Podcast appearances and mentions of bob wiseman

In this 1619th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Blue Rodeo's Greg Keelor about his role in the '72 Summit Series, his relationship with Jim Cuddy, Bob Wiseman, the new documentary and all things Blue Rodeo. Toronto Mike'd is proudly brought to you by Great Lakes Brewery, Palma Pasta, Ridley Funeral Home, and RecycleMyElectronics.ca. If you would like to support the show, we do have partner opportunities available. Please email Toronto Mike at mike@torontomike.com

In this 1300th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Bob Wiseman about his career making and producing music for Blue Rodeo, Ron Sexsmith, Bruce McCulloch, Lowest of the Low, Robert Priest, and others. Toronto Mike'd is proudly brought to you by Great Lakes Brewery, Palma Pasta, The Moment Lab, Ridley Funeral Home and Electronic Products Recycling Association.

In this 1294th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Poet, Author, Singer and Songwriter Robert Priest about co-writing an Alannah Myles hit, working with Bob Wiseman, writing with Julian Taylor and so much more. Toronto Mike'd is proudly brought to you by Great Lakes Brewery, Palma Pasta, The Moment Lab, Ridley Funeral Home and Electronic Products Recycling Association.

A supercut edition of Industry Tactics, dedicated to the memory of Mendelson Joe. This episode features appearances by Selina Martin, Maylee Todd, Trevor Dunn, Dave Clark, The Nihilist Spasm Band, Allison Cameron, R. Murray Schafer, Kid Koala, Bob Wiseman, Annelise Noronha, Nicole Rampersaud, Hawksley Workman, Renaldo & The Loaf, Homer Flynn, Robin Hatch and more! This Friday, we begin syndicating the podcast on CFRU 93.3FM, weekly every Friday from 10pm to midnight!

This may go down as my all time favorite episode of the Trapping Today Podcast. We recorded the episode live at the Maine Trappers Association's annual Fall Rendezvous. Trappers Alvin Yates, Billy Thompson, Jason Vance, Brian Bernoski, Bob Wiseman, Frank Short and Steve Rankin join me around the table and talk trapping in front of a pretty good crowd. We talk about how they got started trapping, their favorite animal to trap, challenges to trapping and advice to new trappers, all while joking around and giving each other a hard time. Enjoy!

An uplifting chat with the Professor Emeritus, Casey Sokol. We talk about piano performance, music education, improvisation, early days in Toronto and a hell of a lot more! This episode pairs nicely with episodes 129 (Lisa Conway), 19 (Bob Wiseman) and 71 (D Alex Meeks). Let's connect the dots!

Mike chats with Ron Sexsmith about working with Kurt Swinghammer, Bob Wiseman, Daniel Lanois, meeting Elvis Costello, Paul McCartney, Ray Davies, Leonard Cohen, seeing a UFO, and so much more.

For this episode I interview Bob Wiseman, a musician based in Toronto Ontario, who has just published a book: “Music Lessons”, out on ECW Press.About “Music Lessons”: “Bob Wiseman believes most things in life are universal or, as Lauryn Hill says, everything is everything. Bearing in mind that advice, Wiseman writes about finding the link between music and daily life, like what is common between Mary Margaret O’Hara hiding around the corner with the lights turned off in order to record herself and his five-year-old insisting he stop hurrying to her dance lesson and marvel at the fluff ball she is blowing toward the ceiling. Each entry is unique and compellingly written, but the themes throughout ― on improvisational music, life lessons and conflict ― are ubiquitous.”Today we talk about his book, this pandemic, the role of self-editing, and “forgetting the audience”. You can get Bob’s book on his website bobwiseman.com, at the library, or from ECW Press- https://ecwpress.com/products/music-lessonsThis interview was originally recorded on August 6th, 2020 Get on the email list at bridgingthesocialdistance.substack.com

Bob Wiseman is a film composer, songwriter and music teacher. Wiseman discovered or produced many artists including Ron Sexsmith, The Lowest of the Low, Bruce McCulloch of Kids in the Hall, and former Canadian member of parliament Andrew Cash. He is also a founding member of Blue Rodeo with whom he won 5 Juno Awards.

