car turns up at a restaurant but nobody knows who was driving.
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Memory Book ep seven 11-05-09
A break in at the office has Benny wondering who to trust.
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Memory Book ep six 10-05-09
Benny follows up a clue in the name Rose.
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Memory Book ep five 09-05-09
Benny can't leave hospital so Anna digs up what's known about the case.
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Memory Book ep four 05-05-09
Benny gets a visit from a mysterious stranger.
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Memory Book ep three 04-05-09
The police arrive to see what he remembers and so does an old friend.
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Memory Book ep two 03-05-09
Stuck in hospital with a faulty memory, Benny tries to find out why he was in the city in the first place.
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Memory Book ep one 02-05-09
Benny Cooperman wakes up in hospital with no idea where he is or why.
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Chokecherry ep five 29-04-09
Janet Wright reads the story of a minister's wife hard pressed to measure up to her predecessors, in the final chapter of CHOKECHERRY.
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Chokecherry ep four 28-04-09
The Bishop is coming and disaster awaits in episode four of Chokecherry.
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Chokecherry ep three 22-04-09
Janet Wright tells the story of a town full of inventive characters in Chokecherry.
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Chokecherry ep two 15-04-09
More trials and tribulations of being a minister's wife with Janet Wright reading CHOKECHERRY.
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Chokecherry ep one 07-04-09
Janet Wright narrates the joys and frustrations of life with a man of the cloth in Norma Hawkins whimsical novel CHOKECHERRY.
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The Book of Negroes ep thirty 01-04-09
Aminata speaks to British Parliament about the slave trade.
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The Book of Negroes ep twenty-eight 01-04-09
Aminata discovers that only slavers know the routes inland.
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The Book of Negroes ep twenty-nine 01-04-09
Aminata reaches an uneasy agreement with one trader.
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The Book of Negroes ep twenty-six 31-03-09
Black loyalists try to stop local slavers in Freetown.
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The Book of Negroes ep twenty-seven 31-03-09
Aminata looks for someone to take her inland to her childhood village.
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The Book of Negroes ep twenty-four 30-03-09
The British offer a chance for Black Loyalists to relocate to Sierre Leone.
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The Book of Negroes ep twenty-five 30-03-09
Aminata and the others begin the construction of Freetown.
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The Book of Negroes ep twenty-three 29-03-09
Tension mounts between the white community and Birchtown.
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The Book of Negroes ep twenty-two 28-03-09
In Nova Scotia Aminata discovers Daddy Moses and Birchtown.
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The Book of Negroes ep twenty-one 27-03-09
Aminata worries about getting away from New York with Chekura.
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The Book of Negroes ep sixteen 25-03-09
A small pox epidemic takes the lives of many close to Aminata.
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The Book of Negroes episode seventeen 25-03-09
A church choir transports Aminata back to her time aboard ship.
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The Book of Negroes ep eighteen 25-03-09
Aminata tastes freedom for the first time.
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The Book of Negroes ep nineteen 25-03-09
Aminata settles in Canvas Town as resident teacher and baby catcher.
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The Book of Negroes ep twenty 25-03-09
Aminata is given the job of recording all the black loyalists in The Book of Negroes.
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The Book of Negroes ep fifteen 23-03-09
Aminata arrives in Charlestown and a new stage of her life.
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The Book of Negroes ep fourteen 22-03-09
Aminata marries against the wishes of the plantation owner.
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The Book of Negroes ep thirteen 21-03-09
Aminata is reunited with Chekura.
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The Book of Negroes ep eleven 20-03-09
Aminata and Foomba end up at an indigo plantation.
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The Book of Negroes ep twelve 20-03-09
Aminata learns how to make dye.
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The Book of Negroes ep six 18-03-09
Aminata becomes a translator for the ship's physician and a spy for the men belowdecks.
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The Book of Negroes ep eight 18-03-09
The slaves revolt.
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The Book of Negroes ep nine 18-03-09
The survivors are landed on another island.
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The Book of Negroes ep ten 18-03-09
Aminata attends her first slave market.
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The Book of Negroes ep seven 18-03-09
A leader emerges among the slaves.
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The Book of Negroes ep five 16-03-09
The new slaves meet both kindness and cruelty on the long march.
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The Book of Negroes ep four 15-03-09
Aminata struggles to separate friend from foe.
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The Book of Negroes ep three 14-03-09
Aminata is captured.
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The Book of Negroes ep two 13-03-09
Aminata remembers happier times as a child in West Africa.
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The Book of Negroes ep. one 12-03-09
Aminata Diallo begins a story that spans almost one hundred years and three continents.
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The Book Club: Judy Blume, Nov 20, 2009
Judy Blume talks to Jian Ghomeshi about her long illustrious career writing YA books
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The Book Club: Gordon Korman, November 13, 2009
CBC Book Club host Hannah Sung passes along reader questions to YA author Gordon Korman about writing his first novel in grade seven and maintaining that success for over 30 years, and how to keep teens reading. Gordon also reveals the personal inspiration for his latest book, "POP", and the experience of writing a series with other authors for "The 39 Clues".
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The Book Club: Radical Children's Literature, Nov 6, 2009
Evan Solomon interviews Julia Mickenberg and Philip Nel, editors of Tales for Little Rebels, a book exploring the most radical children’s literature of the 20th Century.
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The Book Club: Travel Cook Book Author- Naomi Duguid, Oct 30, 2009
Special guest, Naomi Duguid, answers your questions. She is co-author of several beautiful travel cook books featuring photographs of the exotic locations they visit and the recipes they bring home to you. In this interview she talks about fusion in cuisine, traveling with young children, and how to use some of her favourite spices in your own cooking.
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Canada Reads for Friday, March 6th
Day Five: Three books are left in the running as the show opens, but first one and then another will be voted off. The winner of Canada Reads is revealed by the end of the show. Join host Jian Ghomeshi and the five celebrity panelists for the exciting conclusion of this week-long fight over fiction.
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Canada Reads for Thursday, March 5th
Day Four: Another title is removed from competition, leaving three books in the running for Canada Reads.
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Canada Reads for Wednesday, March 4th
Day Three: Host Jian Ghomeshi reveals the first book voted off as the Canada Reads debates continue.
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Canada Reads for Tuesday, March 3rd
Day Two: The battle heats up as the panelists get ready to vote off one of the five books.
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Canada Reads for Monday, March 2nd
Day One: Join host Jian Ghomeshi and the five Canada Reads Panelists in the first debate of the week.
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Canada Reads Preview for Friday, February 27th - Interview with Jen Sookfong Lee
A feature interview with Canada Reads Panelist Jen Sookfong Lee. She's an author and radio personality from Vancouver. Jen was featured in Knopf Canada's New Faces of Fiction campaign with her first novel, The End of East. Jen Sookfong Lee is defending Fruit by Brian Francis.
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Canada Reads Preview for Thursday, February 26th - Interview with Anne-Marie Withenshaw
A feature interview with Canada Reads Panelist Anne-Marie Withenshaw. She's an award winning radio and television broadcaster from Montreal. Anne-Marie Withenshaw is defending The Fat Woman Next Door is Pregnant by Michel Tremblay and translated by Sheila Fischman.
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Canada Reads Preview for Wednesday, February 25th - Interview with Nicholas Campbell
Today's feature interview is with Canada Reads Panelist Nicholas Campbell. He's an award winning actor and filmmaker. This veteran of the stage and screen knows good writing and isn't afraid to speak his mind. Nicholas Campbell is defending The Outlander by Gil Adamson.
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Canada Reads Preview for Tuesday, February 24th - Interview with Sarah Slean
On today's podcast, Canada Reads Panelist Sarah Slean. An accomplished singer-songwriter, she has released two books of poetry and six albums. Sarah Slean is defending Mercy Among the Children by David Adams Richards.
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Canada Reads Preview for Monday, February 23rd - Interview with Avi Lewis
Today's feature interview is with Canada Reads Panelist Avi Lewis. He has hosted shows such as Counterspin on CBC Newsworld, and is currently hosting Inside USA on the Al-Jazeera English network. He is defending The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill.
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Hourly News - 2009/11/23 07:00 EST
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The World at Six - 2009/11/20 21:00 EST
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World Report - 2009/11/23
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The World This Weekend Sunday November 22 2009
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The World This Weekend Saturday November 21 2009
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The World This Weekend Sunday November 15 2009
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The World This Weekend Saturday November 14 2009
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The World This Weekend Sunday November 8 2009
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The World This Weekend Saturday November 7 2009
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The World This Weekend Sunday November 1 2009
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The World This Weekend Saturday October 31 2009
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The World this Weekend Sunday October 25 2009
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The World this Weekend Saturday October 24 2009
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C'est la vie, 22/11/09 - What happened to the St-Lawrence beluga?
There was a time when the little white beluga whale of the St-Lawrence was the poster child
of Quebec's environmental movement.
Scientists in the 1980s found it to be the most polluted mammal on the planet.
But what's happened since? And who cares?
Find out on on C'est la vie.
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C'est la vie, 15/11/09 - Dr Bernard Brais
Bernard Brais is a neurologist, a geneticist, and a medical historian. And he's using all of those skills to hunt down and diagnose rare genetic disorders around the province. Dr Brais' work is giving new hope to patients.
Meet him on C'est la vie.
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C'est la vie, 08/11/09 - The group Les Trois Accords
The group Les Trois Accords rose to fame with their hit song, Hawaiienne. But it was their second hit, Saskatchewan, that changed the course of their career.
That song led to a meeting with the premier of Saskatchewan. But it also allowed them to meet francophones outside of Quebec.
Meet Les Trois Accords this week on C'est la vie.
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C'est la vie, 01/11/09 - Jean-Marc Généreux and his partner France Mousseau
Jean-Marc Généreux is the charming francophone judge on So You Think You Can Dance Canada. France Mousseau is his partner in life and in dance. Discover their story, from childhood dance partners, to professional performers, TV celebrities, and parents.
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"Navel Grazing" Nov. 19, 2009
This week, we look inward, at the media in general, and CBC in particular. Are we overhyping the H1N1 story, and missing out on a lot of great television projects? Is Jane Testar too picky? Why can't Patrick Ledwell sleep at night? And what's with all the questions?
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"The Anniversarians" Nov. 12, 2009
Today's show is an historian's dream. We salute some important dates in recent times. Barack Obama was elected one year ago, the Berlin Wall came down 20 years ago, and Big Bird debuted 40 years ago. And we have something to say about all those events. Back in the modern day, we drop by for the latest Royal Visit, as Camilla charms the locals while an aghast Prince Charles looks on.
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Hallowieners "Nov. 5, 2009"
We've got a scary piece on sexy Halloween costumes, a sexy piece on the H1N1 vaccine lineups, and a funny piece on our scary environment. The host is ambushed in the studio, not unlike our Parliamentarians who were ambushed by all those climate-change protestors. And we find out if news anchors really talk that way when they're just conversing.
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"The Podcast: Mock II" October 29, 2009
Following in the steps of CBC Newsworld, we're ushering in sweeping changes. Really. We bought a new broom. We look at how global warming will be reported in the future, how Stephen Harper celebrated Halloween in the past, and how Diane Flacks has changed her language since becoming a mom. And we tried to find humour in an already hilarious true story: the Colonel Sanders impersonator who breached United Nations security.
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"GravitAss" Oct. 22 2009
This week's show features the lighter-than-air comedy of the Heene family. Margaret Atwood brings her usual light-hearted approach to the world of fashion, and the randy young residents of a west coast ski resort get down.We explain how a 20-year veteran of TV comedy decided to bare all for Playboy. Patrick Ledwell gets red in the face over Facebook.
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"Kids These Days!" Oct. 15, 2009
Kids these days do the darndest things. Like writing and performing an hilarious one-hour radio special about Thanksgiving. The kids are Hot Thespian Action, and we've got excerpts from their new CBC Radio special. Then we find out you can travel to the farthest corners of space...and still not get away from clowns. Canada's Olympic athletes find a germophobic saviour, and we revisit a bedtime tale from the 2008 campaign trail.
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"Utterly Nutty" Oct. 1, 2009
... or perhaps "Unusual Nincompoops". For one day last week, "U.N." stood for anything but "United Nations," aad we were there in the green room, as two foreign orators prepared to make their speeches. We also found a preview of Sarah Palin's new book, and a tape of Elections Canada's new ad explaining how seriously we should take these election rumours. Diana Frances returns to the factory explain why all the good men are taken.
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Checkup hr.1 Nov.22/09
On Cross Country Checkup: homework.
A Calgary couple has won the right to no homework for their two children. Some parents are cheering their deal but others are raising concerns.
What do you think? Is homework necessary?
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Checkup hr.2 Nov.22/09
On Cross Country Checkup: homework.
A Calgary couple has won the right to no homework for their two children. Some parents are cheering their deal but others are raising concerns.
What do you think? Is homework necessary?
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20/11/09: Pt 1 - Jim Prentice
A conversation with Federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice about where the government stands on controlling greenhouse gas emissions going into the United Nations Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen.
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20/11/09: Pt 2 - Afghan Detainees
A Canadian diplomat has testified that all of the Afghan detainees that Canadian forces handed over to Afghan authorities were likely tortured and that officials with the Canadian Forces, Foreign Affairs as well as an official in the Prime Minister's Office were warned about the situation.
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20/11/09: Pt 3 - 2012
In his new movie, 2012, Director Roland Emmerich chose to depict the destruction of Vatican City ... not Mecca. And yes, that's raised a few questions.
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19/11/09: Pt 1 - Malalai Joya
In 2005, she was the youngest person elected to the new Afghan parliament. But she was suspended from that parliament in 2007 for criticizing Afghanistan's warlords. Despite several assassination attempts, she continues to speak her mind.
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19/11/09: Pt 2 - Letters
It's mail day. We hear your thoughts on politics, hunger, science, the Catholic Church and comparing Sudbury, Ontario to the moon.
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19/11/09: Pt 3 - Climate Change Cover-Up
In his new book, James Hogan argues that climate change skeptics are using the same tactics that the tobacco industry used to in order to create confusion about the science around climate change. We talk to him and to one of Canada's leading climate change skeptics.
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18/11/09: Pt 1 - Golden Rice
The United Nations' World Summit on Food Security wraps up today. And we're asking whatever happened to Golden Rice ... a genetically engineered rice with high levels of Vitamin A that was supposed to save millions of children in the developing world.
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18/11/09: Pt 2 - Vitamin Eh Documentary
Due to copyrights held against music, this documentary can not be made available as a podcast. You can listen off our website at: www.cbc.ca/thecurrent. Click on Past Shows to your left. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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18/11/09: Pt 2 - Malcolm Gladwell
Writer Malcolm Gladwell on ketchup, hair dye, hedge funds, the pill and why we should all be more curious. His latest book is called: "What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures".
*** Due to music rights this segment has been edited to make it available as a podast. ***
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17/11/09: Pt 1 - 9/11 Zeitgeist
The decision to hold the trial of the alleged September 11th conspirators in New York City has alarmed many New Yorkers and re-enforced still raw emotions about the attacks. We debate whether holding the trials in New York City is the right decision.
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17/11/09: Pt 2 - Women of Zimbabwe
We talk to Jenni Williams and Magodonga Mahlangu, two Zimbabwean women who have been jailed because of their political activity as the co-founders of Women of Zimbabwe Arise, a grassroots movement dedicated to the empowerment of Zimbabwean women.
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17/11/09: Pt 3 - Vatican & Alien Life
Close Encounters of a very different kind. The Catholic Church is sponsoring conferences on alien life and evolution. And an astronomer who works for the Vatican says Galileo was the exception, not the rule.
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16/11/09: Pt 1 & 2 - World Hunger
Diplomats, bureaucrats and activists are gathering in Rome for the World Food Summit. And the number of hungry people in the world has topped one billion for the first time. We hear individual stories of people's experiences going hungry and look at the wide variety of causes, effects and potential solutions. We also speak with the UN Special Rapporteur on The Right To Food.
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16/11/09: Pt 3 - Sudbury Mining Town
Steelworkers at the Inco mine in Sudbury have been on strike since July. The city has seen strikes before but this time the community support for the workers is showing how divided the community is about the role its past will play in its future.
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13/11/09: Pt 1 - Copenhagen Conference
We talk to Andrew Weaver, a prominent member of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change about what's at stake at the upcoming climate negotiations in Copenhagen, talks meant to develop a successor to the Kyoto Protocol.
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13/11/09: Pt 2 - The Maldives
A conversation with the Vice President of The Maldives, a country that is a collection of 26 coral Islands in the Indian Ocean with an average elevation of two metres above sea level and the first country to commit to a zero carbon footprint.
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13/11/09: Pt 3 - Geo-Engineering
What to do about the damage that's already been done. Even if Copenhagen is a stunning success, it won't undo what we've done to the planet over the last couple of centuries. But the Royal Society of Science has some controversial ideas about what might help.
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12/11/09: Pt 1 - H1N1 & Work Relations
Weighing the ethics, economics and etiquette of staying home sick during the H1N1 flu pandemic. Employees are caught between staying home and leaving their colleagues to pick up the slack or going to work and infecting them.
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12/11/09: Pt 2 - Linden MacIntyre
The CBC's Linden MacIntyre on the value of trust and why it's such a recurring theme in his journalistic work and his latest novel, The Bishop's Man, which won the Scotiabank Giller Prize this week.
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12/11/09: Pt 3 - Letters
Listener thoughts on the fall of the Berlin Wall, the future of farming in Canada and a lesson from Yertle the Turtle. Plus, a conversation with German actor Walfriede Schmidtt about East German anxieties 20 years later.
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11/11/09: Pt 1 - Northern Rescues
After three days stranded on an ice flow about 50 metres square, a 17-year-old boy from Coral Harbour, Nunavut has been rescued. But even though it was successful, the rescue has drawn attention to the lack of formal search and rescue operations throughout Canada's north.
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11/11/09: Pt 2 - The Currie Libel Trial
We talk to Justice Robert Sharpe about his new book, The Last Day, The Last Hour. In it, he revisits the 1928 Currie Libel Trial, a sensational courtroom drama that focussed on the actions of a Canadian commander who continued to send his troops into battle even through the final hours before the armistice that ended WWI.
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11/11/09: Pt 3 - Legalizing Marijuana
For more than 75 years, war has been the dominant metaphor for American drug policy. But tough economic times have left some wondering if outlawing marijuana is really worth the trouble and whether there might be a nice cash grab in being able to tax it.
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10/11/09: Pt 1 - Judging Juries
We go to court today where accusations are flying over who might be guilty of judging the juries. New laws and practices are changing the way jurors are chosen in some provinces and that's raised concerns about the Crown's potential to tilt juries.
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10/11/09: Pt 2 - Antony Beevor on D-Day
Celebrated historian Antony Beevor re-visits the beaches of Normandy and the story of D-Day, one of the most pivotal moments in modern history.
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10/11/09: Pt 3 - Outsourcing Journalists
The Toronto Star has contracted out some of its editorial positions in a bid to cut costs. Several American newspapers have outsourced editorial positions as well. The newspapers say it's necessary in order to cut costs. But many people think the practice is hurting journalism.
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09/11/09: Pt 1 - H1N1 & Trust
Problems with the delivery of the H1N1 flu vaccine - from long lineups to allegations of professional athletes jumping the queue - have tested people's patience and their faith in government and public institutions. We ask about the long-term effects on Canadians' trust.
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09/11/09: Pt 2 - Kevin Page
Kevin Page has picked fights with the federal government over the cost of Canada's mission in Afghanistan and the likelihood that Ottawa will stay in the black. Now, Canada's Parliamentary Budget Officer has seen his own budget cut by a third.
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09/11/09: Pt 3 - Berlin Wall
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. We talk to Sylke Schumann, a journalist and translator who grew up in East Germany. When the wall fell, her whole way of life collapsed with it and lifted the veil over some difficult family secrets.
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06/11/09: Pt 1 - Fort Hood Shooting
It was the deadliest act of violence committed on a US military base in American history. We get an update on the tragic shooting in Fort Hood, Texas.
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06/11/09: Pt 2 - Brighton Bombing & Forgiveness
Twenty-five years ago, IRA operative Patrick Magee planted a bomb at the Grand Hotel in Brighton, England. We bring together the man who planted the bomb and the daughter of one of the people it killed, to talk about memory, forgiveness and peace.
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06/11/09: Pt 3 - Nuture Shock
Po Bronson, the co-author of a new book offers some new thinking about raising children and why so many parental instincts may be wrong.
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05/11/09: Pt 1 - Job Quality Erosion
Canada's job numbers are rebounding. But according to Benjamin Tal, a Senior Economist with CIBC, the quality of those jobs is still lagging and more Canadians are having to settle for part-time work, self-employment or jobs that don't pay as much.
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05/11/09: Pt 2 - Afghan Star
We talk to the host of Afghan Star, a controversial reality television program in Afghanistan. The show united much of the country across political, ethnic and gender lines. But it was also attacked for being immoral and un-Islamic.
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05/11/09: Pt 3 - Letters
It's mail day. We hear your thoughts on citizen justice, long-term disability insurance and the future of the family farm ... just to name a few topics in our mailbag today.
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11/04/09: Pt 1 - Gun Registry
We've spent two-billion-dollars on a gun registry. The very same registry the Tories will try to kill in a private members bill today. If we had another two-billion-dollars to spend to fight violent crime where would we put that money?
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11/04/09: Pt 2 - War in the Country (Part One)
The war in the country is a polemic on the destruction of the traditional family farm in rural Canada. The few remaining family farms now struggle to survive in the face of corporate backed factory farms, mining interests and tourist developments. At stake is the quality and sustainability of our food.
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11/04/09: Pt 3 - War in the Country (Part Two)
We continue our conversation with Thomas Pawlick, we visit with a new breed of family farmer and get a response from the organization that represents all Canadian farmers.
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11/03/09: Pt 1: Troops in Afghanistan
The Afghanistan election commission has cancelled this Saturday's vote and has now proclaimed President Hamid Karzai the winner, now the attention will shift to whether the Obama administration plans to increase it's troop presence in that country.
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11/03/09: Pt 2: Military Recruitment
Even as the US considers troop increases in Afghanistan, our own military has acknowledged it needs more recruits. But a coalition of teachers and students in Quebec is up in arms over Canadian Forces booths at education fairs in their schools. It wants them banned. The military says it is offering a legitimate and noble career choice.
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11/03/09: Pt 3: Bill Clinton
His was a presidency marked by triumph and brought low by scandal. Bill Clinton continues to demand our attention. Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Taylor Branch takes us behind White House walls in his new book about the Clinton presidency.
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[mp3 file: runs 27:16]
11/02/09: Pt 1: H1N1 - Stress
The lineups for the H1N1 flu vaccine, along with the concern, confusion and continuing misinformation about the virus, have created another health problem - huge levels of stress, especially among health care workers.
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11/02/09: Pt 2: The Salish Sea
There could be a new name on the map for the body of water that runs between the mainland coast and Vancouver island. What is now Georgia Straight, The straight of Juan de Fuca and Puget sound could become The Salish sea. Some say the new name acknowledges the waters are one ecosystem and pays homage to the First nations who have lived in the area for thousands of years. Others say it ignores the history of settlement that brought western civilization to the region.
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11/02/09: Pt 3: Nortel LTD Benefits
Nortel employees on long-term disability may lose their benefits because the plan was "self-insured" by the company ... a company that is now going through bankruptcy proceedings.
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29/10/09: Pt 1 - H1N1 & Bacteria
Governments around the world are stocking up on vaccines to fight the H1N1 flu virus. But according to a study in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, we should also be stockpiling antibiotics and working on a plan to fight bacteria. The study says that the real killer during the 1918 flu pandemic was the bacteria, not the virus and that the combination of the two is connected to several of the most severe cases in the current outbreak.
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29/10/09: Pt 2 - Letters
It's mail day. We get your thoughts on what you've been hearing on the program. And, we hear from the Ugandan MP behind the country's anti-homosexuality bill.
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29/10/09: Pt 3 - The Crash of 1929
Eighty years ago the American stock market collapsed, marking the start of The Great Depression. Now, as the world emerges from an economic downturn brought on by another market meltdown, we talk to one of the world's leading economists about what lessons we have - and should have - learned from both events.
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28/10/09: Pt 1 - Paul Pritchard
Paul Pritchard is the man who shot the video that eventually led to the Braidwood inquiry into the death of Robert Dziekanski. He has kept out of the public eye but now he has been given a citizen's journalism award by the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression. CBC's Curt Petrovitch talks about what shooting that video has done to him.
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28/10/09: Pt 2 - Citizen Arrest - Shopkeeper
We delve into the case of David Chen. He's a store-owner in Toronto. In May, he chased down a shoplifter, tied him up and called the police. The police charged the shoplifter. But they also charged David Chen with assault, kidnapping, forced confinement and carrying a concealed weapon-- a box-cutter. Some say the charges are inappropriate and unjust. But others say that allowing this kind of behaviour would open the door to uncontrollable vigilantism.
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28/10/09: Pt 3 - Hacking Work
Today in our ongoing series, Work in Progress, we infiltrate the cubicle farms and investigate the clandestine world of hacking.
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27/10/09 Pt 1 - Jagdish Grewal
The attack last Friday night on Jagdish Grewal was not the first time that a Canadian journalist, covering the Sikh comunity has been a target of violence. We speak with Mr Grewal and Rupinder Hayer Bains, the daughter of Tara Singh Hayer, who was shot dead in November 1998.
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27/10/09 Pt 2 - Andrew Sorkin
Reporter Andrew Ross Sorkin has written a behind-the-scenes account of the worst financial crisis in half-a-century. In his new book, "Too Big to Fail", he describes how decisions made more than ten years ago, sowed the seeds of the current debacle.
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27/10/09 Pt 3 - Gays in Uganda
A proposed new law would require Ugandans to report gays and lesbians to police. The proposed law has left the LGBT community outraged but also afraid.
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26/10/09: Pt 1 - General Hillier
A conversation with Retired General Rick Hillier, Canada's former Chief of Defence Staff, about his new memoir, the obstacles he faced trying to overcome years of funding cutbacks and bureaucratic infighting and Canada's on-going role in Afghanistan.
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26/10/09: Pt 2 - H1N1 Vaccine Fears
Despite a sweeping public health campaign, there's still a lot of confusion and even fear about the safety of the H1N1 flu vaccine. We talk to an infectious disease specialist and a psychologist who are trying to set the record straight.
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26/10/09: Pt 2 - Lasers & Planes
Pilots around the world say they're running into more and more cases in which people on the ground are shining powerful laser pointers right into their cockpits. We hear from pilots and a company that makes the lasers.
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23/10/09: Pt 1 - WCB Frustration
Amidst the dramatic hostage taking at the WCB in Edmonton, people watching the events unfold expressed shock and horror. But since then, some have also expressed their own frustrations with the WCB. We delve into that reaction and assess the alleged problems with how Worker Compensation Boards operate across Canada.
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23/10/09: Pt 2 - Montreal Mayoral Race
Montreal's municipal elections are just nine days away. And the most pressing question seems to be, who's running the city ... the Mayor, the Mafia or the construction companies.
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23/10/09: Pt 3 - All Boy's School
A Toronto school board official, is calling for an all-boys school and more "boy-friendly" classrooms. Last year, boys in Toronto public schools were three-and-a-half times more likely to be suspended.But others say segregating students by sex would reinforce gender stereotypes and hurt both boys and girls in the long-run.
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07/10/09: Pt 1 - Stimulus Spending
The opposition Liberals have accused the government of bogging down the economic stimulus spending by trying to direct the money to places where it can get the most political benefit. The Government denies the allegation. Today, a brief history on pork-barrel politics. *** Due to music rights issues, some content has been altered ***
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07/10/09: Pt 2 - Iran Nuclear Program
Iranian officials have agreed to keep talking about their country's growing nuclear program. Some say that's progress. Others say it's a dangerous distraction.
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07/10/09: Pt 3 - Hugging
Everything you ever wanted to know about hugging. Why it feels good. Why it bugs some people and why it's so hard to agree on when and where it's appropriate. *** Due to music rights issues, some content has been altered ***
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02/10/09: Cultural Competence
Suaad Hagi Mohamud was stranded in Kenya largely because she couldn't answer a handful of basic questions. The officials at Canada's High Commission in Nairobi concluded she was not who she said she was. Three months later, a DNA test confirmed Ms. Mohamud's identity. And now the questions she couldn't answer have raised another, more fundamental one. What exactly are you supposed to know if you are Canadian?
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02/10/09: Egg on Mao
In the wake of the celebrations of the 60th Anniversary of communist rule in China, we talk to Lu Decheng. Twenty years ago, he and two friends threw paint-filled eggs at a portrait of Mao Zedong during the student protests in Tiananmen Square. He spent ten years in a Chinese jail, losing all contact with his first wife and daughter, before coming to Canada as a refugee.
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02/10/09: Frans de Waal
A conversation with renowned primatologist Frans de Waal about his new book, The Age of Empathy: Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society. In it, he argues that despite the ruthlessness we are capable of, humans are more predisposed to empathy than greed because empathy ensures the survival of our species.
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04/09/2009: Obama's Crashing Popularity
Phew, it is Friday, closing in on the last long weekend of summer 2009. In the U.S., President Barack Obama is no doubt happy to see the tail end of this summer. It's been brutal. His popularity is diving - critics are hammering him on healthcare; and America's war in Afghanistan; and the race card has reared its ugly head.
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28/08/09: West Coast Salmon
Stocks of Pacific Salmon have been dwindling for some time. This year is shaping up to be a disaster. Tension between native fishermen and commercial and sport fishermen was amped up over some recent violence and some people are advocating some pretty drastic measures to try to save what's left of it.
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27/08/09: Afghanistan Election
Today on the podcast, we talk to a group of Afghan journalists who are investigating and compiling complaints of fraud in the country's Presidential election.
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26/08/09: Language & Canada's Foreign Service
The Federal Government has removed phrases including "child soldier" and "humanitarian law" from Canada's Foreign Service vocabulary. Today on the podcast, we ask why and what it means in the context of Ottawa's decision to appeal a court ruling ordering the government to press for Omar Khadr's release from Guantanamo Bay.
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25/08/09: The Spiders of Allah
James Hider has spent years reporting from the Middle East. And for him, that's meant reconciling his atheist beliefs with a region where God and politics are often inseparable.
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24/08/09: Harper & Foreign Policy
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has had a busy summer on the world stage. Today on the podcast, we convene a panel of political watchers for their thoughts on his performances at home and abroad as well as what it means for Canada's place in the world.
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20/08/09: Afghanistan Elections & Satire
It's voting day in Afghanistan. A time for Afghans to exercise their still novel democratic rights. It's also a time for political satire. An update on the elections and a converstion with the the man responsible for Afghanistan's answer to the Daily Show.
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19/08/09: The Merchant of Death
Viktor Bout was known as the go-to man for rogue regimes and violent paramilitary groups in need of the tools of war. He's spent more than year in a Bangkok jail fighting extradition to the U.S. Now a Thai court says it will NOT extradite the former Soviet officer to the States to face trial. Does this mean the man dubbed the Merchant of Death will soon be back in business?
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18/08/09: False Confessions
Today on the Current podcast, force, farce and false confessions in Tehran. A hundred prisoners have gone on trial in Iran, accused of trying to topple the hardline Islamic regime. And, as in other instances of mass show trials, so-called 'voluntary' confessions are forming the case for the prosecution.
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17/08/09: The Rise and Fall of Bernie Madoff
Eight years ago, Erin Arvedlund was among the first reporters to ask questions about how Bernie Madoff was making his money. In the end, those questions helped uncover the biggest Ponzi scheme in American history.
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13/08/09: Out of Frame Documentary
Today on the podcast, the story of an iconic war photograph and what happened to the person who took it, and the soldier in it, after they left the battlefield.
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12/08/09: In Fed We Trust - David Wessel
Today on the podcast, author David Wessel takes us inside the U.S. Federal Reserve and explains just how close the world really came to a total economic meltdown.
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11/08/09: Alliston Aquifer & Site 41
Simcoe County in southwestern Ontario is planning to build a landfill over the Alliston Aquifer, which holds the purest water ever tested. But environmentalists, farmers, Native Canadians, cottagers and church groups have other ideas.
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10/08/09: "Empire of Illusion" - Chris Hedges
On today's podcast, author Chris Hedges explains why he thinks our celebrity obsessed culture is crumbling around us and threatening to take us all down with it.
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07/08/09: The Plains of Abraham
It has been two-hundred-and-fifty years since the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. And in some ways, it's still going on. We explore the recent controversy over this historic battle in today's podcast.
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06/08/09: Sex & Seniors Documentary
Today in the podcast, we follow a newly single septuagenarian as she re-enters the dating world and tries to catch up on a half-century of safe-sex practices.
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05/08/09: The Collapse of Lehman Brothers
It's been nearly a year since the collapse of investment giant Lehman Brothers. It was the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history.
Today on the podcast, we speak with the former Vice President of the company who watched it all unfold from the inside.
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04/08/09: HIV Treatment as Prevention
Antiretroviral drugs have changed the lives of millions of people living with HIV and AIDS. But according to Dr. Julio Montaner, they also help prevent new cases by reducing the spread of the disease.
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29/07/09: Canada's Role in Honduras
Canada has condemned the coup in Honduras but, for some critics, neither Ottawa's words nor its actions have been strong enough.
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28/07/09: Bashir Makhtal - Convicted
Bashir Makhtal is a Canadian citizen who has spent the last two and a half years in an Ethiopian prison. Yesterday, he was convicted of working with an armed separatist group. The verdict means he could face the death penalty after his sentencing next week. We take a closer look at the case in today's podcast.
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27/07/09: Our Modern Relationship with Garbage
About 24,000 civic workers walked off the job on June 22, including garbage collectors, water and sewer workers, and city-run daycare providers. But it's the issue of garbage -- how much of it we make and where we put it -- that has received the most attention.
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24/07/09: Lost Art of Lost
For more and more of us, the idea of hitting the road without packing a Global Positioning System - a GPS device - strikes fear in our hearts.That the spirit of adventure and discovery erodes when the GPS is there to tell you where to go. In today's podcast we explore whether getting lost is a lost art.
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23/07/09: AFN Elections
This morning Shawn Atleo became the new National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, but only after Perry Bellegarde conceded. Now, Shawn Atleo has a daunting to-do list. In today's podcast we explored these challenges ahead.
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22/07/09: The Kimberley Process
Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia and Sierra Leone: each of these countries produced what became known as blood diamonds, or conflict diamonds. Colourless, priceless gemstones stained by violence, they found their way into jewelry store cases all over the world. Last month, one of the founders of the Kimberley Process resigned, because he believes the process is failing.
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21/07/09: Mad Pride
July is officially Mad Pride month-- a series of events taking place all over the world to help people with mental health issues celebrate - and take pride - in who they are... "madness" and all. But while the movement has gained a lot of ground over the years, it still faces some resistance.
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20/07/09: Tanya's Trial
Documentary producer Sandy Bourque chronicled the days leading up to the court date of one Toronto sex worker. Her documentary is called, Tanya's Trial. It first aired on The Current in May. Warning: This Documentary deals with adult subject matter and contains very strong language.
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17/07/09: Facebook Privacy
Jennifer Stoddart outlined a number of ways that she says the ubiquitous social networking website breaches the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. Jennifer Stoddart has been investigating Facebook for more than a year and so we explored the development of this issue in today's podcast.
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16/07/09: Anti-Gang Legislation
Canada's anti-gang legislation has had quite a workout this week. a jury in British Columbia acquitted four members of the Hells Angels, while there was a very different outcome in a courtroom in Toronto just days later.
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15/07/09: The Hurt Locker
Today on the podcast, a conversation with journalist, Mark Boal who wrote the screenplay for the new movie, "The Hurt Locker" about the soldiers in a U.S. Army Explosive Ordinance Disposal Squad, whose job it is to disable roadside bombs and other improvised explosive devices in Iraq.
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14/07/09: Moon Landing 40th Anniversary
It was 40 years ago that the crew of Apollo 11 landed on the moon and changed the course of history. Today on the podcast, we hear from the author of a new book about the mission's remarkable legacy.
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13/07/09: Six O'Clock in Alabama - Documentary
The UN says Alabama may be executing the innocent. While a convicted killer, Thomas Arthur faces execution in Atmore, Alabama, justice is at stake.
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10/07/09: Vancouver's Japantown
Vancouver's troubled downtown eastside used to be known as Japantown. That changed forever with the war-time internment of Japanese-Canadians. This weekend, the Emperor of Japan will visit the neighbourhood to pay tribute to its history. We examine that history and look at the impact the internment program had on the community.
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09/07/09: High on the Job
Vancouver is experiencing a construction boom in the lead-up to next year's Winter Olympics. And there are growing concerns about the number of construction workers getting high on the job.
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08/07/09: Cooking with Fire
Cooking with fire is what makes us human. Today on the Current podcast, a conversation with an anthropologist who says that what really separates us from the apes is that fact that we learned how to cook.
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07/07/09: Lung Cancer Screening
Lung cancer is the second-most common cancer in the world and the deadliest. It's also one of the only cancers without an effective screening test. Today on the Current podast, CBC Health Reporter brings us the story about a group of Canadian researchers who are trying to change that.
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06/07/09: Prairie Drought
Parts of the prairies have been hit hard by a severe drought. Today on the podcast, a conversation with the President of the National Farmers Union to find out what kind of government assistance he's looking for. And we also talk to a geographer who says the situation is likely to get even worse.
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03/07/09: Vampires & Pop Culture
From the best-seller lists to the big screen, vampires are back with a vengeance. But now they're younger, prettier and in some cases even downright nice. Today on the podcast, what the state of the undead says about the land of the living.
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02/07/09: CIA in Iran
The situation in Iran presents an enormous temptation for the CIA to intervene in the name of supporting a democratic uprising and unseating a regime hostile to the West. Today on the podcast, we look at the CIA's checkered past in Iran and assess the wisdom of calls for the CIA to get involved there again.
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01/07/09: The Average Canadian & Hockey
Why is Joe Canadian Joe Average? On the day we celebrate Canada, The Current ponders why the Tim Horton's Nation exalts the ordinary and throws cold water on big dreams, high ambitions and refined tastes.
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30/06/09: Dam Beavers & Infrastructure
Beavers are increasingly coming into conflict as beaver populations increase & human development sprawls into habitat. Today on the podcast, we look at the sometimes uneasy coexistence between Canadians and beavers - two kinds of control freaks bent on reshaping the landscape.
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29/06/09: Abdelrazik Returns to Canada
Abousfian Abdelrazik, a Canadian who was stranded in Sudan for six years after being labelled an al-Qaeda suspect, returned home this weekend. But he's still on a United Nations no-fly list and the U.S. Government still says he's linked to terrorist activities. Today on the podcast, some insight into the allegations against him and why the U.S. Government is standing by them.
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26/06/09: Forced Blood Transfusion Court Ruling
Three years ago, a 14-year-old Jehovah's Witness was forced to have a blood transfusion she didn't want. Now the Supreme Court of Canada is weighing in with consequences for everyone.
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25/06/09: Honour Killings
A 23-year-old man from Ottawa has been convicted on two counts of first-degree-murder for killing his sister and her fiancé. He is the first person convicted of first degree murder for an honour killing in Canada. Some hope it will send a message that honour killings won't be treated lightly. But not everyone thinks it's helpful to label them that way.
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24/06/09: North Korean Defector - Sun Mu
Sun Mu spent years as a propaganda artist for the North Korean government. Then he defected and now he makes a living critiquing the regime he once served.
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23/06/09: Love + Prison Breaks
A Canadian psychologist is accused of helping a prison inmate escape. Police believe they became romantically involved. We share the latest on that story and find out why educated, professional women fall in love with convicts more often than many might think.
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22/06/09: Pride & Politics
Pride and politics. What began as an united response to a police crackdown has become a multi-million-dollar celebration that reflects the diverse - and sometimes discordant - politics of Canada's LGBT community.
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19/06/09: The Daddy Shift
When it comes to staying home to take care of the kids, women still outnumber men by a wide margin. Today on the podcast we meet a man who swears that's changing and that it will redefine families.
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18/06/09: Text Messaging Charges
At a U.S. Senate hearing this week, a Cdn computer scientist testified that an individual text message costs the wireless telecommunications industry no more than a third of a cent. That makes the average consumer mark-up nearly 5,000 per cent. We ask if that's just the free market at work, or a sign that better industry regulation is needed.
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17/06/09: Cruelty
After years of study, neuroscientist Kathleen Taylor has concluded that cruelty is a lot harder to define and a lot easier to engage in than most of us would like to think.
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16/06/09: Iran Election Protests
Today on the podcast, we talk to a wide range of Iranians and Iranian expatriates to get their thoughts on what happened with the elections over the weekend and what President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election means for the future of the country and the region.
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15/09/09: Story of a Kenyan Whistleblower
When anti-corruption crusader John Githongo had to get out of Kenya in a hurry, he landed at Michela Wrong's flat in London, England. Now his story is part of her book. And her book is part of his fight.
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12/06/09: Slow Death by Rubber Duck
Put down the rubber ducky and step away from the shower curtain. The authors of "Slow Death by Rubber Duck" explain how the toxic pollutants in everyday household products may be hurting you.
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11/06/09: Youth & Politics
The fallout continues from the documents and recordings misplaced by Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt's former communications director. Most people agree its essential to get young people involved in the political process. But what are the perils of relying on people without much experience? And how do you balance those two things?
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10/06/09: Stranded in Sudan - Abdelrazik
Wafa Sahnine has spent six years waiting for her step-father to come home. But despite security investigations and a federal court ruling, Abousfian Abdelrazik is still stranded in Sudan. We hear from her and an update from Abousfian Abdelrazik's lawyer.
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09/06/09: Joe Schlesinger
Today on the Current podcast, a conversation with the CBC's Joe Schlesinger about a remarkable career and an extraordinary life.
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08/06/09: Polar Prom Documentary
Igloolik, Nunavut is one of the most isolated towns in Canada. The high school there held its first formal prom this year, thanks to some local ingenuity and the kindness of strangers hundreds of kilometres away.
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05/06/09: Lebanon Elections
Lebanon's national elections are on Sunday and it appears that an odd coalition between a one-time Christian militia and the militant Islamic group Hezbollah could push the son of a murdered Prime Minister out of power. And that's just the beginning of the intrigue.
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04/06/09: Hala Jaber Feature
Hala Jaber went to Iraq to cover the war as a journalist and then she found a story that made her put down her notepad and started re-writing her life.
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03/06/09: Documentary - The Laws Between Worlds
Today on the podcast, a documentary with the extraordinary story of Afghan women using the law to fight for their rights and of the female lawyers so determined to help them.
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02/06/09: Weaning Cities Off Cars
Author Jeb Brugmann says we can, should, and will probably have to start weaning ourselves off cars in the coming years. But how?
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01/06/09: Tiananmen Anniversary
It's been 20 years since the Tiananmen Square massacre and the Chinese Government still won't acknowledge how many people were killed that day. But it has introduced the first human rights action plan in the country's history. Today on the Current podcast, we explore the disconnect.
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29/05/09: Che Guevara - Legacy of an Image
Che Gueverra's iconic image can be seen on t-shirts, banners and posters pretty much all over the world. But what exactly does that image convey, more than forty years after the death of the man himself.
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28/05/09: Armenian Golgotha - Balakian
Nearly a hundred years ago, Grigoris Balakian wrote a defining account of the Armenian Genocide. Now his great-great-nephew has translated it into English for the first time and it still makes for harrowing reading.
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27/05/09: Tanya's Trial - Documentary
Tanya is a drug-addicted prostitute who was forcibly confined and brutally assaulted. Wendy Leaver is the police detective who wants to bring Tanya's alleged attacker to justice. But that's not going to be easy for either of them.
*** Warning *** This podcast contains adult subject matter and contains strong language.
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26/05/09: The End of Overeating - David Kessler
The former head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has spent the last seven years trying to figure out why food that is so bad for us can make us feel so good.
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25/05/09: Oil - Jeff Rubin
Jeff Rubin, the Chief Economist of CIBC World Markets tells us why he thinks the world is doomed to a series of recessions and recoveries unless we cut back on the amount of oil we use.
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22/05/09: Racism, Children & State
Today on the podcast, we talk to a mother in Winnipeg who is fighting to regain custody of her children. Child and Family Services took custody of the children just over a year ago and says it is trying to protect them from their parents allegedly racist beliefs and teachings. But some say the decision to take custody of the children goes too far.
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21/05/09: Death of a GM Salesman
Today on the Current podcast, with hundreds of General Motors dealerships getting letters instructing them to close, we look look at the economic impact as well as the lost art of selling cars.
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20/05/09: Mexico Water Shortage
It is one of the most populated cities in the world, and if things don't improve fast, Mexico City will become one of thirstiest. Throw in Swine Flu and you have city drowning in a sea of trouble.
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19/05/09: Does Power Corrupt?
Today on the Current podcast, we're asking about the innate character of those
who choose the political life in this modern world. Does Elected mean Entitled?
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18/05/09: Goldman Sachs
Pulitzer-Prize winning reporter David Cay Johnston has the story of Wall-Street banking giant Goldman Sachs ... its remarkable ability to survive in tough economic times and its curiously consistent ability to shape a nation's economic policy.
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15/05/09: Tamil-Canadian Protests
On-going protests by Tamil-Canadians have clogged the streets of Toronto and provoked angry reactions from people inconvenienced by them. We ask about the limits to our tolerance for political protests that get in the way of our daily lives and what that says about our values as a society.
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14/05/09: The Hubble and Science
For 19 years, The Hubble Space Telescope has expanded our understanding of the universe. Now it needs a Billion-dollar repair job. So we're asking, how do you put a value on research for research's sake?
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13/05/09: Drunkyard's Walk
Today on the Current podcast, meet a theoretical physicist who says the forces that govern our lives are about as predictable as the stumbling, haphazard path of a drunkard's walk.
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12/05/09: Obama & Gay Rights
Barack Obama says he supports gay rights. But saying isn't doing. And some rights groups are getting tired of waiting for the U.S. President to commit.
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11/05/09: Barefoot Running
Some ultra-runners advocate going barefoot or next to it. Which raises the question - Do we really need those fancy running shoes? Or has the marketing run away with the reality? Today's podcast debates the merits of running shoes.
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08/05/09: Naming Nurses with Addictions
On occasion, Manitoba's College of Registered Nurses will publish the names of nurses who have addictions. The College says it's in the interest of transparency and public safety. The nurses' union says it's unfair and counterproductive.
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07/05/09: Genetic Sexual Attraction
In June, Ontario's public adoption records will be unsealed, making it the fifth province to ease the way for reunions between birth families and adoptees. But there is a disconcerting consequence of such reunions. It's called Genetic Sexual Attraction - an instance in which a sexual relationship develops between biological relatives. The CBC's Aziza Sindhu shares the story of two families who have experienced GSA first-hand.
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06/05/09: Peacekeeping in the DRC
Over the years, the United Nations' Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been accused of being many things - too weak, too small, too ineffective. Now it stands accused of taking sides with a man the International Criminal Court says is a war criminal.
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04/05/09: "Swine" Flu and Health Workers
When we mere mortals come down with an infection that is not only new but contagious, someone has to look out for us and look after us. You know who they are: the doctors, nurses, frontline health professionals who, at a time of outbreak, put their own lives on hold for ours. They're at it again as we grapple with the flu formerly known as Swine.
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01/05/09: Sharing the Shelf Documentary
St. Pierre and Miquelon are two tiny islands off the south coast of Newfoundland. They're also French territories. And France is looking at leveraging that claim into a bigger stake in the continental shelf and whatever oil and gas resources might be buried there.
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30/04/09: Decriminalizing Drugs in Portugal
Eight years ago, Portugal had a devastating drug problem. But instead of declaring a war on drugs, the government decriminalized everything from marijuana to heroin and cocaine. Many call it a success and some say countries such as Canada should follow Portugal's example.
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29/04/09: 100 Days as President Obama
It's been 100 days since U.S. President Barack Obama was sworn into office. Today on the Current podcast, we take stock of what he's accomplished and what that suggests for the rest of his term.
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28/04/09: Ezra Levant on Human Rights
Three years ago, Ezra Levant had a run-in with the Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission. It led him to a provocative conclusion that Canada's human rights commissions are undermining our democractic freedoms.
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27/04/09: Janis Karpinski & Abu Ghraib
Janis Karpinski paid a heavy price for Abu Ghraib. But now as more information comes out about the Bush administraion's policies on torture, Janis Karpinski says the wrong people were paying the price.
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24/04/09: Colin Thatcher Book
Colin Thatcher - a former member of the Saskatchewan legislature who was convicted of murdering his ex-wife - is set to publish a book about his trial. Victims' rights groups say he shouldn't be allowed to profit from his crime. But the publisher says even convicted murderers deserve the right to free speech.
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23/04/09: Tax Mistake - Irvin Leroux's Story
Irvin Leroux has spent more than ten years fighting the Canada Revenue Agency over its claim that he owed hundreds of thousands of dollars in back-taxes and penalties. The agency now admits it was wrong. But Mr. Leroux's fight is far from over. Today on the Current podacst, we hear his story.
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22/04/09: Prescription Painkillers
In some parts of Canada, the abuse of prescription pain killers is topping heroin and cocaine addiction. Today on the Current podcast, we look at the rising numbers related to prescription opiates surpassing those illicit drugs.
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21/04/09: Durban 2
Canada and a number of other countries are boycotting a UN conference on racism. They say it's a pulpit for anti-semitism. But those attending argue there's much more at stake.
