Spark on CBC Radio One Nora Young helps you navigate your digital life by connecting you to fresh ideas in surprising ways.
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Making sense of the political decisions that affect your life. Every Saturday, host Catherine Cullen takes you to Parliament Hill — and across Canada — for in-depth coverage and analysis of the week’s major political news.
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Unscripted and honest radio debates. Ontario Today is never shy. The host, studio guests and callers dive right into the contentious issues of the day. CBC Radio One from 12 to 1 ET. Call-in 1-888-817-8995.
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Weekend AM is CBC Radio One's province-wide, Saturday and Sunday morning show across Newfoundland and Labrador. You'll meet creative people up to all sorts of things that keep life in Newfoundland and Labrador interesting.
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Information Morning Fredericton is your window on the community every weekday morning, from 5:55 to 8:37 on CBC Radio One, the news and stories of our lives in your city and around the province; keeping you informed and engaged.
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The Morning Edition is Regina’s #1 rated morning show. We connect you with the people, news, culture that make this city and province great. Join the conversation weekdays from 6:00 to 8:30am on CBC Radio One.
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If a joke's worth telling, it's worth repeating. Comedy Factory host Jane Testar collects our favourite skits, commentaries and funny bits that appeared on CBC Radio over the past week. It's an assembly line of humour, safety-tested and priced to move!
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CBC Radio New Brunswick's Information Morning in Saint John brings you all the news and information you need to start your day. We'll get you connected to your community, your country and the world. Without us, you won't know what's going on.
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CBC Radio’s The Sunday Magazine is a lively, wide-ranging mix of topical long-form conversations, engaging ideas and more. Each week, host Piya Chattopadhyay takes time for deep exploration, but also makes space for surprise, delight and fun.
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Science fiction author David Barr Kirtley (Save Me Plz and Other Stories) talks geek culture with guests such as Neil Gaiman (#253), George R. R. Martin (#22), Richard Dawkins (#46), Simon Pegg (#39), Bill Nye (#273), Margaret Atwood (#94), Neil deGrasse Tyson (#32), and Ursula K. Le Guin (#65). Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy has appeared on recommended podcast lists from NPR, The Guardian, The A.V. Club, BBC America, CBC Radio, WVXU, io9, Omni, The Strand, Library Journal, and Popular Mechanics ...
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Unreserved is the radio space for Indigenous voices – our cousins, our aunties, our elders, our heroes. Rosanna Deerchild guides us on the path to better understand our shared story. Together, we learn and unlearn, laugh and become gentler in all our relations.
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Laugh Out Loud is your radio and web destination for Canadian comedy. From the famous to the newly found, you are guaranteed to laugh out loud. Every week, host Ali Hassan crosses the country and cruises the Web to bring you what's new and hot in Canadian comedy from stand-up to sketch to musical comedy and beyond.
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CBC Radio listeners in Manitoba start their day off right with Information Radio. Join us for a variety of stories and items, including news, sports, traffic, business, comedy and more.
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We are a community church organization focused on helping make the world around us a better, happier place. With the help of our tireless ministerial staff and saints, we organize community-church events, have fundraiser, and provide spiritual counseling. While sharing the word of God, through our Podcast shows.
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Wiretap on CBC Radio, the unofficial podcast http://www.cbc.ca/wiretap Do you want Wiretap to be available in an official podcast form? Then write to the CBC and tell them. http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting/contactus.html Questions? Complaints? Please contact me: chalmers2006@gmail.com. Grab all of the shows from http://www.supernintendochalmers.net/wiretap/
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Up-close and intimate performances by some of Canada’s best musicians, recorded live off the CBC studio floor.
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Every episode of Promised Land brings a story of an escape that starts anywhere in the world, but always ends in Canada. In this 10-part series, host Natasha Fatah presents stories of dangerous getaways as described by the immigrants and refugees who endured them to get here.
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On The Island is a lively and informative blend of news, reviews and interviews, designed to keep Victorians informed about the issues that matter to them.
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The Early Edition is Vancouver's connection to the latest breaking local news, interviews that cut through the spin, and community stories and personalities that surprise and delight.
