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07/11/11: COUNTERfit Updated: 2011-11-07 05:00:00 Description: In September, the Supreme Court of Canada decided that Insite - the supervised safe injection program in Vancouver - should be allowed to continue operating. Health and social workers say the program helps reduce the spread of disease among intraveno...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 07/11/11: Eurozone Crisis Updated: 2011-11-07 05:00:00 Description: Greeks who don't like the sounds coming out of Brussels might take a tip from the men who sailed with Ulysses -- stick wax in their ears. Some ancient themes resurface as the Eurozone crisis unravels....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 07/11/11: The Origin of AIDS: Jacques Pepin Updated: 2011-11-07 05:00:00 Description: Right around the same time that women won the right to vote in this country, a health crisis began that continues to infect and kill. Today, we speak with a researcher who believes he's traced the very first human to be infected with the AIDS virus. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 04/11/11: Economy Crisis in Greece Updated: 2011-11-04 04:00:00 Description: The English lexicon is full of words derived from classical Greek ... dilemma, toxic, tragedy and apocalypse. These are just some words that best describes the situation facing Greece today. As the country's economy teeters on the edge, and its citiz...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 04/11/11: Co-Operatives Updated: 2011-11-04 04:00:00 Description: The Occupy protesters are often clear what they oppose - but not what they propose. We look at one suggestion some people see as an alternative to corporations, a fairer way to run a business....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 04/11/11: Art Collector: Michael Audain Updated: 2011-11-04 04:00:00 Description: The Occupy Vancouver protesters are camped outside the city's art gallery because it's a nice, central green space. A Vancouver art collector, Michael Audain believes Canadians should care more about the arts and opens his vast collection to public v...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 03/11/11: Trusting Democracy Updated: 2011-11-03 04:00:00 Description: The Greek PM wants to take an austerity plan to the people in a referendum. This morning, his top cabinet ministers are fighting him. The Europeans are incredulous. G20 members are impatient. So .. what is the role of Democracy when the going gets to...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 03/11/11: Mail: Naser Al-Raas, Peter Kent, Rick Mercer Updated: 2011-11-03 04:00:00 Description: It's mail day. Today we're revisiting several topics from the week gone by from a Canadian citizen facing Bahrain prison time ...to Peter Kent's Environmental plan for Canada ... to Rick Mercer's plea for youths at risk. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 03/11/11: A Season in Hell: Robert Fowler Updated: 2011-11-03 04:00:00 Description: Robert Fowler was no ordinary hostage, a career diplomat, former advisor to Prime Ministers ... a man who spent a lifetime as a political and geo-strategic analyst. His days in captivity allowed him to observe one of the world's most formidable terro...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 02/11/11: War Reporting and Saturday Afternoon at the Opera Updated: 2011-11-02 04:00:00 Description: We started our radio tour celebrating 75 years of CBC Radio with reporter David Halton for his insight on the war years and how those years helped define the network, along with his dad Matthew Halton's war reporting. And Howard Dyck was the host of ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 02/11/11: Radio Free Friday, AIH, Sunday Morning Updated: 2011-11-02 04:00:00 Description: Doug Ward was involved in CBC's Radio Revolution, he was with the program Radio Free Friday's and he shares his story on how he hired a young Peter Gzowski. Mary Lou Finlay, host of As It Happens from 1998 to 2005 shared some stories from her time at...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 02/11/11: Air Farce, Morningside, The Current Updated: 2011-11-02 04:00:00 Description: As part of our radio tour looking back on CBC's 75th anniversary, Don Ferguson, an original cast member of the Royal Canadian Air Farce, reflects about his time at Air Farce and what comedy and variety shows did for CBC Radio. And Gloria Bishop was t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 01/11/11: Naser Al-Raas and Zainab Ahmed Updated: 2011-11-01 04:00:00 Description: He has a Canadian passport. He can't get his hands on it. He is stuck in a country not his own with an order to turn himself in in the coming days. A move he fears will lead to almost certain torture. Officials in Bahrain intend to jail Nasser Al-Ras...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 01/11/11: Craig Oliver Updated: 2011-11-01 04:00:00 Description: His is a classic tale of the hardscrabble childhood and the chance offer to try a job. In Craig Oliver's case, it was a radio job, a tiny CBC affiliate that set him on the path that would make him one of Canada's pre-eminent broadcast journalists. Fr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 01/11/11: Moustache Revival Updated: 2011-11-01 04:00:00 Description: We contemplate the Moustache today, scruffy or wise, radical or reserved, employable or not. A hairy lip can mean different things in different times. As Movember begins, we're plucking at facial hair through the ages....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 31/10/11: Zombie Culture Updated: 2011-10-31 04:00:00 Description: The obsession with Zombies and other undead extends beyond this particular Hallowe'en. The U.S. Zombie Research Society claims the membership of 60-thousand academics and zombie enthusiasts, a level of interest that some believe speaks to the wider s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 31/10/11: Thailand Flood Updated: 2011-10-31 04:00:00 Description: The flood waters of Thailand are diluting economic expectations and distilling political frustrations. Three weeks of rising waters, laden with everything from snakes to toxins have closed 100s of factories and endangered more than a million people a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 31/10/11: Just My Type: A Book About Fonts Updated: 2011-10-31 04:00:00 Description: We all have a type, be it Helvetica, Arial or Times New Roman. Some people care about fonts more than others however, and we hear how some typefaces are literally fighting words. Also, at the very end of our program, The Voice connects the day that s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 28/10/11: The Story of Marnie Frey Updated: 2011-10-28 04:00:00 Description: There has been some remarkable testimony earlier this week at the inquiry in Vancouver that's looking into the police handling of the Robert Pickton case. The step-mother of one of Picton's victims testified that she had essentially put all the piece...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 28/10/11: Sino-Forest Updated: 2011-10-28 04:00:00 Description: How did the company, Sino-Forest, that was once the biggest forestry company on the Toronto Stock Exchange get that way? One illiterate Chinese farmer at a time. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 28/10/11: Paul Martin on Natural Capital Updated: 2011-10-28 04:00:00 Description: Former Prime Minister Paul Martin tells us about a concept called natural capital, an idea that would see our water, forests and other resources put on the country's balance sheets. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 27/10/11: Rick Mercer on Bullying Gay Teens Updated: 2011-10-27 04:00:00 Description: You may think of him as one of the funniest men in Canada. He rants, rushing by all the graffiti while you snicker. He trips along as a hapless adventurer while you guffaw. He leads unwittingly-compliant politicians into wonderfully hilarious moments...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 27/10/11: Peter Kent: The Cost of Climate Change Updated: 2011-10-27 04:00:00 Description: In these tough economic times as Europe struggles and the U.S. fights a partisan fight over its money, numbers released this fall show Canada's economy could take a multi-billion dollar hit if it doesn't work faster to fight climate change. The feder...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 27/10/11: Mail: John Carlos, Milk and Good Samaritans Updated: 2011-10-27 04:00:00 Description: And it's mail day today. We revisit everything from black power, white milk and disputing the courage of the Good Samaritan. We share some of your thoughts on our stories of the week. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 26/10/11: Evicting the Occupiers Updated: 2011-10-26 04:00:00 Description: They've got kitchens, medic stations, resource libraries, porta-potties and tents covered with tarps. All of which suggests the Occupy protesters across this country are settling in. And that's leaving others … unsettled....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 26/10/11: After the Storm: Documentary Updated: 2011-10-26 04:00:00 Description: Right now across this country as the weak October light comes through the window, someone who you don't know or someone you know all too well is beginning another day helping the person they love through the day. Thousands of Canadians experience str...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 26/10/11: Women for Afghanistan Updated: 2011-10-26 04:00:00 Description: Back in the late 90s, Homemakers' Magazine shared the wrenching story of Afghan women and their treatment under the Taliban. With that article , Homemakers' editor Sally Armstrong galvanized the women of this nation, inspiring them to reach out in pr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 25/10/11: Libya: Sharia Law Updated: 2011-10-25 04:00:00 Description: Say Sharia law to many in the West and they cringe or criticize thinking polygamy or punishment. Suggest it in an Arab country and some might embrace the banning of interest rates and laws that reflect belief. There are no easy answers or even quick ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 25/10/11: A Fish Tale Updated: 2011-10-25 04:00:00 Description: Forget "Too Much Information", critics say when it comes to the catch of the day, we are not getting enough information. One in four fish sold in Canada is Illegal, meaning it is not often the fish you think it is. Made-in-Canada cutting edge technol...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 25/10/11: Game Changer: John Carlos Updated: 2011-10-25 04:00:00 Description: It was the year of the Tet Offensive in Vietnam, the Prague Spring in Czechoslovakia, the assassination of Martin Luther King and the slaughter of student and worker protestors in Mexico City. Against that backdrop of unrest and uncertainty two Afric...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 24/10/11: Keystone vs. Landowners Updated: 2011-10-24 04:00:00 Description: In its bid to move unrefined bitumen from the oilsands of Alberta to refineries in Texas, TransCanada pipeline is finding some of its toughest opponents aren't environmentalists or regulators but the ranchers and farmers whose land the pipeline will ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 24/10/11: Dairy Supply Management Updated: 2011-10-24 04:00:00 Description: As the Harper government moves forward on its plan to dismantle the Canada Wheat Board, the country's Restaurant and Food Services Association is saying - Why end the push for free markets there? It says the Supply Management System that controls the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 24/10/11: Our Bodies, Ourselves Updated: 2011-10-24 04:00:00 Description: It was trouble. Libraries banned it. Women hid their copies. Critics called it trash and pornographic. It dedicated chapters to lesbians, abortions, masturbation and health issues faced by women but ignored by male doctors. And 9 editions, 25 transla...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 21/10/11: Libya: Post Gadhafi Updated: 2011-10-21 04:00:00 Description: Even with the disclaimers television news hosts used yesterday morning when introducing the video clip telling us that, since the source of the video couldn't be verified, all they could say was that it appears to show a dead man who looks like the L...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 21/10/11: Good Samaritans Updated: 2011-10-21 04:00:00 Description: What are you supposed to do if you see two strangers in a savage fight, or witness a violent assault on a woman? It's an admirable urge to be a good Samaritan and an unbelievably dangerous one. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 21/10/11: Celebrity Activists Updated: 2011-10-21 04:00:00 Description: With the recent rallying by Hollywood actors against the Keystone pipeline project, we take a look at the history of tinseltown celebrities taking up causes, both on the left and the right. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 20/10/11: Moammar Gadhafi Killed Updated: 2011-10-20 04:00:00 Description: The news burst onto the airwaves early this morning as military leaders answering to Libya's Transitional National Council said the ousted Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi , elusive for months had been killed after heavy fighting in and around his str...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 20/10/11: Solitary Confinement Updated: 2011-10-20 04:00:00 Description: There are an estimated 200 men and women confined to segregation cells for more than 90 days at a time in Canada. In the U.S., as many as 25, 000 prisoners are believed to be held this way. Now the UN official who oversees issues of torture wants mos...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 20/10/11: Mail: Occupy Movement, Organ Donations and Zoos Updated: 2011-10-20 04:00:00 Description: We have lots of mail today and we share listener feedback on our look behind the occupy Wall street movement, the secrecy behind organ donation and the future of public zoos. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 19/10/11: One-Percent Reacts to Occupy Canada Updated: 2011-10-19 04:00:00 Description: They call themselves the 99-percent, the regular people whose lives and livelihoods are influenced and determined by the powerful 1-percent, where the wealth of the nation is concentrated. The 99-percent took to the streets across Canada this past we...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 19/10/11: Tobin Tax Updated: 2011-10-19 04:00:00 Description: The European Union has already spent more than Four Trillion dollars bailing out its banks and trying to resuscitate the economy. Now its legislators want financial institutions to return some of that love by taxing stock trades and related transacti...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 19/10/11: Cyber Crime Updated: 2011-10-19 04:00:00 Description: There is crime and there is cyber crime. The invisible, barely detectable click of the keyboards that siphons millions if not billions of dollars through the electronic veins of the internet, reaching right into your computer, your transactions, you...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 18/10/11: Prisoner Swap Updated: 2011-10-18 04:00:00 Description: The headlines today are full of the prisoner exchange between Israel and the Palestinians. But behind the names there is a story and there are emotions you might not expect....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 18/10/11: Breathing with Sandra Updated: 2011-10-18 04:00:00 Description: Every once in a while you get a glimpse into someone else's life, see them struggle and then triumph, watch their pain turn to joy. That's the essence of a story in our documentary, Breathing with Sandra. It's about how two sisters devastated by thei...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 18/10/11: Food Game Changer Updated: 2011-10-18 04:00:00 Description: We've got billions of people to feed on this planet and billions more on the way and yet 75-percent of the world's farm land is used to graze livestock or grow livestock feed. Now a major report says it is time to shift our diets around the world. Am...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 17/10/11: 1973 Oil Embargo Updated: 2011-10-17 04:00:00 Description: The U.S. still walks a tightrope with events that began at this precise time four decades ago, when infuriated Saudis along with other Arab leaders essentially turned off the spigots with a devastating Oil Embargo. The year was 1973, half the lights ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 17/10/11: Wither Zoos Updated: 2011-10-17 04:00:00 Description: As Toronto's Mayor seeks to slash spending, a Spanish amusement park company, the worlds' third largest is showing great interest in the Toronto Zoo. Which raises the question .. What are zoos for? And does it matter who runs them?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 17/10/11: Death Penalty: Dick Gregory Updated: 2011-10-17 04:00:00 Description: He began as a comedian in the 60's, a Black man whose social satire forced Americans to confront issues. But if Dick Gregory's comedy extends decades, his social activism at the age of 80 is what keeps him kicking. And he is kicking most against Capi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 14/10/11: Occupy Wall Street: Debate Updated: 2011-10-14 04:00:00 Description: What started on Wall Street may be coming to a street near you. The protests have been the darling of social media but has the mainstream media given Occupy Wall Street it's due. And what should the headline be tomorrow as we get ready for something ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 14/10/11: Native Women's Property Rights Updated: 2011-10-14 04:00:00 Description: If you've seen a family go through divorce, you know how agonizing the division of property can be. Many first nations communties in Canada don't have rules that protect each spouse's claim ....so the federal government wants to step in. But is it ab...