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Best podcasts about canada150

Latest podcast episodes about canada150

Brian Crombie Radio Hour
Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 328 - River North: Heather Christine and Matt Zadkovich

Brian Crombie Radio Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2021 41:52


Brian Crombie speaks to Heather Christine and Matt Zadkovich for a special Valentine's Day show on Sauga960am. River North is a Mississauga based duo comprised of award-winning musicians Matt Zaddy and Heather Christine. Together these artists are partners in music and in life. River North combines soulful acoustic guitar and moving vocal harmonies to create a smooth mix of original and popular music. In 2017 River North was featured on CBC Radio 2 and toured the East Coast of Canada performing in over 10 cities. Together with Arlene Paculan and The iDENTiTY CRiSiS they also composed, "We Are the North", Mississauga's official summer anthem for the 2017 #Canada150 celebrations.

Salty MotherClutchers
EP20 — Death, Canada, and more death.

Salty MotherClutchers

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 48:00


Hey Salties! Episode 20 is here and maybe it's Halloween in the air but we get a little dark with some serious talk about death and NDEs. But! It's not all doom and gloom because on this episode, we're so excited to chat with our friend Brittany about her cross Canada ride.

Anti-Racist Educator Reads
EP 03 The Skin We're In by Desmond Cole

Anti-Racist Educator Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 63:06


In episode 3 of Anti Racist Educator Reads, Colinda's guests are her Anishinaabe kwe sister Pamala Agawa, a VP, and Gerry Walker, also a VP. In discussing july, august, september, they will unpack Canada150 and unpacks some truths about the history of Canada and talk about the impact ignorance and silence has on racialized students and staff in schools.

The Lead Pedal Podcast for Truck Drivers
LP435 Featured Truck Joseph Haulage Canada 150 Truck

The Lead Pedal Podcast for Truck Drivers

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 9:46


Featured Truck Joseph Haulage Canada 150 Truck This week's featured truck is a cool custom Kenworth brought to you by the Great Canadian Truck Show. Each week Bruce picks a cool truck from the many truck shows he attends. Hearing about them is one thing, seeing them is another. Check out this cool ride! Check out the video on this featured truck by clicking here This episode is sponsored by Mystik Lubricants offering quality tested oils and lubricants for trucks and heavy machinery. Learn more about their products at www.mystiklubes.com This episode is also sponsored by Chrome Supply Warehouse offering custom parts for trucks and many specials for truckers. You can learn more at www.chromesupplywarehouse.com The tune of the day is Zero to Sixty by Thomas Wade off his Seven Years On Album. Learn more out Thomas and his music at www.thomaswade.com About the Show The Lead Pedal Podcast for Truck Drivers talks all things trucking for people in the transportation industry helping them improve their business and careers. Interviews with industry professionals and truck drivers, trucking information, and other features on the industry are meant to be helpful for truck drivers and those in transportation. The Lead Pedal Podcast for Truck Drivers has main episodes released every Tuesday and Thursday with bonus material on other days. You can learn more about the host and show on our website and make sure to SUBSCRIBE to the show on your favourite podcast platform. www.theleadpedalpodcast.com What does The Lead Pedal Podcast mean? The Lead (pronounced - Led) stands for acceleration or fast-track of your career or business. It is a play on words and we certainly are not here promoting speeding in the industry. We are hoping this information will help you become a professional driver faster than if you didn't know about many of these topics. Are you enjoying the show? If so we would appreciate you leaving us a rating and review on iTunes or on your favourite podcast platform. The show is available at www.theleadpedalpodcast.com  , ITunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Tunein, iHeartradio, SoundCloud, and other popular podcast platforms. Thanks for listening

Under the Influence from CBC Radio
S6E19 (Archive) - Brand Envy: #CANADA150

Under the Influence from CBC Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2019 26:58


From the Digital Box Set: This week, it’s our annual episode where we explore brands I admire. And in celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017, this year’s brands are all Canadian. We’ll look at what may be the most successful global retailer Canada’s ever built, a television pioneer worshipped and revered by generations of Canadians and a world-class brand that operates out of the smallest village in New Brunswick. We’ve certainly bred some amazing brands up here in the Great White North. Happy birthday, Canada. This is an archived episode that aired originally on May 11, 2017.

Fearless Women Podcast by Janice McDonald
Paulina Cameron: Triple Threat! The Best-selling Author, new CEO at Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and Mom talks about taking on new challenges.