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20/04/09: Pirates in Troubled Waters
With pirates off the Somali coast continuing to capture ships and hostages, countries around the world debate not only how they'll tackle the problem, but how you prosecute a pirate at sea?
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17/04/09: Tamil Tigers
Sri Lanka's government forces have rebel Tamil Tigers backed into a corner. And Tamils around the world are speaking out.
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16/04/09: Afghan War: Morals and Military Fronts
Afghanistan: Cause for hope or a hopeless cause. From women’s rights, to culture, to security, we hear from two prominent women with their thoughts on this war. And two security experts on the counterintuitiveness of counterinsurgency.
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15/04/09: White Liberation of Paris
It was the day that saw the end of Nazi tyranny in Paris. But even as France celebrated, Black soldiers who fought their way through German lines, were prohibited by Allied command from freeing the City Of Lights.
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14/04/09: Wind Turbines
Wind power is touted as a clean, quiet, efficient source of renewable power. But some who live near wind farms allege the noise is actually making them sick.
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13/04/09: Rwanda - Allan Thompson
Today on the podcast, we mark the 15th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide with a conversation with Allan Thompson, a former Toronto Star reporter who's now the Director of the Rwanda Initiative, a project that is trying to help rebuild the media sector in Rwanda.
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10/04/09: Vandana Shiva
Even in the midst of a global recession, India's economy is often described as a miracle. But not for the country's impoverished farmers. Vandana Shiva is a physicist who's trying to change that.
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09/04/09: Belfast Mayor - Tom Hartley
Today on the Current podcast, Anna Maria speaks with Tom Hartley, about his journey from outlawed Sinn Fein activist to the Mayor of Belfast.
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08/04/09: Counting the Homeless
Vancouver is re-defining the homeless. Toronto is getting ready to count them. And both cities are facing a fierce political debate over the consequences.
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07/04/09: Decriminalizing Incest
Across Europe, several countries have decriminalized incest. People who support the move say the state has no business legislating social mores. But others say that's exactly what our laws are for.
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06/04/09: Doctor Abu al-Aish
Today on the podcast, we talk to Doctor Ezzeldeen Abu al-Aish, a Palestinian doctor and peace activist. His daughters and a niece were killed in the Israeli military offensive in Gaza and he gave a grief-stricken interview on Israeli television. But despite all he has lost, his commitment to peace is unshaken.
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03/04/09: Afghan Women Law
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is facing a growing fury over his support for a law that many people say is turning back the clock on women's rights.
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02/04/09: Abousfian Abdelrazik
A Canadian man returns to his country of birth for a visit only to be arrested, interrogated, tortured even. Canadian security authorities later clear him of any suspicion and yet after six years he still can't come home.
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01/04/09: Radical Thrift - Judith Levine
The global economic crisis has a lot of people pinching pennies and looking for ways to cut corners. And it's spawned a movement that some people are calling "Radical Thrift."
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31/03/09: What Remains Doc
Today on the Current podcast, the man who used to be the only funeral director in the town of Mattawa, Ontario is facing 73 charges relating to improper burials. And now some families are wondering if the body they buried is really that of their loved one.
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30/03/09: British MP Galloway banned from Canada
The federal government has barred controversial British MP George Galloway from entering Canada. But that's not going to stop him from trying. He's filed a lawsuit challenging the ban. And today he plans to try to cross the Quebec-Vermont border.
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26/03/09: CEO Kidnappings
Luc Rousselet -- the director of 3M's operations in France -- walked into the company's factory in Pithiviers, about 100 kilometres south of Paris. He was there to negotiate severance payments for 110 employees. But the employees didn't like the terms he was offering. So they locked him in his office for two days. you'll hear more of this story in today's podcast.
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25/03/09: Twice Lost Documentary
Today on the Current podcast, a documentary about a brother and sister driven apart by forces neither of them fully understood until much later, when the brother was diagnosed with a fatal disease.
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24/03/09: Behavioural Economics - Dan Ariely
The author of "Predictably Irrational" explains how bonuses don't make us better workers and crooks like Bernie Madoff distract us from the small-time cheats that actually cost us more.
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23/03/2009: Rising HIV Rate in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan had one of the lowest rates of HIV infections in Canada. But now new numbers reveal it's double the national, per capita average. Today on the Current podcast, we look into why HIV is spreading with alarming frequency in Saskatchewan's cities.
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20/03/09: Water in Reserves & a Tour of the Don River
This week is the fifth World Water Forum in Istanbul, Turkey and as part of our "Watershed" series we look at global water issues. Across Canada, there are about 100 First Nations under some kind of boil-water advisory. We'll take a tour of the water woes for Canada's First Nations and also look at the threat of urban sprawl on the Don River.
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19/03/2009: Khmer Rouge Survivor - Chandra Eang
Today on the Current podcast, we meet Chandra Eang. He survived four years in the killing fields of Cambodia. And now he's getting ready to go back to help provide food, shelter and clean drinking water for a country that is still suffering.
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18/03/2009: Straight A's at U of Ottawa
Today on the Current podcast, Denis Rancourt wanted to hand out straight A's to all his students at U of Ottawa. But the school wants to fire the physics professor, saying he's just not making the grade.
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17/03/2009: Death of the Record Biz
Today on the Current podast, we talk to Steve Knopper about his new book, "Appetite for Self-Destruction" and why he thinks the music industry as we know it is dying because of its failure to respond to new technologies.
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16/03/2009: Twittering Politics
Today on the Current podcast, a look at how the social networking website Twitter is affecting our politics. Will it change the way we engage with our elected officials? Or is it just hype?
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13/03/2009: The Lords of Finance
The Great Depression was one of the worst chapters in the history of the 20th Century. Ever wonder how we got out of it? Today on the Current podcast, we'll hear the story of four men who helped drag the world back to fiscal solvency.
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12/03/09: Eurovision Politics
A simple pop song from Georgia with a campy disco beat and a cheesy sing-along chorus has sparked an international incident and according to Ivan Raykoff, it's not the first time. He's a professor of Music at The New School in New York City. He's also the co-editor of a collection of essays called "A Song for Europe: Popular Music and Politics in the Eurovision Song Contest." Ivan Raykoff is in New York City.
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11/03/2009: Osama bin Laden's Birthday
The most wanted man in the world turns fifty-two years old this week. Ever since the attacks of 9/11, Osama bin Laden's birthday has been greeted with a complicated mix of emotions. We speak to experts who have an interestig take on the issue.
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06/03/2009: Romeo Phillion
Today on the Current podcast, the Ontario Court of Appeal just granted Romeo Phillion a new trial in the 1967 murder of Ottawa firefighter Leopold Roy. We speak with Romeo Phillion, his sister Simonne and his lawyer James Lockyer about the years Romeo spent in custody and the verdict that overturned his murder conviction.
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05/03/2009: The Death of Local News
Canada's private broadcasters are making or proposing sweeping cuts to local news broadcasts. Today on the Current podcast, we assess the impact on small communities across the country and ask what obligation broadcasters - private and public - have to support local news.
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04/03/2009: Sea Sick: The Global Ocean in Crisis
Our oceans are in trouble from rising temperatures, overfishing and pollution. And if you think that doesn't matter to us dry-land types ... think again. Today on the Current podcast, we talk to Alanna Mitchell about her new book, "Sea Sick: The Global Ocean in Crisis".
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03/03/2009: Palestinian Politics
Today on a special edition of the Current in Jerusalem, we head to the West Bank to talk to Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and former Deputy Prime Minister and local Hamas leader Nasser al-Shaer about re-building Gaza and how to bridge the divide between the Palestinian factions.
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02/03/2009: The Water that Binds: The Fukin Valley
After four years of drought, water is scarce in Israel and the Palestinian territories. Today in a Special Edition of the Current from Jerusalem, we'll have the story of people in two communities — one in Israel, the other in the West Bank — who are trying to work together to protect their shared water source in spite of the politics.
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27/02/2009: Art vs. Sensationalism
A controversial Austrian play about Josef Fritzl, the man alleged to have held his daughter captive for 24 years and fathered seven children with her, is being met with angry protests and accusations of sensationalism. But others defend the play as an important commentary on how society handles cases like these.
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26/02/2009: Unembedded - Scott Taylor
Today on the Current podcast, we talk to Scott Taylor about his new memoir, "Unembedded: Two Decades of Maverick War Reporting," as well as his experiences covering conflicts in the Balkans, Afghanistan and Iraq and why he thinks that journalists sometimes have to distance themselves from the military in order to get a full picture of the conflict they are covering.
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25/02/2009: Insects as Warriors
For decades, countries including Canada have been working on ways to use insects as instruments of war ... most often as a way to spread disease. Jeffrey Lockwood has documented that disturbing history in his new book, "Six Legged Soldiers".
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24/02/2009: Richard Florida - Recession Proof
Today on the Current Podcast, we talk to urban affairs thinker Richard Florida, about why he thinks a critical mass of talented people working in creative, knowledge-oriented fields is the best long-term defense against the recession.
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23/02/2009: Vancouver Gangs
Gang violence has been escalating in Vancouver. And the city's residents are fighting back. We'll talk to a businessman who has been targeted in the past and a woman whose son was killed in the crossfire.
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20/02/2009: Raw Milk Cheese Industry
Six months ago, raw milk cheese was a thriving business in Quebec. Then came a listeriosis outbreak and now the health of the industry is in question.
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19/02/2009: Terry Tamminen on Energy
U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in Ottawa today and speculation about what his New Energy for American plan might mean for the Alberta oil sands is running rampant. We'll talk to Terry Tamminen, an advisor to President Obama's transition team and a long time environmental advisor to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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18/02/2009: Oil Sands at a Tipping Point?
Have the Alberta oil sands hit a tipping point? The industry is being hammered by the global recession and a precipitous drop in the price of oil. U.S. President Barack Obama's energy policy is less forgiving of "dirty oil" than his predecessor. And the Catholic Bishop for Fort McMurray says the current incarnation of the oil sands are morally unjustifiable.
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17/02/2009: Al-Jazeera in Canada
Today on the Current podcast, we talk to Tony Burman, the Managing Director of Al Jazeera's English-language television network about his efforts to make the controversial network available in Canada.
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11/02/2009: Recession Good for your Health?
Can a recession improve your health? One expert says yes, since people are more likely to eat at home instead of downing fast food, walk more and spend less on booze. But not everyone is convinced.
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10/02/2009: Hockey and Fighting
Today on the podcast, we'll delve into the debate over fighting in hockey by looking at its often troubled role as an arbiter of Canadian masculinity.
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09/02/2009: Medical Isotopes
The nuclear reactor in Chalk River, Ontario produces just under half the world's supply of radioactive isotopes for all sorts of medical imaging procedures around the world. But after a five-week shut-down, we're asking how secure that supply is.
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06/02/2009: 60 Yr. Old Mom - Ethics Panel
Today on the Current podcast, we'll look at the ethical implications that have arisen from the story of a 60-year-old mother in Calgary who has given birth to twins after seeking in-vitro fertilization in India because she was turned down for IVF in Canada.
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05/02/2009: Mom gives birth at 60 yrs old
Just a couple days ago in a Calgary hospital, a new mother gave birth to twins and in the process she has become part of medical history because this new mom is sixty years old. Today on the podcast, we have her story.
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04/02/2009: Pope Benedict and Vactican II
Just two weeks ago, an excommunicated Bishop publicly stated his view that the Holocaust had been greatly exaggerated. Within days, Richard Williamson was welcomed back into the Catholic Church and now the Vatican has some explaining to do.
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03/02/2009: Niqab in Court
A woman from Toronto is fighting a court ruling that says she does not have the right to wear a Niqab - a traditional Islamic veil that covers all but the eyes - while she is testifying against a man she accuses of sexually assaulting her. The case has pitted religious freedom against the right of an accused to face his or her accuser.
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02/02/2009: Hugo Chavez Retrospective
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez marks a decade in office today. And after all that time, the world is still divided over whether he's a populist saviour or a power-hungry despot.
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29/01/2009: Jimmy Carter on Peace in the Middle East
Today on the Current podcast, we'll talk to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter about his new book and why he thinks there is a unique opportunity now for a lasting peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians.
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28/01/2009: The Colour Pink
The ever-shifting meaning of pink. How a simple hue speaks such volumes about gender identity, politics and culture.
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27/01/2009: The Third Man Factor
The Third Man Factor is a recurring historical phenomenon where people have had the shared experience of being visited by a presence during moments of extreme stress or crisis. But is it a coping mechanism that is neurologically based?
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26/01/2009: The Literary Ignatieff
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff established a substantial body of written work, fiction and non-fiction, before he went into politics. Today on the podcast, we find out what his books tell us about his views on war, peace, torture, ethnic nationalism and human rights.
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23/01/2009: Bill Chu & Canadians for Reconciliation
Today on the podcast, we'll meet Bill Chu. He came to Canada from China more than 30 years ago and forged a bond with Canada's First Nations - one based on two painful pasts and what he hopes will be a better, common future.
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22/01/2009: Obama Marketing
President Barack Obama has been on the job for less than 48 hours. But companies such as Pepsi have already turned his message of hope and change into a generational lifestyle brand. Today on the podcast, we unpack some of the marketing campaigns.
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21/01/2009: Investment Scheme - Geneen Roth's Story
For years, Geneen Roth thought her retirement nest egg was safe and sound. Then her investment advisor, a man named Bernie Madoff was accused of directing a 50-Billion-dollar investment fraud.
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19/01/2009: Curtis Roosevelt on Barack Obama
Growing up Roosevelt. Franklin Delano's grandson shares his thoughts about his family's legacy and Barack Obama's destiny.
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16/01/2009: Sri Lankan Journalist
Sri Lankan newspaper editor Lasantha Wickramatunga foretold his own death. He even named who he thought his killer would be. A politically explosive who-done-it.
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15/01/2009: The History of Hamas
For more than 20 years, everyone from Israel to Egypt to the United States has tried to harness Hamas to suit their interests. It hasn't really worked. But that doesn't mean they've stopped trying. Today on the podcast, we'll delve into the secret history of Hamas.
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14/01/2009: Federal Securities
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty wants to streamline Canada's financial regulatory system and create a nation-wide securities commission. But this is Canada and that may result in a constitutional challenge.
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13/01/2009: Canada the Preseident-elects Policy
Across Canada, Barack Obama is posting approval ratings our own leaders can only dream of. In the run-up to the American Presidential Election, as many as 80 per cent of Canadians said they approved of Obama. But there are some Canadians who are withholding judgment until they see the fine print on the President-elect's policies ... especially on economic issues. We'll explore this issue further in this podcast.
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12/01/2009: Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is reaching a breaking point. And the aid workers trying to address the situation are finding it nearly impossible to do their job. You'll hear from people who can speak to both sides of the issue in this podcast.
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09/01/2009: The Wasted Vigil by Nadeem Aslam
Today on the podcast, author Nadeem Aslam talks about his latest novel "The Wasted Vigil" ... a fictionalized account of contemporary life in Afghanistan and one many say reveals a remarkable amount of truth.
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08/01/2009: How to Divorce and Not Wreck the Kids
For years, divorce has pitted couples against each other, fueling conflict and concerns about the children caught in the middle of it. Now, unhappy couples with children are looking for ways to end their marriage, but not end the family. Today on the podast, we'll hear from a couple trying to do that and the director of a CBC TV documentary called "How To Divorce and Not Wreck The Kids".
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07/01/2009: A Death in the Family - Documentary
Today on the podcast, the story of Paul Johnson and Bill Mullins-Johnson, two brothers from Sault Saint Marie, Ontario whose lives were torn apart after the murder of Paul's four-year-old daughter ... a crime that turned the two men against each other even though neither of them had committed it.
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06/01/2009: The Threatening Sea
Today on the podcast, we continue our Watershed series with a trip to Vanuatu, a nation of 83 islands in the South Pacific that is slowly but surely sinking into the sea.
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05/01/2009: Australia Drought
Dispatches from The Big Dry. Current producer Kathleen Goldhar brings us a report from Australia's enduring drought and the economy it's spawned, where rainless communities unravel, only the adaptable prosper and water is the new gold standard.
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19/12/2008: The Lost History of Christianity
Long before Christianity came to dominate Europe, it had deep roots in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Today on the Current podcast, we'll meet a historian who says those early Christian communities are still among the best examples of religious tolerance.
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18/12/2008: Williams v. AbitibiBowater
Today on the Current podcast, the latest on Newfoundland Premier Danny William's fight with paper giant AbitibiBowater. The company has announced plans to close its paper mill in Grand Falls-Windsor in March. Danny Williams says that breaks a century-old agreement. And now his government has passed legislation to expropriate the company's hydroelectric, water and timber assets in the province.
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17/12/2008: Reinventing the Sacred - Stuart Kauffman
Today in our podcast, Biologist Stuart Kauffman tells us about his quest to re-imagine God and re-invent the sacred.
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16/12/2008: Virtual Water Use
Let's see ... 100 litres per shower ... 20 litres per flush. It adds up to a lot of water. But it's the flow you don't see that makes your water footprint truly staggering.
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15/12/2008: Guantanamo Bay
Today on the podcast, we'll hear from a former prosecutor at the U.S. Military Commissions in Guantanamo Bay on why he quit his post. And from the first person to see Canadian Omar Khadr after he was captured in Afghanistan and brought to the Bagram prison.
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12/12/2008: Harper's Head
Today on the Current podcast, we'll hear from an American researcher whose psychological profile of Stephen Harper has produced some interesting results ... Namely that he has a great deal of trust in others, delegates easily and appreciates consensus building.
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11/12/2008: Tailings Ponds
The Alberta Oil Sands industry generates an extraordinary amount of wealth and a staggering amount of waste ... toxic waste that no one is quite sure what to do about. We'll consider the consequences and go looking for a solution in our next half-hour.
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09/12/2008: Congo Doctor
*** We do want to warn you that some of what you are about to hear is disturbing and very graphic ***
Today on the podcast, we'll hear from a doctor who says an already terrible conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo is being made worse by the use of rape as a weapon of war.
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08/12/2008: Stolen Art
Today on the Current podcast, a brief history of high-end art theft ... A trade that has implicated Nazis, Iraqi insurgents, Chinese antiquity experts, the Argentine military and private collectors all over the world.
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05/12/2008: Quebec Election Shakedown
Today on the Current podcast, a look at how the drama on Parliament Hill - specifically Prime Minister Stephen Harper's constant criticism of what he called "the separatist coalition" —has changed the political dynamic in Quebec and how it might affect the outcome of the provincial election there.
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03/12/2008: Crime in Canada
The story of a long-standing family feud and what it says about the future of violent crime in Canada.
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02/12/2008: The Constitution and a Coalition Government
What does the Constitution say about coalitions? Today on the podcast, we'll conjure up the ghost of Mackenzie King to find the answers.
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01/12/2008: The Big Three & the Future of the Auto Industry
One way or another, the Big Three automakers will have a huge impact on Windsor's future. But the future of those companies is being decided by forces well beyond this city's borders.
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28/11/2008: Greenpeace and the DRC
For more than a decade, the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen one humanitarian disaster after another. But there's an environmental catastrophe as well. And Greenpeace thinks it deserves our attention too.
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27/11/2008: The Agony of Stephen Harper
Stephen Harper got into politics to make government smaller. Now he's facing an economic crisis that seems to cry out for big time public intervention.
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26/11/2008: Albino Killings in Tanzania
A horrifying story of an underground trade in human body parts, one that allegedly targets albinos in Tanzania and is said to be fueled by witchdoctors.
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25/11/2008: Cyber Crime and Bullying
Today on the podcast, the tragic story of a young life cut short that shows there's nothing virtual about on-line bullying. Find out how social networking web sites are being used to promote bullying and hate and why some people think our real world laws are failing to keep up with these kinds of cyber crimes.
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24/11/2008: The Story of Private Joseph Dwyer
Today on the Current podcast, a documentary about an American photo-journalist named Warren Zinn. Back in March of 2003, he snapped a now iconic photo of a U.S. Army medic carrying an injured Iraqi boy in his arms. Earlier this year, the medic killed himself. And Zinn has been trying to piece together what — if any — role his photograph played in what happened.
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Dispatches November 19 2009 Washington, London, Washington, Peja Kosovo, Mumbai India, New York, Bangalore India, Toronto
Elections coming. Americans leaving. Tensions rising. A view from the barricades in Iraq. And from the land behind God's back, meet the "Burnesh" of the Balkans. Women who lead their lives as men.
A year since the Mumbai attacks, some wounds have healed but life for one survivor has never been the same.
Then, how Israel's military culture helps make it the start-up-company capital of the world
And, India's tired of losing. We'll hear its plan for dominating the world in international sport
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Dispatches November 12 2009 Prague, Milan, Denver.
Revisiting The Velvet Revolution when the streets of Prague rang with dissent 20 years ago. Plus Communism`s lingering legacy in the Czech Republic. American health care: it's the only developed country that hasn't accepted it as a human right. An Italian court humiliates the U.S. rendition policy by convicting 23 Americans for kidnapping.
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Dispatches November 5 2009 Leipzig Germany, Budapest Hungary, Berlin, London,
Twenty years since the fall of the Wall; Germany's revolution then and now. From the demonstrations in Leipzig to the present-day classrooms of Berlin, we'll look at some successes and ironic failures. And, what of Eastern Europe's other revolutions of the time? "A promise not fulfilled" says a correspondent who was there. We'll look at why they may not have realised their potential.
And Inside the vaults of The British Spy Service.
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Dispatches October 29 2009 Shanghai, Mexico City, Kep Cambodia, NewYork,
This Week
China wants more folks drinking from the double-happiness cup because world's most populous nation needs more people.
Kicked out of the factories and sent back to their farms; the crackdown on illegal workers is hurting America and illegals alike.
Speakers in the trees; how Canada's contributed to creating town criers in rural Cambodia.
"The Teeth May Smile But The heart Does Not Forget:" a new book revisits the crimes of Idi Amin that Ugandans had agreed to ignore.
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Dispatches October 22 2009 Toronto/Kandahar, Monrovia Liberia, Berlin, Molokai Hawaii
The CBC's Afghanistan correspondent on covering the conflict, the dangers of a runoff election, and the soldiers of Generation Facebook. The country that became interesting for all the wrong reasons. How Iceland went from Cool, to the cleaners. So you think you know hula "Pops" Pilippo, he knows hula. And he teaches how to dance it with integrity And; soldiers spread the virus that causes AIDS. So why won't the U.N. test its peacekeepers? We look at the polemic and military policy.
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Is all this playing around really working? (11/21/09)
This week, we look at the importance of "play," and ask if we're at our most productive while we're playing.
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Why is small talk such a big deal? (11/14/09)
So... how are you? Nice weather we're having, huh? Yep... everyone hates "small talk." But what if we told you small talk could SAVE YOUR LIFE? And what if we proved it? Sounds like a good idea for a podcast, doesn't it? Download to discover the wonders of talking small.
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Are you listening to me? (11/07/09)
Is listening a lost art? Listen carefully this week for professional listeners, the secret to "cocktail party listening," and more.
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You are so Scary! (10/31/09)
When did you scare the bejeebers out of someone else? This week, we're looking at what happens when you become the frightener.
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We quit! (10/24/09)
Quitters never win... except when they do. So this week, we're looking at the transformative power of quitting... for better or for worse.
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Repeats, reruns, repetitions and repeats (10/17/09)
Why do we love repetition? And why do we need it? This week (in an all-new episode), we look at the joys and trials of repeating things.
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Food Fight! (10/10/09)
From family blow-outs at the dinner table to office fights over lunches stolen from the fridge, there are lots of ways we fight over food. So just in time for Thanksgiving, we're looking into "food fights."
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Minding our P's and Q's (10/03/09)
Have we become less polite, more polite, or just different in our manners? And how can manners save your life? We'll find out this week, as we look at "etiquette." Tune in to hear from the man who good-mannered his way through a mugging, the ranting waiter, and more.
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What gets lost (and found) in translation? (09/26/09)
This week, we're looking into the perilous pitfalls of language, as well as the joys of linguistic diversity. Tune in to find out why Hidden Cameras frontman Joel Gibb loves the challenge of conversing in German, and to hear a new tune, live in studio. Plus, author Robert J. Sawyer on the translation from book to TV, and Nick Purdon looks at why parents and kids always seem to speak a different language.
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Can You Really Change Who You Are? (09/19/09)
Okay, so one of the goals in life is to try to accept yourself warts and all, right? But the the truth is, everyone has something they want to change about themselves.
So what happens when you attempt to radically alter who you are?
Coming up on the DNTO podcast,
New York Times writer Peggy Orenstein on why it's harder for 20-somethings to reinvent themselves these days.
Former hick-hopper now country crooner Ridley Bent performs a brand-new song.
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What didn't you learn in school today? (09/12/09)
You probably learned lots of great stuff in school. But there are also a lot of big, important things you didn't learn there. This week, we're looking at those life lessons - and how, for better or for worse, we learned them.
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November 23rd: Black Raspberries and Surfing the Dartmouth Ferry
The poems continue to come for Robert Acorn, a man in his 80s. Writing has been a family pursuit, his brother Milton was a literary icon. Robert's newest collection is called Black Raspberries. He spoke with Matt Rainnie on the program Mainstreet in Charlottetown. After that interview, we'll meet two intrepid canoeists who surf the Dartmouth Ferry wake. Freelancer Shaina Luck spoke with them for the Halifax program Information Morning.
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November 20th: The Million Dollar Cow and Artist Brian Boulton
Let's hear a bit about one of Prince Edward Island's bovine celebrities: Eastside Lewisdale Gold Missy. She's an island-born Holstein that sold at auction earlier this month for 1.2 million dollars. Following her story, we'll hear host Sheryl MacKay of CBC British Columbia's North By Northwest's visit to the Windsor Gallery in Vancouver. She was there to meet B.C. artist Brian Boulton. He's created a series of life-size and life-like pencil drawings.
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November 19th: Canada and Other Matters of Opinion with Rex Murphy
Yes, he's sly, witty, corrosive and discombobulating - and that's on a bad day - but who is Rex Murphy and why does he have so many opinions? Millions of Canadians look forward to his weekly show Cross Country Check Up on CBC Radio, his commentaries on The National on CBC TV and his Saturday column in The Globe and Mail. The best of those columns have been compiled into a brand new book called Canada and Other Matters of Opinion.
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November 18th: Thinking About Hana's Suitcase and Farm Radio International
The spirit of Hana's Suitcase is in Winnipeg, MB. Her story has inspired students at Maple Leaf School to create an art project. Local artist Tamara Weller asked the grade six students to research a child affected by the Holocaust and create a suitcase for him or her. After we hear about that story, we'll hear from Gladson Makowa, a producer with the Story Workshop in Malawi, and Kevin Perkins, the Executive Director of Farm Radio International.
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November 17th: Overcoming Personal Roadblocks
Today on the podcast, we'll meet a visually impaired runner (Noella Klawitter of Ottawa, ON), a violinist who was born without a right hand (Adrian Anantawan of Toronto, ON) and an actress who stutters (Krystal Garib, originally from British Columbia) but can now perform on international stages, including Broadway, thanks to a little help from the bard.
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November 16th: Photography in Papua New Guinea for Light Up the World
Last weekend, many Prince Edward Islanders took part in the Nichola Goddard Light up the World fundraiser. Captain Goddard was the first female Canadian soldier to die in combat. Her parents live on PEI. The events started Saturday afternoon with the opening of an art show at the Confederation Centre Gallery. Photographer Dianne Bos traveled back to Papua New Guinea with the late Captain Goddard's parents, Sally and Tim.
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November 13th: Military Matters from Newfoundland and Labrador
Have you ever visited a flea market and seen old war medals for sale? Ever wonder who owned those medals and how they got there?
Sherri Lang and her husband have set up a website to help families find missing war medals. After hearing from her, we'll hear from Ralph Brant. He's the manager of flight operations with Serco, the company that provides Services for Base 5 Wing Goose Bay in Labrador. He discusses the future of unmanned vihicles in the military.
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November 12th: Power Play and Memories of the Fall
Playing is something we assume our children know all about but it turns out not all kids know what to do when they have down time. A pilot program of the Cape Breton Victoria Regional School Board is adding the lesson of playing to their curriculum. After that story, we'll hear an item from Daybreak Montreal. The world celebrated the fall of the Berlin Wall earlier this week. To mark the occasion, host Nancy Wood spoke with four Montrealers who are originally from Germany.
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November 11th: Breaking the Silence
The casualties of war are particularly vivid today. We hear their names and we're reminded of the numbers. What we are less aware of are the invisible casualties – the soldiers who've survived with injured hearts and minds. For years, Ted Barris has been chronicling the otherwise untold tales of Canadian war veterans. His latest book is a remarkable foray in to the lives of men and women who "just don't talk about it."
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November 10th: Coyotes and Humans
Taylor Mitchell was the young singer-songwriter who was killed by coyotes while hiking in Nova Scotia. Mitchell's death has evoked a visceral response from people around the Maritimes. Biologist Bob Bancroft visited host Costas Halavrezos in the Maritime Noon studio to tell us about the relationship between coyotes and humans.
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November 9th: The Price of a Bargain, Mountain Equipment Co-op and Bicycles
First up, an interview with Gordon Laird, the author of "The Price of a Bargain: The Quest for Cheap and the Death of Globalization." Following that conversation we'll hear from Tim Unger. He's a co-owner of The Fairfield Bicycle Shop in Victoria, BC and he's responding to Mountain Equipment Co-op's preparations to release their own line of bicycles. We'll also hear a reaction to the criticisms from a public affairs manager with MEC, Tim Southam.
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November 6th: Inside Hana's Suitcase
Today, we'll hear about the new documentary film entitled Inside Hana's Suitcase. Filmmaker Larry Weinstein and Hana's brother, George Brady, spoke with guest host Jesse Wente on Q.
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November 5th: Kittywigs and No Students at Durness
Today, we have two stories from the program As It Happens. Durness Parish School was built in 1760 in the far north of Scotland but for 19 years, the headmaster lived and worked at Durness Parish School with no students. After hearing from the current headmaster, host Carol Off speaks with false feline follicle specialist Julie Jackson. She makes wigs for cats. They're called Kittywigs.
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November 4th: Regent Park Resident Aziz Rahman
Today's highlight comes to us from Toronto's Metro Morning. Last week, the show put a special focus on the Regent Park area of downtown Toronto. It's one of Canada's oldest and largest social housing communities and it's in the middle of a dramatic transition. One billion dollars will be spent over 15 years to replace old housing complexes with new subsidized apartment buildings and condos. Aziz Rahman has lived in Regent Park for about 13 years.
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November 3rd: Melissa Bel
She's only 20 but she's ready to take on the world... well, at least Europe, for starters. Ontario singer Melissa Bel is about to unleash her talent with her debut CD called "Brave." It's being launched in five European countries. Melissa Bel spoke with Mary Ito on the Ontario program Fresh Air.
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November 2nd: Ian Rankin at the Ottawa International Writers Festival
Ian Rankin is the man behind the best-selling Rebus series of novels. That series has finished, after two decades, and Rankin has now turned his attention to a new character, Malcolm Fox, in his latest novel, The Complaints. Host Alan Neal spoke with Ian Rankin onstage at the Ottawa International Writers Festival. They talked about his new character, a cop who works in the Complaints and Conduct Department in Edinburgh, investigating other cops.
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October 30th: Love & Savagery
The 20th annual St. John's International Film and Video Festival kicked off earlier this month with a feature film called Love and Savagery. It was written by poet, screenwriter and Newfoundlander Desmond Walsh. Love and Savagery is a love story about a Newfoundland poet exploring the Burren region in Ireland and an Irish barmaid. The film was shot in Western Ireland and Eastern Newfoundland and was directed by Quebecois Oscar-nominee John N. Smith.
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October 29th: The Antikythera Mechanism
The Antikythera Mechanism was discovered a hundred years ago in the wreckage of a 2000-year-old ship. For much of the last century, researchers, like Dr. Daryn Lehoux in the Classics Department at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, have been trying to figure out what this complex mechanical device can do. Dr. Lehoux spoke with host Bob MacDonald on Quirks and Quarks.
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October 28th: Peak Oil and Agriculture
For a few weeks now, CBC Radio's political affairs program, The House, has been looking into the effects of higher energy costs on a number of different policy areas. This week, the show had a look at the food in your fridge. The CBC's Louise Elliott brought us a look at what the end of cheap oil means for agriculture. After that, we'll hear from farmer and teacher Rick Monroe of Kingston, Ontario.
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October 27th: Q&A with Dutch Thompson
Dutch Thompson has a weekly column about the old days on Prince Edward Island that airs on CBC Charlottetown's program Mainstreet.
Last week, Dutch opened up the mailbag and answered a few requests from listeners who had some questions about the bygone days. Here he is with Mainstreet host Matt Rainnie.
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October 26th: Singer and 2009 Portia White Prize Winner Mary Jane Lamond
Singer Mary Jane Lamond has been nominated for the 2009 Portia White Prize. The award recognizes an artist who's left a lasting mark on Nova Scotia's creative landscape. Lamond is nominated in recognition of her use of modern instrumentation and arrangements to frame Nova Scotia's Gaelic traditions. Recently, she performed and chatted about her nomination on a live edition of CBC Cape Breton's program, Mainstreet.
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October 23rd: Jewelry from Recycled Materials and The Table From the Seas Edge
Catherine Sutherland wants us to rethink the ways we adorn our bodies. She's a jeweller who uses only recycled metals and much of her work is done with smashed glass from vandalised bus shelters. After meeting her, we'll meet Silas Birtwistle, who is also using his work to bring attention to the environment. He just finished his tour of the BC coast, looking for driftwood to build a table and 12 chairs. He'll add that to driftwood collected from three other "corners" of the earth.
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11/20/2009 - The Twilight Saga: New Moon
It was 2008 when much of the world first learned of the super-suave vampires of Twilight.
The book based on the series by Stephanie Meyer became a box office smash, with fans falling hard for the immortal Edward.
And judging from the anticipation, that was just a warm up.
"New Moon" -- the latest installment in the Twilight Saga -- opens today.
CBC Radio film reviewer Eli Glasner battled his way through the throngs of fans to bring us this review.
Right click to Download 11/20/2009 - The Twilight Saga: New Moon
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11/13/2009 - 2012
In 1996, director Roland Emmerich stunned movie-goers with the alien invasion movie "Independence Day."
Since that time, Emmerich has become the go-to-guy for destruction.
He's helped Godzilla mash-up Manhattan and then turned the city to a popsicle in "The Day After Tomorrow".
But all that was just a warm up for this weekend's new movie.
It's called "2012" and here to tell us how the world ends is CBC Radio's cinematic survivor, Eli Glasner.
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11/06/2009 - A Christmas Carol
While some kids are nursing the last of their stash of Halloween candy, Hollywood is charging headlong into the next holiday season.
This weekend the Disney adaptation of A Christmas Carol arrives in theatres.
While there have been many versions of the Dickens classic, this 3-D edition offers something new and old.
Here to tell us more is CBC Radio Film Reviewer Eli Glasner
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10/30/2009 - Paranormal Activity
A decade ago the film The Blair Witch Project created a very big scare on a very low budget.
Now, it's happening again.
The movie is Paranormal Activity.
Last weekend at the box office, the micro-budget movie bested the popular horror franchise film "Saw VI."
And so CBC Radio Film reviewer Eli Glasner had no choice but to gather his courage and check out this fearful flick.
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10/24/2009 - Astro Boy & Amelia
Two very different legends of the sky get the big-screen treatment this weekend.
The kids cartoon Astro Boy is now a full-length animated feature.
For the adults, Hilary Swank suits up to play Amelia Earhart in the film about the first woman who flew solo across the Atlantic.
Here to see whether they soar or snore is CBC Radio film reviewer Eli Glasner.
Right click to Download 10/24/2009 - Astro Boy & Amelia
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10/19/2009 - Where the Wild Things Are
In 1963 a young man named Maurice Sendak wrote and illustrated a book about a boy who escaped into a world of wild fantasy.
Although "Where the Wild Things Are" was only 9 sentences long it quickly became a classic.
Now it's become something else: The newest movie from director Spike Jonze.
Expectations are high for this one, and here to give us the details is CBC Radio Film Reviewer Eli Glasner.
Right click to Download 10/19/2009 - Where the Wild Things Are
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10/09/2009 - Couples Retreat
If you're a fan of independent films or actor Vince Vaughan you might remember the 1996 movie SWINGERS.
Vaughan and his buddy Jon Favreau played two Hollywood hot shots out for a night on the town.
Since then both Vaughan and Favreau have become hot shots themselves.
This weekend they're back together for the new comedy they wrote together.
It's called Couples Retreat.
Here to see if thereunion is as good as their first collaboration CBC Radio film reviewer Eli Glasner.
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10/02/2009 - Whip It.
Movie star Drew Barrymore almost seems to have lived her life on the big screen.
From the little girl who fed E.T. over the years we've watched her grow into one of Hollywood's leading ladies.
This weekend she's taking another step forward, directing the roller-derby movie WHIP IT.
The rock em, sock em romantic comedy stars Ellen Page.
Here to tell us whether Drew and Ellen work well together is CBC Radio film reviewer, Eli Glasner.
Right click to Download 10/02/2009 - Whip It.
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09/25/2009 - Surrogates
It's hard to believe it was more than 20 years ago when Bruce Willis first burst onto the big screen.
This weekend, Bruce is back as a law enforcement officer in the futuristic thriller Surrogates.
The film finds the macho man in a world filled with artificial creations.
To tell us whether Bruce has a hit on his hands or will die hard, here's CBC Radio film reviewer Eli Glasner.
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08/21/2009 - Inglourious Basterds
For decades directors have used the backdrop of war to tell classic stories, like The Great Escape, or The Bridge on the River Kwai.
Today, it's back to the blood-soaked fields of France, for Inglourious Basterds.
Director Quentin Tarantino has recruited Brad Pitt and an army of co-stars to tell the tale of American Jews looking to settle the score.
It's been a while since Tarantino hit a home run. To see how he'll fare this time...here's CBC Radio Film Reviewer Eli Glasner
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08/14/2009 - District 9 & The Time Traveler's Wife
Two new movies landing in theatres this week demonstrate the power of adding a little sci-fi twist to a story.
"District 9" is a parable about racism in South Africa with a twist.
And "The Time Traveler's Wife" is a different spin on the old "boy meets girl", "boy loses girl" yarn.
With more here's CBC Radio film reviewer Eli Glasner, who has been a science fiction fan since he and Luke helped destroy the Death Star.
Right click to Download 08/14/2009 - District 9 & The Time Traveler's Wife
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08/07/2009 - Julie & Julia
In a little over a year Meryl Streep has blitzed her way through a triathlon of film roles.
She was a terrifying nun in Doubt, a singing star in Mama Mia, and this weekend she's taking on another supersized personality. The movie "Julie & Julia" features Meryl Streep as cooking legend Julia Child and Amy Adams as her modern-day admirer.
To find out how well it all sticks together CBC Radio film reviewer Eli Glasner is serving up his verdict.
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07/31/2009 - Funny People
Up until now one of the biggest films of the summer was the raunchy comedy The Hangover.
This week another king of comedy arrives at the box office - director Judd Apatow.
He's teamed up with Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen for the new movie "Funny People".
The story is about a comedian with cancer marks a shift for the director. But will his legions of fans follow?
With more on all things Apatow here's CBC Radio film reviewer Eli Glasner.
Right click to Download 07/31/2009 - Funny People
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07/24/2009 - The Ugly Truth & G-Force
Romantic Comedy and Kids films are two of the essential food groups for any Hollywood studio.
And today there's two new movies on the menu.
For the romantics there's "The Ugly Truth" staring Katherine Heigl.
And for the wee ones, there's G-Force, about a team of guinea pigs who happen to be secret agents.
Sounds like cinematic junk food, and here to dissect and digest it all, CBC Radio film reviewer Eli Glasner.
Right click to Download 07/24/2009 - The Ugly Truth & G-Force
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07/17/2009 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" opened at midnight on tuesday and already the teenage wizards are giving the Transformers a run for their money.
The sixth Potter movie finds Harry back at school, trying to uncover the secret of his most dangerous foe.
To find out how Harry keeps audiences coming back we've conjured up CBC Radio film reviewer, Eli Glasner.
Right click to Download 07/17/2009 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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07/10/2009 - Bruno
Three years ago actor Sacha Baron Cohen shocked the world with Borat.
The mockumentary about a village idiot turned journalist was a smash and Universal Pictures quickly commissioned another.
Today Cohen returns as BRUNO, an Austrian Fashion-ista who knows no limits.
Can Bruno possibly top Borat?
And if he does, would you want to see it?
Here with the answers, CBC Radio's fearless film reviewer, Eli Glasner.
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07/03/2009 - Public Enemies
At the start of the Dirty Thirties, bank robber John Dillinger terrorized the midwest.
The effort to catch the glamorous gangster created the first "War on Crime."
That's the story at the heart of the new film Public Enemies starring Johnny Depp.
And here waging his own war on mediocre movies is CBC Radio film reviewer, Eli Glasner.
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06/26/2009 - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Summertime means big blockbusters at the movie theatre and they don't get much bigger than the films of Michael Bay.
Opening today is 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.'
It's the latest movie from a director known for films filled with fireballs and quick cuts.
And rubbing his eyes but here to talk about it, is CBC Radio film reviewer, Eli Glasner.
Right click to Download 06/26/2009 - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
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06/19/2009 - The Proposal/Whatever Works/Away We Go
When it comes to summertime cinema, the movie theatre is often a bit of a boys club.
So far we've had trekking spaceships and killer robots...and next week the Transformers return.
But this month there's actually some female-friendly fireworks.
With new movies The Proposal, Whatever Works and Away We Go screening, it seems love is in the air.
With more here's CBC Radio Film Reviewer, Eli Glasner.
Right click to Download 06/19/2009 - The Proposal/Whatever Works/Away We Go
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06/12/2009 - The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Some of the biggest names in the movie biz are appearing on the silver screen this week.
Denzel Washington and John Travolta both star in "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3"
The movie about a hostage standoff on a subway was big hit decades ago.
To find out whether the new version's on the right track, here's CBC Radio Film Reviewer Eli Glasner
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06/05/2009 - Land of the Lost
Another weekend at the movies and time for another big budget Hollywood remake.
The Land of the Lost was a kids' T-V show in the early seventies.
And now it's been resurrected as the latest comedy for funny man star Will Ferrell.
To help us understand why Hollywood seems stuck in the past, here's our never copied, always original, cbc film reviewer Eli Glasner.
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05/29/2009 - Up
Expectations are high for the the latest film from Pixar Studios.
The creators of Wall-E and Toy have a history of pushing the enevlope, and "Up" is no different.
Up is the first Pixar film to be shown in 3-D.
And the action hero leaping out of the screen is ... Carl, a 78 year-old senior.
Dropping by with his review is CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner.
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05/22/2009 - The Newest Night at the Museum & Terminator Salvation
Summer is upon us and that means we are truly into the season of movie sequels.
Today not one, but two new sequels are in theatres.
Ben Stiller returns as the Night Guard in the newest Night at the Museum movie.
And Christian Bale trades in his cape for a gun in, Terminator Salvation.
With more here's CBC Radio Film Reviewer Eli Glasner.
Right click to Download 05/22/2009 - The Newest Night at the Museum & Terminator Salvation
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05/15/2009 - Angels & Demons
It's been a big week for Catholics.
Pope Benedict traveled to the Middle East on a mission to promote peace.
And there's also drama on the big screen as the latest adaptation by mega-author Dan Brown hits theaters.
"Angels and Demons" finds symbologist Robert Langdon in the Vatican racing to uncover a conspiracy that threatens the church.
And stepping into the confession booth with his thoughts is CBC Radio film reviewer, Eli Glasner.
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05/08/2009 - Star Trek
It's been seven years since a version of Star Trek hit movie theatres.
Fans are already snapping up tickets to see JJ Abrams' new take on the Trek universe.
The producer of Lost, Alias and Cloverfield has restarted the series with a fresh cast.
Here with his review and phasers set to stun is CBC Radio's Eli Glasner.
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05/01/2009 - X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Well the last time most of us saw actor Hugh Jackman he was in a tux and tails hosting the Oscars.
This weekend, Jackman's shows off his wild side in the new movie "X-Men Origins: Wolverine."
To find out whether Wolverine will be able to defeat the villain known as movie mediocrity here's CBC Radio film reviewer Eli Glasner.
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04/24/2009 - The Soloist
"The Soloist" tells the story of an Los Angeles Times columnist who discovers a musican who uses the city streets as his concert hall.
You may have seen the real-life tale featured recently on 60 Minutes.
To find out how well the movie matches up to reality, here's CBC Radio Film Reviewer Eli Glasner.
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04/17/2009 - State of Play
You may have heard the news that the newspaper industry is in trouble.
But now the ink-stained wretches are getting a boost...thanks to Hollywood.
In the new movie "State of Play" Russell Crowe plays an old-fashioned reporter who uncovers a political conspiracy.
To find out whether the movie will make headlines of its own here's CBC Radio Film Reviewer Eli Glasner.
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04/10/2009 - Duplicity and Hunger
With an extra day off you might be thinking about heading out to the movie theatre.
Well CBC Radio Film reviewer Eli Glasner has been thinking the same thing.
Well he thinks about that a lot.
But this time he's been thinking about some special scenes that are stuck in his mind.
Specifically a couple standout moments from two recent films.
With more here's CBC's Eli Glasner dissecting "Duplicity" and "Hunger".
Right click to Download 04/10/2009 - Duplicity and Hunger
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04/032009 - Fast and Furious
Traditionally films with the number four in the title are not expected to become classics.
So it's not surprising the new movie in long running street racing series is simply called "Fast and Furious".
But what is surprising is how the series staring Vin Diesel made it this far.
To tell us how, here's CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner.
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03/0/2009 - Watchmen
Who Watches the Watchmen?
Well, a lot of people judging from the box office activity this weekend.
The cynical superhero movie "Watchmen" opens this week.
To talk about the movie and the antcipation CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner swoops by.
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02/20/2009 - The Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience
For adults the post-Oscar period can be a slow time for moviegoers.
But if you're a girl between the ages of 6 and 16..this might be the most Awesome - Weekend - Ever.
That's because "The Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience" opens today.
CBC Radio film reviewer Eli Glasner caught a preview of the film and found some fiction in the supposed real glimpse of the Jonas Brothers.
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02/20/2009 - Fired Up
Let's be honest.
The weekend of the Academy Awards is probably not the best time to release a new movie.
In fact it might be the worst.
But the movies, they keep on coming.
And one man keeps going back for more.
Neither snow, nor rain, shlock nor dreck can keep him from his appointed rounds.
Back with his review of the new comedy "Fired Up" is CBC Radio's faithful film reviewer, Eli Glasner.
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02/13/2009 - The International
Everyday the news is filled with stories about economic turmoil.
This week one movie seems tailor-made for the times.
"The International" is a new thriller where the bad guy is a bank.
Is it worth your investment or just another senseless action flick?
CBC Radio film reviewer Eli Glasner has all the details.
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02/06/2009 - Coraline
When is a kids film not a kids film?
That's the question some are asking with the release of the stop-motion animated movie "Coraline."
From the director of "The Nightmare Before Christmas" comes a tale about girl who discovers a door to another world.
While some are wondering if the movie is too much for young viewers, CBC Film Reviewer Eli Glasner has a different take.
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01/30/2009 - New in Town
By now the mid-winter blues have truly sunk in.
It's still a long ways before spring, so why not go see a movie that subjects some Hollywood stars to the same bitter cold.
"New in Town" stars Renee Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr. in a film that was set in Minnesota....but shot in Winnipeg Manitoba.
With more here's CBC Radio's always warm film reviewer Eli Glasner.
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01/16/2009 - Defiance
Recently there's been a string of films referencing the Holocaust.
Movies such as "The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas" and "The Reader" are taking audiences back to those terrible times.
And as CBC Film Reviewer Eli Glasner tells us, the movie "Defiance" has different story to tell.
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12/19/2008 - Best Movies of 2008
Well it's that time of year again.
It's list time...when film critics look waaaay back at all the stuff 2008 had to offer to see what rose to the top.
CBC Film Reviewer Eli Glasner has made his own list of who was naughty and who was nice.
Here's his best and worst movies of 2008.
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GCSQ: Ep. 8 - The Teachers of the Quest
It's probably safe to say that all of our commissioned singer songwriters could not have made it where they are today without the help of some kind of teacher. So this week, we've dedicated the podcast to these fine folks! We'll hear from teachers from Kemptville and Collingwood, Ontario whose students blogged about their towns for the Song Quest. We'll also hear from songwriting instructor Scott McGill and teacher Lauren Simmons presents 10 tips for getting your teen into Canadian music!
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GCSQ: Ep. 7 - Listener Takeover!
Radio 2 listener Bryna Sclater takes over the podcast this week. It's her chance to tell us what she forgot to tell host Tom Allen about Waskada, Manitoba when she was a guest on Radio 2 Morning. We'll also hear an excerpt from an interview Chantal Kreviazuk did on CBC Manitoba's Up To Speed. Finally, Bryna leaves Chantal a message to tell what she should keep in mind when writing a song about her beloved hometown. Sound effects from The Freesound Project.
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GCSQ: Ep. 6 - They didn't make it this far but they're still great!
