Classical music matters even more today
The official launch of the new Classical FM 102.9 radio station in Collingwood this past weekend reminded me of my own past history with classical music, but also why it…
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CBC “Abandons Canadians”, Says Friends of Canadian Broadcasting
The CBC plan to shift its priorities from television and radio to digital and mobile services, and reduce staff, abandons Canadians, says Friends of Canadian Broadcasting. The post CBC “Abandons…
Hide The Numbers, They Suck! #cdnpoli
Conservative Minister: “Why is that the only question that interests you?” Journalist: “Because you wont answer it, that’s why it’s interesting!” “You want the one question that I won’t answer…
Beyond The Book Lecture: John Gormley – #UofR 2014
I’ve been to a lot of University of Regina lectures over the years. None by a right wing radio commentator, until tonight, and it didn’t turn out how I expected.…
Canadian Woman Freezes To Death
I wonder if talk radio will be buzzing about how Manitobans let a young woman freeze to death rather than stop and see why she was trying to flag them…
A logic named Joe
I think it was the summer I finished public school when my Father’s friend came up from a respite from California, and brought a collection of Reel-to-reel tapes of his…
Nervous Norvus
A song from my childhood was on the satellite radio this evening. Transfusion, by Nervous Norvus. I looked him up on YouTube. He passed away a good many decades ago…
Blog Action Day 2013 – Human Rights #BAD13
On Friday I was invited to talk about blogging, on Regina’s community radio station CJTR. The show was Human Rights Radio by Jim and Gord, and we spent the hour…
Fukushima Keeps Staying The Worst
It’s always been /worse/. And it just keeps staying tragically the same. It’s remained a global crisis with hemispheric deadly consequences. Japan could still wind up largely uninhabitable (if it…
Nothin’ To See Here #cdnpoli
John Gormley attempts to sing a lullaby; Mixes up the words. eave us alone to reconnect with life and keep the warmth coming. And get back to us when you’ve…
Radio Topics for May 28th
You know that Summer is really here because Adam is back from BC. At 8:05 Mike will be speaking with Erin George, the co-founder of Cycle for Sight about their…
Thinking Is Not Hard
Thinking is not hard to do, but some people treat it like others should do it for them. Clicking that link may be painful, as it has details of a…
Climate Change Explained
By Bob McDonald, Quirks & Quarks The end of the Kyoto Protocol, and our inability to do something about rising carbon emissions, is like arguing over rising water in the…
High School Isn’t What It Used To Be
Imagine the embarrassment of being a teenager again, except now your source of torment is not limited to forced school interaction with ruthless bullies, but now occurs at home and…
CBC Porn? #CBCporn
Sun News has a reputation for not being very accurate, in an attempt to excite their right wing base. They also employ professional liars. One story told by SUN involves…
Radio Topics for June 26th
The last Tuesday in June. Happy early Canada Day as next time you hear us, Canada will be another year older. We have an exciting show lined up for you.…
Radio Topics for June 12th
Today promises a break from the heat but it returns on Wednesday and is here to stay. We have an exciting show lined up this week as Mike and Adam…
Radio Topics for June 5th
The hot weather has run away and June has started with clouds and cold. I don’t mind at all but I suspect most everyone else is wondering where summer went.…
Ottawa radio rankings…
This is interesting. At least I think so… and nice to see that some Ottawans are coming to their senses and tuning out the blathering by the CPC wingnut supporters…
Radio Topics, May 29
What a show we have for you today! At 8:00, I’ll speak with Jaime Alexanderson about the Cycling For Sight event taking place in Ottawa this weekend. At 8:30, Adam…