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Episode 3 - The Anklet, from Arabian Nights

November 1, 2005
| This week, it's off to the Persia of long ago, with a story from The Arabian Nights. Listen and see if you can think of a story you've heard that is similar to The Anklet. I'm glad you could join me

12:50 minutes (11.75 MB)
Needs No Introduction
Needs No Introduction

Walden Bello: Crisis of the US Empire

November 2, 2005
| Crisis of the US Empire: Over-extension, Over-accumulation and De-legitimization. A lecture by Walden Bello.<br /> Oct 21, 2005, Moot Court, Osgoode Hall Law School<br /> York Annual Lecture in Politi

114:24 minutes (52.37 MB)
Needs No Introduction
Needs No Introduction

Jeff Halper: A Call for Morally Responsible Investment in Israel

November 3, 2005
| Peace activist and Israeli scholar Jeff Halper presents his talk &quot;A Call for Morally Responsible Investment: A Non-Violent Response to the Israeli Occupation&quot; at the Toronto conference on mo

65:53 minutes (30.17 MB)
House of Sound and Story
House of Sound and Story

Episode 1: Poem for Peace in Many Voices

November 9, 2005
| London, Ontario poet Penn Kemp's &quot;Poem for Peace in Two Voices&quot; has  been translated into over 100 languages and read aloud by 3,000 people around the world.

1:46 minutes (832.81 KB)
boilingfrog's Green Town Times
boilingfrog's Green Town Times

Politics, Economics and Media - Episode #1

November 18, 2005
| Governments and Corporations working together to feed us poisonous lies. Colonialism - free-market capitalism - false-flag terrorism – tyranny - oil depletion - unspeakable atrocities - secret, endles

28:58 minutes (13.26 MB)
boilingfrog's Green Town Times
boilingfrog's Green Town Times

Science, Health and Environment - Episode #2

November 25, 2005
| (continued from <span class="pageTitle"></span><a class="EpisodeTitle" href="../../rpn/boi/43953/">Politics, Economics and Media - Episode #1</a>) <br /><br />Corruption abounds. Our health and the he

17:14 minutes (7.89 MB)
Needs No Introduction
Needs No Introduction

Robert Fisk at UofT

November 29, 2005
| Robert Fisk speaks about his experiences as a foreign correspondent in the Middle East. Presented November 23, 2005 at the McMillan Theatre, University of Toronto.

66:25 minutes (30.41 MB)
Rabbledocs
Rabbledocs

A Piece of Paradise

February 23, 2006
| A documentary about land and people by Sean Kelly. Join Sean as he travels to Vanuatu in the South Pacific, and explores the meaning of land ownership in a communal society. Produced in partnership wi

55:30 minutes (25.41 MB)
Africafiles: The Pulse
Africafiles: The Pulse

Episode #4: Black History Month - Whose History?

March 15, 2006
| Canada is home to scores of black communities from Africa and the diaspora. Whose history should be reflected in the month-long Black History Month? Are changes to how we celebrate BHM necessary?....f
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14:36 minutes (13.37 MB)
Needs No Introduction
Needs No Introduction

China and Foreign Policy, Part I: Dr. Richard Burton

March 24, 2006
| In this two-part series, Dr. Richard Burton and Dr. Arne Kislenko discuss the socio-economic history of China and China's role in current international affairs. Presented March 22, 2006 at Ryerson Uni

47:20 minutes (43.33 MB)
Needs No Introduction
Needs No Introduction

China and Foreign Policy, Part II: Dr. Arne Kislenko

March 27, 2006
| In this two-part series, Dr. Richard Burton and Dr. Arne Kislenko discuss the socio-economic history of China and China's role in current international affairs. Presented March 22, 2006 at Ryerson Uni

44:30 minutes (40.74 MB)
Needs No Introduction
Needs No Introduction

Hon. Flora MacDonald at the Canadian Club of Toronto

March 29, 2006
| Canadian political pioneer and human rights crusader Hon. Flora MacDonald speaks at the Canadian Club luncheon in her honour, receiving the 2006 EVE Award from Equal Voice for her political and social

41:15 minutes (37.77 MB)
Rabbledocs
Rabbledocs

The Ghosts of Hate Radio

April 6, 2006
| April 6th, 2006 marks the twelth anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, 100 days of violence in 1994 that left 800,000 people dead. Hate radio played a major role in the bloodshed, and it has left deep

12:34 minutes (11.5 MB)
boilingfrog's Green Town Times
boilingfrog's Green Town Times

Elsipogtog Speaks Out

April 11, 2006
| The first stop on our 23-city Healthy Mind Body <br /> Planet Tour was the First Nation Community of <br /> Elsipogtog in northern New Brunswick. We received <br /> incredible hospitality which includ

15:00 minutes (13.73 MB)
boilingfrog's Green Town Times
boilingfrog's Green Town Times

Elsipogtog 2

April 15, 2006
| During the first stop on the Healthy Mind Body Planet Tour, Angela, Kelly and Bridget sat down with Bernadette, Willi, Noel and Josephine to learn of their experiences and gain insight into strategies

15:06 minutes (13.83 MB)
Needs No Introduction
Needs No Introduction

Dr. Michael Geist: Our Own Creative Land

May 8, 2006
| Dr. Michael Geist presents Our Own Creative Land: Cultural Monopoly and the Trouble with Copyright, at Hart House, University of Toronto, March 30, 2006.

60:48 minutes (55.66 MB)
The Shades Within
The Shades Within

Episode 2

May 9, 2006
| While Anna finds a way to make her dream of escape come true, well-meaning people begin to take the sheen off her bright and shiny vision of the Rainbow Nation.

12:46 minutes (11.69 MB)
Redeye
Redeye

Sahel: A Prisoner of Starvation

November 18, 2006
| The role of the free market in Niger and Chad's chronic famine

15:34 minutes (14.26 MB)
The Green Planet Monitor
The Green Planet Monitor

The Green Planet Monitor -- Edition # 2

January 16, 2007
| Two documentaries about the medicinal plant revolution in India, Sri Lanka and Ecuador, a feature interview with Governor General Michaelle Jean ... plus news and music.

29:36 minutes (27.1 MB)
The Green Planet Monitor
The Green Planet Monitor

The Green Planet Monitor -- Edition # 1

January 9, 2007
| Our first GPM edition features documentaries about street kids in Ghana and child mining in Bolivia. A news report, a live recording and music round out the show.