In episode 10 of the Bally Alley Astrocast, Adam and Chris++ review the modified version of the "AstroBASIC" game Gobblers. They also discuss just a few of the many updates to the BallyAlley.com website since March 2017. Finally, they talk about some of the recent occurrences in the Astrocade community. This is the first full-length episode in over 2 1/2 years; thanks to all those Astrocade fans who kept pestering Adam for another episode. Recurring Links  BallyAlley.com - Bally Arcade / Astrocade Website What's New at BallyAlley.com Bally Alley Blog Orphaned Computers & Game Systems Website Bally Alley Discussion Group Bally Arcade / Astrocade Atari Age Sub-forum Bally Arcade/Astrocade High Score Club Bally Alley Astrocast Facebook Page The Classic Gaming Bookcast - By Chris Federico Some Astrocade News/Updates Astrocade Video Art - BallyAlley's YouTube Playlist Astrocade Video Art - Archive.org MOD 2 by Dan Sandin - "MOD 2," a Bally BASIC video art program, that appeared in an article called "Pix-Art" by Frank Dietrich and Zsuzsanna Molnar. This article, which appeared in "Computer Graphics and Art," 1980-1981 Yearbook 5, covers the Bally Arcade as a low-cost solution to create graphics using Bally BASIC and the ZGrass language. It specifically talks about several pieces of art that were written using the two languages. Some of the video art pictures are included in the article, as well as some source code for a few programs. Astrocademo - By Genesis Project. Demo for the Bally Astrocade (1978). Code by Shadow. Music by MCH. 2000-Baud "AstroBASIC" Tape I/O Support Missing - Summary of Missing Feature at MAME Testers Bounty: $100 for Astrocade Tape Support- Thread at bannister.org requesting tape support be added to MAME's Astrocade emulation. Bally Arcade / Astrocade Real Hardware Timing Test - This video was created using real Bally Arcade/Astrocade hardware. Two programs are run that use clocks which can be used for timing real Bally Arcade hardware versus emulation. One program, Goldfish Demo, is written in machine language. The other program, Grandfather Clock, is written in BASIC. This video can be used to test how the emulation speed is for Astrocade emulation. Each program is run for three minutes. Bally BASIC/AstroBASIC Differences - The "Bally/Astro Basic" section of the html version of the Astrocade FAQ. Bally Alley Astrocade Discussion Group - There is an active Astrocade discussion group at Groups.io that has its roots dating back to 2001 at Yahoo Groups. You can browse the over 16,000 messages that were moved from the original Yahoo groups to the Groups.io site in the fall of 2019. In addition, the Groups.io site is now the current place to talk about the Astrocade today. Palo Alto Tiny BASIC, Version 3 - By Li-Chen Wang. This article is excerpted from PCC's Reference Book of Personal And Home Computing, Edited by Dwight McCabe. 1977. Pages 58-88. Bally BASIC (and "AstroBASIC") are a superset of the original Palo Alto Tiny BASIC. This version of Li-Chen Wang's Palo Alto Tiny BASIC will run on either the 8080 or Z-80, and only uses 2K of core memory. It contains a number of nice features including command abbreviations and error messages. At the end of the listing is a cross reference table for symbols used in the program and also the object code for the program. For further information on Tiny BASIC languages, see Dr. Dobb's Journal, Volume 1. Gunfight: A Z80 Instruction by Instruction Breakdown- By Michael Matte - 198x. In the 1980s, Michael Matte, a passionate Astrocade user, used the Z80 source code listing for the 8K ROM, available in the "Nutting Manual," as a basis for his detailed breakdown of Gunfight. Michael created the breakdown "to provide beginner assembly or machine language programmers an inside look at the game Gunfight. The documentation will reveal how on-board subroutines in the System ROM can be used to execute particular tasks. The 'special routines' listing can be used as a reference source for programming demos or games." The archive includes Michael Matte's complete, 42-page breakdown of the Astrocade game Gunfight. This breakdown will be most useful if used with the source code for the Bally's 8K system ROM, which is available in the "Nutting Manual." Astrocade High-Resolution