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Summer Broadcast: Hell is Other People

Friday, June 14, 2013 | Categories: Episodes |

Summer Broadcast: Hell is Other People
"L'enfer, c'est les autres!" said Sartre, and Sheila Heti thinks he may have been on to something, as she ponders whether it's possible to quit people. 

Plus, a solipsist questions whether other people even exist in the first place, and Josh realizes he's going to hell and had better make the most of it.

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Summer Broadcast: Reach for the Top 2013

Friday, June 7, 2013 | Categories: Bible Story, Episodes |

Summer Broadcast: Reach for the Top 2013
Unearthed for the first time since Season 1, we bring you tales of unequalled hubris, from The Tower of Babel to one man's quest to become the smartest man in the world.

Featuring A.J. Jcobs and a story form Jonathan Goldstein's Ladies and Gentleman: The Bible.

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Is Howard Chackowicz secretly Rob Ford?

Friday, May 31, 2013 | Categories: Main Blog |

Is Howard Chackowicz secretly Rob Ford?
With Toronto's mayoral scandal dominating the news lately, we've been getting an incredible amount of listener feedback reminding us how much WireTap regular Howard sounds like Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. What do you think?

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Summer Broadcast: Learn Some Manners

Friday, May 31, 2013 | Categories: Episodes |

Summer Broadcast: Learn Some Manners
Do you clip your fingernails in public? Chew with your mouth open? Interrupt people? We speak with manners expert Henry Alford about etiquette in the modern world.

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Sommelierize This: The Best of Season 9

Friday, May 24, 2013 | Categories: Best Of, Episodes, Season 9 |

Sommelierize This: The Best of Season 9
A ketchup sommelier, an awkward first date, a performance by Academy-Award nominee Jesse Eisenberg... We revisit some of our most memorable moments from the past season.

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Tough Guys

Friday, May 17, 2013 | Categories: Episodes, Season 9 |

Tough Guys
From Etgar Keret's story of a bus driver who's a stickler for rules, to a woman who performs in a room full of tough guys at a maximum security prison, to cartoonist Dave Collier on re-enlisting in the army in his 40s. 

Plus, our listeners weigh in on what makes them feel tough, and Josh goes to great lengths to get noticed at his local watering hole.

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It's All Been Done

Friday, May 10, 2013 | Categories: Episodes, Season 9 |

It's All Been Done
Ever get the feeling that it's all been done? That every possibility has been exhausted? That there really is nothing new under the sun?

We explore the idea of recurrence. From an expert on déjà vu, to a young couple who has been through pretty much everything together, even their worst nightmare.  Plus, Howard boasts of a new creation only to realize it's already been invented.

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Welcome to the Family

Friday, May 3, 2013 | Categories: Episodes |

Welcome to the Family
Adoption is all the rage amongst the rich and famous so Gregor encourages Jonathan to start a brood of his own. Plus, Josh gets betrothed, a young couple argues about what to expect when they're expecting, and Scott Kravitz on living with a mother who hates silence. [Original Broadcast: Season 8]

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WireTap's British Invasion

Thursday, May 2, 2013 | Categories: Main Blog |

WireTap's British Invasion
WireTap made waves (or at least a few ripples) in the UK this week, thanks to Fiona Sturges and her great review of the show in The Independent.

Read the full review here. 

Think Howard will finally get to meet the Queen? Or at least the Spice Girls?



Discomfort

Friday, April 26, 2013 | Categories: Episodes, Season 9 |

Discomfort

Why do awkward situations make us so uncomfortable? We speak with an expert on the subject for tips on how to deal with discomforting situations, and a story from writer Lydia Davis about navigating one of life's more awkward moments.  

Plus, Jonathan is thrown out of his comfort zone when Howard shows up in the studio with a CBC tour group to observe Jon's every more. 

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