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Episode 450
Outrage over Ottawa hotel addition, mental health-focused video games, tree planting, and more
Why people in Ottawa are upset about planned changes to the iconic Château Laurier, top publishers lean into video games about mental health, how planting one trillion trees to stop climate change might work and more.
Why this architecture critic supports a proposed addition to the Château Laurier despite backlash
Ottawa city councillors are taking heat over a proposed, modern addition to the historic Château Laurier hotel. Alex Bozikevic, the architecture critic for the Globe and Mail, explains why he's one of the few people publicly supporting this and other modern additions to heritage buildings.
Sea of Solitude is the latest high-profile video game to artfully explore mental health, trauma and isolation
A new game that tackles the struggle of loneliness was released earlier this month by Electronic Arts — the publisher behind titles like SimCity and Apex Legends. Though big studios once shied away from deeply personal narratives, creators say they're now being taken seriously.
Colson Whitehead is being called 'America's Storyteller', but does The Nickel Boys live up to the hype?
TIME magazine recently said that 'by mining the past, novelist Colson Whitehead takes readers into an uneasy present.' His latest novel, The Nickel Boys, is already being widely celebrated, but should you read it? Day 6 books columnist Becky Toyne weighs in.
Planting 1 trillion trees could slow climate change. Here's how Canada could contribute
Large-scale tree planting could be the easiest and cheapest way to mitigate carbon emission. Rob Keen, CEO of Forests Ontario, explains what that job would look like across the country.
40 years of Skinnamarink: Sharon and Bram launch their farewell tour
For 40 years, Sharon Hampson and Bram Morrison entertained children and adults alike as two-thirds of Sharon, Lois and Bram. Now they're hitting the road one last time for a farewell tour.
Riffed from the Headlines: 07/13/2019
Riffed from the Headlines is our weekly quiz where we choose three riffs linked by one story in the news. Guess the story that links the riffs and you could win a Day 6 tote bag.
Episode 449: Protecting Hong Kong assets, Women's World Cup, Seinfeld set designer, gaming fake news and more
Why people in Hong Kong are considering moving assets offshore, players' fight for equality draws fans to the FIFA Women's World Cup, Seinfeld's set designer celebrates the show's 30th anniversary, a game that teaches how to spot fake news by making your own and more.
As Hong Kong protests continue, some protesters mull moving their money offshore
As Hong Kong braces for another round of demonstrations, business people and others are considering moving their money away from region.
As women's soccer teams around the world fight for equal pay, they're gaining more fans
This year's FIFA Women's World Cup is setting viewership records. But sports writer Lindsay Gibbs says that masks real problems with women's soccer and that it's the players' protests that have made the game more popular.
As Seinfeld turns 30, the sitcom's set designer looks back on 9 seasons — and 1,380 sets
It has been 30 years since the first episode of Seinfeld aired. The show's set designer, Thomas Azzari, takes us behind the scenes of one of the biggest TV sitcoms of all time.
Can you tell the difference? An online game teaches players about disinformation by letting them create it
The Bad News game was created by a group of researchers from Cambridge University. It teaches people how to spot fake news by having players impersonate politicians, peddle conspiracy theories and fabricate news stories.
QUIZ
Illusion or allusion? Let these word nerds help save you from these common language mistakes
Brother and sister Ross and Kathy Petras, authors of That Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means, are here to help you understand the difference between 'alright' and 'all right.' Take our quiz and find out how you do.
Riffed from the Headlines: 07/06/2019
Riffed from the Headlines is our weekly quiz where we choose three riffs linked by one story in the news. Guess the story that links the riffs and you could win a Day 6 tote bag.
EPISODE 448
Detained migrant children, resident orcas, Stranger Things, Stonewall at 50 and more
How a 35-year-old immigration case shapes the fate of migrant children today, Canada's pea industry could cash in on alternative meat, West Coast resident orcas are late and that's a problem, Finn Wolfhard on Stranger Things Season 3, the enduring importance of the Stonewall Inn for the LGBT movement and more.
How a 35-year-old case of a migrant girl from El Salvador still fuels the border debate
In 1984 a teenage girl from El Salvador named Jenny Flores was detained trying to get into the United States. Lawyer Carlos Holguin took her case and won an agreement that established a baseline level of protections for migrant children detained in the U.S.
B.C.'s critically endangered resident orcas are late and scientists say that spells trouble
Deborah Giles has been following the southern resident orcas for three decades and this is the first time they haven't come to the Salish Sea by the end of June. Giles says an endangered Chinook salmon population is to blame.
Why the Beyond Meat trend could be a huge boon for Canada's pea industry
Analysts say alternative meat could be a $140-billion market in the next decade. Financial Post reporter Jake Edmiston tells us why some Canadian investors are looking beyond Beyond Meat and pouring millions of dollars into Canada's pulse industry.
'It's pretty scary': Canada's Finn Wolfhard dishes on the next season of Stranger Things
Season 3 of the hit Netflix series Stranger Things drops July 4. That means more portals to the Upside Down, more secret government experiments and more bad '80s hair.
What the Stonewall Inn means to the LGBT civil rights movement
In 2016, former U.S. president Barack Obama designated the Stonewall Inn in New York City as America's first national monument to the LGBT civil rights movement. In this Day 6 documentary, three members of the LGBT community reflect on the 1969 Stonewall uprisings, and how they're remembered today.
Riffed from the Headlines: 06/29/2019
Riffed from the Headlines is our weekly quiz where we choose three riffs linked by one story in the news. Guess the story that links the riffs and you could win a Day 6 tote bag.
Episode 447
Trans Mountain's tank farm, Facebook's cryptocurrency, corporate Pride, gig economy matchmakers and more
Living on top of Trans Mountain's tank farm, Facebook proposes a global currency, corporations embrace Pride and not everyone is GLAAD, Love Island comes to Canada, online dating spawns a gig economy of matchmakers, a workplace comedy set in an abortion clinic and more.
Too close to home: Burnaby Mountain residents react to the Trans Mountain expansion approval
Residents fear the risks that may come with more oil tanks built below their mountain community — and some say they may leave if the expansion goes ahead.
Bank of Facebook: A financial analyst says the Libra is 'an absurd idea'
Facebook wants to launch a global digital currency called Libra, which would be backed by real assets. Financial analyst Matt Stoller says that would take the tech giant out of the realm of business and into the world of sovereign states.
Taylor Swift has a new gay anthem and Pride flags are everywhere. Is this progress?
This year's Pride month marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots and amidst the sea of rainbow flags and corporate sponsors, some LGBT activists say the corporatization of Pride poses problems for the movement.