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Each episode, Paul Matwychuk (film critic for CBC Radio and EIGHTEEN BRIDGES magazine), Heather Noel (owner of the alternative video store The Videodrome), and Erin Fraser (curator of the Graphic Content and Reel Family Cinema series at Metro Cinema) watch a double feature of two thematically related films, one "arty," the other "trashy," and then debate which one deserves to win the week.
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DNTO invites you to make discoveries about who we really are - flawed, funny, and beautiful - one story at a time.
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Four conversations about Brahms' Symphonies, with Pinchas Zukerman - Music Director of the NAC Orchestra - and CBC Radio 2 host Bill Richardson. Some musical illustrations will be played by violinist Pinchas Zukerman himself, and also by pianist Les Dala. Concert performances of the symphonies by Zukerman and NACO are also available for streaming at CBC Radio 2's Concerts on Demand.
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Contemporary music in all its forms for the musically curious.
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Nine conversations about Beethoven's nine symphonies. Bramwell Tovey - Music Director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra - and CBC Radio 2's Bill Richardson consider these mighty works and talk about what makes them so powerful. Tovey illustrates passages on the piano. CBC Radio 2 will broadcast performances by Tovey and the VSO daily starting March 31 2008. The concerts are available for streaming at Concerts on Demand.
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Heather Bayer, author of Renting Your Recreational Property for Profit, former CEO of a highly successful cottage rental agency, and a popular blogger, hosts the Vacation Rental Success podcast. With many years experience of owning and managing multiple vacation rental properties, Heather brings her knowledge and views on every aspect of the business, together with interviews with vacation homeowners and industry experts. Heather has appeared as a guest on CTV Canada, CBC Radio, Rogers TV, a ...
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Atlantic Voice is the home of east coast documentary storytelling. Settle in for thoughtful radio docs and interviews that dive deep into the people of Atlantic Canada and what they're up to.
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Every night on CBC Radio 2, Canada Live presents the best in live music from concert stages across the country. And every week the Canada Live podcast brings you highlights from some of those amazing concerts, from pop to jazz, roots to world, and everywhere in between.
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Explore how the ocean holds the very key to all life within its silent and shadowy depths. Join expeditions of discovery to tropical coasts, to the deep, churning sea, and to meet strange and mysterious marine life that most of us will never get to see.
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Youth leaders delve deep into what makes Canada… Canada. These speeches produced by the CBC and The Walrus Talks examine the values we hold dear and ask what we desire for the future of our country.
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Elaine's Kitchen Table | Create Better Family, Health, Business, Self
Elaine Tan Comeau: Business Woman, Entrepreneur, Founder of Easy Daysies
Are you a busy mom or entrepreneur? Take a deep breath and create a better life for you and your family! Elaine Tan Comeau, founder of Easy Daysies (www.easydaysies.com a favorite winning pitch on Dragons' Den, Canada's Shark Tank), mom of 3, wife, foodie, stroke survivor, former school teacher, author & speaker, and Mompreneur of the Year in Canada, talks to you about Creating Better family, health, mental health, business and self, all straight from the kitchen table - where it started for ...
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Music has it’s own spirit, soul and life. It’s a part of us, and tells our story, gives us a soundtrack, when we let it.
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Iconic sports broadcaster Ron MacLean talks with Canadian Olympians exploring what it means to be Canadian on the world stage and how they celebrate the "maple" in all of us. Listen to the untold stories of triumph, defeat and true patriot love through intimate, in-depth and raw conversations with Olympic athletes past and present
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CBC radio host Tom Power ("q") and BGS (The Bluegrass Situation) bring you the most in-depth podcast about the origins of bluegrass ever created. Power sits down with luminaries of the genre such as Del McCoury, Ricky Skaggs, Alice Gerrard, Jesse McReynolds, Jerry Douglas and more for an intimate conversation about their origins within the world of bluegrass music. Episodes will be released bi-weekly on TheBluegrassSituation.com and wherever you get your podcasts. PRODUCED BY: Tom Power and ...
