HOTSHEET FOR THURSDAY AUGUST 14, 2008
=2EOLYMPIC RE****T:
Tune in to CBC Radio One for live, up-to-the-minute coverage of the
2008 Olympic Games from Beijing. Join host Matt Galloway, with Jill
Dempsey, Dwight Smith and Scott Regehr, at seven minutes to the hour,
from just before 6 a.m. to just before 6 p.m. throughout the Games.
And for more information, log on to cbc.ca/Olympics
-- RADIO ONE --
1. THE CURRENT:
PRON: Abkhazia =3D ab-KHAH'-zee-ah
Ossetia =3D aw-SET'-tee-ah
It's all too easy to see the current conflict between Russia and
Georgia over the regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as just a bit
of Cold War hangover - especially as it comes almost exactly forty
years after the Soviet invasion of the former Czechoslovakia. But
some analysts say that's an over-simplification that ignores the
significant strategic value of the region, especially when it comes to
oil and natural gas reserves. This morning, The Current takes a deeper
look. Also, as China's Olympic medal count continues to soar, a look
at that country's highly-structured s****ts training program, one that
emphasizes the state over the individual. It certainly seems to yield
results, but what effect does it have on individual athletes? 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***
Throughout history, people have been drawn to *****c images - images
designed to arouse. This week on Between You and Me, host Josey Vogels
will find out what it is about the power of ****ography that makes
people on the fringes of society want to create their own. You'll meet
Loree Erickson. She's working on her PhD in Toronto, and makes her own
**** to challenge the way society generally perceives people who have
disabilities. Between You and Me, with Josey Vogels, this morning at
9:30 (10 NT) on CBC Radio One.
3. SOUNDS LIKE CANADA:
Forget breaking bread with your neighbours; do you even know their
names?
Many Canadians, in apartments, condos or houses, have lived for years
in close proximity to people they've rarely - if ever - spoken to. And
that has led to a rising feeling of disconnectedness, of not belonging
in your own neighbourhood. And that, in turn, has helped to spawn a
movement called "co-housing". It's aimed at reclaiming the
neighbourhood - in the "old-fa****oned" sense. Find out how it works
and who is best suited to it, on Sounds Like Canada, this morning at
10 (10:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
4. MASHUP:
Most people have an idea of how they want to live out their senior
years. In many cultures, seniors expect to be cared for by their
families, often in their children's home. But that doesn't always
happen here in Canada. This week on Mashup, you'll meet a woman who
felt alone in her B.C. apartment and found a community in an
unexpected place. You'll also hear from members of the "sandwich
generation" - people with adult children and elderly parents - as they
deal with the present and plan for the future. That's on Mashup, with
Geeta Nadkarni, 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***
Author Judy Blume has always been hugely popular with young people.
Hear her talk about the basis for her continuing success with guest
host Amanda Putz today on Q. She'll also talk about her latest book,
"Going, Going, Gone! with the Pain and the Great One" which was
published this month. Q, this afternoon after your local noon show on
CBC Radio One.
6. TALKING BOOKS: ***Heard at 2:30 p.m. only in Winnipeg***Not heard
in all locations***
Ian Brown and his guests tackle Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" this week
on Talking Books. It's the story of a father and son travelling for
several months across rthe devastation left by an unspecified
disaster, an event that wiped out much of what we currently regard as
civilisation and most of the life on earth. The novel won the 2006
Pultizer Prize, along with the 2006 National Book Critics' Circle
Award. Talking Books, with Ian Brown, this afternoon at 3:30 (4 NT) on
CBC Radio One.
7. THE IRRELEVANT SHOW: ***Also heard Saturday morning at 11 (11:30
NT)
There's plenty of action and drama on the Irrelevant Show this week.
Someone has stolen all the gold medals from the Olympics. Can a hard-
bitten cop and his rookie partner find the culprits? Also, meet the
world's nicest death metal band - Grave Kandy. An exclusive interview
and performance. And a man who not only missed his wakeup call, but
slept through the greatest moment in the history of the world. The
Irrelevant Show, this evening at 7:30 (8 NT) on CBC Radio One.
8. OUTFRONT:
Roger Metivier remembers himself as just a "regular Joe, with a wife,
a kid and a video production business". But when he decided he
needed extra cash and became a driver for an escort service, he
suddenly wasn't just a regular Joe any more. Tune in for 'Driving on
the Dark Side' on Outfront, tonight at 8:45 (9:15 NT) on CBC Radio
One.
