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CBC Radio: Spark: Spark in the Summer 2 - Alex Steffen

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:52:08 -0400

From January 2008, Nora Young's full interview with Alex Steffen.

CBC Radio 3 Podcast: #163 - Summer Of 2008 Roadtrip Mixtape Special

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:12:40 -0400

The super-extended all-hits and Grant shuts-up annual summer special is back to get you to your holiday hot spot with nothing but Canada’s best independent bands!

Book Review: Book Update for 07/04/2008

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:32:02 -0400

This week: Julie Salamon takes us inside a New York City hospital, Rachel Donadio's Notes from the Field, Kate Sekules on the vanishing backstreets of Beijing, and bestseller news from Greg Coles.

This American Life: This American Life: #358: Social Engineering

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:28:06 -0400

Stories of social engineering on a small scale. In one, a man convinces his friend to try something new, turn his back on a good-paying salary and an apartment...and become homeless.

Science Times: Science Times: NYT: Science Times for 07/01/2008

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:20:10 -0400

This week: Man meets hook worm, why Mars is lopsided and how birds sleep.

New Yorker: Out Loud: New Yorker: Out Loud: Escalation

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:20:15 -0400

Seymour M. Hersh talks about the Bush Administrations secret campaign against Iran.

the sniffer: trendwatching: butchy fashion and unexpected colour

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:28:15 -0400

In this trendwatching podcast, Cathi Bond and Nora Young offer up a fashion update. Cathi notes, (via JC Report), that a much more butchy look is back for women this Fall, featuring suspenders, caps and more.Meanwhile, Nora Young notes this fabulous red pool in the Hotel Unique in Sao Paolo (via Trendhunter). Yet another example of the trend [...]

CBC Radio: Dispatches: CBC Radio: Dispatches: Dispatches, June 29, 2008, Nepal, Tequilla, New York, Capetown, Israel.

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:52:02 -0400

A drive down the "Kidney Highway" of Nepal. We go to Ground Zero in the global black market in human body parts. Business is booming for Mexican tequilla, so why are producers going bust? The story of a new language from a Bedouin village in Israel. The author of a new book says there is an "invisible cure" for AIDS, while South Africa is changing the way it deals with the latest generation of AIDS orphans.

CBC Radio: Writers & Company: Writers & Company - 29/06/2008 - Martin Amis Part One

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:40:15 -0400

This week, one of England's hottest and most controversial writers, Martin Amis. Martin Amis has been described as “the cleverest and most entertaining writer of his age.” Or, as the New York Times once put it, “Mr. Amis is his generation’s top literary dog.” His novel, "House of Meetings" was touted as his best ever.

All in the Mind: All in the Mind: 2008-06-28 Brain hijinks: out-of-body experiences and other tricks of consciousness

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:56:03 -0400

What happens when your brain sees the world not as it really is? This week, the scientific effort to simulate out-of-body experiences to probe the limits of the self. And, remarkable stories of vision gone heywire—what they reveal about our `seeing brain´. Two scientists join Natasha Mitchell with extraordinary insights into how your brain creates your mind...

Book Review: Book Update for 06/27/2008

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:12:03 -0400

This week: Ross Douthat and Reihan Salam on the Republican party, Rachel Donadio's Notes from the Field, Alessandra Stanley on Alan Furst's new novel, and bestseller news from Senior Editor, Dwight Garner.

CBC Radio 3 Podcast: #162 - Sing For Your Song All-Request Special

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:48:10 -0400

Listeners from coast to coast call in and sing for the songs they want to hear on Canada Day, including tunes by the Weakerthans, Jeremy Fisher, the Rheostatics and more.

The Science Show: Science Show - 2008-06-28

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:40:12 -0400

The DNA Files - Rewriting Heredity: Environment and the Genome The Science Show presents another program in the series, The DNA Files. This week, Rewriting Heredity: Environment and the Genome. Our genomes are constantly at work, directing such vital functions as eating and breathing. Researchers are starting to understand that everything from diet to air pollution to stress has great influence on how our genomes function and what that might mean for our health. Beginning before birth, the environment around us triggers chemical changes to our DNA that influence health issues as complex as obesity and asthma.