Fearless Women Podcast by Janice McDonald

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2019 35:09


Paulina Cameron is a triple-threat: CEO of the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs, bestselling author of Canada 150 Women: Conversations with Leaders, Champions, and Luminaries, and a mother – among her many other accomplishments.

REBELREBEL the Podcast
E0031 - The Unexpected Rebel Unicorn

REBELREBEL the Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2019 49:54


Andrea Sereda started off by insisting she isn't a rebel but by the end of this episode it's really clear she is not just a rebel, but a unicorn rebel. From helping people achieve sustainable weight management, to performing on Broadway: What can't she do? She lost 140 pounds, kept it off, and started a business to help others do the same. She has her Masters in Social Work, is a professional sign-language interpreter for theatre, attended Juilliard, and performed on Broadway. She's a rebel to her very core. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS PODCASTAndrea Sereda on the Web Andrea Sereda on Facebook Andrea Sereda on Instagram Dr. Yoni Freedhoff Book: The Diet Fix DOCUMENTARY: Forks over Knives APP: My Fitness Pal Juilliard Article in IMPACT Magazine SPECIAL THANKS RebelRebel Theme Song by EMRE CORDS Photography by: Barbara Blakey

Mornings at the Cabin
November 27, 2018: A Trojan Muskox

Mornings at the Cabin

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2018 22:53


Wheeler and Ollie discuss the mysterious hairy beast that showed up unannounced in front of Yellowknife City Hall last week. And Pat Kane visits the Cabin to talk Dead North 2019!

The Secret Life of Canada (Archive)
The Secret Lives of Subversive Women

The Secret Life of Canada (Archive)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2018 30:50


This episode might be the strangest piece of Canadiana we've found yet: and warning, it's not suitable for children. First, we go deep down a rabbit hole to investigate Bear by Marian Engel, a novella that won the Governor-General's Literary Award decades before it became an internet meme—because it's all about lady/bear sex. Next, we explore first- and second-wave feminism and the lives of women in Canada during Bear's time.

The Secret Life of Canada (Archive)
The Secret Life of Banff

The Secret Life of Canada (Archive)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2018 35:20


How did Banff come to be? A look back at how Indigenous people were kicked off their land—and then how the national park was built by the forced labour of interned Ukrainian-Canadians. Skiing at Lake Louise will never feel the same again.

The Secret Life of Canada (Archive)
Shout Out to Rosemary Brown

The Secret Life of Canada (Archive)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2018 2:24


A new episode is coming soon! But before that happens, we need to shout out someone wonderful named Rosemary Brown.

The Secret Life of Canada (Archive)
The Secret Life of Ipperwash

The Secret Life of Canada (Archive)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2018 31:38


Ah, dock life—a crackling fire and the sound of loons on the water. But where does cottage country come from? In one part of Ontario, we look at how the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation were pushed off their land to make way for cottages, a park and even an army base.

The Secret Life of Canada (Archive)
Shout Out to Susan Olivia Poole

The Secret Life of Canada (Archive)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2018 1:53


Bonus! Meet Susan Olivia Poole, the first Indigenous woman to receive a patent with an invention that has been sold all over the world. 

The Secret Life of Canada (Archive)
The Secret Life of Birchtown

The Secret Life of Canada (Archive)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2018 38:25


What we do really know about the history of black people in Canada? Sure, there's the Underground Railroad and the jazz prowess of Oscar Peterson—but what else? How about 200 years of slavery in Canada; the first race riot in North America; the false promise of “freedom and a farm”; or Birchtown, Nova Scotia, home to one of this country's first settlements of black people.

The Secret Life of Canada (Archive)
Shout Out to Abby Hoffman

The Secret Life of Canada (Archive)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2018 2:06


Bonus! Meet Abby Hoffman former Olympian and trailblazer.

The Secret Life of Canada (Archive)
Shout Out to Les Mouches Fantastiques

The Secret Life of Canada (Archive)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2018 2:09


Meet Elsa Gidlow and Roswell George Mills, creators of North America's first LGBTQ publication, Les Mouches Fantastiques.

The Secret Life of Canada (Archive)
Shout Out to Kenojuak Ashevak

The Secret Life of Canada (Archive)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2018 2:38


Bonus! Meet Kenojuak Ashevak, the world-renowned and multi-award winning artist and first lady of Inuit Art. 

