Author: mbpowell

I hope that everyone had a great weekend! This tuesday, at 8am we’ll speak with Caron Cheng of Mountain Equipment Co-Op about their upcoming bikefest. We’ll also touch on some of the following: We may be getting rid of the penny, but we are getting glow-in-the-dark quarters. Helene Campbell gets

Welcome to April! We’ve got an exciting show lined up. At 8:30, we’ll speak with Ian Lee about a recent move by Canada’s yogurt cartel to stop a competitor from setting up shop. We’ll also touch on some of the following: Say goodbye to the penny, the notion that you

The Junos are in town this week, and so are all sorts of bands. Brothels legalized! Ontario budget Day! Freezes a coming: Salaries! Welfare! Alberta heads to the polls! Transgendered women kicked out of Miss Universe pageant BC Goes after the polygamists Ghost ship making its way to BC US commits

Happy Tuesday! We’ve got an exciting show lined up, so tune in at 7am on CKCU! At 8:05, we’ll speak with Citizen’s for Safe Cycling President Hans Moor about their Spring Cycling Celebration, taking place this Saturday. At 8:30, we’ll speak with Tokunbo Ojo, a professor at the School of Journalism,

Happy Tuesday! We’ve got an exciting show lined up, with a couple of fun surprises for the second hour. Tune in on CKCU at 7am! Clayton Ruby wants Rob Ford to get tossed from office. BC imposes settlement on teachers. Dion on the NDP and sovereignty. Cashless society putting pressure

Welcome to March! We’ve got a full show lined up. At 8:05, we’ll speak with Luxey Sirisegaram about Carleton’s upcoming production of the Vagina Monologues. At 8:25, we’ll speak with Cynthia Waldmeier of the Amethyst Women’s Addiction Centre’s International Women’s Day Panel, also taking place at Carleton. At 8:35, we’ll talk

Happy Tuesday, Family Day edition. Adam is back for the week, so tune in for some fine banter, puns, and discussion on some of the following: It’s all Drummond, all week! Climate scientists: coal is bad for the environment. The Globe has it’s take too! The EU is raising a

Good morning all, and welcome to the end of January! This week, at 8:05 we’ll speak with Simon Cameron, one of the Carleton students that won the North American Debating Championships this past weekend in Toronto. At 8:30, we’ll speak with Alex Culley from the city of Ottawa about the

Happy Tuesday! We’ve got an exciting show lined up today: At 8:05, we’ll have folks in from Sock n’ Buskins new play Yerma, which debuts this week. At 8:45, we’ll speak with Greg from the Flats about their upcoming show at the Elmdale Tavern. We’ll also touch on some of

Happy New Year! Well, belated, I suppose. I’m back after several weeks, and am ready to kick off 2012 with an exciting show. Tune in at 93.1 FM in Ottawa tomorrow at 7am! At 8:05, I’ll speak with Alex De Vries of Citizens for Safe Cycling about winter cycling and

Happy Tuesday! CKCU is on the air, and I’ve got an exciting show lined up. At 8:05, we’ll be speaking with Jane Hilderman from Samara about their new report, The Real Outsiders. At 8:30, we’ll chat with Geoff Green of Students on Ice about their upcoming Antarctic trip. We’ll also

Happy Tuesday! December has arrived, and we are into the final few shows of the year. Tune in to CKCU from 7-9 as we wind down the year. You may have missed it, but IKEA had built a new store in Ottawa. It sits next to the Queensway near pinecrest,