Upgrade - By Michael Matte (Circa 1985/1986/2019) - These five in-depth "packages" (documents) were created by Michael C. Matte in 1986. These documents explain how to upgrade a Bally Arcade/Astrocade from the "Consumer Mode," which uses the low-resolution display (160x102 pixels), to "Commercial Mode," which uses the high-resolution mode (320x204 pixels) used in arcade games such as Gorf and Wizard of Wor. There are pictures of Michael's hi-res unit and screenshots here too. Hi-Res Bally Arcade/Astrocade Correspondence and Hi-Res Project Updates - I have added correspondence from 1985 and 1986 between Michael Matte, Don Gladden (who edited volume 6 of the Arcadian) and Bob Fabris. Michael wrote the documentation on how to upgrade the Bally Arcade to hi-res mode. His letters primarily deal with this matter, but he also drops some wonderful tid-bits, such as that he made a BalCheck II for his hi-res unit. He also upgraded the Machine Language Manager cartridge so that it could take advantage of hi-res mode. SetScreen 2: An Upgraded Bally Arcade/Astrocade Troubleshooting Utility- By MCM Design/Michael Matte. October 2017. Setscreen 2 is a visual troubleshooting tool that can be used to help diagnose a failed Astrocade motherboard producing a blank TV screen at power-up. GitHub Astrocade Code Repository - Rachel Weil's (aka "hxlnt") GitHub annotated Z80 assembly source code, binaries, and dev tools for the Bally Astrocade. A Power Transformer Substitution for the Bally/Astrocade Computer System- By Michael Matte (MCM Design). April 2018. If your original Bally power supply fails, and you have experience in electronics, then these instructions explain how to build a substitute power transformer. "Treasures of Cathy" - By John Collins. 1982.This adventure-style game has 49 locations with 18 treasures. You can only carry six treasures/items at a time. Each treasure gives additional points. Each move subtracts one point. Try for a score greater than 1,000 points. There are four keywords: IN, UP, DROP and GET. On September 7, 2018, this game was played by Chris++ and Adam Trionfo. A rough, incomplete map of the game was created to help figure-out the game's layout. To answer Paul's 10-year-old question: to enter the house, climb one of the trees in the game (type UP), and then GET the key from the bird's nest. With the key, the player can enter the house by typing IN. Feedback The Astrocade Turns 40! - AtariAge Thread. - The first Bally Home Library Computer Arcade finally shipped and arrived in people's hands in late January 1978. Many of these people who got their units had ordered their system from a three-page JS&A ad that appeared in the September 1977 issue of Scientific American. Happy birthday, Astrocade! The Bally is now 40 years old and we're still fiddling around with it. Good for us! If anyone has any stories to tell about the Astrocade (especially if you got your system in 1978 or for your birthday!), then I'd love to hear your tales! Private Screenings: The GAMES Guide To Home Video Games- By Phil Wiswell - From December 1982 GAMES magazine - "Mezmaron" mentions this article in his feeback to the show. Page 38 of the magazine (page two of the article) has the Astrocade system on it. History Panel: "The Arcadians: Exploring the history of homebrew for the Bally Astrocade"- For any enthusiasts who are going to Magfest or live on the east coast, Rachel Simone Weil and [Kevin Bunch] will be running a history panel all about the independent developer/enthusiast scene that cropped around the Astrocade! There is also an AtariAge forum thread on this topic. Gobblers (Mod) by Bob Wiseman and Klaus Doerge The original version of Gobblers is from Arcadian 3, no. 12 (Oct. 05, 1981): 125. The modified version, with updates by Klaus Doerge, is from Arcadian 5, no. 4 (Feb. 18, 1983): 56, 70. "This is a two-player game played on a 10x5 field. The object of the game is to have your Gobbler gobble-up more squares than you opponent. When play begins, use the JX and JY to direct your Gobbler around the screen. Each printed square is worth 1, 2, 3, or 4 points, depending upon how many dots are there. The game ends when the last square is eaten." Gobblers - "AstroBASIC" 2000-Baud version. Gobblers - Bally BASIC 300-Baud Version.

