audio by year 2008

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)

I Read The News Today, Oh Boy!

Episode 26: presidential political primary punditry podcast

January 9, 2008

| Ahh it is the sad but lets admit it exciting time of the horserace known as the American presidential primaries - we got our scoop, plus nuclear secrets, clorox and Burt, and more

32:48 minutes (37.55 MB)

Africafiles: The Pulse

Episode #24: Kenyans in Canada react to sad loss of life

January 8, 2008

| Kenyan Community in Ontario president Ben Ondoro speaks to Pulse about the efforts of Kenyan-Canadians to seek a solution to the sad loss of life in Kenya.

5:14 minutes (4.8 MB)

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)

I Read The News Today, Oh Boy!

Episode 27: The bear doesn't just dance

January 23, 2008

| The circus around the U.S. elections is just that but we are less focused on the dancing bear and more on the growling bear with our take on the pending recession, plus impeachment hearings?

35:26 minutes (40.55 MB)

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

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)

I Read The News Today, Oh Boy!

Episode 28:Fury on the sound of one mouth yapping

February 7, 2008

| Can Romney bring politics any lower? yes! Can a dream ticket be in the works for the Dems? Maybe! Can we just give Black focused schools a chance? We hope so.

31:28 minutes (36.02 MB)

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)

Stark Raven: Prison Justice

Aboriginal Transformative Justice

March 28, 2008

| The Vancouver Aboriginal Transformative Justice Society talks about their work and philosophy in providing community-based alternatives to the mainstream criminal justice system.

24:07 minutes (22.09 MB)

I Read The News Today, Oh Boy!

Episode 31: Race To The Bottom

March 26, 2008

| Reaction to Obama's speech on race is pretty ugly, but is there a giimmer of hope? No hope if you are a "Dandy" trying to get into the US, plus the neo-cons crow in Canada

15:23 minutes (17.61 MB)

Pivot Legal Society

#12: Hope in Shadows, the book.

April 24, 2008

| A preview of the new Hope in Shadows book; the weekly look at Pivot issues in the news and a poem by Mike Pratt.

19:36 minutes (22.44 MB)

Stark Raven: Prison Justice

Music Behind Bars: The Michael Franti Concert

May 5, 2008

| Interview with Cheri Snook, who helped organize a Michael Franti Concert at Folsom prison. Includes music highlights from the concert.

24:24 minutes (22.35 MB)

Stark Raven: Prison Justice

Music Behind Bars: Faith Nolan

May 4, 2008

| Musician and activist Faith Nolan talks about the music therapy work she does with women in prison.

13:30 minutes (12.37 MB)

Pivot Legal Society

#13: David Eby talks about Homelessness.

May 1, 2008

| Darren Fleet talks to David Eby about issues that have occured in Vancouver regarding homelessness and the Downtown Eastside in the past week.

25:43 minutes (29.44 MB)

Pivot Legal Society

#9: Megaphone street mag and a new UN report about addictions.

April 3, 2008

| Vancouver's new street magazine Megaphone is launched and a new report from the UN about addictions.

26:13 minutes (30 MB)

Pivot Legal Society

#10: Vancouver police and Vancouver's homeless count.

April 10, 2008

| Policing and Pivot in the Downtown Eastside, and results from Vancouver's homeless count.

24:10 minutes (27.67 MB)

Pivot Legal Society

#11: Complaint to UN about Canada's treatment of homeless people.

April 17, 2008

| A complaint made to the UN about Canada's treatment of homeless people

22:41 minutes (25.96 MB)

Pivot Legal Society

#4: Broken Promises child welfare report and a housing protest

February 28, 2008

| Child Welfare: an update on the Broken Promises report launch and the Carnegie Action Group rally about housing.

16:37 minutes (19.02 MB)

Pivot Legal Society

#5: Drug Policy: Public Health or Criminal Justice Issue?

March 6, 2008

| A special podcast covering Drug Policy: Public Health or Criminal Justice Issue? lecture at UBC.

57:47 minutes (66.13 MB)

Pivot Legal Society

#6: Insite, North America's only supervised injection facility.