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 14/10/11: Quantum Computing: David Deutsch Updated: 2011-10-14 04:00:00 Description: If you like playing call of Duty on your PC, just wait till you get a quantum computer. You could pretty much play the entire Second World War with multiple endings. We speak with the father of quantum computing to find out what else they might do. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mail: Moroney's Story, Wheat Belly and Air Canada Updated: 2011-10-13 04:00:00 Description: Our mail this week moves from an absence of wheat to an abundance of seals from labour disputes to marriage turned upside down. Ian Hanomansing joins Anna Maria from Vancouver to sort through the feedback in our inbox....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 13/10/11: BlackBerry Blackout Updated: 2011-10-13 04:00:00 Description: The word on the news yesterday was "Suffering". People across the globe were Suffering from a technological blackout of BlackBerries. It has come to this. We expect instant messaging .. compose ... file ... forward .. reply .. search ... all thanks t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 13/10/11: Retired Senator Lowell Murray Updated: 2011-10-13 04:00:00 Description: For five decades he has moved through the corridors of power in Parliament, from the inner circle in cabinet, to advising in the backrooms, to overseeing issues through the Senate or observing knowingly - and even alarmingly from the side. As Tory Se...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 12/10/11: Air Canada Labour Dispute Updated: 2011-10-12 04:00:00 Description: The Federal Labour Minister's decision to turn Air Canada's contract dispute over to the Industrial Labour Relations Board may mean flight attendants cannot leave Air Canada grounded. But after twice snubbing tentative deals from their union, have th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 12/10/11: First Nations and Philanthropy Updated: 2011-10-12 04:00:00 Description: Canadians give as much as 10-Billion dollars a year to charities and philanthropic trusts. And yet across this country those living on First Nations reserves are often invisible to those who donate to make a difference. The Chief of the Assembly of F...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 12/10/11: Short Term Marriage Updated: 2011-10-12 04:00:00 Description: Mexico city councilors appalled at high divorce rates want to introduce two-year Temporary Marriage Licenses. If after the agreed-upon time love isn't so true ... the marriage dissolves without a costly, emotionally charged divorce. You want to bet t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 11/10/11: Shannon Moroney's Story Updated: 2011-10-11 04:00:00 Description: Shannon Moroney, author of "Through The Glass" shares her experience of being married for just a month, when her husband is arrested for the kidnap and rape of two women. She explains how prison whisked him away from his crimes, but left her to endur...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 11/10/11: Coptic Christians in Egypt Updated: 2011-10-11 04:00:00 Description: Coptic Christians in Egypt are very familiar with discrimination. But now, many wonder if they're even safe. We speak with one of the organizers of this week's protests in Cairo for his thoughts on what may be next for one of the largest religious mi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 10/10/11: Moose Kill Updated: 2011-10-10 04:00:00 Description: Hunters in Newfoundland have rarely had a Thanksgiving this good. Starting tomorrow, the province is allowing a huge moose hunt and as many as 33 thousand animals may be taken this year. And that's still too few for many Newfoundlanders. We'll hear w...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 10/10/11: Wheat Belly Updated: 2011-10-10 04:00:00 Description: Many Canadians plan warm buns, stuffing and pie for their Thanksgiving meals tonight. But I'll speak with a cardiologist who thinks we have no reason to be thankful for any food that contains wheat. William Davis says our daily bread is making us fat...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 10/10/11: Addicted Mind Updated: 2011-10-10 04:00:00 Description: Today we follow the journey of a drug addict from the streets of San Francisco to the opium dens of the East to graduate school at the University of Toronto. Marc Lewis shook his addictions and became a neuroscientist with a keen interest in the effe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 07/10/11: Missing Women Inquiry Updated: 2011-10-07 04:00:00 Description: What if you held a public inquiry and nobody came? Or at least a dozen or so key parties said the process is so unfair and disrespectful, they won't take part. That's the challenge facing the BC inquiry into missing women in the downtown east side, w...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 07/10/11: Minor Hockey Players Updated: 2011-10-07 04:00:00 Description: Today we talk with minor hockey players ... on hitting, concussions, and new rules aimed at reducing injuries in the game they love. Three young hockey stars give some clear-headed advice about concussions. What players, referees and parents should d...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 07/10/11: Alabama Schools Updated: 2011-10-07 04:00:00 Description: OK class, show of hands... how many of you are illegal? That is what public school students in Alabama are being asked. A U.S. state's tough new immigration law hurts some of Alabama's most vulnerable citizens - its children. Tough new immigration la...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 06/10/11: The Loss of Steve Jobs Updated: 2011-10-06 04:00:00 Description: The year was 1976 and in a suburban California garage, a 21 year old college drop out, Steve Jobs and a high school buddy started a company called Apple. Long before the news of his death yesterday, Steve Jobs was recognized as a genius. The man behi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 06/10/11: Letters: Insite, Swearing and Stephane Hessel Updated: 2011-10-06 04:00:00 Description: Our mail today offers up reaction on everything from the court-ordered reprieve for Vancouver's safe injection site ...to swearing in childhood ...to outrage from a gentle nonagenarian. We sort through all the letters in our virtual mail bag....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 06/10/11: ACLU Sues U.S. - Jameel Jaffer Updated: 2011-10-06 04:00:00 Description: Anwar Al Aulaqi might not have received a U.S. trial to answer Washington's accusations of terrorism. But he got a U.S. execution when a predator drone fired a missile at him in Yemen. While few of his fellow Americans may mourn, we speak with an ACL...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 05/10/11: Alberta Premier-Designate: Alison Redford Updated: 2011-10-05 04:00:00 Description: In a month that has begun with an array of provincial general elections, the choice of a new premier in one particular province proves again that not all politics is predictable. We speak with the Premier-designate of Alberta, Alison Redford. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 05/10/11: Grey Seal Cull Updated: 2011-10-05 04:00:00 Description: A plan to help the cod recover in Eastern Canada proposes killing some grey seals. As many as 140 thousand of them. And the proposed cull of 70-percent of Grey Seals in Eastern Canada has some marine biologists charging that politics is drowning scie...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 05/10/11: Superweeds Updated: 2011-10-05 04:00:00 Description: They call them Superweeds choking whole fields of crops resistant to the very chemical that was supposed to kill them. Glyphosate or Roundup-ready crops have been Game Changers. over the last few decades propelling Agriculture forward. But now herbic...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 04/10/11: Occupy Wall Street Protests Updated: 2011-10-04 04:00:00 Description: They go from fear to euphoria from pepper spray to chants on the sidewalk. Their detractors, some of whom may not have actually been down to see them dismiss them as unruly, unorganized and unimportant. But now in their third week, the ranks of prote...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 04/10/11: The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin Updated: 2011-10-04 04:00:00 Description: Joe McGinniss wanted to write a book about Sarah Palin so he moved to Wasila, Alaska. Right next door. A move that created a firestorm of controversy. From his base on the other side of a fence that kept getting higher. Joe McGinniss sought out frien...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 04/10/11: One-State Solution Updated: 2011-10-04 04:00:00 Description: As the Palestinian bid for recognition of full Statehood winds its way through the corridors of the U.N., the Palestinian Prime Minister predicts the will of his people will topple Israel's so-called security barrier in the West Bank. And amidst the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 03/10/11: Personal Toll of the European Economy Updated: 2011-10-03 04:00:00 Description: If you look past the boardroom tables, you'll see a kitchen table. If you look past the bankers, you'll see a family counting up any money that's left. And if you follow the dots of the Euro crisis, you'll end up talking to regular people about what ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 03/10/11: The Mayor of Mogadishu Updated: 2011-10-03 04:00:00 Description: Due to music right issues, we can not make this documentary available as a podcast. However, you can listen to the full documentary online off our website, cbc.ca/thecurrent through on-demand streaming. Sorry....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 03/10/11: Resistance Fighter: Stephane Hessel Updated: 2011-10-03 04:00:00 Description: Terrible things happened to Stephane Hessel when he fought in the French resistance seventy years ago. But he hasn't stop fighting. Now, at the age of 94, he's written a best seller that's inspired many young people. Find out what's behind the new Fr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 30/09/11: Insite Supreme Court Ruling Updated: 2011-09-30 04:00:00 Description: The Supreme Court of Canada has just ruled unanimously in favour of the Insite clinic, the country's only secure drug injection site just a few blocks away fro our CBC Vancouver studio. We tell you what the court said and what it means for the treatm...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 30/09/11: Swearing in the Workplace Updated: 2011-09-30 04:00:00 Description: The new politics of profanity. Mark Twain said there ought to be a room in every house to swear in. If your home doesn't have so much as a closet to cuss in -- don't fret. Hear why it can be a terrific idea to swear at the office. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 30/09/11: Smart Meters Updated: 2011-09-30 04:00:00 Description: British Columbia hydro is anxious to get its customers hooked to smart meters to use the province's electricity more efficiently. But a number of consumers believe the use of smart meters is - not only stupid -- it's hazardous to society with the gov...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 29/09/11: Bullying: Hate Crime? Updated: 2011-09-29 04:00:00 Description: They can strike with devastating effect. Targeting children relentlessly, absent of any fear of being caught or charged and sometimes - far too often it seems their young victims suffer long term harm or even death. Suicide. But because they are Chi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 29/09/11: Ghosts By Daylight: Janine di Giovanni Updated: 2011-09-29 04:00:00 Description: For the last twenty years, if there's a war Janine DiGiovanni has been among the first to get there. As a journalist for the Sunday Times of London, she has relentlessly documented the trauma of those caught in conflict. She was always fearless, will...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 29/09/11: Letters: Asbestos, Gloria Steinem, Court TV Updated: 2011-09-29 04:00:00 Description: This is Thursday and that means mail day. We re-visit topics in the mail from Court TV to West Bank settlements from Asbestos to fundraising for schools....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 28/09/11: Game Changer: Gloria Steinem Updated: 2011-09-28 04:00:00 Description: For her, the definition has always been rather basic ... a person who believes in the full social, economic and political equality of men and women and acts on it ... That is a Feminist. And she is a feminist Icon, a myth-breaker and Game Changer . T...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 28/09/11: Northern Gateway Pipeline Updated: 2011-09-28 04:00:00 Description: Canada may have one of the largest oil reserves in the world but it is has never exported oil outside North America. The Gateway Pipeline Project would change that ...moving oil from Alberta across B.C. to tankers on its northern coast to Asian marke...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 28/09/11: The Story of Economic Genius: Sylvia Nasar Updated: 2011-09-28 04:00:00 Description: Just when you thought it was safe to ignore the Economists comes a new book that argues there is nothing quite like Economic Genius. Hidden in literature from Dickens to Darwin economic thinking has clobbered the class system, encouraged consumers an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 27/09/11: Misconceptions of Asbestos Campaign Updated: 2011-09-27 04:00:00 Description: The clock is ticking on a business plan that would see Quebec hand over $58-million dollars in loan guarantees if a particular consortium can guarantee investors. There's one catch ... the product is Asbestos. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 27/09/11: L'Aquila Earthquake Trial Updated: 2011-09-27 04:00:00 Description: Seismologists will tell you no one can actually predict an earthquake. And yet in a courtroom in Italy six scientists and one official are on trial for manslaughter, charged with failing to sufficiently warn people in the Medieval town of L'Aquila of...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 27/09/11: The War Against al-Qaeda: Ali Soufan Updated: 2011-09-27 04:00:00 Description: It is clear that the CIA got hold of Ali Soufan's book. His chronicle of the investigation and interrogation of Islamic terrorist suspects is peppered with thick black lines blanking out words . .. whole sentences .. whole paragraphs .. or even whole...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 26/09/11: Palestinian Bid for Statehood Updated: 2011-09-26 04:00:00 Description: The bid for full Palestinian statehood at the U.N. may appear to be diplomatically doomed but by putting it on the agenda the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas appears to have galvanized Palestinians throughout the West Bank. And that may...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 26/09/11: A Small Act: Chris Mburu Updated: 2011-09-26 04:00:00 Description: Sometimes people change people's lives and never even know. And so it was with Hilde Back, a Holocaust survivor teaching children in Sweden and sending 15-dollars a month off to Kenya in the mail. At the other end, a little boy who got to go to schoo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 26/09/11: Victims Rights in Canada: Sharon Rosenfeldt Updated: 2011-09-26 04:00:00 Description: It is a life she never anticipated and certainly would not have chosen. And yet because of the inhumane and unjust actions of one man, Sharon Ronsenfeldt has spent the last 30 years in pursuit of justice for regular Canadians. She and her late husban...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 23/09/11: Palestinian Snapshots on UN Bid Updated: 2011-09-23 04:00:00 Description: Today the world's focus is on the United Nations where Mahmoud Abbas will ask for what more than 190 other countries have-full membership status at the world body. Some Palestinians believe this could be a much-needed breakthrough and a big step on t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 23/09/11: Camera's in the Court Room Updated: 2011-09-23 04:00:00 Description: The TV landscape is littered with legal dramas. There's also the Judge Judys who hand down U.S. justice by scolding, sometimes even berating defendants on the airwaves. But is it time, for the camera lens to focus on how the justice system works here...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 23/09/11: The World of Stolen Art Updated: 2011-09-23 04:00:00 Description: Art heists are mysterious, and mythological. In the real world, art theft is an international labyrinth of petty criminals, hot shot detectives and sometimes an idiot or two. We go inside the international black market for stolen art, a market that f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 22/09/11: Deputy Israeli PM Dan Meridor Updated: 2011-09-22 04:00:00 Description: The high level meetings and the backroom conversations have reached a fever pitch in New York. But as Palestinians push for UN recognition of statehood, the sounds-on-the-ground that remind us what this is about ... mistrust and wariness, impatience ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 22/09/11: School Fundraising Updated: 2011-09-22 04:00:00 Description: School fundraising isn't just bake sales and raffle tickets any more. These days some elementary schools bring in tens of thousands of dollars ... with the same kinds of techniques you'd find in the not-for-profit world. And that has some parents wor...