The Secret Life of Canada (Archive)
Shout Out to Beryl Potter

The Secret Life of Canada (Archive)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2018 3:01


Bonus! Meet Beryl Potter, an early activist and advocate for rights of persons with disabilities who didn't take no for an answer. 

The Secret Life of Canada (Archive)
The Secret Life of Niagara Falls

The Secret Life of Canada (Archive)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2018 33:00


We dive into one of Canada's most-visited tourist destinations—and self-professed honeymoon capital of the world—Niagara Falls, Ontario. First, we explore the falls' geological formation and how they were divided between Canada and the United States. Next, all of the ways people have tried to make a buck off this natural wonder: from industrial polluters to daredevils in barrels to the wax museums of Clifton Hill. We also talk to some locals about what it's like to live there, and find out why the Maid of the Mist “legend” is so problematic.

Digital Nomad Mastery - Travel the World
Celebrating Canada's 150th Birthday with Vanessa Chiasson from Turnipseed Travel

Digital Nomad Mastery - Travel the World

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2018


Digital Nomad Mastery - Podcast Interview about #Canada150 with Vanessa Chiasson http://www.turnipseedtravel.com/ https://www.facebook.com/SculptSocial Thank you for watching our video. GET EMAIL UPDATES on our website: http://www.DaddyBlogger.com LIKE us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/daddyblogger SUBSCRIBE to us on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/tokyoricky FOLLOW us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tokyoricky

SaskScapes
SaskScapes - Episode 85 - Resilience and Respect

SaskScapes

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2018 69:48


Throughout 2017 SaskCulture has had the remarkable opportunity and privilege to build and strengthen relationships with a number of First Nation and Métis cultural partners in the province through our Canada 150 project, funded by Canadian Heritage, called Resilience & Respect: Canada 150 & Beyond.  Canada’s sesquicentennial was a starting point: an opportunity to reflect on the important work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and its 94 Calls to Action, to help ensure that Indigenous peoples are genuinely inspired to recognize positive change in Canada over the next 150 years. Join Kevin Power and his guests at a gathering held in Saskatoon on January 26, 2018.   This final event for Resilience and Respect: Canada 150 and Beyond is not the end of the partnership or its work. Instead, it marks the next step in a journey together toward a more meaningful, respectful and rewarding relationship – one that supports positive changes needed in communities and cultural organizations in this province.    ========================================== THIS EPISODE OF SASKSCAPES IS SPONSORED BY SASKCULTURE ======================================= SaskScapes is a podcast featuring the stories of arts, culture and heritage in Saskatchewan. The series is produced and hosted by Kevin Power.  To sponsor your own episodes contact SaskScapes via twitter, Facebook or by email for more information. Your reviews in the iTunes store help boost the ratings so be sure to have your say! Host: Kevin Power www.kevinpower.net Music provided by Jeffery Straker www.jefferystraker.com SaskScapes is also available through the iTunes Store on Stitcher Radio and TuneIn Radio. SaskScapes now has its own app for android devices available in Google Play. IF YOU ARE ENJOYING THE PODCAST WE'D LOVE YOUR SUPPORT http://bit.ly/1TSJw8C Follow SaskScapes on Twitter @saskscapes Follow SaskScapes on Facebook: Facebook.com/saskscapes Follow Kevin Power on Twitter @kevinpowerlive Thanks to SaskCulture for their ongoing support of SaskScapes Funding for the cultural sector in Saskatchewan is provided by the Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund for Sport, Culture and Recreation. Your lottery dollars at work!

Podcasts – I Don't Get It
Season 4 Episode 9

Podcasts – I Don't Get It

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2017 24:43


As the lights go down on 2017 and the final pile of Canada150 presentations, we review Reckoning, a response by Article 11—Tara Beagan and Andy Moro's Indigenous Activist Arts company–that offers three different narratives on themes of reconciliation. Plus your “What To Watch For” list for 2018. Happy new year from all of use at IDGI, folks! I Don't Get It is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB! https://idontgetityeg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/idgi-s4e9.mp3 Become a Patron!★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

I Don't Get It
Season 4 Episode 9

I Don't Get It

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2017 24:44


As the lights go down on 2017 and the final pile of Canada150 presentations, we review Reckoning, a response by Article 11—Tara Beagan and Andy Moro’s Indigenous Activist Arts company–that offers three different narratives on themes of reconciliation. Plus your “What To Watch For” list for 2018. Happy new year from all of use at IDGI, […]