29:28 minutes (26.99 MB)
Healing the Earth
Healing the Earth

The Great Bear Rainforest Protection Fraud

January 25, 2007
| The Great Bear Rainforest has recently been in the news with the federal government's pledge of $30 million to its 'protection.' Sadly, the on-the-groud reality greatly differs.

25:17 minutes (23.16 MB)
The Green Planet Monitor
The Green Planet Monitor

The Green Planet Monitor -- Edition # 3

January 23, 2007
| Urban smarts: In the Philippines, motorized tricycle drivers switch to fuel efficient engines. In Kampala, Uganda, residents grow their own food. And Sir David King speaks about global warming.

23:41 minutes (21.69 MB)
The Green Planet Monitor
The Green Planet Monitor

The Green Planet Monitor -- Edition # 4

January 30, 2007
| Neighborhood food production in Colombo, Sri Lanka and community economic development on the Bolivian altiplano. News, music and South African housing activist Rose Molokoane round out this edition.

29:49 minutes (27.3 MB)
The Green Planet Monitor
The Green Planet Monitor

The Green Planet Monitor -- Edition # 5

February 6, 2007
| Joe Clark's underwater hardwoods in Ghana, community water rights in Bolivia and the environmental fallout from China's urban explosion. This week's newscast and music zings round out this edition.

29:24 minutes (26.92 MB)
boilingfrog's Green Town Times
boilingfrog's Green Town Times

Montreal: Hometown Conversation

February 11, 2007
| Conversation highlights following our presentation in Montreal, hometown of the late Tooker Gomberg.

32:32 minutes (29.79 MB)
The Green Planet Monitor
The Green Planet Monitor

The Green Planet Monitor -- Edition # 6

February 13, 2007
| Community ecotourism in Ecuador, a community home place in Nepal and thoughts from David Dobereiner about coping with climate change.

26:29 minutes (24.25 MB)
The Green Planet Monitor
The Green Planet Monitor

The Green Planet Monitor -- Edition # 7

February 20, 2007
| Community radio bursts forth in India, ordinary cement sinks provide welcome relief in Honduras and Bogota's bicycling ex-mayor, Enrique Penalosa, offers thoughts on urban renewal.

26:17 minutes (24.06 MB)
The Green Planet Monitor
The Green Planet Monitor

The Green Planet Monitor -- Edition # 8

February 27, 2007
| A report from a Karen refugee camp on the Thai-Burma border, Winnipeg students head down to Bolivia, and the voice of a young Mohawk woman -- speaking out.

29:40 minutes (27.16 MB)
The Green Planet Monitor
The Green Planet Monitor

The Green Planet Monitor -- Edition # 9

March 6, 2007
| Happy 50th, Ghana! A Ghanean special: New readers read at Accra's Osu Avenue Library, Michelle Betz avoids sucking mud in her search for the elusive sitatunga, and stern words on energy responsibility

29:50 minutes (27.32 MB)
The Green Planet Monitor
The Green Planet Monitor

The Green Planet Monitor -- Edition# 10

March 13, 2007
| Food production on opposite ends of the spectrum: moving beyond chemical agriculture in Costa Rica and the ecological food movement in Evo Morales' Bolivia.

29:17 minutes (26.82 MB)
The Simple Journalists
The Simple Journalists

Episode 17 How to pick up?

March 19, 2007
| Have you ever wondered where the best places to meet ppl are? Well...andrea and jen can tell you some of the spots that are sure to leave u less then alone!
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13:06 minutes (12 MB)
The Green Planet Monitor
The Green Planet Monitor

The Green Planet Monitor -- Edition # 11

March 20, 2007
| Kyoto's Clean Development Mechanism in Africa. Canadian CDM projects? Nicaragua, Nicaraguita: a village way up in the Segovias goes solar.

29:51 minutes (27.34 MB)
The Green Planet Monitor
The Green Planet Monitor

The Green Planet Monitor -- Edition # 13

April 3, 2007
| Mosquitoes that bite ... ghosts that haunt. Community malaria eradication in southern India and emotional recovery work thirteen years after the Rwandan genocide.

24:19 minutes (22.27 MB)
The Green Planet Monitor
The Green Planet Monitor

The Green Planet Monitor -- Edition # 12

March 27, 2007
| Communities take control of the land they call home: Johannesburg township residents launch a peoples housing project and indigenous Nasa of Colombia seize ancestral lands.

29:18 minutes (26.83 MB)
The Green Planet Monitor
The Green Planet Monitor

The Green Planet Monitor -- Edition # 14

April 10, 2007
| A special edition on Rwanda, on the thirteenth anniversary of her 100-day genocide. The ghosts of hate radio -- Where Rwandan radio has been and where it's headed.

29:29 minutes (27 MB)
The Green Planet Monitor
The Green Planet Monitor

The Green Planet Monitor -- Edition # 15

April 17, 2007
| Special Economic Zones pave over farmland in India, biodiversity provides food security in Colombia -- in spite of &quot;free trade&quot; -- and conservative risk management among poor African farmers

29:55 minutes (27.4 MB)
The Green Planet Monitor
The Green Planet Monitor

The Green Planet Monitor -- Edition # 16

April 24, 2007
| Empowered communities planning for the future -- with women and youth at the vanguard. Reports from indigenous Cauca province, Colombia, and Suchitoto, El Salvador.

29:05 minutes (26.64 MB)
Africafiles: The Pulse
Africafiles: The Pulse

Episode #17: Choices for Women

May 13, 2007
| Women in Africa resort to abortion in unsafe places, placing their own life at risk. Should African governments revisit the issue of legalising abortion?

13:19 minutes (12.2 MB)
Healing the Earth
Healing the Earth

The Green Scare

June 26, 2007
| On December 7, 2005, one of the largest roundups of environmental and animal liberation activists in American history began.

24:24 minutes (22.34 MB)
Pak|Cast Archived

Pak|Cast vol. 3, no. 16: Heroes and Villains

June 23, 2007
| Nasir Aziz, Ethan Casey, and Asad Faizi, discuss the long-term impacts for Pakistan of the ongoing judicial crisis. Has Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudry emerged as a hero, and President Musharraf as ...