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The Cougar Lady Chronicles is a true pioneering adventure story set in the rain forest of the West Coast of Canada in the 20th century. Told in dramatic storytelling fashion by award-winning author and CBC host Grant Lawrence, this is an exciting wilderness saga of the life and times of "Cougar" Nancy Crowther as she faces the daily dangers of wilderness living; everything from cougars, to draft dodgers, to the mysterious force known only as "them." This series originally aired on North By N ...
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The Disruptors is the best of The Current's stories about people, ideas and events that are upsetting the orthodoxy for better or worse … changing how we live, our sense of ourselves, and society.
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Five days a week acclaimed interviewer Tom Power sits down with the artists, writers, actors and musicians who define pop culture. Whether he’s ribbing Adele, singing a boyband classic with Simu Liu, or dissecting faith with U2 frontman Bono – Tom brings the same curiosity, respect and meticulous preparation into every conversation. He also has a track record for interviewing artists on the precipice of stardom – like Lizzo and Billie Eilish — who appeared on Q well before hitting the mainst ...
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The Best of Frantic Times, best sketches from the radio series first aired on CBC radio between 1981 and 1984.
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Food Garden Life: Helping You Harvest More from Your Edible Garden, Vegetable Garden, and Edible Landscaping
Steven Biggs & Donna Balzer: Horticulturists and edible landscaping experts.
Want to grow your own food but need creative ideas so you can get the most from your space and your growing zone? Our passion is the edible garden. We help people grow food on balconies, in backyards, and beyond—whether it’s edible landscaping, a vegetable garden, container gardens, or a home orchard. There are many ways to approach edible landscaping. Find out how to harvest enough fruit, vegetables, herbs, and edible flowers. Get top tips for exotic crops. And learn how to garden in a way ...
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a science fiction comedy radio series written by Douglas Adams (with some material in the first series provided by John Lloyd). It was originally broadcast in the United Kingdom by BBC Radio 4 in 1978, and afterwards the BBC World Service, National Public Radio in the U.S. and CBC Radio in Canada. The series was the first radio comedy programme to be produced in stereo, and was innovative in its use of music and sound effects, winning a number of awards.
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To discover, understand and put Canadian realities into perspective.
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Campus is that place and time in our lives where everything changes. Welcome to the CBC’s first original podcast series. Every episode is driven by a first-person narrative as host, Albert Leung guides you through one character’s life-defining experience. The stories are uniquely personal, honest and intimate. And although our characters are almost always students, their experiences are universal. Everyone can relate to the struggles of fitting in, feeling lost, self-discovery and tackling a ...
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Six conversations about the music and life of Felix Mendelssohn and Robert and Clara Schumann. Bramwell Tovey - Music Director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra - joins CBC Radio 2's Bill Richardson as they talk about the life and music of these three great composers and what makes their music endure.
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Join us for "The Jackson Nash Mysteries" by Beth Milligan as we follow Jackson starting with his first day on the job as a letter carrier. That's the day he meets Liz. The day he finds a body in the dropbox. Trouble keeps following him on his route, as Jackson seems to spend more time solving mysteries than he does delivering the mail. Set in the early 1990’s and inspired by CBC radio mysteries from that decade, each episode will have the listening audience clamoring for more.
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The personal podcast of Peter Rukavina, a Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada-based printer, writer and developer.
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Are you a business owner, executive, leader, team leader, aspiring future leader, leadership junkie, a scientist, a design thinker, or simply the leader of your own life? If you are, then you are a leader, and as such, you should be experimenting! Welcome to The Experimental Leader, a podcast where we tackle the ways leaders are experimenting in their own work. Hosted by Melanie Parish and Dr. Mel Rutherford, we dive into the most interesting questions about leaders and get into real-life co ...
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Perspective on CPAC examines world events that matter to Canadians. With dispatches from the field and expert analysis, our guests break down complex global issues and shed light on Canada’s role on the international stage. Alison Smith is one of Canada’s best known and respected broadcast journalists. As an anchor and reporter for more than three decades, she was a senior award-winning member of the CBC News team. She has reported from every Canadian province and territory and across the gl ...
