Recent Episodes
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Spark 172 – February 12 & 15, 2012
10 February 2012 2:55 PM | 24 Comments -
Spark 171 – February 5 & 8, 2012
03 February 2012 12:21 PM | 4 Comments -
Spark 170 – January 29 & February 1, 2012
27 January 2012 5:34 PM | 10 Comments
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Tech Headlines from cbc.ca- Canada joins 6-nation effort on climate change pollutants
- Nortel collapse linked to Chinese hackers
- Moore defends Canada's 'different path' on copyright bill
- Smashing stereotypes around women and gaming
- Electric car owners face long charging times
- Hockey-playing robot created by Manitoba students
- Swiss satellite will clean up space junk
- Online surveillance bill may breach privacy law, charter
- Online surveillance bill could change, Harper signals
- Canada's air pollution experts moved to 'other priorities'
piracy Archive
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Ancillary: DIY book scanning
Posted on March 17, 2010 | No CommentsLate last year, Nora interviewed Gabriella Coleman about digital book piracy. One of the reasons Gabriella cited for the increase in book piracy was new software and hardware that makes... -
Spark 105 – March 7 & 9, 2010
Posted on March 5, 2010 | 15 CommentsBringing Sexy App. Click to listen: [audio:http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/spark_20100307_28658.mp3|width=160] -
Spark 99 – January 17 & 19, 2010
Posted on January 15, 2010 | 21 CommentsPirates, protecting children, and Web 2.0 suicide. Click to listen: [audio:http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/spark_20100117_25921.mp3|width=160] -
Full Interview: Matt Mason on piracy as a business model
Posted on January 14, 2010 | 8 CommentsThis morning, Nora interviewed Matt Mason, author of The Pirate’s Dilemma. They talked about digital piracy, and how smart businesses are dealing with it. A shorter version of this interview will... -
Spark 93 – November 29 & December 1, 2009
Posted on November 27, 2009 | 24 CommentsToo much information, digital pack rats, and Wikipedia's digital blind spots. Click to listen: [audio:http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/spark_20091129_23715.mp3|width=160]