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The John Oakley Show
Jonathan Kay: Why our intellectual class made Canada 150 the worst birthday ever

The John Oakley Show

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2017 12:02


*ARLENE BYNON IN FOR JOHN OAKLEY*GUEST: Jonathan Kay, Toronto-based author and columnist

SaskScapes
SaskScapes - Episode 83 - Yorkton: the Canada150 mural mosaic

SaskScapes

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2017 60:22


  In 2017, Canadians across the country have been planning how their communities would celebrate 150 years of Confederation.  Among those hundreds of events and projects came an idea initiated by Alberta artist Louis Lavoie. A dream to connect our country by creating the mural mosaics project. 150 communities, participated throughout the year, in creating their own murals made from hundreds of individually painted tiles.  Yorkton, Saskatchewan. was one of the participating communities and clearly that city couldn’t have been more proud of the result.  In this episode Kevin Power is joined by 6 guests, via telephone, who contributed to the  creation of the Yorkton mosaic.  In the end, Yorkton’s mural consisted of over 600 individually painted tiles. The links to the mural mosaic project can be found here,  as well as links to the city of Yorkton and the Godfrey Dean Art Gallery  ========================================== THIS EPISODE OF SASKSCAPES IS SPONSORED BY THE CITY OF YORKTON, SASKATCHEWAN. THEIR SUPPORT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. ======================================= SaskScapes is a podcast featuring the stories of arts, culture and heritage in Saskatchewan. The series is produced and hosted by Kevin Power.  To sponsor your own episodes contact SaskScapes via twitter, Facebook or by email for more information. Your reviews in the iTunes store help boost the ratings so be sure to have your say! Host: Kevin Power www.kevinpower.net Music provided by Jeffery Straker www.jefferystraker.com SaskScapes is also available through the iTunes Store on Stitcher Radio and TuneIn Radio. SaskScapes now has its own app for android devices available in Google Play. IF YOU ARE ENJOYING THE PODCAST WE'D LOVE YOUR SUPPORT http://bit.ly/1TSJw8C Follow SaskScapes on Twitter @saskscapes Follow SaskScapes on Facebook: Facebook.com/saskscapes Follow Kevin Power on Twitter @kevinpowerlive Thanks to SaskCulture for their ongoing support of SaskScapes

Talking Radical Radio
REBROADCAST: Unsettling Canada 150 on Parliament Hill

Talking Radical Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2017 28:35


This week's episode of Talking Radical Radio ends the year with a rebroadcast of an episode originally broadcast in July 2017. It offers a behind-the-scenes look at the bold Reoccupation that went to the very heart of the Canadian settler colonial project -- Parliament Hill itself -- and used ceremony to challenge and unsettle Canada's 150th anniversary celebrations. Freddy Stoneypoint, Summer-Harmony Twenish, Trycia Bazinet, Hamda Deria, and Elsa Hoover were among the organizers of and participants in the Reoccupation ceremony, and they talk about their experiences on the Hill and their understanding of the ongoing work of unsettling Canada. For a more detailed description of this episode, see here: http://talkingradical.ca/2017/12/26/trr-rebroadcast_canada_150/

The Oz Network - TV & Film Recaps
The Amazing Race Canada Season 5, Episode 11 Finale Recap - The Oz Network TV

The Oz Network - TV & Film Recaps

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2017 89:34


We are at the end of The Amazing Race Canada for another season, and Colin and Rossi are back to break down every moment of action. We compare this finale, as well as the new winners to past seasons. There were waterfalls, rickshaws, scaling skyscrapers, and all the other great challenges you associate with Canadians. While Rossi picks out all of the most entertaining moments on screen, Colin was so distracted by finally being able to take part in the on screen polls to really care about what  was happening  in each challenge.  Be sure to listen to find out which polls Colin was able to manipulate on screen, as well as how he succeeded in making the West Coast look like a bunch of wimps. We also break down some of the best moments from the After The Race reunion show. Whether you loved the 5th season finale or just want to learn how to manipulate the system in on screen CTV polls, you must hear our final recap of the year.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Oz Network - TV & Film Recaps
The Amazing Race Canada Season 5, Episode 10 Recap - The Oz Network TV