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 22/09/11: Thursday Letters Segment Updated: 2011-09-22 04:00:00 Description: It's mail day. And we have been overwhelmed with responses to the story of Sharon Peterson, a woman shunned, alienated and forced to give up her baby for adoption because she was young and single. That story unleashed a flood of similar stories from ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 21/09/11: Acting NDP Leader: Nycole Turmel Updated: 2011-09-21 04:00:00 Description: She made her name as a formidable negotiator. The first woman to head the giant Public Service Alliance of Canada. Her work on pay equity considered groundbreaking. She's a mother, a grandmother and this week she walked into the House of Commons as t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 21/09/11: Michigan Governor: Jennifer Granholm Updated: 2011-09-21 04:00:00 Description: Over eight years as Governor of Michigan, Vancouver-born Jennifer Granholm introduced 99 separate Bills to cut taxes. She cut spending. She cut government jobs. And nothing worked. She watched the coveted automotive industry shrivel. She argues for g...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 21/09/11: Zhao Murder Trial in China Updated: 2011-09-21 04:00:00 Description: Amanda Zhao was 21 years old, an international student in BC when police found her murdered body nine years ago. All these years later, her case has spawned unprecedented co-operation between Canada and China, as her boyfriend faces trial in Beijing ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 20/09/11: Air Canada Contract Negotiations Updated: 2011-09-20 04:00:00 Description: They work for the only airline in the country that services large, medium and not-so-big Canadian communities. It competes against carriers that choose only the profitable routes and staff their planes with non-unionized workers. Air Canada's flight ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 20/09/11: To Serve With Pride Updated: 2011-09-20 04:00:00 Description: One of the strangest orders ever given a modern military is rescinded today. From now on, gay and lesbians may serve openly in the U.S. armed services and the policy of "don't ask don't tell" will be relegated to history. But the battle for gay right...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 20/09/11: Tibetan PM: Lobsang Sangay Updated: 2011-09-20 04:00:00 Description: For five decades, the Dalai Lama has embodied the spiritual and political aspirations of generations of Tibetans in Exile. But just last month he gave up the political job, giving increasing power to a Harvard educated exile named Lobsang Sangay. Tib...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 19/09/11: Interim Leaders Updated: 2011-09-19 04:00:00 Description: For the first time since becoming Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper goes into a new parliament with a Majority. And along with that advantage, a perceived uncertainty in the ranks across the floor as the three main opposition parties begin this...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 19/09/11: Motherhood Interrupted Updated: 2011-09-19 04:00:00 Description: She was 19 years old, pregnant and unmarried and the world was unforgiving. It was the sixties and Sharon Pederson was literally tossed out in the snow and turned into a domestic slave. She was lectured and demeaned. And when her baby was born, socia...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 19/09/11: Game Changer: Tzeporah Berman Updated: 2011-09-19 04:00:00 Description: As a leader in the fight to save BC's Claqouot Sound, environmentalists rallied around her while government and corporate officials called her an eco-terrorist. And then Tzeporah Berman did the unthinkable. She negotiated with the very companies she ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 16/09/11: Drilling for Arctic Oil Updated: 2011-09-16 04:00:00 Description: Do you envision oil rigs in the Beaufort Sea? And do you consider that the picture of prosperity or a sign of environmental danger? We explore three views of the risks and rewards of drilling in Canada's Far North....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 16/09/11: Immigrant Hiring Incentives Updated: 2011-09-16 04:00:00 Description: Ontario's Liberal Party suggests a tax credit for employers who hire new immigrants. It's often difficult for new arrivals to get Canadian work experience. But critics dislike the idea...calling it preferential treatment, especially when there are so...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 16/09/11: Freedom of Information on Kids and Smoking Updated: 2011-09-16 04:00:00 Description: How do you feel about freedom of information laws? We usually think of them as a way for the little guy to force big government to be held accountable. But what if big tobacco is trying to use freedom of information to get data from university resear...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 15/09/11: Letters: Oil Sands, Conservatives and Lyme Disease Updated: 2011-09-15 04:00:00 Description: It's mail day and we hear what our listeners thought of our special program this week on the Alberta oil sands, on Conservatives and an update on a story we did on Lyme Disease. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 15/09/11: The Haqqani Network Updated: 2011-09-15 04:00:00 Description: Jalaluddin Haqqani and the fighters in his so-called Haqqani Network are believed to behind that spectacular and deadly siege that rocked Kabul for 20 long and frightening hours this week throwing the security of the Afghan capital and the strength o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 15/09/11: Erotic Capital: The Power of Attraction Updated: 2011-09-15 04:00:00 Description: Women who want to break through the glass ceiling might first want to glance at the mirrored wall. A sociologist at the London School of Economics believes since beauty and appearance adds an extra 15 per cent to earnings... women may want to invest ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 14/09/11: China Spies Updated: 2011-09-14 04:00:00 Description: The buzz among the security-savvy is that China's state News Agency, Xinhua is routinely used to gather intelligence and that China itself is ravenous for global intelligence on the political, military and industrial front. That is why so many questi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 14/09/11: Constituent Services Updated: 2011-09-14 04:00:00 Description: What you get when you show up at a constituency office .. really depends on who your local politician is. A survey of Members of Parliament leaving their jobs shows constituency work is essentially a free-for-all with MPs creating their own rules and...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 14/09/11: Entitled University Students Updated: 2011-09-14 04:00:00 Description: Canada's university students are back at the books -- that is, if they can find enough time between keggers and Call of Duty Four. The authors of a new book say this generation of undergraduates is the most pampered ever, and their entitled attitude ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 13/09/11: Game Changer: Peter Lougheed Updated: 2011-09-13 04:00:00 Description: It was in the 60s under the Social Credit government of Ernest Manning that the excavation began. Oil was three bucks a barrel, far less than it cost to get at that bitumen. It would be another provincial premier who ramped up development ...Peter Lo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 13/09/11: Game Changer: The Oil Sands Updated: 2011-09-13 04:00:00 Description: Alberta's vast oil sands are an engine of economic growth. Production has more than doubled in the last decade and spilling billions of dollars into the economy. On the other side ...They are dogged by issues of environmental degradation and statisti...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 13/09/11: What If ... Oil was left in the sand? Updated: 2011-09-13 04:00:00 Description: What if there had been no ancient ocean to cover northern Alberta? What if no sea life had died, decomposed in the silt and turned into a kind of hydrocarbon molasses? What on earth would people do in Fort McMurray on a Saturday night ? We imagine a ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 12/09/11: Ted Morton and Freedom of Information Updated: 2011-09-12 04:00:00 Description: News that leadership contender Ted Morton used a second and not easily identifiable email address to conduct government business while in cabinet has come out. We bring you the latest turns on that story with the question of emails and identities. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 12/09/11: The Tories at 40 Updated: 2011-09-12 04:00:00 Description: Albertans have elected a Progressive Conservative government for 40 straight years. The province has changed dramatically - from the economy to the demographics but the governing party has stayed remarkably stable. We ask Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 12/09/11: Andrew Nikiforuk on the Pine Beetle Updated: 2011-09-12 04:00:00 Description: Andrew Nikiforuk joins us to tell the story of a tiny beetle with a very big appetite and a game-changing capacity for ecological destruction. Did you know that they credited the beetle with the invention of the wheel and the chain saw?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 09/09/11: 9/11 - Personal Changes Updated: 2011-09-09 04:00:00 Description: A recent poll finds that 49 percent of New Yorkers fear another major attack on their city. A third of them say their lives will never be the same. We talk to three people who think of their lives as broken - the time before 9/11 and the time since. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 09/09/11: 9/11 - Lawrence Wright Updated: 2011-09-09 04:00:00 Description: Lawrence Wright is an award-winning writer and a New Yorker, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his book The Looming Tower. We talk about what lessons - if any - have been learned since then. Was 9/11 really a Game Changer? Are foreign policy blunders and ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 09/09/11: 9/11 - Cultural Impact Updated: 2011-09-09 04:00:00 Description: We also explore artistic responses to 9/11 and speak with commentators and creators who have different ideas about whether the arts have adequately addressed the tragedy....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 08/09/11: The Invisible Girl: Helaina Hovitz Updated: 2011-09-08 04:00:00 Description: As the 10th anniversary of the attacks of September 11th, 2001 approaches, we meet Helaina Hovitz. She was 12 when the attacks happened and she suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder through her teenage years as a result of what she saw that da...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 08/09/11: IRS and U.S. Tax Law Updated: 2011-09-08 04:00:00 Description: There are about a million American citizens living in Canada. Many of them have lived and worked and paid taxes here for years. But according to U.S. law, they still have to answer to the IRS. And now, they have to do it by tomorrow....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 08/09/11: Letters: Oil Sands, School Lunches, Vibrators Updated: 2011-09-08 04:00:00 Description: It's mail day. We find out what you've had to say about oil sands, school lunches and vibrators. Plus we talk to our Friday host this week, Nelofer Pazira who is in New York City getting ready for tomorrow's program about the legacy of the attacks of...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 07/09/11: The UN in Haiti Updated: 2011-09-07 04:00:00 Description: The alleged rape of an 18-year-old man by UN peacekeepers in Haiti is the latest black eye for the UN's embattled MINUSTAH mission and it is leading some to argue that it's time for MINUSTAH to leave the country or refocus its mission....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 07/09/11: The Anthropocene Updated: 2011-09-07 04:00:00 Description: The Current's new season-long project, Game Changer, will look at the biggest game changer of all: Us. In fact, humans have become such an overwhelming presence on the Earth that scientists are now debating whether humans have ushered in a new geolog...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 07/09/11: The Anthropocene (cont'd) Updated: 2011-09-07 04:00:00 Description: We continue our exploration of The Anthropocene with Sylvia Earle about the changes we have made to our oceans and the troubles we have caused. We also pick up our conversation with Edward Burtynsky and find out why some people think our civilization...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 06/09/11: Feature Interview: Olivia Chow Updated: 2011-09-06 04:00:00 Description: Jack Layton shook up Canadian politics with an electoral record-breaker for the NDP ... and then with his sudden death and the subsequent outpouring of affection. In life and in death Jack Layton changed a few games for his party and for the country....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 06/09/11: The Mechanics of the Game Changer Updated: 2011-09-06 04:00:00 Description: From revolutionizing a sport to mobilizing a nation --meet high-jumping innovator Dick Fosbury, publishing mobilizer Nicole Rycroft and Hal Gregersen, author of The Innovator's DNA - three people who transformed the world we live in. They didn't see ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 06/09/11: Game Changer: The Vibrator Updated: 2011-09-06 04:00:00 Description: It was the third invention to ever receive a patent. An electrical device ostensibly designed for medical treatment for women in Victorian England. It became known as The Vibrator and revolutionized understanding of women's sexual needs and sexuality...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 05/09/11: Lunch Box Politics Updated: 2011-09-05 04:00:00 Description: Across the country, parents are dealing with heavy restrictions about what they can and can't put in their children's lunches along with what kinds of containers they can use to pack them in. We hear from a principle who says stringent rules are good...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 05/09/11: Arab Spring Revisited Updated: 2011-09-05 04:00:00 Description: For nine months, the Middle East and North Africa have been gripped by a wave of unprecedented protests. Hopes have been raised, dictators have been toppled, the course of history has been altered. And yet the riots and revolutions in each of the cou...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 05/09/11: Arab Spring Revisited (Pt 2) Updated: 2011-09-05 04:00:00 Description: The so-called Arab Spring has reshaped the lives of millions in the Middle East and North Africa. But the revolutions that were promised are still a long way from being delivered. From Libya to Tunis, from Egypt to Bahrain, from Syria to Yemen … we...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 02/09/11: The Politics of Black Hair Updated: 2011-09-02 04:00:00 Description: Earlier this summer, an African-American woman named Shante Nance had her hair searched as she went through the airport in San Antonio. That was less than a month after another African-American woman filed a formal complaint about the same thing. The...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 02/09/11: Waiting for the Treatment (Documentary) Updated: 2011-09-02 04:00:00 Description: About 30 per cent of inmates in our federal prisons have Hepatitis C, or HIV-AIDS. And while there have been vast improvements in treating both diseases, those behind bars say they're not getting adequate treatment. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 01/09/11: Medical Ghostwriting Updated: 2011-09-01 04:00:00 Description: They write on behalf of celebrities, politicians, public figures. But is there a point where ghostwriting crosses an ethical line? Critics say absolutely. And that line is when doctors or scientists agree to have their names on published papers, wher...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 01/09/11: The Perfect Martini (Documentary) Updated: 2011-09-01 04:00:00 Description: You probably have a friend who's some years older than you. Others who are a few years shy of you. But most of us, don't have friends half our age, or conversly twice our age. That's not the case for Minnie McCurdy and Steve Bickerstaffe. The pair of...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 31/08/11: The Middle Rung (Documentary) Updated: 2011-08-31 04:00:00 Description: Meet three people who spend their days helping keep the federal government running smoothly. And find out how the demographic shifts that are changing the country might make it harder for them to keep delivering the services we count on....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 31/08/11: The Right to Die: Gloria Taylor Updated: 2011-08-31 04:00:00 Description: We talk to Gloria Taylor, a Canadian woman who wants the BC Supreme Court to grant her the right to get a doctor to help her die. Gloria Taylor has late stage ALS, a fatal neurodegenerative disease also known as Lou Gehrig's disease and her constitut...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 30/08/11: Libya Weapons Updated: 2011-08-30 04:00:00 Description: As you've been hearing in the news, Moammar Gadhafi's wife and three of his children have skipped over Libya's border to Algeria. The whereabouts of Gaddafi himself are still unknown. Libya is a country overflowing with weapons. After six months of f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 30/08/11: It's a Steal (Documentary) Updated: 2011-08-30 04:00:00 Description: Property ain't cheap in Canada, but you can find a bargain in sunny Florida. And many Canadians have. Since the 2008 mortgage crisis, many have been scooping up Florida homes that have been foreclosed. But turns out, some of those deals are too good ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 29/09/11: The Future of the NDP Updated: 2011-08-29 04:00:00 Description: It was one week ago today that Canadians woke up to the news of the death of Jack Layton. Stephen Lewis was a friend, and mentor to Layton. We talk to him about how much of the NDP's electoral success was built on the power of Layton's personality. A...