March 13, 2008

| An interview with Mark Townsend from the organization that runs North America's only supervised injection site on why it should remain open.

25:48 minutes (29.53 MB)

Pivot Legal Society

#7: Dr Gabor Mate talks about In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts.

March 20, 2008

| Dr Gabor Mate talks about his book In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts.

36:10 minutes (41.39 MB)

Pivot Legal Society

#8: Immigrant housing in Vancouver - a new report.

March 27, 2008

| David Eby discusses a new report about immigrant housing in Vancouver is released by Pivot: Cultural Divide.

15:40 minutes (17.93 MB)

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

#2: Frank Paul inquiry & 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)

I Read The News Today, Oh Boy!

Episode 33: A healthy comparison

May 16, 2008

| It is all over but the shouting in the Democratic primaries, so we make a healthy comparison between health plans and wonder how myths about the Canadian system will have an impact on what happens

36:33 minutes (41.83 MB)

CitizenShift

71 - PART II: Architecture of the Occupation

May 20, 2008

| Part two of a two-part podcast that explores the critical theory of Israeli architect Eyal Weizman to understand how urban planning is a strategic element of occupation in the Occupied Territories.

25:13 minutes (28.86 MB)

CitizenShift

70 - PART I: Architecture of the Occupation

May 19, 2008

| Part one of a two-part podcast that explores the critical theory of Israeli architect Eyal Weizman to understand how urban planning is a strategic element of occupation in the Occupied Territories.

23:29 minutes (26.88 MB)

Pivot Legal Society

#18 - Mark Haden talks about a regulated drug market for Canada

June 5, 2008

| #18 - Mark Haden talks about a regulated drug maket for Canada and Bud Osbourne speaks live from the InSite celebration on May 31 in Vancouver

22:58 minutes (26.3 MB)

CitizenShift

62 - PART II: Foreign Interference and Haitian Sovereignty

January 13, 2008

| Part two of a two-part podcast with Canadian photographer Darren Ell examining the consequences of Canadian foreign policy in Haiti.

24:36 minutes (28.16 MB)

CitizenShift

61 - PART I: Foreign Interference and Haitian Sovereignty

January 12, 2008

| Part one of a two-part podcast with Canadian photographer Darren Ell examining the consequences of Canadian foreign policy in Haiti.

24:24 minutes (27.93 MB)

CitizenShift

68 - Taking It Back!

March 28, 2008

| An hour-long audio-documentary on the special needs provisions in social assistance legislation in Ontario and Nova Scotia and anti-poverty organizations working to dismantle barriers to health.

53:02 minutes (60.7 MB)

Stark Raven: Prison Justice

Welfare Rates and Crime Prevention

June 15, 2008

| A recent report looks at the experiences of those on welfare in BC and helps expose the connections between poverty, welfare policies and "crime".

25:35 minutes (23.42 MB)

CitizenShift

73 - Black Flags, Books, and a Burgeoning Movement

June 17, 2008

| A 22-minute audio documentary on the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair, and topics featured at the event - from current struggles on Mohawk Territory to building movements in solidarity with prisoners.

22:14 minutes (20.36 MB)

Stark Raven: Prison Justice

Women and Prison: A Site for Resistance

June 28, 2008

| <a href="http://www.womenandprison.org/index.html" target="_blank">A new website</a> brings together stories of incarcerated women, challenging mainstream notions of justice, crime and punishment.

18:47 minutes (17.2 MB)

Stark Raven: Prison Justice

Words Without Walls: Writing by Women in Prison

June 23, 2008

| A new compilation of writing and art by women in prison shares the stories, creativity and struggles of women living behind bars in Canada.

36:29 minutes (33.4 MB)

Pivot Legal Society

#21 - By-law enforcement targets homeless people in Vancouver

July 3, 2008

| By-laws are being enforced to prosecute sidewalk sales and to confiscate belongings of homeless people in Vancouver.

11:31 minutes (13.19 MB)

Stark Raven: Prison Justice

What about poverty? How risk assessments affect girls in jail

July 6, 2008

| Risk assessment approaches being used to manage prisoners are framed as objective, but in reality these approaches ignore systemic issues such as colonization and further isolate marginalized girls.