This week, let's take a few moments to recognize some of the great Canadian places that didn't make it to our short lists. Margot Smith tells us about growing up in the West Point Grey area of Vancouver, Harrison Perkins promotes Lang, Ontario and ex-pat Corrie Lynn McDougall introduces us to Manitoba's Clear Lake Crew. Sound effects from The Freesound Project.
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GCSQ: Ep. 5 - Inspiration From Our Archives
We made 13 big announcements this week on Radio 2 and now it's time for our 13 commissioned singer songwriters to get to work! We thought we'd help them out with some inspiration from our archives. We'll learn about the Badlands of Alberta from the author of "Dinosaur Country," find out how roughing it in Algonquin Park became more luxurious in the 1960's and hear why J.P. Cormier thinks the Cabot Trail is one of Canada's great wonders.
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GCSQ: Ep. 4 - On-Air Pitches
Up until now, this podcast has been a venue for special online-only features that you won't hear on the air but this week, we thought we'd get you caught up with some of the great on air Song Quest interviews from Radio 2 Morning and Radio 2 Drive. We'll hear from the CEO of the Manitoba Farmers' Co-operative about The Forks, the CEO of the Calgary Food Bank on his vote for Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories and the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan. SFX from freesound.org.
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GCSQ: Ep. 3 - Time To Vote!
It's a big week at CBC Radio 2. We've announced the finalist locations from each province and territory as well as our short list of potential songwriters. On the podcast this week, we'll recap how the nominations played out, take a trip down the Road to Nowhere in Iqaluit, remember the good times at Good Time Charlie's in Regina and find out what steamy spot listener Lisa Turner wants Hawksley Workman to write a song about.
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GCSQ: Ep. 2 - The Bloggers
This week, we'll check in with our database to find out what 13 Canadian places are leading in nomimations. Then, we'll hear from three of our most enthusiastic GCSQ champions! Blogger Dr. Lori Shyba and her friend Dr. Larissa Faulkner present "Niagara & Louise," Robb Cusack and his son, Sam, explain why Carter's Beach, NS is so great and Frank Beattie tells us what he would miss about Grand Bend, ON if he ever had to leave. Sounds effects from Freesound.org.
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GCSQ: Ep. 1 - What is the Great Canadian Song Quest?
That's right, CBC Radio 2's Great Canadian Song Quest has a podcast. This week, Radio 2 Morning host Tom Allen will explain the Quest inside 1 minute, listener Blane Despres tells us why he's nominating Grand Pre, NS and blogger Michael Morrison (www.mikesbloggityblog.com) shares a poem about his comfy couch. He even finds a rhyme to go with "on sale at Leon's!" Sound effects in this episode are from the following contributors at www.freesound.org: ottophokus, nemoDaedalus, vtkproductions.com.
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The Hour Podcast
For past episodes of The Hour Podcasts (audio and video), head to their website.
The House, Saturday November 21, 2009
This week on The House, host Kathleen Petty delves deeper into the Richard Colvin testimony, first by interviewing MPs Laurie Hawn and Bob Rae, then sitting down with the former chief of staff for two Liberal Defence Ministers, Eugene Lang; Louise Elliott explores whether the NDP are taking advantage of the Liberals waning popularity; Kathleen looks at this week's CRTC hearings with MP Charlie Angus; and Kathleen talks with members of Canada's Indian media about the PMs recent trip to India.
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The House, Saturday November 14, 2009
This week on The House, host Kathleen Petty examines the Prime Minister's upcoming trip to India by speaking with former High Commissioner to India, Peter Sutherland; Ken Boessenkool and Jayson Meyers will join Kathleen to debate the pros and cons of a high Canadian dollar; Kathleen talks about the new citizenship study guide with Minister of Immigration Jason Kenney ; and reporter Louise Elliott looks at our lack of scrutiny of the personal worlds of Canada's elected leaders.
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The House, Saturday November 07, 2009
This week on The House, host Kathleen Petty takes us on a tour of all four of Monday's Federal by-elections and introduces us to some of the key candidates; journalists Don Martin and Rob Russo will be in to muse about H1N1 and the gun registry; and Kathleen sits down for a trip down memory lane with former Cabinet Ministers Monique Begin and Judy Erola who reminisce about their time serving in the Trudeau administration of the 1970s and 80s.
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The House, Saturday October 31, 2009
This week on The House, host Kathleen Petty discusses proposed changes to pensions with Finance Minister Jim Flaherty; Kathleen looks ahead to our role in Afghanistan after 2011 with MPs Laurie Hawn and Ujjal Dosanjh; reporter Louise Elliott looks at the future of Canada's refugee legislation; and we offer up a final installment of our House Goes Local series on peak oil.
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The House, Saturday October 24, 2009
This week on The House, host Kathleen Petty discusses stimulus spending with MPs Dean Del Mastro and Gerard Kennedy; Peter Milliken is now the longest sitting Speaker of the House of Commons, we'll hear some of the tributes; Louise Elliott explores the effects of peak oil on agriculture; Kathleen chats with MP Wayne Marston about the NDP's pension reform proposals; and reporter Evan Dyer brings us the story of an illegal gun that made it's way from Maine to Ottawa before being used in a murder.
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The House Saturday, August 1, 2009
This week : Canadian Forces in the Arctic, battling mental illness in the military and Conservative communications strategy.
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The House Saturday, July 25, 2009
This week: Tina Kremmidas,a visit to Kingston, The Stimulus program and the climate change
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The Enright Files: The Language and Practice of Politics
Michael Enright, host of The Sunday Edition, in conversation with Janice Stein, Lawrence Wright and Paul Rogers about the phrase The War on Terror. Michael tackles misleading words. Also:Susan Jacoby and David Greenberg talk with Michael Enright about The Paranoid Style in American Politics.
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The Philosopher and the Wolf
Philosophy professor Mark Rowlands had two loves: philosophy and Brenin, a wolf he would bring along to his university classes. But Brenin was more than just an exotic pet. Their relationship led Rowlands to deeply examine his work and life.
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Neuron Therapy
York University philosopher Stuart Shanker is one of the world’s leading thinkers on “kids with disorders.” The author of twenty books on philosophy and human development, he incorporates the latest knowledge we have about the brain to improve the lives of struggling children. He talks with IDEAS producer Mary O’Connell.
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The Art Instinct
Human tastes in the arts are evolutionary traits shaped by natural selection. So says Denis Dutton who argues that our love of beauty is inborn and shaped by evolution. Beauty, pleasure and skills are essential human values.
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Laugh Out Loud with Sabrina Jalees presesnts Deborah Kimmett
The spotlight shines on authour, playwright and humourist Deborah Kimmett. Whether she's entertaining 500 people or 50, this is One Funny Lady.
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Laugh Out Loud Presents The Cream of Comedy
Recorded live at Second City in Toronto, this is the final night of competition, the winner walking away with $5,000. The nominees are: Mark Debonis, Craig Fay, Kayla Lorette, She Said What, and Calvin Storoschuk.
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CBC Radio Laugh Out Loud with Sabrina Jalees
In honour of Halloween this episode is very scary. It's all about children with Mary Ellen Hooper and Big Daddy Tazz.
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CBC Radio Laugh Out Loud with Sabrina Jalees
Cradle to the Grave with The Williamson Playboys and Teresa Pavlinek
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CBC Radio Laugh Out Loud with Sabrina Jalees
From Season One, comics Cory Kahaney and the host of CBC Radio's The Debaters, Steve Patterson.
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CBC Radio Laugh Out Loud
Savings and Groans! People are having a hard time with their finances these days and here to talk about is That Canadian Guy Glen Foster and character monologuist Kathryn Greenwood.
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CBC Radio's Laugh Out Loud for October 3
Welcome to propaganda free radio! Host Sabrian Jalees presents comedians Jen Grant and Tim Nutt.
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CBC Radio Laugh Out Loud with Sabrina Jalees
From Season One, this episode shines the spotlight on the poetry, songs and comedy of John Wing.
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Laugh Out Loud September 19
Sabrina tips her hat to American comics today - from the Halifax comedy festival, Cathy Ladman and Bob Marley.
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Laugh Out Loud September 12
Canada's big eh? Host Sabrina Jalees and comedians Chuck Byrn and Brent Butt.
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Listener's Choice - November 20th, 2009 - The Great Beaver Attack (re-release)
This week, we're again presenting the first episode of the Listener's Choice podcast. It cames from Brodie in the North West Territories. When he was a journalism student a few years ago, one of his profs played a "classic" CBC interview of a BC man who was attacked by a beaver.
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Listener's Choice - November 13th, 2009 - Ideas - Aboriginals and New Canadians: The Missing Conversation
Michal Wawrosz called us from Montreal, Quebec to request the Ideas presentation of the 2009 UBC-Laurier Institution Multiculturalism Lecture by John Ralston Saul. It's entitled Aboriginals and New Canadians: The Missing Conversation. The lecture originally aired on June 25th, 2009.
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Listener's Choice - November 6th, 2009 - Ideas - Excerpts from Looking Up, Part One
David Lee called us from Victoria, BC to request Part One of the Ideas series "Looking Up." In it, science journalist Dan Falk tells the remarkable story of Galileo and his contributions to astonomy. It originally aired on October 12th, 2009. For copyright reasons, only excerpts from the program could be presented on this podcast.
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Listener's Choice - October 30th, 2009 - The Current and The Point - Artificial Insemination by Donation
Meghan Walsh called us from Toronto, Ontario to request two items about artificial insemination by donor. We start with a series of interviews from The Current from October 4th, 2006. Then, we hear a conversation and interview from The Point, including an interview with the daughter of an anonymous sperm donor, Olivia Pratten. Her conversation with host Aamer Haleem originally aired on November 18th, 2008.
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Listener's Choice - October 23rd, 2009 - The Sunday Edition - The Sound of My Voice
Daniele Rossi of Toronto, Ontario requested producer Frank Faulk's documentary about stutterer Andrew McIntosh. It's called "The Sound of My Voice" and it originally aired on The Sunday Edition on February 15th, 2009.
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The 2009 Massey Lectures - The Wayfinders: Why Wisdom Matters in the Modern World by Wade Davis - Part 5
Does it matter to the people of Quebec if the Tuareg of the Sahara lose their culture? Probably not. No more than the loss of Quebec would matter to the Tuareg. But I would argue that the loss of either way of life does matter to humanity as a whole. On the one hand it is a basic issue of human rights. Who is to say that the Canadian perspective on reality matters more than that of the Tuareg? And at a more fundamental level we have to ask ourselves: What kind of world do we want to live in?
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The 2009 Massey Lectures - The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters In the Modern World by Wade Davis - Part 4
Sacred Geography:
“For several centuries the rational mind has been ascendant, even though science, its finest expression, can still in all its brilliance only answer the question how, but never come close to addressing the ultimate question: why. The reduction of the world to a mechanism, with nature but an obstacle to overcome, a resource to be exploited, has in good measure determined the manner in which our cultural tradition has blindly interacted with the living planet.”
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The 2009 Massey Lectures - The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World by Wade Davis - Part 3
Peoples of the Anaconda:
“There is no beginning and end in Barasana thought, no sense of a linear progression of time, destiny, or fate. Theirs is a fractal world in which no event has a life of its own, and any number of ideas can coexist in parallel levels of perception and meaning. Scale succumbs to intention. Every object must be understood…at various levels of analysis. A rapid is an impediment to travel but also a house of the ancestors, with both a front and a back door."
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The 2009 Massey Lectures - The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World by Wade Davis - Part 2
“I am drawn to the story of Polynesia because it reveals so much about the issues and misconceptions that both inspire and haunt us to this day: the sheer courage that true exploration implies, the brilliance of human adaptation, the dark impact of conquest and colonialism. It reminds us, too, of the need always to be skeptical about the tenacious grip of academic orthodoxy. Knowledge is rarely completely divorced from power, and interpretation is too often an expression of convenience."
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The 2009 Massey Lectures: The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World - Part 1
Anthropologist Wade Davis argues that the myriad of cultures that make up our world are “humanity’s greatest legacy…the product of our dreams, the embodiment of our hopes, the symbol of all we are and all that we have created as a wildly inquisitive and astonishingly adaptive species.” In the 2009 Massey Lectures, Wade Davis takes us on an astonishing journey through some of the great cultures and civilizations on earth, fragile and endangered, yet essential to our survival as a species.
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News 2.0 (part 2)
Part two of Ira Basen's look at the changes to journalism now that anyone can create, report and publish news.
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News 2.0 (part 1)
Part one of Ira Basen's look at the changes to journalism now that anyone can create, report and publish news.
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November 16, 2009 - Borderline Personalities
Catherine Gildiner, W. Paul Young, and Wendy Morton. Plus book reviews by Randy Boyagoda and Dwayne Morgan.
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November 9, 2009 - Lorna Crozier and Jane Christmas
Books about mothers and daughters.
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November 2, 2009 - Anne Murray
Anne Murray, Shinan Govani, Mark Leiren-Young, Word Report
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October 26, 2009 - Douglas Coupland
Shelagh visits Douglas Coupland's house in Vancouver to hear about Generation A; also Rosanna Deerchild and Pierre Nepveu write about land and dispossession.
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October 19, 2009 - Try To See It My Way
Jessica Grant on Come, Thou Tortoise; Linda Besner on choosing a title for her book; Norman Doidge on the Brain That Changes Itself.
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October 12, 2009 - George Elliott Clarke & Co.
George Elliott Clarke discusses I&I; Julia Child talks food; Andy Jones and Darka Erdelji on folk-tales.
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October 5, 2009 - The Eat, Shrink, Love Edition
Lori Lansens on The Wife's Tale, a panel discussion about great bookstores, and Aritha Van Herk on the fictional good marriage.
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September 28th, 2009 - Your Number's Not Up Yet
Wayson Choy, Michael Turner, Jason Brown, Tom Howell.
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September 21st, 2009 - The Peep Diaries
Hal Niedzviecki tells Shelagh why pop culture has become peep culture; Carlo Rota talks about the books he reads; Karen Solie talks Pigeon; Sara O'Leary reviews biographies.
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September 14th, 2009 - The Year of the Flood
Margaret Atwood on her new novel, plus interviews with Itah Sadu and Robert Adams.
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September 7, 2009 - New Season
On the first show of the new season, Shelagh reports on her trip to the Woody Point Writers Festival in Newfoundland, complete with an on-stage interview with Michael Crummey, one of the most talked-up authors of the new fall season. The show also stars Pasha Malla, currently on a writing retreat in Pierre Berton's childhood home, sci-fi mega-seller Robert Sawyer, and the mystery writer Joy Fielding, who answers personal questions put to her by our mysterious interrogator.
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June 27, 2009 - Ocean Ranger
Lisa Moore on her novel, February, and Mike Heffernan on his non-fiction book, Rig. Plus, How Poetry Can Change Your Life.
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June 20, 2009 - The Square Peg Edition
Books about talking squirrels and extreme sports, and other items that kick against the categories.
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June 13, 2009 - Deep Economy
John Demont tells a story of coal, and the lives it ruled, in Coal Black Heart; plus, Depressing Moments in Canadian Literature, a panel on money books, and Joel Yanofsky on 'Fire the Canon'
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June 6 - Writing History
Adrienne Clarkson on her book about Norman Bethune, and Robert Arthur Alexie on his book, Porcupines and China Dolls
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May 30, 2009 - Best Friends
Erika Ritter on human attitudes to pets and wild beasts, Hannah Sung on the graphic novel Skim, Tom Howell on poetry.
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May 23, 2009 - Dish It Out & Take It
Anne Giardini discusses Advice for Italian Boys; Aritha Van Herk on family sagas; Sue Johnson on Hold Me Tight.
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May 16th - Here, There, and Everywhere
Michael Kusugak, Mark Kingwell, Paul Quarrington, and Joel Thomas Hynes.
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May 9 - Going Ashore
Mavis Gallant speaks to Shelagh about her new collection of old stories.
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Bonus - Mavis Gallant - the extended interview
A longer version of the interview that aired on May 9th.
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May 2 - Think Big
David Suzuki on The Big Picture, Steven Galloway on The Cellist of Sarajevo, and David Gilmour on the three most talented Canadian writers he's met.
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April 25 - The Political is Personal
Michael Ignatieff on his family; Andrew Cohen on Lester B Pearson; Jo Saul on Fictional Therapy.
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April 18 - Remembrance of Things Past
Dan Hill on his memoir; Bill Richardson; Brian O'Dea.
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April 11th - Rolling Back the Rock
Eric Siblin on Bach; Jean Vanier on a life in letters.
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April 4th - Everybody's All Over These... Memoirs!
Meg Federico, Joan Barfoot, Steven Kimber, Robert Priest
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March 21 - Mystery Month #3
Jose Latour, Lisa Gabriele, and more.
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March 28 - Mystery Month #4
Pat Capponi, Roy MacGregor, Sasenarine Persaud.
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March 14 - Mystery Month #2
Gail Bowen, Anthony De Sa, Antanas Sileika.
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March 7, 2009 - Mystery Month #1
Shelagh speaks with Linwood Barclay, and Peter Robinson tackles the Questionnaire.
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February 28th - Lit Awards
A special show in which Shelagh introduces and interviews the winners of this year's CBC Literary Awards. Plus, Gail Anderson-Dargatz.
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February 21st - Poetic License
Terry Sawchuk, the toughest goalie that ever played in the NHL, inspires the poetry of Randall Maggs. Jeremiah, the gloomiest prophet that ever was, inspires Adam Sol. Also, Fictional Therapy and more.
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February 14th - Singles Awareness Day
Heartbreaking scenes from Canadian literature, Lynn Crosbie's Liar, our Rejection Slip special, and Aritha van Herk on Can-Lit love stories.
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February 7th - Winnipeg Heat
Shelagh pays homage to the hot Can-Lit city of Winnipeg, with features on David Bergen, Carol Shields, and Andrew Davidson.
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January 31st - Mother Knows Best
Mothers (and authors) Debbie Travis, Abigail Carter, Lisa Moore, and Joan Clark. Also on the program, Duane Andrews and S. Randy Boyagoda discuss books by Kenneth J. Harvey.
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January 24th - Present, Past, and Future
Mariko and Jillian Tamaki talk about their hit graphic novel, Skim. Bill Waiser and Ernest Hillen look back on Canadian stories that still matter today. Joel Yanofsky conjectures about whether a novel-writer would make a good prime minister.
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January 17th - Malcolm Gladwell, MG Vassanji
Gladwell on the social underpinnings of success, Vassanji on getting to know India, and poetry correspondent Tom Howell on whether poets are political enough.
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January 3rd - Lions in Winter
Farley Mowat, Alistair MacLeod, Austin Clarke, Gordon Pinsent
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January 10th - Stubborn Memories
Russell Wangersky's fiery memoir, Jo Saul's Fictional Therapy, and Leila Nadir's Baghdad memories.
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Mysteries and Wonder
Isa Milman finds a surprise at a cemetery in Saskatchewan, the Mystery Books panel picks favourites, and David Adams Richards talks about Canada Reads.
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The Festivus Edition
Bonnie Stern treats Shelagh to one of her Friday night dinners, Gerry Bowler talks about Santa Claus, Brian Francis discusses his novel Fruit, and Tom Howell reports on Canadian Christmas poetry.
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December 6th - Don Cherry and Michel Tremblay
Shelagh talks with Don Cherry, Lorna Jackson, Aislinn Hunter, and Michel Tremblay.
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November 22nd - Mars and Venus edition
Rebecca Eckler on chick-lit for teens, Todd Babiak on lad-lit's demise, Susan Pinker on the Sexual Paradox, Tom Howell on poetry.
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November 15th - Native Life, Aboriginal Ideas
Richard Wagamese's memoir One Native Life tells a story of rediscovering Cree culture. John Ralston Saul alleges that Canada is a metis nation. James Harvey answers le Questionnaire.
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Episode 7 - November 8th, 2008
Deborah Ellis speaks about her interviews with the children of soldiers; David Adams Richards on his lighter side; Victor Dwyer on the Giller nominees.
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Episode 3 - Margaret Atwood, Smart Cookies
Margaret Atwood speaks about the debts we owe, and the Scrooge in all of us. (n.b. broadcasted music and Shyam Selvadurai's commentary are omitted from this podcast)
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Episode 2 - Miriam Toews, Joseph Boyden
Shelagh finds out how two authors are following their breakthrough books with stories that examine family ties. Also, Canadian politicians try to be more poetic.
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October 18th - Patrick Lane
Shelagh talks with Patrick Lane about his first novel, Red Dog Red Dog. Randy Boyagoda drops by to explain the international reception for Lawrence Hill's Book of Negroes.
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POWER AND POLITICS Friday November 20, 2009
John McCain, Peter MacKay, Jim Flaherty and Billy Bragg
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POWER AND POLITICS Thursday November 19, 2009
MacKay and Layton on Colvin's Testimony. Graves with the latest poll
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POWER AND POLITICS Wednesday November 18, 2009
The Explosive Testimony of Senior Diplomate Richard Colvin
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POWER AND POLITICS Tuesday November 17, 2009
Selling Reactors to India, Your Privacy and Cleaning House in the Opposition Leader's Office
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POWER AND POLITICS Monday November 16, 2009
Cable vs TV companies, PM Dances in Mumbai and wither the Copenhagen conference
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POWER AND POLITICS Friday November 13, 2009
The fate of Omar Khadr
Prentice on Copenhagen Summit
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POWER AND POLITICS Thursday November 12, 2009
Today Changes for the Citizenship Test H1N1 Costing and an another Ignatieff office shakeup.
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POWER AND POLITICS Wednesday November 11, 2009
Remembrance Day: Veterans benefits
with Minister Greg Thompson and Senator Romeo Dallaire
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POWER AND POLITICS Monday November 9, 2009
Four Federal Byelections and Alberta politics
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POWER AND POLITICS Tuesday November 10, 2009
H1N1 shots to Afghan Detainees?
And the results of four federal by-elections
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POWER AND POLITICS Friday November 6, 2009
Preparing for the Afghan pull out.
Stelmach's Vote of Confidence.
McKenna on the Deficit. Power Panel assesses Mike Duffy's Rant
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POWER AND POLITICS Thursday November 5, 2009
H1N1 vaccine rollout, Torch run politics and Parliamentary expenses
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POWER AND POLITICS Wednesday November 4, 2009
Today the Health Minister on H1N1 and the Long Gun Registry Vote. Jack Layton on both.
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POWER AND POLITICS Tuesday November 3, 2009
The Auditor General on emergency planning. H1N1 vaccine and private clinics.
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POWER AND POLITICS Monday November 2, 2009
Jack Layton and John Manley Afghanistan. H1N1. Susan Lunn on the Auditor General and eHealth
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POWER AND POLITICS Thursday October 29, 2009
Premiers Williams and Graham on Power Deals. H1N1 and the Gun Registry
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POWER AND POLITICS Friday October 30, 2009
Premier Gordon Campbell on the Olympic Torch, Bob Rae on H1N1 and examining the NB Power deal.
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POWER AND POLITICS WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 28
H1N1, Afghan Ambassador and Peter Donolo returns to Ottawa.
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POWER AND POLITICS: TUES OCT 27 PART 1
LIBERAL CHANGES, JIM FLAHERTY, THE PROTESTORS, RICK HILLIER AND THE POWER PANEL
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POWER AND POLITICS TUES OCT 27 PART 2
Part 2-The Buzz, Reaction to Liberal Changes, Business Panel, Afghanistan Panel and MPs Pension Panel.
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POWER AND POLITICS MONDAY OCTOBER 26, 2009
OUR FIRST SHOW: Environmental Protestors Disrupt Question Period, H1N1 And Remembering Trudeau the Man.
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Power And Politics with Evan Solomon
Evan Solomon describes his new show. Power and Politics starts on Monday October 26
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Q: The Podcast for Friday, November 20, 2009
Guest host Brent Bambury* Writers Emily Gould and Wesley Yang on relationships in the text messaging age* Superstar chef Jamie Oliver* Actor Graham Greene* Writer Calvin Trillin on poutine as part of our national identity* Friday Live guest You Say Party! We Say Die!
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Q: The Podcast for Thursday, November 19, 2009
Charles Kenney on the 2nd TV Age in the developing world* Francine Prose on the literary merit of the Diary of Anne Frank* David Hein and Irene Carl Sankoff, the creators of the musical "My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding"
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Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Documentarian Chris Atkins on why 2009 was the year of the news hoax* Glee's Cory Monteith* Matt Austin Sandowski on his John Hughes documentary* Mio's Download Down-Lo
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Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, November 17, 2009
The Cable Provider/Broadcaster TV debate explained* Actress and musician Jill Hennessey* Screenboy Jesse Wente on apocalypse films* The study of Pop Culture
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Q: The Podcast for Monday, November 16, 2009
Technology columnist Farhad Manjoo on the impact of the Y2K scare* Singer and Broadway star Lea Salonga* The Q Sports Culture Panel
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Q: The Podcast for Friday, November 13, 2009
Music journalist Tom Moon on lip-synching controversies* Morgan Freeman* Sociologist and author Diego Gambetta on how mafia movies inspire real-life mobsters* Friday Live guest The Wooden Sky
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Q: The Podcast for Thursday, November 12, 2009
Joe Dolce on the .GAY domain movement* YukYuk's founder Mark Breslin on the history of stand-up in Canada* UK band Arctic Monkeys
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Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, November 11, 2009
AE Hotchner on the recent edition of Ernest Hemingway's memoir, "A Moveable Feast"* Margaret Atwood on her new novel, "The Year of the Flood"* Documentarian Adam Yamaguchi on emotive robots in Japan
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[mp3 file: runs 54:47]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Sesame Street executive producer Carolyn Parente* Brooklyn musician Diane Birch* Former NHL player Claude Lemieux
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[mp3 file: runs 1:00:27]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, November 9, 2009
The Wall and Its Shadows special* Journalist Naomi Buck* Architect Daniel Libeskind* MTV Chief Executive Bill Roedy* Salman Ahmed Lead singer of Pakistani Sufi rock group Junoon* Filmmaker Ricardo Martinez* Author and historian Margaret MacMillan* Author Paul Cooke on Ostalgie, the nostalgia for East Berlin* Filmmaker Min Sook Lee
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[mp3 file: runs 1:00:14]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, November 6, 2009
Film critic David Poland on box-office hype* Marketing expert Terry O'Reilly* Composer/musician/Letterman sidekick Paul Shaffer* Elvira Kurt's Hall of Shame and Mio's Download Down-Lo* Friday Live guest Luanda Jones and her band
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[mp3 file: runs 1:23:59]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, November 5, 2009
89-year-old White House correspondent Helen Thomas on the Obama administration and the media* Author Nick Carr on our addiction to immediacy* Singer-songwriters and father-son duo, Barney and Dustin Bentall* Mio's Download Down-Lo
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[mp3 file: runs 54:44]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Filmmaker Larry Weinstein and Holocaust survivor George Brady discuss "Inside Hana's Suitcase"* Author of The Simpsons" tell-all John Ortved* Film director Lee Daniels
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[mp3 file: runs 50:07]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Journalist Caitlin McNally discusses the use of unmanned drones in warfare* Friday Night Lights author Buzz Bissinger on his novel co-written with LeBron James* Documentary filmmaker Rosie Dransfeld and Edmonton pawn shop owner David Woolfson
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[mp3 file: runs 53:30]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, November 2, 2009
Disabled actors on Broadway - NY Times theatre critic Patrick Healy explains the controversy* Rapper Jay-Z on his new album* Sports Culture Panel
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[mp3 file: runs 51:51]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, October 30, 2009
Friday Live with Blue Rodeo* Visual Artist Spencer Tunick* Freddy Krueger actor Robert Englund* Actress, Author, and Jenny Craig Spokeswoman Valerie Bertinelli
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[mp3 file: runs 1:08:48]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, October 29, 2009
Conductor Gustavo Dudamel* Comedian Tracy Morgan* Musician Mary Margaret O'Hara
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[mp3 file: runs 57:45]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, October 28, 2009
"Father of the Internet" Leonard Kleinrock* Singer and songwriter Rosanne Cash* Dracula: The Undead Author Dacre Stoker
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[mp3 file: runs 48:00]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Comedy Brain Drain - Canadian comics head south* music from Alex Cuba* So You Think You Can Dance Canada winner Tara-Jean Popowitch* Michael Jackson dancer Daniel Celebre
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[mp3 file: runs 56:16]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, October 26, 2009
film director Kevin Smith on celebrity tweeting* Tegan and Sara* Sports Culture Panel
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[mp3 file: runs 57:18]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, October 23, 2009
Friday Live with Corb Lund* BBC protest over controversial politician* Peter Mansbridge* John Ralston Saul* blackface controversy* Elvira Kurt
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[mp3 file: runs 1:25:26]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, October 22, 2009
Eoin Colfer, author of the latest in the 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' series* singing legend Bill Withers* BC singer/songwriter Dan Mangan
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[mp3 file: runs 58:48]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Update on dolphin slaugher doc, "The Cove"* Wilco's Jeff Tweedy* Oscar the Grouch* Mio
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[mp3 file: runs 55:59]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Calgary's baby controversy* Ivanka Trump* Screenboy Jesse Wente* rock band, Gossip*
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[mp3 file: runs 1:02:22]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, October 19, 2009
Seth Meyers - SNL's Weekend Update anchor* UK band Snow Patrol* Sports Culture panel
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[mp3 file: runs 56:25]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, October 16, 2009
The pride of PEI, Two Hours Traffic chats and performs throughout the show as our Friday Live guest* The Montréal-born art collector Peter Silverman, who owns a drawing that has just been accredited to Leonardo da Vinci* Canadian comedy star Dan Aykroyd and his father Peter discuss the paranormal and Peter's book "A History of Ghosts"* Canadian comedienne Catherine O'Hara chats about the film adaptation of "Where the Wild Things Are"
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[mp3 file: runs 1:26:46]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, October 15, 2009
Comedian Chris Rock on his documentary "Good Hair"* Former Canaidan NHL star Theo Fleury opens up about his memoir "Playing with Fire"* Stage director and choreographer Donna Feore and former member of The Plastic People of the Universe discuss the Canadian production of Sir Tom Stoppard's "Rock 'n' Roll"
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[mp3 file: runs 52:55]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, October 14, 2009
British author Simon Anholt on "nation branding" and Canada's image* Canadian sports journalist (and Q sports panel regular) Stephen Brunt on his book "Gretzky's Tears"* Street fashion blogger Scott Schuman, a.k.a. The Sartorialist* Mio Adilman with the Download Down-Lo
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[mp3 file: runs 52:22]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Canadian author and broadcaster Ian Brown on his book "The Boy in the Moon"* American alt-country singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile* Actor George Wendt (Norm from Cheers!)* Screenboy Jesse Wente
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[mp3 file: runs 56:22]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, October 12 , 2009
Chris Hedges and Adam Sternbergh debate contemporary pop culture* jazz legend Sonny Rollins* Notes from Roommates
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[mp3 file: runs 55:08]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, October 9, 2009
Friday Live musical guests, Vampire Weekend* Artist Robert Bateman in Russia* A panel on Hollywood's "casting couch"* Kathryn Borel on her new memoir, "Corked"* Ramin Karimloo, the newly-announced lead in the Phantom Of The Opera sequel
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[mp3 file: runs 1:08:12]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, October 7, 2009
American filmmaker Kirby Dick on his latest documentary, "Outrage"* American actor Henry Winkler, a.k.a. "The Fonz"* Australian kids supergroup The Wiggles* Mio Adilman with the Download Down-Lo
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[mp3 file: runs 57:53]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Maclean's columnist Andrew Potter on how Prime Minister Stephen Harper's singing foray has affected his public image* Toronto indie pop ensemble The Hidden Camera stop by to perform* New York co-author of challenged children's book about gay penguins "And Tango Makes Three", Peter Parnell* Screenboy Jesse Wente
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[mp3 file: runs 56:13]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, October 5, 2009
Korean-Canadian actress and star of CBC's "The Border", Grace Park* Welsh alt-rockers Manic Street Preachers* The Q sports panel resumes with Stephen Brunt and Bruce Dowbiggin
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[mp3 file: runs 54:35]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, October 2, 2009
American singer/songwriter Tom Waits* Friday Live guest Amy Millan performs* Chief arts writer for UK's The Guardian discusses recent Tate Modern obscenity charges* Canadian playwright Brad Fraser
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[mp3 file: runs 1:10:19]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, October 1, 2009
A Canadian exclusive feature interview with Belfast-born soul legend Van Morrison* New York-based film producer Karin Chien on the state of independent filmmaking in China* The Download Down-Lo with Mio Adilman
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[mp3 file: runs 1:07:51]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Mad Men writer/co-producer (and Montréal native) Dahvi Waller* Canadian musician-turned-actor Hugh Dillon chats and performs* CSI creator Anthony Zuiker on his new "digi-novel"
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[mp3 file: runs 57:29]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Canadian comedian Mike Wilmot on his new show "The Foundation"* UK author Nick Hornby chats about his novel "Juliet, Naked"* Grammy-winning banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck
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[mp3 file: runs 56:49]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, September 28, 2009
The Q sports panel on 24-hour sports networks' impact on sports, and Wayne Gretzky stepping down as coach of the Phoenix Coyotes* American consumer and political activist Ralph Nader is in studio with his new novel, "Only the Super-rich Can Save Us"* Canadian author Robert J. Sawyer on how his novel inspired the TV show "Flashforward"
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[mp3 file: runs 56:32]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, September 25, 2009
It's Friday Live with Canadian pop legend Jann Arden performing in studio* Canadian fashion designer Mark Fast on using plus-sized models in his London Fashion Week show* American comedian Louis CK* Grammy-winning American violinist Joshua Bell* Elvira Kurt's "Cultural Hall of Shame"
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[mp3 file: runs 1:12:54]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, September 24, 2009
Canada's heritage minister James Moore responds to criticism over the homeless National Portrait Gallery and re-structured Canada Music Fund* Feature chat with German auteur Werner Herzog* Canadian comedian Ron James on his new program, "The Ron James Show"
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[mp3 file: runs 1:03:18]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, September 23, 2009
L.A. Times reporter Mark Mangier on arts venue attacks in Pakistan* Russian-born, New York-based anti-folk musician Regina Spektor* Jonathan Ames, creator of the fact-fueled-fiction "Noir-otic" comedy TV show "Bored to Death"
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[mp3 file: runs 48:15]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Polaris Prize winner F-ed Up* A debate on "cougars" (older women who date younger men) in pop culture* A panel discussion on the common use of neuro-enhancing "smart" drugs
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[mp3 file: runs 54:14]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, September 21, 2009
American chart-topping jazz musician Harry Connick Jr. on his new album "Your Songs"* Documentarian Adam Yamaguchi talks about humanoid robots and his film "Japan: Robot Nation"* Q's sports culture panel is back to debtate intersex athletes, RIM CEO Jim Balsillie's battle to bring another NHL team to Canada and more
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[mp3 file: runs 47:24]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, September 18, 2009
Q favourite and "Norwegian wonder" Sondre Lerche chats and performs as our Friday Live guest* Canadian literary legend Margaret Atwood and her new book "Year of the Flood"* Crafting the "ideal" David Bowie tune* Antagonizing animals with FU Penguin blogger-turned-author Matthew Gasteier
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[mp3 file: runs 1:16:48]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, September 17, 2009
Aussie musician/author export Nick Cave on his new novel "The Death of Bunny Munro"* Gossip blogger Perez Hilton discusses his transformation into a musical taste maker* Author Greg Garret explores U2's spiritual underpinnings* Mio Adilman
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[mp3 file: runs 56:44]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore on his latest offering, "Capitalism: A Love Story"* Author Chris Hedges and cultural critic Adam Sternbergh debate the effect of sensational pop culture* Irish/Czech musical duo The Swell Season stops by for a chat and performance from its new album, "Strict Joy"
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[mp3 file: runs 1:03:26]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, September 15, 2009
A Q exclusive interview with Oscar-winning British filmmaker Danny Boyle* Senator Jerry Grafstein defends the need for Canada's Portrait Gallery* Brooklyn writer Anna Jane Grossman talks about her new book "Obsolete: An Encyclopedia of Once-Common Things Passing Us By."
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[mp3 file: runs 52:13]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, September 14, 2009
Canadian author Douglas Coupland discusses his new book "Generation A"* Quirk Books creative director Jason Rekulak on the "literary mashup"* From the Q Vault: Syracuse University professor Bob Thompson sheds light on the legacy of television's "Guiding Light"
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[mp3 file: runs 53:18]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, September 11, 2009
Friday Live guest Elliott BROOD* Canadian author and activist Naomi Klein and Israeli-Canadian filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici discuss TIFF Tel Aviv programme controversy* American writer A.J. Jacobs discusses his new book of "immersion journalism"* Canadian brother design duo Dsquared² on their induction to Canada's Walk of Fame
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[mp3 file: runs 1:34:29]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, September 10, 2009
Canadian filmmaker Jacob Tierney talks about his new film The Trotsky* A panel on the ethics of reality TV* Iranian-American actor/comedian Maz Jobrani
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[mp3 file: runs 58:53]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Punk icon Iggy Pop* UK singer Imogen Heap plays from, and talks about, her new album "Ellipse"* Canadian superstar jockey Chantal Sutherland* Mio Adilman
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[mp3 file: runs 58:22]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Matt Damon* former NY Times food Critic Frank Bruni* Matthew Good
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[mp3 file: runs 46:44]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, September 7, 2009
comic legend John Cleese* filmmaker/journalist Matthew Tyrnauer on designer Valentino.
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[mp3 file: runs 1:01:25]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, September 4, 2009
political cartoonist Zapiro* Larry King* hip hop artist M.I.A.* writer/illustrator Seth
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[mp3 file: runs 1:03:48]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, September 3, 2009
exclusive Rush interview with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson* Susie Orbach, groundbreaking author of 'Fat is a Feminist Issue'
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[mp3 file: runs 1:02:52]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Jazz pianist and singer Diana Krall talks about and plays from her album "Quiet Nights"* James Toback on his controversial documentary "Tyson" (about boxer Mike Tyson)
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[mp3 file: runs 1:01:42]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Carol Burnett* Denis Villeneuve, director of 'Polytechnique'* Mark Bittman on his latest book, 'Food Matters'
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[mp3 file: runs 1:02:30]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, August 31, 2009
*Malcolm McDowell* Canadian filmmaker Bruce MacDonald* the surprising truth behind "fresh" OJ
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[mp3 file: runs 52:21]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, August 28, 2009
Friday Live Guest Dolores O'Riordan (of The Cranberries fame)plays from her new album, "No Baggage"* Author Justine Larbalestier talks about "white washing" in regard to the US preview cover of her novel "Liar"* Walter Koenig, who played Chekov from Star Trek* Slate writer Ron Rosenbaum on Hollywood name changes
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[mp3 file: runs 1:24:08]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, August 27, 2009
Canadian model Liskula Cohen on winning her lawsuit against bloggers* Bob Garfield on his new book "The Chaos Scenario", about the scorched landscape of traditional media in the digital age* A panel discussion on heavy metal
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[mp3 file: runs 51:51]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Jytte Klausen on the controversy surrounding his new book about the Danish Muhammad Cartoons* Montreal band Young Galaxy chat and play from their new album, "Invisible Republic"* The director and star of the Canadian Inuit film, "The Necessities of Life"
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[mp3 file: runs 55:37]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Jack Kerouac's Quebecois roots* Anthony Flint on his new book about Jane Jacobs* SNL alumnus Rachel Dratch and Eugene Pack talk about the comedy night, Celebrity Autobiographies: In Their Own Words
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[mp3 file: runs 51:02]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, August 24, 2009
The disappearance of the Great American Film Director * Kathy Reichs - the forensic anthopologist and the best-selling author of the Temperance Brennan series... which inspired the hit Fox TV series Bones * From the Q Vault: Jian's conversation with Simpson's writer and Calgary native, Joel Cohen.
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[mp3 file: runs 48:24]
Q: The Podcast for Firday, August 21, 2009
Friday Live guest Christina Martin * The Kids in the Hall's Bruce McCulloch * Eve K. Tremblay, a Canadian artist who helped create an artist colony on an NYC barge * Iggy Pop * Musicorps - a therapy program for war vets.
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[mp3 file: runs 1:15:55]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, August 20, 2009
Ted Allen of Queer Eye fame on his new cooking show, Chopped * Back to Shop Class with philosopher-mechanic Matthew B. Crawford * From the Q Vault, Canadian-Cuban music with Jane Bunnett.
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[mp3 file: runs 51:32]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, August 19, 2009
An interview with Don Rickles... at 83 the Merchant of Venom is still going strong * Should the arts come with a money-back guarantee? * From the Q Vault: Laurent Cantet, director of the incredible French film, The Class
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[mp3 file: runs 50:33]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, August 18, 2009
4chan.org ...one of the Internet's darkest corners * Two Roads West - a play acted out during a Belfast cab ride * From the Q Vault: Jian chats with Muslim punk author Michael Muhammad Knight
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[mp3 file: runs 52:56]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, August 17, 2009
British author James Lever discusses his Booker Prize nominated "memoir", Me Cheeta, My Life in Hollywood * Animal Art - an Ottawa art exhibition looks at art made by animals * From the Q Vault...is the recession over yet? We revisit the Economy Excuse.
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[mp3 file: runs 45:36]
Q: The Podcast for Firday, August 14, 2009
* Eli Roth. He's a filmmaker, animator, producer, writer....and a co-star in Quentin Tarantino's new movie - Inglourious Basterds * Acclaimed indie chanteuse St. Vincent performs live * America on drugs * Film director Jennifer Baichwal (Act of God)
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[mp3 file: runs 1:12:36]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, August 13, 2009
The Oscar winning Sherman Brothers. They wrote musical classics like Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang *Starbucks sneaks back to the 'hood * From the Q Vault, Kevin O'Leary of Dragon's Den.
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[mp3 file: runs 57:27]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, August 12, 2009
A Canadian plinther from Antony Gormley's Trafalgar Square art project * Tori Amos chats and plays from her new album * Comedian Ron James
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[mp3 file: runs 52:32]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Saving Cities by Shrinking Cities * Women and Sex Writing * Canadian comic actor Peter Keleghan
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[mp3 file: runs 55:39]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, August 10, 2009
Art crime expert Noah Charney * Novella Carpenter's memoir of urban farming * Scottish-Canadian country star Johnny Reid
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[mp3 file: runs 50:55]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, August 7, 2009
Friday Live guests, The Great Lake Swimmers* Bronwyn Cosgrave on The Monokini* Writers & Espionage* Marion Kane talks about her friend, chef Julia Child* Lawrence Shorter on "The Optimist"
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[mp3 file: runs 1:27:53]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, August 6, 2009
Director and VJ of the award-winning documentary "Burma VJ"*
Robin Hemley on his memoir "Do Over"* Jane Birkin
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[mp3 file: runs 53:42]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Hamas' new "cultural" resistance* Author Corinne Maier makes the case for "No Kids"* Swedish pop singer Lykke Li
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[mp3 file: runs 52:37]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Anne Kingston on the character that is Garth Drabinsky* Elijah Wald on "How The Beatles Destroyed Rock and Roll"* Jamie Bamber of "Battlestar Galactica" fame
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[mp3 file: runs 1:03:52]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, August 3, 2009
dolphin slaughter doc, 'The Cove'* Yoga and big business* singer/songwriter Madeleine Peyroux
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[mp3 file: runs 56:21]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, July 31, 2009
actress and comedian Charlyne Yi* Friday Live with British synth sensations, La Roux* Hollywood props master Harvey Schwartz* Jonathan Goldstein on The Bible
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[mp3 file: runs 1:14:25]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, July 30, 2009
Canadaian film director Kari Skogland on her new film '50 Dead Men Walking'* Author Dave Eggers on his new book, 'Zeitoun'* Barenaked Lady Kevin Hearn and his solo band Thin Buckle
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[mp3 file: runs 1:01:18]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, July 29, 2009
The revising of Hemingway's 'A Moveable Feast'* Dolly Parton* Senegalese music legend Youssou N'Dour
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[mp3 file: runs 54:57]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, July 28, 2009
dance innovator Merce Cunningham remembered* film director Todd Philips (The Hangover)* Daniel Lanois performs
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[mp3 file: runs 55:28]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, July 24, 2009
Daily Show regular Reza Aslan on the Global Day of Action on Iran* Friday Live with Xavier Rudd* Autism in Pop Culture* former Barenaked Lady, Steven Page
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[mp3 file: runs 1:14:37]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, July 23, 2009
from Harry Potter to real science* British writer Martin Amis* Burton Cummings
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[mp3 file: runs 48:21]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday July 22, 2009
Wal-mart in India* comedian Martin Short* singer/songwriter Julie Doiron
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[mp3 file: runs 56:31]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, July 21, 2009
France's battle with Online Piracy* Zach Condon from the band Beirut* Awful Library Books
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[mp3 file: runs 42:01]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, July 20, 2009
Steve Perry of Journey * Living in a He-Cession * From the Q vault: Montreal comedian Sugar Sammy
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[mp3 file: runs 49:05]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, July 17, 2009
Friday Live guests The Most Serene Republic * U2's gigantic carbon footprint * Emmy nominees discussed * Recession wines * The unlikely biographer of porn star John Holmes
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[mp3 file: runs 1:19:30]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, July 16, 2009
John Cleese, a broadcast exclusive feature interview * The fetish art of Superman co-creator Joe Shuster
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[mp3 file: runs 57:27]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Comic John Leguizamo * The Northern Roots of American music explored * From the Q Vault: Canadian dance legend Peggy Baker
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[mp3 file: runs 59:44]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Rufus Wainwright on his opera's premiere in U.K. * From the Q Vault: Broadcaster John (J.D.) Roberts
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[mp3 file: runs 34:50]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, July 13, 2009
Bill Cosby * Muslim superheroes meet D.C. Comics * Joel Plaskett on opening up for Sir Paul McCartney in Halifax
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[mp3 file: runs 50:13]
Q: The Podcast for Friday July 10, 2009
Halifax Musician Dave Carroll and his viral anti-airline hit song * Somali-Canadian K'Naan: an interview and performance * Vanity Fair's Matt Tyrnauer on his new documentary about the fashion legend Valentino* Kenyan author Binyavanga Wainaina on Obama's trip to Africa
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[mp3 file: runs 1:16:06]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday July 9, 2009
Sacha Baron Cohen - the artist* Jazz singer-songwriter Madeleine Peyroux* A panel on whether the high arts are too exclusive
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[mp3 file: runs 54:36]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday July 8, 2009
The controversial prose of potential US Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor* The scene at the Michael Jackson memorial* Bruce Dowbiggin on on his book "The Meaning of Puck: How Hockey Explains Modern Canada"
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[mp3 file: runs 48:39]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday July 7, 2009
50 Years of IKEA art exhibit* Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo and Thurston Moore perform from their latest record, The Eternal
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[mp3 file: runs 48:23]
Q: The Podcast for Monday July 6, 2009
New information abut why Valerie Solanas shot Andy Warhol* a discussion on the role of the 'princess' in animated films* from the Q Vault - Rawi Hage
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[mp3 file: runs 56:18]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday July 1, 2009
novelist Nino Ricci on his biography of Pierre Elliot Trudeau* Canadian short-story writer Mavis Gallant* Montreal singer/songwriter Patrick Watson
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[mp3 file: runs 48:25]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, June 30, 2009
French photoshopping controversy* electronic music pioneer Moby* Master's class in The Beatles* Jesse Wente on gangster films
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[mp3 file: runs 54:27]
Q: The Podcast for Monday June 29, 2009
The Robot Revolution - from the battlefield to our homes* soul singer Sharon Jones* food sleuth Marian Kane and author Leanne Shapton
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[mp3 file: runs 55:22]
Q: The Podcast for Friday June, 26, 2009
Special Q tribute to the King of Pop Michael Jackson, with comments from a wide range of cultural thinkers and figures* Friday live musical guests Homecookin'
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[mp3 file: runs 1:26:18]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, June 25 2009
Grim books for teens* World-renowned conductors JoAnn Falletta and Anne Manson on women and the baton* NPR's Tom Moon on the takeover of the Autotune
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[mp3 file: runs 46:23]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday June, 24, 2009
Calgary’s Sled Island curator and Wire frontman Colin Newman* Sexual violence and videogames* Mio Adilman’s Download Downlo
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[mp3 file: runs 46:08]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday June, 23, 2009
Author J.H. Crawford and car-free cities* Iran, politics, and social networking* Accent coach Eric Armstrong
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[mp3 file: runs 50:25]
Q: The Podcast for Monday June, 22, 2009
South African political cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro* America humorist David Sedaris on his lastest book 'When You Are Engulfed in Flames'* Canadian Actor Ryan Reynolds
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[mp3 file: runs 1:01:33]
Q: The Podcast for Friday June,19, 2009
Q’s NxNE live taping featuring founding member of Blue Rodeo, Jim Cuddy* The Genius of global Wu-Tang Clan fame, GZA* Political icon Preston Manning* Mio Adilman* Jesse Wente* Elvira* Live musical guest, Coeur de Pirate
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[mp3 file: runs 1:25:49]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday June,18, 2009
Academic and author Camille Paglia* Mexican-American songwriter Alejandro Escovedo* Hollywood movies minus the stars
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[mp3 file: runs 57:19]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday June,17, 2009
Iranian-Canadian filmmaker Babak Payami* Dave Matthews Band frontman Dave Matthews on 'Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King'
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[mp3 file: runs 52:55]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday June,16, 2009
Celebrities and international adoption* Chef Curtis Stone* Author Remy Stern on infomercial appeal
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[mp3 file: runs 50:31]
Q: The Podcast for Monday June,15, 2009
Transgenderism and Popular Culture* Author Monica Ali and her latest book “In The Kitchen”* Van Gogh's Ear
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[mp3 file: runs 54:21]
Q: The Podcast for Friday June,12, 2009
Director Petr Lom on "Letters to the President"* CBS veteran and award-winning journalist Morley Safer* Breakfast at Sulimay’s* Elivira* Friday live musical guests Deep Dark Woods
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[mp3 file: runs 1:21:33]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday June,11, 2009
Cuban art in the Age of Obama* Is Hollywood going to the kids?* Author Oonagh O'Hagan’s “I Lick My Cheese” on roommate dynamics
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[mp3 file: runs 51:48]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday June,10, 2009
Provocative writer PJ O'Rourke* "It's OK - I saw it on Oprah!" Celebrity Health Advice* Mio’s Download Down-Lo* Brooke Johnson and “The Trudeau Stories”
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[mp3 file: runs 56:48]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday June, 9, 2009
Sweden's Pirate Party enters the European Parliament* Actor Ryan Reynolds* Jesse Wente on the best and worst movie remakes* Victoria quintet Jets Overhead
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[mp3 file: runs 58:22]
Q: The Podcast for Monday June, 8, 2009
Director, screenwriter and now novelist Guillermo Del Toro* The Police’s Andy Summers* A new exhibition of cover art from Harlequin romance novels
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[mp3 file: runs 58:21]
Q: The Podcast for Friday June, 5, 2009
Mapping North Korea* Jeff Buckley’s mom Mary Guibert* Elvira Kurt* Actress and filmmaker Nia Vardalos* Friday Live musical guests Ohbijou
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[mp3 file: runs 1:20:04]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday June, 4, 2009
Product placement on Broadway?* Icon Carol Burnett* Canadian Monopoly champ, Will Lusby
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[mp3 file: runs 57:58]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday June, 3, 2009
Should We Hate the Rich?* Billy Elliott's Tony Award nominated David Alvarez* Resurgence of the Witch Hunt* Mio
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[mp3 file: runs 47:40]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday June, 2, 2009
Christopher Hitchens and his best-selling book 'God is Not Great'* Toronto-based author Hal Niedzviecki on his new project, the Peep Diaries* Jesse Wente talks about TV talk show hosts* Author Will Schwalbe on the Exclamation Point!