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 29/09/11: No Fixed Address (Documentary) Updated: 2011-08-29 04:00:00 Description: A troubled Canadian soldier leaving the armed forces can be an extremely difficult person to track. But its seems clear many follow the footsteps of veterans of earlier wars -- and end up on the streets. So what's being done to help soldiers who don'...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 26/09/11: Keystone XL Pipeline Project Updated: 2011-08-26 04:00:00 Description: The Keystone XL project is a proposed pipeline that would carry crude oil from Alberta to Texas. Critics call it a disaster in waiting ... saying the pipeline would pass through many environmentally sensitive areas, and there's little doubt that at s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 26/09/11: In Praise of the Middle Child Updated: 2011-08-26 04:00:00 Description: Middle children know their place in the birth order can sound uninspiring: Stuck in the middle, middle of the road, middle of nowhere. But there are suggestions the middle kids aren't content to remain second best. Pierre Trudeau, Charles Darwin, Dav...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 25/09/11: Libya: Liberation or Limbo? Updated: 2011-08-25 04:00:00 Description: He's out of sight....perhaps dead, more likely on the lam. But almost assuredly, Moammar Gadahfi's 42-year rule of Libya has come to an end. Jubilation is spilling out on the streets of cities around Libya. There's also celebration here in Canada --w...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 25/09/11: Now That It's Mine (Documentary) Updated: 2011-08-25 04:00:00 Description: Due to music right issues, we can not make this podcast available for download but you can listen through streamed audio off our website at www.cbc.ca/thecurrent. Sorry for the inconvenience. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 24/09/11: Horn of Africa Famine Updated: 2011-08-24 04:00:00 Description: Last month, a famine was officially declared in parts of Somalia. But drought, hunger, and lack of food has spread well beyond those areas. It's been described as the worst famine in a generation--since Ethiopia in the early 1980s. And while the rain...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 24/09/11: Etched in Stone (Documentary) Updated: 2011-08-24 04:00:00 Description: Due to music right issues, we are unable to make this documentary available as a podcast. However, you can listen online off our website at www.cbc.ca/thecurrent. Sorry for the inconvenience. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 23/09/11: The Power of Personality Updated: 2011-08-23 04:00:00 Description: For many Canadians this morning, shock at the news of Jack Layton's death has given way to a quiet sadness, and a time to share memories of the NDP Leader. He was a politician--and a man-- so many admired, despite their own political stripes. Layton ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 23/09/11: From the Heart (Documentary) Updated: 2011-08-23 04:00:00 Description: Exercise may make us feel better physically. But what role does it play in our mental well-being? We explore the relationship between physical activity and mental illness....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 23/09/11: Surviving a Plane Crash Updated: 2011-08-23 04:00:00 Description: A plane crash in Little Rock, Arkansas more than ten years ago ended the lives of eleven people But for one survivor, that flight never ended. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 22/09/11: The Battle for Tripoli Updated: 2011-08-22 04:00:00 Description: For 42 years the mad dog of the Middle East, Moammar Gaddafi has ruled the country. Now his regime is on it's last legs. Fierce fighting is taking place in the capital Tripoli between rebels and pro-Gaddafi forces. And while there are pockets of stro...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 22/09/11: Remembering Jack Layton Updated: 2011-08-22 04:00:00 Description: We began the program this morning with the news that Jack Layton has lost his battle with cancer. The leader of the NDP and the Official Opposition died this morning. He was 61. Today we pay tribute to Jack Layton's legacy. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 19/08/11: Suncor Energy Updated: 2011-08-19 04:00:00 Description: International pressure against Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is mounting. It's believed that nearly two-thousand people have been killed and many more thousands arrested since the Syrian protests began in March. Calgary-based Suncor Energy does bu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 19/08/11: Melting Ice (Documentary) Updated: 2011-08-19 04:00:00 Description: Environmental journalist Alanna Mitchell visited Antarctica earlier this year to watch and hear the place breaking up. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 18/08/11: India Protests Updated: 2011-08-18 04:00:00 Description: In India, a 74-year-old man, clad in plain white cotton clothing and channeling the tactics of independence fighter Mahatma Gandhi, has brought a country of over a billion people to a standstill. Anna Hazare is fighting government corruption. He was ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 18/08/11: Letters: Crime, Passwords and the Stock Market Updated: 2011-08-18 04:00:00 Description: It's mail day. We hear some of your thoughts on the stories we brought you this week, including our look at crime and punishment. We hear why one woman in St. John's has barred the windows in her home after a lifetime of rarely bothering to lock the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 17/08/11: Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) Updated: 2011-08-17 04:00:00 Description: A banned Iranian Terrorist group has been mounting a persistent and expensive lobbying campaign in both Canada and the United States to have its ban lifted. The Mujahideen-e-Khalq has a violent past. Some describe the group as an authoritarian cult. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 17/08/11: Feathers - Thor Hanson Updated: 2011-08-17 04:00:00 Description: Feathers have remarkable properties - coveted for their marvelous engineering and for their beauty. Today we talk to biologist Thor Hanson about his new book, Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle, and why he thinks feathers are a natural evol...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 16/08/11: Crime and Public Updated: 2011-08-16 04:00:00 Description: Critics of so-called tough-on-crime political agendas have long argued that they succeed with voters not because of actual crime, but because of our fear of the other. Falling crime rates seem to have no effect on the politicians pushing tough-on-cri...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 16/08/11: The Sweat Lodge (Documentary) Updated: 2011-08-16 04:00:00 Description: On one Cree reserve in Quebec, an attempt to revive an ancient tradition collided with more modern values. And it created a toxic mix of religion and politics that may send a divided community to the courts. Today, we take you to that reserve for an ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 15/08/11: Do Stocks Matter? Updated: 2011-08-15 04:00:00 Description: Today we speak with an economist who argues that stock markets don't have a lot to do with what really matters in our daily, economic lives. And that, because of what he calls the stock-marketization of our culture, we give them far more attention th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 15/08/11: Rick Perry Updated: 2011-08-15 04:00:00 Description: Is America ready for another Texan in the White House? The latest Republican candidate for U.S. President is Texas Governor Rick Perry. Today, we talk about some of the surprising things he believes in and how his religious convictions might be the m...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 12/09/11: Death of the Password Updated: 2011-08-12 04:00:00 Description: On a laptop near you, security systems based on our mothers' maiden names are not very secure. Today, we look at some of the ideas people are coming up with to either boost password security, or replace it with something better. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 12/09/11: End of Privacy Updated: 2011-08-12 04:00:00 Description: Fretting about passwords may be soon be as quaint as fretting about petticoats. Technical breakthroughs in neuroscience have allowed machines to peer so far into the mind -- they may soon be able to photograph dreams....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 11/08/11: Paul Martin on Global Economic Crisis Updated: 2011-08-11 04:00:00 Description: Former Prime Minister Paul Martin tells us why he thinks the current global financial crisis is actually an opportunity for Canada. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 11/08/11: Letters: Future of Egypt, Invasive Species and Syria Updated: 2011-08-11 04:00:00 Description: It's mail day. We share your thoughts on some of our recent stories. And we hear from one Syrian-American musician about the rough consequences of supporting the demonstrations in his former homeland. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 10/08/11: Policing: Social Media and Flash Mobs Updated: 2011-08-10 04:00:00 Description: As neighbourhoods in England continue to burn, we take a look at how technology - much of it Canadian - is being employed. And at what the police can do to close the technology gap. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 10/08/11: Economic Shift: U.S. vs China Updated: 2011-08-10 04:00:00 Description: "Let China sleep", Napoleon famously said, for when she awakes she will shake the world. If the recent economic jitters have left you a little shaken, our guest believes it's another sign China is rolling out of bed. Historian Niall Ferguson explains...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 09/08/11: Stock Market Advice Updated: 2011-08-09 04:00:00 Description: The tough part when we see markets tanking as they have been so badly over the past few days, is knowing how to react. Generally, the professionals advise us not to panic. Which we tend to translate into "Do nothing". But is it the best advice? We ex...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 09/08/11: Hippie Physics Updated: 2011-08-09 04:00:00 Description: Before the 1960s, only poets thought about seeing the world in a grain of sand and holding infinity in their hands. But then, suddenly physicists were the daydreamers. A branch of science went from being almost at war with the universe -- to becoming...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Anataomy of Evil: Michael Stone Updated: 2011-08-08 04:00:00 Description: Is there really such a thing as evil? You bet there is according to our guest, Dr. Michael Stone. He's interviewed hundreds of killers and can place their acts on a spectrum of evil. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Egyptian Revolution on Track? Updated: 2011-08-08 04:00:00 Description: Hosni Mubarak's trial is seen by Egyptian revolutionaries as a huge success, but despite that, many are pessimistic about Egypt's future. Today we talk to three Egyptians who are happy to see Mubarak go but each have their own vision about where the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 05/08/11: The Dark Tunnel (Documentary) Updated: 2011-08-05 04:00:00 Description: For an instant, Kevin Pett locked eyes with the man who had jumped in front of the subway he was driving. That moment sent him to a very dark place ... that nonetheless sheds light on what it's like to live with someone else's suicide. We re-broadcas...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 05/08/11: Sex on the Moon Updated: 2011-08-05 04:00:00 Description: We share a little known story today about how one man stole the most valuable thing on earth from NASA ... and almost got away with it. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 04/08/11: Biological Bias Updated: 2011-08-04 04:00:00 Description: We've talked about rats and crazy bugs this summer and today, the plant world has our attention. More specifically, invasive plants and the debate among biologists over how best to deal with them when they threaten to take over native ecosystems. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 04/08/11: Letters: Closing Libraries, Insects and Syria Update Updated: 2011-08-04 04:00:00 Description: It's mail day. Our listeners have open minds, but they sure don't want to hear about closing libraries. We read some of your letters defending libraries from budget cuts and hear your thoughts on the other stories of the week as well....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 03/08/11: Syria's Uprising and Crackdown Updated: 2011-08-03 04:00:00 Description: The forces of President Assad are continuing their push to crush the popular uprisings that broke out in Syria in March. So far, an estimated 1,700 civilians have been killed. Canada has both condemned the violence and sanctioned Syria. The U.S. is c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 03/08/11: The Blues and I: The Story of Laura Smith Updated: 2011-08-03 04:00:00 Description: This documentary about a musician's battle with chronic pain and prescription pain killers is unfortunately not available as a podcast, but you can listen through streamed audio off our website. Sorry for the inconvenience. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 02/08/11: Whither the Library Updated: 2011-08-02 04:00:00 Description: The City of Toronto is facing down a serious budget shortfall. And as city council looks for places to cut, councilor Doug Ford, the brother of Mayor Rob Ford, started counting library branches. Today we look at the debate over balancing the books by...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 02/08/11: Somaliland Independence Updated: 2011-08-02 04:00:00 Description: As Somalia descends even further into chaos, one part of the country, an autonomous area called Somaliland, stands as a shining example of comparative calm and stability. Today, The Current spoke with the region's Foreign Minister. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 01/08/11: Shoplifting Updated: 2011-08-01 04:00:00 Description: Call it what you want: sticky-fingers, the five-finger-discount, kleptomania. It costs Canada about $3.5 billion a year. Today on The Current we looked at the culture and psychology of shoplifting. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 01/08/11: Back in the Closet (Documentary) Updated: 2011-08-01 04:00:00 Description: Today on The Current we take a look at why many older gay people worry they may have to go back in the closet... just to be accepted in the retirement home....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 29/07/11: A Family Remembers Private Cushley Updated: 2011-07-29 04:00:00 Description: Canada's long decade of fighting in the deserts and mountains of Afghanistan is nearly over. Almost all the combat troops have returned, and the last group is scheduled to be home by mid-August. 950 troops are expected to remain in Kabul for another ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 29/07/11: WWII Stories of Canadian Veterans Updated: 2011-07-29 04:00:00 Description: To this day, World War Two is the bloodiest conflict in history. And many of the men and women who lived through it are passing away. But a new book called "Honour" is preserving some of their stories....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 28/07/11: Ideological Architects Updated: 2011-07-28 04:00:00 Description: Meet Bat Ye'or, an author who's believed to have influenced the man accused of the Oslo murders. We look at how much other people's ideas play a role in determining the actions of an extremist....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 28/07/11: Letters: Oslo Massacre and Somali Famine Updated: 2011-07-28 04:00:00 Description: The terrifying events in Oslo and their consequences have been much on the minds of our readers. We read some of your letters responding to the murders as well as the Somali famine in our letters segment today. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 27/07/11: U.S. Debt Ceiling Updated: 2011-07-27 04:00:00 Description: One of the most prominent critics of the US economy, Senator Rand Paul believes its no big deal if the US doesn't raise its debt limit. We take you to the front lines of the debt crisis this morning to try to get a sense of the potential impact here ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 27/07/11: The Unfinished Journey of Rabbi Simes Updated: 2011-07-27 04:00:00 Description: We re-broadcast a documentary about how a split-second encounter with a deer on a highway sent an Ottawa Rabbi and his family on an unexpected new journey. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 26/07/11: Layton Temporarily Steps Down as NDP Leader Updated: 2011-07-26 04:00:00 Description: You have to go back to 1968 to find an instance of a federal party leader's personal popularity being responsible for as many votes as Jack Layton attracted to the NDP in this year's election. Yesterday Jack Layton announced that he will be taking a ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 26/07/11: Media as Platform for Criminals Updated: 2011-07-26 04:00:00 Description: Norwegians demand answers to why their nation has been driven into mourning. Their justice system has denied a public hearing to the suspect in the Oslo rampage. We ask if those are the right doors to close. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 25/07/11: Norway Massacre Updated: 2011-07-25 04:00:00 Description: Yesterday, a memorial service was held for the victims of Friday's bombing and shootings in Norway. While Norwegians struggle with their grief, they are also grappling with questions about the man behind the massacre. We ask some of those same questi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 25/07/11: Somali Famine Crisis Updated: 2011-07-25 04:00:00 Description: The famine that is devastating Somalia shouldn't have taken the world by surprise. There were warning signs and official warnings from aid groups and the United Nations. And yet, the international community failed to prevent it. We're asking why and ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 22/07/11: Soft Playgrounds Updated: 2011-07-22 04:00:00 Description: A new report out of Norway says we may be going too far in trying to create safe playgrounds for children. And that by robbing children of the opportunity to take risks and overcome fears, we may be stunting their emotional growth by obsessing over t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 22/07/11: Breaking the Ice (Documentary) Updated: 2011-07-22 04:00:00 Description: Our documentary this morning takes us to a town in Greenland that is grappling with its future ... trying to balance economic development with environmental preservation. The controversy over deep water oil drilling off the coast of Greenland....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 21/07/11: Obese Children, Rats and Bugs Updated: 2011-07-21 04:00:00 Description: It's mail day again. Today we talk more about the 1.6 million children in Canada who are overweight or obese... a figure that has tripled in the last 25 years. Last week we heard about one proposal that advocated putting children into foster care in ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 21/07/11: Heat Updated: 2011-07-21 04:00:00 Description: The severe heat that is gripping much of Canada can have serious consequences for our physical and mental health. And with climate change making these heat waves more common, we're going to have to learn to cope. Today, we look at strategies for how ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 20/07/11: Alberta Child Deaths Updated: 2011-07-20 04:00:00 Description: In the province of Alberta any child who dies in foster care is subject to an investigation done by Alberta Children and Youth Services. And critics say it's time those findings are made public. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 20/07/11: Somalia: Jeremy Scahill Updated: 2011-07-20 04:00:00 Description: The United Nations has declared an official famine in southern Somalia. We speak with one journalist who says the United States is playing a high stakes game in Somalia... running a secret detention program and recruiting warlords....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 19/07/11: Murdoch Scandal Updated: 2011-07-19 04:00:00 Description: Today, Rupert Murdoch faced his toughest challenge yet in the ever-expanding phone-hacking scandal. He testified in front of a British House of Commons committee. But on this side of the Atlantic, the story is just beginning. Rupert Murdoch is report...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 19/07/11: Rat Island Updated: 2011-07-19 04:00:00 Description: A bold conservation project is about to get underway on Gwaii Haanas, some of Canada's most remote and rugged islands off the coast of British Columbia. The goal is to protect endangered species from predators... namely the rat. Killing off one speci...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 18/07/11: Obese Children Updated: 2011-07-18 04:00:00 Description: According to Statistics Canada, 17 per cent of Canadian children are overweight and another eight per cent are obese. Experts in the field say roughly two per cent of our children are considered morbidly obese.This morning we're talking about a new, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 18/07/11: The Urban Hunter (Documentary) Updated: 2011-07-18 04:00:00 Description: Hunting is a way of life in many parts of Canada. Yet because of increasing urbanization, hunting is declining. We'll hear a documentary about the rise of the locovore hunter in our urban centres. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 15/07/11: Wicked Bugs: Amy Stewart Updated: 2011-07-15 04:00:00 Description: Across the country, this has been a bad year for mosquitos, black flies and insects of all kinds. But it's nothing compared to what Amy Stewart documents in her new book, Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army and Other Diabolical Inse...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 156/07/11: The Wars of Afghanistan: Peter Tomsen Updated: 2011-07-15 04:00:00 Description: Foreign troops have begun leaving Afghanistan. But the country is still a long way from being prosperous, stable or even safe. We talk to someone who witnessed what happened under similar circumstances 20 years ago as the Soviet Union withdrew and cl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 14/07/11: Soccer Diving Updated: 2011-07-14 04:00:00 Description: According to a new study, male soccer players are far more likely to take a dive or fake an injury than women are. We talk to the author of the study to find out why and to a member of Canada's National Women's team to get her perspective on the issu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 14/07/11: Murder in the Shoe Shop (Documentary) Updated: 2011-07-14 04:00:00 Description: Today we re-broadcast a documentary investigation into a civil rights era murder that has gone unsolved for more than 46 years. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 13/07/11: Kai Nagata: Whither TV News Updated: 2011-07-13 04:00:00 Description: We talk to former CBC and CTV reporter Kai Nagata, who wrote a scathing blog post about his disillusionment with TV news, which has set off a heated debate about the state of the field....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 13/07/11: Somali Famine Updated: 2011-07-13 04:00:00 Description: We talk to two Somali doctors who are doing their best to provide shelter and care for about 100,000 people ... while a third of the country is facing famine....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 12/07/11: Murdoch's Watergate? Updated: 2011-07-12 04:00:00 Description: The phone hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch's News of The World appears to be jeopardizing his plans to expand his media empire. And some say it could threaten more of his existing operations. We're asking what the future holds for Rupert Murdoch....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 12/07/11: The Red Market: Scott Carney Updated: 2011-07-12 04:00:00 Description: We take you inside the world of organ brokers, bone thieves and blood farmers as they supply the global trade in human body parts. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 11/07/11: Research in Motion Updated: 2011-07-11 04:00:00 Description: Canadian technology giant Research In Motion will hold its annual board meeting tomorrow The company's earnings are below expectations, its stock has plummeted and some observers say RIM could disappear altogether sometime in the next year. We look a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 11/07/11: Music In The Sanctuary (Documentary) Updated: 2011-07-11 04:00:00 Description: Our documentary today is about a former KGB agent, a church piano and the tradition of sanctuary in Canada. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 08/07/11: Southern Sudan Independence Updated: 2011-07-08 04:00:00 Description: The Republic of South Sudan will officially mark its independence as a new country tomorrow. It comes after a half-century of brutal civil wars that left more than two million people dead. The transition to independence has been comparatively peacefu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 08/07/11: The Silencing of St. Andrew's Updated: 2011-07-08 04:00:00 Description: Our documentary today is about the deconsecration of an Anglican Church in rural Quebec and what it tells us about the state of the two solitudes. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 07/0711: UK Newspaper Wars Updated: 2011-07-07 04:00:00 Description: Journalists at the British newspaper The News of The World are alleged to have hacked into the phone accounts of crime victims, celebrities and members of the royal family. The resulting scandal is threatening Rupert Murdoch's sprawling media empire....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 07/07/11: Cigarette Packaging Ban Updated: 2011-07-07 04:00:00 Description: In the fight to get people to quit and reduce deaths due to tobacco smoking, the Australian Government wants to pass some the world's toughest restrictions by removing brands on cigarette packages. But tobacco manufacturers have launched a big fight-...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 06/07/11: Revisiting History: Cornwallis Junior High Updated: 2011-07-06 04:00:00 Description: This summer in Halifax has become a time of soul-searching with the stripping from a local junior high school of the name Edward Cornwallis, founding father of the city. Today, we explore the debate that has Haligonians asking exactly what Cornwallis...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 06/07/11: Risking the Ruins of Machu Picchu Updated: 2011-07-06 04:00:00 Description: We're off to Machu Picchu, Peru to look at how that magnificent, spiritual site is now in danger not just of disinification, but of poor conservation, and significant environmental damage as a construction boom continues below it....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 05/07/11: Gaza Flotilla Updated: 2011-07-05 04:00:00 Description: As Greek authorities take control of a Canadian vessel bound for Gaza, we take a hard look at the spin swirling around the Gaza Flotilla. We interview a spokesperson for the Israeli Foreign Ministry and an Israeli human rights activist about the dram...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 05/07/11: Khmer Rouge: Thet Sambath Updated: 2011-07-05 04:00:00 Description: In Cambodia, a court is finally trying to bring justice for one of the most brutal and bloody efforts at social engineering the world has ever known. When the Khmer Rouge took power it emptied entire cities, forcing the people who lived there to beco...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 04/07/11: Refugee Benhmuda Family Updated: 2011-07-04 04:00:00 Description: Adel Benhmuda was deported back to Libya after the Canadian government rejected his refugee claim. Now, he says he has been detained and tortured by Libyan authorities and the United Nations is asking Canada to resettle him and his family. We talk to...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 04/07/11: HIV/AIDS in Saskatchewan Updated: 2011-07-04 04:00:00 Description: When Anna Maria went to Saskatchewan last season, she met Krista Shore. Krista learned five years ago that she had HIV, difficult news for anyone, but for Krista who was a young mother who finally started turning away from a life of drug addiction, i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 01/07/11: Parking Meters Updated: 2011-07-01 04:00:00 Description: Today, we delve into a bitter dispute in Stoney Creek and Waterdown, Ontario, where business owners say parking meters are killing their businesses. And we talk to an official in East Sussex, England, where the war on parking meters has reached epic ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 01/07/11: Urban by Nature Updated: 2011-07-01 04:00:00 Description: Our documentary this morning looks at how nature shapes our brains and how the absence of nature can undermine our health. Freelancer contributor Robert Walker brings us her documentary, "Urban by Nature". ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 30/06/11: Letters: Asbestos Updated: 2011-06-30 04:00:00 Description: Some mornings set themselves apart from any other. Anyone who's lived one will never forget the feeling of waking up with what feels like a sick, weight in the pit of their stomachs on the day their doctor will tell them whether they have tested posi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 30/06/11: Iran Torture: Jafar Behkish Updated: 2011-06-30 04:00:00 Description: Jafar Behkish lives in Canada and comes from a family with a long history of political opposition to the Iranian regime. He's lost six brothers and sisters. We speak with him about why he's worried now for his recently imprisoned sister, and why his ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 29/06/11: Greek Vote on Austerity Measures Updated: 2011-06-29 04:00:00 Description: In Greece in the midst of a 48-hour general strike, legislators have voted to approve a crucial piece of new legislation today. The EU, the IMF, and the Greek government say Greeks must swallow the sweeping package of austerity measures, reduce their...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 29/06/11: Isn't that Him? (Documentary) Updated: 2011-06-29 04:00:00 Description: The countdown to the arrival of Prince William and Kate Middleton is on. So as Canada gets ready to host the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, our documentary today takes us to their new home, on the Welsh Island of Anglesey. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 28/06/11: Breakaway Iceberg Updated: 2011-06-28 04:00:00 Description: A giant iceberg has lodged itself off the south coast of Labrador. It's believed to be part of an even larger iceberg which broke away from the Petermann Glacier in Greenland last summer and it's creating big problems for local fishers. Some experts ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 28/06/11: Bocuse D'Or (Documentary Repeat) Updated: 2011-06-28 04:00:00 Description: Today's documentary takes us inside the Bocuse D'Or ... one of the toughest, most prestigious cooking competitions in the world....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 27/06/11: Asbestos in the Family Updated: 2011-06-27 04:00:00 Description: The federal government's on-going refusal to allow asbestos to be added to a United Nations treaty which lists hazardous materials has sparked criticism abroad and at home. We have a documentary about a family which has been devastated by the effects...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 27/06/11: Lost Boy: Mijok Lang Updated: 2011-06-27 04:00:00 Description: Meet Mijok Lang, forced to run from his village in Sudan 20 years ago after militia attacks, he was one of the Lost Boys.... he spent months in the jungle in fear and years in refugee camps. Now, he's a celebrated rapper in Calgary. * Please note tha...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 24/06/11: Aggressive Deer Updated: 2011-06-24 04:00:00 Description: Communities in British Columbia are looking for help to deal with increasingly aggressive deer, some of which are attacking people. We talk to a woman whose baby was attacked by deer, as well as the Mayor of Kimberley, where deer have become a real c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 24/06/11: The Sixties Scoop Updated: 2011-06-24 04:00:00 Description: For 30 years, native children were taken from their homes and sent to non-native foster care ... thanks to a government policy - completely separate from the residential schools program. We talk to a woman who lived through it and has now launched a ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 24/06/11: Raising Elijah: Sandra Steingraber Updated: 2011-06-24 04:00:00 Description: Susan Steingraber is a biologist, writer and mom and she makes the case that being a good parent means taking better care of our planet....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 23/06/11: Afghan Detainees Updated: 2011-06-23 04:00:00 Description: The Afghan detainee file has been a thorn in the side of the Conservative government for years. We look at the revelations contained in the documents released on Wednesday afternoon and what they mean for the government and Canada's mission in Afghan...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 23/06/11: Shift: The Final Chapter Updated: 2011-06-23 04:00:00 Description: The final chapter in the Current's season-long project, Shift ... the eventual end of the road for our society's dominant demographic, the baby boomers. Embalmer, funeral director and author Robert Webster will give us an inside look at the world of ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 23/06/11: Letters: Vancouver Rioters, Asbestos and Pensions Updated: 2011-06-23 04:00:00 Description: We speak with renowned novelist and activist Alice Walker as she prepares to sail to Gaza with a message of support for Palestinians. And we read your letters about Vancouver rioters, asbestos and pensions. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 22/06/11: Waiting for Treatment (Documentary) Updated: 2011-06-22 04:00:00 Description: Our documentary this morning takes us inside the La Macaza Penitentiary in Quebec, where we meet a man who is fighting to get the proper medical treatment he believes he needs....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 22/06/11: Polling Predictions: Frank Graves Updated: 2011-06-22 04:00:00 Description: As he watched the results of last month's federal election roll in, pollster Frank Graves, the President of EKOS Research Associates, was struck by a painful question How could I have screwed up so badly? In previous elections, Graves' predictions ha...