Past Episodes

• September 2016
  • Mon., 19 – Monday's show - links, info & music
  • Fri., 16 – Friday's show - links, info & music
  • Fri., 16 – Chef Michael Smith on keeping it real with good food
  • Thu., 15 – Thursday's show - links, info & music
  • Thu., 15 – Architects weigh in on the furor over Chateau Laurier expansion
  • Thu., 15 – Robert reviews Sully
  • Wed., 14 – Wednesday's show - links, info & music
  • Wed., 14 – D is for Dinner: A traditional pasta dish to fundraise for Italy earthquake relief
  • Tue., 13 – Tuesday's show - links, info & music
  • Tue., 13 – Alexandre Trudeau on the new China
  • Mon., 12 – Monday's show - links, info & music
  • Mon., 12 – Ontario's Energy Minister on today's throne speech
  • Fri., 9 – Friday's show - links, info & music
  • Fri., 9 – Mark Forward talks comedy -- and sensitivities
  • Fri., 9 – Mark Forward talks comedy -- and sensitivities
  • Thu., 8 – Thursday's show - links, info & music
  • Thu., 8 – Robert reviews "Tunnel" and "The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble"
  • Wed., 7 – Wednesday's show - links, info & music
  • Wed., 7 – D is for Dinner: Mushrooms on toast, a la Riviera
  • Wed., 7 – September Book Panel
  • Tue., 6 – Tuesday's show - info, music & links
  • Fri., 2 – Friday's show - links, info & music
  • Fri., 2 – Anthony Toner on getting inspired by Canada
  • Thu., 1 – Thursday's show - links, info & music
  • Thu., 1 – Robert reviews Hell or High Water
• August 2016
  • Wed., 31 – Wednesday's show - links, info & music
  • Wed., 31 – D is for Dinner: gluten-free galette from Ministry of Coffee
  • Tue., 30 – Tuesday's show - links, info & music
  • Tue., 30 – Are gluten-free Cheerios safe for people with Celiac?
  • Tue., 30 – Goalball player Amy Burk aims for the podium at Paralympics
  • Mon., 29 – HOW TO LISTEN TO INTERVIEWS FROM PAST SHOWS
  • Mon., 29 – Monday's show - links, info & music
  • Mon., 29 – Paralympic runner Jason Dunkerley and guide get set for Rio
  • Fri., 26 – Friday's show - links, info & music
  • Fri., 26 – Robert reviews the Infiltrator
  • Thu., 25 – Thursday's show - links, info & music
  • Thu., 25 – A sweaty shirt and flag is a generous donation from Olympic champion Erica Wiebe
  • Wed., 24 – Wednesday's show - links, info & music
  • Wed., 24 – D is for Dinner: Tomatoes with moutabal and zaatar for The Table fundraiser
  • Wed., 24 – Hottentot Venus: Untold tells the story of the 19th-century woman paraded around as part of a freak show
  • Tue., 23 – Tuesday's show - links, info & music
  • Mon., 22 – Monday's show - links, info & music
  • Mon., 22 – Makadewa: a vision for the Prince of Wales bridge
  • Fri., 19 – Friday's show - links, info & music
  • Fri., 19 – Sloan celebrates 20 years of One Chord to Another
  • Fri., 19 – Transgender model Laith comes to Ottawa to marshal Pride parade
  • Thu., 18 – Thursday's show - links, info & music
  • Thu., 18 – Robert reviews Indignation
  • Thu., 18 – Scott Thompson on standup, post-homophobia
  • Wed., 17 – Wednesday's show - links, info & music
  • Wed., 17 – D is for Dinner: recipes inspired by the Hip
  • Tue., 16 – Tuesday's show - links, info & music
  • Tue., 16 – How unhealthy habits are taking years off your life
  • Mon., 15 – Monday's show - links, info & music
  • Mon., 15 – A defence lawyer on the dangers of court backlogs, as warned by new Senate report
  • Fri., 12 – Friday's show - links, info & music
  • Fri., 12 – Rough Francis find their own sound, after a familial tribute
  • Thu., 11 – Thursday's show - links, info & music
  • Thu., 11 – A tour of the new Rideau Centre expansion
  • Thu., 11 – Robert reviews Up for Love / Un Homme a la hauteur
  • Wed., 10 – Wednesday's show - links, info & music
  • Wed., 10 – D is for Dinner: Chana Masala to mark the South Asian Festival
  • Wed., 10 – How to get the best views of the Perseids meteor shower
  • Tue., 9 – Tuesday's show - links, info & music