8. IDEAS:
Prolific inventor, futurist and entrepreneur Ray Kurzweil anticipates
an "Age of Singularity", when you'll be able to achieve a kind of
immortality by downloading all of your essentially human qualities
into a computer hard-drive. Hear more of Ray Kurzweil's fascinating
predictions in a feature interview with host Paul Kennedy, tonight on
Ideas at 9 (9:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
9. 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 Eleanor Wachtel's 2002 conversation with award-
winning American (and Canadian) writer Bharati Mukherjee about her
novel, "Desirable Daughters." Highly autobiographical, it's about
three sisters - wealthy, beautiful, Bengali, educated Brahmins from
Calcutta. That's Writers & Company, tonight at 11 p.m. (11:30 NT) on
CBC Radio One.
10. REWIND:
Billions of people around the world watched the spectacular opening
ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics. And many of them are staying glued
to their television sets to keep up with the latest results from the
Games. Millions watch World Cup soccer=85cricket=85 basketball and hockey.
So just how im****tant is s****t in modern society? Tonight on Rewind, a
look at the im****tant place that s****t has assumed in our social
structure and in our values. Rewind, tonight at midnight (12:30 NT) on
CBC Radio One.
-- RADIO TWO --
11. HERE'S TO YOU:
You know, deep down, that music can cure what ails ya. And even if
you're feeling just fine, there's a selection or two today on Here's
to You that's guaranteed to lift your spirits. For one thing, there's
Haydn's Symphony No. 88, played by the Berlin Philharmonic. But
there's also Charlotte Rae - remember her from the TV sitcom "Facts of
Life", and - if you're old enough, "Car 54, Where Are You?"? She'll be
doing a little number called "The Physician" with John Strauss and His
Baroque Bearcats. That's on Here's to You, with host Catherine Belyea,
this morning at 9 (9:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
13. STUDIO SPARKS:
(no advance info available)
14. DISCDRIVE:
DiscDrive listeners can never get enough of a CD called "Orange Cats"
by the late great Norm Hacking, so Jurgen will play some music from it
today. Also, Anne Sofie Von Otter with a Korngold song, Pinchas
Zukerman plays Mozart's "Turkish" Concerto and the Palladian Ensemble
plays an adaptation of Vivaldi. That's on DiscDrive, with host Jurgen
Gothe, this afternoon at 3 (3:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
15. TONIC:
Tonic begins tonight with a little bit of soul, courtesy of the great
Betty Carter. Then you'll be trans****ted to Club Med via the warm beat
of Grupo Latin Vibes. And guitarist Jeremy Szmuda pays tribute to one
of jazz's most influential guitarists, Jim Hall, with his piece
affectionately titled "Jimmy." Take a little Tonic, with Katie
Malloch, this evening at 6:00 p.m. (6:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
16. CANADA LIVE:
Salsa on St. Clair is Toronto's annual celebration of its Latino
cultures, a feast of music, dance and high spirits that draws upwards
of three-quarters of a million people to the streets of that city.
You'll hear performances by two great local Latino acts - Lady Son,
led by conga player Yeti Ajasin, and the salsa group Cache. Also,
highlights from the first Tirgan Iranian Festival at Toronto's
Harbourfront, a showcase for the diversity and vitality of Persian and
Iranian culture. It's the largest festival of its kind ever produced
in North America, featuring more than 150 artists in from Iran, the
Middle East, Europe, the U.S. and Canada. Canada Live, tonight at 8
p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
17. THE SIGNAL:
Buck 65 and Symphony Nova Scotia. Only in Halifax, you say? Good
thing CBC Radio 2 was there to capture this once-in-a-lifetime event,
pairing the DJ, electronic, and spoken word artist Buck 65 with the
conductor/composer Dinuk Wijeratne and Symphony Nova Scotia for an
evening of genre-defying music, including a triple concerto by
Wijeratne, performed by cellist Norman Adams, turntablist Buck 65 and
percussionist Terry O'Mahoney. The work was commissioned by the CBC.
That's The Signal, with Laurie Brown, tonight at 10 p.m. (10:30 NT) on
CBC Radio Two.
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