25:28 minutes (23.32 MB)

Stark Raven: Prison Justice

RFID chips: Are we one step closer to 1984?

July 12, 2008

| These little trackable chips are being used more and more, from warehouse inventory, to U.S. passports, to keeping track of animals and even children.

24:07 minutes (22.09 MB)

I Read The News Today, Oh Boy!

Episode 37: Who will pay?

July 29, 2008

| indictments against a senator, crimes in the department of justice, and possibly blood on the hands of talk show hosts but who will pay? Not likely any of the crimedoers. . .

34:35 minutes (39.59 MB)

Stark Raven: Prison Justice

Gangs: The problem with the crackdown approach

July 25, 2008

| Using police, prisons and punishment to deal with gangs is ineffective. A report by the Justice Policy Institute documents why.

20:56 minutes (19.16 MB)

Stark Raven: Prison Justice

Native Spiritual Healing Behind Bars

August 19, 2008

| Marcel Gagnon, Aboriginal singer and songwriter, talks about the sweats he leads inside a Northern BC Jail and the role they play in the lives of those who participate.

25:39 minutes (23.49 MB)

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Rabble Radio #72: Art is life

August 25, 2008

| Trumpeter and poet Jason Selman talks culture, Keith crosses the border, the reel women aren't there, and rabble podcast network's newest show, The Ruckus, brings us a tune.

30:24 minutes (34.79 MB)

Stark Raven: Prison Justice

'Joe Convict' from Segregation

August 26, 2008

| "Joe Convict", a prisoner who has been in segregation for several months in an Ontario prison, talks of his struggle with the prison authorities and his fight for human rights behind bars.

59:40 minutes (54.62 MB)

I Read The News Today, Oh Boy!

Episode 38: Cynics at the trough

September 6, 2008

| Sure politics is a lot of theatre and some of it has been great recently, but the profoundly cynical appointment of Palin and other such joys has us in a tizzy. Plus the IMF, and bad border news

34:04 minutes (31.2 MB)

rabble radio

#73 - Eat this election fever

September 8, 2008

| Keith talks about John McCain's running mate, organic foods and how we choose them, music from Entire Cities, and the reel women head back to the 50s.

23:30 minutes (26.89 MB)

Stark Raven: Prison Justice

Books 2 Prisoners

September 2, 2008

| A look at role and reality of books behind bars. Focus on the work of Books 2 Prisoners Vancouver, a grassroots group who sends free reading material inside to prisoners.

10:12 minutes (9.33 MB)

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)

rabble radio

#74 - Rushdie, Lewis, and campaign cogitation

September 23, 2008

| Salman Rushdie on his latest novel, Stephen Lewis on the Canadian Government, the streets of Vancouver, U.S. troubles, and the best election-time movies.

29:57 minutes (27.42 MB)

I Read The News Today, Oh Boy!

Episode 39:The Big Flush

October 2, 2008

| A political scientist once said that an American Presidential election is like going to the bathroom, you go into a private space, you only have two choices (the result of neither is particularly

32:36 minutes (29.86 MB)

Alternatives Podcast

How Green is your ... Product?

October 6, 2008

| Greenwashing is the fluffing up of a product or service with claims of bogus or exagerated environmental benefits.

22:58 minutes (21.03 MB)

rabble radio

#75 - Come join our party

October 6, 2008

| Election opinions from the streets of Whitehorse. Music from Maryem Tollar. An invitation to our party. A debate-choosing guide from Keith. Ian Angus on the election and the environment.

32:37 minutes (37.32 MB)

Stark Raven: Prison Justice

Harassing Visitors: Drugs Behind Bars & 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)

Needs No Introduction

Naomi Klein, pre-election

October 12, 2008

| Naomi Klein Speaks at the University of Toronto before the October 14 Federal Election.

49:37 minutes (22.72 MB)

Needs No Introduction

Bill Fletcher - Author and Union Activist

October 13, 2008

| Changes in government and changes in economics mean changes for unions too - Fletcher speaks about his bookSolidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labour and a New Path to Social Justice.

