CBC Radio: Listener's Choice: Episodes
Michelle Row called from Lethbridge to request The Sunday Edition's discussion on the HPV Vaccine. This segment originally aired on September 7th.
Janet Mairs called from Toronto to request The Sunday Edition's documentary, "I Thank Therefore I Am, I Think." We thought Boxing Day would be the perfect time to repeat this piece on gratitude.
Paul Lafleur called from Montreal to request a piece from Rewind that aired in August. This series on education originally aired on Ideas in 2008. The first part examines the idea of "deschooling" society.
John Rode called from Toronto to request Kevin Sylvester's interview with Black Prince Winery's Geoff Webb on Here and Now. It originally aired on November 13th.
Steven Driscoll called from Saint John, New Brunswick to request "Reach For The Sky," a documentary about paragliding. It originally aired September 24th on Outfront.
Diane Tsonos called from Montreal to request Michael Enright's interview with author Nancy Huston. This interview originally aired on The Sunday Edition on May 25, 2008.
Darek Stock called from Toronto to request Rita Celli's conversation with Sharon Mckay and Kim Zarzour, authors of "Good To Go: A Practical Guide To Adulthood."
Jennifer Nesbitt-Dufort called from Whitehorse to request Eleanor Wachtel's interview with American playwright Tony Kushner on Writers & Company.
Gord Hunter called from Regina, Saskatchewan to request Mary Hynes' interview with Authur Paul Boers. This episode originally aired on March 30, 2008.
Joe Boudreault called in from Hanover, Ontario to request Dispatches' exploration of nuclear energy. The episode originally aired on April 6th, 2008.
This edition of the Listener's Choice podcast features three clips from the Aging Dangerously series with June Grant. Requesting listener Claire Heffernan of Salt Spring Island, British Columbia thought to request these items after a conversation she had with her friend Deirdre. After June Grant retired ...
Stephen Swan of Digby, Nova Scotia requested Jian Ghomeshi's discussion with Malcolm Gladwell and Mark Kingwell on social change. It aired on Q on May 19th, 2008 but Stephen missed it!
Bradley Conley in Ottawa only got to hear the beginning of this debate while he was working one night in Timmons, Ontario. It's between Adam Gopnik and Malcolm Gladwell, both staff writers for The New Yorker and they discuss whether or not we need a common identity to be a modern nation. It originally ...
Pilot Martin Michalowski sent us this request from the Canadian Forces Base in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Having heard parts three, four and five of the series entitled "The Wire," he wanted to hear Part One, and is encouraging you to request Part Two! The Wire considers the impact of electricity on music ...
Stu Mills spoke with Globis Data President Barrie Kirk on Ottawa Morning. Globis is proposing to use the GPS feature in cell phones to map how well traffic is moving and send it all back to cell phones in real time. Scott Campbell of Ottawa, Ontario was interested in hearing more about this idea. This ...
Dr. Maryanne Wolf of Tufts University studies science and the history of reading and she's concerned that reading on computer screens may be changing our brains. She was interviewed by guest host Kevin Sylvester on The Sunday Edition on July 20th, 2008. John Stone of Barcelona is interested in hearing ...
Barry Simon of Hubertus, Wisconson is a volunteer with The Wabakimi Project (www.wabakimi.org), and he heard that Wabakimi Provincial Park superintendent, John Thomson, was on CBC Radio to talk about the site where the project is taking place. This interview originally aired on August 25th, 2008 on The ...
James Kidd of London, Ontario requested host Wei Chen's interview with 72-year-old Reta Bush of Parma, Ontario. Reta tells the story of how an afternnon excursion berry picking turned into a two-night struggle to find her way home through the forest and swamp. This interview originally aired on Ontario ...
Deirdre Follett of Powell River, British Columbia found out about this interview from a friend who works at the library where she borrows books by author Henning Mankell. Here's the writer in conversation with host Michael Enright on The Sunday Edition, December 9th, 2007.
Ruth Orwin of Belleville, Ontario requested Sounds Like Canada's exploration of today's workplace, where you'll find Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Gen-X'ers and Millennialists all working together. It originally aired on March 24th, 2008.