I think Tapestry is one of the CBC’s most consistently interesting programs. They often have fascinating, learned guests, and talk about topics of religion, spirituality, and culture that rarely get discussed in other secular or (relatively) unbiased settings.
I recently listened to an episode featuring Daniel Gilbert, Harvard professor and social psychologist. I’m a bit late […]
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I think the comparison is fairly apt. Here’s why:
I’m guessing the audience for celebrity gossip is 80% female, and the audience for sports news is 80% male.
Both topics are pretty trivial, yet they have vast amounts of media attention.
Both topics fetishize the tiniest details of their subjects: “Paris Hilton goes for coffee!” “Derek Jeter has […]
My favourite new podcast is the CBC’s Editor’s Choice, a melange of episodes from the various shows on CBC 1 radio. I recently listened to a fascinating report (one of a series, I think) called “Black Hat, White Coat”. It was produced and narrated by an emergency room doctor, Dr. Brian Goldman.
He interviews emergency room […]
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