  • Tue., 9 – Gatineau's Natasha Watcham-Roy on winning bronze in Rio
  • Tue., 9 – Auntie Loo's bakery owner opens up on why her business failed
  • Tue., 9 – Ottawa police chief defends hiring of Somali-Canadian constable
  • Mon., 8 – Monday's show - links, info & music
  • Mon., 8 – Dad of canoe-kayak Olympian Michael Tayler reflects on 0.18 seconds
  • Fri., 5 – Friday's show - links, info & music
  • Thu., 4 – Thursday's show - links, info & music
  • Thu., 4 – Robert reviews Cafe Society and Hunt for the Wilderpeople
  • Thu., 4 – The legal grey zone of medical marijuana dispensaries
  • Wed., 3 – Wednesday's show - links, info & music
  • Wed., 3 – Native Women's Association of Canada critiques the launch of the MMIW inquiry
  • Wed., 3 – D is for Dinner: ready-to-make dinner from Zestible
  • Tue., 2 – Tuesday's show - links, info & music
  • Tue., 2 – Secrets to happiness, through habits
• July 2016
  • Fri., 29 – Friday's show - links, info & music
  • Thu., 28 – Thursday's show - links, info & music
  • Thu., 28 – Robert reviews Star Trek: Beyond
  • Wed., 27 – Wednesday's show - links, info & music
  • Tue., 26 – Tuesday's show - links, info & music
  • Mon., 25 – Monday's show - links, info & music
  • Mon., 25 – July book panel
  • Fri., 22 – Friday's show - links, info & music
  • Fri., 22 – Getting to know the numismatists
  • Fri., 22 – Getting sudsy with Afiara & Skratch Bastid's "Spin Cycle"
  • Thu., 21 – Thursday's show - links, info & music
  • Thu., 21 – Robert reviews Swiss Army Man
  • Wed., 20 – Wednesday's show - links, info & music
  • Wed., 20 – Ottawa researcher in Durban for AIDS conference says more needs to be done for indigenous Canadians with HIV
  • Wed., 20 – D is for Dinner: a beet challenge
  • Tue., 19 – Tuesday's show - links, info & music
  • Tue., 19 – Duran Duran, on album 14 & turning to hip hop for inspiration
  • Tue., 19 – How to make use of those expiring Air Miles
  • Mon., 18 – Monday's show - links, info & music
  • Mon., 18 – Two Ottawa sprinters prepare for Rio
  • Mon., 18 – Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea, on avoiding becoming an "old fart"
  • Fri., 15 – Friday's show - links, info & music
  • Fri., 15 – The true story of Heartbreak Hotel
  • Thu., 14 – Thursday's show - links, info & music
  • Thu., 14 – Peter Tork, on bringing back the Monkees
  • Thu., 14 – Does being a national sport help the profile of lacrosse?
  • Thu., 14 – Robert reviews the Secret Life of Pets
  • Wed., 13 – Wednesday's show - links, info & music
  • Wed., 13 – D is for Dinner: Sunomono salad, with a story
  • Wed., 13 – Alessia Cara looks back on her recent teen years
  • Tue., 12 – Tuesday's show - links, info & music
  • Tue., 12 – Two teens share their enthusiasm for Pokemon Go - and find a zubat in our studio...
  • Mon., 11 – Monday's show - links, info & music
  • Mon., 11 – Milk Carton Kids talk about the tension behind the quiet
  • Fri., 8 – Friday's show - links, info & music
  • Fri., 8 – Two reflections on a week of shootings and racial tension
  • Fri., 8 – The Revivalists bring the pain to Bluesfest
  • Thu., 7 – Thursday's show - links, info & music
  • Thu., 7 – Robert reviews The Legend of Tarzan
  • Thu., 7 – Remembering Leonard Lee, of Lee Valley Tools
  • Thu., 7 – Joe Jackson, on 37 years of creative music-making
  • Wed., 6 – Wednesday's show - links, info & music
  • Wed., 6 – A Chilean-Canadian charango exchange
  • Wed., 6 – D is for Dinner: A cottage kit from Thyme & Again
  • Tue., 5 – Tuesday's show - links, info & music
  • Tue., 5 – Christopher Plummer on his many Shakespearean roles
  • Tue., 5 – R.I.P William Hawkins
  • Mon., 4 – Monday's show - links, info & music
  • Mon., 4 – Brexit: Northern Ireland worries, and Farage analysis
  • Mon., 4 – Pride, inclusivity and diversity: the situation in Ottawa
  • Mon., 4 – CONTEST: What should be the 8th deadly sin?