32:14 minutes (29.51 MB)
Pak|Cast Archived

Pak|Cast vol. 3, no. 17: Judicial Independence, Killer Cyclone

June 28, 2007
| Nasir Aziz, Ethan Casey and Asad Faizi discuss the the deadly cyclone Yamyin on Pakistan's southern coast, which killed over 200 people and left tens of thousands homeless, and its handling by the...

31:59 minutes (29.29 MB)
Healing the Earth
Healing the Earth

Indigenous Nations near Sharbot Lake Stop Uranium Mine

September 5, 2007
| Since the morning of June 29, the Ardoch Algonquin and the Shabot Obaadjiwan Nations have taken to physically being on their land to stop a proposed uranium mine.

19:34 minutes (17.92 MB)
Healing the Earth
Healing the Earth

Talking Decolonization with Waziyatawin, Part 1

October 12, 2007
| We talk at length about colonization and decolonization - the physical and mental aspects of decolonization work for both indigenous and non-indigenous communities.

25:40 minutes (17.63 MB)
boilingfrog's Green Town Times
boilingfrog's Green Town Times

Alan Cassels, co-author of 'Selling Sickness'

November 3, 2007
| interview with Alan Cassels, co-author of 'Selling Sickness: How the World's Biggest Pharmaceutical Companies Are Turning Us All into Patients'

30:45 minutes (28.15 MB)
boilingfrog's Green Town Times
boilingfrog's Green Town Times

Kingston conversations

November 7, 2007
| People of Kingston, Ontario share their experiences with mental illness, pharmaceuticals and their alternatives.
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25:45 minutes (23.58 MB)
boilingfrog's Green Town Times
boilingfrog's Green Town Times

Toronto talk therapy

November 14, 2007
| &quot;I'm not depressed, I'm just feeling what's going on on the earth. Their destroying the earth, humanity and all the animals. If you don't feel that, you're numbed out.&quot;
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42:51 minutes (39.24 MB)
boilingfrog's Green Town Times
boilingfrog's Green Town Times

Kimbercote conversations

November 21, 2007
| Participants at Kimbercote Farms' Earth Day 2006 events discuss modern and alternative medicine therapies, their experiences with them and the politics involved.
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26:00 minutes (23.81 MB)
boilingfrog's Green Town Times
boilingfrog's Green Town Times

Dr. Joel Lexchin interview

November 29, 2007
| The scope of drug industry influence on doctors and the efficacy of anti-depressants vs. placebo in treating depression
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13:00 minutes (11.9 MB)
boilingfrog's Green Town Times
boilingfrog's Green Town Times

Windsor: Women in Conversation

January 9, 2008
| Discussion of the 'pill for every ill' approach vs. community support and people helping each other. Healthy Mind Body Planet Tour episode #32
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15:51 minutes (14.52 MB)
boilingfrog's Green Town Times
boilingfrog's Green Town Times

Matt Soltys interview

January 16, 2008
| Producer and host of Healing the Earth podcast series here at rabble and co-organizer of the upcoming 'No Olympics on Stolen Land' speaking tour Jan 18 - Feb 7, 2008
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12:23 minutes (11.34 MB)
boilingfrog's Green Town Times
boilingfrog's Green Town Times

Carin Reinhardt interview

January 24, 2008
| Good nutrition beats pharmaceuticals in building healthy bodies, leaving one to wonder about policies that created a generation of drugged out zombies.
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18:02 minutes (16.51 MB)
boilingfrog's Green Town Times
boilingfrog's Green Town Times

Kitchener Conversations

February 1, 2008
| Man dies fleeing police; effectiveness of talk therapy; pharmaceuticals linked to seizures and diabetes; yoga makes you happy
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14:49 minutes (13.57 MB)
boilingfrog's Green Town Times
boilingfrog's Green Town Times

Anne Rochon Ford interview

February 13, 2008
| NOTE: the following podcasts are from the HMBP tour... Co-ordinator of Women and Health Protection speaks about pharmaceuticals and their impact on womens health, children and the environment.
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14:37 minutes (13.39 MB)
CitizenShift
CitizenShift

67 - PART III: Welcome to Guantanamo North...

March 21, 2008
| Part three of a timely three-part audio-podcast examining Canada's security certificate legislation, secret trials, and Guantanamo North.
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Pivot Legal Society
Pivot Legal Society

#14: A vigil by local people to save the safe injection site.

May 8, 2008
| An interview with a journalist who covered a vigil to keep North America's only supervised injection site open.

9:58 minutes (9.12 MB)
Pivot Legal Society
Pivot Legal Society

#1: Charter Challenge to decriminalize sex work

February 7, 2008
| Katrina Pacey talks about the upcoming Charter Challenge on decriminalizing sex work in Canada.

21:01 minutes (19.25 MB)
Pivot Legal Society
Pivot Legal Society

#2: Frank Paul inquiry &amp; a new housing report launched

February 14, 2008
| Frank Paul inquiry and a new report: Housing Solutions for the Downtown Eastside

30:37 minutes (28.03 MB)
Pivot Legal Society
Pivot Legal Society

#16: Saving Vancouver's injection site, InSite - Liz Evans

May 22, 2008
| Podcast 16: A community effort to save Vancouver's supervised injection site, InSite - an interview with executive director Liz Evans.

20:22 minutes (18.65 MB)
Pivot Legal Society
Pivot Legal Society

#17 BC Court rules InSite must stay open

May 27, 2008
| BC Court rules Insite, Vancouver's supervised injection site must remain open for at least a year. Also new figures leaked about homeless people turned away from Vancouver shelters.

20:31 minutes (18.79 MB)
Pivot Legal Society
Pivot Legal Society

#19 - Hope in Shadows Camera Handout 2008

June 12, 2008
| Hope in Shadows Camera Handout 2008. Interview with Paul Ryan from Hope in Shadows, a contestant and Pivot Issues in the News.

18:26 minutes (16.88 MB)
Pivot Legal Society
Pivot Legal Society

#20 - Harm Reduction: women caring for their own babies

June 19, 2008
| #20 - Harm Reduction: Dr Ron Abrahams talks about the success in allowing women with addictions to care for their own babies after the birth.

20:16 minutes (18.56 MB)
Pivot Legal Society
Pivot Legal Society

#22 - New Rights Cards for Renters

July 10, 2008
| New Rights Cards for Renters. Rebecca Cuttler talks to David Eby about the Tenant Rights Cards released by Pivot Legal Society.