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[mp3 file: runs 59:11]
Q: The Podcast for Monday June, 1, 2009
Is North American reality tv ready for a gay icon?* Veteran American singer-songwriter Steve Earle on Townes Van Zandt* Food sleuth Marion Kane* Author-filmmaker David Bezmozgis
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[mp3 file: runs 48:53]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, May 29th, 2009
Edmonton's new poet laureate Cadence Weapon* Oscar winner Roberto Benigni* Guggenheim's Scent Opera* Elvira Kurt* Friday Live musical guest The Skydiggers
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[mp3 file: runs 1:24:55]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, May 28th, 2009
Musician and actress Mandy Moore*
Author Kate Harding on the 'fat acceptance' movement* Recession Red, a talk about the popular Fuzion wine.
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[mp3 file: runs 52:28]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
Wikipedia hoax and the state of journalism* Canadian master of the short story, Mavis Gallant* Creativity and mental illness* Mio
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[mp3 file: runs 50:02]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
Grammy-winning producer Mark Johnson on peace through music* Legendary talk-show host Larry King* Graphic novelist Seth* Jesse Wente
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[mp3 file: runs 56:51]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, May 25th, 2009
Damian Abraham from Toronto punk band Fucked Up on being a Fox News correspondent* Indie rockers, The National* film director Rian Johnson ("Brothers Bloom")
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[mp3 file: runs 58:20]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, May 22nd, 2009
Friday Live with the ethereal electro-pop of Brooklyn's Au Revoir Simone* the Berlin debut of Mel Brooks hit musical, The Producers* Keith Richards* the amazing world of mushrooms* Elvira Kurt
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[mp3 file: runs 1:16:21]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Canadian author Alissa Hamilton's exposé of the way orange juice is made* John Greyson's new documentary* Hollywood and the Vatican
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[mp3 file: runs 59:03]
Q: The Podcast - extended, uncut RUSH interview
The extended, uncut version of our feature interview with Rush's Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
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[mp3 file: runs 1:01:31]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
A feature hour with the Canadian icons, Rush* Filmmaker, Nahid Persson Sarvestani on her documentary The Queen and I
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[mp3 file: runs 1:17:32]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
Author Winifred Gallagher on her book Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life* Cannes Film Fest* PS22 Chorus
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[mp3 file: runs 1:04:34]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, May 18th, 2009
Actress Rachel Weisz* Adrienne Clarkson on her new book about Norman Bethune* former child soldier and musician Emmanuel Jal (repeat interview)
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[mp3 file: runs 55:20]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, May 15th, 2009
Found Magazine founder Davy Rothbart on his latest collection of intriguing lost notes* Atom Egoyan on his film Adoration* Lenore Skenazy on her book Free Range Kids* Mr. Something Something (Friday Live guests)* Evan Solomon guest hosts
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[mp3 file: runs 1:24:53]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Host of Celebrity Rehab, Dr. Drew's new book The Mirror Effect* Ohad Benchetrit a.k.a. Years - Scavenger's manifesto & guitar soundscapes
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[mp3 file: runs 49:11]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
Tony award-winning, multiple Emmy nominee for Barney Miller, Hal Linden* Director of the acclaimed new film 'Tyson', James Toback* a history of indie rock collective Broken Social Scene
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[mp3 file: runs 1:02:09]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, May 11th, 2009
Exclusive full-hour with Gord Downie from The Tragically Hip* Author, Graham Roumieu on 101 Ways to Kill Your Boss
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[mp3 file: runs 56:52]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, May 8th, 2009
Dallas Green, Juno award-winning City and Colour plays live in studio* A debate on the corporatization of yoga* Film director, Gabriel Noble and P-Star of the new doc P-Star Rising* Captain 3D, a Hollywood advocate of 3D as the future of cinema
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[mp3 file: runs 1:24:20]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Zambian author Dambisa Moyo on Western aid to Africa* Directors Nelofer Pazira and Havana Marking on their two documentaries about gender relations in Afghanistan* Director Paul Saltzman on his doc Prom Night in Mississippi
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[mp3 file: runs 50:19]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
The director of The Cove* how supermodels lost their artistic influence* Video Game Hall of Fame?* Mio Adilman's Download Down-Lo
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[mp3 file: runs 50:13]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
One of Canada's great dancers and choreographers, Peggy Baker* Why people love sequels* Andy Samberg and The Lonely Island crew* Q's Screenboy Jesse Wente
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Q: The Podcast for Monday, May 4th, 2009
Book jacket artist Chip Kidd* Panel discussion on artists and their day jobs* politics of classical pianist Krystian Zimmerman
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[mp3 file: runs 56:14]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, May 1st, 2009
Friday Live: UK singer songwriter Adele* Paul Potts, the first winner of Britain's Got Talent* author Molly Haskell defends Gone with the Wind* Pulitzer controversy
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Q: The Podcast for Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Canadian doc maker Jennifer Baichwal* Dutch advertising renegade Eric Kessels and his book The Worst Hotel in the World* Mio Adilman's Download Down-Lo
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[mp3 file: runs 38:08]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Should there be a retirement age for artists? A Q panel* Gemini-winning screenwriter Tassie Cameron
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[mp3 file: runs 34:15]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
broadcasting veteran Bob Barker on his new memoir* the legacy of actress Bea Arthur - our youtube team debates*
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[mp3 file: runs 44:45]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, April 27th, 2009
Author and psychotherapist Susie Orbach talks body image* Sir Ken Robinson on creativity and music education* Screenboy Jesse Wente with his hot doc list
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[mp3 file: runs 43:40]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, April 24th, 2009
Singer Ndidi Onukwulu* BC Scene director Heather Moore* Novelist Anosh Irani* Choreographer Crystal Pite* Vancouver chef Robert Clark* singer-songwriter Carolyn Mark
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[mp3 file: runs 1:25:39]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
Author Nino Ricci on Pierre Trudeau* Actor George "Mr. Sulu" Takei* folk-rockers The Acorn
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[mp3 file: runs 55:20]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Artist Reece Terris* Musician Andrew Bird* Bruce Craig on the cultural significance of the hot dog*
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[mp3 file: runs 54:38]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
Pirate Bay ban* Joni Mitchell's Blue Period* Play Hardsell*
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[mp3 file: runs 55:46]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, April 20th, 2009
Space Auction* singer/songwriter Doug Paisley* Tori Spelling
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[mp3 file: runs 41:06]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, April 17th, 2009
Friday Live with hip-hopper K-OS* Elvira Kurt* raw food guru, Aris La Tham* 10-year old advice author, Alec Greven* Jesse Brown on the twists of on-line messages
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[mp3 file: runs 1:15:54]
Q: The Podcast - Leonard Cohen UNCUT
A feature interview with songwriting legend Leonard Cohen
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[mp3 file: runs 33:50]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, April 16th, 2009
Leonard Cohen special* Grey Gardens
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[mp3 file: runs 55:45]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
Richard Poplak* Kyle Riabko* Great Depression Cooking with Clara
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[mp3 file: runs 47:44]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
Green Party leader Elizabeth May* Iron Maiden documentary, "Flight:666"* Jesse Wente* Singer/songwriter Julie Doiron
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[mp3 file: runs 1:03:34]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, April 13th, 2009
*singer-songwriter Dan Hill* author Nazar Afisi* film director Steve McQueen ('Hunger')
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[mp3 file: runs 1:03:35]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, April 10th, 2009
Diana Krall* The Ego Boom* Chef Gordon Ramsay
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[mp3 file: runs 1:23:47]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, April 9th, 2009
Google street view* the controversy over a Denver airport sculpture* Gabriel Prokofiev on mixing club music and classical project
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[mp3 file: runs 59:25]
Q: The Podcast - Billy Bob Thornton UNCUT
Billy Bob Thornton and his band, The Boxmasters
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[mp3 file: runs 18:39]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
Billy Bob Thornton and his band The Boxmasters* Canadian Actor Albert Schultz on starring in the Soulpepper Theatre production of Glengarry Glen Ross* Graphic Novelist Pascale Blanchet* Mio Adilman
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[mp3 file: runs 58:41]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
James Preston Rogers - the man who would be Thor* Wiretap's Jonathan Goldstein* east-coast rapper Classified
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[mp3 file: runs 48:59]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, April 6th, 2009
soap opera Guiding Light* Graphic novelist/author Neil Gaiman* songer/songwriter Patrick Watson
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[mp3 file: runs 45:07]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, April 3rd, 2009
Fri Live guests The Arkells* Holiday Tour in Iraq* Superman and Fetish Art* Elvis Costello on Spectacle* David Lynch on Transcendental Meditation* Elvira Kurt
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[mp3 file: runs 1:19:57]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
The 100-Mile Diet Challenge* Coronation Street's Michael Le Vell* The Waking Eyes play live
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[mp3 file: runs 51:08]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
Nathan Fielder form 'This Hour Has 22 Minutes'* The revised 'Joy of Sex'* Genie nominated actor Aaron Poole, on his role in 'This Beautiful City'
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[mp3 file: runs 55:43]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
Yoko Ono* Bruce Cockburn feature
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[mp3 file: runs 56:08]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, March 30th, 2009
Pulitzer-winning journalist Nicholas Kristof on the dangers of tailor-made news* Canadian elctronic duo Junior Boys* Jian's Juno Awards wrap-up* Jesse Wente
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[mp3 file: runs 55:53]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, March 27th, 2009
Vancouver Live Special with Hawksley Workman* Divine Brown* Bif Naked* Hot Hot Heat* plus Vancouver movers & shakers
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[mp3 file: runs 1:27:14]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, March 26th, 2009
Vancouver Mayor, Gregor Robertson* Are the Olympics Good for Vancouver's Entertainment and Culture?* West Coast Cuisine with Chefs Vikram Vij and John Bishop
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[mp3 file: runs 53:31]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
Vancouver tour with Nardwuar the human Serviette* Charles Montgomery on Vancouver's quality of life* Vancouver Rock God panel with Mike Reno (Loverboy), Ra McGuire (Trooper) and Jim Vallance
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[mp3 file: runs 53:45]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Gordon Lightfoot feature* National Composition Prize* The art of Detroit in decay
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[mp3 file: runs 52:55]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, March 23rd, 2009
The public death of Brit reality TV star Jade Goody* The Ting-Tings* Comedian Lewis Black
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[mp3 file: runs 55:11]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, March 20th, 2009
NY's free store* Philosopher Peter Singer* Sir Kenneth Branagh on the MAgic Flute* long lost band Death* Elvira Kurt
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[mp3 file: runs 1:22:14]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, March 19th, 2009
Polaroid film and "The Impossible Project"* Author Denis Dutton on "The Art Instinct"* Fashion designer Evan Biddell
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[mp3 file: runs 51:56]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Battlestar Galactica at the UN* Radical Children's Literature* Comic artist Reginald Hudlin on gender bending the Black Panther
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Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
The Fate of the Irish Pub* Author Ray Robertson on Posthumous Releases* The end of the Seattle Post Intelligencer
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[mp3 file: runs 51:27]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, March 16th, 2009
the journey of Canadian metal band Anvil* national affairs commentator Rudyard Griffith on his new book 'Who We Are'* author Leanne Shapton on the reationship between images and words
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[mp3 file: runs 54:14]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, March 13th, 2009
Singer/songwriter Joel Plaskett* Life of Brian unbanned* Jonah Lehrer on How We Decide* Canadian ballet star Jason Reilly* Elvira Kurt*
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[mp3 file: runs 1:12:33]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, March 12th, 2009
Food writer Mark Bittman* Broadcaster John "JD" Roberts* Australian singer Lenka
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[mp3 file: runs 48:10]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
Laurie Brown guest-hosts* American writer David Sedaris* Canadian guitar master Pavlo* Mio Adilman and the Download Down-Lo* Stuff White People Like
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[mp3 file: runs 56:05]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Denis Villeneuve, director of Polytechnique* Pianist Christopher O'Riley, masterful interpreter of Rachmaninoff, Beethoven, and Radiohead* Screenboy Jesse Wente* Tracking political satire, with SATCAN
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[mp3 file: runs 57:06]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, March 9th, 2009
Canada Reads winner Lawrence Hill with Avi Lewis* Journalist Jerry Oppenheimer talks about the dark side of Barbie* Author Graham Roumieu discusses 101 Ways to Kill Your Boss
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[mp3 file: runs 52:46]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, March 6th, 2009
Fake friends on Facebook* Director Bruce McDonald's new film, Pontypool* Globe and Mail music writer Carl Wilson* Music from Emilie-Claire Barlow* Elvira Kurt and the Cultural Hall of Shame
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[mp3 file: runs 58:18]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, March 5th, 2009
Masters Degree in the Beatles* Director Michael McGowan talks about One Week* Rebecca Northan about her improvised play Blind Date
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[mp3 file: runs 46:50]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
UK theatre production, England People Very Nice* SNL's Lonely Island* Mio Adelman with the Download Down-Lo* Scottish-Canadian country singer Johhny Reid
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[mp3 file: runs 51:37]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
Do newspapers need public funding?* 'RIP: A Remix Manifesto', Canadian doc about mash-up culture* Jesse Wente on comic-inspired movies* Watchmen illustrator Dave Gibbons.
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Q: The Podcast for Monday, March 2nd, 2009
Newfoundland premier Danny Williams* East Coast Music Awards wrap-up* Shawn Doyle on the journey from Wabush, Labrador, to the acclaimed HBO series Big Love* ECMA winner and Canadian Idol favourite Tara Oram
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[mp3 file: runs 52:36]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, February 27th, 2009
Ex-Barenaked Lady Steven Page* Ex-SNL'er Jimmy Fallon* Music from Bruce Penninsula* Drummer extraordinaire Josh Freese* Elvira Kurt's Cultural Hall of Shame
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[mp3 file: runs 1:19:05]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Iraq's National Museum re-opens* Clive Thompson on speculative fiction* Modern art collectors Herb and Dorothy* Shelagh Rogers names CBC lit contest winners
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[mp3 file: runs 55:11]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
Music, sex, and teens* Kat Von D, TV's most famous tattooed lady* Mio Adilman with the Download Down-Lo* Charles Spearin and the Happiness Project
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[mp3 file: runs 50:52]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
Yves Saint Laurent's art collection* Michael Muhammad Knight's Islamic punk-rock novel The Taqwacores* Why men should do more housework* Q Food Sleuth Marion Kane in Florida
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[mp3 file: runs 1:00:57]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, February 23rd, 2009
Oscars wrap-up with the Q film panel* Are blog comments adding value to news or causing trouble?* The Hylozoists
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[mp3 file: runs 56:35]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, February 20th, 2009
Oscar-nominated film Trouble the Water* Singer-songwriter Gentleman Reg* Canadian actor Peter Keleghan* Record producer Ken Scott* Elvira Kurt's Cultural Hall of Shame* Mio Adilman and the Download Down-Lo
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[mp3 file: runs 1:18:00]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, February 19th, 2009
And Muzak: a lament* Former child soldier and musician Emmanuel Jal*
Jane Bunnett - Canada's first lady of the saxophone and flute
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[mp3 file: runs 57:24]
Q: The Podcast for Wenesday, February 18th, 2009
Scholastic Book Club: too commercial?* Classic chanteuse Jane Birkin* Acclaimed U.K. director Mike Leigh
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[mp3 file: runs 51:54]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
Guest host Laurie Brown interviews author Norah Vincent about 'Voluntary Madness'* Antony Hegarty, lead singer of Antony and the Johnsons* Ben Folds of the Ben Folds Five
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[mp3 file: runs 47:48]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, February 16th, 2009
gay activist Cleve Jones on Harvey Milk* singer/songwriter Dan Hill* film director/playwright John Patrick Shanley ("Doubt")
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Q: The Podcast for Friday, February 13th, 2009
The Q pre-Valentine's Day heartbreak show! With Montreal singer-songwriter Jason Bajada on his album, Love Sh*t* Salon.com advice columnist Cary Tennis* Curators of the Museum of Broken Relationships
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Q: The Podcast for Thursday, February 12th, 2009
Iraqi heavy metal band Acrassicauda* U.K. songstress Lily Allen* Authors of "11,002 Things to Be Miserable About"
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[mp3 file: runs 49:13]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
Sports stars over as cultural heroes?* Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay* Mio Adilman with the Download Down-Lo* Vancouver hip-hop outfit No Luck Club
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Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
TicketMaster/LiveNation merger* Azar Nafisi, author of Things I've Been Silent About* Feminist artist Judy Chicago
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[mp3 file: runs 51:08]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, February 9th, 2009
Making museums child-friendly in the UK* Swedish songstress Lykke Li* Christian Bale's meltdown
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Q: The Podcast for Friday, February 6th, 2009
Montreal's Bell Orchestre* The controversial "Cloaca" sculpture* New Canada Prize for the Arts and Creativity* Quebec film "The Necessitities of Life"
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[mp3 file: runs 1:25:30]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, February 5th, 2009
SNL uses MacGruber sketch to sell Pepsi* Coraline author Neil Gaiman* Our Lady Peace drummer Jeremy Taggart
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[mp3 file: runs 48:35]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
K'Naan performs live in-studio* State of the arts in post-collapse Iceland* Mio Adilman's Download Down-Lo* "Burma Chonicles" by Quebec writer Guy Delisle
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Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
Antique Book Thieves* "The Ego Boom" - a new book about the culture of narcissism* "Happy Days" creator Gary Marshall
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[mp3 file: runs 49:09]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, February 2nd, 2009
the contoversy over "Polytechnique"* Battlestar Galactica's Jamie Bamber* Halifax singer/songwriter Jenn Grant
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Q: The Podcast for Friday, January 30th, 2009
Friday live guest Beast* Superbowl: the billion $ game* Ron Mann knows his mushrooms* The state of Broadway today* Elvira
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Q: The Podcast for Thursday, January 29th, 2009
'The Veil' in Tehran* New Senator Pamela Wallin* 'The Reader'author Bernhard Schlink
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Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
Arts reaction to the budget* Breaking up with TV shows* Mio* Laurence Shorter on the search for optimism
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[mp3 file: runs 54:45]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
Corbin Bernsen making movies in Sask.* Montreal comedian Sugar Sammy* Jesse Wente* The legacy of House of the Rising Sun
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[mp3 file: runs 52:33]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, January 26th, 2009
Joshua Karp, Publisher of the Printed Blog* Neko Case plays cuts off her new album* Food Sleuth Marian Kane
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[mp3 file: runs 49:25]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, January 23rd, 2009
Friday Live guest Roxanne Potvin* Carnegie Wannabe Ken Lavigne* Are Rom-Coms ruining your love life?* American Apparel Complaint* Elvira Kurt
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Q: The Podcast for Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
Oscar nomination reactions* Michael Buble* The Porning of America
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Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
Kim Campbell* Minister of Heritage James Moore on arts cuts* Mio* Comedian John Dore
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Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
INAUGURATION DAY SPECIAL - Q looks at the cultural meaning of this U.S. inauguration day with John Ralston Saul, Joseph Boyden, Shad and Cadence Weapon, Colm Feore, Hanif Kureishi, Binyavanga Wainaina, and American arts advocate Robert Lynch.
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Q: The Podcast for Monday, January 19th, 2009
David Bezmozgis from Sundance* Darius Rucker (AKA Hootie) performs* Tin Tin hits 80
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[mp3 file: runs 51:31]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, January 16th, 2009
Friday Live guest Valery Gore plays* Martha Reeves on Motown's 50th* Actress Liane Balaban* Cell Phone Novels* Elvira Kurt* Dennis McGrath on the CRTC
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Q: The Podcast for Thursday, January 15th, 2009
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales* Actress Seana McKenna* Syrian Lingerie
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[mp3 file: runs 47:29]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Guest host Jonathan Torrens interviews director Laurent Cantet* Author Michael Kimmel on Bromance* Mio* Bear With Me author Diane Flacks
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[mp3 file: runs 50:25]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
BMW's chief of design Chris Bangle* Screenboy Jesse Wente* Fashion model vs. Google
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Q: The Podcast for Monday, January 12th, 2009
Guest host Jonathan Torrens interviews Atheist Bus Campaign creator Ariane Sherine* All the Wrong People Have Self Esteem author Laurie Rosenwald* Wild Roses star Sarah Power and writer Amy Cameron
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[mp3 file: runs 45:36]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, January 9th, 2009
Canadian bands down under* Who is aXXo?* The Tube Team's take on the Late Night landscape* Elvira Kurt* Friday Live guests One Hundred Dollars
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Q: The Podcast for Thursday, January 8th, 2009
Being Erica star Erin Karpluk* Marlon Brando biographer Stefan Kanfer* Jeff Harris' Life in Photos
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Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
Mike Huckabee * Singer/songwrite Andre Ethier * Mio * The End of Playgirl
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Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
The 2008 Banished Words List* 90210/Degrassi Screenwriter Sean Raycraft* Jesse Wente* Jokes and Philosophy
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[mp3 file: runs 53:53]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, January 5th, 2009
Viggo Mortensen* poet Christian Bok* personal music stylist Coleman Feltes
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[mp3 file: runs 45:21]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, January 2nd, 2009
*Drum & Bass DJ Goldie* Judy Blume* Gorrilaz* The Conformity of Home Design*
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Q: The Podcast for Thursday, January 1st, 2009
*David Benoit, the new Canadian singer of Brit rock band 'Yes'* cartoonist Lynda Barry*
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[mp3 file: runs 31:22]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
*Andy Warhol's rock album art* Sebastian Horsely* literary forger Lee Israel*
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[mp3 file: runs 47:45]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
*Twilight's Rachel Lefevre* Chef Gordon Ramsay* 'Catcher in the Rye' - is it still relevant?*
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[mp3 file: runs 50:36]
Q: The Podcast for Monday, December 29th, 2008
*Blur's Alex James* Al Green* Celebrity Brands*
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[mp3 file: runs 44:22]
Q: The Podcast for Friday, December 26th, 2008
*Sergio Trujillo* Barbara Walters* Nudity On Stage* Alanis Morissette*
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[mp3 file: runs 1:09:14]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, December 24, 2008
The Canadian cast of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer*Daniel Handler as Lemony Snicket, author of The Lump of Coal*Whopper Virgins - A new viral ad campaign from Burger King - super-smart marketing, or crossing the ethical lines of good taste?*Hosted by Jian Ghomeshi.
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[mp3 file: runs 49:37]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
*Parisian Life Models On Strike* Canadian Videogame Honored by Time Mag* Jesse Wente's Top 10 Films of 2008* Marion Kane Talks Turkey* The Cool Jew*
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Q: The Podcast for Monday, December 22nd, 2008
*Royal Canadian Air Farce* Alison Bechdel, creator of 'Dykes To Watch Out For'* A Defense of Teasing*
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Q: The Podcast for Friday, December 19th, 2008
*Friday Live! with Molly Johnson* Steve Schapiro on The Godfather Family Album* The Economy Excuse* Elvira Kurt*
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Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
*Malcolm McDowell* Mecca makeover* True Norwegian Black Metal* Mio*
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Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
*John Patrick Shanley on "Doubt"* Torture in video games* An apology by Turkish writers and academics for "the Great Catastrophe" of 1915* Jess Wente*
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Q: The Podcast for Friday, December 12th, 2008
*Friday Live! with Land of Talk* David Morrell, the creator of Rambo* Joe Satriani vs. Coldplay* Dating tips from a 9-year-old boy*
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[mp3 file: runs 1:13:56]
Q: The Podcast for Thursday, December 11th, 2008
*Canadian photographer Naomi Harris captures the swinger lifestyle* Efficacy of cyber-protesting* Visual artist Robbie Cooper on the blank faces of young gamers*
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[mp3 file: runs 49:09]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
*Who wins in a recession? The Dragons' Den's Kevin O'Leary offers his analysis* Suburban mom Jill Nelson as the latest porn-star biographer* Grammy nominee Isabel Bayrakdarian* Mio*
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[mp3 file: runs 57:20]
Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
*Nico Archambault, winner of So You Think You Can Dance Canada* Joel Cohen, co-executive producer of The Simpsons* Jesse Wente* TV Catchphrase*
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Q: The Podcast for Monday, December 8th, 2008
*Britney Spears is doing it. And we're loving it. Why are we seduced by the unlikely comeback?* Juries on trial* Les Stroud, Survivorman*
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Q: The Podcast for Friday, December 5th, 2008
*Friday Live! with Alex Cuba* Blue Rodeo's Jim Cuddy* Deepak Chopra* How to write a hit for Brit* Why Johns buy sex* Elvira Kurt*
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Q: The Podcast for Thursday, December 4th, 2008
*Survivorman Les Stroud* Confidence vote and the role of PR folk* End of Playgirl Magazine*
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[mp3 file: runs 54:56]
Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
*Raphael Saadiq* Brent Butt from Corner Gas* New York's Bellevue Hospital*
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Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
*Pulitzer-Prize-winner Art Spiegelman* Film critic A.O. Scott on Holocaust films* Jerry Leger plays live*
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Q: The Podcast for Monday, December 1st, 2008
*Former VJ Hannah Sung and media man John Turner discuss CTV cuts at Much, Much More Music and MTV Canada* Savannah Knoop - the public face of the infamous hoax author JT LeRoy* Loudon Wainwright III performs*
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Q: The Podcast for Friday, November 28th, 2008
*Friday Live! with Buffy Sainte-Marie* The Trailer Park Boys* Do Rockstars Have an Obligation to Play the Hits?*
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Q: The Podcast for Thursday, November 27th, 2008
*David Foster* Gene Simmons from KISS*
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Q: The Podcast for Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
*90210's Jason Priestly* Eric Peterson from Corner Gas on his role in stage production Festen* Melissa Williams, judge from So You Think You Can Dance Canada*
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Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
*Canada Reads 2009* Ron James* The poetry of Louis Riel*
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Q: The Podcast for Monday, November 24th, 2008
*Richard Florida on urban art spaces* Trudeau Stories - the play* Great Big Sea*
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Q: Podcast Friday September 12, 2008
*Hooded Fang Friday Live*Philippe Falardeau*Viggo Mortensen*
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[mp3 file: runs 58:38]
Q: The Podcast Wednesday July 2, 2008
*LIVE FROM LONDON!*Blur's Alex James*Clothing Designer Katherine Hamnett*Too Many Black and Asian Faces on TV?* Blur's Alex James lived a life of rock-and-roll excess before turning to farming, cheese-making and classical music. His new autobiography is "Bit of a Blur". Samir Shah is the former head of Current Affairs at the BBC, and he's got something to say about diversity and broadcasting in the UK. Plus, fashion designer and creator of the "Choose Life" T-shirts, Katherine Hamnett.
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Q: The Full Sebastian Horsley Interview
From April 15, 2008. The full uncut Q interview with "Dandy in the Underworld" author Sebastian Horsley. Listener discretion advised.
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[mp3 file: runs 35:15]
qq-2009-11-21_01-Countdown to Copenhagen
In just 2 weeks time, representatives from 193 countries will gather in Copenhagen, Denmark, for the UN Conference on Climate Change.
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[mp3 file: runs 16:54]
qq-2009-11-21_02-A Crocodile World
Dr. Hans Larsson, a paleontologist at McGill University, has just identified five species of crocodilians that lived about 100 million years ago.
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[mp3 file: runs 10:13]
qq-2009-11-21_03-Accent on Crying
The cry patterns of 30 French new born babies were compared to those of 30 German babies. The cries indicate country of origin.
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[mp3 file: runs 8:04]
qq-2009-11-21_04-Vampire Spiders
Dr. Simon Pollard, at the University of Canterbury Museum in Christchurch, New Zealand, has found a spider in East Africa that lusts after a particular smell - blood!
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[mp3 file: runs 8:23]
qq-2009-11-21_05-Name Your Poison
Dr. Hopi Hoekstra, a professor in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard has discoverd that the Northern Short-tailed shrew, a mammal, and the Mexican Beaded Lizard, a reptile - have essentially evolved the same poison.
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[mp3 file: runs 8:41]
qq-2009-11-14_01-CSI: Mesopotamia
Forensic techniques applied to two skulls from tombs in Mesopotamia, suggests death from blunt-forve trauma, not willing human sacrifice as previously thought.
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[mp3 file: runs 10:19]
qq-2009-11-14_02-Dinos Run Hot Not Cold
The question of whether dinosaurs were warm blooded (like birds and mammals) or cold blooded (like modern reptiles) has been hotly debated in the paleontology community.
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[mp3 file: runs 7:54]
qq-2009-11-14_03-Nazca Demise
Evidence shows that the Nazca people of Peru may have sown the seeds of their own destruction
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[mp3 file: runs 9:46]
qq-2009-11-14_04-Singing Wings
The unique song of the Club-winged Manakin, a small South American bird is made by the remarkably fast flapping of wings.
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[mp3 file: runs 9:57]
qq-2009-11-14_05-Natural Nukes
The first bloom of photosynthetic life, more than 2 billion years ago, would have created a chemical environment that would have led to the concentration of uranium and the formation of many thousands of natural nuclear reactors that would have lasted hundreds of thousands of years.
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[mp3 file: runs 8:42]
qq-2009-11-14_06-Fact or Fiction
"A person can pay off a sleep debt by sleeping in late on weekends." Dr. John Kimoff, Director of the Sleep Lab at the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal says it is mostly science fiction.
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[mp3 file: runs 5:19]
qq-2009-11-07_01-Kilimanjaro
According to research done by Dr. Lonnie Thompson at the Ohio State University, the famous ice peaks of Mount Kilimanjaro will disappear completely in the next two decades.
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[mp3 file: runs 10:53]
qq-2009-11-07_02-Albatross with a Plastic Wafer
Dr. Lindsay Young, a Canadian wildlife biologist, has been studying just how much plastic albatrosses end up ingesting on their oceanic foraging journeys.
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[mp3 file: runs 8:26]
qq-2009-11-07_03-Redback Spiders - Cheatin' and Eatin'
Jeff Stoltz, a Ph.D candidate in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto, has been studying redback spider mating rituals.
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[mp3 file: runs 9:34]
qq-2009-11-07_04-New-tron Star
A supernova remnant called Cassiopeia A has been hiding a mystery - just what was left after the star went boom.
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[mp3 file: runs 8:21]
qq-2009-11-07_05-A Gift From Space
Julie Payette spent more than 2 weeks on board the Space Shuttle Endeavour, and the International Space Station. She brought us back a special present: a Quirks & Quarks postcard, featuring Bob McDonald, that she signed in space.
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[mp3 file: runs 10:53]
qq-2009-11-07_06-Fact or Fiction
Does cracking your knuckles cause arthritis? Dr. Kam Shojania says it's science fiction.
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[mp3 file: runs 4:10]
qq-2009-10-31_01-Cancer As a Chronic Disease
Researchers have made remarkable progress in allowing people to live with cancer for longer.
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[mp3 file: runs 23:48]
qq-2009-10-31_02-Unicorn Fly
Dr. George Poinar, at Oregon State University, has found a tiny unicorn-like fly, perfectly preserved in a piece of prehistoric Burmese amber.
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[mp3 file: runs 9:04]
qq-2009-10-31_03-Two-alarm Squirrels
But Dr. Shannon Digweed, from Grant MacEwan University in Edmonton, believes that red squirrels use the same two sounds to let all intruders know that their presence has been detected.
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[mp3 file: runs 7:26]
qq-2009-10-31_04-Blast From The Past
On April 23rd of this year, NASA's Swift Satellite telescope identified the oldest known gamma ray burst in the universe.
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[mp3 file: runs 12:18]
qq-2009-10-24_01-Laptop of the Greeks
The Antikythera Mechanism was discovered a hundred years ago in the wreckage of a 2000-year-old ship. For much of the last century, researchers like Dr. Daryn Lehoux in the Classics Department at Queen's University in Kingston at have been trying to figure out what this complex mechanical device can do.
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[mp3 file: runs 14:29]
qq-2009-10-24_02-Babies & Talk
Canadian researcher Dr. Athena Vouloumanos, a professor of Psychology at New York University, was interested in testing the idea that infants have a built-in affinity for human speech.
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[mp3 file: runs 8:43]
qq-2009-10-24_03-Human Footprints in the Mud
Dr. John Smol, a professor of biology and Canada Research Chair in Environmental Change at Queen's University in Kingston, has analyzed a sedimentary record reaching back much farther than any found before.
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[mp3 file: runs 9:20]
qq-2009-10-24_04-Macaque Moms Go Goo-Goo
Dr. Annika Paukner at the National Institutes of Health Animal Center in Maryland has also observed the baby macaque mimicking the mother's various gestures of affection; interaction thought to be unique to humans.
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qq-2009-10-24_05-Ribbon 'Round the Solar System
NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft set out to map the region between the edge of the solar system and the heliosphere, the bubble-like structure that protects us from cosmic rays. But according to Dr. David McComas, the IBEX Principal Investigator from the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, the spacecraft found something completely unexpected - a mysterious bright ribbon of particles.
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[mp3 file: runs 7:39]
qq-2009-10-24_06-Science Fact or Fiction
"You Will Ruin Your Eyesight if You Read in The Dark". Dr. Alan Cruess, Professor and Head of The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Dalhousie University in Halifax says -science fiction.
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[mp3 file: runs 4:01]
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Rewind- November 20th, 2009- Farm Radio
The National Farm Radio Forum. For 25 seasons- between 1941 and 1965, groups of rural people gathered to discuss hot topics such as food rationing and the role of women- and then the discussions were edited and aired.
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[mp3 file: runs 52:37]
Rewind- November 13th, 2009- Jonestown
Just over 30 years ago more than 900 people died after drinking a concoction laced with cyanide that was given to them by their megalomaniac preacher- Jim Jones. Hear the documentary that aired on CBC Radio just a week after the tragedy.
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[mp3 file: runs 55:28]
Rewind- November 6th, 2009- Employment Insurance
A look at employment insurance, its origins and legacy. From the war years when Canadians wondered if there would be work after the fighting was over, through recessions when they counted on UIC payments, it’s the ups and downs of being unemployed.
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[mp3 file: runs 54:57]
Rewind- Oct 30- All About Halloween
From ghost ships and haunted houses, to witches and black cats with enough candy to turn all your teeth black, this podcast has it all.
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[mp3 file: runs 53:51]
Saturday Night Blues Interview with Booker T
Legendary keyboard player and leader of the band Booker T and the MG's in conversation with Saturday Night Blues host, Holger Petersen.
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[mp3 file: runs 26:30]
Saturday Night Blues interview with Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy, a living legend and true gentleman of the blues, in conversation with Holger Petersen
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[mp3 file: runs 19:40]
Saturday Night Blues interview with The Yardbirds
Chris Dreja and Jim McCarty, founding members of The Yardbirds chat with Holger Petersen
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[mp3 file: runs 21:57]
Obama the cyberbully and big news for Search Engine
Michael Geist explains why Canada is on America's s*!t list, and I explain what's up with the future of the show
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[mp3 file: runs 18:01]
Was the Pirate Bay "Spectrial" a Mistrial?
Pirate Bay trial judge linked to pro-copyright groups, and why is Ahmadinejad the only guy sticking up for jailed Canadian Blogger Hossein Derakhshan?
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[mp3 file: runs 14:13]
The Twitter Revolution.
How the poorest country in Europe revolted in under 140 characters.
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Time to de-friend Obama?
Gov't 2.0 has yet to happen and Obama has sided with Bush on warrantless wiretaps. Is it too soon to question the President's transparency? I ask Micah Sifry
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No show this week!
Back next Monday with extra goodness.
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Busting the biggest cyberspies in the world
CitizenLab's Ron Deibert and Nart Villeneuve on how they uncovered a massive global online spy ring.
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Spybots can fire you.
Weird ways that employee surveillance is being used to determine layoffs, and is "SmartData" just DRM by another name?
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CCTVs, Biometrics, and self-destructing data
Pt.2 of my interview with Ontario Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian
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Show me your papers!
An interview with Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian
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RiP: a generation of copyright criminals!
Brett Gaylor on his remix docufesto
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The great pirate trial.
Epic LOLs in Sweden as the Pirate Bay (and file sharing) go on trial.
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Valentine's day extension...
A quick point about hate speech in comment sections & limits on police power, and then a look at some revelatory news on the Net Neutrality front.
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5 random things about the future of news
Is this worth linking to?
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[mp3 file: runs 11:47]
Jesse or Google: who's more clever? (an interview with Google)
Google plays it coy with regards to their new throttle-tracking "Glasnost" app, and a new study shows that kids have nothing to fear but kids themselves.
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10,000 Iranian military blogs and the Facebook flash mob that actually worked.
An update on drastic and scandalous developments in the Iranian blogosphere, and a story of web-civics in action in the UK.
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The return of the missing White House emails.
With two days left in the Bush Administration, a federal court has ordered every White House staffer to turn over every email they have written or received on the job, so that millions of mysteriously missing documents can be recovered.
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Are we getting ripped off on texting? An interview with Telus.
The New York Times says that carriers are taking us for a ride with texting fees. Jim Johannsson of Telus says different.
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Is throttling necesarry?
Rogers and Bell say they have no choice- if they don't "traffic-shape", the network won't work. Is it true?
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Will the Internet kill CanCon? An interview with Google.
Google wants the CRTC to keep their hands off the Internet. I ask them why, in the first Search Engine interview with the search engine.
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Random Shots
A documentary this week on the 3 weeks I spent on XBox Live, playing Call of Duty 4
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[mp3 file: runs 19:46]
Search Engine Prorogued!
Back next week with a new one.
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Is Canada becoming a digital ghetto?
The idea of Canada as an isolated Internet backwater has sparked heated discussion across the web. Here's the debate so far...
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Where's Hoder?
Iran's "Blogfather" is missing in Tehran and presumed arrested. But how can we be so sure? A look at Hossein Derakhshan with journalist Cyrus Farivar. Plus, the final word (I pray) on "wee-kee".
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Who the #$@! says "wee-kee"?
The Great Firewall of Australia and pt.2 of the weirdly heated Wikipedia pronunciation fracas.
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White (Space) Power!
Tuesday, November 4,2008 was a historic day....for the Internet. The FCC voted to allow "white space" devices. Today I figure out what they are and what they mean.
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Jinx the vote!
Forgive me if I ruin everything, but I'm just going to assume that Obama has already won and discuss his presidency with Micah Sifry.
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Enhanced Driver's Licenses="Privacy Nightmare"
It sounds like a bad sci-fi plot, but it's true: Ontario is about to stamp all new licenses with RFID chips, readable by anyone within a 30-foot radius.
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Canadians? Not retarded.
Two interesting things about the worst election ever.
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Whatever happened with Copyright?
A pre-election check-in with Prof.Michael Geist and an excuse to talk about Sarah Silverman.
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[mp3 file: runs 16:39]
Politics unusual.
A closer look at the Skype-snoop story with CitizenLab's Ron Deibert and candidate Gabe Carini debates himself.
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Video games make me sad.
Just one story this week, but it's a good one. Spore, the "Ulysses" of video games, has spawned an online revolt against the games' DRM. After driving down the Spore's Amazon rating, disgruntled players are now suing Electronic Arts. I talk to their lawyer (and to myself).
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If you can't link to something, then what's the point of the Internet?
Thanks for the awesome reception last week! This week: why blogs are more ethical than the news, music "pirate" sues music industry, and my challenge to Gabe Carini, candidate for PM.
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Canada is retarded.
Back from the dead! CBC executive Chris Boyce on Search Engine's cancellation, and reasons why our democracy is obsolete.
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[mp3 file: runs 20:41]
June.19/08 Search Engine
Keywords: Jim Prentice unlocked, small town cyberwars, and the last episode of Search Engine....vol.1
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June.12/08 Search Engine
Keywords: SPECIAL EPISODE- Search Engine in China
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June.5/08 Search Engine
Keywords: Al Qaeda's funniest home videos, Your boss-the spy, and yet even more of the best of Craigslist
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May.29/08 Search Engine
Keywords: Mohawk Poker, Ivory Towers Falling Down, and Dick Gaywood Fights Back.
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May.22/08 Search Engine
Keywords: again with the copyright? China punks the Navy, and my f*!#ing stapler.
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May.15/08 Search Engine
Keywords: Do you want spies with that, stuff Black people like, and the little ISP that could...piss a lot of people off
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May.8/08 Search Engine
Keywords: the hacker Olympics, the C.I.A.'s pony club, and Speak- the Hungarian rapper
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May.1/08 Search Engine
Keywords: grand theft childhood, teenage surveillance, and the uninvited lawyer.
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April.24/08 Search Engine
Keywords: poetry,Passover,pre-emption. Back next week, folks.
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Apr.17/08 Search Engine
Keywords: Batman begins-to be pirated, Comcast copycats, and more of the best of Craigslist
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Apr.10/08 Search Engine
Keywords: Hillary's wiki-watchdog, grand theft idiot, and the Notorious HTTP
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Apr.3/08 Search Engine
Keywords: sex workers of the world, unite! Cuba's wild colt, and the return of the Best of Craigslist.
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March.27/08 Search Engine
Keywords: Net-addict panic, Trojan horses for Tibet, and a chaos of Joeys
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March.20/08 Search Engine
Keywords: Second Life on Mars, black gay Arab, and Facebook ultimatums
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March.13/08 Search Engine
Keywords: Debunking the Zeitgeist, Debating the Laptop, and Dividing the Waloons
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March.6/08 Search Engine
Keywords: submarine sabotage, metaphysical polls and Conservative piracy.
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Feb.28/08 Search Engine
Keywords: fighting terrorism from the suburbs, and robots ruin poker
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Feb.21/08 Search Engine
Obama's MySpace Mistake, The Infamous Australian Porn Cracker and Five Million Missing White House Emails
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Feb.14/08 Search Engine
Keywords: chairman of the blog, executives anonymous, and hunting the poor- thru Facebook!
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Feb.7/08 Search Engine
Keywords: the not-so anonymous face of Anonymous, Wise Beard Man’s beardy wisdom, and China’s video outrage
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Jan.31/08_Search Engine
Keywords: Tom Cruise vs. Anonymous,Hilary covers Bowie,and the shmaltz factor.
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Jan.24/08_Search Engine
Keywords:ganging up on the Mafia, celebrity cheese, and why Facebook will die
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Jan.17/08_Search Engine
Keywords: Facebook's lynch mobs, Japan's bad manners, Ed Stelmach's good name
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Search Engine ~ Jan 10, 2008
Keywords: writers gone wild, user-generated propaganda, and Super Management Bros.
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Search Engine ~ Jan 3, 2008
Keywords: Sweat-shop sorcerers, The 35-pound football team, and the Jedi who ran for School Board.
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Search Engine ~ Dec 27, 2007
Keywords: Youtube kills the magic, peer-to-peer globalization, and Mr. Rogers goes to Washington.
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Search Engine ~ Dec 20, 2007
Keywords: Robots ruin poker, Gitmo's web-prank hilarity, and death to the blockbuster
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[mp3 file: runs 27:49]
Search Engine ~ Dec 13,2007
Keywords: how the geeks crashed Christmas, five million missing White House emails, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's blog- seriously.
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Search Engine ~ Dec 6,2007
Keywords: 249 unanswered questions, Bill Clinton's architect, and fighting terrorism from the suburbs.
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[mp3 file: runs 27:40]
Search Engine ~ Nov 29, 2007
Keywords: last chance for copyright, cyber-bully worries, and my cousin Joe.
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Search Engine ~ Nov 22, 2007
Preemption notice,Suburban counterterrorist promo
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Search Engine ~ Nov.15, 2007
Keywords:The President of the Internet, the 35 pound football team,and the 1967 iPhone.
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Search Engine ~ Nov 1,2007
Keywords: Italy's geriatric attack, YouTube kills the magic, and why Radiohead might not be okay for computers
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Search Engine ~ Oct 25,2007
Keywords: Web War One, the refugee camp chat room, and Facebook gets busted for union-busting.
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Search Engine ~ Oct 18, 2007
Keywords: illegal arcades, pac-man propaganda, and sweatshop sorcerers.
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[mp3 file: runs 28:09]
Search Engine ~ Oct 4,2007
Keywords: Peer to peer globalization, topless justice, and Canada hates the Internet.
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[mp3 file: runs 28:00]
Search Engine ~ Sept 27,2007
Keywords: The AfroSphere, Cory Doctorow's memo to Paris Hilton, and a correction to our first journalistic error.
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[mp3 file: runs 27:40]
Search Engine ~ Sept 20,2007
Keywords: Big Brother Gets Spanked, How to Teach a Dead Frog New Tricks, and Ihateyoungpeople.com
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Search Engine ~ Sept.13,2007
Keywords: Obama's Myspace Mistake, The Great Polka Rebellion and John F Brewington,Internet Detective.
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[mp3 file: runs 27:41]
Search Engine ~ Sept.6,2007
Keywords: Blog Trouble in Big China, Cory Doctorow, The Infamous Australian Porn Cracker & Mr.Rogers Goes to Washington
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[mp3 file: runs 27:51]
2009-11-22 - Spark 92: FloH club, new media literacy, and getting the old age you deserve
Sean Cole tries out the FloH Club, a new computer service aimed at older people, Your Job Before the Internet: Todd Thicke and Michele Nasraway, co-executive producers of America's Funniest Videos, Jenna McWilliams teaches new media literacy, Nora mentions that the Amazon Kindle is now available in Canada, Cyrus Farivar visits UCLA for the 40th anniversary of the Internet, Joe Coughlin from MIT's AgeLab on the future of aging
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2009-11-15 - Spark 91: CAPTCHAs, data visualization and romancing the phone
Luis von Ahn fights spam and digitizes books with CAPTCHAs and reCAPTCHA, John Lee plays matchmaker for mismatched shoes with unevenfeet.com, Daemon Fairless investigates texting and dating,
December's issue of Esquire magazine has an augmented reality cover, Hannah Classen wonders why we don't have robotic butlers, Fernanda Viegas visualizes data with Many Eyes, and Lawrence Lessig explains the perils of openness in government
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2009-11-01 - Spark 90: The pleasures and sorrows of work, continuous partial attention, and email apnea
Alain de Botton on the pleasures and sorrows of work, and Linda Stone on continuous partial attention and email apnea
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[mp3 file: runs 54:28]
2009-10-25 - Spark 89: Traditional knowledge, instant film, and online borders
V. K. Gupta protects ancient wisdom in the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library, Jeremy de Beer on traditional knowledge and intellectual property, Spark Quest: Grant Lawrence tries out Sony's Party-shot camera accessory, Nora checks in with André Bosman of The Impossible Project, Grammar Girl Mignon Fogarty advises Patrick Horneker about writing for an international audience on the web, Pete Nowak updates Nora on Canadian net neutrality, Dan Misener explains geoblocking, and Roger Martin expla
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2009-10-18 - Spark 88: Tracking trash, the real value of stories, and social media for businesses
David Eaves explains VanTrash, Jennifer Dunnam tracks trash with MIT's Sensible City Lab's Trash | Track, Rob Walker co-curates the Significant Objects Project, Grammar Girl Mignon Fogarty gives advice about email subject lines, Rick Fogarty uses Skype for hairstyle consultations, Bernd Boesemeyer deals with a negative review of his B&B on TripAdvisor, and Mitch Joel explains why businesses should embrace online conversations
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2009-10-04 - Spark 87: Open science, general knowledge, and doctors before the internet
Tom Howell fixes his leaky sink with a little help from his father (and Skype), Daemon Fairless learns cabinetmaking, cooking, and guitar on YouTube, Jenny Carpenter explains Open Science, Mignon Fogarty (AKA Grammar Girl) explains where to place emoticons and links in email messages, Your Job Before the Internet: Dr. Stewart Cameron, Francois Jacques worries about covert Googling at his pub trivia night and Brian Cathcart wonders, "Is Google Killing General Knowledge?"