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 22/06/11: Facial Recognition Software Updated: 2011-06-22 04:00:00 Description: British Columbia's provincial insurance company has offered to let the Vancouver Police use its facial recognition software to identify the rioters in Vancouver. Software that's already running on Facebook might be pressed into service too. And that ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 21/06/11: CUPW: History and Future Updated: 2011-06-21 04:00:00 Description: The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has walked out, been locked out and has carved out contract gains that others have copied. But with this latest back-to-work legislation from this latest government, some think they've been hollowed out. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 21/06/11: Public Shaming Updated: 2011-06-21 04:00:00 Description: Social media is making it easier to name and shame the people responsible for the Game Seven Stanley Cup riots in Vancouver. But not everyone thinks that's a good thing....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 21/06/11: The Mystery of Area 51 Updated: 2011-06-21 04:00:00 Description: A strange new twist on an already mysterious place. We speak with an investigative journalist with a controversial story about what really happens at the U.S. military base called Area 51. A mystery that has given rise to some of the world's most end...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 16/06/11: Letters: Flogging, Cyber War and Prostitution Laws Updated: 2011-06-21 04:00:00 Description: It's mail day and we share your thoughts on this week's stories -- whether flogging is ever an appropriate punishment, we'll hear why internet downloaders might be considered a threat to Canada's National security. Plus we speak with a former prostit...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 06/20/2011: Asbestos in Developing Countries Updated: 2011-06-20 04:00:00 Description: Today, representatives from 143 countries meet in Geneva to debate whether chrysotile asbestos, the kind mined mainly in Canada, should be added to an international treaty regulating the trade in hazardous chemicals. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 06/20/2011: Back in the Closet (Documentary) Updated: 2011-06-20 04:00:00 Description: This morning our Project SHIFT on demographic change tracks the realities of Canada's aging LGBT community. We speak with people who spent half their lives fighting to come out... who fear intolerance in old age could force them back into the closet....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 06/20/2011: Father Dearest Updated: 2011-06-20 04:00:00 Description: It may be the day after Father's Day... but for many men it was Just-Another-Day. Lots of children are happy never spending time with their dads. And it turns out, many men are happy they never became dads....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 17/06/11: Vancouver Riot Video Updated: 2011-06-17 04:00:00 Description: They were caught on camera...Stanley Cup rioters...thousands of images recorded by the public, passed on to police. Today we look at how social media is holding anti-social behaviour accountable. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 17/06/11: NDP Future Updated: 2011-06-17 04:00:00 Description: The New Democrats have lots to celebrate as they convene in Vancouver this weekend. How significant is a proposal to remove the world "Socialist" from the Party's constitution? Just how "new" are the New Democrats willing to become?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 17/06/11: Women2Drive Day in Saudi Arabia Updated: 2011-06-17 04:00:00 Description: Saudi women, start your engines. A campaign to defy Saudi Arabia's ban on women driving gets underway today. We speak with a woman who's risked her safety to take the wheel twice and find out what's behind the road rebellion....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 16/06/11: Stanley Cup Vancouver Riots Updated: 2011-06-16 04:00:00 Description: The smell of smoke from burning cars still wafts through parts of downtown Vancouver this morning following game seven of the Stanley Cup finals. Rioters rampaged through parts of the downtown after the Vancouver Canucks lost the cup to the Boston Br...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 16/06/11: Workplace Pensions Updated: 2011-06-16 04:00:00 Description: Both Canada Post and Air Canada argue they can't afford to extend pension coverage to new workers because a decreasing number of workers are supporting the pensions of an expanding group of retirees. And since fewer than 3 million private-sector wor...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 15/06/11: State of the Economy Updated: 2011-06-15 04:00:00 Description: The U.S. debt now totals 14.3-Trillion dollars. And the statistics appear to be ominous. One in seven Americans relies on food stamps ... close to 11 million Americans are looking for work. And yet U.S. economic growth now matches what it was between...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 15/06/11: Flogging Debate Updated: 2011-06-15 04:00:00 Description: A U.S. sociologist thinks criminals who commit minor crimes should be given a choice when they face the music. They can choose prison time for their offences, or they can risk the lash. He suggests flogging should return as a criminal punishment. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 15/06/11: Baby Sleep Updated: 2011-06-15 04:00:00 Description: Some parents might wish there were more options when it comes to putting a crabby baby to sleep. We talk to an author who's penetrating little book of nursery rhymes has opened up an honest intercourse that's resonating with sleep-deprived parents....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 14/06/11: Syrian Refugees Updated: 2011-06-14 04:00:00 Description: Three months into a stubborn rebellion in Syria and the army is changing the game at both ends. The military loyal to President Assad is part of a brutal crackdown while others ordered to shoot civilians that are deserting. And only now are fleeing r...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 14/06/11: Cyber War Updated: 2011-06-14 04:00:00 Description: Battles are fought over food, water, oil -- but silicon? In the U.S., the Pentagon says intrusions into American computer systems may be acts of war. Is it really ready to march on foreign hackers?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 14/06/11: Cash for Girls Updated: 2011-06-14 04:00:00 Description: Imagine India without the sari, without the bindi, without those sopranos in the Bollywood musicals. Women are an increasingly small minority in the subcontinent and the loss of female culture is hardly the biggest problem. We hear what's being done ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 13/06/11: Afghan Drug Trade Updated: 2011-06-14 04:00:00 Description: When they are in bloom, they are very pretty. When their petals fall, poppies contribute to an ugly business. not solely with a heroin industry that dominates the world but with the profits that bankroll the very Taliban fighters Canadian and NATO so...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 13/06/11: Ontario Prostitution Law Updated: 2011-06-14 04:00:00 Description: It's the solicitors versus soliciting in the Ontario Court of Appeals next week. A controversial ruling last fall appears to have invalidated many of the laws surrounding the sex trade in Ontario. Government lawyers are appealing. We ask: Is there a ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 13/06/11: Hedge Funds and African Farms Updated: 2011-06-14 04:00:00 Description: Pt 3: Hedge Funds and African Farms - The mad scramble for Africa. Critics say the financial firms that helped cause the global recession by inflating the real estate bubble -- are back. And this time they're being accused of pulling the same tricks ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 10/06/11: Emotional Sports Fans Updated: 2011-06-10 04:00:00 Description: Millions across the country will be glued to their tv's tonight as a little something called the Stanley Cup Finals moves back to Vancouver for Game Five. And Vancouver fans are ready. So just how do fans affect the players? We get the score from for...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 10/06/11: Google and Autonomous Car Updated: 2011-06-10 04:00:00 Description: Google dominates the information super highway. Will it dominate the regular highways as well? Nevada is going to allow Google to send a fleet of experimental cars onto its roads.... Cars that drive themselves....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 10/06/11: Twitter Journalism Updated: 2011-06-10 04:00:00 Description: Tweets of Deceit ... The case of the Prime Minister who didn't choke and the Texas multiple murderer who didn't kill anyone. Social networking alerts politicians, police and journalists-- and fools them all. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 09/06/11: The Day the Water Died (Documentary) Updated: 2011-06-09 04:00:00 Description: They're tryin' to wash us away, Randy Newman sang in his song about the Louisiana floods. Cities are usually prepared to handle the emergencies caused by catastrophically high water. But a lot more goes down the drain than homes and crops. Self respe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 09/06/11: Internet Access as a Human Right Updated: 2011-06-09 04:00:00 Description: Unless you live in parts of rural Canada or the North where the option of broadband or high-speed isn't available, our lives are enhanced, entertained and enlightened by a click of a mouse. But around the world an estimated 80 percent of people in de...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 09/06/11: Letters: Placebos, Prodigy Art and Dandelions Updated: 2011-06-09 04:00:00 Description: This is mail day and our listeners wonder whether its appropriate to call Aelita André an artist even though she's been painting most of her life -- all four years of it. Plus we also take a look at the ethics of doctors prescribing placebos and we ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 08/06/11: Placebo Medication (Extended Version) *FIXED AUDIO* Updated: 2011-06-08 04:00:00 Description: When you get a prescription from your doctor, you assume you're getting medication at a predetermined dose that is expected to tackle your illness. But a new study suggests you might be getting a placebo instead. And it just might actually help you a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 08/06/11: Prodigy Art *FIXED AUDIO* Updated: 2011-06-08 04:00:00 Description: Artist Aelita Andre is four years old and her paintings are selling for $27,000 each. Her parents and the gallery showing her work consider her a prodigy but can an Expressionist Artist start their career in diapers?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 08/06/11: Three Gorges Dam *FIXED AUDIO* Updated: 2011-06-08 04:00:00 Description: The Three Gorges is an area of astonishing beauty and one of China's greatest natural wonders. It even appears on Chinese currency, on the back of the ten yuan note. It's going to take a lot of ten yuan notes to fix the mess created by the Three Gorg...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 07/06/11: Rotating Postal Strike *FIXED AUDIO* Updated: 2011-06-07 04:00:00 Description: The Canadian Union of Postal Workers hopes its rotating strikes will pressure Canada Post without greatly inconveniencing the public. But some believe it could actually damage the union....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 07/06/11: The Farhud *FIXED AUDIO* Updated: 2011-06-07 04:00:00 Description: A Montreal man remembers the end of his childhood this week. It was the end of many childhoods, many livelihoods and many lives. Seventy years ago this week a final chapter of 2400 years of Jewish history was written in Iraq. Today, barely a dozen Je...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 07/06/11: Dandelions *FIXED AUDIO* Updated: 2011-06-07 04:00:00 Description: Why have all those little yellow flowers got so many people in Calgary seeing red? And why are they at odds with the greens? Today we look at the full spectrum of public opinion on dandelions....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 06/06/11: First 100 Days of a New Government Updated: 2011-06-06 04:00:00 Description: Friday's throne speech officially laid out the agenda of Stephen Harper's new majority government. But how will things play out on the ground over the first few months of Parliament? Our expert panel weighs in. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 06/06/11: The Young and The Jobless (Documentary) Updated: 2011-06-06 04:00:00 Description: Today our project, SHIFT, on demographic change is tracking young people in search of work. There are 200,000 fewer young people on the job than there were at this time two years ago. We take a look inside youth unemployment. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 06/06/11: Coupon Deal Websites Updated: 2011-06-06 04:00:00 Description: Some of you may get them in your email inbox ... daily deals on local goods and services. Groupon-style websites and the group discount coupons they offer are becoming increasingly popular. But the bigger they get ... the more complaints are arising....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 03/06/11: Harper in Quebec Updated: 2011-06-03 04:00:00 Description: They used to say you can't win a majority government in Canada without Quebec. Not anymore. Stephen Harper's Conservatives last month not only secured a majority without conquering the province ... they did it while sustaining losses there. Guest hos...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 03/06/11: Sweat Lodge (Documentary) Updated: 2011-06-03 04:00:00 Description: Our documentary today takes you to the village of Oujé Bougamou in Northern Quebec.People across the north are still struggling to recover from the religious residential school experience. Some blame the schools for the loss of aboriginal tradition ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 03/06/11: E.coli Outbreak Updated: 2011-06-03 04:00:00 Description: Scientists are calling it a very rare, "super toxic" strain of the E.Coli bacteria. And it's wreaking havoc in Europe. We bring you the latest and ask what would happen if the strain showed up in North America. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 02/06/11: Opposition Leader: Jack Layton Updated: 2011-06-02 04:00:00 Description: As Canada's 41st Parliament opens today, a very new political landscape takes shape. We talk to NDP Leader Jack Layton about his party's success, his new role as Leader of the Opposition, and how a Conservative majority will affect the way he - and t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 02/06/11: Peter Milliken and Letters Updated: 2011-06-02 04:00:00 Description: It's mail day. We read your letters on Canadian Wheat Board Sales, the retirement of Auditor General Sheila Fraser and Willful Blindness - when one ignores obvious warning signs. Plus we also speak to outgoing House Speaker Peter Milliken about the r...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 02/06/11: Afghan MP Fawzia Koofi Updated: 2011-06-02 04:00:00 Description: One of 23 children, Fawzia Koofi grew up in a male-dominated society and went on to not only become a member of Afghanistan's Parliament but its first deputy speaker. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 01/06/11: Tale of Two Hockey Cities Updated: 2011-06-01 04:00:00 Description: Tonight it's Game One of the Stanley Cup Finals and the Canucks will be facing off against the Bruins. Hockey-crazed citizens of Vancouver and Boston are unable to work and prone to uncontrollable outbursts. We talk to two people who know the teams a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 01/06/11: Russell Peters Updated: 2011-06-01 04:00:00 Description: Canadian stand-up comedian Russell Peters has made his name on poking fun at race and racial stereotypes. Why does he do it? Why does it work? Under what circumstances would he censor himself? Is an interview on The Current one of them? And all jokes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 01/06/11: Fraternities and Frat Culture Updated: 2011-06-01 04:00:00 Description: Yale University this month banned Delta Kappa Epsilon for five years after members of the fraternity chanted sexist obscenities on campus. The incident has reignited an old debate: Do fraternities naturally breed misogyny? And should they have a plac...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 31/05/11: Canadian Wheat Board Sales Updated: 2011-05-31 04:00:00 Description: MPs are days away from the beginning of a new Parliament but behind the scenes the work is already underway for Canada's new Majority government. Stephen Harper's Conservatives has plans to strip the Canadian Wheat Board of its monopoly on sales. Thi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 31/05/11: IMF Leader: Panel Updated: 2011-05-31 04:00:00 Description: The future of the International Monetary Fund is up in the air after the resignation of Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Khan. And that has a lot of people betting on what's going to happen. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 31/05/11: Echolocation: Daniel Kish Updated: 2011-05-31 04:00:00 Description: They call him the real-life Batman. That's because Daniel Kish is blind, and has learned to navigate the world by bouncing sound off the objects around him - much the same way that bats do. Kish is now teaching the technique - known as echolocation -...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 30/05/11: Bob Rae (Feature Interview) Updated: 2011-05-30 04:00:00 Description: Bob Rae is the new leader of the Liberal party. He joined Anna Maria today for a feature interview to discuss his new role in office and his forecast for what lies ahead....