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Bug Bites #013 - Insetos que pegam carona! | Hoje nossos Bug Biters discutem um pouco sobre uma das mais diferentes e interessantes maneiras que os insetos desenvolveram de se dispersar por diversos ambientes, habitando locais muito difíceis de serem alcançados por si mesmos. Será que rola uma carona? | Apoie o Bug Bites, seja nosso padrinho ou madrinha: http://bit.ly/apoiebb | Receba no WhatsApp: http://bit.ly/bugbitesnowhats | Vídeo ensinando a assinar o Bug Bites no celular (grátis): http://bit.ly/assineobb | Anuncie no Bug Bites: prodbugbites@gmail.com | Participe do XII Curso de Inverno em Entomologia Agrícola! l 23 e 27 de Julho de 2018 | Página do Curso no Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/XIICursoDeInvernoEmEntomologiaAgricola/ | Mande sua dúvida ou correção no Instagram: @bugbitespodcast | Siga no Twitter: @BugBitesPodcast | Siga no Facebook: facebook.com/BugBites | Siga no Instagram: @zitellicaio | Assine nosso Feed no SoundCloud @bugbites ou no seu agregador | Produção e Roteiro: Caio Zitelli e Pedro Rodrigues (não necessariamente nesta ordem) | Participação do ouvinte: _caracow; gersonhh; lucas21almeida; danbbandeira; _bruna_abreu; carlos_caf; vieiriza; a_shinhe; paradidrama; keyla.celani; _dne.mr_ | Some of the audios were composed using Bee Hive by Drake Stafford, Les Insectes by Alaclair Ensemble, Cockroach by Bob Wiseman, insect sounds from soundbible.com distributed either under a Creative Commons 3.0 license, or public domain. The authors have played no part in the development and creation of this episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bug Bites #013 - Insetos que pegam carona! | Hoje nossos Bug Biters discutem um pouco sobre uma das mais diferentes e interessantes maneiras que os insetos desenvolveram de se dispersar por diversos ambientes, habitando locais muito difíceis de serem alcançados por si mesmos. Será que rola uma carona? | Apoie o Bug Bites, seja nosso padrinho ou madrinha: http://bit.ly/apoiebb | Receba no WhatsApp: http://bit.ly/bugbitesnowhats | Vídeo ensinando a assinar o Bug Bites no celular (grátis): http://bit.ly/assineobb | Anuncie no Bug Bites: prodbugbites@gmail.com | Participe do XII Curso de Inverno em Entomologia Agrícola! l 23 e 27 de Julho de 2018 | Página do Curso no Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/XIICursoDeInvernoEmEntomologiaAgricola/ | Mande sua dúvida ou correção no Instagram: @bugbitespodcast | Siga no Twitter: @BugBitesPodcast | Siga no Facebook: facebook.com/BugBites | Siga no Instagram: @zitellicaio | Assine nosso Feed no SoundCloud @bugbites ou no seu agregador | Produção e Roteiro: Caio Zitelli e Pedro Rodrigues (não necessariamente nesta ordem) | Participação do ouvinte: _caracow; gersonhh; lucas21almeida; danbbandeira; _bruna_abreu; carlos_caf; vieiriza; a_shinhe; paradidrama; keyla.celani; _dne.mr_ | Some of the audios were composed using Bee Hive by Drake Stafford, Les Insectes by Alaclair Ensemble, Cockroach by Bob Wiseman, insect sounds from soundbible.com distributed either under a Creative Commons 3.0 license, or public domain. The authors have played no part in the development and creation of this episode.