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2009-09-27 - Spark 86: Digital forgetting, email salutations, and food pills
Andrew Feldmar is barred from entering the US after a border guard Googled his name, Viktor Mayer-Schönberger believes that digital technology should forget, Mignon Fogarty (AKA Grammar Girl) talks about email salutations and parentheses, Lynn Glazier explores the culture of sexual harassment among teens, Hannah Classen discovers what ever happened to the food pill, Dan Misener looks at the "new old" way to be a pirate, and Peter Nowak of cbc.ca/technology drops by for a Net Neutrality update
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2009-09-20 - Spark 85: Augmented reality, chiptune jazz, and a world without email
Luis Suarez explains how he got rid of corporate email and replaced it with social software tools, Marla Thirsk is still on dial-up, Cathi Bond explains two trends in augmented reality, science fiction author Bruce Sterling contemplates the future implications of AR, Daniel Jones tells the story of NBC versus the pirates, Andy Baio crowdfunds a chiptune cover of Kind of Bloop, and THWOMP revives classic video game music in their "Nintendo cover band"
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2009-09-13 - Spark 84: Regrettable videos, Open Textbooks, and Twittering Taco Trucks
Timothy Tackett (AKA Mr UNSTABL3) takes a bath in a Burger King sink, Bill Wasik and Hal Niedzviecki on regrettable online videos, and what to do about them, Hannah Classen wonders what happened to the promise of a flying car, Eric Frank from Flat World Knowldge publishes open textbooks, Kate Arkless Gray and the BBC's World Service preserve endangered sounds with Save our Sounds, and Cyrus Farivar dines at Twittering taco trucks
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2009-08-26 - Spark in the Summer: Anil Dash and Gina Trapani on keeping last year’s model
Extended interview with Anil Dash and Gina Trapani.
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[mp3 file: runs 21:28]
2009-08-19 - Spark in the Summer: Gary Hustwit on Objectified
Extended interview with Gary Hustwit.
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[mp3 file: runs 21:13]
2009-08-12 - Spark in the Summer: William Deresiewicz on “The End of Solitude”
Extended interview with William Deresiewicz.
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[mp3 file: runs 18:31]
2009-08-05 - Spark in the Summer: Rachel Wagner on digital culture and religion
Extended Interview with Rachel Wagner.
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[mp3 file: runs 24:55]
2009-07-22 - Spark in the Summer: Carl Wilson on MP3s and the Sound of (Pop) Music
Extended Interview with Carl Wilson
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[mp3 file: runs 11:10]
2009-07-29 - Spark in the Summer: Glen Hougan on designing for seniors
Extended interview with Glen Hougan.
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[mp3 file: runs 16:25]
2009-07-15 - Spark in the Summer: Seth Godin on Tribes
Extended interview with Seth Godin
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[mp3 file: runs 18:04]
2009-07-08 - Spark in the Summer: Jane McGonigal on gaming for the greater good
Extended interview with Jane McGonigal.
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[mp3 file: runs 21:22]
2009-07-01 - Spark in the Summer: Ed Burtynsky on 10,000 year old photos
Extended interview with Ed Burtynsky.
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[mp3 file: runs 26:03]
2009-06-24 - Episode 83: Corrupted files, what I wore, and email sabbaticals
Scott Jaschik on trust and digital cheating in the classroom, Dan Misener looks at "What I Wore"-style blogs, Jenny Carpenter investigates forensic linguistics and sentiment analysis, and danah boyd takes an email sabbatical
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[mp3 file: runs 27:24]
2009-06-17 - Episode 82: Teen texting tales, accessible technology, and viral culture
Spark listeners call in with their terrifying teen texting tales, Al Rae tries to send and receive 80 texts in one day, Nora visits the Adaptive Technology Resource Centre at the University of Toronto, and Bill Wasik on how the internet is changing culture
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[mp3 file: runs 27:30]
2009-06-10 - Episode 81: Canadian broadband, Twaiku poetry, Cigarette vending machines, and Bookcamp
CANARIE's Bill St. Arnaud explains the current state of Canadian broadband, and comments on the OECD's recent broadband report, Rayat Deonandan writes Twitter haiku poems, Michael Keferl of CScout Japan explains Taspo, the Japanese RFID-enabled "tabacco passport," and Hugh McGuire explores the future of books and publishing in the digital age at BookCamp Toronto.
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2009-06-03 - Episode 80: Social Translation, Mapmaking 2.0, Drunk Dialing, and Open Cities
Ethan Zuckerman explains social translation and the multilingual web, Cyrus Farivar reports back from the Where 2.0 conference, Nora mentions Bad Decision Blocker iPhone app, and Gmail's Mail Goggles feature, and Andrea Reimer explains Vancouver's plan to open up municipal data
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[mp3 file: runs 27:18]
2009-05-27 - Episode 79: Digital preservation, Exclamation Marks (!!!) and SPIN Farming
Seamus Ross, Dean of the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto, explains digital preservation, Mignon Fogarty (AKA Grammar Girl) talks about exclamation marks and interrobangs, and Wally Satzewich starts a web-powered, veggie growing revolution called SPIN Farming
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[mp3 file: runs 27:28]
2009-05-20 - Episode 78: Soaking dishes, driving tech innovation with porn, and cultural laziness
Stef and Luigi disagree about soaking dishes online with Sidetaker.com, Peter Nowak explains how the business of pornography fuels the business of technology, Kate Rich runs Feral Trade, a "freight network outside of commercial systems," and Cyrus Farivar admits his cultural laziness.
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2009-05-13 - Episode 77: QWERTY, Objectified, and Last Year's Model
Nora delves into the deep, dark history of the QWERTY keyboard layout (guests include: Martin Howard, Bill Buxton, Stan Liebowitz, Philip Steadman, and Jared Spool), Gary Hustwit interviews industrial design heavyweights for his documentary Objectified and Anil Dash and Gina Trapani want you to buy great gadgets, then keep them with LastYearsModel.org
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[mp3 file: runs 27:42]
2009-05-06 - Episode 76: Online activism, lurking, mashups, and APIs
Anders Colding-Jørgensen created a real Facebook group about a fictitious cause: "No to the demolition of the Stork Fountain," Evgeny Morozov on Slactivism and the role social media can play in political activism, Jim Lebans defends lurking, Jer Thorp uses the NYT NewsWire API to control a smoke detector called the NewsAlarm, and explains the importance of APIs.
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2009-04-22 - Episode 75: Self-monitoring, interactive magazines, and a Twittering cat door
Gus and Penny (who are cats) use a Twittering Cat Door, Nicholas Felton on self-monitoring and Daytum.com, Nora and Elizabeth review some of the messy desktop contest entries submitted so far, Anand Agarwala explains human-computer action, and shows Nora Bumptop, and Tim Devin publishes I Left This Here for You to Read.
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2008-04-15 - Episode 74: Religion in a digital age, WiFi t-shirts, and curating the web
Rachel Wagner researches the intersection of digital culture and religion, and what it means for how we understand the sacred, Liane Balaban reads her poem "Wireless Networks," Nora and Jesse Wente try out the WiFi t-shirt, and Jason Kottke curates the web
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[mp3 file: runs 27:32]
2009-04-10 - Hour-long Spark Special
As part of CBC's special programming on April 10, we put together a one hour-long "best of" program, featuring some of our favorite guests and items from past seasons, including: Ben Terrett's Things Our Friends Have Written On The Internet, David McCallum's Warbike, Christian Payne’s grandmother on Twitter, Dan James's shingling, Tom Howell's Techiquette, Celeste McWhorter's gamedar, and Jenova Chen's video games with a sophisticated emotional palette.
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[mp3 file: runs 51:59]
2009-04-08 - Episode 73: Copyright, the public domain, and remix culture
Kutiman remixes YouTube on THRU YOU, Teru remixes Nora's full interview with Kutiman to win Spark's remix contest, James Boyle tries to balance intellectual property rights and the public domain, and Jean Dryden demystifies Canadian copyright law.
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2009-04-01 - Episode 72: Roombas, Goodbye Emails and Facebook Mea Culpas
Paul Saulnier hacks a Roomba vacuum cleaner so that it moves away from you when you're angry.Saul Greenberg explains why it's hard for computers to understand what humans are feeling.Sean Prpick tells the story of how a Roomba brought pain to his marriage.Futurist Jamais Cascio looks at how we relate to robots, and why we treat them like pets.Megan Hustad wonders wonders why we're compelled to send out goodbye emails. Al Rae is using Facebook to find old friends and say he's sorry.
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[mp3 file: runs 27:32]
2009-03-25 - Episode 71: Music & Technology
Pat and Patrick Costello organize The Ukulele Project to make instructional videos for Tom White's ukulele club in Ogoki Post, Ontario, Jonathan Berger explains why some people prefer the sizzling sound of MP3s, Carl Wilson on how technology influences the aesthetic of pop music, Nora tries out the Emotichair, a chair designed to give deaf people a richer experience of music, and Richard Cytowic studies synaesthesia, a "crossing of the senses"
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[mp3 file: runs 27:44]
2008-03-18 - Episode 70: e-Fidgeting, road trip mixtapes, LIFT, and the return of aspic
Dan Misener fidgets with technology. James Levine and Chris Noessel explain why that might be a good thing. Grant Lawrence from CBC Radio 3 makes a road trip mixtape using Harmon Kardon's Amplified Journeys, Cyrus Farivar explores where the future went at the LIFT Conference, and Cathi Bond enjoys the gelatinous food that's all the retro rage: aspic
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[mp3 file: runs 27:28]
2009-03-11 - Episode 69: Springboard, Metropath(ologies), and CRTC hearings
Cristina Matei designs Springboard, a social network for public transit, Judith Donath explores information overload through Metropath(ologies), Anil Dash unplugged for two weeks, and didn't miss anything, and Peter Nowak explains the current CRTC hearings
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[mp3 file: runs 27:31]
2009-03-04 - Episode 68: Greener gadgets, the end of solitude, and becoming the master of your domain
Allan Chochinov of Core77 explains the Greener Gadgets Design Competition 2009, William Deresiewicz on The End of Solitude, Rhonda McEwen researches how university students use mobile phones and social networks to manage feelings of loneliness, Elizabeth Bowie discovers that ElizabethBowie.com is taken, then buys ElizabethBowie.ca, Peter Rukavina explains why everyone should get their own domain for their email, and Spark listeners own a lot of domains
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[mp3 file: runs 27:25]
2009-02-25 - Episode 67: Twittering Grandma, Digital Legacy, and Ageism in Design
Christian Payne's grandmother is on Twitter, Paul Taylor combines genealogy and social networking with Arcalife, and Glen Hougan teaches his students to design for an aging population
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[mp3 file: runs 27:41]
2009-02-11 - Episode 66: The tech gap in relationships, meta-movie reviews, and spatial intelligence
Bill Buxton and Elizabeth Russ explain the technology gap in their relationship, Twanna A. Hines on the importance of technological compatibility, Bill Buxton explains how a computer is unlike a pencil, David Edelstein explains how review aggregators are affecting film criticism, Nora tries her hand at the Rubik's 360, Will Shortz explains why our love affair with puzzles persists, Philip Servos on spatial intelligence and Rubik's puzzles, and 9 year-old Callum Moseley solves the Rubik's 360
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[mp3 file: runs 27:40]
2009-02-04 - Episode 65: Laptops in the Kitchen, Games for Grownups, and ChangeCamp
On this episode of Spark, Hannah Classen brings tech into the kitchen to splatter-proof your internet recipes, Jenova Chen designs video games with a sophisticated emotional palette, Gerjon Zomer saves ink with the Ecofont, and Mark Kuznicki brings people together to re-imagine government and citizenship at ChangeCamp
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2009-01-28 - Episode 64: Blogs get unplugged, photos get real, and government gets visible
Ben Terrett prints blog posts on newsprint in Things Our Friends Have Written On The Internet, Dan Pacheco enabled citizen publishers with Printcasting, Liz explains print-on-demand photo technology like this photo frame from Prinics, Andy Kaplan-Myrth promotes government transparency through visiblegovernment.ca
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[mp3 file: runs 27:42]
2009-01-21 - Episode 63: Whoppers, Facebookgate, and Leadership 2.0
Nora wonders what Burger King's Whopper Sacrifice campaign says about the nature of Facebook friendship, Brad J Ward investigates Facebookgate, Mitch Joel on social media, ethics and marketing, Andy Kaplan-Myrth promotes online tools for government transparency at VisibleGovernment.ca, and Seth Godin explains how the internet is changing leadership
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[mp3 file: runs 27:09]
2009-01-14 - Episode 62: Laptops vs. Desktops, iPosture, Ethan Zuckerman and computer viruses in Sierra Leone
As laptops overtake desktops, ergonomist Rabiya Lallani explains the effect computers can have on our bodies.
Rabiya and Nora make a video to explain how to set up your laptop for proper ergonomics
Nora asks for your ideas on redesigning laptops
Ethan Zuckerman explains why the big wide world of the Web may actually be limiting the kind of information you get.
Craig Desson reports on Sierra Leone's computer virus pandemic
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[mp3 file: runs 27:23]
2009-01-10 - Episode 61B: CES, Xenophiles, and what if gamers ran the world?
EPISODE 61 UPDATED W/ NEW CES CONTENT ON JAN 10, 2009 -- Nora checks in with Peter Nowak at CES 2009, Tom Armitage wonders What if Gamers Ran the World to discuss what video games can teach the leaders of tomorrow, Ethan Zuckerman on xenophiles, bridge figures, and third-culture kids, Update on Mitch Kapor's idea of a CTO for the USA
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2009-01-07 - Episode 61: CES, Xenophiles, and what if gamers ran the world?
Nora checks in with Peter Nowak at CES 2009, Tom Armitage wonders What if Gamers Ran the World to discuss what video games can teach the leaders of tomorrow, Ethan Zuckerman on xenophiles, bridge figures, and third-culture kids, Update on Mitch Kapor's idea of a CTO for the USA
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2008-12-30 - Episode 60: 27 Ideas in 27 Minutes
This week, Spark tried something a little different. Producer Jane Farrow put together a special episode chock-full of fresh ideas for 2009.
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[mp3 file: runs 27:26]
2008-12-24 - Episode 59: Clay Shirky on your cognitive surplus
This week on Spark, a feature interview with Clay Shirky, author of Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations. Clay and host Nora Young talk about the pros and cons of social media, new online business models online, and how big change comes from human motivation, not shiny new technologies.
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[mp3 file: runs 27:23]
2008-12-17 - Episode 58: Memory, Wikipedia,and Sewing 2.0
Angela Troyer explains why ballroom dancing can help improve your memory, Gary Small says you can teach an old brain new tricks, Cathi Bond explores sewing's resurgence (pun intended), and Chris Jensen assigns his students Wikipedia homework
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[mp3 file: runs 27:19]
2008-12-10 - Episode 57: Government transparency, blogs, and vlogs
Rahaf Harfoush explains what Obama's campaign and change.gov can teach Canadian politicians about transparency, Tom Steinberg makes it easy to track elected officials using They Work for You, Merlin Mann answers your questions about blogging, and Heather Gold bridges the geek/non-geek divide to explain vlogging
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[mp3 file: runs 27:13]
2008-12-03 - Episode 56: Boot-up Times and Iconoclasts
On this episode of Spark: David Schlesinger represents call centre employees who are suing over long boot-up and login times, Matt Richtel explains the future of quick-booting computers, Andy Hertzfeld tells the story of saving lives by reducing boot times, and Gregory Berns on Iconoclasts
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[mp3 file: runs 27:28]
2008-11-26 - Episode 55
On this episode of Spark, Tony Hsieh blogs about the layoffs at his company, Zappos.com, Don Tapscott explains the Net Generation's new expectations for work, Dan James of silverorange divides his time between CEOing and shingling, and Vincent Lam explains how to be a writer and a doctor.
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[mp3 file: runs 27:35]
2008-11-19 - Episode 54
Gavin O'Carroll sends postcards to his relatives using Send With Peggy, Don Tapscott explains how the "Net Generation" thinks differently, Pete Nowak explains what system access fees are and why they're disappearing, and Merlin Mann helps build an audience for your blog without alienating the people you admire
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[mp3 file: runs 27:24]
2008-11-12 - Episode 53
On this episode of Spark: Jackie Sharkey explains internet use in Nunavut, Spark listeners do their best dial-up impressions, Nora introduces Spark Lite, our low-bandwidth podcast, Laurence Ashworth explains marketing electronics to women, Ying Cheng develops technology for women, and started the No More Pink Phone movement, Nora tries out the GenderAnalyzer, and Merlin Mann encourages bloggers to get better.
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[mp3 file: runs 27:20]
2008-11-05 - Episode 52
On this episode of Spark, small design decisions with big consequences: Bill Gauley tests toilets for efficiency, Raphael Grignani designs mobile phones for billions of people, Spark listeners weigh in on the future of the phone book, and Dan signs up and signs on with OpenID.
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[mp3 file: runs 27:30]
2008-10-29 - Episode 51
Twanna A. Hines explains the group dating trend, Merlin Mann talks about managing expectations on your blog, Dan asks "How am I supposed to use this phone with my mittens on?" Duncan Elliott explains capacitive touchscreens, Spark listeners call 1-877-34-SPARK, and Alex (Sandy) Pentland sends out Honest Signals.
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[mp3 file: runs 27:23]
2008-10-15 - Episode 49
Jean Snow looks back at the 2008 Tokyo Game Show, Peter Nowak visits the Brookhaven Lab to learn about Tennis for Two, Merlin Mann teaches Nora to think about her blog audience, Nora falls asleep,
Tapani Salmi wakes Nora up to explain HappyWakeUp, and Quinn Norton reflects on the human-robot interfaces and the HAL exoskeleton.
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[mp3 file: runs 27:22]
2008-10-08 - Episode 48
Dan talks to Ilona Dougherty, Richard Akerman, and Grace Lake about voting online, Nora introduces our new toll-free number: 1-877-34-SPARK, Spark listeners talk about their workplace computer woes, Lisagaye Tomlinson and Paul Martine BYOC (Bring Your Own Computer), Nora talks to Merlin Mann about his upcoming series, and Jane McGonigal explains Superstruct, and gaming for the greater good.
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[mp3 file: runs 27:22]
2008-10-01 - Episode 47
Bill Parry's tale of two laptops, Nathan Eagle empowers people in the Dominican Republic and Kenya through text messages with txteagle, Ken Njoroge sells ringtones to Kenyans, Canada's Digital Wish List: Lynn Sutherland, Charles Zamaria and Sylvain Grand’Maison on the French-English digital divide in Canada.
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[mp3 file: runs 27:13]
2008-09-24 - Episode 46
On this episode of Spark, Stephen Baker introduces Nora to The Numerati, Canada's Digital Wish List: Ron Deibert, director of the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab, Spark listeners Ed Shaw and Stuart Croall add their wishes to the Digital Wish List, Gina Trapani talks to Nora while riding her solar powered, GPS enabled, picture-taking Flickr Bike, and Terry O'Reilly looks at the resurgence of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer, and the delicate art of marketing to urban hipsters.
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[mp3 file: runs 27:26]
2008-09-17 - Episode 45
On this episode of Spark, Matt Richtel writes a Twiller - a thriller novel on Twitter, Merlin Mann tells Nora what makes a good blog, Heather Creech talks about her Digital Wish List for the upcoming election, Mitch Kapoor thinks countries should have CTOs - Chief Technology Officers.
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[mp3 file: runs 27:32]
2008-09-10 - Episode 44
Brewster Kahle, of Internet Archive and the Wayback Machine, talks about why, for the sake of our culture, we need to digitize works of print, audio and video. You do your best impressions of a dial-up connection. Katherine Monk weighs in on when movie CGI works and when it just seems fake and creepy. Photographer Ed Burtynsky proposes the Gallery of the Long Now, and photographs that will last 10,000 years.
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2008-09-03 - Episode 43
Nora escapes from phone tree hell to host a new season of Spark. Shai Berger makes calling big business easier with Fonolo.com. Richard Rose explains what's new in speech recognition research. Pete Nowak gives Nora the 411 on Canadian data plans and consumer discontent.Elísabet Gunnarsdóttir is in Dale, Norway and listening to the world via the Telemegaphone project. Chemistry teachers Jon Bergmann and Aaron Sams send their students home with podcasts, not homework.
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[mp3 file: runs 27:25]
Spark in the Summer 10 - Telemegaphone Project
A sneak peak at an upcoming item for our first show of Season 2 about a very loud phone on top of a mountain in Norway.
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[mp3 file: runs 7:45]
Spark in the Summer 9 - We're Back!
Spark is back and gearing up for Season 2.
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Spark in the Summer 8 - Clay Shirky
From May 2008, Nora Young's full interview with Clay Shirky
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[mp3 file: runs 27:07]
Spark in the Summer 7 - Malle Vallik
From May 2008, Nora Young's full interview with Malle Vallik.
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[mp3 file: runs 18:27]
Spark in the Summer 6 - Derek K. Miller
From April 2008, Nora Young's full interview with Derek K. Miller.
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[mp3 file: runs 24:55]
Spark in the Summer 5 - Microcelebrities
From March 2008, Nora Young's full panel with Theresa Senft, Sarah Meyers, and Merlin Mann on Microcelebrity
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[mp3 file: runs 40:41]
2008-06-18 - Episode 42
Chris Higgins discovers Hugh Crawford and Betsy Reid's digital version of Jamie Livingston's 'Polaroid a Day' project, Nora gives an update on Spark's Grandma Dinner, Nora mentions her full interview with Jonathan Zittrain, and Ken Banks explains what the west can learn from cell phone use in Africa
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2008-06-11 - Episode 41
Valérie Lamontagne tells the story of Peau d'Âne, and talks about her Sun, Moon, and Sky dresses, Roel Vertegaal reshapes computers, Merlin Mann explains how to deal with Turkey Bacn: those unwanted email forwards that clog up your inbox, and Paolo Prandoni builds "billboards that look back."
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[mp3 file: runs 27:39]
2008-06-04 - Episode 40
Eugene Potapov helps deer blog, Steven Johnson on the state of the Geoweb, Justin Hall explains PMOG, the Passively Multiplayer Online Game, and Ron Baecker develops memory prosthetics for seniors, amnesics, and Alzheimer's patients
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[mp3 file: runs 27:24]
2008-05-28 - Episode 39
Harlequin's Malle Vallik publishes romance 2.0, Amber Mac explains what the US switch to digital broadcasting in 2009 means for Canadians, Nora introduces Elena, star of Spark's upcoming Grandma Dinner, and Bill Buxton on webcams, telepresence, and if location matters anymore. Go to cbc.ca/spark for links, information, full interviews, and contests.
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[mp3 file: runs 27:26]
2008-05-21 - Episode 38
Clay Shirky talks about our cognitive surplus. Merlin Mann helps Nora cringe-bust her TODO list with 3 easy tips. Spark listeners share their tips too. Nora thinks voicemail is obsolete, and you fill our inbox with your opinions. Kate Raynes-Goldie reports back from ROFLCon with her take on internet memes.And I Can Has Reuseable Grocery Bag? Enter Spark's lolcat contest.
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[mp3 file: runs 27:27]
2008-05-14 - Podcast repeats?
The on-air version of Spark is a repeat this week. Instead of replaying it, Nora talks to Raj Patel about podcast repeats. If you're looking for the episode that went to air this week, see http://www.cbc.ca/spark/blog/2008/02/show_notes_february_13_2008.html
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[mp3 file: runs 3:31]
2008-05-07 - Episode 36
Disney's Virtual Magic Kingdom closes its doors, Beth Coleman on participation, ownership and identity in online virtual worlds, Spark listeners share their "off the grid" stories, John Sanderson tries to keep large trucks from getting stuck in Wedmore, England, and Michael Feir gives Nora a tour of the internet from the perspective of a blind person.
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[mp3 file: runs 27:21]
2008-04-30 - Episode 35
Derek K. Miller wonders if he needs a digital executor, Amber Mac explains Creative Commons, Catherine tells the story of losing her digital photos when her Powerbook died, Merlin Mann of 43Folders.com builds a Disaster Preparedness Kit for your digital life, The Guardian's Charles Arthur explains Phorm's partnership with UK ISP to deliver targeted advertising and Lauren Weinstein thinks ISPs shouldn't have right to intercept users' internet communications.
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[mp3 file: runs 27:28]
2008-04-23 - Episode 34
Patrick Griffin designs fonts and sells them online at MyFonts, Virginia Postrel explains the cultural currency of type, Jeff MacIntyre uses zenware to focus on his writing, Dane Watkins tests small communities for their collective dysfunctions through his art project Disorder and Naomi S. Baron on how digital technology affects the way we read and write.
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[mp3 file: runs 27:32]
2008-04-16 - Episode 33
Jenny Sparrow learns that her "unlimited" internet plan actually has some limitations, Bill St. Arnaud on how Canada's broadband access compares to the rest of the world, Spark introduces new video columns, Amber Mac explains Net Neutrality, and why you should care, and Bell's Mirko Bibic on traffic shaping and net neutrality.
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[mp3 file: runs 27:24]
2008-04-09 - Episode 32
Robert Scoble and Brad Kellett document obsolete skills, Peter Hirschberg shares his love of games through his own personal arcade, Tom Lucier on people who have never dealt a physical hand of solitaire, Jayant Agarwalla and John Chew on the popular and controversial digital Scrabble game Scrabulous, and Sam Flemming on the Chinese trend of Tuangou ("team-buying")
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2008-04-02 - Episode 31
Ian Usher sells his life on eBay, Michael Sikorsky crowdsources through Cambrian House, Amber Mac explains why Canadians often can't watch TV online, Nora mentions Hector Serrano's Reduced Carbon Footprint Souvenir concept, Adrian Bowyer on the new manufacturing model that the 3D printer might create, and a panel: Theresa Senft, Sarah Meyers, and Merlin Mann on microcelebrity
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2008-03-26 - Episode 30
Spark listeners are geeks, Craig Desson joins the Dork Army, a group of Canadian professional video gamers, Celeste McWhorter defines gamedar, André Meadows is a self-professed "proud certified black nerd," Raafi Rivero on the rise of the black nerd, and Ivan Bowman uses a robot to telecommute from Halifax to Waterloo.
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[mp3 file: runs 27:23]
2008-03-19 - Episode 29
Lee LeFever explains technology In Plain English, Laurent Haug bridges the divide in the kitchen through grandma dinners, and André Caron explains the mobile digital divide.
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[mp3 file: runs 27:20]
2008-03-12 - Episode 28
Eszter Hargittai uses her camera to remember the cheese she likes, Saul Greenberg on how technology has changed the way we remember, Clive Thompson asks if an outboard brain makes you stupid, Patrick Davidson on the cognitive neuroscience of memory, danah boyd shares her algorithms for dumb security questions, Tom Lucier on spilled beer and Barilliant, and Genevieve Bell on keeping track of your digital lies
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[mp3 file: runs 27:40]
2008-03-05 - Episode 27
Nora tells the story of the Virginia Snow Day, Marc Fisher and danah boyd on what the snow day story says about digital culture right now, Dr. Brian Goldman reveals the correct diagnoses in our cyberchondriacs contest, Steven Skolne invents a new sport: speedcabling, and Nora challenges cable wizard Keith Murray to a speedcabling match.
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2008-02-27 - Episode 26
A repeat podcast from January 9, 2008: Nora needs to pee, and consults MizPee, Carlo Ratti maps the Wikicity, Joe Pompei beams sound with the Audio Spotlight, Kristen Nauth explains multisensory marketing, Dan Ackerman Greenberg greases the wheels of viral video, Jean Burgess on the viral nature of the web, and Nora introduces the Spark Wiki, then asks for your questions for her interview with Howard Rheingold.
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[mp3 file: runs 27:26]
2008-02-20 - Episode 25
The top health searches of 2007, Steve Lohr on Google Health and the consumerization of health information, Spark and White Coat, Black Art team up to give two listeners medical conditions, Keith Laycock explains why you can't use cell phones in the hospital, and Judy Illes on the ethics of cognitive enhancement drugs.
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2008-02-13 - Episode 24
Dan Misener accidentally receives someone else's email, a Spark listener uncovers digital evidence for divorce cases, David Paccioco explains on how the law treats digital evidence, Lawyer Lou Brzezinski carries a blank laptop, Clive Thompson keeps the his most important information on his laptop, not in his head, Nora mentions Spark's self-diagnosis contest, and Nick Carr explains the big switch in computing.
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2008-02-06 - Episode 23
Kevin Lawver and Saffron write very short stories called Ficlets, Tom Howell defends idiosyncrasy, Michael Kinsley tells the story of the LA Times Wikitorial, Calendar Girl makes a collaborative record through Calendar Songs, and Howard Rheingold on collaborative technology and collective action.
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2008-01-30 - Episode 22
Nora builds a Virtual Nora with My Virtual Model, Ian McCarthy explains mass customization, Julien Smith says the web is built for text, Jim Glass searches audio with the MIT Lecture Browser, James Graham harvests the energy of human movement with crowd farms, and Dan Misener bundles up.
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2008-01-23 - Episode 21
Luke Closs measures his energy use with his Kill-a-watt, Michael Bhardwaj fights vampire power, Alex Steffen blogs bright green at Worldchanging, Bruce MacDougall poses an energy riddle, Tom Howell investigates obsolete armoires, and Bill St. Arnaud explains how the Internet causes carbon emissions.
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[mp3 file: runs 27:20]
2008-01-16 - Episode 20
Alex Pang on "Googling your stuff" with RFID tags, Justin Langois turns RSS feeds into art in With Love, RSS, Virginia Heffernan defends lurking, Maddy Janse builds the connected house of the future with the Amigo Project, and Alex Pang returns to explore the future of RFID
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[mp3 file: runs 27:20]
2008-01-09 - Episode 19
Nora needs to pee, and consults MizPee, Carlo Ratti maps the Wikicity, Joe Pompei beams sound with the Audio Spotlight, Kristen Nauth explains multisensory marketing, Dan Ackerman Greenberg greases the wheels of viral video, Jean Burgess on the viral nature of the web, and Nora introduces the Spark Wiki, then asks for your questions for her interview with Howard Rheingold.
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2008-01-02 - Episode 18
Spark listeners share their technological New Year's resolutions, Gina Trapani boosts her productivity with some New Year's life hacks, Spark producer Elizabeth de-clutters by donating her CD-ROMs to MOOT, the Museum of Obsolete Technologies, Rick Prelinger archives ephemeral films, and students at George Brown College resolve to learn to type
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2007-12-26 - Episode 17
Spark listeners watch TV on demand, Matthew Cashmore on the shared experience of television, Nora and Cathi Bond watch a giant outdoor television, Peter Rukavina explains living with a Nabaztag WiFi-enabled rabbit, and Anand Giridharadas explains outsourcing 2.0.
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2007-12-19 - Episode 16
Frank Branham explains why so many board games come with DVDs, Tom Lucier has a love/hate relationship with USB gadgets as Christmas gifts, Darsha Hewitt turns electronic toys into circuit bent instruments, Jay Baydala wants to eliminate extreme poverty through ChristmasFuture, Techiquette: Tom Howell asks if it's ethical to upgrade to the latest power-hungry electronics
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2007-12-12 - Episode 15
George Norman Lippert writes Harry Potter fan fiction, Denis McGrath on fan fiction, Daniel Gervais on the legal implications of fan fiction and remix culture, Rick Prelinger on the peaceful co-existence of fee and free (full interview, Spark listeners confess their love for old technology, the University of Manitoba holds a funeral for its mainframe, and Mitch Joel on online reputation management.
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2007-12-05 - Episode 14
What the heck is my kid doing? Technology that parents just don't understand, high school students Rose and Brad from Spartan Youth Radio explain how they use technology, Barbara Coloroso on parenting in the age of surveillance, Emily Want on Anne's Diary, a social networking site for girls, kids explain the technology their parents just don't understand, Tom Lucier is a paper man, and students from Spartan Youth Radio explain their relationships with technology.
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2007-11-28 - Episode 13
(Some) Spark listeners are geeks, Craig Desson joins the Dork Army, a group of Canadian professional video gamers, Celeste McWhorter defines gamedar, André Meadows is a self-professed "proud certified black nerd," Raafi Rivero on the rise of the black nerd, and Anand Giridharadas explains outsourcing 2.0.
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[mp3 file: runs 27:09]
2007-11-21 - Episode 12
Matthew Cashmore on the shared experience of television, Nora and Cathi Bond watch a giant outdoor television, Peter Rukavina explains living with a Nabaztag WiFi-enabled rabbit, Techiquette: Tom Howell investigates the ethics of personal outsourcing, and Anand Giridharadas explains outsourcing 2.0
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2007-11-14 - Episode 11
Elizabeth Bowie admits her WiFi is unsecure, Rob Burbach explains the latest trends in credit card fraud, Tracey Black explains the next generation of payment systems -- the chip card, Roger Ball measures Chinese head and face shapes for the SizeChina project, Robert Beggs helps Elizabeth secure her WiFi, Darin Myman on the BigString self-destructing email service, and Robert Ransick explains his artwork Casa Segura.
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2007-11-07 - Episode 10
Lorraine Gauthier gives John Van Dusen's wartime house a green makeover as part of the Now House project, John Moralee and Tom Steinberg improve their neighbourhoods using FixMyStreet , Techiquette: Tom Howell investigates the legalities and ethics of using your neighbour's WiFi, the grade five class at Market Lane Public School cranks dat Soulja Boy, and Xiaochang Li explains the success of Soulja Boy and how internet trends cross over into the mainstream.
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2007-10-31 - Episode 9
Are advertisements becoming smarter than we are? Nick Prigioniero explains marketing through narrowcasting, Anastasia Goodstein on marketing to kids in virtual worlds, John Furneaux tells us how Life Brand tissue boxes got their stripes, Allen Adamson on product repackaging trends, and Tom Howell spins hybrid vinyl CDs right round, baby, right round.
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2007-10-24 - Episode 8
Adrian Bowyer prints in 3D with RepRap, Richard Harper demystifies the paperless office, Jeff Bilmes controls a mouse pointer with the vocal joystick, Jamais Cascio and William Gibson on the future of the 3D Web, and Cory Kidd and Amna Carreiro on Autom: A Robotic Weight Loss Coach
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2007-10-17 - Episode 7
Matthew Seiler brews some do-it-yourself root beer, Sherry Huss on Maker Faire and the DIY movement, Jamais Cascio and William Gibson on smart environments and the future of the Internet, Journalism student Catherine Rolfsen interviews Andrew Keen and Rahaf Harfoursh about the future of newspapers, your reactions to cell phones on airplanes,and Nora and Tom Howell try to change traffic lights using magnets
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2007-10-10 - Episode 6
Nora rides David McCallum's Warbike, Jesse Wente unwires his house with Internet over Power Lines, William Kamkwamba builds a windmill to bring electricity to his home, Ory Okolloh on the power of blogging in Africa, Nora mentions Afrigator, an African blog aggregator, Promo for next episode: William Gibson interview, Techiquette: Is it OK to use your cell phone on an airplane?
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2007-10-03 - Episode 5
On this episode of Spark: Nora drops her cellphone in the sink, the toilet, and the pool, Karen Ryan on Trash Luxe, design that finds "beauty in unexpected and unwanted materials,"CScout Japan's Michael Keferl explains QR codes, Ivan Bowman answers questions about his robot IvanAnywhere, Lane Becker and Patti Roll on crowdsourced customer service with Satisfaction, and Khoi Vinh on designed deterioration.
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2007-09-26 - Episode 4
Mike Partridge explains his cochlear implant, Kevin Englehart on the new wave of artificial limbs, Ryan Knighton on computer screen reader monotony, Spark visits a German-style games night at Drexoll Games in Vancouver, is it OK to look at someone else's browser history?, David Sky writes a sequencer plugin for Audacity, Pedro Mendes on Digital camera hacks, and Andy Thompson and Patrick Condon on the return of the trailer park.
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2007-09-05 - Episode 1
On the first episode of Spark, Nora Young explores Plagiarism 2.0, cleaning your keyboard in the dishwasher, interactive film, and Omlet.
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Racism in the ring: The story of boxer Jack Johnson - with bonus interview!
This week on Spotology: Putting right the wrongs of the ring.
President Obama is being urged to pardon legendary heavyweight boxer Jack Johnson. Back in 1912 Johnson was arrested and sentenced to jail simply because he was a black man.
Here's Nick Purdon...
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The hardest slapshot in the NHL gets immortalized in bronze!
There is now a statue of the NHL's most potent slapshot. Al MacInnis - the famous defenceman from Nova Scotia - already has a Stanley Cup ring, an Olympic Gold medal and his number hanging from the rafters of an NHL rink. Now he's been immortalized in bronze outside the Scottrade Centre in St. Louis. The statue shows MacInnis winding up to fire his legendary bullet from the point.
Our sportologist has the story of how MacInnis learned to shoot the puck so hard.
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Two-degrees of Mike Sillinger...with bonus Sillinger interview!
Forget 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon. Your Sportologist Nick Purdon explains "Two-degrees of Mike Sillinger."
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Wayne quits: The sportology take...with bonus interview!
Wayne Gretzky has quit as coach of the Phoenix Coyotes, and as your loyal sportologist I want to explain a couple of things. Why Wayne wasn’t a very good coach to begin with. And what the news means for the Great One’s legacy.
Also keep listening after the column for my full interview with Stephen Brunt…whose book "Gretzky's Tears Hockey, Canada, and the Day Everything Changed" will be published by Random House.
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All sports TV turns 30 - the story of ESPN
One of the biggest developments in television history took place 30 years ago.The birth of ESPN. ESPN, which stands for the “Entertainment and Sports Programming Network” was the first network to broadcast 24 hours a day 7 days a week. They did it even before CNN. To mark the 30th anniversary of all-sports television, your Sportologist Nick Purdon has the remarkable story of how ESPN got started.
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What does a winter Olympic athlete do in the summer?
The countdown continues to the Vancouver Olympic winter games. And the proximity of the games, along with the brilliant sunshine outside, has sportologist Nick Purdon wondering...what exactly does a winter Olympic athlete do in the summer?
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The epic escape of the Hudec family.
With the Vancouver Olympic games now a mere 6 months away sportologist Nick Purdon has the story of Canadian Olympic ski hopeful Jan Hudec. Hudec has spent a lot of his summer rehabilitating his left knee after tearing the ligaments in February. At that time he'd just finished rehabbing the same injury to his right knee. But if all the rehab ever gets him down, all he has to do is remember his family's epic journey.
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The newest Crazy Canuck
The Vancouver 2010 Olympic games are getting closer and closer.And so, sportologist Nick Purdon thought he'd start getting you ready. Here Nick introduces us to a sport that will make its Olympic debut at the Vancouver games…and the Crazy Canuck who just might be racing for Canada.
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Rock climbing legend John Bachar falls to his death.
This week sportologist Nick Purdon marks the passing of a rock climbing legend. John Bachar stood out in the climbing community because he was what is called a “free-solo" climber.That means he didn’t use ropes to protect him from falling. Earlier this summer, at age 52, John Bachar fell to his death while climbing near his home in southern California. Here’s John Bachar’s story.
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Cooperstown controversy: Clear a shelf for the baseball scouts!
It was hall of fame weekend in baseball. Several legendary players were inducted into Cooperstown. Among them Rickey Henderson - baseball's all-time stolen bases leader. But this week sportologist Nick Purdon wants to talk instead about who wasn't inducted.
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Sports 2.0
There's been a lot of talk recently about how social media sites, like facebook and twitter, are changing the news business. How citizen journalists are replacing professional reporters paid by newspapers and TV networks. This week sportologist Nick Purdon explores how social media are changing the world of sports reporting.
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The story of Tommy John surgery
Look through any major league baseball roster and I guarantee you'll find a couple of players who've had "Tommy John" surgery. Your sportologist talks to Mr. John himself about the ground-breaking procedure.
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Svein Tuft: the Grizzly Adams of cycling.
Svein Tuft began with a 40 dollar bicycle. He welded a trailer on the back for his dog to ride in, then he pedalled off into the wilderness for months at a time.
He's now 4-time Canadian cycling time trial champion. Tuft, from Langley B.C., won this year's event in Quebec. Your sportologist Nick Purdon has the remarkable story of how Svein Tuft got into bike racing.
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Wimbledon: Get your grunt on!
The world's loudest grunters have descended on surburban London for the world's oldest tennis tournament. And one of the big sideline stories at Wimbledon this is how loudly some of the women players grunt each time they hit the ball. It has reached the point where tennis' governing body is looking into punishing those who make too much noise on the court. Sportologist Nick Purdon heads to his local tennis club to figure out what's going on.
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Let's not forget: Syd is still a kid.
Sportologist Nick Purdon reminds us all that Syd the Kid is still well...a kid.
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An ode to the hockey mom.
With mother's day upon us, your sportologist, takes a few minutes to thank the hockey mom.
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Homeless soccer team makes the (regular) league finals!
This week your sportologist Nick Purdon has the story of a homeless soccer team. The team is made up of players who, at one time or another, didn't have a place to live. Some of the players have even struggled with addictions and mental health issues.
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Oiler nation. Canuck nation. Red Sox nation: Where did the (irritating) obsession with sports 'nations' come from?
The question is how did we get here? Where did this nation thing start?
Well in southern Conneticut of course, with a guy named Nathan Cobb...
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Waka Waka! The cult sensation of Florida Panthers play-by-play man Randy Moller!
Well you wouldn't exactly call south Florida "hockey country”. But that might be changing. For one…the NHL's Florida Panthers are taking a run at the playoffs for the first time since 2000. But it seems they've also got a cult hero on their hands. Your sportologist Nick Purdon, has the story.
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The meaning of the Mullet
Some call it the Kentucky waterfall. Others simply call it the neck warmer. But up here in the great white north it's simply known as "the mullet." Recently the Manchester Monarchs - a team in the American Hockey League - celebrated the rich history of the mullet with "Rock the Mullet Night." That got your sportologist, Nick Purdon, wondering if the mullet might have a deeper meaning these days.
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Team Canada: Booted from the World Baseball Classic.
The star-studded Canadian national baseball team was eliminated from the World Baseball Classic by an Italian squad made up of mostly semi-pro players.
Your sportologist Nick Purdon watched the game with the fans at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
Here’s Nick.
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Hockey and the heart: The dangers of beer league hockey.
Sportologist Nick Purdon has the tragic story of a man who died with his skates on…and some tips to ensure the same thing doesn’t happen to you.
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The Darkside of the NFL (just in time for the Super Bowl)
Hello and welcome to sportology. NP here. This week as the hype mounts before Sunday’s Super Bowl…here’s a story to remember about the great and golden NFL.
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Presidential Sports: Obama and his love of hoops.
Barack Obama was sworn in this week as the 44th president of the United States. Our sportologist Nick Purdon takes a look at sports in the White House and the meaning behind Obama's love of basketball.
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Fighting in the NHL: "We gonna do this?"
Fighting is back in the hockey spotlight as amateur player Don Sanderson went into a coma and died after his helmet came off and his head struck the ice during a fight earlier this year. Sanderson played for the Whitby Dunlops in Whitby, Ontario. His death renewed calls for the National Hockey League to ban fighting. However the league has done no such thing. In fact fights are up this season in the NHL. Here’s Nick’s sportology take.
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The most important invention in the history of being a sports fan!
On this edition of sportology…the story you never knew about your TV remote. A tale of death...dashed dreams...and people listening in on phone calls. My phone call that is! We’re going to take a look at the most important invention in the history of being a sports fan…and remember those who brought it to us.
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The Best of The Sunday Edition November 15, 2009
In this week's podcast host Michael Enright has his latest essay, also an interview with Political Panel, Elizabeth May, Michael Byers, Tasha Kheirreden, also an interview with author Michael Crummey discussing his latest book Galore
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The Best of The Sunday Edition November 8, 2009
In this week's podcast host Michael Enright has his latest essay, also an interview with President of Sinn Fein Gerry Adams, and an interview with author Annabel Lyon discussing her latest book The Golden Mean
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The Best of The Sunday Edition November 1, 2009
In this week's podcast host Michael Enright has his latest essay, also listener mail and an Interview with historian and author Michael Bliss, also an interview with author David Adams Richards
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The Best of The Sunday Edition October 25, 2009
In this week's podcast host Michael Enright has his latest essay, An Interview with professor and author Abdullahi A An-Na'im, Also an interview with American author John Iriving
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The Best of The Sunday Edition October 18, 2009
In this week's podcast host Michael Enright has his latest essay, The Launch of our Poverty Series including an interview with Senator Hugh Segal.
Also a conversation with author James Ellroy.
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The Best of The Sunday Edition October 11, 2009
In this week's podcast host Michael Enright has his latest essay, An interview with Dame Vera Lynn, RCMP Complaints Commission, A Tribute to great Canadian actor Douglas Campbell
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The Best of The Sunday Edition: March 29
This week,trying to make sense of the economic disaster. Is there light at the end of the tunnel....or have we really gone off a cliff ? The Sunday Edition presents a special public forum from the business school of Simon Fraser University in Downtown Vancouver.
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Tapestry - November 22, 2009 - Making a Case for God
Karen Armstrong talks to Mary Hynes about her latest book: The Case for God. She wants people to think differently about God, and argues that the best place to start, is to forget much of what we think we know about religion. She also suggests we look back to ancient religious practices for clues about what has been lost in the realm of faith.
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Tapestry - November 15, 2009 - Collective Joy - Barbara Ehrenreich
Collective joy. The writer Barbara Ehrenreich tells Tapestry host Mary Hynes that we are starved for, in her words, “the largely ignored and incommunicable thrill of the group united … in joy and exaltation.”
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Tapestry - November 8, 2009 - Taking on Celebrity Atheists
Mary Hynes speaks to Terry Eagleton about his most recent book "Reason, Faith and Revolution: Reflections on the God Debate," published by Yale University Press.
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Tapestry - November 1, 2009 - The Ultimate Mystery
In his latest book, Bishop John Shelby Spong ponders the question of the ultimate mystery; death and what happens next. Bishop Spong was the Episcopal Bishop of Newark, New Jersey until his retirement in 2000. His latest book is called Eternal Life: A New Vision: Beyond Religion, Beyond Theism, Beyond Heaven and Hell. Also: God's Telescope, a documentary by science journalist Dan Falk. Dan travelled to a mountaintop in Arizona to visit a Jesuit astronomer working at the Vatican Observatory.
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Tapestry - October 25, 2009 - Healing Spaces - Dr. Esther Sternberg
This week, host Mary Hynes interviews Dr. Esther Sternberg, the author of Healing Spaces: The Science of Place and Well-Being. She says science now shows that a beautiful view, a scented candle, meditation or even prayer can help us heal. Also on the podcast, Donna's June Divorce. We hear about one woman's formal divorce ceremony which she hoped would give her a new start in her new life.
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VC: November 21st, 2009 "Dave and the Elevator"
Join host Stuart McLean and special musical guests: the Abrams Brothers from Picton, Ontario. Stuart tells us why he thinks Picton’s main street is so fabulous – and what other towns and cities could learn from their success.
He also tells us about what happens to Dave when he gets stuck in an elevator for hours with a special cake made by Mary Turlington.
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VC: November 14th, 2009 "Summer of Stars"
Join host Stuart McLean and special musical guest Reid Jamieson from Windsor, Ontario.
Stuart tells a story about Sam and his best friend Murphy: Sam and Murphy spend their summer in Dave’s hometown of Big Narrows, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. When they look up into the sky and see a shooting star, for the very first time, they become convinced that what they witnessed was a UFO and they become determined to get to the bottom of the mystery.
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VC: November 7th, 2009 "Remembrance Day"
Join host Stuart McLean and musical guest – Jill Barber for a Remembrance Day Special. Stuart tells us, every year at this time, he honours one Canadian solider – a man he never met.
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VC: October 31st, 2009 "Sam's Underwear"
Join host Stuart McLean and special musical guest the Great Lake Swimmers from Gananoque, ON
When Morley discovers that Sam has only two pairs of underwear that fit him, she is seized with maternal guilt. While Morley feels that she needs to spend more with her son, Sam does not seem to enjoy the extra attention. Not until, that is, Morley has an unexpected encounter in men’s change room in the local department store, and Sam introduces her to one of his new interests.
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November 21, 2009 WCBA - The Unmentionables
We all get embarrassed by something, sometime. But when it involves your health, can you drum up the courage to confess it to your doctor? This week on White Coat, Black Art: the shameful or embarrassing conditions that stop you from getting help. Anti-depressants? Sexual health? Or what's up with your colon... we're taking a look.
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November 14, 2009 WCBA - Moral Distress
Most of us can say there's at least one task at work we find distasteful or uncomfortable.
But what if every day you faced the possibility of moral distress on the job?
That's when you believe you know what's the ethical thing to do....but for one reason or another, can't make it happen.
It's the reality for health care workers.
And a shock for young nurses when they first come into the system.
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November 7, 2009 WCBA - Reinventing Family Medicine
It's not hard to find something to complain about in our health care system.
Many people have no family doctor, for instance.
And those who do often have trouble getting in to see them when they need to.
A problem made worse by the panic over swine flu.
