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October 2009

Wed Nov 4 - Barbie & Respect 4.02

The Barbie doll is 50 years old but has this curvaceous toy been good for girls? This week, funny gal Debra DiGiovanni dresses up her...

Sat Oct 31 Halloween & Aliens

It's time again for scary characters and devilish pranks – no not the House of Commons – it's Halloween. But is this so-called holiday just...

Wed Oct 28 - Swine Flu & Making it in the USA 4.01

Is H1N1 really worth all this hysteria? American funnyman Alonzo Bodden (winner of NBC's "Last Comic Standing") does his best to prove to Montreal immunology...

Sat Oct 24 Wisdom of our Edlers

We're in St. Albert this week as Alberta booster Peter Brown does battle with Toronto tar sands terminator Alan Park to prove that as long...

Oct 21Comic Book Heroes

Blockbusters like “The Dark Knight” and “Watchmen” continue to produce major revenue for movie studios, but are the flawed heroes of these popular films really...

Oct 17 Hecklers & Digital Piracy

This week we’re talking comedy as comic heavy weights Ed Byrne and Andy Kindler go toe to toe on the topic of heckling to determine...

Oct 14 Can Con & Kids in Marriage

Do Canadian content regulations for film and TV do us any good? This week Mark Critch (This Hour has Twenty-Two Minutes) goes toe to toe...

Sat Oct 10 Tim's versus Starbucks

This Saturday The Debaters are in St. John’s as local funny men John Sheehan and Trent McClellan go toe to toe and gum boot to...

Wed Oct 7 Should we scrap the penny?

Is it time to get rid of the penny? This week, comedian Carrie Gaetz gives her two cents worth to convince Mark Forward that the...