20:23 minutes (9.34 MB)

I Read The News Today, Oh Boy!

Episode 40: Counting Chickens

October 14, 2008

| There may not be a chicken in every pot, but the Democrats are thinking new deal, and the Republicans are running around like chicks with their heads off, and Keith says Obama supporters better not

34:15 minutes (31.36 MB)

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)

Needs No Introduction

Susan Nathan - The Other Side of Israel

October 16, 2008

| Nathan talks about her new book, why it is needed, and what life is like for Arab-Israelis.

41:05 minutes (18.81 MB)

I Read The News Today, Oh Boy!

Episode 41:do the right thing

October 23, 2008

| Spike Lee said recently the greatest moment of his life was Obama's nomination. We aren't ready to go that far, but we're happy to see so many Americans do the right thing and reject the McCain hate

27:51 minutes (25.5 MB)

The Dispatch

35 years of Briarpatch

October 26, 2008

| Two talks from Briarpatch's 35 year birthday party

35:51 minutes (32.83 MB)

CitizenShift

Episode 75 - Grandmas Raising Grandchildren

October 30, 2008

| Maggie Hughes looks at the impact of funding cuts on grandparents raising their own grandchildren

20:43 minutes (28.44 MB)

Living On Purpose

Episode #142 ~ The Kerplunks!

November 21, 2008

| Dinah D talks with Living on Purpose Lynn about The Kerplunks heading to the CFMA (Canadian Folk Music Awards) in Nfld. Nov 23, 2008, as nominees for Best Children's Album.

12:13 minutes (11.18 MB)

Needs No Introduction

Post-election: What should the left do now?

November 3, 2008

| A panel discussion to celebrate rabble's relaunch, moderated by Duncan Cameron. Speakers: Maude Barlow, Jessica Yee, Murray Dobbin, and Anne Lagace-Dowson.

51:42 minutes (23.67 MB)

Redeye

Reaction to Obama’s victory

November 19, 2008

| We hear two progressive voices talking about their response to the election of Barack Obama on November 4.

19:55 minutes (18.24 MB)

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)

I Read The News Today, Oh Boy!

Ruling From The Grave

November 26, 2008

| Bush tries to ram through right wing regulations, Obama looks backward for change and the Liberals follow suit. It's enough to make your head spin.

33:44 minutes (30.89 MB)

Redeye

Potters for Peace founder dies

November 30, 2008

| Ron Rivera was best known for developing an inexpensive ceramic water filter that is used by impoverished communities around the world.

13:14 minutes (12.12 MB)

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)

Stark Raven: Prison Justice

Woman sues over medical neglect in BC jail

December 2, 2008

| Christine tells her story of how she almost died after not receiving proper medical treatment from the privatized health services at the Alouette Correctional Centre for Women in Maple Ridge, BC.

13:41 minutes (12.53 MB)

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)

Labour Show

Episode #9: Women in the Trades

November 25, 2008

| Pauline Niles, trailblazer for women in the trades.

16:59 minutes (15.56 MB)

Reel Women

Two monstrously important women on two monstrously important men: Charlie Chaplin and Ghenghis Khan

November 20, 2008

| Reel Women talk about two bio pics - one on Charlie Chaplin and one on Ghenghis Khan

6:47 minutes (4.71 MB)

rabble radio

#77 - Hope and remembrance

November 2, 2008

| Remembering Studs Terkel, looking forward from Canada's election, and a vigil for Frankie Venom.

25:24 minutes (11.63 MB)

Needs No Introduction

Deena Ladd On Advocating For Low-Wage Workers

December 3, 2008

| Deena Ladd On Advocating For Low-Wage Workers

35:27 minutes (32.48 MB)

Needs No Introduction

Union Power - Maria Elena Durazo

December 3, 2008

| Maria Elena Durazo has been a labour activist for much of her adult life. She spoke to the Good Jobs for All Conference.

