Main Blog: February 2012 Archives

Friday February 24, 2012

Live Tweet

Hello listeners of the tweeting persuasion!

We're very excited to announce that Saturday, March 3, at 3:30 pm Eastern Time, Jonathan and the WireTap Gang will be live-tweeting throughout the WireTap broadcast. Think of it as a kind of director's commentary, but live on twitter. We'll be answering your questions and dishing all the behind the scenes dirt.

So tune in to CBC Radio One, log in to twitter and follow the hashtag #wiretaplive. You can join in the conversation by using that same hashtag.

You'll want to follow some of these Twitter accounts to get in on the action:

• Jonathan Goldstein

• Gregor Ehrlich

• Joshua Karpati

• Jon Tucker

• Mira Burt-Wintonick

Not in the Eastern Time Zone? Not a problem! You can still listen in via the CBC Live Stream. Just make sure to select the Toronto or Montreal stream so that you'll be synched up with us in the ET zone.

Tweet you soon!

Categories: Events, Main Blog

 

Friday February 24, 2012

World Wide What

Whether you're an early adopter or a modern-day Luddite, there's no denying that the internet is playing an ever-increasing role in our society. But what is it doing to our brains? We speak with Pulitzer Prize nominee Nicholas Carr about how the web is changing how we think. Plus, Jonathan's 70 year-old father explains YouTube, and a love story that revives a method of communication even slower than snail mail. And don't miss the latest appearance by Howard Chackowicz!

Featuring Starlee Kine, Buzz Goldstein and a theme song by the Heart of the Fox. Submit your own WireTap theme song.

Purchase the full episode on i Tunes.

Tune in to WireTap Saturday at 3:30 pm or Thursday at 11:30 pm on CBC Radio One. Subscribe to the free WireTap podcast to download each week's episode as an mp3.

Categories: Main Blog, Past Episodes, Season 8

 

Friday February 17, 2012

Envy

Of all the deadly sins, Envy is perhaps the darkest. No one wants to admit to harbouring such a mean little emotion. Yet we've all experienced it at one time or another. This week, we speak with author Joseph Epstein about what he calls the least fun of sins. Plus, a woman who envies everyone she meets, and a train ride to Montreal becomes one man's personal hell.

Featuring David Rakoff, Starlee Kine and Gregor Ehrlich.

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Tune in to WireTap Saturday at 3:30 pm or Thursday at 11:30 pm on CBC Radio One. Subscribe to the free WireTap podcast to download each week's episode as an mp3.

Check out more episodes in our 7 Deadly Sin series: Lust, Gluttony and Wrath.

Categories: Main Blog, Past Episodes, Season 8

 

• April 2012
  • Fri., 27 – The Grudge
     
• February 2012
  • Fri., 24 – Live Tweet
     
  • Fri., 24 – World Wide What
     
  • Fri., 17 – Envy
     
  • Fri., 10 – Lust
     
  • Fri., 3 – Making Ends Meet
     
• January 2012
  • Fri., 27 – Wrath
     
  • Fri., 13 – All the World's a Stage
     
• December 2011
  • Sat., 31 – Gregor's Advice For 2012
     
  • Fri., 30 – Holiday Schedule
     
  • Fri., 23 – Gregor's Holiday Advice Part 2
     
  • Fri., 23 – The Two Marys
     
  • Tue., 20 – Gregor's Holiday Advice
     
  • Fri., 16 – Real Life Superheroes
     
• October 2011
  • Tue., 25 – To Sleep, Perchance to Die
     
• September 2011
  • Thu., 15 – Third Coast Filmless Fest
     
  • Wed., 7 – WireTap Theme Song Contest
     
  • Tue., 6 – WireTap Season 8
     
  • Sat., 3 – Summer Podcast: Visiting Hours
     
• August 2011
  • Sat., 27 – Summer Podcast: Songs of Sorrow
     
  • Sat., 20 – Summer Podcast: Getting Away From It All
     
  • Sat., 13 – Summer Podcast: The Birdman and the Beekeeper
     
  • Sat., 6 – Summer Podcast: My Imposter
     
• July 2011
  • Sat., 30 – Summer Podcast: We Are Not Supermen
     
  • Sat., 23 – Summer Podcast: A Matter of Taste
     
  • Sat., 16 – Summer Podcast: Bedrock's Bosom Buddies
     
  • Sat., 9 – Summer Podcast: Multi-Media
     
  • Sat., 2 – Summer Podcast: Klosterman's Questions
     
• June 2011
  • Sat., 25 – Cain and Abel
     
  • Sat., 18 – Summer Podcast: Get With It
     
  • Fri., 17 – The Little One
     
  • Fri., 10 – Bernice Meadows
     
  • Fri., 3 – The Reverse Life [Season 6]
     
  • Fri., 3 – Summer Podcast: The Hangover
     
• May 2011
  • Thu., 26 – Party Like It's Monday: The Best of Season 7
     
  • Tue., 24 – Live in Arizona!
     
  • Fri., 20 – The Big Thrill
     
  • Fri., 13 – By The Book
     
  • Thu., 5 – 'Til Death Do Us Part
     
• April 2011
  • Fri., 29 – Mysteries [Season 6]
     
  • Fri., 8 – Season 6 Now Available as Album Download!
     
  • Fri., 1 – Adhesion [Season 6]
     
• March 2011
  • Fri., 25 – When Life Gives You Lemons
     
  • Wed., 23 – The Kerchiefs
     
  • Fri., 18 – The Answering Machine [Season 6]
     
  • Tue., 15 – Animated Theme Song
     
  • Fri., 11 – The Elite
     
  • Fri., 4 – 26 Minutes, 30 Seconds [Season 6]
     
• February 2011
  • Thu., 3 – Listen To Your Heart
     
• January 2011
  • Thu., 27 – The Grudge
     
• December 2010
  • Fri., 24 – Noah's Ark
     
  • Fri., 24 – Holiday Schedule
     
  • Thu., 16 – The Holiday Special
     
• November 2010
  • Thu., 25 – Patent Pending [Season Six]
     
  • Wed., 24 – Neighbourhood Watch
     
  • Fri., 12 – Your Problem is Our Problem: New WireTap Hotline
     
• October 2010
  • Fri., 22 – The High Cost of Living [Season Six]
     
• September 2010
  • Thu., 30 – The Bat and the Weasels
     
  • Tue., 28 – Re-Launch Party for Lenny Bruce Is Dead
     
  • Wed., 1 – Get Ready for Season Seven!
     
  • Wed., 1 – Season Six