• June 2016
  • Thu., 30 – Thursday's show - links, info & music
  • Thu., 30 – Robert reviews Free State of Jones
  • Wed., 29 – Wednesday's show - links, info & music
  • Wed., 29 – D is for Dinner: A marinade and dessert for your Canada Day BBQ
  • Tue., 28 – Tuesday's show - links, info & music
  • Tue., 28 – Why Michael Franti may move to Canada
  • Mon., 27 – Monday's show - links, info & music
  • Mon., 27 – Canada Post union's perspective on why a work stoppage is imminent
  • Fri., 24 – Friday's show - links, info & music
  • Fri., 24 – Political panel, Jun 24: Reflecting on the Brexit
  • Fri., 24 – Ottawa Fringe production spotlights a Depression-era activist
  • Thu., 23 – Thursday's show - links, info & music
  • Thu., 23 – Blues greats Charlie Musselwhite and Elvin Jones team up for Ottawa Jazz Festival performance
  • Thu., 23 – Robert reviews I am the Blues, and Finding Dory
  • Thu., 23 – Marc Adornato has some bad news
  • Wed., 22 – Wednesday's show - links, info & music
  • Wed., 22 – How short-term public service workers are getting short-changed by the federal pay system
  • Wed., 22 – Laser Kiwi, a show composed of as many bad ideas as possible
  • Tue., 21 – Tuesday's show - links, info & music
  • Tue., 21 – Ottawa Fringe Gets Its Game On
  • Mon., 20 – Monday's show - links, info & music
  • Mon., 20 – Two Ottawa Fringe productions find the funny in cancer
  • Mon., 20 – Fun fact lists and May the Fourth: the Senate's new digital strategy
  • Fri., 17 – Friday's show - links, info & music
  • Fri., 17 – Political panel on assisted dying law and security for politicians
  • Fri., 17 – Two Ottawa Fringe productions clown around
  • Thu., 16 – Thursday's show - links, info & music
  • Thu., 16 – Robert reviews the Conjuring 2
  • Thu., 16 – Team Rafuse-Boyd set sail for Rio
  • Thu., 16 – Best Picture: where you can get caught up on all those Oscar winners at Ottawa Fringe
  • Wed., 15 – Wednesday's show - links, info & music
  • Wed., 15 – D is for Dinner: lettuce challenge
  • Tue., 14 – Tuesday's show - links, info & music
  • Tue., 14 – A guide to Ottawa Explosion Weekend
  • Tue., 14 – Ottawa's chief medical officer of health recommends supervised injection
  • Mon., 13 – Monday's show - links, info & music
  • Mon., 13 – Crossovers come to Ottawa
  • Fri., 10 – Friday's show - links, info & music
  • Fri., 10 – Political panel, June 10: Belanger's O Canada bill
  • Fri., 10 – Remembering Mr. Hockey
  • Thu., 9 – Thursday's show - links, info & music
  • Thu., 9 – Ottawa Beat aims to fill the alt-weekly gap
  • Thu., 9 – Robert reviews Alice Through the Looking Glass
  • Wed., 8 – Wednesday's show - links, info & music
  • Wed., 8 – D is for Dinner: Red Dot Cafe's banana split pie
  • Tue., 7 – Tuesday's show - links, info & music
  • Tue., 7 – A peek at the future of OC Transpo
  • Tue., 7 – Ria Mae slowly builds success
  • Mon., 6 – Monday's show - links, info & music
  • Mon., 6 – How the lack of assisted dying law affects pharmacists and nurse practitioners
  • Mon., 6 – June book panel
  • Mon., 6 – New book tells the story of Canada's WWII photographers
  • Fri., 3 – Friday's show - links, info & music
  • Fri., 3 – Political panel, June 3: a to-do list as summer break looms
  • Fri., 3 – Protest songs during the Harper era
  • Thu., 2 – Thursday's show - links, info & music
  • Thu., 2 – The Judicial Language Project calls out how we describe sexual assault
  • Thu., 2 – Robert reviews The Man Who Knew Infinity
  • Thu., 2 – Why the Diefenbunker is crowd-funding for new toilets
  • Thu., 2 – A peek inside the NRC's wind tunnel
  • Wed., 1 – Wednesday's show - links, info & music
  • Wed., 1 – Ontario midwives call for pay equity with doctors
  • Wed., 1 – D is for Dinner: coming around to tempeh
• May 2016
  • Tue., 31 – Tuesday's show - links, info & music
  • Tue., 31 – Angry Hip fans ask: how to stop the ticket scalpers?