28:43 minutes (26.31 MB)

Labour Show

Episode #10: Trades and Apprenticeships in Ontario

December 3, 2008

| Gord Faulkner of the IAM speaks about Trades and Apprenticeships in Ontario

20:30 minutes (18.77 MB)

Redeye

Crisis in Truth and Reconciliation Commission

December 6, 2008

| The Indian Residential School Truth and Reconciliation Commission has lost credibility following the resignation of Justice Harry LaForme.

18:53 minutes (17.29 MB)

Needs No Introduction

Healthy Economy Healthy Planet

December 3, 2008

| The Blue Green Alliance wants to protect jobs and the planet. David Foster Executive Director of the organization tells us about it.

29:14 minutes (26.78 MB)

I Read The News Today, Oh Boy!

Coalition of the Thrilling

December 2, 2008

| The sky is falling for Harper but will it be rainbows and puppy dogs for progressives? Probably not, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't kick 'em out!

35:34 minutes (32.57 MB)

Redeye

Understanding the assault on Mumbai

December 9, 2008

| Professor Emeritus Hari Sharma examines the background to the assaults and explores the choices that face the Indian government in response.

16:27 minutes (15.06 MB)

Redeye

Trafficking of girls in India

December 10, 2008

| Indrani Sinha is a founding member of Sanlaap, an organization in Kolkata, India that works against the trafficking of girls into prostitution and bonded labour.

14:53 minutes (13.63 MB)

Redeye

The siege of Gaza

December 15, 2008

| Reem Abdul Qadir is a clinical social worker with children. She talks about the health effects of the Gaza siege, especially for the young.

12:57 minutes (11.87 MB)

Redeye

Victory for laid-off workers in Chicago

December 14, 2008

| When 250 workers were given three days notice that their factory was closing and told they'd get no severance pay, they decided to occupy the factory.

18:25 minutes (16.86 MB)

I Read The News Today, Oh Boy!

Short show for GG's short shrift

December 5, 2008

| Was the GG's decision the Canadian compromise way? Seems a bit strange to us as the parties representing the most votes and the most seats asked for another option.

10:54 minutes (9.99 MB)

I Read The News Today, Oh Boy!

At the end of the day

December 18, 2008

| At the end of the year we look again at Harper's stunning deception on democracy and at the disturbing recent appointment by Obama, but we also look for a few good signs.

32:33 minutes (29.8 MB)

Redeye

Analyzing the Quebec election results

December 17, 2008

| Jean Charest got a majority government. The Parti Quebecois replaces the Action Democratique du Quebec and Quebec Solidaire won its first seat.

14:11 minutes (12.99 MB)

Redeye

Private police in public places

December 19, 2008

| We talk with the author of a recent study looking at the impact of private security forces on homeless and under-housed Vancouver residents.

12:46 minutes (11.69 MB)

Redeye

Two perspectives on legalizing prostitution

December 20, 2008

| Sheila Jefferys is a feminist author and activist in Australia. Gunilla Ekberg is a feminist lawyer and activist in Sweden. They share their perspectives on prostitution laws in their two countries.

27:24 minutes (25.09 MB)

Redeye

The Unnatural History of Stanley Park

December 19, 2008

| Joan Seidl curated a fascinating multi-media exhibition examining the long and decidedly unnatural history of Vancouver’s premier natural attraction.

15:25 minutes (14.11 MB)

Living On Purpose

Episode #143 ~ Sex Coach on Purpose

December 20, 2008

| Sex & Intimacy Coach, Kim Switnicki has over 25 years experience speaking with women and couples about sex and sexuality.

39:53 minutes (36.52 MB)

Living On Purpose

Episode #91 ~ "A New Prescription for Addiction"

January 14, 2008

| Richard Gracer MD is the author of this 'Comprehensive Treatment Plan'.

44:58 minutes (41.17 MB)

Living On Purpose

Episode #99 ~ Dirk Becker - Part Two

February 11, 2008

| Dirk is fascinated by neuro bio psychological predisposition.

7:40 minutes (7.03 MB)

Living On Purpose

#113 ~ A flash from the future ~

March 31, 2008

| Listened to the many Episodes over this last year? This breather is the opportunity! Check LivingOnPurposeLynn.com for updates.