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 30/05/11: Taking the Oath Updated: 2011-05-30 04:00:00 Description: In 2010, Canada welcomed two hundred and fifty thousand new immigrants. That's a quarter of a million people who could be taking the oath of Canadian citizenship in 2014. For our project 'Shift', The Current's Naheed Mustafa brought us a docuemntary ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 30/05/11: African Public Health Updated: 2011-05-30 04:00:00 Description: Malaria. Malnutrition. HIV/AIDS. The health issues facing Africa are myriad. Last year, Dr. Guerma was named director general of the African Medical and Research Foundation or AMREF - Africa's leading health development organization. She sat down...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ratko Mladic Updated: 2011-05-27 04:00:00 Description: Ratko Maldic, the Bosnian Serb Army General was captured alive and is in custody today. Next month, he will face war crimes charges at the International Criminal Court. The capture of Mladic closes a brutal chapter in the wars that tore apart the for...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mexico Churches and Drug Wars Updated: 2011-05-27 04:00:00 Description: As Mexico's drug wars continue wreaking havoc in that country, the Catholic church is becoming a popular target. Narco bosses are donating to churches even building new ones. They buy the silence of congregations while threatening, even killing pries...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Business of Hair Updated: 2011-05-27 04:00:00 Description: Forget jewelery or high-priced electronics. In cities across the United States, thieves increasingly are setting their sights on a new target: human hair. We explore the growing black market for human tresses, and the recent rash of hair weave thefts...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 26/05/11: Global Weirding Updated: 2011-05-26 04:00:00 Description: What's up with the weather? From drought to catastrophic storms and flooding, extreme events seem to have become the new norm in recent years. The trend, attributed by many scientists to climate change, even has a name: Global Weirding. And it's chan...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 26/05/11: Auditor General: Sheila Fraser Updated: 2011-05-26 04:00:00 Description: She's arguably the toughest auditor general this country has ever had - and she's about to leave office. We talk to Sheila Fraser about holding the government's feet to the fire for the last 10 years....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 26/05/11: Thursday's Letters Segment Updated: 2011-05-26 04:00:00 Description: We dip into the mailbag as usual on Thursday's. Plus, we continue our conversation about a tragic accident 37 years ago at the military base in Valcartier, Quebec with a man who oversaw the morgue that day. And we'll revisit that story of the 8-year-...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 25/05/11: Oprah Winfrey's Impact Updated: 2011-05-25 04:00:00 Description: After 25 years, The Oprah Winfrey Show officially comes to an end today. During the show's run, its namesake became one of the richest and most influential women in the world, attracting millions of mostly female devotees along the way. Oprah's fans ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 25/05/11: Willful Blindness: Margaret Heffernan Updated: 2011-05-25 04:00:00 Description: Pt 2: Willful Blindness - Ever wonder why we insist on burying our heads in the sand? What's behind our inclination to willfull blindness, our ability to avoid facing the truth and sometimes even pretend we didn't know it. We talk to the writer of a ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 25/05/11: Genetic Discrimination Updated: 2011-05-25 04:00:00 Description: If our destiny is in our genes, who has a right to know what that destiny is? That's the crux of a growing debate between the insurance industry and private citizens who feel they're being denied coverage because they might or might not be on track t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 24/05/11: Valcartier Part One Updated: 2011-05-24 04:00:00 Description: 37 years ago, an accident on a military base in Valcartier, Quebec left six cadets dead and more wounded. Many of the cadets who survived remain traumatized by what happened that day and some have been trying get help from the Federal Government. But...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 24/05/11: Valcartier Part Two Updated: 2011-05-24 04:00:00 Description: We continue our conversation with three men who were at the Canadian Forces base in Valcartier on that fateful day in July, 1974. Gerry Fostaty was an 18 year old Sargeant in the reserves and he was in charge of a platoon at Valcartier. Charles Gutta...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 24/05/11: Population Growth and Birth Control Updated: 2011-05-24 04:00:00 Description: The United Nations has revised its global population estimates for the coming decades. And the new numbers are causing a lot of concern. We look at why we should worry and what we are, and are not, doing about it....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 23/05/11: Bear Attacks Updated: 2011-05-24 04:00:00 Description: The Victoria Day holiday marks the beginning of the wilderness recreation season for many Canadians. But as Canadians get back to nature, they're also getting back into bear habitat. In this segment, you'll meet three people who have survived being a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 23/05/11: Bear Attacks - Continued Updated: 2011-05-24 04:00:00 Description: In our first half-hour, we introduced you to three people with incredible stories of survival. In this portion of the segment, those guests will return to tell us how those experiences have changed them....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 23/05/11: Predictions Updated: 2011-05-24 04:00:00 Description: We take a look at The Rapture, history's worst predictions and the role that cognitive dissonance plays in validating, sometimes, unfounded beliefs....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 20/05/11: Conservative Senators Updated: 2011-05-24 04:00:00 Description: Newfoundlanders are outraged that a man they rejected twice at the polls has been selected twice to sit in the senate. Some voters think Fabian Manning's re-appointment is an insult. Others call it recognition of public service while still more say, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 20/05/11: Attawapiskat Education Updated: 2011-05-24 04:00:00 Description: Students in the Attawapiskat First Nation -- a remote community on James Bay in Northern Ontario -- have been waiting for a proper school for more than 10 years now. And they're not the only first nations students who say they're facing shortcomings ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 20/05/11: Scrabble Dictionary Updated: 2011-05-24 04:00:00 Description: Some scrabble players are challenging a decision to add new slang terms to the game's official dictionary. Others are adhering to the letter of the scrabble law....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 19/05/11: Severe Droughts: Texas, France and China Updated: 2011-05-19 04:00:00 Description: While much of Canada has been facing devastating floods, several parts of the world -- from Texas to France and China -- are dealing with severe droughts. We get the latest on the situation and what's behind these global weather patterns....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 19/05/11: Headache Disorders Updated: 2011-05-19 04:00:00 Description: The World Health Organization has released its first ever global atlas on headache disorders and the results aren't good. Billions of people are suffering ... the social and economic costs are enormous and we're not doing much to help....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 19/05/11: Letters: Mistakes, Bear Encounters & Fires Updated: 2011-05-19 04:00:00 Description: It's mail day. We find out what you've had to say about embracing failure, facing down bears, killing Osama bin Laden and fighting floods and fires. Plus... Two years ago, the township of Marysville, Australia had been devastated by wildfires. And th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 18/05/11: Slave Lake Fires Updated: 2011-05-19 04:00:00 Description: More than a third of the homes in Slave Lake, Alberta have been destroyed by raging forest fires. Entire neighbourhoods have been burned to the ground and all 7,000 of the town's residents have fled. We're asking how to rebuild a town that was nearly...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 18/05/11: Kids' Cosmetic Surgery Updated: 2011-05-19 04:00:00 Description: Cosmetic surgery for teenagers is a growing business. And that has sparked a fierce debate about whether that's appropriate and why teenagers are so interested in the first place....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 18/05/11: Better By Mistake Updated: 2011-05-19 04:00:00 Description: Somewhere along the line, you've probably been told that failure is a useful experience and that you should learn from your mistakes. The trouble is that all to often, we say the words, but don't walk the walk. Now two American writers are trying to ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 11/05/11: Dirty Election Tricks Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: On the day of last week's federal election, voters all over the country received mysterious phone calls sowing confusion about where and how they could vote. The CBC's Dave Seglins brings us the results of his investigation into what happened. And we...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 11/05/11: Shale Gas & Fracking Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: There's a substantial amount of natural gas buried under the earth across Canada. But getting at it is tough and there are consequences. We look at the potential and the perils of fracking....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 11/05/11: Something Fierce: Carmen Aguirre Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: Carmen Aguirre fled Chile soon after that and landed in Vancouver. But she went back to fight in the underground resistance to Pinochet's rule ... a life she's only now prepared to talk about openly....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 10/05/11: Severe Floods Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: People in Quebec, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are battling severe floods. Thousands have been forced to evacuate their homes and the water is still rising in some areas. We get the latest on the situation and hear first-person accounts of how people ar...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 10/05/11: The Dark Tunnel (Documentary) Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: For an instant, Kevin Pett locked eyes with the man who had jumped in front of the subway he was driving. That moment sent him to a very dark place ... that nonetheless sheds light on what it's like to live with someone else's suicide. Aziza Sindu br...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 10/05/11: Brain Injury: Bob Woodruff Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: Bob Woodruff was 27 days into the job of a lifetime when he was nearly killed in Iraq. Now, instead of co-anchoring ABC's World News Tonight, he is working on his recovery ... avoiding war zones and advocating for soldiers with severe brain injuries....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 09/05/11: Conservative Cabinet Panel Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: We look at the challenges Prime Minister Stephen Harper faces as he puts together a new cabinet, as well as who is likely to be in the cabinet and what that suggests about how Prime Minister Harper will govern with his first majority....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 09/05/11: When Zabia Sings (Documentary) Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: Zabia Chamberlain was an up-and-coming public service worker in Ottawa. But after a series of run-ins with her boss she is now a shell of her former self and fighting the Federal Government for what she says is wrongful dismissal....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 09/05/11: The Fear: Robert Mugabe & Zimbabwe Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: It has been three years since Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was defeated at the polls and forced into a power-sharing government. Today, he has reconsolidated his power and recommitted to staying on top for his 31st year in office. We talk to Zi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 06/05/11: The Rapture: Judgement Day Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: Harold Camping, a Christian radio broadcaster in Oakland, has launched a billboard campaign to warn the world that The Rapture - the beginning of the biblical story of the end of the world - is less than three weeks away ... May 21st to be precise. W...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 06/05/11: The Killing of Osama bin Laden Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: Many Americans celebrated loudly and proudly when they heard the news of Osama bin Laden's death. We talk to two Americans who found that alternately chilling and liberating....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 06/05/11: Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids: Bryan Caplan Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: Most parents will tell you that the more kids you have, the harder your job is going to be. But economist Bryan Caplan says that that doesn't have to be the case ... that having children is a lot easier than you might think and that there are plenty ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 05/05/11: Bin Laden Conspiracies Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: Some believe the Obama administration miscalculated how it handled the body of Osama Bin Laden and it has ignited unbridled conspiracy theories about the killing....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 05/05/11: A Memoir of Captivity: Mellissa Fung Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: The CBC's Mellissa Fung has spent two-and-a-half years coming to terms with what happened to her while she was held hostage in Afghanistan. She has now written a book about her ordeal....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 05/05/11: Letters: Election Mail & Elizabeth May Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: Today is mail day, we share your thoughts on our election coverage. Plus a conversation with Green Party Leader Elizabeth May about making history and trying to make change with a caucus of one....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 04/05/11: The Future of the Bloc Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: The Bloc Quebecois has been reduced to four seats in the House of Commons. We're asking what this means for the future of the sovereignly movement and Quebec's relationship with the rest of Canada....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 04/05/11: Urban by Nature (Documentary) Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: As part of our project, Shift, we look at how nature shapes our brains and how the absence of nature can undermine our health. Freelancer contributor Robert Walker brings us her documentary, "Urban by Nature"....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 04/05/11: Rebooting Civilization Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: Science writer Bob Holmes says our daily lives are filled with the accidents of history. The seven-day-work-week, the 24-hour-day, the layout of your computer keyboard -- he says these are all things that no clear-thinking person would ever create to...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 03/05/11: Post-Election Discussion Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: Olivia Chow, Stockwell Day and Scott Brison weigh-in on last night's election results - one of the most historic elections in Canadian history...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 03/05/11: Historic Victory for the NDP Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: The NDP has elected more than twice as many MPs as it has ever done before. We talk to Stephen Lewis and Ed Broadbent about what it means to them. We also check in with Calgary and Montreal's morning show hosts to hear how their guests/listeners are ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 03/05/11: The Future of the Liberals Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: The once mighty Liberals have been reduced to a rump. The Party's worst showing in Canadian history. Leader Michael Ignatieff lost his own seat, this morning he gave up the leadership. Some speculate the party could spend years in the political wilde...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 17/05/11: Dominique Strauss-Kahn Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: He's been responsible for the economic fate of nations, a contender in the next French presidential race, a man of wealth and power. Today Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the IMF sits in a New York detention centre facing multiple charges related to ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 17/05/11: Parent Alienation Syndrome Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: After she was divorced, Pamela Richardson's son became estranged from her and later committed suicide. She blamed her husband and a condition called Parental Alienation Syndrome ... a condition so controversial it has sparked a battle over whether it...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 17/05/11: Age Discrimination Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: Our workforce is aging, people are choosing to stay on the job longer and mandatory retirement laws are being challenged as human rights violations. We look at a lawsuit that could push the situation even further ... as well as the consequences for p...