  • Tue., 31 – Kamal Al-Solaylee, on being brown-skinned
  • Mon., 30 – Monday's show - links, info & music
  • Mon., 30 – An update on the travels of Purple Martins
  • Fri., 27 – Friday's show - links, info & music
  • Fri., 27 – Robert and Ross run to raise funds for Camp Misquah
  • Fri., 27 – Political panel, May 27: Conventions both Liberal and Conservative
  • Thu., 26 – Thursday's show - links, info & music
  • Thu., 26 – Robert reviews Dark Horse
  • Thu., 26 – Chris Phillips, on retiring after two decades with the Sens
  • Thu., 26 – Two councillors debate the merits of widening the 417
  • Wed., 25 – Wednesday's show - links, info & music
  • Wed., 25 – D is for Dinner: Tea-infused treats from Vanitea
  • Tue., 24 – Tuesday's show - links, info & music
  • Tue., 24 – Transgenic salmon scientist
  • Fri., 20 – Friday's show - links, info & music
  • Fri., 20 – Political panel, May 20: More on that elbow, and cleared senators
  • Fri., 20 – Meet an award-winning baby cuddler
  • Thu., 19 – Thursday's show - links, info & music
  • Thu., 19 – What to make of "elbowgate"?
  • Wed., 18 – Wednesday's show - links, info & music
  • Wed., 18 – D is for Dinner: Gagh that won't make you gag
  • Wed., 18 – Queen of S***y Robots visits Ottawa
  • Tue., 17 – Tuesday's show - links, info & music
  • Tue., 17 – Transgender bill reaction
  • Mon., 16 – Monday's show - info, music & links
  • Mon., 16 – Is Nancy Drew "too female"?
  • Mon., 16 – Ottawa ComicCon mourns the loss of comics legend Darwyn Cooke
  • Fri., 13 – Friday's show - info, music & links
  • Fri., 13 – Political Panel, May 13: PM heads to Fort McMurray
  • Thu., 12 – Thursday's show - links, info & music
  • Thu., 12 – Robert reviews Sing Street
  • Wed., 11 – Wednesday's show - links, info & music
  • Wed., 11 – D is for Bar Robo
  • Wed., 11 – A lesson at the Starfleet Academy
  • Tue., 10 – Tuesday's show - links, info & music
  • Tue., 10 – Calling for a non-binary gender choice on the census
  • Tue., 10 – Alter Ego looks at Canadian identity through a comic book lens
  • Tue., 10 – What does it mean for Canada to support UNDRIP?
  • Mon., 9 – Monday's show - links, info & music
  • Mon., 9 – What should we expect from new Sens coach Guy Boucher?
  • Fri., 6 – Friday's show - links, info & music
  • Fri., 6 – Ottawa-raised model Herieth Paul on nabbing a Maybelline contract
  • Fri., 6 – Political panel, May 6: Political response to the Fort McMurray wildfire
  • Fri., 6 – D is for Dinner: leche flan
  • Thu., 5 – Thursday's show - links, info & music
  • Thu., 5 – Robert reviews Ghost Town to Havana, and reflects on movie moms
  • Thu., 5 – Testing the 1-minute workout
  • Thu., 5 – Comedian Mike Ward on pushing boundaries
  • Thu., 5 – My Fair, er, Zombie?