This week on White Coat, Black Art, we look at some innovative steps taken by GP's to give quicker, and better, care. Nurses in family practice? Max loading? Group visitations, anyone?
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October 31, 2009 WCBA - Military Medicine
This week on White Coat, Black Art.....host Brian Goldman talks to those work on the REAL front lines of medicine, in Afghanistan, where he explores how the Hippocratic Oath sometimes clashes with the rules of engagement. And he finds out what doctors and nurses here at home can learn from medicine practiced under fire.
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October 24, 2009 WCBA Violence & Paramedics
They come at a moment's notice to help when you're scared and in pain. Paramedics - they're modern knights in shining armour, right?
Surprisingly not everyone seems to think that. Or at least they don't alway act that way. This week on White Coat, Black Art, host Brian Goldman walks a mile in the shoes of a couple of paramedics in Toronto. And some of what he saw was not pretty.
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October 17, 2009 WCBA - Good Samaritans
We've all heard the call go out — is there a doctor in the house?
And we take for granted that if there is one, he or she will spring into action.
Because taking that Hippocratic Oath is like putting on the white coat and never being able to take it off.
But is that fair? And what if the doctor doesn't really have the skills to deal with the problem...should they get involved anyhow?
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WCBA Oct 10, 2009 (Mental Health)
This week, Dr. Brian Goldman takes a look at the medical system from a slightly different perspective...that of someone struggling with a mental illness.
He finds that there's a definite 'restrain first, ask questions later" attitude out there.
Some of it is grounded in stereotypes and ignorance.
And some of it is based on bad experiences with people acting out in the throes of mental illness.
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WCBA Oct 3, 2009 (Orphan Patients & DIY)
This week on White Coat, Black Art....a solution for Canada's perennial problem of orphan patients....the people who can't find a family doctor.
There are about 4 million of them across the country.
The Ontario government is opening up about 25 nurse-practioner run clinics, and that's got some GP's riled up. Plus, tales from the Do It Yourself world of surgery.
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WCBA Sep 29, 2009 (Fat Doctors)
It's taboo these days to discriminate based on the colour of someone's skin, or where they're from; whether they're a man or a woman, and whether they love men or women. But there's some people we still make fun of with impunity. Fat people.
And the insensitivity doesn't stop at the hospital door.
This week, how the health system treats obesity. From the surgeons who operate, to the doctors who are fat themselves. That's on WCBA.
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WCBA Sep 19, 2009 (Swinefeld)
We've heard a LOT about the global pandemic of swine flu in recent months. Experts are predicting a deadly second wave of the illness this fall. Accordingly, Canadian health officials are scrambling to put plans in place to handle the expected health crisis. It's costing us millions and millions of dollars. But not everyone believes it's necessary.
This week, we ask the question: could this be a pandemic about nothing?
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WCBA Sep 12, 2009 (Sleepy Residents)
A trainee doctor in Canada is expected to work 80, 90 -- sometimes even 100 hours a week -- week after week, year after year.
And while they're doing that, they're taking care of you and your loved ones.
In the US and European Union they've limited the hours residents can work, to help protect patients from serious medical errors.
But not yet in Canada.
In this week's edition of White Coat, Black Art, Dr. Brian Goldman talks to residents about their chronic overwork and sleep deprivation:
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WireTap Episode - The Answering Machine
This week on WireTap, Howard launches "Jonathan 2.0", a monolog machine that can stand in for Jonathan when he goes on vacation. Plus, Spirals, a short story from David Eagleman's book Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives.
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WireTap Episode - 26 Minutes, 30 Seconds
This week on WireTap, Jonathan enlists help from Rap Master Maurice to avenge him with some vigilante raps. Plus, a short story from David Eagleman's book Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives.
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WireTap Episode - No Man is an Island
This week on WireTap, Howard starts his very own country within the borders of his apartment: the first nation with wall-to-wall carpeting. Plus, Gregor makes Jonathan a personalized mix-tape to help him seduce the ladies, and Patri Friedman discusses his latest project, the Seasteading Institute.
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WireTap Episode - Get With It
This week on the podcast, we unearth from the Wiretap archives Gregor Ehrlich's very first appearance on the show, back when he was a radical marketing specialist. Named Earl. Plus, Jonathan discovers an unsettling connection between his mother and Howard.
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WireTap Episode - High Art, Low Art
This week on WireTap, Jonathan and Gregor take a ride in the Wayback Machine to find out what it would have been like if they were the Marx Brothers. Plus, Josh invents his own brand of cola and uses Jonathan as a guinea pig in a blind taste test.
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Word of Week, "dos", 22/11/09
Bernard and Johanne discuss "dos", which means back.
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Word of Week, "malade", 15/11/09
Bernard and Johanne discuss "malade" and "maladie", which mean sick and sickness.
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Word of Week, "accord", 08/11/09
Bernard and Johanne discuss "accord", which means agreement.
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Word of Week, "ensemble", 01/11/09
Bernard and Johanne discuss "ensemble" which means together.
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Writers & Co. - 15/11/2009 - Werner Herzog Interview
Werner Herzog on Writers & Company. Eleanor Wachtel speaks with one of the masters of cinema. Werner Herzog's work ranges from the German New Wave of the late 60s to "Fitzcarraldo" and "Grizzly Man", to his latest movie, "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans".
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Writers & Co. - 08/11/2009 - Ingo Schulze Interview
Ingo Schulze on Writers & Company.
From Berlin, Ingo Schulze. Twenty years after the end of the wall, a re-imagining of life in the former East Germany by one of the country’s best writers.
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Writers & Co. - 01/11/2009 - Philip Roth Interview
This week, Eleanor Wachtel speaks with American writer, Philip Roth. From "Goodbye, Columbus" and "Portnoy’s Complaint" to "American Pastoral" and "The Plot Against America", Philip Roth is one of our greatest writers.
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Writers & Co. - 25/10/2009 - Richard Holmes Interview
"The Age of Wonder" - Eleanor Wachtel talks to award-winning biographer, Richard Holmes about "How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science."
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Regional Podcasts:
Daybreak: Nov 15/16, 2009 - Erin Karpluk, Twilight stars, Vinyl Cafe Contest, Speed the Plow, Linda Cunningham, Daybreakfast #6, Gordie Tentrees, Hockey Chat Room
This week, Russell welcomes Gemini-Award winning star of "Being Erica", Erin Karpluk. Stuart McLean of the Vinyl Café reveals how to win tickets to his Christmas shows. "Twilight" stars descend on Edmonton. Ryan Luhning & Trevor Leigh tackle "Speed the Plow" at Vertigo Theatre. A Fibre Artist weaves her way through a chat with Russell. Our latest Daybreakfast brings in an international flavour. Musician Gordie Tentrees calls in from the road. And the Hockey Chat Room takes one for the team.
Right click to Download Daybreak: Nov 15/16, 2009 - Erin Karpluk, Twilight stars, Vinyl Cafe Contest, Speed the Plow, Linda Cunningham, Daybreakfast #6, Gordie Tentrees, Hockey Chat Room
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Daybreak: Nov 7/8, 2009 - Peter Mansbridge, Blue Rodeo, Anthony Sedlak, Mae Anderson, Daybreakfast w Julianna Mimande, Gilles Hébert, John Knowles
This week, Peter Mansbridge stands up for his first book. Blue Rodeo unveil their new double album. Chef Anthony Sedlak spices up the show. Singer, Mae Anderson is Vegas-bound. Daybreakfast goes off the beaten path. Art gallery of Alberta welcomes new Director, Gilles Hébert. And John Knowles follows the money through Alberta.
Right click to Download Daybreak: Nov 7/8, 2009 - Peter Mansbridge, Blue Rodeo, Anthony Sedlak, Mae Anderson, Daybreakfast w Julianna Mimande, Gilles Hébert, John Knowles
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Daybreak: Oct. 31/Nov. 1, 2009 - Musician Ann Vriend, drag racer Ashley Bart, Daybreakfast #4 with Gail Hiley, conductor Richard Kaufman and artist Gary Olson
Quite a mix this week. We've got H1N1 reaction & Blue Rodeo contest winners. Musician Ann Vriend unveils her live CD. Drag racer Ashley Bart talks about going 260 mph. Conductor, Richard Kaufman with Calgary Philharmonic. Food writer Gail Hiley brings by some pancakes. And artist Gary Olson gets bullish for his new gallery showing.
Right click to Download Daybreak: Oct. 31/Nov. 1, 2009 - Musician Ann Vriend, drag racer Ashley Bart, Daybreakfast #4 with Gail Hiley, conductor Richard Kaufman and artist Gary Olson
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Daybreak: October 24/25, 2009 - John Irving, Downchild Blues Band, David Barsamian, Jim Clemmer, Dr. Shelagh Coutts, Daybreakfast with Julianna Mimande
This week, we feature an interview celebrated author, John Irving. A live session and chat with the Downchild Blues Band. The Univ. of Alberta finds that female business grads are making as much as men. Meanwhile, business author, Jim Clemmer has a new book on dealing with the pace of change. Food writer, Julianna Mimande talks local-food restaurants. Dr. Shelagh Coutts gets a national award for research into strokes. And broadcaster, David Barsamian provides his insight into US media.
Right click to Download Daybreak: October 24/25, 2009 - John Irving, Downchild Blues Band, David Barsamian, Jim Clemmer, Dr. Shelagh Coutts, Daybreakfast with Julianna Mimande
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Daybreak: October 17/19, 2009 - Michael Crummey, Daybreakfast #2, Buddy Wasisname & the Other Fellers, Seth
Newfoundland comes to Alberta in this week's podcast. Michael Crummy's new novel, "Galore" is set in a mythical version of the island and it's just been nominated for a Governor General's Award. Comedy troubadors, Buddy Wasisname & the Other Fellers bring their jubilee celebrations to the West. Russell heads out for another breakfast. And in a podcast Extra this week, an in depth conversation with New Yorker cartoonist, Seth.
Right click to Download Daybreak: October 17/19, 2009 - Michael Crummey, Daybreakfast #2, Buddy Wasisname & the Other Fellers, Seth
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Daybreak: October 10/11, 2009 - Thomas Trofimuk, Scotch Tasting, Lindsey Burns, Hockey Chat Room, Cindy Renee Mathieu, Daybreakfast
This episode starts with author Thomas Trofimuk chatting about his new novel, "Waiting for Columbus". Up & coming fashion designer Cindy Renee Mathieu dishes on designing for the stars. Monologist, Lindsey Burns, introduces an "Our Town" for Calgary. We have first course of the Daybreakfast. And we assemble in the Hockey Chat Room.
Right click to Download Daybreak: October 10/11, 2009 - Thomas Trofimuk, Scotch Tasting, Lindsey Burns, Hockey Chat Room, Cindy Renee Mathieu, Daybreakfast
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Daybreak: Oct. 3/4, 2009 - Jane Seymour, Mixed Blessings, Shaun Johnston, Calgary & Edmonton Film Fests, Alberta Magazines
It's a star-studded podcast this week with the legendary, Jane Seymour, Shaun Johnston (Jack from "Heartland"), Gary Basaraba and Tina Lameman from the APTN series "Mixed Blessings", the director of the doc "H2Oil", the star and writer from movie "GravyTrain". And lastly, getting Ed Stelmach to read.
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Daybreak: Sept. 26/27, 2009 - Don McKellar, TSN's Bob McKenzie, Cory Mack, Pat Strakowski, & Table Hockey
This week, Russell welcomes award-winning and multi-talented Don McKellar to talk up his new movie. Comedian Cory mack shares his tourism knowledge. TSN Insider Bob McKenzie plugs his new book about being a hockey dad. Artist Pat Strakowski celebrates a retrospective book on her work. And table hockey players go for the gold at the West Edmonton Mall.
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Daybreak Sept. 12/13, 2009: Tom Arnold, Drowsy Chaperone, Adam Gregory, Die-Nasty Productions
The musical, theatrical and stand-up stages are well-represented on this podcast. Comedian Tom Arnold leaves the Hollywood Hills for the Calgary Laugh Shop. Improv troupe, Die-Nasty, does a 50-hour improv soap-a-thon. Country superstar, Adam Gregory, comes home to Edmonton. And the musical "Drowsy Chaperone" packs them at the Citadel Theatre.
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Daybreak Sept. 19/20, 2009: Joyce DeWitt, Kelly Hrudey, Craig Simpson & Jamie Salé from Battle of the Blades, Tim Reynolds, Olympic Bobsleigh Hopefuls, Face Reading
Joyce DeWitt, formerly of Three's Company talks about life after Hollywood. HNIC's Kelly Hrudey gets set to interview George W. Bush. Author Tim Reynolds says stand-up is the key to success. Olympic hopefuls publish a children's book. Olympic champion, Jamie Salé pairs up Stanley Cup champion Craig Simpson in CBC-TV's Battle of the Blades. And face reader, Carole Friesen takes a long look at Russell Bowers.
Right click to Download Daybreak Sept. 19/20, 2009: Joyce DeWitt, Kelly Hrudey, Craig Simpson & Jamie Salé from Battle of the Blades, Tim Reynolds, Olympic Bobsleigh Hopefuls, Face Reading
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Daybreak & Westworld: The Alberta Movie Roadshow
Daybreak teams up with Westworld magazine to give listeners a virtual tour of some of the film sets that have been located in Alberta, Canada. Tracy Hyatt and krstine Kowalchuk join Russell to look at the locales for Brokeback Mountain, Superman III, Mystery Alaska, Snow Dogs, Knockaround Guys and Bye Bye Blues.
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Daybreak: September 5/6, 2009 - Morag Northey, Norma Cameron, Multi-tasking Study, Aviation Stories
Russell multi-tasks his way through a Stanford University study, a chat with musician Norag Northey, gets storytelling tips from Norma Cameron and goes flying with aviation author, John Chalmers.
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Daybreak: August 29/30, 2009 - Colin Hay, Hockey Chat, History redux, Baby Boomers, Dog hair & cancer study, chat room
This week, Russell and Colleen Underwood talk about golf and goats. Former Men at Work frontman, Colin Hay, drops by. The Hockey Chatroom looks ahead to the 2010 Olympic Team. Author, Jeff Pearce, says Canada was created by the English and he has a book that explains why. Baby Boomer expert, PJ Wade, talks about breaking routine. And a new study on dog hair genetics may tell us more about cancer genes.
Right click to Download Daybreak: August 29/30, 2009 - Colin Hay, Hockey Chat, History redux, Baby Boomers, Dog hair & cancer study, chat room
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Daybreak: July 25/26, 2009 The Decemberists, Carolyn Mark, Valdy & Tom Wilson aka Lee Harvey Osmond
This is a musical show, as Russell catches up with some of the musicians coming through Alberta for the 2009 Calgary Folk Festival including Carolyn Mark, Nate Query who plays bass for the Decemberists as well as Tom Wilson of Lee Harvey Osmond. Also stopping by is Canadian folk legend, Valdy.
Right click to Download Daybreak: July 25/26, 2009 The Decemberists, Carolyn Mark, Valdy & Tom Wilson aka Lee Harvey Osmond
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Daybreak: August 1/2, 2009 Author Lorette Luzajic, blind runner Lorraine Pitt, musicians Steven Page & Ferron, Plug-in cars
This week, Russell chats with former Barenaked Ladies singer, Steven Page, blind runner Lorraine Pitt, blogger and author Lorette Luzajic, musician Ferron and a talk with a University of Calgary professor about the potential benefits of the plug-in auto.
Right click to Download Daybreak: August 1/2, 2009 Author Lorette Luzajic, blind runner Lorraine Pitt, musicians Steven Page & Ferron, Plug-in cars
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Daybreak: Jul 18/19, 2009 Divine Brown, Marcus Beaubier, Proclaimers, MBF, Carny Wayne Kunz, Gadget Greg
This podcast feature some great musicians like Canada's Queen of R&B and Pop, Divine Brown, international stars The Proclaimers and emerging Calgary artist, Michael Bernard Fitzgerald. Comedian Marcus Beaubier plugs his new CD. Gadget Greg talks about overcoming his fear of public speaking. And a profile of professional carny, Wayne Kunz.
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Daybreak: July 11 & 12, 2009 Terri Clark, Kreesha Turner, St. Albert Horse Mural, The Lion King, Pipeline Bombings, The Chairmen
This week, Russell spent time at the Calgary Stampede talking to Medicine Hat's country superstar Terri Clark, Edmonton's pop sentsation Kreesha Turner and St. Albert artist Lewis Lavoie. Russell also spoke with Chris Walker with Daybreak North about the pipeline bombings in The Peace district. Plus a visit with two of the cast members of The Lion King and the zany Chairmen.
Right click to Download Daybreak: July 11 & 12, 2009 Terri Clark, Kreesha Turner, St. Albert Horse Mural, The Lion King, Pipeline Bombings, The Chairmen
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Daybreak: July 4 & 5, 2009 MJ's Media Coverage, Michelle Morgan from CBC-TV's Heartland, Holger Peterson and Blues on R2, Personal Publicity Workshop and Captain Canuck
A Concordia Media prof thinks that frustration over the media coverage of Michael Jackson's death says more about us than it does about the media. Michelle Morgan, "Lou" from CBC-TV's "Heartland" drops in for a chat about the show. Holger Peterson and Saturday Night Blues moves to Radio 2. Two Second City comics want to teach artists about personal publicity. And lastly, Captain Canuck returns to the printed page, this time, Stateside.
Right click to Download Daybreak: July 4 & 5, 2009 MJ's Media Coverage, Michelle Morgan from CBC-TV's Heartland, Holger Peterson and Blues on R2, Personal Publicity Workshop and Captain Canuck
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Daybreak: June 27/28, 2009 Badlands Passion Play, Allyson Smith, Myrol, Prairie Gleaners Society, VISTAS at the Glenbow, Willie Mack, The Works Design Fest
It's our tenth podcast already! Comedian, Allyson Smith returns home for a few laughs. Country duo, Myrol, drop in to tell Russell what's happening with their career. The Prairie Gleaners Society want to preserve the food we throw away. Texan musician Willie mack could be more Canadian that some Canadians. And the badlands Passion Play is back for another season. And the romance of the CPR and the Rocky Mountain on display at the Glenbow Museum.
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Daybreak: June 20/21, 2009 Tim Tamishiro on Jazz, Allan Boss on Film, CFWE, Banff Dance Summit, musician Patty Shortreed
Tim Tamishiro from CBC Radio 2's TONIC comes by to help Russell dip his toe into Jazz. Allan Boss reviews "Three Monkeys", the new movie from the award-winning Turkish director. The Banff Centre launches its first Aboriginal Dance Summit. CFWE, an aboriginal radio station, is about to start broadcasting in Edmonton. And musician Patty Shortreed comes by to sell Russell on the joy of booking a House Concert.
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Daybreak: June 13, 2009 Jeff Rubin, Peter Mansbridge, Jocelyn Brown, Motocross Nationals
Russell get the lowdown on the post-recession economy from former CIBC economist, Jeff Rubin. Edmonton author Jocelyn Brown has just published her latest novel for youth and she talks about books and crafts. Motocross Nationals hit the dirt in Alberta on their way across Canada. And "The National" anchor, Peter Mansbridge stops by to discuss politicians and Alberta oil.
Right click to Download Daybreak: June 13, 2009 Jeff Rubin, Peter Mansbridge, Jocelyn Brown, Motocross Nationals
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Daybreak: June 14, 2009 Sled Island, Next Fest, David Sedaris, Kathy Jessup, Brenda Vaqueros, Team Edmonton, Walk-Kits
A packed podcasts featuring an extended interview with author David Sedaris as he and Russell talk about everything from squirrels to kidney stones. Previews of the Sled Island and Next Fest festivals of new and emerging talent. Storyteller Kathy Jessup drops by. The band Brenda Vaqueros wax nostalgic over vinyl. And we'll talk about two different approaches to fitness.
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Daybreak: June 6, 2009 Jamie Kennedy, The Fates, Forbidden Broadway
Comedian, Jamie Kennedy spoke with Russell about fame, criticism and his new relationship with fellow actor, Jennifer Love Hewitt; Musician, Lori Reid came by to talk about her band, The Fates; and the musical director for the wildly successful "Forbidden Broadway" talked about the show and what makes for a good Broadway musical.
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Daybreak: June 7, 2009 Memza Africa, Wilfred N & The Grown Men, Laura Smith, Expo Debate
The Memza Africa choir from South Africa have teamed up with musician, Holly Wright, to create a new muscial sound and they tell Russell all about it; Edmonton music legend, Wilfred Kozub, namesdrops over his new CD, Vicotria, BC's Laura Smith blows out the candles on her 23rd birthday, and comedians Andrew Grose and Brad Muise debate which city is better for a World Expo - Calgary or Edmonton.
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Best of Daybreak March 2009, Part 2
Russell chats with acclaimed sculptor and artist, Joe Fafard on the eve of a retrospective of his work; actor Ryan belleville talks about his new movie, "Finn on the Fly" and getting his acting chops at Loose Moose; and a bonus chat with singer/songwriter, Emm Gryner about her new CD, "Goddess".
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Daybreak for May 30/31, 2009
Russell welcomes comedian Jon Dore for a surreal 10 minutes of radio magic; Reader's Digest unveils their Top 10 list of Most Trusted Canadians; we talk to the man who's tenth on that list, Rick Mercer; Canmore musician, Cori Brewster and her musical history of Banff; and a compelling chat with author Kathryn kuitenbrouwer about her new book, "Perfecting."
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Best of Daybreak - May 2009
Russell talks to a wellness expert about taking all his vacation days; Canada makes it's first entry into the World beard and Moustache Cahmpionships; Rick Miller combines Shakespeare and the Simpsons in "MacHomer"; and Rebecca Northan talks about her role in "Evil Dead: The Musical."
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Best of Daybreak March 2009 Part 1
Russell chats with former "Newhart" star, Peter Scolari about dinner theatre and Tom Hanks; iconic comedian, Emo Phillips; and author Sharon Butela re-visits her book, "The Girl in Saskatoon". From March 2009.
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Friday November 20, 2009
Shane Yellowbird lived the cowboy life in Hobbema, but his dream was to make the NHL. He's pursuing a new career now as a country music star and one of the few aboriginal artists ever to take the stage of Nashville's Grand Ole Opry.
Pop culture columnist Ruth Myles looks at all the fuss over the sequel to the vampire flick Twilight. The Grammar Gals, a.k.a. two professional editors, Karen Virag and Virginia Durksen take listeners calls on the New Oxford Dictionary's Word of the Year, unfriend.
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Thursday November 19, 2009
John Marriott's photograph of a lone black wolf named Delinda on the cover of the December special edition of Canadian Geographic Magazine shows how a picture can make a difference. Edmonton food columnist Mary Bailey is back from Hong Kong with tales of delicious street food. And Jim Diers, an author and former director of Neighborhoods with the City of Seattle, takes listeners' calls about what makes a great community.
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Wednesday November 18, 2009
Globe and Mail writer Stephen Brunt takes calls on his new book, Gretzky's Tears, Hockey, Canada and the Day Everything Changed. Conservation specialist Nigel Douglas of the Alberta Wilderness Association comments on the use of bounties to control coyote problems. Health Economics professor Jane Ruseski of the University of Alberta talks about Health Services CEO Stephen Duckett's decision to forego filling some jobs to save money in the health budget.
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Tuesday November 17, 2009
Several Alberta districts run bounties for problem coyotes. Phil Merrill of Alberta Agriculture and John Hood, of the MD of Taber talk about why they see the need for bounties. Context columnist Naheed Nenshi looks at how the opposition parties are doing in light of polls showing the PCs' drop in support. And professor David Keith, of the Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy at the University of Calgary takes calls on Canada's role in international climate change talks.
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Monday November 16, 2009
Alberta's oldest theatre, the Bailey, is undergoing a multi million dollar restoration in Camrose. Coach Cal Zaryski says you can take an outdoor running and cycling program inside during the darker, cooler seasons. And Lindsay Whittaker of Alberta Children and Youth Services and Caroline Missel of Alberta Education talk about solutions to bullying problems in light of National Bullying Awareness Week.
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Friday November 13, 2009
Intensivist Dr. Chip Doig, head of the Alberta Medical Association, addresses two polls suggesting Canadians believe H1N1 flu risks are exaggerated. Darren Aldous, the president of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association, says villages are disappearing because of economic concerns. Doug Dirks and Mark Connelly of CBC Sports look toward the CFL west semifinal. Rebecca Sullivan, author of Canadian Television Today and pop culture columnist Ruth Myles talk about the Geminis and Canadian TV.
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Thursday November 12, 2009
CBC TV's Peter Ackman updates the school bus crash in Calgary. More high risk groups are being offered the H1N1 vaccine. CBC reporter James Hees reports from the Bonnydoon clinic in Edmonton. Food writer Cinda Chavich tells us how to help boost our immunity with delicious food. And Diane Katz, director of Risk, Environment and Energy Policy Studies with the Fraser Institute takes listeners' calls on Alberta Bill 50 on the construction of new power lines.
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Wednesday November 11, 2009
Albertans are marking Remembrance Day in a variety of ways this November 11th. Author Ted Barris talks about his new book, Breaking the Silence, Veterans' Untold Stories from the Great War to Afghanistan. Bev Tosh has taken a little known but significant part of our history and transformed it into an art exhibit at the Glenbow Museum, called War Brides: One Way Passage. And fifteen-year-old Tenille Nadkrynechny of Grande Prairie has a new single out today, that she wrote, called Coming Home.
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Tuesday November 10, 2009
Neil Whatley, a crop specialist, says this is a very unusual fall for farmers: The geese are flying south, the Christmas decorations are in the stores and farmers are combining their fields. Foodbanks throughout Alberta are preparing for a busy holiday season. Tech columnist DJ Kelly looks at how our society is becoming increasingly "paperless". Weather expert David Phillips tests listeners' weather trivia knowledge and awards copies of his 2010 Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar.
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Monday November 09, 2009
The Mounties are tracking people with "lead feet" by plane. An ancient plant with very modern applications -- hemp -- is getting a deeper look from the Alberta Research Council. Political scientist Duane Bratt from Mount Royal University answers listeners' calls about the premier's leadership review which garnered Ed Stelmach 77 percent in delegate support.
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Friday November 06, 2009
Kath Hoffman of Red Deer's Safe Harbour Society talks about the opening of the first shelter for homeless people who are sick. Mountaineer Conrad Anker retraces George Mallory's final steps on Everest in a new film at the Banff Mountain Film Fest. Ruth Myles highlights the best of the TV sweeps and new movies. And Rich Vivone takes listeners' calls on Ed Stelmach's leadership on the eve of the PC Convention and leadership vote, and talks about his new book, Ralph Could Have Been a Superstar.
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Thursday November 05, 2009
The CBC's Terri Trembath reports on the first day of Alberta's H1N1 flu vaccination clinics for children under five years old. Award winning writer and author Gordon Laird has a new book out entitled, The Price of a Bargain, The Quest for Cheap and the Death of Globalization. And Dr. Gerry Predy, the senior medical officer of health for Alberta Health Services, answers listeners' questions about the province's H1N1 vaccination plans.
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Wednesday November 04, 2009
The province announces the roll-out for its high risk H1N1 vaccination clinics. The mayor of Calmar, southwest of Edmonton, has a sweet deal with China to build two manufacturing plants and a new industry for the area. Dr. Drew Van Niekerk talks about cats who use bedsheets or duvets instead of their litter boxes. Reporter Lydia Neufeld has the latest on the H1N1 plan. And Professor John Church of the University of Alberta takes calls on how Alberta has handled the H1N1 flu clinics.
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Tuesday November 03, 2009
Albertans are waiting to hear what the provincial government's strategy is for resuming the H1N1 vaccination clinics. context columnist Naheed Nenshi says the first round of clinics was handled poorly, and the Health Minister should resign to restore confidence in the system. Toronto Peace activist James Loney is in Alberta talking about his harrowing ordeal as a hostage in Iraq in 2005 and the paradox of his release. Two scholars debate the role of the monarchy with callers.
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Monday November 02, 2009
New Democrat leader Brian Mason takes listeners calls on the government's temporary shut-down of the H1N1 vaccination clinics. Coach Cal Zaryski returns triumphant from the World X-Terra Championships in Maui with plans to grow the contest in Canada. Ad-man Terry O'Reilly, the host of The Age of Persuasion on CBC Radio One, talks about his new book by the same name with co-author Mike Tennant.
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Friday October 30, 2009
Lineups were so long at H1N1 vaccination clinics the province had to cut off the lineups and sent people away at noon. Guest host Holly Preston gets the latest from the Brentwood clinic in Calgary from CBC reporter David Gilson. Barbara Smith, the author of Haunted Alberta, invites listeners to share their own ghost stories. And Education Minister Dave Hancock talks to callers about his Inspiring Education initiative.
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Thursday October 29, 2009
More people in rural Alberta are concerned about having to wait for H1N1 flu vaccination clinics in their communities. The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and the Calgary Philharmonic are planning Halloween Pops Concerts for the weekend. Cinda Chavich celebrates a traditional Halloween treat. And naturopath Alan Logan, the author of The Brain Diet, takes calls on how the end of Daylight Savings Time can affect our normal patterns of sleep.
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Wednesday October 28, 2009
Associate professor John Church of the University of Alberta's School of Public Health says the coincidence of the H1N1 flu pandemic with Alberta's healthcare reforms is the "perfect storm". Parenting Power columnists Gail Bell and Julie Freedman Smith say parents are struggling with disagreements over whether to vaccinate their children and questions from kids about the seriousness of the H1N1 flu. And Rex Murphy, takes calls about his new book, Canada and Other Matters of Opinion.
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Tuesday October 27, 2009
Lineups for the H1N1 flu shot are long in rural Alberta, and some people are angry that some smaller towns won't get flu shot clinics for several weeks. The Coalition for a Nuclear Free Alberta rallies at the legislature against the possible construction of four nuclear reactors in the Peace Region. Tech columnist Dj Kelly talks about tweeting or not at the 2010 Olympics. Liberal leader Dr. David Swann takes calls on the important issues coming up in the fall session of the legsilature.
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Monday October 26, 2009
Retired Chief of the Defence Staff General Rick Hillier talks about his new memoir, A Soldier First, Bullets, Bureaucrats and the Politics of War, and takes listeners' calls. Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Andre Corriveau answers listeners' questions about the safety of the H1N1 vaccine and why the clinics are so swamped, particularly in Edmonton and Calgary.
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Friday October 23, 2009
Jennifer Dagsvik explains how the WCB deals with frustrated complainants in light of this week's hostage taking at the Workers Compensation Board offices in Edmonton. Alberta's Culture Minister builds bridges with gays, lesbians, transgendered and bi-sexual Albertans. Pop culture columnist Ruth Myles lists her picks for the week. Food writer Mary Bailey talks pasta in honor of World Pasta Day. And collectibles expert Brian Lehman evaluates listeners' family treasures.
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The Early Edition - November 20, 2009
Just who was Robert Knipstrom? His death is the subject of a coroner's inquest and we find out about the life he lived before a fateful encounter with the RCMP from two of his close friends.
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The Early Edition - November 19, 2009
This week the city approved plans for the North East False Creek neighbourhood. More high rises are planned for Science World and GM place, but residents are asking questions about promised parkland and amenities.
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The Early Edition - November 18, 2009
Vancouver park board has decided on what to cut in its 2010 budget. We get the details of what you should expect to come from Aaron Jasper, park board commissioner and vice chair of the board's Services and Budgets Committee.
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The Early Edition - November 17, 2009
Budget woes at Vancouver cityhall: how could they impact you? We hear from a community that fears cutbacks, and from the union that represents city employees.
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The Early Edition - November 16, 2009
Gregor Robertson won the Vancouver civic election last year on a promising agenda of eradicating homelessness. How well has he done? Mayor Robertson sits down with Rick to deliver a term report.
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The Early Edition - November 13, 2009
Vancouver's mayor has been on the job for a full year. We ask our civic affairs panel, has he talked the talk and walked the walk?
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The Early Edition - November 12, 2009
Some neighbourhood institutions in Mount Pleasant were destroyed by fire this morning, and we speak to people who were early at the scene.
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The Early Edition - November 11, 2009
On this Remembrance Day, we go live to Afghanistan to find out how the day is marked there, we speak with an Afghan-Canadian about the situation in Afghanistan, and we find out what different communities in the province are doing to mark the day.
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The Early Edition - November 10, 2009
Worth every penny? As David Hahn explains his value, we ask Maureen Bader, BC director of the Canadian Taxpayer's Federation if the public can afford the BC Ferries' president and CEO's salary.
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NXNW NOV 21
Artist Chris Woods draws inspiration from alcohol, tobacco and firearms for his latest work and Kevin Loring wins a Governor General's literary awards for Where the Blood Mixes.
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NXNW NOV 22
Artist Yuri Arajs in Victoria, writer Juanita Rose Violini in Invermere and her Almanac of The Infamous, The Incredible and The Ignored and Poet David Zeiroth, winner of the Governor Generals Literary Award for Poetry.
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NXNW SAT. NOV 7, 2009
Live from Nelson
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NXNW SUN. NOV 8, 2009
Live from Nelson Coop Radio Station.
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NXNW NOV 14
Author Deborah Willis in Victoria and her new collection of short stories and Bela Fleck with his banjo in the Studio One Music Club.
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NXNW NOV. 15
The CBC TD Kids Book Club with author Susin Neilsen and artist Brian Boulton and his incredible graphite drawings.
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NXNW OCT 31
More from anthropologist Wade Davis in the Studio One Book Club and a visit with Vancouver Poet Laureate Brad Cran.
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NXNW NOV 1
Award winning playwrite Aaron Bushkowsky, a Western Swing Dance invite, and two artists who work weaving cedar.
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NXNW SUN. OCT. 25, 2009
On todays' podcast Sheryl gets a harmonica tutorial from local bluesman Keith Bennett.
She learns the story behind a film made about Emile Benoit's song Vive la Rose when she speaks with filmmaker Bruce Alcock.
And Patricia Lawton talks about her paintings, Girl Friends and the connection she has to a fundraiser for the Vernon Hospice House.
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NXNW OCT 24
Fibre artist Jane Kenyon, book artist Jarrett Morrison of The Bowler Press and the Studio One Book Club with anthropologist Wade Davis.
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NXNW SAT OCT 17
Artist Moshen Khalili draws inspiration from the novel The Little Prince and writer and humourist David Sedaris in the Studio One Book Club
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NXNW SUN OCT 18
Writer Kate Pullinger on her latest novel The Mistress of Nothing and some of the team behind the magazine Optimix.
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November 20: Remembering David Grierson
It's been five years since our colleague David Grierson collapsed and died. We mark the loss with some memorable tape of our much-missed friend.
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November 18: Public Salaries
We speak to law professor Ken Thornicroft on the salary differences between public and private CEOs.
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November 18: Songhees Claim
We''ll speak with an aboriginal law expert about the lawsuit being filed by the Songhees first nation.
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Nov 19: Alberta Teachers' Association responds to no homework debate
Kirk speaks with the local chapter president of the Alberta Teachers Association about the issue of some families objecting to their kids doing homework.
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Nov 18: Parent strikes no homework deal with school
Kirk speaks with a Calgary parent who took a stand against the amount of homework his kids were doing and won. Find out how.
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Nov 17: Dealing with hate crime in Alberta
After vandals targetted Calgary's Jewish community over the weekend, we look at the challenges of confronting hate crime by speaking with the author of the Alberta Hate Crime Committee's Annual Report for 2008.
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Nov 16: Aldermen bring different viewpoints to Calgary budget
Calgary's property taxes are likely going up but not without some serious debate in City Council. Kirk speaks with Ward 7 Alderman Druh Farrell and Ward 12 Alderman Ric McIver about the proposed City budget.
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Nov 12: Guerilla giving
A novel "act of kindess" has recently appeared in Calgary. But you won't find any big media blitz attached to this effort. Angela tells us more about "guerilla giving".
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Nov 10: H1N1 assessment clinic gets assessed
We've heard about the influenza assesment clinic here in Calgary but what's it like on the inside? Fill-in host Kirk Heuser talks with a family doctor who offered to work there and was pleasantly surprised.
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Nov 16 - Nov 20 2009, Eyeopener Highlights
This week's highlights:
- U of C study shows tired doctors are a major strain on our medical system.
- Calgary Transit responds to allegations of peace officer abuse on an LRT platform.
- Our Unconventional Panel talks about dropping homework from a child's cirriculum.
- Unpaid child support is now a $2.5-billion dollar problem in Canada. Hear about an Alberta program that's trying to fix this.
- Alberta cow fetches $1.2-million at an auction in Ontario. Find out what makes it so valuable.
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Nov 9 - Nov 13 2009, Eyeopener Highlights
Kirk Heuser and Judy Aldous hosted the show this week. Stories on the best of the Eyeopener podcast include: Paul McLoughlin speaking about Stelmach's future following the PC party convention in Red Deer; a conversation with the new PC party president; a tax expert who says aldermen should look at options other than a 4.8% property tax increase; and more.
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Nov 2 - Nov 6 2009, Eyeopener Highlights
Swine flu is discussed with Alberta's senior medical officer of health. A local psychologist explains why there's such widespread panic about H1N1. Our Unconventional panel debates whether high-profile Albertans should be able to skip the vaccine line-up. And we break away from H1N1 to talk about the lacing of meth in marijuana, the corruption that's taught in universities and business schools & we hear from a couple of PC delegates who will help decide Premier Ed Stelmach's future this weekend.
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Oct 26 - Oct 30 2009, Eyeopener highlights
Eyeopener highlights for the week of Oct 26 - Oct 30.
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Oct 19 - Oct 23 2009, Eyeopener highlights
Oct 19 - Oct 23 2009, Eyeopener highlights
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Edmonton-AM Podcast - November 20/09
Today...Edmonton's Best Cabbie shares 30 years of driving wisdom. The CBC's Lisa Robinson will try to stump the city's taxi driver of the year, Balwinder Dhanoa. And, the great homework debate. A Calgary couple has made a deal with their kids school to make homework optional. We'll hear from some Edmonton students who aren't so sure that's a good idea.
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Edmonton-AM Podcast - November 19/09
Today...A recent CBC/EKOS poll showed a majority of Canadians believe the H1N1 risks have been overblown. Is H1N1 a health care Y2K, or is the pandemic plan working to make us safer? The CBC's Lisa Robinson asks U of A Health Risk scholar, Cindy Jardine.
And the co-owner of an Edmonton eye surgery clinic is in hiding after the man accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill him, has had his bail reduced. The CBC's James Hees has that story.
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Edmonton-AM Podcast - November 18/09
Today...Canadian medical experts want to know whether the H1N1 vaccine works as well in aboriginal people as in the general population. We'll hear about an Edmonton study that will investigate that question. And she is the Wayne Gretzky of Holsteens. Missy the cow fetched 1.2 million dollars at auction in Toronto last week, and she's headed home to Ponoka tonight. Her handler will tell us why she's worth every penny.
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Edmonton-AM Podcast - November 17/09
Today...They did it! Jamie Sale and Craig Simpson have been crowned champions of the Battle of the Blades. We'll speak with the city's newest champions. And housing sales in Edmonton are on the rise. In fact, numbers are much stronger than analysts predicted earlier this year. We'll hear from a local realtor on why he thinks things are looking up, and from a resident who explains why she chose to jump into the market now.
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Edmonton-AM Podcast - November 16/09
Today...We'll hear from some heartbroken Eskimos fans after Calgary eliminated the Esks from the playoffs. Also, after a year of cancelled and delayed projects in Alberta's oilsands, 10 Billion dollars worth of development has been announced over the past two weeks. We'll ask Deborah Yedlin whether the tide is turning for the energy industry. And we'll meet the leader and one of the members of a U of A science team after their big win at an international Genetic Engineering competition at M-I-T.
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Edmonton-AM Podcast - November 13/09
Today...we meet a pair of oilpatch workers who will receive awards today for their amazing acts of bravery. Mike Sharpe and Chelsea McPhee will share the remarkable story of how - together - they saved the life of a stranger along Highway 63. And another hero, Retired Staff Sergeant Kerry Nesbit will tell us how he and his son, David, saved the life of a fellow Edmontonian. And we'll hear some reaction to our story yesterday about the 124th Street battle again massage parlours.
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Edmonton-AM Podcast - November 12/09
Today...Discussions continue about the route the LRT will take to Edmonton's west end. Reporter Mark Harvey speaks to people in Jasper Gates about the proposed changes to their neighbourhood. And massage parlors aren't exactly an image booster for a community or a business district...that's why shops along 124th Street want the city to change the rules, so they have more say over who moves into their neighbourhood. We'll hear from the head of the 124th Street and area Business Association.
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Edmonton-AM Podcast - November 11/09
Today....We Remember. We'll speak to World War two veteran Maurice White about his remembrances of war. And for decades veterans have kept their wartime experiences to themselves...rarely sharing the details of what they saw, what they experienced. Now military historian and author Ted Barris has gained their confidence and their stories in a new book called Breaking The Silence. We'll talk with Ted Barris.
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Edmonton-AM Podcast - November 10/09
Today...Some big changes in math for Alberta students who start grade ten next year. We'll tell you more about why math is getting an overhaul in this province. And the city of Wetaskiwin is looking to limit the hours liquour stores are open. We'll talk to the Mayor Don Montgomery about the plan.
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Edmonton-AM Podcast - November 9/09
Today...Ed Stelmach got 77 percent support for his leadership of the Alberta conservative party over the weekend. CBC's legislative reporter, John Archer, will give us his analysis of what that result means. And we meet an Edmontonian who has a passion for space junk. Tony Whyte has just published a book called "The meteorites of Alberta" and he's giving a public talk tonight. We'll find out why he likes space rocks so much.
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Edmonton-AM Podcast - November 6/09
Today...The police commission wants Edmonton Police officers to have priority in getting the H1N1 vaccine. We asked for listener feedback. We'll hear what some of you had to say. Also...we'll find out why it's getting easier to rent in Edmonton. And we'll bring you the story of a young Edmonton innovator...she's only 25....she's trying to use technology to help save people's lives during natural disasters and pandemics....that's on our series "Made in Alberta".
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Edmonton-AM Podcast - November 5/09
Today...First responders should be at the front of the line when it comes to getting the flu vaccine. That's what edmonton's police commission has written in a letter to the provincial government. We'll hear fom the acting chair of the Edmonton Police Commission.
And Canada's gun registry is one step closer to being scrapped, following last night's vote in favour of Bill c-391. We'll speak with an Alberta gun owner who will be glad to see it go.
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Edmonton-AM Podcast - November 4/09
Today...We cotinue our series "made in Alberta". We'll meet an Edmonton engineer who has created a technology that could potentially save big money for gas companies...while scoring big points on the environmental front.
And we'll speak with one of three women from Drayton Valley who's just won an appeal against the ERCB over who gets a say in sour gas developments in Alberta.
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Edmonton-AM Podcast - November 3/09
Today...The Stelmach government's handling of the distribution of the swine flu vaccine has not been immune to criticism. We'll speak with political scientist, John Church about the political spin over swine flu. And we'll tell you about an Edmonton IT company that created an online testing and training software, and they're making four million dollars a year. We'll hear from one of the founders of the company...it's part of a new series we're calling "Made in Alberta."
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Edmonton-AM Podcast - November 2/09
Today...For Edmontonians worried about the swine flu, the 24 hour health link phone line can seem like a life-line, but not when you have wait on hold for more than an hour. We'll talk to the Director of Health link Alberta about how the service is dealing with overwhelming demand. And U of A President Indira Samarasekera is taking some heat after commenting publicly about the shrinking enrollment of white men. We'll hear from "The Samarasekera Response Team".
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Edmonton-AM Podcast - October 30/09
Today...There's a new clinic opening today in Edmonton where you can find out if you have the H1N1 flu and get some treatment if you do. It's designed to take the pressure off doctors' offices and emergency rooms. I'll speak with a doctor who works there. And, ghosts at the old Saxony Motor Inn. Staff have noticed mysteriously unplugged appliances...and we'll meet a man noticed the temperature drop from balmy to frigid one night in room 201.
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Edmonton-AM Podcast - October 29/09
Today...astonishing numbers of RCMP officers face crippling stress. How well is the force dealing with it? Not very well, according one officer with 36 years on the force. And more desks are empty in Edmonton schools this Thursday than last thanks to the flu. We'll hear from one school division about the numbers...and the trend.
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Edmonton-AM Podcast - October 28/09
Today...Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. André Corriveau fields your questions about the H1N1 flu vaccine. And Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is on the rise within the RCMP.
CBC Reporter Linda Calvert has that story.
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Edmonton-AM Podcast - October 27/09
Today...why Canada's Chief Public Health Officer is certain we should all get inoculated for the H1N1 flu virus, and why a health policy researcher is just as skeptical about the flu vaccine.
Also CBC reporter Lydia Neufeld has been looking at the Workers' Compensation Board - what it is, how it works, and why questions are being raised about its independence since last week's hostage-taking incident.
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Information Radio (CBC Manitoba) Nov. 20, 2009 "Executive Director at the Mantioba Institute for Patient Safety, Laurie Thompson"
Monty Vann's experience after surgery at the Health Sciences Centre has people talking about what patients can do to make sure they are getting appropriate care and what there rights are. Laurie Thompson, Executive Director of the Manitoba Institute of Patient Safety (MIPS) speaks with CBC. The organization promotes health care patients take an active role in their care, use a patient advocate if needed. While working with agencies that provide health care to make sure they're on board as well
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Information Radio (CBC Manitoba) Nov. 19, 2009 "Patient advocate Wendy Armstrong"
More on the story of Monty Vann, a patient at the Health Sciences Centre who had been discharged two days after he had high risk brain surgery. Terry MacLeod speaks with Wendy Armstrong, a former registered nurse, a health policy researcher and patient advocate in Edmonton about her reaction to the story of Monty Vann, how people can protect themselves from this kind of situation, and more.
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Information Radio (CBC Manitoba) Nov. 18, 2009 "Life saving surgery one day, forced out two days later."
60-year-old Monty Vann knew he wasn't well enough to go home from the hospital when staff tried to discharge him 2 days after his brain surgery. After days of being told he would have to pay if he stayed, he left. But now, he's back in hospital, unable to speak and partly paralyzed. CBC's Marianne Klowak went to the Health Sciences Centre to get some answers and talks with Adam Topp, the chief operating officer of the hospital who says physicians declared Monty medically stable for discharge.
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Information Radio (CBC Manitoba) Nov. 17, 2009 "Ian Rabb"
The holiday season can be a tough time for people struggling with addictions. This year the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba will be closed over the Christmas holidays and as a result of that, Alcoholics Anonymous expects to be busier this holiday season. Marcy Markusa speaks with Ian Rabb, the public information representative for Alcoholics Anonymous. He is also a member who has been sober for 8 years.
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Information Radio (CBC Manitoba) Nov. 16, 2009 "Plastic vs biodegradable vs compostable bags"
Plastic vs biodegradable vs compostable. What kind of bag should you be using for your garbage? The province wants to reduce the number of plastic bas in our landfill by 50 percent over the next 5 years. But turning to biodegradable and compostable bags isn't necessarily a better option. Marcy Markusa talks with Kate Bergen, Backyard Composting Coordinator for Resource Conservation Manitoba.
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Information Radio (CBC Manitoba) Nov. 13, 2009 "Traditional Medicine"
The leader of Manitoba's Southern Chiefs Organization says he's not sold on the H1N1 vaccine, so he's using traditional medicine instead. We'll hear from a traditional healer who says it's a personal choice and comes down to what you believe in.
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Information Radio (CBC Manitoba) Nov. 11, 2009 "Finding Love During War"
He wooed her with chocolate bars, chewing gum, and an offer to carry her typewriter. We'll meet Winnipeg's Peter and Marie Sawatsky who met and fell in love during the second world war.
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Information Radio (CBC Manitoba) Nov. 12, 2009 "Hana's Suitcase"
How the story of Hana's suitcase inspired a local art project that teaches kids about the Holocaust.
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Information Radio (CBC Manitoba) Nov. 9, 2009 "Remembering The Fall of the Wall"
An "energy of conviction in the air" - that's what current University of Winnipeg President and former Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy says he felt 20 years ago today while in Berlin when the wall fell. We'll hear his reflections on those moments in history.
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Information Radio (CBC Manitoba) Nov. 10, 2009 "Money Isn't Everything"
There's an old cliche that says
"Money changes everything". But it's not always for the better.
We hear about some people who won the lottery and who say there's a downside.
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Information Radio (CBC Manitoba) - Nov. 6, 2009 "Rare painting discovery"
Bill Mayberry, owner of Mayberry Art Gallery talks with CBC's Marcy Markusa about how they discovered a rare painting by an important Manitoba artist, William Kurelek. "King of the Castle" is the name of the painting and it's worth 300-thousand dollars.
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Information Radio (CBC Manitoba) - Nov. 5, 2009 "Bev Neufeld"
Since Ashley Neufeld's tragic death people who knew her have told us what a wonderful person she was. They say she was the nicest girl ever and thousands have expressed their sadness. Ashley's mom Bev Neufeld speaks with CBC's Terry MacLeod about how wonderful Ashley was, how she feels about the wonderful comments friends of Ashley have said, what kind of support are you getting from the community in Dickinson, how will Ashley be laid to rest, and more.
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Information Radio (CBC Manitoba) - Nov.4, 2009 "Vehicle Under Water Safety Tips"
Terry MacLeod talks with Constable Brian Herrick of the RCMP after the news of the three students that have drowned in a 12-foot deep pond in Bismark, North Dakota. They discuss what you can do in a situation like this and about a "Res-q-me", a small unit you can put on your keychain designed to help save you if you are stuck in your car underwater.