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Desolation Angel Radio March 14th, 2024 - An Evening With Garfield - CBC '75
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This episode of the podcast finds the Comstock Breakfast Club 75 gathering for an Evening With Garfield. You'll have to listen to the episode to catch that context, but it's an enoyable hour with myself, Jill Baskerville, Steve Schultz, John Stanaszek and Mary Knecht, and some pretty tasty music and cuts bracketing that conversation, and if you lis…
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How Es Devlin creates concert spectacles on stage + DJ Karaba on how giving up on one dream can open the door to another
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When Es Devlin was growing up and going to concerts, and looked at the stage, she saw an opportunity for improvement. It’s that very aspiration to make concerts look better that’s lef her to a groundbreaking career in set design, working with the likes of Adele, Beyoncé, and The Rolling Stones. Ed joins Tom to talk about the music that inspired her…
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The upcoming solar eclipse on April 8th will be visible by millions of North Americans. But are you even remotely ready for this historic, eyeball frying astronomical event?
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What did you miss about winter this year?
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It was the warmest winter on record for parts of Ontario this year. With spring around the corner, you tell us what you missed out on this season. With Anabela Bonada, the director of climate science at the University of Waterloo's Intact Centre on Climate Adaption.
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Gardening expert Paul Zammit is back taking all your calls. Zammit is a professor of horticulture and environmental studies at Niagara College.
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Before you whip out the camera or cell phone on April 8th to get a shot of the solar eclipse, a local photographer says there's a bit of planning you should do first. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Brad Perry.
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Saint John boxing star, Charlie Cavanagh steps away from the sport
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Charlie Cavanagh tells us about the physical and mental toll she faced in pursuit of the podium and how she came to dread the sport she dedicated her life to.
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A Saint John electric vehicle startup says federal funding will help them bring their product to market
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Isaac Barkhouse is co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Victory Advanced Technologies.
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The plan needed to photograph the solar eclipse
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Photographer, Brad Perry says there's a bit of planning you should do before you whip out the camera or cellphone on April 8th to get a shot of the solar eclipse.
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Frederictonian to play Gilbert in Charlottetown musical
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Our favorite "Boy Next Door" takes on a whole new meaning for this year's production of Anne & Gilbert the Musical in Charlottetown. Fredericton's Graysen LaPointe is playing Gilbert.
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Russia's presidential election, A taste of Syrian culture, Online regulation and our digital discourse, Rex Chapman
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Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Russia reporter Catherine Belton about the country's presidential election and what six more years of Vladimir Putin in power could mean for Russia and the world; Canadian researcher Karen E. Fisher and Zaatari refugee camp resident Mohammad Shwamra discuss a new cookbook that highlights the history and culture o…
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Baby Christina De La Cruz came to Happy Valley-Goose Bay ten years ago, and has helped build the Filipino community there. Now, as she plans her big 40th birthday party, she's reflecting on her past in the Philippines and on her future in Labrador. A doc by Andrea McGuire.
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Bringing the writing of Tom Dawe to the stage
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Susan Bonnell and Chris Panting of Theatre CBS tell us about their upcoming production of Duckish - featuring the ghost and fairy stories of Tom Dawe
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What actually happens on Parliament Hill?
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Let’s face it: politics doesn’t have a great reputation. It can be frustrating — especially when it feels like you don’t really know what’s going on. On this special edition of The House, host Catherine Cullen takes you inside the halls of Parliament Hill to better understand how the place actually works. She’s joined by five Carleton University st…
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Highlights from the award ceremony at Government House in St. John's, honouring the best in Newfoundland and Labrador writing.
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Business lessons from Fogo Island to apply in Conche
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Toni Kearney of Conche describes her month with the Shorefast Community Economies Program on Fogo Island.
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Julie Vogt, Executive Director of the NL Folk Arts Society, explains how the group is working with the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation to pilot a new arrangement for this year's NL Folk Festival.