Partes de um vírus dentro do genoma de uma vespa se desenvolvendo dentro de uma lagarta!! Parece sinopse de filme apocalíptico, mas é só mais uma das muitas interações entre os microrganismos e os insetos! Conheça como funciona mais essa particularidade no mundo animal, no episódio em que recebemos Bruna Merlin, especialista nesse sistema! | Apoie o Bug Bites, seja nosso padrinho ou madrinha: http://bit.ly/apoiebb | Receba no WhatsApp: http://bit.ly/bugbitesnowhats | Vídeo ensinando a assinar o Bug Bites no celular (grátis): http://bit.ly/assineobb | Anuncie no Bug Bites: prodbugbites@gmail.com | Participe do XII Curso de Inverno em Entomologia Agrícola da UNESP/FCAV Jaboticabal! De 23 a 27 de Julho de 2018 | Inscreva-se: http://funep.org.br/ | Página no Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/XIICursoDeInvernoEmEntomologiaAgricola/ | Mande sua dúvida ou correção no Instagram: @bugbitespodcast | Siga no Twitter: @BugBitesPodcast | Siga no Facebook: facebook.com/BugBites | Siga no Instagram: @zitellicaio | Assine nosso Feed no SoundCloud @bugbites ou no seu agregador | Produção e Roteiro: Caio Zitelli e Pedro Rodrigues (não necessariamente nesta ordem) | Entre em contato com a Bruna: Facebook: Bruna Laís Merlin | Instagram: brunalmerlin | Email: bruna.merlin@usp.br | Participação do ouvinte: igor_b.p.meloo; marina.outono_; Lancelotti Thompson Fb; the.thompson; rosyalves11; jackraris; Phillip Schuster; Mac Nathan; abrunofarias; vieira.nah25; pinheiro_arex; chacaradaterra; 9roro6; teixeirafilho.vando; yuri.s.n.costa; ilovebio_ | Obrigado por nos divulgarem: sumrpaz; mac.musicofficial;_bibiologia | App Amino (indicação do Mac Nathan): Comunidade de Biologia: aminoapps.com/c/biologo | Perfil do Mac: aminoapps.com/p/y5uqfb | Some of the audios were composed using Bee Hive by Drake Stafford, Cockroach by Bob Wiseman and Butterfly by Yung Kartz (both from freemusicarchive.org), insect sounds from soundbible.com distributed either under a Creative Commons 3.0 license, or public domain. The authors have played no part in the development and creation of this episode. | See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Partes de um vírus dentro do genoma de uma vespa se desenvolvendo dentro de uma lagarta!! Parece sinopse de filme apocalíptico, mas é só mais uma das muitas interações entre os microrganismos e os insetos! Conheça como funciona mais essa particularidade no mundo animal, no episódio em que recebemos Bruna Merlin, especialista nesse sistema! | Apoie o Bug Bites, seja nosso padrinho ou madrinha: http://bit.ly/apoiebb | Receba no WhatsApp: http://bit.ly/bugbitesnowhats | Vídeo ensinando a assinar o Bug Bites no celular (grátis): http://bit.ly/assineobb | Anuncie no Bug Bites: prodbugbites@gmail.com | Participe do XII Curso de Inverno em Entomologia Agrícola da UNESP/FCAV Jaboticabal! De 23 a 27 de Julho de 2018 | Inscreva-se: http://funep.org.br/ | Página no Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/XIICursoDeInvernoEmEntomologiaAgricola/ | Mande sua dúvida ou correção no Instagram: @bugbitespodcast | Siga no Twitter: @BugBitesPodcast | Siga no Facebook: facebook.com/BugBites | Siga no Instagram: @zitellicaio | Assine nosso Feed no SoundCloud @bugbites ou no seu agregador | Produção e Roteiro: Caio Zitelli e Pedro Rodrigues (não necessariamente nesta ordem) | Entre em contato com a Bruna: Facebook: Bruna Laís Merlin | Instagram: brunalmerlin | Email: bruna.merlin@usp.br | Participação do ouvinte: igor_b.p.meloo; marina.outono_; Lancelotti Thompson Fb; the.thompson; rosyalves11; jackraris; Phillip Schuster; Mac Nathan; abrunofarias; vieira.nah25; pinheiro_arex; chacaradaterra; 9roro6; teixeirafilho.vando; yuri.s.n.costa; ilovebio_ | Obrigado por nos divulgarem: sumrpaz; mac.musicofficial;_bibiologia | App Amino (indicação do Mac Nathan): Comunidade de Biologia: aminoapps.com/c/biologo | Perfil do Mac: aminoapps.com/p/y5uqfb | Some of the audios were composed using Bee Hive by Drake Stafford, Cockroach by Bob Wiseman and Butterfly by Yung Kartz (both from freemusicarchive.org), insect sounds from soundbible.com distributed either under a Creative Commons 3.0 license, or public domain. The authors have played no part in the development and creation of this episode. |