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 16/05/11: Breached Dike Consequences Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: Manitoba is experiencing some of the most severe flooding in its history and given what people have been through before, that's saying a lot. We talk to two rural couples ... one who had to flee their home and one who got to stay because of the delib...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 16/05/11: Mayor & Flood Panel Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: Despite the controlled breach over the weekend, the threat of rising flood waters is still very real and Brandon is one of the city's most at risk. We speak to the mayor of Brandon, Manitoba and the former mayor of Winnipeg during the great flood of ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 16/05/11: Premier Greg Selinger Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: The swollen waters of the Assiniboine are alternately full of fury and quietly, menacingly rising up through farm land and communities across a wide swath of this province. And with the water comes the emotion - some communities feel sacrificed, othe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 13/05/11: Defending Ignatieff Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: Being an intellectual superstar may have wowed them at Harvard but it did nothing for Michael Ignatieff when Canadians cast their ballots a couple of weeks ago. In fact, the post-mortems suggest the former Liberal leader didn't "connect" with Canadia...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 13/05/11: Jawad Nabulsi (Extended Interview) Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: Jawad Nabulsi was a key organizer in Egypt's pro-democracy revolution and he has paid a high price for his work. During one of the protests, he was shot several times and is now blind in one eye. We speak with him about the price he paid for the move...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 13/05/11: Grape Expectations Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: At this moment, Terry David Mulligan is driving towards the Alberta-BC border with a trunk full of wine ... bent on breaking the law and making a point. The law in question is The Importation of Intoxicating Liquor Act of 1928 ... a law many Canadian...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 12/05/11: Manitoba Floods Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: Authorities in Manitoba are expected to breach the dike on one section of the Assiniboine River, flooding about 150 houses on one section of land in order to prevent more damage at other, more heavily populated points along the flood zone. We talk to...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 12/05/11: Osama bin Laden Killing Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: A lot of Americans don't seem to care whether killing Osama bin Laden was legal. But for Benjamin Ferencz -- a former prosecutor at the Nazi war crimes trials in Nuremberg -- it matters a great deal....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 12/05/11: Letters: Conspiracies, Floods & Workplace Harassment Updated: 2011-05-18 04:00:00 Description: This is mail day. We find out what you've had to say about conspiracy theories, flooding and incivility in the workplace. Plus, we find out how you too can be buried at sea and we get the latest on the flooding along the Mississippi, from a man who i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 02/05/11: Assassination of Osama bin Laden Updated: 2011-05-16 04:00:00 Description: As you've been hearing in the news ... Osama bin Laden is dead, shot in a firefight after U.S. forces raided his hideout, a mansion in Abbottabad not far from Islamabad. In the end it was the Courier who they tracked, a trusted operative for Osama bi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 02/05/11: Premature Transmission of Election Results Updated: 2011-05-16 04:00:00 Description: Elections Canada says it will prosecute people who transmit election results prematurely. But it's unclear whether it will be able to keep a lid on the results because the rise of social media such as Facebook and Twitter has made it so much easier f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 02/05/11: The Information: James Gleick Updated: 2011-05-16 04:00:00 Description: Information is now ubiquitous. Google will deliver in seconds what would have once taken months to unearth. The device in your pocket has more computing power than the machines we used to send on lunar missions. But according to James Gleick, we're s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 29/04/11: NDP & Bay Street Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: As the NDP continues to surge in the polls, some on Bay Street worry the party's policies would hurt a still-fragile Canadian economy, while others say the NDP's economic approach is nothing to be worried about. We open up that debate....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 29/04/11: The Royal Kiss Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: Prince William and Kate Middleton -- now the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge-- have made their way to the balcony of Buckingham Palace for the most anticipated royal kiss in a generation. We find out how they did and delve into the science that makes a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 29/04/11: The Guantanamo Trap Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: Meet three people with very different life stories who are all tied together by their connections to allegations of torture at the U.S. Military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. And we speak with the director of "The Guantanamo Trap", a documentary ab...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 28/04/11: Diana's Legacy Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: Britain hasn't had this kind of excitement over a Royal couple for decades and with it many people are transported back to the wedding of William's parents - that July day when Diana Spencer became Princess of Wales. Diana was a Royal Mother like no ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 28/04/11: If These Walls Could Talk: Westminster Abbey Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: For thousands of years, British royalty have been married and buried at Westminister Abbey which means there will be an awful lot of very notable ghosts looking on as William and Kate tie the knot tomorrow. We find out what wisdom those ghosts might ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 28/04/11: If These Walls Could Talk (cont'd) & Letters Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: We continue our Westminster Abbey tour and hear about a 19th century British scientist of the same stature as Sir Isaac Newton. Also we read some of your mail on the youth vote, the Canadian job market and we talk to the former head of Scotland Yard'...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 27/04/11: Syria Government Crackdown Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: In response to Syrian protesters, President Bashar Al-Assad's security and military forces have killed hundreds of active citizens and Western nations who have long ignored Syria's decades of brutality are saying they will stay on the sidelines....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 27/04/11: Citizenship & War Crimes Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: Alleged Serbian war criminal Branko Rogan takes the stand at a citizenship hearing in Vancouver, which raises questions about the best way for Canada to deal with people accused of war crimes; Canada has the legislation to try them, but few are prose...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 27/04/11: Aboriginal Voters Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: We look at a heated debate among aboriginal Canadians: Whether voting in the federal election is the best way to make sure First Nations issues are addressed by federal politicians, or whether voting undermines the cause of aboriginal sovereignty....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 26/04/11: Quebec Sovereignty Vote Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: In riding-rich Quebec where strong support for the Bloc has defined successive minority governments, the party is reaching into its past in an attempt to hang onto its voters. Even as polls suggest the New Democrats are inspiring new and younger vote...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 26/04/11: Youth Vote Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: Canadians aged 18 to 24 have the strength in numbers to reshape national politics with their votes ... If they voted. We speak with three young candidates about why voter turnout is so low in their demographic and how they'd like to change that....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 26/04/11: Mona Lisa Dig Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: A flamboyant art historian hopes to solve the puzzle of the Mona Lisa's smile by exhuming the 500-year-old bones of an Italian noblewoman....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 25/04/11: Canadian Job Market Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: Pt 1: Canadian Job Market - We dedicate our first hour of the program to take a look at the state of the Canadian job market. The leaders of our federal political parties are all promising to create jobs. But the Canadian job market is still very muc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 25/04/11: Canadian Job Market: Politicians Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: We continue our discussion on the Canadian job market with a look at the politics of job creation. We talk to candidates from the Conservatives, the Liberals and the NDP to find out what they'd do to make Canada's job market better....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 25/04/11: Democracy: Francis Fukyuama Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: Across Egypt and Tunisia, people are trying to build successful democracies on the ruins of brutal dictatorships. But in Syria, Libya, Yemen and Bahrain ... people are wondering if they will ever get the chance. Francis Fukuyama, one of the most prom...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 22/04/11: Royal Succession Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: We discuss the proposal to scrap the royal succession law favoring sons be first in line as heir to the throne, as well as the implications of this law on the Canadian constitution and the role of the monarchy in Canadian life....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 22/04/11: Libya Update Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: Hundreds of people have been killed this week in Libya by a rock-propelled grenade. We bring you an update on the situation there....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 21/04/11: Letters: Third Wave, Seniors & "Ethnic Vote" Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: Today is mail day. We find out what you've had to say about the lessons of the third wave, courting the so-called ethnic vote, co-existing with moose and what to call a senior who doesn't want to be called a senior. And we'll have an update from Bato...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 21/04/11: Jewish Voters Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: Conservative Leader Stephen Harper's staunch support for Israel appears to be attracting a sizeable number of Jewish voters, many of whom have traditionally voted Liberal. Some observers suggest this could be a significant factor in this federal elec...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 21/04/11: The Unfinished Journey of Rabbi Simes Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: Passover is a time when Jews all over the world mark the story of Exodus ... their journey from enslavement to emancipation. This year, that story has deeply personal overtones for Rabbi Yehuda Simes as he comes to terms with the accident that left h...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 20/04/11: Supreme Court Justices Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: The clock is ticking for four Supreme Court Judges nearing the mandatory age of retirement. Their eventual replacements may be the biggest election issue you've never heard of....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 20/04/11: Kenneth Feinberg: BP Fund Administrator Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: Last June, BP set aside 20-Billion-dollars as compensation for people whose lives were devastated by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Now, one year to the day after the blow-out, many of those people want to know why they still haven't seen the m...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 20/04/11: BP Oil Spill Anniversary: Life on the Gulf Coast Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: A year after the BP oil spill -- the worst in U.S. history -- people along the Gulf of Mexico are still waiting for answers about how much damage was done, to their health, their livelihoods and the ecosystem around them. We ask if life on the Gulf C...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 19/04/11: Bahraini Government Crackdown Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: The government of Bahrain - backed by Saudi Arabia - is cracking down hard on dissent with mass arrests and a ban on demonstrations. Human rights groups say as many as 30 protesters have been killed, hundreds have been detained and that officials are...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 19/04/11: The "Ethnic Vote" Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: We look at the politics of courting the so-called ethnic vote as our political leaders learn to walk the very fine line between listening and pandering....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 19/04/11: Lesson Plan: The Story of the Third Wave Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: More than 40 years ago, a history teacher named Ron Jones unleashed a social experiment meant to teach his students a lesson about fascism. Five days later, it had spiraled out of his control. And today, his former students are still trying to decide...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 18/04/11: Party vs. MP: Samara Report Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: According to a new report from Samara - a charitable group that studies citizen engagement with our political system - MPs are embarrassed by and unsatisfied with the House of Commons. Many believe political parties exert too much control over the wo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 18/04/11: NDP Government Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: NDP Leader Jack Layton says he is in this election to be Prime Minister. But he keeps having to answer a persistent and pesky question -- Will the NDP ever really form a federal government? We take stock of the party's chances....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 18/04/11: Newfoundland Moose Cull Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: There's about one moose for every three people in Newfoundland. That's a big problem if you want to drive the province's highways or keep the ecosystems in the national parks in sync. So what can be done with these giant, ornery mammals with no natur...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 15/04/11: Party Strategies in Quebec Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: We look at how the election campaign is playing out in Quebec as compared to the rest of the country. The CBC's Nancy Wood identifies the key battleground ridings and compares and contrasts the parties' advertisements and key messages. And Christian ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 15/04/11: Nuclear Crisis in Japan Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: 150,000 people have been forced from their homes because of the nuclear crisis in Japan. And the situation seems likely to get worse now that the Japanese Government has widened the evacuation zone. This morning, we head into the heart of the disaste...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 15/04/11: Marathon Doping Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: On Monday, 26,000 people will line up for the start of the Boston Marathon and according to people who track the sport, a substantial number of them will be using performance enhancing drugs. As part of our panel, we talk to Frank Shorter, an Olympic...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 14/04/11: The Senior Vote: Party Panel Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: Politicians of all stripes are wooing "the senior vote" this election. And why not? - 75% of Canadians over 65 regularly vote in federal, provincial and municipal elections. But few are talking about how Canada's aging population is re-shaping the ec...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 14/04/11: The Senior Vote: Call-In (Central Time Zone) Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: We opened the phone lines nationally for a special phone-in edition. We wanted to know what it's like getting older in Canada. Susan Eng, the Vice President of Advocacy with CARP joined Anna Maria in studio to help field your calls. This is the Centr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 14/04/14: The Senior Vote: Call-In (cont'd) Updated: 2011-05-15 04:00:00 Description: We continued our national call-in to address the concerns seniors are having in this country by dedicating the rest of our program to their experiences. ** This is the Central time zone version. If you would like to listen to another time zone, go to...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD |
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