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Michael Keaton: Knox Goes Away, getting Al Pacino to star in his film, and what Mister Rogers was really like
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From Batman to Beetlejuice, Michael Keaton has played iconic roles for four decades. He talks to Tom about directing his new film, “Knox Goes Away,” what he’s learned from working with directors Tim Burton and Steven Soderbergh, and what it was like working on Mister Rogers Neighborhood early in his career.…
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Cody Lightning: From being a child actor in Smoke Signals to making a spinoff mockumentary about it
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25 years after playing “little Victor” in the cult classic 1998 film Smoke Signals, Cody Lightning is all grown up and back with his mockumentary, “Hey Viktor!” which follows a fictionalized version of himself trying to make Smoke Signals 2. Cody joins Tom from Edmonton, Alberta where the movie was shot to talk about making gritty Indigenous comedy…
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The provincial government releases its budget next week. But we've already heard a few details -- including more money for education. We'll talk with our political panel about that and the rest of the week's news.
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The provincial government releases its budget next week. But we've already heard a few details -- including about more money for education. We'll talk with our political panel about that and the rest of the week's news.
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“Humour is the WD40 of healing.” Indigenous playwrights are telling stories their own way – and it includes a lot of laughter! This week Rosanna explores what’s behind a shift in the theatre world that has Indigenous playwrights showing works on about a dozen of the biggest stages in Canada. They’re moving away from the early years of tackling most…
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What was the fluke that changed the course of things for you?
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Brian Klass is a social scientist and author of a new book, Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters. He argues small, chance events are always diverting our lives and playing a role into why things happen the way they do.
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In an age of misinformation and generative AI, how do we know if anything we read or hear is even real anymore? From the latest trends in internet search to watermarking images to (re)establishing trust in journalism, we examine the role of proof in a post-truth world.
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Seniors living in public housing in Blacks Harbour went four days without water after a water main broke
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Terry James is a resident of the N.B. Housing seniors complex in Blacks Harbour. She spoke with CBC's Nipun Tiwari and says she's still waiting for an explanation and an apology.
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Is the demise of SaltWire Network the beginning of the end of local newspapers in parts of Atlantic Canada? The company filed for creditor protection this week. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Tim Bousquet, the founder of the independent media outlet the Halifax Examiner.
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Our streaming and film columnist on American Fiction
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Lisa Hrabluk talks about American Fiction, a film about the stories we tell, that just won best adapted screenplay at last weekend’s Oscars.
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Tom King was a beloved St. Malachy's educator and coach. He died Monday at the age of 74. Tom O'Reilly is a former teammate and a good friend of Tom King's.
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Our in-house registered dietitian, Maryam Naslafkih, has tips for a healthy Ramadan.
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According to a new report from the province's child, youth and seniors advocate, the long-term care system is "plagued" with challenges in New Brunswick. Ken McGeorge, one of the advisors in this report, speaks with Steven Webb. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2318224963693
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Planting Greens for a Continuous Harvest: Crops + Tips for Growing Greens
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Figs. Lemons. Container Veg. New live events in March and April, 2024. Find out more about these new live virtual events. ---- Leafy greens fizzle out in the summer? Does your lettuce bolt too soon? Find out how to grow more leafy greens in your garden and how to extend your harvest so you can pick fresh salad greens as long as possible. In this ep…
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TAATM #433: Dune Part Two / The Beekeeper / Drive Away Dolls / About Dry Grasses / Perfect Days
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Paul and Erin review Denis Villeneuve's DUNE PART TWO, THE BEEKEEPER, Ethan Coen's DRIVE AWAY DOLLS, Nuri Bilge Ceylan's ABOUT DRY GRASSES and Wim Wenders' PERFECT DAYS. We also take a curious look at THE COLOR PURPLE, RUSTIN, MERRY CHRISTMAS, DAMAGE and RIKI-OH: THE STORY OF RICKY.By Erin Fraser & Paul Matwychuk
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Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan: Merry and Pippin, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and their decades-long friendship
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Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan are a creative duo like few others. Their bond formed on the set of “The Lord of the Rings” as two Hobbits, Merry and Pippin, whose on-screen chemistry closely mirrored their real-life friendship. Now, Billy and Dominic are playing another iconic duo in a new production of “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.” The…
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Hip-Hop Week: Maestro Fresh Wes, the godfather of Canadian hip-hop
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This month marks the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, and you can’t begin to talk about that history without talking about the artist Maestro Fresh Wes. Maestro tells Tom about his journey from writing rhymes at Scarborough’s Parkway Mall to releasing the first hit Canadian hip-hop record.
