HOTSHEET FOR THURSDAY AUGUST 7, 2008
-- RADIO ONE --
1. THE CURRENT:
Newfoundland and Labrador is still trying to figure out how to deal
with the resignation of all three of the province's gynecological
oncologists. But some women say it's just a symptom of a larger
problem - that the health care system there is neglecting women's
health. Find out more today on The Current. Also, trying to lure
doctors back to Iraq. The government there is offering plenty of
incentives, but are they enough to make up for a faltering health care
system and dangerous working conditions? That's on The Current, with
guest host Erica Johnson, this morning at 8:30 (9:00 NT) on CBC Radio
One.
2. BETWEEN YOU AND ME: ***Also heard Saturday afternoon at 4 (4:30 NT)
on CBC Radio One***
There are so many myths out there about *** and relation****ps. This
week on Between You and Me, host Josey Vogels draws on anecdotal
evidence and on the experts to debunk what she deems to be the Top
Five. Between You and Me, with Josey Vogels, this morning at 9:30 (10
NT) on CBC Radio One.
3. SOUNDS LIKE CANADA:
Yip Sang was one of the first Chinese people to settle in Vancouver.
He had four wives and twenty-three children. Many of his descendants
grew up to break cultural barriers, and their personal stories reflect
the history of Chinese Canadians helping to shape this country. This
weekend, hundreds of Yip descendants will be gathering in Vancouver.
Today on Sounds Like Canada, a couple of them will talk about the big
reunion and about their prolific ancestor. That's Sounds Like Canada,
this morning at 10 (10:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
4. SWIMMING TO CHINA:
Tune in this morning for Episode Four of Swimming to China, a week-
long series of dramas that takes you behind the glamour for a look at
the challenges facing four very different swimmers as they try to win
a berth on Canada's Olympic Swim Team. Rain Johnson is the
butterflier, the phenom who can do no wrong. Endorsements, parties,
attention, all without half the work the others need to put in.
Until she has to make a choice between looking like a first-class
athlete and being a first-class athlete. Swimming to China, this
morning after the 11 a.m. news (11:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
5. MASHUP:
If your parents were born somewhere else=85but you were born in Canada=85
what are you? Are you a first-generation Canadian? Or a second-
generation immigrant? How much do you identify with your parents'
culture? Or with being Canadian? This week on Mashup, in order to get
at some answers, host Geeta Nadkarni hosts a game show called "Who the
DING are you?" and invites three first generation Canadians to play.
This week on Mashup, hear from the generation that lives in between
"something" and "Canadian". Mashup, with Geeta Nadkarni, this morning
at 11:30 (noon NT) on CBC Radio One.
6. Q: ***You can also hear highlights from this afternoon's edition of
Q tonight after the 10 p.m. news on CBC Radio One***
Just what happens when hip hop teams up with Bhangra? Could it be an
unstoppable force, ready to take over the world? Rapper Snoop Dogg is
set to make his Bollywood debut in a film called "Singh is King", and
this afternoon, Q checks into it. Also, Amanda Boyden. Her new novel
"Babylon Rolling" looks at race, friend****p and the City of New
Orleans in the year before Katrina. That's on Q, with guest host
Jonathan Torrens, this afternoon after your local noon show on CBC
Radio One.
7. TALKING BOOKS: ***Heard at 2:30 p.m. only in Winnipeg***Not heard
in all locations***
It's a trip into the murky world of espionage this week on Talking
Books, via the story of one of the most remarkable double agents
Britain has ever produced. "Agent Zigzag" is Ben McIntyre's profile of
Eddie Chapman - a charmer, a crook, a con man and a philanderer - who
maintained the respect of both MI5 and the Nazis throughout the Second
World War. The do***ents relating to his career have only recently
been declassified. Hear the story of "Agent Zigzag" on Talking Books,
with Ian Brown, this afternoon at 3:30 (4 NT) on CBC Radio One.
8. THE IRRELEVANT SHOW: **Also heard Saturday morning at 11 (11:30
NT) ***
Whether it's a celebration of a local hockey team winning, or a boozy
gathering on Canada Day, the street party that goes out of control is
really catching on in Canada. This week, the Irrelevant Show
celebrates that splendid tradition. Also, two mothers get into a feud
about whose daughter is the world's cutest baby=85and soon things become
all too political. That's on The Irrelevant Show, this evening at 7:30
(8 NT) on CBC Radio One.
