April 2012

Hour One: Race and Obama, and a Government Valedictory

Barack Obama may be the first black president of the United States, but that hasn't...

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Hour Two: It Wasn't Teatime, and Keeping Streets Safe

Doc: It Wasn't Teatime In the bad old days - and they weren't very long...

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Hour Three: Childism, and Failing to have a Great Career

Childism What if there was a group of people being oppressed and discriminated against, sometimes to...

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Michael's Essay: Alberta and the pollsters

One of the most famous presidential pictures ever, is Harry Truman holding up a copy...

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It Wasn't Teatime

In the bad old days - and they weren't very long ago - women were...

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Essay: My Government Valedictory

By David Martin Last month's federal budget made this Canadian pretty happy - in at...

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Hour One: End of a Conservative Era in Alberta?

Alberta Election There is something wild going on in Alberta. It's election day on Monday,...

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Hour Two: Richard Stursberg, and Perplexed Phenomenon

Michael's interview with Richard Stursberg, the former CBC executive. Documentary: The Perplexed Phenomenon A documentary...

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Hour Three: Remembering the Holocaust

Remembering the Holocaust From Lithuania: the story of Ona Simaite For much of the Second...

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Michael's Essay: The Orwell Gospel

George Orwell was prescient in so many ways. This week, Michael discusses how an essay...

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