CKUT Podcast - aackk!: aackk! - Friday, June 27, 2008

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:20:38 -0400

CBC Radio: Spark: Spark in the Summer 1 - Rick Prelinger

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:20:49 -0400

From December 2007, Nora Young's full interview with Rick Prelinger.

Digital Detroit Radio: Digital Detroit Radio: Digital Detroit Radio Video Podcast #5

digitaldetroitradio@gmail.com — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:12:23 -0400

Matt goes to the Podcasters Across Borders conference in Kingston, Ontario. Hey, that's in Canada!

Science Talk: The Podcast of Scientific American: Science Talk: The Podcast of Scientific American: Science Talk: The Podcast of Scientific American: Science Talk: June 25, 2008

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:48:11 -0400

Gott Ya: Astrophysicist J. Richard Gott on Time Travel and Presidential Polling

the sniffer: trendwatching: rising food prices and powering your gadgets

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:56:11 -0400

In this trendwatching podcast, Nora Young talks about a plan by the Italian government to empower consumers worried about being ripped off by price gouging in the wake of rising food prices. It will text message average wholesale and retail prices for foods directly to consumers. (via Springwise)Meanwhile, Cathi Bond looks at research into a ’skin-tenna’, [...]

Science Times: Science Times: NYT: Science Times for 06/24/2008

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:56:20 -0400

This week: The secrets of sediment and streams, how to measure your mileage and listening to crocodile eggs.

New Yorker: Out Loud: New Yorker: Out Loud: Can't Stop

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:52:06 -0400

Atul Gawande explores the science behind itching and describes one extreme case of a woman who couldn't stop scratching.

CBC Radio: Dispatches: CBC Radio: Dispatches: Dispatches, June 23, 2008, Jerusalem, Los Angeles, Tehran, Paris.

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:28:10 -0400

Neo-Nazis get a foothold in Israel. The hate of the Holocaust finds traction in the home of its survivors. A new book on race says Mexicans will bring about the "Tiger Woodsicisation" of the United States. From Iran, the lyrics of solitary confinement: aphorisms from an academic's long term in notorious Evin Prison. Pakistan's man of hope: what the poetry of the late Faiz Ahmad Faiz means to the country today. And, as newspapers close down, coffee culture is on the rise in Tehran.

CBC Radio: Writers & Company: Writers & Company - 22/06/2008 - Liija Zhang and Xi Chuan Interviews

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:12:15 -0400

Eleanor Wachtel has just returned from Beijing. There, she spoke with two dynamic writers - a poet and a memoirist/journalist - who offer a unique angle on the country that is so much in the news, both for its achievements and its tragedies.

The Science Show: Science Show - 2008-06-21

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:20:18 -0400

The DNA Files - Designing the Garden: Food in the Age of Biotechnology Some say manipulating genes in plants and animals is the solution to world hunger; others say genetically modified organisms are neither safe to eat nor to grow. How do we understand what´s really on our dinner plate? This program, from Sound Vision Production in the United States, looks at the debates surrounding genetically modified food.

Book Review: Book Update for 06/20/2008

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:40:17 -0400

This week: NY Times business columnist Joe Nocera, Rachel Donadio's Notes from the Field, Marie Winn on the mysteries of Central Park, and bestseller news from Senior Editor, Dwight Garner.

All in the Mind: All in the Mind: 2008-06-21 Michael Gazzaniga: Split brains and other heady tales

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:32:02 -0400

One of the big names of the brain is Michael Gazzaniga, whose career was forged in the lab of Nobel laureate Roger Sperry. His striking experiments continue to uncover the differences between your left and right hemispheres. Today he´s on the US President´s Bioethics Council, heads up a major project on neuroscience and the law, and is a prolific writer of popular neuroscience. He joins Natasha Mitchell to reflect on the brain's left and right, and the mysterious nature of free will.