18:53 minutes (17.29 MB)
Pivot Legal Society
Pivot Legal Society

#23 - Pivot lawyer David Eby aims for City Hall

July 17, 2008
| Pivot lawyer David Eby aims for City Hall - we talk to him about what this will mean for Pivot. We also have extensive coverage of this in Pivot Issues in the News

10:53 minutes (9.97 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

Episode #1: Our First Trip Across Canada

August 21, 2008
| In our first episode, we have some expat Canadian jazz (Brenda Earle), Halifax electro-folk (Rebekah Higgs), and Toronto new-school country (Entire Cities)!

43:40 minutes (79.97 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

Episode #2: Classic Punk, Spy-fi Surf, and Groovy Downtempo

September 20, 2008
| We chat with Joe Keithley from D.O.A. in Vancouver, head to Ottawa to see Spy-Fi Favourites The Reverb Syndicate, and visit Toronto to check out Lal
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46:08 minutes (84.47 MB)
Pivot Legal Society
Pivot Legal Society

#27 New homelessness complaint sent to UN by Pivot

September 11, 2008
| #27 New homelessness complaint sent to UN by Pivot. Erin Millar talks to Pivot lawyer Laura Track about the new report and also about the new community court in Vancouver.

22:04 minutes (20.21 MB)
Pivot Legal Society
Pivot Legal Society

#28 - Jane Doe Legal Clinic launched in Vancouver

October 2, 2008
| #28 - Jane Doe Legal Clinic launched in Vancouver. Rebecca Cuttler talks to Darcie Bennett from Pivot about the new legal clinic for women who have experienced violence.

14:49 minutes (13.57 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

Episode #3: Hard Rock, World Music, and we're going Bi-Coastal!

October 20, 2008
| We chat with Allison Crowe in Nfld, Arms Up in Saskatoon, and Emar from Toronto. Also tracks from Barry Romberg and The TVees!

49:48 minutes (91.2 MB)
Stark Raven: Prison Justice
Stark Raven: Prison Justice

Harassing Visitors: Drugs Behind Bars &amp; the Ion Scan

October 13, 2008
| The Tories are increasing the use of the ion scan that tests visitors for trace amounts of drugs. Notorious for its inaccuracy, it means visitors are often prevented from contact with loved ones.

14:46 minutes (13.53 MB)
Stark Raven: Prison Justice
Stark Raven: Prison Justice

Into the mindset of the jailer and jailed: The Lizard Cage

October 14, 2008
| Karen Connelly talks about her novel The Lizard Cage and some of the issues it touches upon: imprisonment, Burma, buddhism and maintaining your humanity in the face of brutality and repression.

44:32 minutes (40.78 MB)
Healing the Earth
Healing the Earth

The Long-Standing Conflict With the Algonquins of Barriere Lake

October 15, 2008
| I spoke with Marylynn Poucachice of the Algonquin community of Barriere Lake, which continues to deal with the problems of colonization of their land and people.

31:33 minutes (21.66 MB)
Pivot Legal Society
Pivot Legal Society

Help in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside pamphlet

November 25, 2008
| James Ash interviews Paul Taylor, the editor of the Carnegie Newsletter about the Help in the Downtown Eastside pamphlet.

11:54 minutes (27.26 MB)
Stark Raven: Prison Justice
Stark Raven: Prison Justice

Learning Behind Bars

December 1, 2008
| After cutting succcessful post-secondary programs and putting resources into risk management, the state of education in Canadian prisons gets a failing grade.

44:35 minutes (40.83 MB)
CitizenShift
CitizenShift

77 - Howard Zinn: Taking the Risk for Change

December 2, 2008
| Howard Zinn, renowned teacher, author, historian and civil rights activist, on how real change only comes about when people are willing to take a risk

18:32 minutes (25.46 MB)
CitizenShift
CitizenShift

80 - Taking the Road Back: From Wampum Belt Promises to Highway Blockades

January 9, 2009
| How colonial history and modern interference pushes an Algonquin community to blockade a major highway in order to defend its rights.

25:16 minutes (34.7 MB)
Stark Raven: Prison Justice
Stark Raven: Prison Justice

National Security Certificates and the fight against Secret Trials in Canada

January 21, 2009
| Here in Canada, five Muslim men continue to be detained under extremely strict bail conditions, without charge, and without being able to see the evidence against them.

24:48 minutes (22.71 MB)
Stark Raven: Prison Justice
Stark Raven: Prison Justice

Meditation Behind Bars

October 22, 2008
| Sister Elaine MacInnes, an 84-year-old Catholic nun and Zen master, talks about her work with prisoners in the Philippines, England and Canada.
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25:10 minutes (23.05 MB)
Stark Raven: Prison Justice
Stark Raven: Prison Justice

Doing Time: Leisure and Incarceration

February 7, 2009
| How can you have agency in an environment structured on institutional control? Leisure education is one way prisoners are using to help them discover and assert agency and choice behind bars.

22:14 minutes (20.36 MB)
Who Are You?
Who Are You?

I Am Nobody

February 19, 2009
| Can you put a blank face forward online? Can you hide? Can you attain anonymity? And, what if the most powerful personality online is a cipher?

30:06 minutes (27.6 MB)
Stark Raven: Prison Justice
Stark Raven: Prison Justice

The criminalization of HIV

March 3, 2009
| Not disclosing that you are HIV positive is illegal. Is this an effective way to stop the spread of HIV?

27:19 minutes (25.01 MB)
The Reason
The Reason

The Reason Episode 1

March 18, 2009
| Today on The Reason we're talking about food and why we are what we eat.

27:11 minutes (24.89 MB)
The Reason
The Reason

The Reason Episode 2

March 25, 2009
| Today's question is, how do you express your own personal message?

27:16 minutes (24.97 MB)
boilingfrog's Green Town Times
boilingfrog's Green Town Times

History in the Making with Glenn Hymers of the CSLP

March 25, 2009
| Glenn connects our historical past to the future of environmental sustainability in Craik, Saskatchewan.

63:39 minutes (87.43 MB)
Aw@l
Aw@l

AW@L Radio - Israeli Apartheid Week

March 20, 2009
| AW@L Radio hosts Alex Hundert and Dan Kellar discuss Israeli Apartheid Week with in studio guests from UW Students for Palestinian Rights
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57:38 minutes (52.76 MB)
The Reason
The Reason

The Reason Episode 3

April 1, 2009
| Today's episode is about religion and faith. Why do people believe the things they do?