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Information Radio (CBC Manitoba) - Nov.2, 2009 "Extreme Pet Owners"
5 dogs, 14 cats, a hedgehog, 2 chinchillas, a couple of south american prairie dogs, a leopard gecko, and of course,buddy the cockatiel. It's not the inventory at an exotic pet store. It's a Winnipeg's couple's menagerie of pets. We hear about some extreme pet owners.
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Information Radio (CBC Manitoba) - Nov. 3, 2009 "Geese Problems"
Resting and relaxing in Winnipeg's suburbs.Migratory Canada Geese seem to love the city's water retention ponds. But the increasing numbers of geese mean possible problems at the airport.
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Information Radio CBC Winnipeg Oct. 29,2009 - How Do You H1N1-Proof A Hockey Team
Hand sanitizers are great for hands and wipes are good for surfaces. But how do you
H1N1-proof hard to clean items like hockey equipment? We visit the Manitoba Moose dressing room.
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Information Radio CBC WInnipeg Oct. 30, 2009 - Winnipeg Filipino Basketball Players
Professional scouts stopped in Winnipeg to size up some of the city's smallest basketball players. Find out why some local filipino players could get a shot at the big game.
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and the RCMP
The rates of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder amongst RCMP officers are soaring. We hear from a local member of the force who says images from major crime scenes are like snapshots permeated in the mind that come back to haunt officers years later.
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Are Mr. Big Police Stings Bad?
Kyle Unger was the target of a Mr. Big sting that led to a false confession and 14 years in jail for a murder he didn't commit. We hear from a journalist who did a documentary on these controversial investigative techniques after her brother was the target of a similar investigation.
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Information Radio from CBC Manitoba - 26/10/09 - Dr. Fred Aoki on Flu Remedies
We ask Dr. Fred Aoki about some of the natural and over-the-counter products on offer to fight the flu.
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Information Radio from CBC Manitoba - 23/10/09 - Jeff Browaty on Parking Tickets
We find says the city needs a better communication plan to let the public know when parking rules change
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Learning English with CBC - Employment Opportunities
With so much talk about job losses and lay-offs, it’s hard to be optimistic about finding a job. But Shawn Mahoney of Opportunities for Employment believes there are still lots of good jobs to be found in Manitoba, you just need to be strategic. For reading and writing exercises to go with this podcast, visit cbc.ca/manitoba/eal
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Learning English with CBC - The Role of Police
What can police do to reduce crimes involving violent assault? The president of the Winnipeg Police Association tells Information Radio host Terry MacLeod what he thinks needs to be done. For reading and writing exercises to go with this pod visit www.cbc.ca/manitoba/eal
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Learning English with CBC - Sign Language
Imagine how challenging it would be to try to learn English if you couldn't hear the language. Listen to an interview with a teacher who teaches sign language and English to newcomers. For reading and writing exercises to go with this pod visit www.cbc.ca/manitoba/eal
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Learning English with CBC - Manitoba Homecoming
Manitoba is a huge party to celebrate the province's 140th birthday. The organizers hope that Homecoming 2010 will encourage former Manitobans to come back and take a fresh look at what the province has to offer. For reading and writing exercises to go with this podcast visit www.cbc.ca/manitoba/eal
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Learning English with CBC - Romance Across Cultures
How does romance differ across cultures? What qualities are you seeking in an ideal partner? Listen to Manitoba author Mary George talk about her career as a writer of historical romance novels and find out what she thinks is true romance. For reading and writing exercises to go with this podcast visit www.cbc.ca/manitoba/eal
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Learning English with CBC - Weathering the Economic Storm
Find out how Steinbach and the rest of Manitoba is weathering the current economic storm. Listen to an interview with the president of the Steinbach Chamber of Commerce. For reading and writing exercises to go with this podcast visit www.cbc.ca/manitoba/eal
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Learning English with CBC - Medical ethics
After an issue of medical ethics made headlines we're asking, to what extent can one person’s religious beliefs affect another person’s rights? For reading and writing exercises to go with this podcast visit cbc.ca/manitoba/eal
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Learning English with CBC - Minnedosa's Piano
Manitoba small towns are famous for their community spirit. Learn more about living in a small community and find out how the CBC radio program The Vinyl Cafe helped the town of Minnedosa get a piano. For reading and writing exercises to go with this podcast visit www.cbc.ca/manitoba/eal
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Learning English with CBC - Missing person
This week we hear about a family who is using an unconvential method to find their missing son. For lessons to accompany this podcast visit cbc.ca/manitoba/eal
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Learning English with CBC - Out in the Cold
Manitoba's winters can be very cold. On this week's lesson we meet Barry Kennedy, the host of the Discovery Channel’s TV show Out in the Cold. Barry grew up in Winnipeg and his job takes him to the coldest regions of the world to report on the people who live and work there. Download the reading and writing lessons that go with this podcast at cbc.ca/manitoba/eal
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Learning English with CBC - Immigrants and Heart Disease
A recent study has shown that immigrants to Canada have a greater risk of developing heart disease the longer they live in this country. A Canadian doctor sheds some light on the study. For reading and writing exercises that go with this podcast visit cbc.ca/manitoba/eal
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American Ex-pats Add Voices to Health Care Debate
A small band of ex-patriot Americans living in the Maritimes has started a viral campaign to add their voices to the US health care debate.
The group has put a series of videos on YouTube to counter what they see as the lies being spread south of the border about Canada's health system.
This week Maritime Magazine talks with three of them, about why they felt compelled to speak out.
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Remembering Joan Orenstein
This week on Maritime Magazine, paying tribute to one of the region's great artists, actor Joan Orenstein.
We also play some of your calls and letters, from our stories about the beagles at the Atlantic Veterinary College, and a new campaign to support breastfeeding moms.
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The Water-Witcher (Nov. 01, 2009)
Water is something we take for granted, right?It's cheap and plentiful in this part of the world. But we also know how easily it can disappear...through climate change or other environmental disasters.
During the last several years a few dozen families living in Penobsquis,near Sussex,New Brunswick got a taste of what's it like to lose their water. At the same time - in a curious, backhanded way - water is also at the heart of a major economic boom in Sussex. Connell Smith explains.
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High seas search/Liking the Crust-A-Stun/Is Canadian Beer getting better or worse?
High seas search : We'll speak with the sister of 'round the world sailor Hubert Marcoux - the Charlo native who's missing on a trip from Halifax to Bermuda.
And: A reconsideration : apparently zapping lobsters with the Crust A Stun could turn some of you back into lobster-eaters.
And the phone-in you've all been waiting for : Is Canadian beer in your part of the Maritimes getting better or worse ?
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Waiting for an environmentally correct toilet/ Crust-A-Stun/ How to curb deficits
One darn thing after another : just how many things can work against you doing the environmentally-correct thing ?
Shocking : an inventor wants us to buy a device that will making boiling lobsters a thing of the past.
On the phone in: should governments cut services or raise taxes to deal with deficits?
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Opportunities for next generation of Maritime workers/ Preventing family violence
Opening the bottleneck : your ideas on what it would take to open up opportunities for the next generation of Maritime workers.
On the phone-in: Peace in our homes : What's the most effective way to prevent family violence ?
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Nursing supply & demand/Dalhousie University Transition Year Program/Eric Carnegy & Pet Care
Supply, demand & nursing : another look at shortages in the Maritimes and the 4-year academic requirement for nurses
Untapped potential : what's being done to attract & support certain non-tradtional groups into post-secondary education.
On the phone-in: veterinarian Eric Carnegy answered all your pet care questions.
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NB cancer rates/ Ray Ivany on obstacles to education/is a university degree worth the cost?
The link between high cancer rates and air quality: the Conservation Council of New Brunswick insists coal fired generating plants are a major factor.
Mind the gap:the President of Acadia University - and former head of Nova Scotia's community college system - on the obstacles that keep many qualified people from finding a niche in the labour market.
On the phone-in: Is a university education worth the price?
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Insurance caps and Canadian comedy
A lawyer talks about the need to end caps on auto insurance payouts, a new study on Type 2 diabetes, Mark Breslin on Canadian comedy
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Turbines below, weather above
Turbines in the Bay of Fundy, a soldier's story, emails on Remembrance Day, Weather phone-in
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Cenotaph services/ Ted Barris & Veterans' Untold Stories/ Canadian Letters & Images Project/ Changing views of remembrance Day
Cenotaph services in Halifax and Fredericton.
Ted Barris, author of "Breaking the Silence: Veterans' Untold Stories was our guest.
You shared your mementos from veterans with Dr Stephen Davies, The director of the Canadian Letters & Images Project.
On the 12:30 -13:00 phone in, we asked how the Afghan War is reshaping your view of Remembrance Day
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Cenotaph damage/ Dolly McEuen & the Ajax Club/ Jim White on painting
Toppling tradition : Frederictonians are appalled at an act of vandalism directed at the city's cenotaph.
And...Up against the Establishment : Part 2 of the fascinating story of Dolly McEuen and the Ajax Club in wartime Halifax.
And, on the phone-in: call Jim White for advice on your next project involving paint, stain or wallpaper.
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Nov 9 Dolly & the Ajax Club/ Terry Punch on the Phone In
High speed hook ups: we'll check in with the company bringing broadcast to northern Nova Scotia
Hello, Dolly : The amazing story of Dolly McEuen & the legendary wartime servicemen's club she founded in wartime Halifax.
And, on the phone-in: call Terry Punch with questions about tracing your family tree.
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Nov 6 Access, speed, privacy- which digital issues matter most to you?
Ladies OR gentlemen ? Why does gender seem to shape the way we relate to the digital world ?
Too tight a noose: getting too strict about copyright issues on the net may stifle creativity and business opportunities.
From the speed & quality of your internet connection, to access & privacy issues - what's the most important digital issue for you ?
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Nov 5 Net Neutrality/ Pain Management
Net neutrality: Why one of the founding principles of the internet needs protection
Save the last tuna for me : the diplomatic dance to conserve bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean gets underway, with some scientists hoping it's not the Last Dance.
On the phone-in: Dr Mary Lynch answered your questions about the treatment and management of chronic pain.
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Email complaints, digital privacy
Eastlink/BellAliant email complaints, digital privacy, Bob Bancroft on coyotes and wildlife
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EI for the self employed
EI for the self employed, bridging the digital divide, Donald Gutstein on how businesses influence our opinions
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EI for the self-employed/"digital divide" among Maritimers/Phone-in:Whose interests shape news coverage?
EI for the self-employed/the "digital divide" among Maritimers/Phone-In: Whose interests shape news coverage?
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New England power generators & the Québec Hydro deal/ Art Irwin on keeping the heat in.
A monopoly with more money than God ? The head of a consortium that represents power generators in New England doesn't like Hydro Quebec's power play.
We'll also hear your comments and questions about the far-reaching effects of the proposed deal.
And, on the phone-in: Art Irwin took your questions about keeping the heat where it belongs - inside.
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No long lines for H1N1 shot in the Soo/ Is the deal to sell NB Power to Hydro Quebec good for the Maritimes?
No long lines or frustrating waits : how an Ontario community is handling H1N1 vaccinations in a calm & orderly way.
Two centuries of robbery, murder and mayhem along the Atlantic Coast - our very own pirate story
On the phone-in: Is the historic deal to sell NB Power to Hydro Quebec good for the Maritimes
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HydroQuébec deal/ The Science Panel.
Power politics.... the premiers of New Brunswick and Quebec announce an historic deal that will put NB Power in the hands of Quebec Hydro.
What else did you expect? We'll have your thoughts about Rick Hillier's assessment of the war in Afghanistan.
And, on the phone-in:the Science panel is back - call with all your questions about the science of everyday life
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Preventable childhood injuries
Never mind H1N1- what about the invisible epidemic ? A new report looks at childhood injuries and ways to reduce their numbers.
Power grab or power sharing ? Speculation around the effects of a potential New Brunswick/Quebec deal ripples through the Atlantic Provinces.
And, on the phone-in: beyond bedsheets...seamstress and designer Sheri McKillop offers her suggestions on how to whip up a hallowe'en costume.
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Oct 27/09 Drs Strang, Morrison and Cleary answred your questions about the H1N1 vaccine.
A special one-hour phone-in:
If you have a question about H1N1 itself or the vaccination programme in your province, call now. We have public health representatives from New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia with the answers.
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Oct 26/09 Rick Hillier on war and politics.
A shock to the system : what would the sale of NB Power assets to Hydro Québec mean for other electrical consumers & utilities in the Maritimes?
And.... Is global production of oil & natural gas peaking and the world running out of fossil energy? A recent guest on the show says that's a myth - but you don't seem impressed with his analysis.
On the phone-in: General Rick Hillier answered your questions about the armed forces & politics.
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Oct 23/09 SCOC dismisses Irving appeal on sub contract/Astronomy phone in
High & dry : the Supreme Court dismisses an appeal by Irving Shipbuilding over the awarding of a huge submarine contract.
A symptom of a health care system in crisis? We'll hear from the daughter of an Alzheimer's patient who was assaulted at hospital in New Glasgow.
From exo-planets to telescopes for the amateur - our astronomy panel answered all your questions about the night sky.
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Oct 23/09 Primer on HIN1 vaccine/ Bob Bancroft on wildlife of the Maritimes
Confused about whether or not you should get the H1N1 vaccine? We'll have a primer.
Not so fast. One energy expert says it's a myth that global production of oil and natural gas are peaking and the world is running out of fossil energy.
On the phone-in: Bob Bancroft answered your questions about wildlife of the Maritimes.
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Oct 22/09 What ancient knowledge most impresses you ?
The rebuttal : a former Nova Scotia cabinet minister responds to yesterday's attack on the phone-in from author Ian Brown on his proposals for rationing costly end-of-life health care.
Can a modern corporation turn green ? The editor of Corporate Knights on what - if anything - was learned from last year's market meltdown.
And, on the phone-in: Wade Davis - author of "The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World". What ancient knowledge most impresses you ?
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Oct 20 Learning from person with severe disabilities.
Tomorrow's problem, here today! Not the most optimistic of slogans - but where are the solutions to the pension mess in Canada ?
From nuclear proliferation to pandemic planning : An international conference on world security is coming to the Maritimes.
And, on the phone-in: we'll be joined by Ian Brown, author of a remarkable book entitled : The Boy in the Moon : A Father's Search for his Disabled Son . Our question "What can we learn from a person with severe disabilities ?"
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Oct 20 What can we learn from a person with severe disabilities ?
Tomorrow's problem, here today! Not the most optimistic of slogans - but where are the solutions to the pension mess in Canada ?
From nuclear proliferation to pandemic planning : An international conference on world security is coming to the Maritimes.
And, on the phone-in: we were joined by Ian Brown, author of a remarkable book entitled : The Boy in the Moon : A Father's Search for his Disabled Son . Our question "What can we learn from a person with severe disabilities ?"
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Oct 19/09 Doug Bethune on Car Care
Contesting the contest : two members of the Listuguj First Nation running for office in a Quebec town just across from Campbellton,New Brunswick meet opposition to their entering the race at all.
And... From priorities in our schools and the enironment to stories & questions about organ donation - we hear your contibutions to MN.
And, on the phone-in: Doug Bethune answered your question about car care.
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Oct 16/09 What's the greatest challenge for environmentalists in the Maritimes ?"
Supposition, panic, and politicized agendas : is the Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle really the threat it's made out to be ?
Women, politics, and the case for changing the way we elect members of Parliament
And, on the phone-in: "What's the greatest challenge for environmentalists in the Maritimes ?"
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Oct 15/09 Banning uranium mining, lessons from Sweden, & getting rid of rodents
Tougher than a ban : what will be the consequences - intended and otherwise - of a law against uranium exploration and mining in Nova Scotia ?
Learning from the Swedes : a Halifax delegation is impressed by a country that weaves sustainability into every facet of life.
And, on the phone-in: Of Mice and men - or women. Advice on how to get rid of small, unwelcome visitors in your home this winter.
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Oct 14/09 Dr Evelyn Sutton: diagnosing & treating arthritis
Par for the economic course: what effect is the high Canadian dollar having on Maritime exporters ?
Life, death & meaning: why the definition of "brain death" has implications for organ donation and your final wishes.
On the phone-in: rheumatologist Dr Evelyn Sutton answered your questions about the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis
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Oct 13/09 Tracing your family tree with Terry Punch
The last of the great ones: a man involved in the 40th anniversary celebrations of the voyage of the CSS Hudson explains why it deserves a place in the history of the Maritimes and of world scientific exploration.
And, you take a dim view of some views expressed by recent guests on the show.
On the phone-in: genealogist Terry Punch answered your questions about tracing your family tree.
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Oct 9/09 Brian Lee Crowley: "What change would most improve life for Canadians ?"
No fixed address - no proper health care : A new survey of homeless people explores the link between living on the street and quality of health care
We have an invitation for all you photographers out there.
And, on the phone-in: our guest was Brian Lee Crowley, author of "Fearful Symmetry : The Fall and Rise of Canada's Founding Values". Our question : "What change would most improve life for Canadians ?"
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Oct 8/09 In your experience, who stands out as a great leader?"
A Catholic opts out of a multi million dollar settlement for victims of abuse to pursue a civil case against the Church in Nova Scotia.
Is it time for reform? We'll hear your comments on the prospects of creating a different kind of Church
On the phone in: "In your experience, who stands out as a great leader?"
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Oct 7/09 Rex Murphy on Facts & Opinions
Now, more than ever: women whose calls for reform in the Catholic Church have been ignored say it's time they were heard.
We'll hear your lesson plan on what schools should do to better prepare students for the academic demands of university.
And, on the phone-in: Rex Murphy's new collection of essays is called "Canada & Other Matters of Opinion". He'll be our guest as we ask: "Which interests you more : fact or opinion ?"
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Oct 6/09 Do high schools adequately prepare students for university?
The interpretation of 30,000 medical tests has come under question in Northwestern New Brunswick:we'll have an update from Grand Falls.
Nobel prize winner & Nova Scotia native Willard Boyle reflects on the importance of education, which leads into our question on the phone in today : Do high schools adequately prepare students for university?"
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Oct 5/09 Preparing your home for winter.
Just where he wanted to be : honouring a diver's wish.
It's a gas, man, but should it come from garbage? Your thoughts on the idea of burning garbage to convert it into bio fuel.
On the phone-in: Home heating consultant Art Irwin answered all your questions about making your home as energy efficient as possible
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Oct 2/09 Do you think humans act out of empathy or selfishness?
How many kilometers can you go on a bag of garbage ? Halifax explores turning its citizens' waste into automobile fuel.
And, on the phone-in we were joined by Frans de Waal, author of The Age of Empathy : Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society ". Our question : Do you think humans more likely to act out of empathy or selfishness ?
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Oct 1/09 "How much does a tax rebate on home heating help people on low incomes ?"
Voices from the past brought into the present : a new CD liberates the voices of Mi'kmaq speakers and singers from the archives.
The law and mental illness : lessons learned from a New Brunswick court.
On the phone-in: Where efforts to help the poor collide with efforts to reduce energy consumption :
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Sept 30/09 Adult Literacy 101
An ounce of prevention...an update on Nova Scotia's state of readiness for H1N1.
Regulate, before someone gets hurt : naturopathic doctors in PEI want a regional association
A helping hand : Red Cross in the Maritimes prepares to assist relief efforts in the Samoan islands devastated by yesterday's tsunami
On the phone-in: "What would most help Maritime adults get the literacy skills they need ?"
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Sept 29 The Science Panel, & Dr David Healy on ethics & drug trials
Profit vs protection : psychiatrist David Healy on the lack of progress in putting adverse effects in drug trials on the public record.
On the phone-in: Mary Anne White & Richard Wassersug answered your questions about The Science of everyday Life.
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Sept 28/09 Oh baby! When's the best time to start a family?
A fatal, mosquito-borne neurological disease that affects horses makes its first appearance in the Maritimes.
What would Hippocrates do? Part one of a conversation with Dr David Healy - the Irish pyschiatrist who's made enemies by drawing attention to the ethical issues surrounding the marketing & prescribing of antidepressants.
On the phone-in: StatsCan suggests more Canadians are becoming Moms. So what makes people think it's a good time to start a family?
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Sept 25/09 Gardening with Marjorie Willison
Not all patients are created equal : how sex & gender can affect the quality of your health care.
On the phone-in : Marjorie Willison answered your questions about lawns, gardens, trees & shrubs.
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Sept 24/09
Who's in charge ? A look at the chain of command when herbicides were sprayed in Northern New Brunswick forests.
You really don't want this in your harbour: has "pancake batter tunicate" crossed the US border into the Bay of Fundy ?
On the phone-in: George Iny of the Automobile Protection Association answered your questions about buying a new or used vehicle.
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Comparing cellphone plans; Foreign-trained doctors & nurses; and wills
Out of range : your comments about yesterday's show on the difficulty of comparing cellphone plans.
There are foreign-trained doctors & nurses eager to attend to our health. But they can't until they jump through all the hoops to gain accreditation in Canada. We'll hear some of their stories.
And, on the phone-in: Julia Cornish answered your questions about making a will or updating it.
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The tiny phone, the fine print & the big bills.
Mandatory minimumsfor cheese: why Kraft, Saputo & Parmalat are fighting regulations requiring more Canadian milk in Canadian cheese.
And a place to call home. Your views on the best way provide care and support for adults with intellectual disabilities.
On the phone-in: the tiny phone, the fine print & the big bills : "What do you think would help deliver affordable cellphone service?"
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You Are Now Entering Autumn: Doug Bethune on car care.
Don't fence me in : ATV drivers want openings in moose fences along highways, but some people see it as a step backwards for public safety.
We'll hear your thoughts on the aerial spray programme in New Brunswick and find out why the head of a major Maritime transport company doesn't like new regulations for truck lights.
And, on the phone-in: automotive consultant Doug Bethune answered your questions about your car, truck or van.
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Pickle this, preserve that.
The silence of the workers: a New Brunswick woman fights on behalf of some forestry workers afraid to speak against aerial pesticide spraying.
Employees at Abitibi Bowater in Nova Scotia grapple with more bad news for their newsprint mill; the Premier tells them how the province can help.
On the phone-in Ellie Topp answered all your questions about preserving, pickling and putting away all those fresh fruits and vegies.
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What Maritime stories should make it to the big screen?
10 years ago a landmark ruling gave aboriginal people the right to earn a livelihood from the sea and provoked violence and ill feeling. What a difference a decade has made.
Nova Scotia's introduction of Apology legislation provokes an outbreak of contrition on city streets.
And, on the phone-in what Maritime stories would make a great feature or documentary?
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Keeping your piano in toe-tapping tune.
The kids are allright, but they could be better : the author of a new report on childcare in Canada examines the gap between what different provinces offer parents & kids.
On the phone-in: Bill Stevensen and Gary Trenholme took your questions about the care & maintenance of your piano, and offer some advice if you're thinking about buying one.
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Keeping the wheeze and sneezes under control.
The churning tides of the Bay of Fundy will be the home of three experimental power turbines : we'll find out which conditions are attached.
We'll hear your reactions to the uneven coverage of cancer drugs from province to province, AND your ideas on how to improve Parliament.
And, on the phone-in: from allergies to asthma, call Dr Greg Rex with all your questions about keeping the sneezes & wheezes under control.
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Making it work: your ideas to improve Parliament
A devastating diagnosis with catastrophic financial implications;the inequalities of cancer drug coverage across the country.
Disillusioned with rhetorical mud slinging and personality politics ? On the phone in we asked - "What would improve the way Parliament works?"
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Tracing your family tree: when do you reign in the research?
It's easy to begin tracing a family tree. But once you get started, how will you know when it's time to stop - if ever ?
Genealogist Terry Punch explained how to rein in those perfectionist impulses and come up with a useful piece of research you can share.He also answered you questions about tracing your family tree.
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Live and local: Truro dials up a new radio station.
Live and local : Truro dials up a radio station that'll showcase nothing but local performers.
Pee for the Pea Patch ? your views on using a combo of wood ash and Number One to fertilize crops.
And, on the phone-in: biologist Bob Bancroft took your calls about wildlife of the Maritimes.
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Does shouting make you right?
Does shouting make you right? A wind energy developer stands by his project despite hostile talk from the public.
Making tracks : Eastport, Maine pins its hopes on a restored rail link to St Stephen, New Brunswick.
On the phone-in: Mary Sue Waisman answered your questions about proper diet & offered tips on making more tasty & nutritious lunches than ever.
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Pee For The Pea Patch?
Surendra Pradhan,a research student in Environmental Science at the University of Kuopio in Finland explains that a combination of human urine and wood ash is more effective - and much cheaper and more sustainable for the soil - than chemical fertilizers.
Jim Lindner provides advice on your how to make your personal audio-visual collection survive, whether it's childhood photos, slides, favourite cassette mix tapes or that outrageous wedding reception on VHS.
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You call that parenting?
Cellphone ban in PEI; eat local day; phone-in on best and worst parenting stories
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Here comes the homework
Canso mayor on call centre; researcher on cheap drinks; Fisheries Minister on clam closure; the value of homework
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Grilling the preems
The premiers of all three Maritime provinces answer questions about their priorities for the fall
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The big ban
Reaction to DFO ban on shellfish harvesting for Maritimes
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The Coriolis myth
Hour-long science phone-in with Mary Anne White and Richard Wassersug.
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The lemon balm mystery
Hour-long gardening phone-in with Marjorie Willison
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Blueberry Fields for Ever, and Music That Lifts You Up.
First Nations people from New Brunswick say US Customs cast a shadow over their summer tradition. And music that makes your soul happy.
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University Funding
Reporter Phonse Jessome talks about the MacDonald's murder from 1992. And three university leaders respond to a controversial proposal by 5 big schools to consolidate research money.
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Tempest in a Teapot or Two-Tiered Education?
The president of the University of Toronto muses about the idea of creating centres of excellence at some Universities. And on the phone-in, your driving pet peeves.
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Automotive Phone-in
Doug Bethune tells us why it's the best time to buy a new car. And answers your car-care questions.
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Getting Ready for Hurricane Bill, and your favorite comedy.
A look at preparations around the region in anticipation of Hurricane Bill. And we take your calls about comedy.
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Bad year for bugs and cooking in hot weather
Why people in Northern Nova Scotia have had to stay indoors lately. And our chefs answer your cooking questions.
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All a-twitter about Twitter - Discussing Social Media.
Wading through the federal government's plans to help pork producers, Peter Coade predicts a big blow on the weekend, and our guests take questions on the value of social networking sites.
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Benefits of volunteering
Savoie update
Scallop study
Earwig solution
Yarmouth housing crisis
What benefits do you get from volunteering?
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Are we doing enough for amateur athletes?
Sounds from the Canada Games, a lifelong environmental activist steps down, and we ask "are we doing enough to support amateur athletes?"
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Late Summer Gardening
Marjorie Willison takes all your gardening question.
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What Can the NDP do to win your vote?
Jack Layton takes your questions on the ohone-in; also propaganda on the taxpayer's dime, and thoughts on pandemic planning.
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The Ethics of Pandemic Planning
Dr Jennifer Gibson from University of Toronto and Dr Francoise Baylis from Dalhousie join us to talk about the ethical issues surrounding pandemic planning.
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The Final Chapter
A well-regarded Halifax bookstore calls it quits. So what do we lose when independent booksellers close? Also...an update on a local horse trainer and the biggest race of his life. And on the phone-in, the problem with litter and what to do about it.
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If you're seeing dots...connect them.
That's what Steven Casper has been doing at UPEI. Dr. Casper is the Fulbright Visiting Chair in Biomedical Science, and he's spent the last four months mapping the Island's bioscience sector. Also...Donald Marshall Jr is laid to rest, and Terry Punch answers questions about tracing your family tree.
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Should recommendations from the BC inquiry into Robert Dziekanski's death be taken up by other provinces?
Should the recommendations from the BC inquiry into the death of Robert Dziekanski be taken up by other provinces ? We'll ask Nova Scotia's Minister of Justice.
Political access with a pricetag : Donald Savoie on the unhealthy effects of lobbyists & consultants on democracy.
We hear from some cast members of a lively Moncton production of "Rent", feature Lezlie Lowe's documentary, A Little Fine Tuning, and tell you how you can put your community on the MN website.
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Remembering Donald Marshall Junior
How Donald Marshall's victories shaped a younger generation of Mi'kmaq.
An Acadian amid the dreaming spires: Donald Savoie's life-changing experuience at Oxford.
The Sydney Mines man who's training Saturday's favourite to win the harness racing classic, The Hambletonian
On the phone-in: veterinarian Eric Carnegy answered your questions about pet care & health.
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More serious than dry rot: what's holding up the Point Lepreau retrofit?
More serious than dry rot : What's holding up the refurbishment of the Maritimes' only nuclear power plant?
From ugly clashes to harmony : Donald Savoie reflects on the remarkable evolution of New Brunswick's two main linguistic groups & what they need to do next.
And, on the phone-in: is there enough parking for bicycles in your community ?
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Rapid change in the lives of New Brunswick Acadians
One man's journey through modern Maritime history : Donald Savoie's insights into the rapid change in the lives of New Brunswick Acadians.
Can you help someone find the plastic trinket that used to adorn a classic 1970s-era rum ?
On the phone-in, Art Irwin answered your questions about home ventilation & energy conservation.
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Marjorie Willison answers all your questions about gardening
Maritime Noon's resident gardener Marjorie Willison answers all your questions.
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Ready...or not. Nova Scotia is not prepared for the flu pandemic
Ready...or not ? Nova Scotia's auditor general says the province is not prepared for an HINI pandemic.
An online & broadsheet publication is launched in NB as an alternative to mainstream news.
Hurry up & wait : problems with the new Marine Atlantic ferry disrupt everything from business to vacation plans.
On the phone in - Mary Ann White and Richard Wassersug answers your questions about the science of every day life.
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Newspaper Follies in NB, Sunbeds As Cancer Boxes, and...Is There A Train Trip In Your Future?
On July 28th,the Telegraph Journal printed a front page apology, admitting that an editor had inserted factually incorrect information into a story written by two reporters about the Prime Minister's behaviour at the state funeral of former Governor-General Roméo LeBlanc.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer has just upgraded its assessment of the risks posed by sunbeds and sunlamps.
"What would make you want to take the train ?"
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New Brunswick's response to the Bathurst bus tragedy.
The New Brunswick government responds to the coroner's report into the Bathurst bus tragedy.
Why a bony little fish has become an international issue : the push to restore alewives to the St Croix River between New Brunswick and Maine.
On the phone-in: Jim White returns with advice on your next painting project.
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High speed trains and existential licence plates.
From high speed trains to existential licence plates : your response to the stories we tell.
From a whisper to a roar. Atlantic farmers join forces to make their voices and their concerns heard loudly & clearly.
Doug Bethune answers are your car-care questions on the phone in.
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Red light for a second oil refinery in Saint John.
Red light for a second oil refinery : why the Irvings & BP have decided not to go ahead with the megaproject.
Forget the strike - the head of High Speed Rail Canada will tell us why he thinks Canadians aren't travelling on VIA.
And, on the phone-in: What do you think of your province's licence plate slogan ?
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Which renewable resource matters more ? The clash between the Fundy fishery & tidal energy.
Which renewable resource matters more ? The potential clash between the Fundy fishery & tidal energy projects.
Terror on six legs : the use of insects as weapons of war.
On the phone-in: Lisa Moore, author of "February" - a novel based on the Ocean Ranger disaster joined us as we asked "Which work of fiction has most helped you appreciate an historical tragedy ?"
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Health care workers: what's behind their reluctance to get vaccinated.
Health care workers are the first line of defence during outbreaks like H1N1 : so why are so many reluctant to get vaccinated ?
Friction in the Fundy : traditional weir fishermen blame draggers for low catches, but what are the facts ?
On the phone-in: Jim Lindner dispensed advice on how to rescue audio & visual keepsakes, from family interviews on cassettes to proms & weddings on VHS.
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An old Canadian warship is towed from one community into an uncertain future.
HMCS Fraser: The sequel : an old Canadian warship is towed from one community into an uncertain future.
From not-for-profit to a little bit of private : the evolution of the Prince Edward Island Food Trust, and what it has to do with potatoes in Quebec & Ontario supermarkets.
And on the phone-in: Bonnie Adams returns to help you sort out any problems you've had brewing beer or making wine at home.
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From moon landings to the space station - does space exploration matter to you
The Tall Ships Parade of Sail.
Immigrant kids get a taste of a PEI tradition.
On the phone in - does space exploration matter to you?
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Bugs, slugs and gardening questions
What can you do now that will yield the greatest benefits in the future?
The weather or work may have kept you from tackling a mounting list of tasks in your garden: weeding, pruning, deadheading and slug control.
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H1N1 goes to camp
Camps run by Lung Associations in the Maritimes keep close tabs on the spread of H1N1
H1N1 and unpaid sick days - can you afford to take time off?
Eritrean-Canadian Aaron Berhane on his journey as a writer in exile.
Our experts answer questions about digital photography.
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Before death and after taxes; senior's incomes face a risky future.
Seniors incomes in Atlantic Canada face a risky future.
The developer of Nova Scotia's largest wind farm describes the development.
On the phone in: Dr Robin Walker answers questions about your child's health and the flu outbreak expected this fall.
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A limited suppy of vaccine - a growing pandemic
Dr Francoise Baylis on H1N1 vaccine priorities
So you want to buy local, eh?
Your favoutite jazz standards on the Phone In.
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Eternally grateful
Barn fire in Lanark.
The 78th Highlanders play with Sir Paul McCartney.
French citizens track down the family of Maritime pilot who died just a few weeks after D-Day.
Geneologist Terry Punch on the Phone In
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Friction with the Neighbours
Out of a job yet? Keep buying foreign.
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Wasteful and not good value for money
We read your e-mails on the way your tax dollars are spent!
We'll visit a small farm on Prince Edward Island where a young couple is making a commitment to the land, and to their customers...
You called to recommend books by Atlantic Canadian authors for summer reading
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Measha Brueggergosman - life & career after open-heart surgery
In June, news emerged that soprano Measha Brueggergosman had undergone emergency open-heart surgery in Toronto for a torn aorta.
Striking the exquisite balance between levying reasonable taxes for a reasonable range of public services is politically & fiscally difficult - especially when there's an economic downturn & less tax revenue is flowing in to fund services.
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Get the Carbon Out!
Atlantic Hydrogen's technology for extracting carbon from natural gas
Phone-in : The Science of Everyday Life
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Daybreak from CBC Radio: November 20, 2009
The PQ want bill 101 to be extended to daycares. Nancy talks to a parent and the director of a CPE. Plus: Pierre Landry on a doc about the art group Action Terroriste Socialement Acceptable. And Lauren McCallum on synchronized swimming.
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Daybreak from CBC Radio: November 19, 2009
Some members of the Jewish community in Montreal are upset by a leaflet sent to them by the Conservative government. We hear from a resident and Liberal MP Irwin Cotler. Also Shawn Apel brings us the story of a woman whose disability insurance was cut because of some Facebook posts she made. And Pierre Landry introduces us to a new production of "Educating Rita".
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Daybreak from CBC Radio: November 18, 2009
Mayor Tremblay announced his new executive committee - and he's put himself in charge of it. He joins Nancy in Studio. Plus: making pregnant mothers choose whom comes into the delivery room. And Lauren mcCallum on how Canadiens eked out a win.
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Daybreak from CBC Radio: November 17, 2009
Nancy talks to a woman who's been waiting 9 years for subsidized housing. Also: Pierre Landry on the the film, "Pour toujours les Canadiens"
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Daybreak from CBC Radio: November 16, 2009
Nancy checks the calendar and realizes it's Movember not november. Listen to learn more and find out what this has to do with mustaches. Also: Thomas Mulcair on the Copenhagen climate change summit.
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Daybreak from CBC Radio: November 13, 2009
Melissa Kent comes into studio to tell us the story about the man who's been waiting a month to bury his beloved deceased wife. Also Pierre Landry on the new documentary by Tally Abecassis and Sonali Karnick on university football.
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Daybreak from CBC Radio: November 12, 2009
Monique Lacombe goes on a mission and visits Transport Canada's motor vehicle test centre. Pierre visits an outdoor photo exhibit put on by Make Art Public. And Nancy talks to Executive Director of the CSSS Cavendish about queue jumping.
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Daybreak from CBC Radio: November 11, 2009
If you ride the metro, keep your ticket. Nancy talks to a student who was fined over $200 because he didn't have his. What does the MTC have to say? Listen and find out. Also: a party insider parses the implosion of the ADQ and Sonali Karnick's breakdown of last night's hockey game.
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Daybreak from CBC Radio: November 10, 2009
Retail good guys Mountain Equipment Coop come under fire for moving into the bike market. Plus Nancy talks to a listener and a doctor about vaccinating the over-65 set.
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Daybreak from CBC Radio: November 9, 2009
Nancy talks to a student and a university official about McGill's sustainability project. Listeners help us remember the fall of the Berlin Wall. And Sonali Karnick tells about her weekend at the world short track speed skating event in Montreal
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Daybreak from CBC Radio: November 6, 2009
Nancy Wood catches up with Adrian Glowacki, the miracle man who survived a crash with two freight trucks. Those two kidnapping scares near a Pointe-Claire school? Turns out they were unfounded. We speak to someone from the school board and a psychologist. Also, Pierre Landry tells about Antoine Gratton's latest project.
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Daybreak from CBC Radio: November 5, 2009
Nancy talks with Vision Montreal leader Louise Harel about losing the municipal election and staying on as opposition leader. Monique Lacombe takes on drunk driving in Street Whys. And Pierre Landry celebrates the Cinemania festival.
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Daybreak from CBC Radio: November 4, 2009
Nancy talks to the only Projet Montreal winner on the Cote-des-Neiges-NDG Borough Council, Peter McQueen. We also talk about a bed bug epidemic affecting student housing. And Sonali Karnick takes us to last night's hockey game.
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Daybreak from CBC Radio: November 3, 2009
Nancy talks to health Quebec Health Minister Yves Bolduc about the vaccine roll-out. Piere Landry tells us about Quebec filmmaker Bernard Emond latest film. And Sonali Karnick takes us ice-leve with speed skating.
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Daybreak from CBC Radio: November 2, 2009
Election results show plus Sonali Karnick on the Alouettes and Pierre Landry on the ADISQ awards
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Daybreak from CBC Radio: October 30, 2009
Voters will head to the polls on Sunday. Vision Montreal's Louise Harel stops by the Daybreak studio. The Canadian government is warning there will be less of the H1N1 vaccine than expected. Find out why. Plus, Our Shawn Apel talks about why Montreal is one of the few cities in the country to have municipal political parties. And, our sports reporter Sonali Karnick has all the latest on university football.
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Daybreak from CBC Radio: October 29, 2009
Election day is fast-approaching. Hear from Projet Montreal's Richard Bergeron. Our Shawn Apel takes a look at the election race going on in the South Shore city of Longueuil. Plus, we talk to two people who think they have contracted the H1N1 flu virus. Find out how they're coping, and the frustrating challenges they are trying to overcome.
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Daybreak from CBC Radio: October 28, 2009
Montreal mayor Gerald Tremblay is seeking re-election. He stops by our Daybreak studio one last time during his campaign, before voters head to the polls on Sunday. Also, the Michael Jackson film This Is It is now playing in theatres. Our Brendan Kelly saw it, and tells us what he thinks. Plus, the sudden H1N1 death of a 13-year-old Toronto hockey player has renewed some fears among parents. Hear about some hockey leagues in Montreal that are taking new precautions to fend off H1N1.
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Daybreak from CBC Radio: October 27, 2009
Nancy Wood is honoured to host the Massey Lecture at Pollack Hall this week. The lecturer is Wade Davis. Hear Nancy's conversation with the National Geographic explorer, photographer, filmmaker, anthropologist, ethnobotanist and writer. Plus, early voters find out their kids can't tag along. Hear from one Montreal father whose children were not allowed to accompany him at the advanced polling station. And, a spokesperson from Elections Montreal explains why this is the rule.
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Nov. 19, 2009: The Secret Penalty Clause Edition
Spin Reduxit discusses the Liberal government's new efforts to sell the proposed NB Power sale, the David Alward's plan to oppose the deal and Liberal cabinet minister Kelly Lamrock's musings on how he would vote on the deal.
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The Section 3.1b (3)a Edition
Spin Reduxit discusses industry silence on the proposed NB Power sale, an internal letter from David Hay on the deal and analyzing sections of the agreement suggested by listeners.
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Oct. 30, 2009: The Friendly Takeover Edition
Spin Reduxit discusses the proposed sale of NB Power to Hydro-Québec.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Nov.13, 2009
On today's podcast, security issues in the courts, wrapping presents for soldiers and running with the Olympic torch.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Nov.12, 2009
On today's podcast, we'll find out how nurses are coping with the H1N1 pandemic, we hear from a woman who's upset she's not allowed to have a mammogram, and we meet a soldier from Beachside who's getting a special medal in Ottawa tomorrow.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Nov.10, 2009
On today's podcast, we'll tell you about some good news for the College of the North Atlantic in Grand Falls-Windsor, we talk to a man who thinks underwater war graves deserve more respect, and we meet one of the province's longest-serving mayors.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Nov.9, 2009
On today's podcast, we find out how the swine flu has hit one family in our region, we hear how the department of environment is handling the takeover of AbitibiBowater land and we discover how a Newfoundland woman is reuniting families with lost war medals.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Nov.6, 2009
On today's podcast, we hear from Cougar Helicopter Flight 491 survivor Robert Decker. We find out about a new Wandering Garden in Baie Verte and we talk with author Michael Crummey about his new book, "Galore."
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Nov.5, 2009
On today's podcast we get an update on H1N1 in our region from the health and education perspectives. We talk with Claude Elliott about the Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador conference in Gander, and MHA Susan Sullivan about hobnobbing with royalty.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Nov.3, 2009
On today's podcast, we look to Ireland for an example in revitalizing rural Newfoundland, we get the latest from the school board on H1N1 developments and we check out a new research clinic in Grand Falls-Windsor.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Nov.4, 2009
On today's podcast, doctors tell us why their offers of help with H1N1 vaccinations are being rejected, we take a look behind the scenes at offshore helicopter flight preparations and we tell you how you can read your way to a better environment.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Nov.2, 2009
On today's podcast we find out what the Federation of Labour is talking about at its conference this weekend, we speak to Central Health about the province's first H1N1-related death, and we talk to some students at Exploits Valley High in Grand Falls-Windsor about how science can be fun.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Oct.30, 2009
On today's podcast, we'll bring you the latest information on H1N1 vaccination clinics, and we'll check in with the school board to see how the virus is impacting education. We'll also have some good news for communities who used to receive grants in lieu of taxes from AbitibiBowater.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Oct.29, 2009
On today's podcast, we'll hear from central health on why its H1N1 vaccination program is delayed and we'll have a family doctor's angry reaction to that. We'll also have information about the moldy school in Lewisporte and meet a man in Twillingate who goes all out for Halloween.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Oct.28, 2009
On today's podcast, we'll find out why a local doctor thinks the H1N1 vaccine is necessary, we catch up with the families of soldiers returning from Afghanistan and we get the details on Grand Falls-Windsor's big Olympic Torch celebrations.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Oct.27, 2009
On today's podcast, we hear from someone who thinks there are natural alternatives to the H1N1 vaccine. We find out why a Labrador City woman wants an air ambulance in her community and we hear from one of the men who rescued the crew of a doomed longliner on the weekend.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Oct.26, 2009
On today's podcast, we find out about H1N1 in Green Bay, we get the details on a hunting trip that ended tragically on the weekend and we bring you the final chapter in the story of the x-ray cuts in Lewisporte.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Oct.22, 2009
On today's podcast, we find out why the Clarenville SPCA wants to stop people from tethering dogs, we get the lowdown on the H1N1 vaccination and we have a panel discussion on the viability of community newspapers.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Oct.21, 2009
On today's podcast, we'll pay tribute to the late Mike Kelly of Gander, we'll get the details on a strange murder case in Corner Brook and we find out how to appeal your property assessment.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Oct.20, 2009
On today's podcast, another economic blow for Grand Falls-Windsor, we hear from a new poet in Gander and we get the details on the first day of the inquiry into helicopter passenger safety.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Oct.19, 2009
On today's podcast, the town of Fogo is forcing an audit on the regional council, the mayor of Cambelltown shares her thoughts on changing healthcare service in her region and there are more pollution headaches for the town of Buchans.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Oct.16, 2009
On today's podcast, a possible reversal on the government's decision to cut lab and x-ray services, a plan to deal with H1N1 and four new family doctors are set to start work in Gander.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Oct.15, 2009
On today's podcast, we'll have a discussion about rural health care and hear from the health minister on the pending cuts to service in Lewisporte and we'll get the low-down on the opening of the new Clarenville Events Centre.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Oct.14, 2009
On today's podcast, we find out how much MHAs are charging the public for their phone bills, we get the latest on a Bishop's Falls family who lost their home in a fire, and we talk with Bruce Stagg about his new book.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Oct.13, 2009
On today's podcast, we find out whether a cleanup in Buchans will impact local business, we get the latest on the shrimp plant closure in Port Union and we meet a Gander man who's travelled to Mexico for a new treatment for ALS.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Oct.9, 2009
On today's podcast, moose burgers for charity, the environment minister answers questions about pollution in Buchans and Gary Collins talks about his latest book.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Oct.8, 2009
On today's podcast, we talk to a political scientist about the impact of Paul Oram's resignation, we get more information on the toxic contamination in Buchans, we find out how increased property assessments can affect your taxes and we hear a ghost story from a master story teller.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Oct.7, 2009
On today's podcast, we'll talk about mental health services in Bonavista, we get a warning about driving when you're tired from a couple who paid a high price for doing so, and we get the details on environmental contamination in Buchans.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Oct.6, 2009
On today's podcast, we continue our panel discussion on mental health, we find out who Central Health's recruiting now, and we hear from a cranberry expert who's helping grow the industry in Grand Falls-Windsor.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Oct.5, 2009
On today's podcast, we talk about mental illness, we find out about the connection between the arts and culture centres in Gander and Grand Falls-Windsor and Czecheslovakia, and we tell you how you can go back in time on Fogo Island.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Oct.2, 2009
On today's podcast, the campaign to reduce moose-vehicle accidents expands, the coalition protesting health cuts in Lewisporte meets with Central Health's Board of Trustees and we'll find out why many towns on the list for new drinking water systems aren't buying into the government's plan.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Oct.1, 2009
On today's podcast, the Archbishop of St.John's reacts to a colleague's criminal charges, we get the details on upcoming school board elections, Gordon Pinsent reads his poem, "The Rock," and we go to Norris Arm, where children are getting playgound equipment for the first time.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Sept.30, 2009
On today's podcast, another town is worried about the state of its x-ray service. We meet the new mayor of Lewisporte and find out why Fogo Island didn't go to the polls with the rest of the province yesterday.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Sept.29, 2009
On today's podcast, the fight to win compensation for the families of the victims of faulty breast cancer tests, the cost of insurance for non-profit groups and a Newfoundland author whose life has changed since the publication of his book.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Sept.28, 2009
On today's podcast, we'll meet a man who's keeping native culture alive in Conne River, we talk about blueberry crops and we find out what's happening with mold at the school in Baie Verte.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Sept.24, 2009
On today's podcast, advice about how to avoid bankruptcy, a look ahead to what winter home heating costs might be and a Grand Falls-Windsor teen who's giving a very special gift.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Sept.23, 2009
On today's podcast, we find out what's going to happen to our lighthouse keepers, we get some insight into the search and rescue business from a pilot and we meet the new writer-in-residence at Memorial University.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Sept.22, 2009
On today's podcast, we talk about how the flu is affecting contact at church, we hear from the health minister on cuts in the system and we get some tips on winterizing your garden.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Sept.21, 2009
On today's podcast, we find out about how a Grand Falls-Windsor native ended up moonlighting with the Montreal Canadiens, we check in with Search and Rescue Squadron 103 about some special guests they're hosting this week, and we hear from a family that's lost its petition to the province's college of physicians and surgeons.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Sept.18, 2009
On today's podcast, we get the latest on the Jim Walsh corruption trial, we find out why the province's federation of labour doesn't like proposed EI reforms, and we get new details about the electrocution of a hydro worker on the Bonavista Penninsula last year.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Sept.17, 2009
On today's podcast, students from Pacquet are back in school without a resolution to their school bus concerns, we hear from a scientist who says bog from this province can tell us about climate change patterns and we have a story about a letter in a bottle and a big adventure.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Sept.16, 2009
On today's podcast, we find out how Central Health is preparing for a swine flu outbreak, we hear from the senior citizen who was beaten in his own home twice last weekend, and a friend pays tribute to a member of the community in Eastport who'll be greatly missed.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Sept.15, 2009
On today's podcast, we have reaction from rural communities worried about possible cuts to their health care and we'll hear from the health minister on the issue. We also have the strange tale of an elderly man who was attacked and robbed twice in his own home last weekend.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Sept.14, 2009
On today's podcast, we'll find out why the mayor of Grand Falls-Windsor is mad, why some parents are keeping their kids out of school and what's contained in documents released by the provincial department of health late on Friday.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Sept.11, 2009
On today's podcast, we hear about a new coalition formed in Lewisporte to fight health care cuts, we catch up with the mayor of Gander on the road in Texas and the minister of natural resources answers questions about changes to wood cutting permits.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Sept.10, 2009
On today's podcast, we hear from the man who barely escaped a house fire in Centreville, we have more on the province's decision to remove x-ray service from Lewisporte, and we chat with a World War Two veteran from Bonavista.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Sept.9, 2009
On today's podcast, we hear more from Paul Oram about the government's decision to remove x-ray service from Lewisporte. We find out what seniors will be talking about when they meet in Gander today, and we find out about a new book on the life of early bush pilots in the province.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Sept.8, 2009
On today's podcast, we hear what happened at Grand Falls-Windsor's somewhat reduced labour day parade, and we find out why the province is reducing wood permits in some parts of our region.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Sept.4, 2009
On today's podcast, more fallout from the provincial government's decision to move x-ray services out of Lewisporte, including reaction from the health minister. And we chat with a fisherman who had a strange encounter with a whale.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Sept.3, 2009
On today's show, we find out what out-of-town MUN students can expect when it comes to housing, we get the details of a rally to protest health care cuts in Lewisporte, and we find out about a movie made in Gander.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Sept.2, 2009
On today's podcast, commentator Brian Callahan gives us his thoughts on Ed Byrne's early release from prison. We hear from a doctor and a labour leader who are worried about the province's decision to cut x-ray service in Lewisporte and we hear about a petition against the eviction of cabin and trailer owners from crown land.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Sept.1, 2009
On today's podcast, we hear about the second bout of flooding on a Gander street within a week, we get two very different opinions on some changes coming to Lewisporte's health services and we meet yet another Bonavista-bred hockey star.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Aug.31, 2009
On today's podcast, we hear about a major league baseball player with ties to Gander, we find out why the province is putting money into sawmills, and we hear about why some communities in our region aren't happy the province isn't sharing the money it's making from expropriated hydro assets.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Aug.28
On today's podcast, we learn more about the school board's plan to prevent swine flu among students, we'll find out why the labour day celebrations in Grand Falls-Windsor will be curtailed, and we meet an award winner in Triton.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Aug.27, 2009
On today's podcast, we find out how schools are preparing for swine flu, we hear from the town of Gander about flooding on Peterson Street and we hear about the salmon poacher who got away.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Aug.26, 2009
On today's podcast, scams and frauds, from the mail to facebook. And we also talk to a woman whose home was damaged by Tropical Storm Bill.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Aug.25, 2009
On today's podcast, we meet a great young golfer in Gander, we hear an award-winning journalist talk about his new article on the Cougar Helicopter crash and a Springdale woodworker tells us how the government's sign policy is ruining his business.