2:59 minutes (2.73 MB)

Living On Purpose

Episode # 116 ~ "I'm A Girl, I'm Smart, and..."

May 16, 2008

| ...I Know Everything" by Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein

17:17 minutes (15.83 MB)

Living On Purpose

Episode #99 ~ A Sonic Valentine

February 14, 2008

| Once a year it's good to change routine! Living on Purpose shows up on a Thursday, for Valentine's Day.

11:16 minutes (10.32 MB)

Redeye

Ontario Power's nuclear energy plans

December 20, 2008

| The Ontario Power Authority is planning to use old reactors to build up to 14,000 megawatts of capacity by 2025.

13:33 minutes (12.42 MB)

Redeye

Challenges facing small towns in BC

December 20, 2008

| British Columbia’s resource-based economy means that smaller centres are especially vulnerable to changes in the economy

14:55 minutes (13.65 MB)

Redeye

Militant teachers union in Puerto Rico heads off raid

December 22, 2008

| The Service Employees International Union lost their battle to represent 36,000 teachers in Puerto Rico.

11:51 minutes (10.86 MB)

Redeye

Protecting the ocean

December 21, 2008

| Greenpeace is asking for 40 per cent of the international high seas to be set aside in marine protected areas. They say it’s the only way to preserve healthy ecosystems and a living ocean.

17:08 minutes (15.69 MB)

CitizenShift

78 - Learning Outside the System: Life as an Unschooler

December 16, 2008

| CitizenShift’s Denise Hastings and Michelle Drew sat down with filmmaker Astra Taylor to explore growing up unschooled, and debunking some of the myths of homeschooling along the way.

21:20 minutes (29.31 MB)

Redeye

Bikes for everyone

December 24, 2008

| A non-profit bike shop in Vancouver recycles and refurbishes bikes and provides them at little or no cost to people who need them.

13:19 minutes (12.2 MB)

Redeye

Haliburton’s Army

December 24, 2008

| The U.S. military now routinely outsources translation and intelligence gathering. We speak with journalist Pratap Chatterjee, author of an upcoming book on contracting out in the military.

19:46 minutes (18.1 MB)

Redeye

Protecting the Flathead Valley

December 24, 2008

| A pristine wilderness valley straddling the Canada – U.S. border is threatened by coal strip mining and coalbed methane drilling. Momentum is growing to have it protected as a national park.

10:42 minutes (9.8 MB)

Living On Purpose

Episode #145 ~ Lover Beloved

December 28, 2008

| Andrew Reeves is Lover Beloved, singer, songwriter, guitarist, a young man on an inner and outer quest.

29:03 minutes (26.6 MB)

Redeye

Addicted to gambling revenues

December 30, 2008

| Governments across Canada are making billions of dollars from gambling. Zeus Yaghi says they've got their heads in the sand about the social costs.

16:00 minutes (14.65 MB)

Redeye

Informing Canadians about prescription drug risks

December 30, 2008

| Neither doctors nor patients are paying enough attention to Health Canada’s warnings about certain drugs. Alan Cassels says Health Canada needs to work on its communication techniques.

13:12 minutes (12.09 MB)

Living On Purpose

Episode # 146 ~ Echo Wellness Solutions

January 2, 2009

| Lisa Kurytnik's mission is to empower people to live their best life by identifying and releasing blocks to optimal health and well-being.

7:36 minutes (6.97 MB)

Redeye

Libel chill

January 6, 2009

| A recent decision of the B.C. Court of Appeal means that what you say in the privacy of your own home could get you sued for libel and defamation.

15:28 minutes (14.16 MB)

rabble radio

#78 - Communications: New Style Old Style

December 12, 2008

| If you're pro-coalition, here's how to keep it going. If you like newspaper wars, here's some history. If you like movies try Hellboy II. If you like music try Kensinton Prairie.

30:14 minutes (27.7 MB)

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)

rabble radio

#76 - Whistle. STOP.

October 20, 2008

| Native protestors give the Spirit Train what for, Susan Nathan on Arab-Israeli Life, Keith sees the light at the end of the election tunnel, and LAL drop the tunes.

31:48 minutes (14.56 MB)