9. OUTFRONT:
In 2005, Lise Watson travelled to Gambia. She was there on vacation,
but she found much more than just an exotic holiday. Lise fell in
love. Within a year, she was married to a Gambian named Kabiro in a
traditional African ceremony. Now Lise and Kabiro are waiting to hear
whether Kabiro will be allowed to immigrate to Canada. Hear their
story on Outfront, this evening at 8:45 (9:15 NT) on CBC Radio One.
10. IDEAS:
Eleanor Wachtel explores Beijing's vibrant and complex visual arts
scene tonight on Wachtel on the Arts. She takes a trip to its famed
Art District 798 and talks with a young performance artist about her
all-girl band known as "The Contractors". Wang Wei says her band
points out the evils of the rampant consumerism and building fever
that are sweeping her country. That's on Wachtel on the Arts, tonight
on Ideas at 9 (9:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
11. WRITERS & CO:
Writers and Company is taking the op****tunity this summer to replay
some of the best interviews featured on the program over the past
years. Tonight, it's Simon Schama. Schama is an unusual historian with
a unique way of looking at the world. Eleanor Wachtel spoke with Simon
Schama in 1995, just after he'd published "Landscape and Memory", a
work that was hailed as "a tour de force of historical writing". Hear
Eleanor Wachtel's conversation with Simon Schama on Writers & Company,
tonight at 11 p.m. (11:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
12. REWIND:
It's fairly obvious that China - like many other nations that have
hosted the Olympic Games - hopes to make a political point by hosting
games that are well-organized and successful. But if you think the
politicization of the Olympics is something new - think again. Tonight
on Rewind, a look back over the history of the Olympics, including a
visit to one of the most infamous Games, in Berlin in 1936. That's on
Rewind, tonight at midnight (12:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
-- RADIO TWO --
13. HERE'S TO YOU:
A Vancouver woman asks to hear Rimsky-Korsakov's "Scheherazade" today
on Here's to You, in honour of a precious Russian book she found among
her mother's effects. Also, honouring Jurgen Petrenko on the occasion
of his 400th episode of Organ Thursday. Here's to You, with host
Catherine Belyea, this morning at 9 (9:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
14. STUDIO SPARKS:
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15. DISCDRIVE:
Ralph Shaw - the King of Ukulele - returns to DiscDrive today, along
with violinist Gil Shaham, who plays Dvorak's Romance in F. As well,
you'll be able to bask in the glow of the Second Horn Concerto by
Strauss. That's on DiscDrive, with host Jurgen Gothe, this afternoon
at 3 (3:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
16. TONIC:
Katie will have new music from guitarist Chris Flory this evening on
Tonic. Also, tunes from Brazilian vocalist Rosa Passos' most recent
Latin jazz CD. You'll hear saxophonists Teddy Edwards and PJ Perry,
trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and singer Willie Nelson. Plus a set of
tunes from trombonist Bill Waltrous and his quartet, recorded live at
the Blue Note in New York City. Tonic, with Katie Malloch, this
evening at 6:00 p.m. (6:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
17. CANADA LIVE:
The Atlantic Jazz Festival interprets its mandate very broadly. And
that's a good thing. It's one reason why you'll hear Joe Murphy and
his Water Street Blues Band in a recording from the Festival tonight
on Canada Live. Then it's one of Atlantic Canada's best-kept jazz
secrets - trumpeter John ***ming and his ensemble. And one of the
legends of New Orleans music - Dr. John, a.k.a. Mac Rebennack, a.k.a.
The Night Tripper. Whatever name he's using, he'll deliver music
guaranteed to heal your soul. Canada Live, tonight at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT)
on CBC Radio Two.
18. THE SIGNAL:
Steven Page drops by The Signal tonight without his colleagues from
without the Bare****d Ladies. Instead, he teams up with the Art of
Time Ensemble to sing some of his favourite songs. You'll hear "For
We Are The King of The Boudoir" by The Magnetic Fields (arranged by
Cameron Wilson), "Changing Opinion" by Philip Glass and Paul Simon
(arranged by Phil Dwyer), and "A Singer Must Die" by Leonard Cohen
(arranged by Gavin Bryars). That's on The Signal, with Laurie Brown,
tonight at 10 p.m. (10:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
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