Season 8

Thursday May 24, 2012

Pessimistic Panthers: The Best of Season 8

How quickly time flies. It seems like just yesterday we were being swaddled in our baby blankie, and now here we are at the end of Season 8. To celebrate the end of another year, we bring you a star-studded episode full of some of our best stories from the past season.

While first man on the moon, Neil Armstrong, receives honorary degrees from MIT, second man on the moon, Buzz Aldrin, is stuck doing space-themed fast food restaurant openings. Listen in to their embittered email exchange, featuring David Sedaris as Armstrong and Jonathan Goldstein as Aldrin. Plus, Now I'm Worried introduces us to a world-class worrier, and an interview with Margaret Atwood goes awry.

As a little sneak peek, here's our chat with Ms. Atwood.

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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 podcast to have each new episode delivered to your computer every week.

And... Live Tweet! 

In honour of this final episode, Jonathan Goldstein, Sean Cullen, and the rest of the WireTap gang will be live-tweeting the show, Saturday, May 26, at 3:30pm EST.

So, if you're in the Eastern Time Zone, tune in to CBC Radio One, log in to twitter and follow the #wiretaplive hashtag. We'll be answering your questions and giving you a behind-the-scenes peek into the making of the show.

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 east.

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Friday May 18, 2012

Games of Chance

What are the odds that your grandmother met your grandfather, that your mother met your father, and that now you exist? We explore the role chance plays in our lives, from being born to winning the lottery.

Featuring Gregor Ehrlich, Laura Krafft, author Chris Gudgeon, and comedian Dan Bingham, whose comedy special can be viewed here.

Tune in to WireTap Saturday at 3:30 pm or Thursday at 11:30 pm on CBC Radio One.

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Special thanks this week to Nil Gagnon, David Waddington, Stephen Evans, and to Kevin MacLoed's royalty free music at Incompetech.

Categories: Past Episodes, Season 8

 

Friday May 11, 2012

A Whole Stack of Memories Never Equals One Little Hope

What's your first memory of being alive? Are you swinging at a pinata at your 4th birthday party? Are you throwing a snowball at your pet cat? We explore why we remember some things and forget others.

Featuring Brad Williams on living with supermemory, Dr Karim Nader on erasing bad memories, and a short story about a woman with amnesia.

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Categories: Past Episodes, Season 8

 

• May 2012
  • Thu., 24 – Pessimistic Panthers: The Best of Season 8
     
  • Fri., 18 – Games of Chance
     
  • Fri., 11 – A Whole Stack of Memories Never Equals One Little Hope
     
  • Fri., 4 – Hell is Other People
     
• April 2012
  • Fri., 20 – Greed
     
  • Fri., 13 – Learn Some Manners
     
  • Fri., 6 – Best Perfect Day Ever
     
• March 2012
  • Fri., 23 – Welcome to the Family
     
  • Fri., 16 – Sloth
     
  • Fri., 9 – Pride
     
• February 2012
  • Fri., 24 – World Wide What
     
  • Fri., 17 – Envy
     
  • Fri., 10 – Lust
     
• January 2012
  • Fri., 27 – Wrath
     
  • Fri., 20 – Man vs. Machine
     
  • Fri., 13 – All the World's a Stage
     
• December 2011
  • Fri., 16 – Real Life Superheroes
     
  • Fri., 9 – Gluttony
     
  • Fri., 2 – Tales of Excess
     
• November 2011
  • Fri., 18 – The Final Frontier
     
  • Fri., 11 – Girls Gone Wild
     
  • Fri., 4 – Private Eye
     
• October 2011
  • Thu., 20 – Look At Me, Don't Look At Me
     
  • Thu., 13 – Spoiler Alert
     
  • Fri., 7 – The World Upside Down
     
• September 2011
  • Fri., 23 – All Lies Great and Small
     
  • Fri., 16 – The God Whistle
     
  • Fri., 9 – By The Seashore