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Nude waterpark for adults set to open in Lake Louise
The pastoral, idyllic nature of one of western Canada’s most well-known landmarks is set to change dramatically when Splasher’s Pleasure Park opens and upsets the family friendly dynamic the region has enjoyed for years.
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Get your idea on the This Is That Listener Episode
In honour of our final season, we thought we’d invite our loyal audience* to once again submit their story ideas in the form of headlines for a chance at having them turned into a segment on our show.
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'Punk quilters' tarnish the reputation of Cape Breton's Quilt-A-Thon
After this year’s Quilt-A-Thon, the annual quilting festival held in Sydney, was marred by rioting, many were wondering if justice would ever arrive for the instigators. Pat Kelly travels to Nova Scotia to interview the rebellious quilters at the heart of all the controversy.
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CBC Historian ruins legacy of This Is That
Unfortunately, Harold the CBC Historian made his way into the This Is That studio again. He continued to make unfounded accusations about the show, claiming that interviews were fabricated and guests were invented.
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Canada reacts to children as young as 10 being able to get tattoos
We received lots of feedback for a story we did last week about a new law that will allow children as young as 10 to get tattoos. Here's what real Canadians had to say about the story.
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Nude Water Park, The CBC Historian, Quilting Punks
We hear from the person building an adult-themed, nude water park in Lake Louise, we talk with a stuffy old man who has listened to every episode of the show, and we travel to Cape Breton to meet a group of youths breaking all the rules of quilting.
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During the 60s, this Canadian band was bigger than the Beatles in South America
During the period of music history in the 1960s known as the British invasion, Canada’s rock and roll music was invoking its imperialism in South America.
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300-year-old instrument breaks in half during live radio interview
What happens when a very old instrument that hasn't been played in a very long time is played for the first time on live radio? You're about to find out.
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Ontario police officer frequently makes arrests while singing showtunes
Hosts Peter Oldring and Pat Kelly remember their favourite musical guests from over the years, including the Thunder Bay police officer who makes arrests while singing.
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The All-Music Episode
We look back on the very best of the hundreds of interviews we’ve done with musicians over the years, we remember some of Canada’s forgotten musical moments, and we discover how Canadian rock and roll invaded South America in the 1960s.
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Man and his ponytail freed after being stuck in skimmer pipe of a swimming pool
Looking back at all the documentaries on the show over the years, Pat Kelly recalls his favourite.
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Vancouver's 'Pedestrian-Driver-Cyclist Alliance' breaks into a fight on-air
The Pedestrian-Driver-Cyclist alliance was created to calm tensions between urban commuters in the city of Vancouver.
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Lobbyist group wants children as young as 10 to be able to get tattoos
An Ottawa based lobbyist group is pushing for the legal age of consent for getting a tattoo to be lowered by eight years.
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This Is That Live - 'Farewell Tour' Dates
Have you always wanted to write for This Is That? Do you think you're funnier that Peter and Pat? Well, this fall and winter will be your last chance to prove it.
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Tattoos for Kids, Pedestrian-Driver-Cyclist Alliance, Fight for the Ponytail
We hear from a group pushing for kids as young as ten to be able to get tattoos, we have a visit from the Pedestrian-Driver-Cyclist Alliance, and Pat Kelly tells us why the ponytail rescue documentary is his favourite.
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New trade law will require Canadian characters in Hollywood films
In an effort to increase the presence of Canadians on the silver screen, the Department of Canadian Films announced a new federal trade law that would require Hollywood films to include Canadian characters if these American films are to screen in Canada.
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Canadians react to new trade law that requires Canadian characters in Hollywood films
We received lots of feedback for a story we did last week about a new trade law that requires Canadian characters in Hollywood films. Here's what real Canadians had to say about the story.
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Cargo short creator to be awarded Order of Canada
This year, the Order of Canada will be awarded to the Canadian man who created the cargo short seventy years ago.
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Canada's least popular National Park closing down
The Canada Parks Bureau has announced its intention to close down Canada’s least popular national park. Located in a remote region of Northern British Columbia, Aspen Bay National Park attracted only 13 visitors in 2017, despite costing the federal government $2 million.
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Canadians react to Nova Scotia housing prisoners in unused condos
We received lots of feedback for a story we did last week about Nova Scotia housing prisoners in unused condominiums. Here's what real Canadians had to say about the story.
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Canada in Hollywood, Cargo Short Creator, Worst National Park
We find out about a new law that requires Canadian characters in Hollywood films, we meet the creator of the cargo short, and we travel to Canada’s worst national park to see its final days.
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After 9 seasons, This Is That says farewell (seriously)
For once, we aren't kidding.
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Nova Scotia houses prisoners in unused condos
A spokesperson for the Nova Scotia Department of Inmate Housing told This Is That that the province has been housing prisoners in unused condominiums for the past year.
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Silly ambulance siren means serious charges for Saskatoon paramedics
Is laughter truly the best medicine? Two paramedics in Saskatoon think so. And they are betting their careers on it.
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Prisoner Condo Project, Harold the CBC Historian, Saskatoon Silly Siren
This week: We hear from the spokesperson for secret pilot project that’s been housing Nova Scotia inmates in unused condominiums, we talk with the CBC Radio One historian, and we travel to Saskatoon to meet the paramedics behind the silly siren. Plus, we make a very serious announcement.
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