HOTSHEET FOR WEDNESDAY JULY 30, 2008
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1. THE CURRENT:
Today the Current takes a look at the Mosquito Ultrasonic Teen
Repellent. Its high-pitched whine won't bother your ears if you're
over the age of twenty-five, but if you're younger watch out!
Proponents say that the annoying sound coming from the gadget
disperses loitering gangs and therefore discourages vandalism. But a
University of Ottawa law professor calls it an assault on civil
liberties. Plus, CBC health re****ter Pauline Daikin has a do***entary
on the life stories of cadavers donated to medical science. That's on
The Current, with guest host Mike Finnerty, this morning at 8:30 (9:00
NT) on CBC Radio One.
2. DIET FOR A HUNGRY PLANET:
Back in February, a trio of backyard chickens got Halifax residents
all a-flutter. Most cities in Canada have bylaws against raising farm
animals within city limits. But it used to be okay for people to raise
a few chickens or other small livestock in cities, so why the change
of mind? This week on Diet For a Hungry Planet, how local food
movements are pu****ng for a return to urban agriculture. Also on the
program, helping newcomers keep their farming skills, even if they
settle in Canada's cities. Diet For a Hungry Planet, with Anna Maria
Tremonti, this morning at 9:30 (10 NT) on CBC Radio One.
3. SOUNDS LIKE CANADA:
When conventional policing was unable to address the problems that led
to a dispro****tionate number of black youth in correctional facilities
in Montreal, a different strategy had to be found. Sounds Like Canada
takes a look at a grass roots movement called "Strengthening Black
Families" that fosters closer bonds between parents and their children
- and so far this approach is showing promise. An organizer and a
mother who both took part in the program drop by to share their
experiences. That's Sounds Like Canada, with guest host Steve Burgess,
this morning at 10 (10:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
4. CROSSING BOUNDARIES:
Soybeans have a very good reputation in the West, and no wonder: the
little bean packs a wallop of nutrition and flavour. But the planting
and harvesting of soybeans has damaging repercussions in developing
nations, where environmental laws are lax and local populations are
exploited by multinational cor****ations. Right now, this is happening
in Paraguay, the world's fastest-growing soybean producer. Find out
more in "The Soybean Wars" this week on Crossing Boundaries, this
morning at 11:30 (noon NT) on CBC Radio One.
5. Q: ***You can also hear highlights from this afternoon's edition of
Q tonight after the 10 p.m. news on CBC Radio One***
"Chinese Democracy" - rock group Guns 'n Roses' latest record - has
been a long time coming. Q welcomes Mick Wall, author of a new
biography about Axl Rose, the elusive co-founder and frontman of the
group. Q, with guest host Jesse Wente, this afternoon after your
local noon show on CBC Radio One.
6. INSIDE TRACK: ***Heard at 2:30 p.m. only in Winnipeg***Not heard in
all locations***
Nowadays when they go on the road, Canadian athletes are provided with
an assortment of safe over-the-counter drugs, just in case. That way,
they can be assured not only that the medications they're taking are
safe, but also that they won't contravene any of the doping
regulations for their s****t. This week on The Inside Track, take a
look inside a 'Sick Pak'. Also, this week's Olympic Trading Card:
swimmer Brent Hayden, a World Champion last year who hopes to make
just as big a splash in Beijing. That's this week on The Inside Track,
with Robin Brown, this afternoon at 3:30 (4 NT) on CBC Radio One.
7. ALIEN NATION:
Teenagers and ***. It's a combination that's guaranteed to give just
about any parent
serious anxiety at one point or another. This week on Alien Nation,
host and mother Judith Mackin asks teens how they feel about love and
***, in a society that uses *****c images to sell just about
everything, and where soft **** is always just a click or two away.
Teens talk about the death of dating and the pressure on girls to have
***. They're also painfully honest about why some are waiting for
marriage or for that special someone they can trust. That's on Alien
Nation, tonight at 7:30 (8 NT) on CBC Radio One.
8. OUTFRONT:
More in the special series "At Street Level" tonight on Outfront. It
profiles four people working on the front lines of social services - a
doctor, a social worker, a ***ual assault counselor and a police
officer that works as a crisis negotiator. Tonight, "Not Your Average
House Call". Dr. Mike Dillon never knows what to expect when he makes
a house call. His patients may be refugees who speak no English and
have no medical records. This do***entary follows him on his rounds.
Outfront, this evening at 8:45 (9:15 NT) on CBC Radio One.