The Oz Network - TV & Film Recaps

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2017 68:03


We are one episode away from the finale of The Amazing Race Canada, and this is the episode that has it all. Drama, tears, fears, and Crokin-Curl! Colin and Rossi cover everything from the use of Alpaca's in Canada to the new hybrid sport of Crokicurl that has swept over at least 25% of those surveyed.  From there it's all about Korey finally emerging as a star, even if he was flirting with a random girl in a not-really-flirting kind of way. And are you afraid of cockroaches being poured all over your head? According to another recent survey more than half of Canadians, as well as 50% of our hosts this week share in that fear. The other 50% are too busy jumping trains to care. Download and listen to our recap now. We promise it will be the greatest experience you'll ever have until we see Alpaca's play Crokicurl.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Oz Network - TV & Film Recaps
The Amazing Race Canada Season 5, Episodes 6 and 7 Recap - The Oz Network TV

The Oz Network - TV & Film Recaps

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2017 91:55


Holy Guacamole we are back to cover another double episode of The Amazing Race Canada. We return to Canada's capital of Ottawa for all the double U-Turn drama, farting horses, and fence building stories from Karen and Bert. Colin also finds out what the perceptions outside of Canada are on Mounties, which are apparently half way between corny and cool. In episode 2 we travel to Newfoundland, which as everyone knows is the funniest province in Canada. Through bad avocado jokes, plenty of cruel Canadian heckling, Ivana stealing the show by doing nothing, and the single most uncomfortable cry since opening night of The Notebook, we cover what may be the most entertaining two episodes of the season. This is the recap so good it has even been endorsed by future sitcom star Johnny Mustard, so download now.... or have your race partner download instead.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Oz Network - TV & Film Recaps
The Amazing Race Canada Season 5, Episode 3 Recap - The Oz Network TV

The Oz Network - TV & Film Recaps

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2017 65:57


From uninteresting camping setups to uninteresting coffee runs to BOB the Bridge to yet another Detour full of innuendos, the Amazing Race Canada Season 5 episode 3 had it all..... or did it? The major drama of the week is all about the  express passes. We debate the use (and in one case lack of use) of every express pass, while also debating whether this episode is incredibly boring or unpredictable enough to make it entertaining. And just what happened to the interactive polls and #Canada150 challenges this week? It's all here in our weekly coverage that gets the seal of approval from Gassy Jack, Bob the Bridge and Camper James.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Oz Network - TV & Film Recaps
The Amazing Race Canada Season 5, Episode 2 Recap - The Oz Network TV

The Oz Network - TV & Film Recaps

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2017 60:15


Colin and Rossi are back and much more impressed with week two of The Amazing Race Canada season 5. We talk all about the Fort McMurray location, whether Team Give'r is still amazing or starting to become too much, Karen overshadowing her husband Dirt Gritie, the ever changing Chevy vehicle of the week, and all the bad extras flubbing their spots. Wanna hear all about our thoughts on  online polls, pumping vs pulling, and hear the loudest cheese sneeze ever heard on the air, then download this episode now in celebration of #Canada150★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Oz Network - TV & Film Recaps
The Amazing Race Canada Season 5, Episode 1 Recap - The Oz Network TV

The Oz Network - TV & Film Recaps

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2017 69:49


We begin our coverage on The Amazing Race Canada with the premiere of season 5. Colin is joined once again by Rossi to talk about all the things that we liked, loved and were disappointed with in the premiere. We go over every team on the race including the super relaxed/super hyperactive Team Give'r. We debate whether Andrea and Ebonie taking a penalty was a good move or bad move. We also talk about how boring the challenges were on this episode, scratch our heads at what a Canada150 challenge really is, and drop more awkward product placement than you actually hear on the race. From butt slides to bad morse code to the legend of Gassy Jack, we talk about it all in this spectacularly entertaining recap of a spectacularly average season premiere!★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Toddcast
Canada 150 and Beyond

Toddcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2017


Sarine, Christian, Bob, Nelly, Lina, and one Anonymous listener share stories about their journey to the public service, the work that they do, and their hopes for the future.Stream or download in MP3 format.Subscribe with your favourite podcast app or web RSS aggregator.Also available on Google Play Music, iTunes, and Stitcher.