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The Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast - Aug.24, 2009
On today's podcast, we'll find out how important foreign-trained doctors are to our medical system, we talk to a mayor who's decided not to run for re-election next month, and we say goodbye to Hurricane Bill.
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THURSDAY NOVEMBER 20 // FISHERIES BROADCAST
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THURSDAY OCTOBER 1 //FISHERIES BROADCAST
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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 30 // FISHERIES BROADCAST
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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 16..FISHERIES BROADCAST
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FISHERIES BROADCAST , SEPTEMBER 14
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WAM November 21-22 Fresh Fish
Since 2006, young emerging writers have been eligible for the Fresh Fish Award. It is a handsome prize given to an unpublished writer consisting of four thousand dollars, professional editing services to the tune of another one thousand dollars, and a handsome brass sculpture created by Jim Maunder.
Previous winners have been Sara Tilley, whose novel Skin Room was eventually published by Pedlar Press, Craig Francis Power and Jamie Fitzpatrick, both of whom have had publishing interest shown
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WAM November 21-22 Paul O'Neill
We've been telling each other stories and creating myths since before we've had locks on our doors. Gathered round campfires and the remains of burnt beast, parents have told children cautionary and exegetic tales that those children in turn told their own. We tell our stories to strangers, hoping they'll understand a little of where it is we come from and why we do what we do. While the essence of the story remained the same, some of its properties changed to suit the times and the places.
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WAM November 21-22 NL Archives//Greg Walsh
Well, as you'll hear in this interview, it probably all began in 1630. Or earlier.
The Provincial Archives celebrates its Golden Anniversary this year. Plenty needs celebrating!
The archives collects and protects much of our physical history.
I spoke with Greg Walsh, the director of the provincial archives division of the Rooms.
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WAM November 21-22 Bella's Tree
Winners for 2009 were announced earlier this week in Montreal. In the field of Children's Fiction Illustration, Jirina Marton of Toronto wins this year for her work on Bella's Tree, written by Newfoundlander, Janet Russell. I spoke with both of them by phone this week. We were just establishing recording levels, whether to use first names or last names, how to pronounce them ... when the conversation really started.
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WAM November 14-15 Elise Rasmussen
I came across an interesting ad last week....it was from a NY photographer who was looking for Newfoundland
women to pose in portraits....as Shanandithit.
Elise Rasmussen is back in NY now but she recently spent two months in Newfoundland making the portraits.
She was inspired by the iconic William Gosse image of Shanandithit.
I called her up to ask her about the project and the line on her website that says the Atlantic Ocean is ruining her love life.
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WAM November 14-15 Chef Bob Arneil
Chef Bob Arneil of St. John's has been given the national EDNA award.
The trophy honours Edna Staebler...the woman who wrote the
cookbook "Food that Really Schmecks." She championed local ingreidents
and the seasonal lifestyle of Ontario Mennonites with their respect for the land.
Since 1996, Cuisine Canada has given out an EDNA award to an individual who has
contributed to the promotion of regional cuisine. This year...chef Bob Arneil of
Chef To Go took home the award fro the Royal
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WAM November 14-15 Jenny Huston
Jenny Huston is an indie rock DJ on RTE...the Irish Public Broadcaster. She's here in
town as an international delegate at the MusicNL Conference. I was intrigued by her story
and wondered what kind of music she was hoping to hear this weekend...so i invited her
into the WAM studio and asked her how she...a young woman who grew up in Vancouver
ended up as the indie rock dj on Irish Public Radio.
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WAM November 14-15 Chad Pelley
In the opening scenes of "Away From Everywhere" a man and his sister in law are in a car accident....that tragic event exposes the fact that they've been having an affair. The accident also propels the action forward (and backward) in first time author Chad Pelley's debut novel.
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WAM November 7-8 Tom Hammock
British artist Tom Hammick works and teaches in Canterbury, England. Yet Newfoundland, Labrador and Nova Scotia continually attract him to this side of the ocean.
Hammick initially came to Newfoundland as the first artist-in-residence through the Rooms at St. Michael's Printshop, in 1995. His exhibit Travels in Newfoundland resulted from that stay.
Now Tom Hammick is back in Newfoundland, with more work based on this province. Never Far Inland is the title of the exhibit. It opened at
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WAM November 7-8 Warren Berger
In his new book, Glitter, journalist Warren Berger presents ten groundbreaking principles of design in action - principles that address business, social, and personal challenges, and that are designed to improve the way we think, work, and live.
Drawing largely on the work of visionary designer Bruce Mau, Berger maintains, much like a mathematician might say everything is numbers, that everything is design.
He spoke with Angela Antle earlier this week.
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WAM November 7-8 Dubois/ Van Herk
Dr. Sylvie Dubois is a professor at Louisiana State University. She has studied the effect of globalization on local identity and language. She presented a talk titled Distinctive Paths of Linguistic Resistance: The Case of Cajun Vernacular English and Creole African-American Vernacular English at the Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association's annual conference in St. John's on Friday evening.
Dr. Gerard van Herk organized the conference. I spoke with them on Friday. I began by asking Dr
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WAM October 31-November 1, Tina Dolter
Media mogul Moses Znaimer is perhaps best known as the creator of MuchMusic - a channel selling sexy videos and the super star lifestyle to teenagers. Now he's tackiling sex and sensuality for the more mature set. Znaimer explores what he considers to be todays last taboo... the topic we don't discuss openly....that thing that happens to other people...AGING. Part of his strategy to move 'Boomers with Zip' into the spotlight is an exhibition called "The Last Taboo." Newfoundland and Labrado
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WAM October 31-November 1 Kim Waldron
KIM WALDRON IS A CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED PHOTOGRAPHER. FOR HER ART PROJECTS,
SHE OFTEN INSERTS HERSELF INTO OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES ... SHE SOMETIMES WEARS
THEIR CLOTHING IN PORTRAITS OR POSES WITH PEOPLE IN THEIR APARTMENTS.
KIM IS CURRENTLY A GUEST ARTIST OF THE ENGLISH HARBOUR ARTS ASSOCIATION.
SHE'S BEEN THERE FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER...COOKING UP AN ART PROJECT
THAT INVOLVES SLAUGHTERING ANIMALS AND CREATING COMMUNAL FEASTS FOR LOCAL PEOPLE.
I MET UP WITH HER IN A ST. JOHN'S KITCHEN
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WAM October 31-November 1 Peter Gardner
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the the Canadian Music Center is recognizing 50 outstanding performers as ambassadors of new music in this country. Mack Furlong spoke with one of them this week.
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WAM October 31-November 1 Tina Maddigan
Tina Maddigan has been on New York's Broadway with The Wedding Singer, and she starred in the original Broadway production of Mamma Mia!, then the Toronto production of Mamma Mia and then the road tour ... she's a comic, she's hosted television programs, she's sung on the stage at the Grand Ole Opry and at Mile One in Divas Do Bradway. On Friday Night, she was part of the Nfld Symphony Orchestra's Big Gala event.
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WAM October 24-25 Pretend Not To See Me
Pretend Not to See Me is a film about a performance Artitst....who happens to live in Meadows,
Newfoundland. On the film poster there's a woman in a dress made of green scraps wearing a
bear head: that's Colette Urban. She is the subject of the film ....filmmaker Kathryn Knight calls her
one of Canada's leading performance artists.....when I met up with Colette she was wearing a labcoat in a u haul van full of art just outside the screening.
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WAM October 24-25 100 Top 100 Books
The Top 100 Books in Atlantic Canada is the name of a new book. The list has
been in the works for over a year. Trevor Adams and Stephen Clare are the authors but they compiled the list
after asking readers, writers, radio hosts, artists, actors and anyone what they'd put on that list. Trevor Adams in is our CBC studio in halifax to tell us who from Newfoundland and Labrador made it onto the list and where they landed.
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WAM October 24-25 Love and Savagery
The 20th annual St. John's International Film and Video Festival kicked off this past week
with a gorgeous feature film called Love & Savagery....
Written by Des Walsh, Love & Savagery is a love story between Kathleen and Michael....
he's a young Newfoundland poet exploring the Burrin and she's a young Irish barmaid with a vocation. The film is shot in Western Ireland and Eastern Newfoundland and is directed by John Smith.
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WAM October 24-25 National Film Board
The National Film Board wants your cell phone, or blackberry or PDA...they don't need a big screen, popcorn
and a theatre full of cushy seats anymore...Whether it's your mobile device or your PC, the NFB can now give
you access to their treasure trove of 13,000 Canadian films on your small screen.
And if that wasn't enough good news....there's more... Tom Perlmutter was in town this week for the women's
film festival and he announced that the NFB is coming back to Newfoundland...by reop
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WAM October 17-18 Stephen Rowe
Born in Heart's Content, Stephen Rowe has been a published poet for years. His work has appeared in The Antigonish Review, The Newfoundland Quarterly, The Panhandler, Paragon and others. in 2008 he was a finalist for the Fresh Fish Award for Emerging Writers, and a former player in CBC Radio's Poetry Face-Off.
Stephen Rowe now teaches in Gander...which is where I reached him to ask him about his new collection of Poetry called "Never More There"...I started out by asking him about a form he o
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WAM October 17-18 Jim Comden
Stealing Blackberries, luring girls behind cellars and under punts, and cutting
initials into splitting tables....retired teacher Jim Combden tells stories of growing up on Fogo Island in the 1950s, through the eyes of young Isaac.
The book is a work of fiction....but there are so many similarities to his own life,
I asked him why he didn't write an autobiography.
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WAM October 3-4, Rex Murphy
Canada And Other Matters of Opinion is the name of Rex Murphy's newest book. It's a collection of columns touching on everything from politics and the environment to Tim Hortens' coffee and Pamela Anderson's literary aspirations.
I am joined by REX MURPHY the esteemed columnist LIVE this morning
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WAM October 3-4 Rock the Cradle
Rocking the Cradle is inspired by the Spanish playwright Lorca's story Yerma the tale of love and loss set in Adalusia, Spain. RCA Theatre's production of Rocking the Cradle tells a similar story but it's set in 1960s Outport Newfoundland. The play is written by Des Walsh;
poet, musician and actor....and it was that very combination of skills that attracted the artistic director of the Tarragon Theatre to Newfoundland and ultimately to Des....to tell the story how Lorca might've intended.
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WAM Sept 19-20
Salt Concentrates is a new two person art show at A1C Gallery in St. John's. It features works by Annette Manning and Will Gill that use salt crystals to turn everyday objects into high art. This is our conversation with the artisits.
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WAM for Sept 19-20
The Relit Awards celebrate creativity not cash....or as their motto states Ideas NOT money. Founded by Newfoundland writer Kenneth Harvey, the awards are now in their ninth year. The winners receive one of a kind rings made by Newfoundland jeweller Christopher Kearney. This is our coversation with Ken Harvey, and winners Maurice Mierau, Lisa Foad, and Michael Blouin.
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WAM Sept 19-20
Welta 'Q ("it sounds good") is the name of a new collection of archival songs and stories from the MiKmaq culture. Janice Esther Tulk helped to put it all together. This is our conversation with her.
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WAM for Sept 19-20
For decades Irish artists have enjoyed tax free status on their artworks. It now looks like the artists may lose their tax exempt standing. Sean MacCarthaigh is with the Irish Arts Council. We spoke to him about the propsed changes.
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WAM for Sept 19-20
Linda Yates and David Hyashida of King's Point Pottery on the
Baie Verte Peninsula are in Korea showing them how to have a proper
Newfoundland boil-up. The potters are installing a huge clay kettle made up of smaller vessels stacked in the shape of a traditional Newfoundland camping kettle at the entrance to the Canadian pavillion at an international craft celebration. This is our conversation with Linda and David
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Weekend AM for sept 12-13
Our conversation with director Tom Kelly about his video for Imogen Heap's song "Canvas." The video was shot in Bonavista.
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Weekend AM for sept 12-13
Musicians in Newfoundland are waking up to the fact that a Canada Council fund that helped some of them record CDs has been cut. The fund was called the Canadian Musical Diversity Program and over the years it has helped the Flummies, Frank Maher, Shallaway, Duane Andrews, Spanner, Christina Smith and Jean Hewson and others record and distribute their music. In this clip we speak with Duane Andrews, Bill Brennan, and federal Minister of Culture James Moore about the cuts.
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Weekend AM for September 12-13
Christopher Pratt has just released a memoir called
Ordinary Things: A Different Kind of Voyage. This is our interview with him.
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Weekend AM for sept 12-13
Melinda Pinfold is an art historian and a psychologist.
An interesting combo that has led her to study the psychological
impacts of art. Dr. Pinfold will give a talk next week called 'How Art Brings us to Ourselves."
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Weekend AM August 22-23
Michael Crummey talks about his new book, "Galore"
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Weekend AM for August 22-23
Remembering Florence Bunty Severs with Susan Furneax.
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Weekend AM for August 22-23
Our chat with Paramita Nath. Paramita's film "Found" has been accepted into the Toronto Film Festival.
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Weekend AM for August 22-23
Margaret Bennett speaks with us about a new CD/book featuring the work of Alan Macdonald - a well known composer of songs and stories in both Newfoundland and Scotland.
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Weekend AM for August 15-16
Our conversation with Irish singer/songwriter Colum Sands
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Weekend Am for August 15-16
Our conversation with Theo Webber, member of the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra who is building a bi-plane in his shed.
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Weekend AM for August 15-16
Our conversation with Greg Malone about his new memoir "You Better Watch Out"
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Weekend AM for August 8-9
Clip 2 - Island culture and how it nurtures good stories. Guests - Christina Sunley and Anthony De Sa
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Weekend AM August 8-9
Clip 3 - Winterset award nominees Randall Maggs, Sara Tilley, and Marie Wadden.
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Weekend AM August 8-9
Clip 4 - Ian Warkentin talks about his new book Birds of Newfoundland.
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Weekend AM for August 1-2
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Weekend AM for July 25-26
Weekend AM for July 25-26
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Nov 20, 2009 - Mystery Sound
Entries accepted for Mystery sound until Noon Atlantic time Friday November 20, 2009
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Nov 20, 2009 - The future of restorative justice in this province
People from all over the country are gathering in St. John's this week for a national conference on restorative justice.
Experts will meet to discuss the future of restorative justice and how to make it more wide spread in our province.
Jennifer Llewellyn is a law professor at Dalhousie University and an expert in restorative justice.
She'll be speaking at the conference.
Llewellyn took some time to explain the basics of restorative justice to Labrador Morning's David Burke.
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Nov 20, 2009 - Students and staff in Wabush are rising up out of their seats standing up against bullying
There's a wave making it's way across the country today. People are rising up out of their seats to create the effect of a ripple moving across the crowd. It's to get people to stand up against bullying. The wave starts with a show airing on the Family Channel. This afternoon students and staff at J.R. Smallwood Middle School are joining in. It's happening at a rally in the gym. Kris Brown joins me on the line from Wabush. He's a fourth grade teacher at the school
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Nov 20, 2009 - Jigs and Reels - Happy Valley Goose Bay
Rex Goudie is putting together the 15th annual Rotary TV auction . He joins Tony Dawson for a chat.
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Nov 20, 2009 - Comedy - Three Premiers battle for control over the utilities in a game of high stakes Monopoly,
Danny Williams and Shawn Graham are meeting face-to-face at the Council of Atlantic Premiers meeting in Churchill Falls. The to sell most of New Brunswick Power to Hydro-Quebec... has Danny Williams charged up. Williams fears Quebec will have a monopoly over the power industry in all of the Atlantic. What if the three Premiers sat down together to settle the issue once and for all... with a fame of ... Monopoly! The Labrador Morning Comedy Team brings it to you play by play...
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Nov 20, 2009 - Killing caribou out of protest. We'll take you down the trans labrador highway and tell you about yesterday's hunt.
Yesterday about 50 caribou were killed during a protest hunt by people from Sheshatshiu.
It was all sparked off by a confrontation with wildlife officials.
Our reporter Peter Cowan was there and he joins Tony Dawson live in the studio this morning. We also have Minister Kathy Dunderdale from St. John's and talkback on the issue.
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Nov 19, 2009 - Caribou Killed in closed zone on Trans Labrador Highway
The Innus of Sheshatshiu had a confrontation with police and conservation officers on the Trans Labrador Highway yesterday afternoon. Peter Penashue admits they were hunting in the closed zone and tells Tony Dawson what hapened, and why they are killing the caribou ouor of teh zone.
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Nov 19 - Labrador musician Lewis Barney released his gospel album called "On the banks of the river."
One Labrador musician is making his debut.
Lewis Barney just released his album, "On the banks of the river."
It's a gospel album with a country flair.
Barney is from Forteau and now lives in Happy Valley - Goose Bay.
He sat down in the studio with our Tara McLean.
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Nov 19, 2009 - Will the premier of New Brunswick go to Churchill Falls to meet Danny Williams and the other Atlantic premiers.
Premier Shawn Graham on the meeting of the Council of Atlantic Premiers in Churchill Falls.
and Jim Feehan, an economics professor at Memorial University, to hear his analysis of this timely gathering
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Nov 18, 2009 - Good-bye Afghanistan...A soldier from 5 Wing Goose Bay returns after serving eight months in the war torn country
There was a happy reunion at the airport in Happy Valley Goose Bay yesterday.
Corporal Paul Lechance returned home from Afghanistan.
He was met by about thirty of his friends and family when he arrived.
Labrador Morning's David Burke got to speak with him about his tour.
Here's what Lechance arrival sounded like.
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Nov 18, 2009 - : "Burt Once , Second Time Cautious." A Labradorian, who now calls New Brunswick home, takes part in a protest over tentative Hydro deal with Hydro Quebec.
The House of Assembly in Fredericton, New Brunswick opened on an angry note yesterday afternoon.
At least a thousand people descended on the Legislature to protest the government's proposed deal to sell most of New Brunswick Power to Hydro Quebec.
People chanted...they carried placards...and as you'll hear they let loose when they happened to encounter a cabinet minister.
Rita Crane Saunders is a Labradorian who recently moved to New Brunswick. She speaks with Tony Dawson
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Nov 18, 2009 - More green to get on the green. Rates to be raised at the golf course in Labrador City
Now to another story about fundraising troubles. With the down turn in the economy, it's been a tough year for many not-for profit- organizations. The Tamarack Golf Club in Labrador City is one of them. With fewer members hitting the T's it's meant a major down turn in the organization's revenue.
That means it's going to cost more green to get ON the green next season. Dennis Langdon is the Treasurer for the club. Our David Burke asked him why there is a need to raise membership fees..
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Nov 18, 2009 - Comedy - Anonymous George
This just in...with all the talk about salting Labrador roads...We got this call...from Anonymous George
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Nov 18, 2009 - Keeping the past preserved...Them Days Magazine celebrates 25 years of archiving Labrador's history.
Out to preserve the past for the future.
Them Days Magazine has been doing that for almost 35 years.
And it's been keeping an archive of life in Labrador for the last 25.
A big job for a small magazine.
Now during archives month, the organization along with other archival groups, is being recognized by the province for the work it does.
Aimee Chaulk is the editor and archivist with Them Days.
Our David Burke asked her how she feels about the recognition.
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Nov 18, 2009 - They're fast, fun, and can be dangerous. The importance of snowmobile safety
The snow has fallen and lakes and ponds are starting to freeze.
And that has snowmobilers excited.
They're chomping at the bit to gas up their machines and cruise onto the white stuff.
But it's not the middle of winter yet....and snowmobilers need to remember that.
Constable Bill FitzGerald is with the R-N-C in Labrador City.
He joins Tony Dwson by telephone.
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Nov 18, 2009 - Collin Baikie - Body builder from North West River heads to competition
Winter sports are our stock and trade here in Labrador.
Skating, skiing, snowshoing- People here can do it all.
But one Labradorian has taken up a different kind of sport.
Collin Baikie is a body builder from Northwest River.
This week he's competing in St. John's.
Here he is with Labrador Morning's David Burke.
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Nov 18, 2009 - Jigs and Reels - North West River
Carolyn Michelin joins tony Dawson for a chat about happenings in North West River on Jigs and Reels.
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Nov 18, 2009 - "Kick them while they're down." Provincial policies are making it hard for some people to be good samaritans
Jennifer Humby lives in Happy Valley - Goose Bay. Shes' organizing a fundraiser for her aunt, who moved to St. John's for cancer treatment. She can't work because of her illness and is on Income Support. Fundraising efforts are being put on hold because they will affect the amount of income support her aunt receives. It's all because of policies outline by the Department of Human Resources, Labour and Employment. Policies Humby says need to be reviewed She sat down with our Tara McLean .
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Nov 17, 2009 - From teacher to hero all in one day. A primary school teacher in Labrador City saves her student's life.
A grade one teacher at AP Low Primary school in Labrador City has become a genuine hero.
She saved the life of one of her students.
Gracie Hayse was chocking on a strawberry when her teacher Carolyn Wells sprang into action.
Carolyn Wells and Josh and Trudy Hayse spoke with CBC's Natalie Kalata about what happened.
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Nov 17, 2009 - Christmas is a time for giving. The women's centre in Lab West wants to make sure mothers get something special too this year.
Already, stores are moving into Christmas mode.
Midnight shopping events, garland and santa decorations decking store windows.
No doubt much of the focus for the holidays is on children.
But the women's centre in Labrador West wants to make sure mothers in need have a good Christmas too.
It's the fifth year for Sponsor-A Mom-Christmas Program..
Noreen Coreen is on the line to tell us more about the fundraiser,
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Nov 17, 2009 - Comedy - Things not to get your mother for Christmas. The Labrador Morning Comedy Team is at it again
Want to put a smile on your mom's face this holiday season? Get her something she'll really enjoy! If you can figure out what that is.
Mothers will pretend to love almost anything they get from their children. So it's hard to tell when you've disappointed them.
For anybody having trouble finding the perfect gift, here's some advice from our comedy team:
If you can't think of the best present to give your mother... just try to avoid giving her the worst
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Nov 17, 2009 - Does salt on the highways in Labrador make your blood pressure rise?
Since it's the creation, driving the Trans Labrador Highway, has been a sodium free experience.
Until now.
This winter the province is laying down salt to keep the highway between Labrador City and Happy Valley- Goose Bay free of ice.
It's the first time the Department of Transportation and Works, is giving salt a try.
Salting the roads is a provincial initiative.
So, we contact Tom Marshall for an update.
He's the acting Minister for the Department of Transportation and Works.
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Nov 17, 2009 - Labrador's stories told by Labradorians. A new workshop in Happy Valley-Goose Bay to record people's oral history
For thousands of years in Labrador if you wanted to hear a great story, you didn't turn to a book, you turned to your elders. Stories were shared by word of mouth and passed down from generation to generation. A new workshop in Happy Valley-Goose Bay wants to help keep this oral history alive. Janet Skinner is with the Lake Melville Literacy Council. And Patricia Fleming is the community development cultural worker with the Labrador Friendship Centre.
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Nov 17, 2009 - Going from Cappuccino to Char...Sitting down to dinner with Katimivik in Rigolet
A group of young people from across Canada are wrapping up a once in a lifetime chance.
They've spent almost three months living on the coast of Labrador.
They're part of Katimavik.
As you can imagine it takes some adjustment if you're used to life in the big city.
To find out how they made out our reporter Peter Cowan dropped in on them when he was in Rigolet.
He's in the studio with Tony Dawson
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Nov 16, 2009 - Jigs and Reels - Lodge Bay
A new bridge for Lodge Bay, built by volunteers. Jigs and Reels. with Gerald Pye in Lodge Bay.
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Nov 16, 2009 - Comedy - Anonymous George
Worried about getting the flu? Well, good news! There are a few simple precautions you can take to aviod getting sick. And here to tell you about them is Anonymous George
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Nov 16, 2009 - Investigating their own. Two Labrador RCMP members are being investigated by the R-C-M-P major crimes unit.
The R-C-M-P major crimes unit has launched a formal investigation into why one of it's officers fired his weapon last weekend., after a man from Sheshatshiu stole and drove away with his RCMP vehicle, and, He isn't the only R-C-M-P member involved in an on going criminal investigation. The major crimes unit is also conducting an investigation involving a member from the Happy Valley - Goose Bay detachment. We speak with R-C-M-P Sergeant Wayne Newell .
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Nov 16, 2009 - Labrador's only Inuit-run pharmacy is closing it's doors.
PharmaChoice isn't the only choice for Nunatsiavut beneficiaries.
After just two years, the Inuit-run pharmacy is closing it's doors.
Their competitive prices weren't enough to keep the venture going.
It's unfortunate for Labrador Inuit Capitol Strategy Trust.
It's the board that helped Nunatsiavut Government set up shop.
Clint Davis is a Trustee on the board.
He joins Tony Dawson by phone
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Nov 16, 2009 - After losing nearly one hundred pounds, Chief Anastasia Qupee organized a community event to get more people on the road to a healthier life.
Chief Anastasia Qupee is a leader in more ways than one...
She's taken up running to get on the path of healthy living.
After losing nearly one hundred pounds, the Sheshatshiu Chief, is hosting an event today to get MORE people in Sheshatshiu active.
This afternoon people are encouraged to come out for a community walk.
It's in light of National Diabetes Month.
Our Tara McLean took a stroll with Chief Qupee
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Nov 16, 2009 - Bolstering your immune system to battle swine flue...
Many of us are counting on the swine flue vaccine to keep us healthy this winter.
But it's going to take time to get everyone who wants the shot vaccinated.
So far, the province is focusing it's attention to groups at risk.
It could be several weeks yet, before everyone is vaccinated.
But that doesn't mean your own body can't start the fight now.
Sarah Frank is a regional nutritionist for Labrador Grenfell Health.
Peter Cowan reached her in Corner Brook
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Nov 13, 2009 - Mystery Sound Contest
Entries for the Mystery Sound contest are accepted until Noon Atlantic time, Friday November 13, 2009 .
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Nov 13, 2009 - The Olympic torch relay goes coastal... celebrations from Hopedale
There were lots of cheers yesterday as the olympic flame arrived in Hopedale.
It was a big event for the community.
And our Peter Cowan was there when the flame touched down.
He joins Tony Dawson in studio
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Nov 13, 2009 - Jig and Reels - Charlottetown
Jigs and Reels this morning from charlottetown with Earl Stone speaking with Tony Dawson.
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Nov 13, 2009 - Gospel singer Larry Mills is using his voice to help children a world away.
Wabush Gospel singer Larry Mills has performed in many benefit concerts during his career.
But this weekend he's taken on a project that will have an impact a world away.
Mills is performing and hosting a concert to help children in Africa.
To find out more about the concert , and who will benefit, reporter Mike Power invited Larry
to our Labrador City studio.
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Nov 13, 2009 - Holiday Inn coming to Happy Valley Goose Bay
The first fully serviced hotel in Happy Valley-Goose Bay is no longer a dream.
Plans to build a Holiday Inn in the town are under way.
The hotel will have 119 rooms, an in door pool, and much more.
The companies developing the hotel sent out a news release about the project but didn't want to do an interview.
Stirling Peyton is president of the Labrador North Chamber of Commerce.
OUr David Burke asked him how the hotel will effect the area.
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Nov 13, 2009 - How would you rate how the media is handling coverage of the swine flu?
Stories about the H-1-N-1 virus have been leading the news since the second wave hit few weeks ago.
But has it been H-1-N-1 overload by the Media,
or is this information the public needs to have?
Marsha Barber is a journalism professor at Ryerson's School of Journalism in Toronto.
That's where I've reached her this morning.
Marsha Barber good Morning.
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Nov 13, 2009 - If you rent.....You have right. An awareness workshop happening in Labrador West this weekend.
If you rent, you have rights.
But a lot of people who rent, aren't always aware of what they are.
And it can be equally confusing for Landlords, when dealing with tenants who don't pay their rent on time or bail on a rental agreement.
If you find yourself on either side of a rental relationship, and you live in Western Labrador, there's a workshop happening this weekend.
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Nov 12, 2009 - Heart attacks and hockey rinks. New life saving equipment for the Labrador City Arena.
In the past month, two people have suffered heart attacks and died in Eastern Newfoundland while playing hockey.
The sport can be a vigorous one, and push people to their physical limits.
It's a concern for a lot of people who run, and work in hockey arenas.
Including staff at the indoor rink in Labrador City.
So they've bought some new, life saving equipment- a rink side defibrillator- to make sure they're prepared for an emergency.
Our Mike Power dropped by the arena
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Nov 12, 2009 - Jigs and Reels: The Olympic Flame is making it's way to Hopedale
It's a giant honour for one small community in Labrador.
The world is turning it's attention to Hopedale this morning.
The Olympic Flame is approaching the town as we speak.
It's the next stop for the torch relay, which spans forty-five thousand kilometers, from coast to coast.
One person who is probably more anxious than anyone, is twenty-one year old Boas Mitsuk. He's on the line with Tony Dawson
Right click to Download Nov 12, 2009 - Jigs and Reels: The Olympic Flame is making it's way to Hopedale
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Nov 12, 2009 - Olympic Torch arrives in Labrador West
They hit the ground running.
Yesterday was day 13 of Canada's Olympic torch relay.
Western Labrador had the honor of being the first region of the province to welcome the torch.
It was also the first point of entry into Atlantic Canada.
The flame was in Wabush and Labrador City for a little over three hours.
But people turned out in droves to get a glimpse of the flame, and to take part in the celebrations.
Here's some of what it sounded like.
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Nov 12, 2009 - Veterans are honoured as part of the Olympic torch celebrations in Western Labrador.
Yesterday people in Labrador honored our country's war dead, with Remembrance Day services. Then they welcomed the Olympic torch relay, a symbol of peace and unity. Remembrance Day was an integral part of the torch ceremonies. Brian Corcoran is President of Branch 57 of the Royal Canadian Legion in Wabush. He said a few words to the crowd in Wabush as they waited for the flame to arrive. Here is some of what he said, and we hear from World War II veteran Jim Adam
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Nov 12, 2009 - Once again the list of who can get the swine flu vaccine has expanded...
It's going to be another busy day for health care providers in Labrador.
Once again the list of who gets the swine flue vaccine has expanded.
The latest group is targeting adults between the ages of 40 and 65 who have chronic respiratory problems.
It's a group that's been hit particular hard across the province.
Dr. Muna Ah-Rushdi is the medical officer of health for Labrador.
She joins Tony Dawson in our Happy Valley goose Bay studio
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Nov 12, 2009 - Olympic Torch in Happy Valley Goose Bay
The Olympic flame's arrival in central labrador yesterday created many memories.
But on remembrance day memories of soldiers were also in many people's thoughts.
Reporter Peter Cowan travelled with the flame yesterday as it toured three communities.
He joins Tony Dawson in studio.
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Nov 12, 2009 - "Healthy Choices, Teen Drug and Alcohol Abuse " - a presetation by RCMP Cst. Jeff Shannon
The Labrador District Drug and Organized Crime Awareness Section are holding
a presentation at the Arts Centre in Happy Valley Goose Bay this evening.
It's called "Healthy Choices, Teen Drug and Alcohol Abuse ". Cst Jeff Shannon from the RCMP in Happy Valley Goose Bay will be doing the presentation and he joins Tony Dawson in the studio this morning.
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Nov 12, 2009 - Diabetes Awareness Month - Managing your diabetes during the H-1-N-1 flue season
Anyone who has diabetes or knows someone who does, knows managing the disease is a year round job.
But it's especially important to take extra care during the flue season.
It's Diabetes Awareness Month, Today we've invited two guest into our HV-GB studio to talk about about managing the disease and staying healthy this winter.
Annette Staphenhorst is the diabetes consultant for Sheshatshiu.
Edward Nuna is with the Department of Health for the Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation.
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Nov 10, 2009 - Happy Valley- Goose Bay's last surviving veteran from the second world war, passes away
This Remembrance Day is an end of an era for the Royal Canadian Legion in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
The town's last surviving veteran from World War two died last week.
Charles Chaulk was 89-year old and an active member of the legion.
Family and friends said their good-byes at a traditional military service.
Sharron Chaulk is his daughter.
She and legion president, Max Peddle shared some of their memories with us.
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Nov 10, 2009 - The future of unmanned vehicle training at 5 Wing Goose Bay.
Unmanned vehicles are the next big advancement in military technology. They allow for all the precision of an aircraft, ground vehicle, or submarine without putting soldiers lives at risk. They're often operated by remote control, dozens of kilometers away. Last week in British Columbia there was a National Conference for the unmanned vehicle industry. Ralph Brant was there. He's the manager of flight operations with Serco, the company that provides Services for 5 Wing Goose Bay.
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Nov 10, 2009 - Olympic Torch - Comedy
All morning we've been hearing plans for the Torch Relay in Central and Western Labrador.
After tomorrow evenings celebration in HV-GB the torch and it's flame are heading to Hopedale.
When the Olympic Torch is flown to the coast of Labrador, the flame has to be kept lit. But how would people react to that on a commercial airplane? Our comedy team has some ideas.
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Nov 10, 2009 - Just in time for Remembrance Day, a new war memorial goes up in Happy Valley- Goose Bay.
There's something new taking part in this year's Remembrance Day Ceremony in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
The Royal Canadian Legion has built a new cenotaph honoring our country's fallen soldiers.
Especially those from Newfoundland and Labrador.
Max Peddle is president of the Royal Canadian Legion in Happy Valley Goose Bay.
He gave Labrador Morning's Kate Kyle a sneak peak at the new memorial.
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Nov 10, 2009 - Remembering Capt. Julie -Ann MacKenzie
Honouring those who make the ultimate sacrifice.
The Governor General handed out 46-Sacrifice Medals yesterday in Ottawa.
It's a new medal given to those who have been wounded or killed while serving in the military.
One of those medals was awarded to Captain Juli-Ann Dawn Mackenzie.
She died tragically on July 18, 2002 in a helicopter crash near Happy Valley-Goose Bay, where she was serving as a pilot.
Warrant officer Bruce Lauder and Sergeant Tim Tuttle served with Mackenzie.
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Nov 10, 2009 - Preparations for the torch relay, which kicks off Tomorrow in Labrador West
Wednesday is going to be an exciting day for people in Labrador West and the Upper Lake Melville Area.
The Olympic torch relay will have it's Atlantic Canada debut in Labrador West.
But it's also the point of entry for the flame in Newfoundland and Labrador.
And organizers say having it here on Remembrance Day makes it even more special.
Reporter Mike Power attended a media briefing yesterday and spoke with some of the people involved.
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Nov 10, 2009 - Olympic torch preps: Happy Valley Goose Bay
Already this morning we've heard the hustle and bustle of Olympic Torch organizers in Labrador West, getting ready for the Olympic Torch to arrive.
The same excitement is building in the Upper Lake Melville Area.
After Labrador West, the torch is moving onto Central Labrador.
Karen Wheeler is the Director of Economic Development with the Town of Happy Valley - Goose Bay.
She told our Tara Mclean about the route and the celebration
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Nov 9, 2009 - Labrador Grenfell Health Authority is dealing with it's first swine flue related death
The Labrador Grenfell Health Authority is now dealing with it's first swine flue related death. It happened over the weekend in St. Anthony.
It's the third person to die, only a week after the first flu death was reported.
So far the Health Authority has released little information about the case.
Only that the 63-year old woman died in St. Anthony just before midnight on Saturday.
Boyd Rowe is the C-E-O of Labrador Grenfell Health. he speaks with Tony Dawson.
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November 9, 2009 - Jigs and Reels - Hopedale
We're headed off to Hopedale this morning for Jigs and Reels.
We're not the only ones.
The olympic torch is headed there this week.
Dean Coombs is on the phone this morning from Hopedale
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Nov 9, 2009 - Three young women from Labrador West are heading to the Dominican Republic... but the last thing on their minds is catching a few rays.
Three young women in their early twenties, from Labrador City, are headed to the Dominican Republic in January.
That's not unusual.
The Dominican Republic- with it's white sandy beaches, swim up bars and buffets- is a popular winter destination.
What is unusual, is the fact they're not heading south to soak up the sun.
They've got something much more important to do.
Our Mike Power caught up with the trio to find out more about their trip.
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Nov 9, 2009 - From Rigolet to Nain...Vaccinations along the North coast of Labrador wrap up
Only a few weeks into the flu season and most people along the north coast of Labrador have been vaccinated against the H1N1 virus. It's a big accomplishment, considering many people across the country are still waiting for their shot. The Nunatsiavut Government, the Innu Health Commission and Labrador Grenfell Health made a big push to get the vaccine out to high risk, isolated areas. Tina Buckle is community health nursing coordinator for Nunatsiavut.
She speaks with David Burke
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Nov 9, 2009 - R-C-M-P shots were fired in Sheshatshiu over the weekend after a man stole a police vehicle in the community.
Gun shots rang out in Sheshatshiu this past weekend and one man is in custody this morning.
R-C-M-P shot at 37-year old Frank Pokue who police say was driving a stolen police cruiser.
The incident happened after police responded to a call that Pokue assaulted a woman at a house party Friday night.
Now, R-C-M-P Major Crimes officers are investigating how a police cruiser could be stolen... and why an officer needed to fire.
Sergeant Wayne Newell speaks with Tony Dawson
Right click to Download Nov 9, 2009 - R-C-M-P shots were fired in Sheshatshiu over the weekend after a man stole a police vehicle in the community.
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Nov 9, 2009 - Honouring Captain Juli- Ann Mackenzie: The Canadian Forces awards Sacrifice Medals to recognize soldiers who died or were injured during military service.
Canadian Soldiers who died or were wounded during military service are being honoured with a new, prestigious award. The Sacrifice Medal. Captain Juli-Ann Mackenzie, is one of those soldiers. She died tragically on July 18, 2002 when her 444 Search & Rescue Griffon helicopter crashed on a mission near Happy Valley Goose Bay, Master Corporal Dave Pawulski survived the crash. and spoke with Labrador Morning. And, Andre Levesque is the Director of Honour and Recognition for National Defense
Right click to Download Nov 9, 2009 - Honouring Captain Juli- Ann Mackenzie: The Canadian Forces awards Sacrifice Medals to recognize soldiers who died or were injured during military service.
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November 4 - Local Musician Blair Goudie Goes National
23 year old Labrador musician Blair Goudie performs at the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards this Friday in Winnipeg.
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November 6 - Todd Russell's Long Gun Vote
Ending the gun registry in Canada. Liberal M.P. for Labrador Todd Russell breaks away from his party in a recent vote in the House of Commons.
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November 4 - Lab West Incinerator
Work has started on the land fill in Lab West early this fall. The decrepit incinerator can finally close. Peter Reccord is the chair of the Labrador West waste management committee.
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November 6 - Christmas Cakes for Troops
Christmas Cakes for Canadian troops... an annual event that shows support to our military forces in Afghanistan. Mike Power speaks with Joan Patey, Myrtle Gilbert and Janice Clarke
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November 6 - iPhone Service In Labrador
For the first time ever people in Labrador can use the iPhone. Bell Aliant has put in a new and improved wireless network that supports the Apple product. Allison Queen is a spokesperson for Bell Aliant.
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November 6 - Jigs and Reels
Jigs and Reels. Today we take a trip down to the south coast. Today's guest is Darlene Poole in St. Lewis
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November 6 - Mystery Sound Goes to Peacock
Tony Dawson takes this week's mystery sound on the road, and pays a visit to Peacock Primary School
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Nov 5 - The history and traditions of bonfire night
It's Guy Fawkes night. We hear from Martha MacDonald at the Labrador Institute about the history and traditions of the night in Labrador.
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Nov 5 - Rigolet gets vaccinated
People in Rigolet talk about why they came out to get the swine flu vaccine.
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Nov 5 - Swine flu update
We get the latest information on the clinics for high risk groups, the impressive response to clinics on the coast, and why mass vaccination clinics have been postponed from Dr. Muna ar Rushdi, the medical officer of health.
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November 4 - New Satellite Phone Service
The Trans Labrador highway just got friendlier. Satellite phone service has been restored on the road. Peter Cowan speaks with Tom Marshall, the acting minister of Transportation and Works.
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November 3, 2009 - A Wabush woman , involved in the breast cancer testing scandal speaks out about her experience, and the settlement received late last week.
A Wabush woman involved in the breast cancer testing scandal says she's glad that Eastern health has come up with a settlement. Elizabeth Finlayson was one of more than two thousand cancer patients, family members and spouses who filed a lawsuit against Eastern Health. Finlayson was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000, had her breast removed, but was never retested. The settlement reached Friday.. 17.5 million dollars. Natalie Kalata spoke with Elizabeth Finalyson after she got the newa
Right click to Download November 3, 2009 - A Wabush woman , involved in the breast cancer testing scandal speaks out about her experience, and the settlement received late last week.
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November 3, 2009 - How are the schools handeling H1N1 in Labrador
How have Schools across Labrador been affected by H1N1. Are the numbers of absentees as great as we're heard in other provinces? What is the Labrador School Board doing to deal with everything surrounding H1N1?
To find out answers to these questions Tony Dawson is joined by the Director of Education for the Labrador School Board...Bruce Vey
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November 3, 2009 - Peter Cowan in Rigolet about H1N1 clinics
This week there's a big push to get people on the coast of Labrador vaccinated.
Teams of nurses are fanning out to get people inoculated.
Reporter Peter Cowan is in Rigolet this morning which is one of the first northern communities to get the vaccine.
He's been working on this and several other stories in the community.
He joins Tony Dawson from Rigolet
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November 3, 2009 - Should the arena in Happy Valley Goose Bay be used for H1N1 clinic?
EJ Broomfield arena in Happy Valley Goose Bay will be the site of mass vaccinations for the H1N1 virus. That's a change from what was first planned, originally the vaccinations were to go ahead at Mealy Mountain collegiate. And not everybody is happy about the change. George Andrews is a town councilor and president of the snowflakes figure skating club. Leo abbass is Mayor and Dr. Muna Au Rushdi is with Labrador Grenfell Health
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November 2, 2009 - Another mother in Labrador speaks out about troubles getting air ambulance services in Labrador
More people are speaking out about the delays experienced getting medevacs out of Labrador . Last week we heard from a grieving mother who's baby died after waiting several hours for an air ambulance to arrive in Western Labrador. Now another mother is speaking out. It took Tracy Best's son almost 24 hours to get to St. John's for treatment. Now she's doing something to make sure no one else has to wait for help. Tracy Best joins Tony Dawson in studio along with her father John Chassion.
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November 2 - Jigs and Reels
Jigs and Reels this morning from Mud Lake with Verna White on the line with Tony Dawson.
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November 2, 2009 - More than 2-hundred people lined up in Happy Valley-Goose Bay to get the H1N1 vaccine over the weekend.
It was a busy weekend at the Labrador Health Centre in Happy Valley-Goose Bay
On Saturday more than 2-hundred people crowed into the main entrance of the hospital to get the H1N1 vaccine. The shots were for high risk groups like pregnant woman, young children, and those who have underlying health conditions. Reporter David Burke was at the hospital and spoke to people walking the line. Here's some of what they had to say, as well, the schedule for H1N1 clinics for Labrad
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November 2, 2009 - Women in Mining... some surprising statistics about the number of women employed by IOC in Labrador West
It's provincial mining week , and this year a lot more women will be celebrating the event in Labrador City. Thirty years ago, very few women worked at the Iron ore company of Canada in Labrador City. If they did, they were usually administrators or janitors. Now women work in all areas of the operation. IOC 's effort to recruit more women to their workforce has been so successful, even the mining association of Canada has taken notice. Mike Power met with some of the women who work there
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October 30 - Mystery Sound Contest
Myster sound entries accepted until noon atlantic time on Friday October 30, 2009.
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October 30 - Jigs and Reels - Mary's Harbour
Our regular community feature. this morning Tony Dawson speaks to Ford Rumbolt in Mary's Harbour.
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October 30 - School travel ban hits the Labrador Creative Arts Fefstival
Many students are likely waking up disappointed this morning. The Department of Education announced yesterday it was temporarily suspending any out of town school trips. The reason...the H1N1 virus. We speak with Darrin King, Minister of Education. And the travel ban has a major effect ont he Labrador Creative Arts Festival. Tony Dawson speaks with Fiona Anderson to find out what will happen to the festival.
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October 30 - A picture is worth a thousand words"..At least it is for one young autistic artist in Happy Valley - Goose Bay
As the old saying goes... "a picture is worth a thousand words."
Gary O'Donnell knows all about it.
He's an autistic artist who lives in Happy Valley- Goose Bay.
He takes photos and paints pictures as a form of communication.
They're just a couple things this talented twenty year-old does.
His mother, Janet O'Donnell says because her son is autistic, doesn't mean he's disabled.
Our Tara McLean met with them, to bring us this story of embracing autism...
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October 30 - Residents roll up their sleeves for the H1N1 vaccine
H1N1 virus is here, and the plan is to vaccinate everyone in the province.
That means a lot of work for local health authorities.
Here in Labrador teams of nurses are being sent into communities to provide people with vaccinations.
Not an easy feat in a place know as the big land.
Muna ar Rushdi is the medical officer of health for Labrador Grenfell health.
She spoke to Labrador Morning's David Burke.
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OIctober 30 - It's Autism Awareness Month across Canada. This morning a new position that will improve services at Labrador Grenfell Health
It's Autism Awareness Month across Canada.
Diagnosis rates are on the rise...
It's not necessarily a bad thing.
Diagnosing the disorder has become easier, partly due to improvements in programs and services.
In Labrador, many of them are offered through Intervention Services at Labrador Grenfell Health.
Now they're hiring someone to help.
The Province is funding a psychologist position for Labrador Grenfel Health.
Tara Ralph is the Program Manager.
She spoke to our Tara McLean
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October 29 - A Gruesome discovery. A Wabush woman finds the bodies of a dog and her pups in the trash bin behind her place of work.
For an animal lover like Jackie Meaney, it was a gruesome discover.
She was taking out the garbage to a dumpster behind the legion in western labrador where she works.
As she was about to throw the bags of garbage into the large metal bin something unusual caught her eye.
Reporter Mike Power met Jackie Meaney by the trash bin, to hear exactly what happened.
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October 29 - Helping Sheshatshiu get the vaccine. The community prepares to be the next to be immunized against the swine flu
It's a new day and a new community to get the swine flu vaccine.
Sheshatshiu is getting ready for a mass immunization.
In just over an hour and a half the doors of the school will be opened for everyone to come and get the needle.
Mary Pia Benuen is a nurse and has organized today's clinic.
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October 29 - Residents in North West River get their H1N1 vaccinations
The H1N1 virus has made its way to Newfoundland and Labrador, and...so has its vaccine.
And people in Labrador are some of the first in the province to get vaccinated.
Yesterday a team of nurses went out to the community of North West River to give out the shot.
Reporter David Burke was there. and spent some time with Gail Turner, director of health services with the Nunatsiavut government, and spoke to some residents abouot getting the shot
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October 28 - More on H-1-N-1 vaccines for Labrador
Round one of H-1-N-1 vaccinations are now being given in Labrador. The first to get the vaccine are health care workers. Then people at higher risk, like people in isolated communities, people with chronic diseases, children under 5 and the aboriginal population. But what if you are in a low risk group, and think you don't need the shot. Labrador Morning's Mike