9. IDEAS:
Do Canadians need a common identity to be a modern nation? Tonight on
Ideas, Adam Gopnik and Malcolm Gladwell, both staff writers at The New
Yorker, battle it out with wit and humour in a debate moderated by
Maclean's national editor, Andrew Coyne. That's "Canada - Nation or
Notion?", tonight on Ideas at 9 (9:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
10. WORLD OF MYSTERY: ***Also heard Friday at 11:30 a.m. (noon)on CBC
Radio One***
A young woman - a wildlife conservation worker - lies in a psychiatric
hospital, traumatised, babbling in a language she has never learned,
and refusing to open her clenched eyes. Has she unwittingly awakened
something dark, primitive and unspeakable in the mountains and ravines
of the remote Moehau Range in the north island of New Zealand? Or has
she herself committed an unspeakable crime and is feigning insanity?
Tonight on The World of Mystery, "The Moehau", by Gary Henderson,
stirs up mythological undercurrents from New Zealand's ancient past,
disturbing the placid surface of modern beliefs and fears. Hear the
conclusion on The World of Mystery, tonight at 11 (11:30 NT) on CBC
Radio One.
11. WIRETAP:
Jonathan's pal Josh decides to rid himself of his material possessions
this week on WireTap. He's determined to hit the road, wandering hobo-
style from place to place. And Gregor tries to convince Jonathan to
speak in a Brooklyn accent in order to boost his tough-guy
credibility. Is Jonathan loopy enough to take advice from Gregor? "Far-
Off Places", on WireTap, with Jonathan Goldstein, tonight at 11:30
(midnight NT) on CBC Radio One.
12. AND THE WINNER IS=85:
People are so dependent on machines these days - from cars to cell
phones to computers. So it's not surprising that there's been a boom
in music that comes from electronic sources. This week on the Wire, an
award-winning do***entary series being carried on And the Winner Is=85,
it's all about the machines: drum machines. keyboards. samplers.
sequencers - and how they've changed the way people think about music.
The Wire, on And the Winner Is=85tonight at midnight (12:30 NT) on CBC
Radio One.
-- RADIO TWO --
13. HERE'S TO YOU:
Guest host Andre Alexis helps a Montrealer send musical greetings to a
Californian friend today on Here's to You, via the Internet and Glenn
Gould's performance of the Goldberg Variations. Also, music by
Rautavaara and a landmark performance of Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an
Exhibition" by pianist Sviatoslav Richter. That's on
Here's to You, this morning at 9 (9:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
14. STUDIO SPARKS:
Studio Sparks continues a week of live performances with special
guests from the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival. Today
it's the Toronto-Cairo Collective featuring singer Maryem Tollar.
Studio Sparks, with Eric Friesen, today at noon (12:30 NT) on CBC
Radio Two.
15. DISCDRIVE:
It's not Thursday but DiscDrive features an organ segment today with
Daniel Chorzempa and Iver Kleive. Also hear Sadko, a rarely-performed
orchestral piece by Rimsky-Korsakov; Carol Welsman from her 2006 disc
"Wat'cha Got Cookin'?", and violinist Rachel Barton Pine's World
Premiere recording of Franz Clement's Concerto. That's on DiscDrive,
with host Jurgen Gothe, this afternoon at 3 (3:30 NT) on CBC Radio
Two.
16. TONIC:
This evening on Tonic pianist Cyrus Chestnut plays music by Elvis
Presley, vocalist Stacey Kent sings a classic Serge Gainsbourg song,
and Canadian guitarist Jason Crawford pays tribute to Wes Montgomery.
There'll be Latin music from Paulo Ramos and Monica Freire, and Nu-
Jazz sounds from Toronto's Four80East. Plus, a set of tunes from
pianist Gene Harris and his Alley Cats recorded live in Seattle. Take
a little Tonic, with Katie Malloch, this evening at 6:00 p.m. (6:30
NT) on CBC Radio Two.
17. CANADA LIVE:
Vancouver's Dyad teamed up with Crooked Stovepipe from St. John's this
summer at the Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival, in a blending
of the narrative songs of the American South with East Coast
bluegrass. Then it's a tribute to the great Jazz divas
- from the incomparable Ella to her contem****ary colleague Diana
Krall, featuring three of Newfoundland and Labrador's award-winning
singers: Dana Parsons, Janet Cull and Heather Bambrick. The concert
features jazz standards from the classic American Songbook, including
"How High The Moon", "A Fine Romance", "I've Got You Under My Skin".
Also, an inspired performance of Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You".
That's on
Canada Live, tonight at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
19. THE SIGNAL:
Laurie Brown has interesting covers of tunes composed by that iconic
Canadian rock trio, Rush, tonight on The Signal. Hear the progressive
jazz stylings of The Bad Plus in their version of "Tom Sawyer" and the
Section Quartet's take on Rush's magnum opus "2112". You'll also hear
the perplexing music of Barnyard Drama and the third and final
installment of Lullaby Baxter's musical "Garden Cities of Tomorrow",
recorded live at Calgary's One Yellow Rabbit Performance Theatre.
That's on The Signal, with Laurie Brown, tonight at 10 p.m. (10:30 NT)
on CBC Radio Two.
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