CANADALAND
SHORT CUTS #126 - Child Soldiers, Proud Boys

CANADALAND

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2017 33:59


With resistance to Canada150, Indigenous women calling out a reporter at a press conference, and the Proud Boys disrupting a Mi'kmaq ceremony in Halifax, the way people talk about our colonial history is changing. While Indigenous people demand respect, journalists like the National Post's John Robson think the insults are just too much.   NDP MP Romeo Saganash plagiarized co-host Erica Violet Lee's work in an op-ed for the Globe and Mail.   With Omar Khadr reportedly getting an apology and a settlement of $10.5 million from the Canadian government after nearly a decade in Guantanamo Bay, politicians are twisting the narrative, and a columnist wonders why Khadr can't just move on.   Erica's blog: Moontime Warrior Erica's Twitter: @ericavioletleeSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Informed Traveler
Informed Traveler SEG 1 (July 2/17) Canada 150 Passport 2017

The Informed Traveler

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2017 5:05


Passport 2017 helps you discover events and landmarks across Canada in celebration of Canada's 150th Birthday. ​ Support the show: https://www.theinformedtraveler.org/

The Informed Traveler
Informed Traveler SEG 1 (July 2/17) Canada 150 Passport 2017

The Informed Traveler

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2017 5:05


Passport 2017 helps you discover events and landmarks across Canada in celebration of Canada's 150th Birthday. ​ Support the show: https://www.theinformedtraveler.org/

Arts & Ideas
Free Thinking: Canada 150: Sydney Newman and British TV; Vahni Capildeo; Shubbak Festival 2017

Arts & Ideas

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2017 43:55


Matthew Sweet looks at the Canadian influence on British TV drama in the early 1960s, with director Alvin Rakoff, Sydney Newman biographer, Ryan Danes, and Graeme Burk, contributor to the publication of Newman's memoirs. Newman was instrumental in setting up Armchair Theatre, The Avengers and Doctor Who and The Wednesday Play at a time when broadcasting was in an excitingly fluid state. The British-Trinidadian poet Vahni Capildeo on her Forward Prize winning collection Measures of Expatriation and a new Poetry Prize for Second Collections, the Ledbury Forte Prize. Artists Larissa Sanour and Jonathan May discuss the Survival of the Artist as this year's Shubbak, London's festival of Contemporary Arab Culture opens. Presenter: Matthew Sweet Guests: Graeme Burk 'Head of Drama: The Memoir of Sydney Newman' by Sydney Newman (Author), Ted Kotcheff (Foreword, Contributor), Graeme Burk (Contributor) out in September Ryan Danes 'The Man Who Thought Outside the Box: The Life and Times of Doctor Who Creator Sydney Newman' out now Vahni Capildeo 'Measure of Expatriation' out now. The Ledbury Poetry Festival 30th June to 9th July 2017 The Survival of the Artist presented by The Mosaic Rooms, at the British Museum July 2nd, part of Shubbak, London's Festival of Contemporary Arab Culture 1–16 July 2017 .Producer: Jaqueline Smith.

Arts & Ideas
Free Thinking: Canada 150: Identity Robbie Richardson, Alison MacLeod, Deborah Pearson + Rupi Kaur and Kevan Funk.

Arts & Ideas

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2017 43:50


Shahidha Bari and Laurence Scott look at images of Canada from First Nations art through Anne of Green Gables on TV to poems and art posted on Instagram and Twitter by Rupi Kaur. Their studio guests are author Alison MacLeod, Robbie Richardson and Deborah Pearson. Plus film maker Kevan Funk. Rupi Kaur has published a book called Milk and Honey and you can find images of her art via her website https://www.rupikaur.com/Robbie Richardson from the University of Kent is writing a book about the connections between representations of First Nations people in 18th-century British literature and the rise of modern British identity.Kevan Funk's film Hello Destroyer is on a tour of UK cinemas along with other films from the Canada Now Festival and it is also available from Curzon Home Cinema.Alison MacLeod has published a short story collection all the beloved ghosts.Deborah Pearson's documentary History History History is screening as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival from August 5th to 10th. Anne of Green Gables, the 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery, has recently been remade for TV in a CBC-Netflix adaptationPart of Canada 150: a week of programmes marking the 150th anniversary of the founding of the nation. You can find links to concerts and other broadcasts on the Radio 3 website.Producer: Torquil MacLeod

The Main Ingredient w/ Kevin Burgin
The Main Ingredient w/Kevin Burgin talks to Prairie 360 about their Canada 150 event

The Main Ingredient w/ Kevin Burgin

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2017 7:52


Prairie 360 GM Devin Nelisson talks about their Canada 150 Event coming up July 1st.  http://www.prairie360.ca/canada-150  

Arts & Ideas
Free Thinking - Canada 150: Robert Lepage, Katherine Ryan.

