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Episodes
- Novmeber 21st: National Portrait Gallery
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Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Q host Jian Ghomeshi spoke to Senator Jerry Grafstein about trying to find a hoem for the National Portrait Gallery. - November 20th: Concerns over Medical Scrubs (8mb)
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
The Sunday Edition's Michael Enright spoke to Betsy McCaughy about why wearing medical scrubs outside the hospital may not be such a good idea. - November 19th: One Native Life (10mb)
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Host Shelagh Rogers talks to Ojibwe writer Richard Wagamese about his new book One Native Life. - November 18th: The Dangers of Sonar and Free Art in London, England (6mb)
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
We check in with a Zoologist in Victoria on the dangers of using ocean sonar plus Q host Jian Ghomeshi talks to a British artist who's giving his art away for free. - November 17th: Charitable Newfoundlanders and new media in Canada's North (7mb)
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
A profile of Smiling Land, a group of charitable Newfoundlanders and Labradorians plus we look at how the internet is an essential survival tool in Canada's North. - November 14th: Shopping on Remembrance Day and Diesel Fuel from Fungi (7mb)
Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
While some offices and stores were closed on Tuesday, some businesses were booming. The CBC's Erin Collins spoke to Wayne Hennesy who runs Willow Park Liquor and the CBC's Tom Spear went to the Forest Lawn Legion to find out what veterans think. Then, Host Bob McDonald of Quirks & Quarks speaks with Dr. Gary Strobel about fuel from fungus. - November 13th: What's Going On with the Mackenzie Gas Project and International Recognition for Bouctouche, New Brunswick (7mb)
Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Ian Doig is an oil and gas analyst with more than 40 years in the energy business. He's wondering about the status of the proposed Mackenzie Gas Project, given that it's been about a year since the environmental assessment hearings ended. Also, The community of Bouctouche, New Brunswick is making a buzz for its sustainable and responsible tourism initiatives. The town recently won a national prize and was a runner up at an international competition in Dubai. - November 12th: Freegans (6mb)
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
How many of you out there spend your time trying to get as much as you can without having to pay for anything? Some folks may label you cheapskate, but a growing number of others are suggesting that you should refer to yourself as a freegan. That's right, a freegan. Host Aamer Haleem discussed the rise of this movement on The Point. He spoke with Bob Thompson, a professor of popular culture at Syracuse University in New York, and Point people Amanda Jardine and Catherine Haggquist. - November 11th: Young Love During WWII (6mb)
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Today?s highlight is a very personal remembrance story, a story of young love during World War Two. Here?s Host Colin Grewar of CBC Saskatchewan?s Afternoon Edition in conversation with a woman from Australia who is still trying to find out what happened to a Saskatchewan soldier who went missing in action more than 60 years ago. - November 10th: "Gallivanting Around Afghanistan" and Douglas Coupland's New War Monument (6mb)
Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
On the day before Remembrance Day, hear from two artists whose work has been affected by war. Twenty-four-year-old photographer Matthieu Aikins calls from Afghanistan. He's there alone, dressing as an Afghan, taking pictures and talking with the locals. Vancouver writer and artist, Douglas Coupland unveiled his Monument To The War of 1812 near Toronto's historic Fort York. He talks about the sculpture and explains how it connects us to the past. - November 7th: Researching the Northwest Passage and Developing a First Nation Atom Hockey Team (6mb)
Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Who would be in charge of an ice-free Northwest Passage? Both the U.S. and Canada have a major interest in the arctic ocean seabed, which is rich in oil and gas. Then, we head to the Canada Games Centre in Whitehorse, YT where Nancy Thomson dropped by the first on-ice practice of a new First Nation atom development hockey team. - November 6th: Newfoundland and Labrador Gains "Have" Status and Women Learning to Use Heavy Machinery (8mb)
Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
The big news in Newfoundland and Labrador this week is that the province has officially gained "have" status. On Monday, federal Finance Minister Jim Flarhety announced that the province will not get equalization payments. Also, Despite job opportunities, not a lot of women are choosing the skilled trades. A program at the College of the North Atlantic in Happy Valley - Goose Bay is trying to change that. - November 5th: Culture and Politics in Quebec and the Canadian North (7mb)
Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Nunavut?s just elected a new batch of Members of Legislative Assembly, and they're armed with three new laws that are supposed to protect the Inuit language. Would the Northwest Territories do well to take some cues from Nunavut? Also, Few would have predicted it, but the Bloc is back - strong as ever. But the question now is what's next for a party that almost single-handedly held the government to a minority? - November 4th: Understanding the Holocaust and Meeting the Pan Canadian Folk Ensemble (7mb)
Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
The sheer scale of the loss of life in the Holocaust is almost impossible to comprehend, but some students in Halifax are trying to understand what happened - and share that knowledge with the world. Following that story, we'll hear a chat with Chris Luedecke, Christine Fellows and Kim Barlow of the Pan Canadian Folk Ensemble. - November 3rd: A Modified Lemon and Sable Island-born Gus Walsh (7mb)
Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Michael Lifshitz of Cote-Saint-Luc needs his wheelchair to get around, and Quebec's automobile insurance board has a program that paid to adapt the van for his needs. But the van?s turned out to be a lemon and now the board won't pay to equip another one until this one is exactly five years old. Then, we'll hear from Gus Walsh of Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia. He was born in 1923, and he?s one of only two people ever born on Sable Island. - October 31st: The Happy Heckler (8mb)
Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Today on the program we?re going to meet the Happy Heckler. His name?s Robert Szasz. He?s originally from Canada, but now he?s the Tampa Bay Rays' most famous fan because he taunts the hitters on the other teams using their own stats. He was on Q with host Jian Ghomeshi on the morning before game five of the World Series. - October 30th: Ending Crime, Carbon Monoxide Detectors and Mr. Campeau's Drummers (8mb)
Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Crime: We try to solve it, stop it, stamp it out, but do you think we could ever really end crime in our communities? ** All homes are supposed to be equipped with a carbon monoxide detector. But when one goes off, do you know what to do? ** Guy Campeau of MacLeod Public Elementary in Sudbury, Ontario came up with a drumming program as a way for students in the special education classes to learn a skill and share it with the rest of the school. - October 29th: Dan Falk, Author of "In Search of Time: The Science of a Curious Dimension" (6mb)
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Marty McFly went 30 years into the past in Back to the Future. It's the kind of stuff you find in sci fi novels and movies, but there?s a well-known science journalist who says time travel isn't so far-fetched and that scientists are studying it now, too. Dan Falk explores this subject in his new book called "In Search of Time: The Science of a Curious Dimension." He talked about it on CBC Ottawa?s All In A Day with the show?s host, Adrian Harewood. - October 28th: High Spirits, Fire Safety in Apartment Buildings and Author Kathy Reichs (7mb)
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT
As part of the CBC News series High Spirits, reporter Teddy Katz talked to some of our newer Canadians. ** Firefighters in St. John?s, Newfoundland were called out to an apartment building last Friday morning. Everyone was fine, but Captain Don Feehan wasn't very happy about the scene, and here?s why. ** Kathy Reichs is best known as the author of a series of thrillers featuring her alter ego, Temperance Brennan. A good part of her novel "Bones to Ashes" is set in New Brunswick. - October 27th: Camping out in city parks, Senior drivers and Paper mache puppets (6mb)
Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT
A conversation from The Point about the contentious debate in Victoria, BC regarding a judge's decision to let the homeless camp in city parks. ** In Alberta, seniors are breaking down stereotypes that mark them as bad drivers by updating their driving skills. ** Marionette wizard Ronnie Burkett tells us about the creation of the puppets for his new show "Billy Twinkle - Requiem for a Golden Boy" that premiered in Edmonton, Alberta last week. - October 24th: Learning in Africentricity and an Aquacultural Experiment (7mb)
Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT
It was convocation week for senior students at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and the Mount honoured the first graduating class of its Master of Education in Lifelong Learning with a focus on Africentricity. Also, a fish farm in Kyuquot Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island is running an interesting aquacultural experiment. If it works according to plan, it?s supposed to have less of an impact on the environment. - October 23rd: Gail Collins gets second place for The Cuffer Prize and Moses Znaimer talks Zoomers (7mb)
Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT
The Central Newfoundland Morning Show?s Gail Collins is being honoured for her short story writing. She placed second for The Cuffer Prize. After we hear from her, we'll hear an interview with media pioneer Moses Znaimer. Znaimer is the founder of CityTV, MuchMusic and lots of other channels. Now, he?s entering into his so-called retirement years, and he?s wants to change the face of aging. Znaimer?s the executive director of the Canadian Association of Retired Persons.
