#12 - Aggressive/Progressive
| January 22, 2006- Length: 0 bytes
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(1:37 - 5:20) Keith is looking across the border toward Canada's election. He's watching TV back home too. Hearing Harper's cries "God Bless Canada," Keith can't help but notice the similarities between the social conservatives at home, and the ones we've got over here. (5:32 - 10:07) Rabble books editor Lisa Rundle chased down Angela Rawlings, co-editor of a new anthology Shift and Switch: New Canadian Poetry (http://www.themercurypress.com/poetry/shiftswitch/). Rawlings provides a five minute primer on the vibrant world of Canadian poetry. (10:30 - 13:17) When high-school pals Alex Last and Owen Carrier reunited with another pal Nick Rose in Toronto, they decided it would be cool to start a rock and roll band. After another two members joined, and the missing pieces fell into place. Here is Sweet Thing, delivering some floor-shaking, hip-gyrating, pop for rabble radio. This is Take it Back. http://www.sweetthing.ca/ (13:20 - 18:19) DVDiva took a few hits after admitting she loved watching Angelina kick the crap out of Brad Pitt in Mr. and Mrs. Smith. So here goes, with part two of her look at women in the movies - the kinder, gentler version. (18:20 - 25:11) Mark Blevis is the big podhead behind the Canadian Podcast Buffet. Charlotte Scott gets him to reveal a few of the secrets of the pod-iverse, in the first of a new series called Line In. (25:12 - 26:32) American Apparel is progressive when it comes to not using sweatshops, but not so hot on the anti-sexism. Auntie has encouraging words for an irritated customer. (27:12 - 31:48) Sweet thing just want you to dance to their music. Here's your chance. The song is Everyone.