27:16 minutes (24.97 MB)
The Reason
The Reason

The Reason Episode 4

April 9, 2009
| <p>Today on The Reason we're asking ... why do communities matter?</p>

27:11 minutes (24.89 MB)
The Reason
The Reason

The Reason Episode 5

April 16, 2009
| <p>Today on the reason we ask why people do the jobs they do.</p>

27:12 minutes (24.91 MB)
radio book lounge
radio book lounge

Episode 19, Part 1 - Getting back into nature

April 16, 2009
| <p>Richard Louv, author of <em>Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder</em>, speaks at a conference held by Royal Roads University in Victoria, BC.</p>

25:55 minutes (23.73 MB)
The Reason
The Reason

The Reason Episode 6

April 27, 2009
| Today on The Reason - why do people do the things they do to stay in shape?

27:03 minutes (24.76 MB)
Healing the Earth
Healing the Earth

Root Force: Examining the Costs of Infrastructure and Industrial Culture

May 21, 2009
| In their own words, Root Force is a strategic campaign designed to exploit weak points in the global economy and hasten the system’s collapse. They also promote a deep critique of infrastructure.

35:56 minutes (32.9 MB)
The F Word
The F Word

Victor Malarek on Johns and Prostitution

June 6, 2009
| Amanda Chalmers and Nicole Deagan speak with Victor Malarek about his new book “The Johns: Sex For Sale and the Men Who Buy It.”

35:33 minutes (65.1 MB)
Stark Raven: Prison Justice
Stark Raven: Prison Justice

More mandatory minimums for drugs, more jail time for women

July 27, 2009
| Activist and researcher Susan Boyd on the Tories latest mandatory minimum bill (Bill C-15), how this fits into their large drug policy and the impact of these policies on women.

25:09 minutes (23.04 MB)
CitizenShift
CitizenShift

Ep. 95 - Autonomy in the Point

July 3, 2009
| A look at the Autonomous Social Centre project, a recent initiative to squat an abandoned building and to turn it into a community centre in Montreal’s Pointe St-Charles neighbourhood.

14:35 minutes (20.03 MB)
CitizenShift
CitizenShift

Ep. 97 - Canada's Natiional (In)security 2009

August 3, 2009
| Amy Miller recounts some of the abuses that Canada is currently committing in the name of ‘national security’.

16:09 minutes (22.18 MB)
CitizenShift
CitizenShift

Ep. 98 - Taking Toronto's Streets

August 3, 2009
| Dan Kellar interviewers organisers and participants on the impact of the Tamil demonstrations in Canada.

18:48 minutes (25.82 MB)
CitizenShift
CitizenShift

Ep. 96 - Yves Engler on Canadian Foreign Policy

August 3, 2009
| An interview with author/activist Yves Engler speaking on the recently published Black Book of Canadian Foreign Policy.

14:15 minutes (19.57 MB)
Healing the Earth
Healing the Earth

Interview with Dave Schultz, Manager of Communications with the Grand River Conservation Authority

September 2, 2009
| Dave Schultz is the Manager of Communications for the GRCA, and this interview is about the culvert construction for the Hanlon Creek Business Park, and the City's bid to extend the deadline.

10:46 minutes (7.4 MB)
Aw@l
Aw@l

Melissa Elliott on Six Nations Youth Resistance to the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay

October 15, 2009
| Melissa Elliott is co-founder of Young Onkwehonwe United. She has been the front person for the building resistance at Six Nations against the 2010 Olympics and the Torch Relay.
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20:46 minutes (9.51 MB)
Aw@l
Aw@l

Solidarity w Six Nations: Living on the Grand River Territory. Part 2 - Melissa Elliott - John Henhawk

November 7, 2009
| Indigenous Sovereignty Week 2009. Recorded live at the Kitchener-Waterloo Community Centre for community justice- Melissa Elliott and John Henhawk of Young Onkwehonwe United

58:08 minutes (53.22 MB)
radio book lounge
radio book lounge

Amy Goodman detained at Canadian border services

November 26, 2009
| Amy Goodman launched her new book Breaking The Sound Barrier at an event hosted by community radio stations, CJSF, Co-op Radio and CiTR in Vancouver, B.C. last night.

14:26 minutes (13.22 MB)
Pivot Legal Society
Pivot Legal Society

Police investigating police

December 15, 2009
| Abbotsford Police clear Vancouver Police of wrongdoing in Hubbard case.

7:01 minutes (6.42 MB)
Maker Culture
Maker Culture

Episode Two - The Fabricators

January 25, 2010
| What would you do with a machine that could print anything, even itself?

21:51 minutes (20.02 MB)
Maker Culture
Maker Culture

Episode Three - History in the Making

January 29, 2010
| Where did maker culture come from? What makes a maker?

22:08 minutes (20.27 MB)
Maker Culture
Maker Culture

Episode Five - Political Change Makers

February 12, 2010
| From the local to the global level citizens and activists are taking politics into their own hands.

20:02 minutes (18.34 MB)
Pivot Legal Society
Pivot Legal Society

2010 Olympics: Know your rights

February 11, 2010
| Pivot Legal Society to hand out thousands of cards with legal rights and sets up 24-hour Pivot Lawyer Hotline.

9:34 minutes (8.76 MB)
Maker Culture
Maker Culture

Episode Six - MEdia

February 19, 2010
| In this episode, we get our hands around all types of home brewed media—from books to music.

24:23 minutes (22.32 MB)
Maker Culture
Maker Culture

Episode Seven - Dr. Everyman

February 26, 2010
| Citizen scientists are folding proteins, finding galaxies and all from their own homes

20:22 minutes (18.64 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

#4 - The Ruckus investigates different styles of Canadian Jazz

November 15, 2008
| This month, The Ruckus investigates Canadian jazz with Barry Romberg and Kids Eat Crayons. Also tracks from Dougie Richardson and The Edmonton Tailgate Jazz Band.

