Wednesday MidDay Medley Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning Wednesday, November 13, 2024 Brock Wilbur & Nick Spacek of The Pitch + Damron Russel Armstrong of The Black Repertory Theatre […]

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It’s been a year since veteran labor strategists Rand Wilson and Pete Olney discussed the chances of a “labor movement moment” on the Heartland Labor Forum. This week we’ll ask […]

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KC Public Theatre: Three Cast Members join Michael in studio- Kelly Main Shane St. James Jake Golliher SHOW SCHEDULE Nov. 15-17 @ 7:30pm LOCATION KCPublic’s Oak Street Studio 1519 Oak […]

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The Barber of Seville CONDUCTOR–James Lowe Johnathan McCullough–Figaro Join Michael in studio to talk Lyric Opera and the wonderful upcoming classic, The Barber of Seville. For more information, please visit- […]

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Today on The Current: Fears of catastrophe at Ukrainian nuclear plant under Russia control; Donald MacPherson reflects on decades of drug policy in Canada; and episode two of CBC podcast White Hot Hate.

Today on The Current: Newfoundland faces worst forest fires in decades; political fallout of Biden and Trump’s very different weeks; the app that can identify a bird's song; and episode three of CBC podcast White Hot Hate

Today on The Current: Encampment tents removed from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside; Serena Williams' legacy, both on and off the tennis court; and episode four of CBC podcast White Hot Hate

Today on The Current: Passengers left frustrated as airlines deny compensation; Carol Todd reflects on the fight for justice for her daughter Amanda; and episode five of CBC podcast White Hot Hate

Today on The Current: Women struggle to get an education in Afghanistan, a year into Taliban rule; and Bob Rae on Friday’s violent attack on his friend, author Salman Rushdie

Today on The Current: Ground-breaking clinical trial offers hope for Toronto boy diagnosed with rare genetic disorder; Afghanistan, the international community, and press freedom under the Taliban; and episode six of CBC podcast White Hote Hate.

Today on The Current: Prominent cardinal, dozens of clergy members accused of sexual assault in class action lawsuit; the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, and efforts to resettle Afghans in Canada; and chef Adrian Forte shares a taste of home.

Today on The Current: Alberta Sovereignty Act sets up province for confrontation with Ottawa, critics warn; Freya the walrus euthanized in Norway; and Graeme Smith on what he learned covering the war in Afghanistan

Today on The Current: Nebraska abortion prosecution raises questions around online privacy; oil spill highlights threat to southern resident killer whales; saving damaged Halifax trees; and Indra Nooyi on the challenges women face in the workplace

Today on The Current: Efforts to achieve pay equity across Canada; and Michelle O'Bonsawin becomes the first Indigenous person nominated to the Supreme Court of Canada

Today on The Current: Does Canada’s liquefied natural gas offer a climate solution or more reliance on fossil fuels?; and Canadian workplaces see increased productivity in a four-day work week

Today on The Current: Photo by Edmonton’s Amber Bracken wins World Press Photo of the Year; Vinyl Cafe: Tree of Heaven; Meg Lowman spent her career climbing trees — and found an ‘eighth continent’ of life high above us

Today on The Current: Allergy season is getting longer and experts say climate change is to blame; Vinyl Cafe: Odd Jobs; and author Mary Roach examines the world of animal crime.

Today on The Current: The extraordinary work of four Canadians appointed to the Order of Canada; political scientist Yascha Mounk on the challenges facing democracy today — and how to save it; and a trip to the cottage with Stuart McLean’s Vinyl Cafe.

Today on The Current: Indigenous sisters hope for exoneration three decades after murder conviction; how to tackle growing belief in conspiracy theories; and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis on what makes a great leader.

From the sounds of drive-in church services to a look at repurposing church buildings, how religious practice and its spaces continue to shift during the pandemic.

Pairing science with psychology, Claudia Hammond wrote the book on rest - and why we need more of it. The previously untold story of Canadian hockey executive Sherry Bassin is recounted in a documentary by NPR's Gary Waleik.

