About the Show

"The human heart refuses to believe in a universe without purpose." 

-- Immanuel Kant

Governments change, economies tumble and soar, and headlines trumpet the scandal of the day. All the while, Tapestry deals with the more subtle news of life -- a thoughtful consideration of what it means to be human.

Tune in for an engaging, provocative and unexpected hour of radio: an hour in which rabbis and poets get equal time on the topic of faith, science-fiction writers and physicist-priests ponder the great creation myths, athletes explore the hero's journey as a spiritual metaphor, and architects examine the idea of space for the soul.

Tapestry is hosted by Mary Hynes, and produced by Carma Jolly, Erin Pettit and Susan Mahoney. Our web master is Liz Nagy; technical production is by Dave Field.

Awards we've won include:

• Gabriel Awards, presented by the Catholic Academy for Communication Arts Professionals, a Certificate of Merit for "Attack on the Heart: The Spiritual Power of Qawwali," by Tapestry freelance contributor Affan Chowdry
• New York Festivals, Silver World Medal for "Attack on the Heart,",
  Gabriel Award for "Knitting a Prayer," a documentary by Tapestry freelance broadcaster Alisa Siegel.
• Tapestry was judged the "Best Network Weekly" CBC Radio program, in the annual CBC Radio internal program awards competition.
• Gabriel Award in the category, Religious, National Release, for "Oliver Schroer," an interview with Mary Hynes.
• Wilbur Award for "Rumi," with guests Andrew Harvey and Coleman Barks.
• New York Festivals, Bronze World Medal for Mary Hynes, Best Personality: Network/Syndicated, for "The Power And The Glory."

You'll hear Tapestry Sunday afternoon at 2:05 Atlantic, Eastern and Central,
3 :00 Pacific, and 4:00 Mountain on CBC Radio One.

Tapestry is also heard on Radio Canada International's shortwave service to the United States and Caribbean on Mondays at 0305 GMT on 6155, 9755 and 9780 kHz, on RCI's satellite service covering Europe, Middle East and parts of Northern Africa at 0505 GMT (Hotbird at 13 degrees east), and broadcast worldwide over the Internet Sundays at 1905 GMT. It is also broadcast in Seattle, Washington, by Radio Station KXOT.

There is also a podcast version of Tapestry. Interviews can be downloaded from CBC Podcasting, or through iTunes Canada.

About the Team

Senior Producer Susan Mahoney

Susan Mahoney is the only Tapestry producer to have performed a double salchow followed by a sit-spin. She polished ancient cannonballs at the Fortress of Louisbourg as a girl, and she also restored Alexander Graham Bell's speedboat. She raised sheep and goats in her day and claims to be no worse for the wear. She is a sudoku wizard (we don't hold that against her) and what she does not know about scrambling eggs is not worth knowing. Zorro and Mina, her two cats, come when she calls them by name.






Producer Carma Jolly

Carma Jolly (aka Raji) loves to tell people's stories -- ordinary and epic. She has worked with CBC Radio since 1993 and has won awards from all over the world for her work in documentary. If you google her name, you might also find a thing or two about audio art. That's the official lowdown, but here are some little-known facts: her hobbies are bellydancing and beekeeping (not at the same time, but there's an idea....)







Producer Erin Pettit

Erin Pettit, like most of us, is lucky to be alive.  She spent her teenage years as a counsellor at a girls' camp and rattlesnake sanctuary on an island in Georgian Bay.  She has a stack of degrees - all of which are hidden in a box somewhere. She has worked on many CBC Radio programs and projects, including Michael Enright's infamous Jimmy Carter April Fool's Joke.  Erin has beautiful five-year-old twins who sometimes come when she calls them by name.
Erin is on leave for the 2011-12 season.