Recorded on March 21, 2006 on KAOS in Olympia Host: ANDRAS JONES Musical Guest: BOB WISEMAN R8B Theme performed by INARA GEORGE Engineered by Tamara Tillinghast Digital Media by Carlo Velasquez Produced by Andras Jones LINKS: RADIO8BLOG - http://www.radio8ball.com/2018/04/29/bob-wiseman/ BOB WISEMAN - https://www.bobwiseman.ca/ R8B APP - http://www.radio8ball.com/the-r8b-app/ RADIO8BALL Website - http://www.radio8ball.com/ RADIO8BALL PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/radio8ball RADIO8BALL FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/radio8ball/ RADIO8BALL TWITTER - @radio8ball RADIO8BALL INSTAGRAM - @radio8ball_ Support the show. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/radio8ball See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob Wiseman is enjoying a remarkable journey in Canadian music. One of the founding members of Blue Rodeo, Bob left that band in 1992, and has since released 13 solo records, produced 29 other artists, scored for film, television, working extensively in theatre, and comedy. This is a lovely conversation, that scratches the surface on a rich career that remains creative, collaborative, and original.

Steven Kado is a Toronto-based musician and a co-founder of the Blocks Recording Club label in Toronto. Founded in 2003, the Blocks slogan “Don’t try, do!” led them to put out 70 releases by then-fledgling artists like Owen Pallett, the Barcelona Pavillion, Katie Stelmanis, Ninja High School, Matias, Bob Wiseman, the Phonemes, Les Mouches, Hank, […]

Bob Wiseman is a talented song writer/ keyboard player.  He moved from Winnipeg to Toronto in the early 80's to attend university learning improvisational piano.  Around the same time, Bob joined Blue Rodeo, a highly respected band from Toronto that won Junos [Canadian Grammys] and sold hundreds of thousands of albums.  The cult classic 'Outskirts' has tons of Bob's trademark Acetone keyboards that gives the album it's defined sound. Bob and I met when he corrected the facts on Episode 6 of the podcast with Cleave Anderson.  It was a very welcome treat when he agreed to come on the show.  Thanks Bob for the great conversation!! Brought to you by fetchclass.com and BOUGHT.96.lt Shop with amazon.ca, amazon.com and amazon.co.uk  Bookmark the link and support the show!!  

The Conservative Party of Canada is denying that it knew about a scheme to misdirect voters to non-existent polling stations in the last election. Here's one of the so-called robocalls, misdirecting voters to non-existent polling stations. Dave  Hudson lives in Guelph, and he received that call the morning of election day.  He quickly realized that something was amiss, and recorded the call. That was back in May, but I caught up with Dave this week. I called him up at work Here's our conversation. Well, we're in the final run up to the NDP leadership convention. As it approaches, a top concern for many delegates is this: Which leader will be most electable in Quebec ? Will Quebecois will vote for someone who is not from Quebec.  In his play Blue Dragon, Robert LePage addresses a similar issue, but with an international focus – should Quebecois look beyond their borders? Columnist Thomas Ponniah saw a recent production of the play, and it got him thinking. Here's his column. The activist toolkit is one of the newest parts of rabble.ca, and it's not just a resource and a feature within our site. Now it's a podcast called Constructing Change. In this episode, Constructing Change looks at the protests against security certificate legislation, which allows the the Canadian government  to decide on extradition for Canadian residents without a public trial. Recently, Stephen Harper and two key ministers, Peter Kent and Joe Oliver, have said the Environmental Assessment Act allows too much public input, creates uncertainty for investors, and threatens economic development. The act is being reviewed, and a report is expected within the month. Jamie Keenan is with Mining Watch Canada, and he spoke to the Redeye podcast about why the act is important and some of the ways it strives to balance environmental preservation and industrial development. Here's that interview. If you haven't already, take a moment to donate to rabble.ca in our fundraising drive. If everyone who listens essentially bought us a coffee a month, we'd be in great shape. If you matched whatever you pay for your monthly subscription to your local paper, we'd be doing even better.  If you can do it, head to rabble.ca/donate and make a donation. That's rabble.ca/donate. See you there I hope.  Thanks to everyone who contributed to this program. Dave Hudson, Thomas Ponniah, Steff Pinch, Todd Ferguson and the Redeye collective. Our theme is composed by Bob Wiseman.