Post-pandemic, design critic Alexandra Lange says we would all benefit from city-wide, street-based events. And it might be worth asking what the kids would want. Meanwhile researcher Adam Mastroianni has found that conversations tend to last a length of time that makes no one happy.

Daniela Gesundheit is part of indie band Snowblink, and a cantor, the person who leads people in singing and prayer in a synagogue. But while Gesundheit kept those two worlds separate, she felt there were conversations happening within the Jewish tradition that were too big to be confined.

Strange Heart tells the story of a woman who, since receiving a heart transplant six years ago, reports that she hasn’t felt emotion and hasn’t experienced love in quite the same way. And Windhorse follows a couple in Nova Scotia as they give back the land they bought 30 years ago to Indigenous communities.

Julian Barnes’ latest novel, Elizabeth Finch, asks the question, what if civilization took a wrong turn in the 4th Century, by choosing Christianity over Hellenistic and Roman paganism?

Music has been part of the Franciscan tradition for centuries - but Friar Alessandro appears to be the first one with a big record deal.

Music has been part of the Franciscan tradition for centuries - but Friar Alessandro appears to be the first one with a big record deal.

Religion scholar Joseph Laycock says that even though D&D was once a source of a moral panic, there is nothing satanic about it. Tapestry producer Arman Aghbali brings us the story of one player's attempt to resurrect his character and the spiritual challenge that occurred along the way.

Pop culture, and especially science fiction, has played host to several of philosophy’s biggest questions that can trace their origins back thousands of years, according to David Chalmers, philosopher and author of Reality+.

On Aug. 21, Dr. Alika Lafontaine takes over as president of the Canadian Medical Association, becoming its first Indigenous leader. He spoke with Dr. Brian Goldman about struggling with learning challenges as a child, working as an Indigenous doctor, and how these experiences motivate him.

The Recovery Sessions explores the challenges of Canadians as they deal with collateral damage from the pandemic: anxiety, weight gain and other health effects. We chose three volunteers and paired each with a health professional for coaching sessions on moving forward.

As a little girl, Jennifer Fotheringham was shushed for asking about cancer. As a grown woman, she was dismissed for asking about a mammogram. Now as a cancer survivor, she knows not to be silenced.

Iain White’s mother says her son and other dietary aides are unsung health-care heroes of the pandemic because they plate, prep and serve food to residents while offering connection and companionship.

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Full episode transcript for The Menopause Movement: Part 2

On his 45th wedding anniversary, Ramesh Karnick was at home with his wife when he appeared to lose consciousness; he died a few weeks later. His daughter and CBC host, Sonali Karnick, has spent years trying to answer the question: how did her father die?

Author and activist Morningstar Mercredi is calling for an end to forced and coerced sterilization, in the hopes that women — especially First Nations, Inuit and Métis women — will never suffer the physical and mental trauma it inflicted upon her.

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To mark the centenary of the birth of Primo Levi, the British writers join Eleanor Wachtel to reflect on the late Italian author's exceptional writing about the Holocaust, science and humanity.

The American author of Pew spoke with Eleanor Wachtel about writing a novel that examines faith, forgiveness and identity politics.

The British novelist spoke with Eleanor Wachtel in 2022 about his book, The Great Passion, a fictional imagining of J.S. Bach as an ambitious, passionate musician and father.

The South Asian author and winner of the 2017 Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival's Grand Prix spoke with Eleanor Wachtel on stage at the festival in Montreal.

In this 2016 conversation, Eleanor Wachtel speaks with the English poet about her poetry collection Falling Awake — and the enduring inspiration of the natural world.

The British-Indian novelist and journalist spoke with Eleanor Wachtel in 2017.

The academic and author spoke with Eleanor Wachtel about his provocative new novel, Immigrant, Montana.

Eleanor Wachtel spoke with the Scottish author about her novels, Autumn and Winter, in 2018.

Dancing really is all about the bass and is it too late for fusion?

A history of COVID-19 and the neuroscience of religion.

Constipated scorpions, nature and nurture and why we try to cool fevers.