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Maestro Fresh Wes: His journey to becoming the godfather of Canadian hip-hop
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You can’t begin to talk about the history of hip-hop without talking about Maestro Fresh Wes. Dubbed the godfather of Canadian hip-hop, Maestro became widely known in 1989 for his debut single, “Let Your Backbone Slide,” which was a game-changer for Canadian music. He joins Tom to take us through his journey from writing rhymes at Scarborough’s Par…
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Should cell phones be fully banned in schools?
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We hear from one school district in California that instituted an all-out ban, to positive effect.
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Only two things are guaranteed in life: Death and laughter!
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From the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, comedians Eman El-Husseini and Dion Arnold take on the subject of death at the Die Laughing Gala - and inject some much needed humour into it. It's ok - we give you permission.
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A study released this week delves into the decision-making process of police officers, when they arrive on the scene of a mental health call. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Mary Ann Campbell, one of the authors of the study.
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Today's story from the Family Tree comes to us from Daryl Hunter, who tells us about his grandfather's watch which is now buried in Florenceville-Bristol at the mouth of the covered bridge.
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New governance for our long term care system in New Brunswick is one of the recommendations in a new report about the struggling sector. Jeanne Armstrong spoke with Ken McGeorge, one of the advisors in this report. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/governance-overhaul-long-term-care-1.7142703…
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It's Pi day, and at George Street Middle School they're celebrating with a parade, a circle drawing contest, a recitation challenge and more. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to vice-principal Jacob Lingley. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nb-pi-day-george-street-middle-1.7144054
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A study released this week delves into the decision-making process of police officers when they arrive on the scene of a mental health call. Mary Ann Campbell is one of the authors of the study. The psychology professor and director of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies and Policing Research at UNB Saint John speaks with Steven Webb about the …
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Fredericton lost a designated national historic site in a fire this week. The building was part of Fredericton's former military complex but it was also home to the McGinn family. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to two of the brothers who called it home.
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Q Introduces: Who Replaced Avril Lavigne?
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Avril Lavigne was a punk pop sensation who topped the charts in the early noughties, and she still performs to sold-out crowds today. But what if the Avril we’ve been following all these years is not the same Avril we fell in love with? What if — as a curious theory claims — Avril was replaced by a look-alike at the height of her fame? In 'Who Repl…
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Diana Lee Inosanto: Ahsoka, transitioning from stunt performer to actor, and her connection to Bruce Lee
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Diana Lee Inosanto spent years working as a stunt performer while dreaming of being an actor, but now she’s ready for her closeup. She’s joined the biggest franchise in entertainment history with a villainous role on “Ahsoka” — the latest series in the “Star Wars” universe. Diana talks to Tom about her beginnings as a stunt performer, what happens …
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Allison Au: Migrations, her family history, and what we mean by the idea of home
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Allison Au is an award-winning saxophonist who decided to step outside of her comfort zone to investigate her family history of immigration to Canada. She sits down with Tom to discuss her new record, titled “Migrations,” and how making music can help you come to peace with your own identity.
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VRS550 - The Foundation of Trust: How Beach Getaways Thrives on Core Values with Deb Furlong
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Successful companies in the vacation rental business have defined their core values and strive to shape their culture and guide their decision-making processes by them. In this episode, first in a series of interviews with property managers of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, Deb Furlong of Beach Getaways, talks about the crucial role of their core va…
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Bruce Poon Tip implores us to see travel as a 'two-way conversation'
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Spring break season is seeing many Canadians jet off for sunny vacations. But between climate change and cultural tensions, what does it mean to be a responsible traveller today? Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Bruce Poon Tip about the questions he thinks we should all be asking when it comes to booking that cruise, resort or backpacking trip. The C…
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What is like to be a woman working in the trades?
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Our guests are; Emily Arrowsmith is the director of research and program at the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum and Rok Gueye is a carpenter in Toronto.
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