  • Wed., 4 – Wednesday's show - links, info & music
  • Wed., 4 – Royal Wood brings Ghost Light to Ottawa
  • Tue., 3 – Tuesday's show - links, info & music
  • Tue., 3 – Alex Trebek reminisces about his Ottawa days
  • Tue., 3 – Amanda Rheaume on trying new things, Holding Patterns
  • Mon., 2 – Monday's show - links, info & music
  • Mon., 2 – May book panel
  • Mon., 2 – Baba Brinkman, "peer-reviewed rapper", praises the wilderness through rhyme
• April 2016
  • Fri., 29 – Friday's show - links, info & music
  • Fri., 29 – Political panel, Apr 29: Notley sells the Liberals on a pipeline
  • Fri., 29 – Sharon and Bram reflect on nearly 4 decades of inspiring kids through music
  • Thu., 28 – Thursday's show - links, info & music
  • Thu., 28 – Les Belles Soeurs, brought to an English audience
  • Thu., 28 – Ottawa Fury captain sidelined for home opener
  • Thu., 28 – Robert reviews Miles Ahead
  • Wed., 27 – Wednesday's show - links, info & music
  • Wed., 27 – The woman who made NYC's mean streets friendlier comes to Ottawa
  • Wed., 27 – Music Matters performances features people with dementia and their caregivers
  • Wed., 27 – D is for Dinner: Night Brunch featuring Bridgehead shakshouka and Dominion City beer
  • Wed., 27 – Tap legend Ted Louis Levy hoofs it up in our studio
  • Tue., 26 – Tuesday's show - links, info & music
  • Tue., 26 – Kids prep experiments to blast off into space
  • Mon., 25 – Monday's show - links, info & music
  • Fri., 22 – Friday's show - links, info & music
  • Fri., 22 – Political panel, Apr 22: Duffy trial fallout
  • Fri., 22 – A guide to open marriages
  • Thu., 21 – Thursday's show - links, info & music
  • Thu., 21 – Robert reviews The Measure of a Man
  • Thu., 21 – An analysis of the Duffy trial outcome
  • Thu., 21 – Concert promoter shares stories of touring with Prince
  • Wed., 20 – Wednesday's show - links, info & music
  • Wed., 20 – D is for Dinner: biltong chef challenge
  • Tue., 19 – Tuesday's show - links, info & music
  • Tue., 19 – Two religious leaders on why they oppose medically-assisted death
  • Tue., 19 – Kids ask police about the news stories that worry them
  • Mon., 18 – Monday's show - links, info & music
  • Mon., 18 – Robert J. Sawyer predicts a Trump-esque presidency, and a Nenshi prime ministership
  • Fri., 15 – Friday's show - links, music & info
  • Thu., 14 – Thursday's show - links, info & music
  • Thu., 14 – Robert reviews One More Time
  • Thu., 14 – Congress of Aboriginal Peoples chief on Metis ruling
  • Wed., 13 – Wednesday's show - links, info & music
  • Wed., 13 – D is for Dinner: George Harrison inspired savoy truffles
  • Wed., 13 – 9-year-olds weigh in on kids reporting the news
  • Tue., 12 – Tuesday's show - links, info & music
  • Tue., 12 – Hospice volunteer receives medal from Governor General
  • Mon., 11 – Monday's show - links, info & music
  • Mon., 11 – Ottawa swimmer heading to Rio Olympics
  • Fri., 8 – Friday's show - links, info & music
  • Fri., 8 – Political Panel on leadership races and budget complaints
  • Thu., 7 – Thursday's show - links, info & music
  • Thu., 7 – Robert reviews Born to be Blue and The Lobster
  • Thu., 7 – Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolf? comes to the Gladstone
  • Wed., 6 – Wednesday's show - links, info & music
  • Wed., 6 – Dancer Sonia Rodriguez on playing both good and evil
  • Wed., 6 – D is for Dinner: lentil and swiss chard soup
  • Tue., 5 – Tuesday's show - links, info & music
  • Tue., 5 – The Veldt bring the best of shoegaze back from the '90s
  • Tue., 5 – Mayor makes the case against change to municipal elections
  • Mon., 4 – Monday's show - links, info & music
  • Mon., 4 – April book panel
  • Fri., 1 – Friday's show - links, info & music
  • Fri., 1 – Political panel, Apr 1: Remembering Jean Lapierre
  • Fri., 1 – New quiz game aims to reduce the awkwardness of "the talk"
  • Fri., 1 – Rethinking 24 Sussex