42:11 minutes (77.25 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

#5 - The Ruckus drops into Toronto

December 10, 2008
| We chat with Michael Williams and Kevin Lynn, review The Bicycles, and listen to a bunch of other great songs

45:12 minutes (82.78 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

#6 - The Ruckus provides its first "Mixed Tape"

December 12, 2008
| This is a mixed tape featuring some of the greatest Canadian music out there today...some of which you'll know, some you won't

48:15 minutes (88.37 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

#7 - Up and Coming hip hop artist J-CLX, with songs from The Rest and Gerry Joly

January 18, 2009
| Natalie Salat talks with up and coming hip hop artist J-CLX. We also play songs from The Rest and the late Gerry Joly.

31:34 minutes (57.81 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

#11 - Investigating Bruce Peninsula

March 11, 2009
| Chatting with Matt from Bruce Peninsula, plus tracks from Little Birdie and Kelly Johnson

25:51 minutes (47.36 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

#15 - Saskatchewhat?!: The Music of Saskatchewan (Part 1)

April 10, 2009
| This is the first in a three-part series about the music of Saskatchewan. Great province. Great artists!

23:33 minutes (43.15 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

#17 - Saskatchewhere?! The Music of Saskatchewan (Part 3)

April 24, 2009
| Check out the softer side of Saskatchewan with Ray Whitton and Deep Dark Woods

26:09 minutes (47.9 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

#24 - Talkin' Art and Gravy with Jian Ghomeshi

June 18, 2009
| Kevin interviews Jian Ghomeshi from CBC Radio's Q about his life and his role in the Canadian arts scene...tracks from Pamela Brennan and Colin Linden

31:35 minutes (50.61 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

#27 - Jason Wilson: Canada's Reggae Ambassador

July 21, 2009
| Jason Wilson mixes his love of Canadian history and reggae music. Natalie Salat chats with Jason about his style and his famous collaborators.

28:10 minutes (45.13 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

#30 - Some. Of. The. Best. Of. The. Ruckus.

August 27, 2009
| Celebrating our First Anniversary and our 30th episode, we look back at some of the best tracks from our oeuvre.

46:44 minutes (85.59 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

#31 - Some. Of. The. Rest. Of. The. Ruckus.

August 29, 2009
| Here's a bunch of songs that we love, but just couldn't squeeze into the show over the past year.

51:07 minutes (93.62 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

The Ruckus in Ottawa Part 1: Battle at 33 1/3

October 1, 2009
| Kevin and Allan Wigney compare their Ottawa area record collections.

55:07 minutes (100.93 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

The Ruckus in Ottawa Part 2: We Need Kelp

October 8, 2009
| In part 2, I hung out with Jon Bartlett along the Rideau Canal to talk about Kelp Records.

29:19 minutes (53.69 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

The Ruckus in Ottawa Part 3: Improvisational Jazz with John Geggie

October 16, 2009
| In this episode, Kevin hangs out with John Geggie, one of Ottawa's finest jazz musicians, to get the scoop on the local jazz scene.

45:57 minutes (84.16 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

The Ruckus in Ottawa Part 4: Ottawa Pop 1979-2004

October 20, 2009
| I hooked up with Fateema Sayani and MP Paul Dewar to talk about their perspectives on Ottawa pop history

55:55 minutes (102.4 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

The Ruckus in Ottawa Part 4B: Bonus Interview with MP Paul Dewar about Project 4000

October 22, 2009
| I chat with MP Paul Dewar about Project 4000, and its musical connection

8:33 minutes (15.67 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

The Ruckus in Ottawa Part 5: From Ottawa to Kigali with The Mighty Popo

October 31, 2009
| I chatted with The Mighty Popo on his cellphone in Kigali, Rwanda, to hear about his life and music.

23:24 minutes (42.87 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

The Ruckus in Ottawa Part 6: Old Tyme Valley Country

November 6, 2009
| Kevin DJs his way through a bunch of classic country songs from all over the Ottawa region

34:49 minutes (63.76 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

The Ruckus in Ottawa Part 7: furnaceface and the 90s punk rock explosion

November 13, 2009
| I chat with Tom Stewart, former singer/bassist for furnaceface, one of the most popular indie bands of the 90s

41:14 minutes (75.52 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

The Ruckus in Ottawa Part 8: Touring the Current Club Scene

November 20, 2009
| Alan Neal (from CBC Radio) and I compare some of our favourite current bands in the Ottawa scene

59:46 minutes (109.44 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

The Ruckus in Ottawa Part 9: Touring More of the Current Club Scene

November 21, 2009
| Alan Neal (CBC Radio) and I go through even more great music that you can find RIGHT NOW in Ottawa

58:15 minutes (106.67 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

The Ruckus in Ottawa Part 10: That's a Wrap

November 30, 2009
| Some of our favourite Ottawa sounds from the series. Enjoy!

41:50 minutes (76.6 MB)
Stark Raven: Prison Justice
Stark Raven: Prison Justice

Dr. Sherene Razack on 'Reflections on Torture at Abu Ghraib'

March 15, 2010
| Six years after the photographs hit the press, OISE professor and author, Dr. Sherene Razack speaks on “We didn't kill 'em, we didn't cut their heads off": Reflections on Torture at Abu Ghraib.

42:55 minutes (39.3 MB)
Labour Show
Labour Show

Radio Labour Solidarity Report March 14th-20th

March 18, 2010
| 30 minutes of labour news and features.

28:14 minutes (25.86 MB)
Maker Culture
Maker Culture

Episode Ten - EduPunks

March 19, 2010
| Classrooms are becoming more reliant on technology and ordinary people are starting to take education into their own hands.

19:02 minutes (17.42 MB)
Decoder
Decoder

Decoder - Episode 1

March 19, 2010
| In this episode - athletes online....the untamed side of internet commentary....music by Electrobuddha...the world of virtual gaming...and a few of our favorite radio bloopers from radio shows gone by

26:42 minutes (24.47 MB)
Decoder
Decoder

Decoder - Episode 2

March 25, 2010
| On this show we're looking at how people and groups outside traditional media are plugged into 2.0. Our host this week is Julianne Hazelwood.

27:01 minutes (24.75 MB)
Decoder
Decoder

Decoder - Episode 3

April 6, 2010
| In this episode -- sending a message. The unique ways information travels and how word gets out.

29:21 minutes (26.88 MB)
rabble radio
rabble radio

#103 - Puttin' it out there

April 13, 2010
| An ethics expert on the importance of hate speech, eco-defenders stand up to corporate greenwashing, talking access to content with Canada's Pirate Party, and truckers with something to say.