Before we start these notes, a reminder: rabble.ca is kicking off our fundraising drive this month and so I'd like to issue you a little challenge. We know that most of you listeners consume all kinds of media — mainstream and independent. What rabble.ca wants you to do this year is match your spending on mainstream media: newspapers, cable, whatever you get, and send that amount rabble.ca's way. You can do that at this link: rabble.ca/donate. You can make a one-time donation or buy a membership. It's your support that keeps rabble.ca running. That link again is rabble.ca/donate. Hope to see you there. We're going to start this program with some music. Abousfian Abdelrazik's struggle  has been a long one. While he was on a visit from his home in Montreal to Sudan he was jailed by the Sudanese government, on the recommendation of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. During his imprisonment he was interrogated and tortured, but he was never charged. In 2007,  he was released from prison, and took refuge in the Canadian Embassy in Khartoum. He lived there for 14 months, while his attempts to return to Canada were blocked by officials. In 2009, grassroots pressure helped facilitate his return to Canada, and this week Abdelrazik was told that his name had been removed from the UN list of terror suspects, and that his life could return to normal. In support of Abdelrazik's struggle, Montreal artists have been raising funds and creating work to commemorate his experience as part of Montreal's history. Stefan Cristoff has been writing a series of piano works based on Abdelrazik's struggle, to start off this episode, we're going to play you one of those pieces. Here is is a live performance of a duet for Abdelrazik, performed by cellist Rebecca Foon and Stefan Christoff. That was Duet for Abdelrazik, performed by Rebecca Foon and Stefan Christoff. A CD of compositions is scheduled for release in 2012. For more information, you can go to: http://artthreat.net/2011/04/abdelrazik-foon-christoff/ I'd like you to cast your mind back a few months. Attawapiskat and the housing crisis affecting its residents is all over the news these days. While it is the most recent First Nation to capture the spotlight it is not the only First Nation where housing conditions, education and career prospects for residents are far below the standard Canada insists it wants to provide.  Despair and suicide are common in communities where living conditions that include poor housing, no plumbing and inconsistent water supplies. I thought it would be appropriate, in this episode, to play an interview I conducted earlier this year with Joanne Dallaire. In August, after two months which saw five young people commit suicide in his community, Gordon Peter, the former chief of Pikangikum First Nation, wrote an open letter  asking for assistance. It hit the media, but was soon lost under other suicide reports as two NHL players took their own lives. Joanne Dallaire agreed to talk to me after the Pikangikum story had fallen out of the news. She has worked with Ryerson University to help incorporate aboriginal teachings into curriculum there, conducts healing workshops for aboriginal and non-aboriginal organizations across Ontario, and sits as an adviser for several agencies. She devotes herself to teaching and healing. She is from Attawapiskat. Here's our conversation. This month the Occupy movement in Canada faced strong opposition from municipal governments in most cities. Vancouver, Ottawa, and Toronto suffered the most high-profile evictions. Raffi is known by many for his work as a children's entertainer. He is also a well-known social change advocate,writing songs in support of social movements worldwide. He took his inspiration for the song we're about to feature from the Occupy movement. Here is Raffi with No Wall Too Tall. For more coverage of the Occupy movement as it continues, go to rabble.ca/occupy. Cathi Bond is rabble.ca's trusty movie columnist. While the rabble.ca podcast Reel Women — where she and Judy battled it out over movie picks — is done, that doesn't mean that Cathi is off the movie beat. In this episode of rabble radio I thought I'd bring you her latest. The new podcast is called Watch Me. This episode, she's talking about Sarah's Key. Here's Cathi. If you want to subscribe for Cathi's DVD recommendations, you know where to go. rabble.ca/podcasts then click the link to Watch Me. That brings us to the end of this episode of rabble radio, thanks for listening. Just a quick reminder before we take off.  Thanks to all the people who helped to put this episode together: Cathi Bond, Emily Hill, and Kim Wiltzen. Small crew this week! Our theme was composed for us by Bob Wiseman. If you have any comments or questions, please don't hesitate to email rabble radio. You can do that by emailing me. My address is as follows: Meagan@rabble.ca That's all from me. Talk to you next month. And I can't leave without giving you the donate address again: rabble.ca /donate.

Interview with Bob Wiseman, who has generously provided a theme song for rabble radio. Thanks Bob! This week, Toronto is the host of the Marxism 2010 conference. Activists and thinkers from around the world will gather on the 28th of May to address some of the same issues that the G8/G20 is considering, but from a different angle. One of the speakers at the conference will be Kostas Katarahias, a member of the General Council of the Federation of Hospital Doctors Unions of Greece. I reached him by phone to talk about what he thinks should be done about his country's current financial struggle. Check it out if you're in Toronto on the weekend of the 28th. For more information about the Marxism 2010 conference, you can go to www.marxismconference.ca. Well, I bet you are all wondering what the lyrics to the new rabble radio theme song are? You're about to find out. And if I were you, I'd get a pen. It always pays to be prepared. You never know when we'll have a contest about this… maybe in episode 140, or then again, it could be in our next show. If you want to throw your comment into the ring, or share your thoughts about the new sound, you can always always call our skype number to comment. Here it is: (360) 566-2214. We also accept email Meagan@rabble.ca. When children are taken into the care of the state, they are often moved from home to home. The process is difficult for children, and for their parents, who may be petitioning to have their child returned to them. A recent complaint to the ombudsperson in B.C. addresses a complaint about a policy that makes it difficult for foster children to return to their parents. The rabble podcast network's pivot legal podcast talked about the issue in their latest episode. Here is Lawyer Lobat Sandrashemi, discussing the complaint.