Arts & Ideas

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2017 43:53


Philip Dodd explores the influence of Canadian history and the difference between stand up and performing a one man show. Katherine Ryan is based in the UK and about to perform at summer festivals and in an autumn tour. The French Canadian playwright, performer and opera director Robert Lepage recently staged his autobiographical "memory play", 887, at the Barbican in London. He has directed a ring cycle for the Metropolitan Opera which was featured in a 2012 documentary Wagner's Dream and productions of Berlioz's The Damnation of Faust and Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress and has also worked on shows for Cirque Du Soleil. http://www.katherineryan.co.uk/ http://lacaserne.net/index2.php/robertlepage/ Part of Radio 3's Canada 150: a week of programmes marking the 150th anniversary of the founding of the nation. You can find links to concerts and other broadcasts on the Radio 3 website.Producer: Robyn Read

Fight Back with Libby Znaimer
Rubber Duck Canada 150 May 30 2017

Fight Back with Libby Znaimer

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2017 19:29


CANADALAND
SHORT CUTS #116 - To Hell With Weed, We Have A Fentanyl Crisis

CANADALAND

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2017 46:30


The Prime Minister showed up at Vice to talk about the Liberal government's marijuana legalization plan, but is blindsided when members of the audience demanded he address the opioid overdose epidemic going on across the country. Reporters Without Borders released their annual World Press Freedom Index this week. Canada placed 22nd. Two years ago we were in eighth place. What caused this dramatic decline? Finally, the CBC is scoring some of that sweet Canada150 cash to commission programming it should probably already be making with the $1-billion it receives annually, and J.J. McCullough tries his hand at a nuanced comparison of Canadian and Turkish political systems, but most people just dismiss him as a crackpot. Tom Henheffer, Executive Director of Canadian Journalists for Free Expression joins us.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CANADALAND
SHORT CUTS #113 - Canada150: Here's Who's Pissed Off So Far

CANADALAND

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2017 33:42


CBC's miniseries “The Story of Us,” is only two episodes in, but manages to upset literally everyone (except Joseph Boyden). Justin Trudeau endorses CBC's Canada 150 fiasco--and his favourite microbrew, Labatt150. Everyone forgets the Junos were on Sunday and Russell Peters makes a statutory rape joke. The Globe and Mail issues Leah McLaren a gag order, following the coded memo sent out to staff. Following McGill's brand-sensitive lead, Ryerson University issues an apology for a short documentary about poverty in Niagara Falls, made by its students.   An access-to-information request made by VICE reveals that CSIS has been secretly watching and reporting on events at the Standing Rock pipeline protests. How freaked out should journalists be about surveillance and border crossing? VICE Canada's Hilary Beaumont joins Jesse.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Well Endowed Podcast
Episode 2 – Paddling Towards Canada 150

The Well Endowed Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2016 41:12


In this month's episode, Dr. Bukola Salami shares her research about the health of New Comers to Canada. We listen in as the Edmonton and Area Land Trust rescue several native Albertan plants from a highway expansion. We learn about how the Fort Edmonton Canoe Brigade brings us together to celebrate Canada's 150th. And we speak with Emmy Stuebing about how her legacy of giving in Edmonton will continue even after she moves to Victoria.   We have lots of links to share this episode! Find out more about creating your own endowment fund. Learn more about the Community Fund for […]

Canadian Club of Toronto
Canada 150 Series Century Initiative Panel, Moderated by Elena Cherney with Dominic Barton, Goldy Hyder, Kate Subak and Mark Wiseman

Canadian Club of Toronto

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2016 52:44


Why Canada Needs More People

Canadian Club of Toronto
Canada 150 Series With Dave McKay, President and CEO of RBC, And a panel of leading young digital entrepreneurs

Canadian Club of Toronto

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2016 60:23


Canada 150, our next generation of entrepreneurs

Canadian Club of Toronto
Canada 150 Series Sustainability Panel

Canadian Club of Toronto

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2016 35:07


Susan McArthur with Lorraine Mitchelmore, Dr. Ilse Treurnicht and Annette Verschuren

The Secret Life of Canada (Archive)
Introducing The Secret Life of Canada

The Secret Life of Canada (Archive)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2016 0:12


A podcast that looks at all the people, places and events regularly left out of Canadian history. Hosted and written by Leah-Simone Bowen & Falen Johnson, produced by Katie Jensen.