28:41 minutes (26.31 MB)
Decoder
Decoder

Decoder - Episode 5

April 22, 2010
| On this episode – do cameras belong in the courtroom? ...we visit a classroom where students are encouraged to use iPods in class… and is the best teacher of internet safety the internet itself?

29:55 minutes (27.39 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

#46 - Montreal Underground (with guest host, Matt Lee from Devil Eyes)

April 21, 2010
| Montreal's underground rock scene is exploding, even this podcast can barely contain the energy.

35:11 minutes (64.43 MB)
Decoder
Decoder

Decoder - Episode 6

April 27, 2010
| This episode - bloggers and publication bans....bloggers to robots. Should journalists worry? And what about reality TV? Is it really real? And more importantly, is it journalism?

29:42 minutes (27.19 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

#47 - We need more Reverb!

May 1, 2010
| Guest hosts, The Reverb Syndicate, take us on a mini tour of surf and garage rock!

40:58 minutes (75.02 MB)
Stark Raven: Prison Justice
Stark Raven: Prison Justice

Keeping in touch across prison walls isn't easy

June 9, 2010
| For all their claims of the importance of family connections, one woman is nothing but barriers when trying to keep in touch with her brother in prison.

19:14 minutes (17.61 MB)
No One Is Illegal
No One Is Illegal

No One Is Illegal Radio -- Grassroots voices from Africa about the G8 and G20

June 7, 2010
| Perspectives from Makoma Lekalakala (Johannesburg) and Njoki Njehu (Nairobi) about the G8/G20 and self-determination by Africans, in the lead-up to the upcoming protests in Toronto later this month.

48:09 minutes (44.08 MB)
No One Is Illegal
No One Is Illegal

No One Is Illegal Radio: The criminalization of dissent in Canada -- G20 resistance in the wake of 20 years since Oka

July 7, 2010
| Indigenous and migrant justice organizers reflect on repression and criminalization in Canada 20 years since Oka, in the wake of the G20 protests in Toronto.

79:31 minutes (72.8 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

#50 - From the Back of the Film: A look back at Thrush Hermit (part 1)

July 20, 2010
| The Ruckus continues wandering through Canada's rock and roll past, with the first of a three-part series on Thrush Hermit.

31:17 minutes (57.28 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

#51 - From The Back of the Film: A look back at Thrush Hermit (Part 2)

August 3, 2010
| Continued conversation with Joel, Ian, and Rob from Thrush Hermit, plus other guests!

26:43 minutes (48.91 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

#52 - From the Back of the Film: A Look Back at Thrush Hermit (part 3)

September 1, 2010
| The last part of our look back at Thrush Hermit. We hear about Clayton Park, and the eventual demise of the band.

26:35 minutes (48.69 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

#53 - The Laura Borealis Experience

October 6, 2010
| Quick chat with Laura about her music, and tracks from her solo record, and from her new band, Le Look.

12:44 minutes (23.33 MB)
No One Is Illegal
No One Is Illegal

No One Is Illegal Radio: 'Women's rights' in Canada in the age of border control, imperialism and colonialism

October 11, 2010
| This show examines the way that the Canadian state affects the lives and self-determination of migrant women, indigenous women and the women it affects to be helping in Afghanistan.

59:14 minutes (54.24 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

#54 - Psych!

October 15, 2010
| Welcome to this episode! Here are three very cool Canadian acts doing their best to keep the spirit of garage rock and psychedelia alive.

13:45 minutes (25.19 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

#57 - Revisiting Ottawa

November 20, 2010
| Three tracks from very different Ottawa acts.

13:15 minutes (24.26 MB)
No One Is Illegal
No One Is Illegal

No One Is Illegal Radio: Canadian mining companies -- Global land grabs, displacement and grassroots resistance

December 6, 2010
| Featuring voices from across the world, it examines the harmful effects of Canadian mining projects on indigenous people and the rural poor across the world.

75:50 minutes (34.33 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

#59 - New York Roars! (ROIR Records part 1)

December 12, 2010
| We're off to New York City to hang out at one of America's oldest and greatest indie record labels, ROIR.

19:47 minutes (36.22 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

#60 - New York roars (ROIR Records Part 2)

December 30, 2010
| Part 2 of our look at ROIR Records, featuring the Stimulators and Darryl Jennifer.

16:25 minutes (30.08 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

#61 - New York Roars! (ROIR Records Part 3)

January 21, 2011
| Our final look at New York's ROIR Records, with songs from Bad Cop and Univox.

13:23 minutes (24.51 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

#62 - Tribute to the F Word

January 21, 2011
| You'll hear music from three phenomenal female MCs, all thanks to the producers of rabble's 'The F Word'.

13:12 minutes (24.16 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

#64 -- Live from Beirut: Part 2

February 16, 2011
| Continuing our audio tour of the Beirut underground, with journalist Shirine Saad.

18:56 minutes (34.69 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

#63 -- Live from Beirut: Part 1

February 16, 2011
| Journalist Shirine Saad takes us on an audio tour of underground clubs in Beirut, Lebanon, to explore how music and politics mix with the youth culture in this troubled city.

14:36 minutes (26.73 MB)
The Ruckus
The Ruckus

#65 - Muse Mix

March 1, 2011
| A mix of songs from our good friends at www.themusebox.net.

46:08 minutes (84.47 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

New film adds perspective on the lives of people working Canada's 'temporary' agricultural jobs

April 23, 2011
| Does Canada really foster a nurturing society where everyone is equal? Hear the perspective of people working here without full rights.

40:12 minutes (36.81 MB)
Aw@l
Aw@l

A Royal Huck Farper, MayDay preview -- Vote in the Streets

April 30, 2011
| The show is opened with some royal screwjobs and Dan reads an update on the People's Commissions 1267 Collaborators as a feature in the #HuckFarper section of this hour-long edition of AW@L Radio.

60:43 minutes (55.59 MB)
Pivot Legal Society
Pivot Legal Society

Pivot hosts Health, Harm Reduction and the Law: The InSite Case and the Future of Canadian Drug Policy

May 18, 2011
| Paul Ryan speaks to Darcie Bennett following Pivot's forum on the InSite supervised injection facility, a week after the federal government's final appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada.

7:20 minutes (6.72 MB)
No One Is Illegal
No One Is Illegal

Solidarity movements against deportations

June 4, 2011
| This show focuses on solidarity movements against deportations, from Montreal to Toronto to Sydney Australia. Alvaro Orozco, Villawood Detention Centre Riots and Montreal marches for Status for All.

55:34 minutes (50.88 MB)
Alert! Radio from Canadian Dimension
Alert! Radio from Canadian Dimension

Alert! Radio #185: Jack Layton's impact on the NDP, and the strike at McGill

September 9, 2011
| Alert! discusses Jack Layton's impact on the NDP and contemplates what the future holds for politics and the Left in his absence. Kevin Whittaker talks about the support staff strike at McGill.

56:58 minutes (26.08 MB)
Alternatives Podcast
Alternatives Podcast

Issue 37.5: The Power & The Glory

September 13, 2011
| We discuss environmental education with Janet Kimantas, the link between fossil fuels and cancer with environmental activist Sandra Steingraber, and speak with hemp hero Greg Herriot.

58:20 minutes (80.11 MB)
Alert! Radio from Canadian Dimension
Alert! Radio from Canadian Dimension

Alert! Radio #186: The world economy and U.S. criminal justice system

September 15, 2011
| Alert! Radio #186: Interviews with Jim Stanford on why the world economy is a mess and Ernest Drucker on the U.S. criminal justice system. Headlines, Around the Left in 7 Days and Music is the Weapon.

57:40 minutes (52.8 MB)
The F Word
The F Word

The Missing Women's Commission of Inquiry

September 16, 2011
| The F Word takes a closer look at the Missing Women's Commission of Inquiry, featuring an interview with Native Women's Association of Canada president Jeannette Corbiere Lavell.

44:32 minutes (40.78 MB)
Alert! Radio from Canadian Dimension
Alert! Radio from Canadian Dimension

Alert! Radio #187: Why civil disobedience against the tar sands is necessary

September 26, 2011
| Three campaigners address the question of using civil disobedience against the tar sands and other causes: campaigner Clayton Thomas Muller, organizer Mike Hudema and activist Gary Kinsman.

59:52 minutes (54.82 MB)
Alert! Radio from Canadian Dimension
Alert! Radio from Canadian Dimension

Alert! Radio #189 from Canadian Dimension magazine.

October 5, 2011
| Alert! Radio #189 from Canadian Dimension magazine.

57:57 minutes (26.53 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

Seven Deadly Myths: Denying the Palestinian narrative

October 15, 2011
| A new film on the collective denial which has led to emotional and physical walls between the Isrealis and Palestinians. The bloodshed and psychological abuse bred from the conflict on Canada's hands

33:19 minutes (76.27 MB)
Alert! Radio from Canadian Dimension
Alert! Radio from Canadian Dimension

Alert! Radio #191 from Canadian Dimension

October 20, 2011
| Alert! Radio #191

59:31 minutes (27.25 MB)
The F Word
The F Word

Choice and childbirth

October 30, 2011
| The F Word explores modern birth and women's ability to make informed choices, featuring interviews with Katherine Don and Asheya Hennessey.

50:14 minutes (46 MB)
Alert! Radio from Canadian Dimension
Alert! Radio from Canadian Dimension

Alert! Radio #193: Quebec's construction industry and the Saskatchewan election

November 10, 2011
| In this episode: the consequences of alleged ties between the Mafia's involvement in Quebec's construction industry and provincial political parties, and Saskatchewan's provincial election.

57:09 minutes (26.17 MB)
Alert! Radio from Canadian Dimension
Alert! Radio from Canadian Dimension

Alert! Radio #195: Occupy movement, Keystone XL pipeline and most censored stories of 2011

November 17, 2011
| Organizer Matthew Brett addresses the current state of the Occupy movement, Gordon Laxer on the consequences of delaying the Keystone pipeline and Lesley Hughes on the most censored stories of 2011.

59:05 minutes (27.05 MB)
Alternatives Podcast
Alternatives Podcast

Vol. 37.6: Alternatives 40th anniversary issue

November 23, 2011
| This special podcast celebrates the Alternatives Journal's 40th anniversary. Interviews with Bob Paehlke, Andrew Nikiforuk, Ken Ogilvie and Nicola Ross.

58:57 minutes (53.98 MB)
Alert! Radio from Canadian Dimension
Alert! Radio from Canadian Dimension

Alert! Radio #196

November 24, 2011
| Alert! Radio #196

60:10 minutes (27.55 MB)
Alert! Radio from Canadian Dimension
Alert! Radio from Canadian Dimension

Alert! Radio #197

December 1, 2011
| Stephen Maher on Egyptian politics, Gerald Caplan on Iranian nukes, Peter Kulchyski on First Nations accountability legislation

57:39 minutes (26.4 MB)
Alert! Radio from Canadian Dimension
Alert! Radio from Canadian Dimension

Alert! #199: Northern Gateway pipeline hearings, EMD lockout and Iran's war prospects

January 23, 2012
| In this episode of Alert! Radio: Ben West on the Northern Gateway pipeline, Doug Nesbitt on the Electro-Motive Diesel lockout in London, Ont., and Alex Kane on Iran's war prospects.

58:20 minutes (53.46 MB)
Alert! Radio from Canadian Dimension
Alert! Radio from Canadian Dimension

Alert! Radio #200: The global debt crisis, Rob Ford's cuts, and civic amalgamation

February 7, 2012
| Sam Gindin on what's ahead for the global economic crisis, Carlo Fanelli on the cuts at Toronto City Hall and Dennis Pilon asks if municipal amalgamation produces right-wing mayors like Rob Ford.

56:16 minutes (25.76 MB)
Alert! Radio from Canadian Dimension
Alert! Radio from Canadian Dimension

Alert! Radio #201: An Alert Special: What's Harper up to?

February 7, 2012
| With the federal budget to be tabled within weeks, this edition of Alert! Radio features analysis of the Harper agenda in three different policy areas: health care, pensions, and energy (tar sands).

56:05 minutes (51.35 MB)
Alert! Radio from Canadian Dimension
Alert! Radio from Canadian Dimension

Alert! Radio #202: Canada's surveillance society and the campaign against unions

February 10, 2012
| Micheal Vonn discusses coming bills to expand police surveillance powers, Stephen Staples on the national security establishment and Herman Rosenfeld analyzes the co-ordinated campaign against unions.

60:02 minutes (27.49 MB)