authors: Broadcasts
 Meredith Hooper - A Too-Warm Summer at the "Bottom of the World"Author and Antarctica explorer/observer Meredith Hooper talks to National Public Radio about her time spent on this increasingly melting continent and the dangers that the Adélie penguins face because of a warming planet. WGTD-FM, Morning Show, NPR, May 12, 2008 Read more >> |
 Andrea Mandel-Campbell - Andrea Mandel-Campbell speaks to The Current on CBC RadioThe author of Why Mexicans Don't Drink Molson talks to Anna Maria Tremonti about where Canada shines and where we lack innovation. The Current, CBC Radio, Jun 14, 2007 Read more >> |
 Bruce Grenville - Cartoonist Art Spiegelman on Censorship and the Draw of the Visual ImageAs the curator of the upcoming mega-show KRAZY! at the Vancouver Art Gallery, Bruce Grenville has brought together the biggest heavyweights of the anime, manga, comic, video game and visual art worlds. In this podcast, Q's guest host Laurie Brown talks with comic-strip pioneer and KRAZY! contributor ... CBC Radio-Q, Mar 31, 2008 Read more >> |
 Vikram Vij - Chef gives Prawns in Coconut Masala demo at CapersClick here to listen to Chef Vikram Vij cook Prawns in Coconut Masala. He discusses Indian culture and cooking, and the diversity of curry ingredients. Capers Community Market, Mar 26, 2008 Read more >> |
 Andrew Nikiforuk - Crashing Oil Prices and the Dirty Side of Energy ProductionAndrew Nikiforuk speaks to host Jordan Poppenk about Alberta's tar sands and his campaign to have them dubbed what they truly are: dirty. The Green Majority, Nov 21, 2008 Read more >> |
 Ishmael Beah - Dallaire and Beah's provocative discussion on child soldiers available on-lineSenator Romeo Dallaire and former child soldier Ishmael Beah shed light on the issue of child soldiers on stage at McGill University in April 2007. It is shocking to hear Dallaire list the places in which children are used as "low-grade weapons" – Burma, Colombia, Sri Lanka, Eastern Europe and Africa. ... Ideas, CBC Radio, Nov 5, 2007 Read more >> |
 David Waltner-Toews - Dr. David Waltner-Toews on Vancouver Co-Op RadioAllart, the host of Vancouver's co-op radio program Dynamic Health, recently interviewed David Waltner-Toews about his newest book, Food, Sex, and Salmonella. Listen to the podcast here. CFRO 102.7 FM, Aug 6, 2008 Read more >> |
 Rudyard Griffiths - History MattersPhil Koch, Assistant Editor of The Beaver, Canada’s History Magazine, talks with Rudyard Griffiths about his new book Who We Are: A Citizen’s Manifesto. The Beaver: Canada's History Magazine, Apr 1, 2009 Read more >> |
 Paul Myers - It Ain't EasyPaul Myers talks about his latest book "It Ain't Easy: Long John Baldry and the Birth of the British Blues". Paul Myers, Sep 12, 2007 Read more >> |
 Helen Malkin - Montreal Architecture Finds Fans in New YorkBorders radio program host, Ron Bernthal discusses Helen Malkin and Nancy Dunton's beautiful new travel album, Guidebook to Contemporary Architecture in Montreal. WJFF 90.5 Radio Catskill, Jun 3, 2008 Read more >> |
 Byers on national securityMichael Byers, author of Intent for a Nation: What is Canada for?, speaks about the SPP at a public forum on the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) in Ottawa on August 19, 2007. Canadians.ca, Nov 27, 2007 Read more >> |
 CBC's The National covers Kasztner's TrainAs a young teen, Peter Munk had a seat on Kasztner's train. CBC's The National reporter Susan Ormiston interviews biographer Anna Porter and Canadian businessman Peter Munk about Rezso Kasztner, the man who rescued thousands of Hungarian Jews. The National, CBC Television, Nov 27, 2007 Read more >> |
 Connecting with History, One Six String Nation Citizen at a TimeIn this video explaining the Six String Nation project and book, Jowi Taylor takes us from the idea's conception through to creation and the final spectacular product - and symbol - that emerged. As the number of people who have held this amazing instrument containing our shared history grows, as this ... Jowi Taylor, Jun 3, 2009 Read more >> |
 David Suzuki in Seattle"Presented by People for Puget Sound, Dr. David Suzuki, the highly regarded author of over forty books, scientist, and host of CBC Television's The Nature of Things, was back in Seattle addressing the subject matter of his latest book co-authored with Dave Robert Taylor, The Big Picture: Reflections ... Pirate TV, Mar 31, 2009 Read more >> |
David Suzuki On The HourDovetailing with the publication of David Suzuki's Green Guide and The Hour's Million Acts of Green campaign, the one and only David Suzuki himself sat down with host George Stroumboulopoulos to chat about the book, the pressures of being the most well known environmentalist and underwear from the Gap. ... The Hour, CBC Television, Oct 21, 2008 Read more >> |
 Dirty Oil: Alberta's Tar Sands ExplainedRenowned environmental journalist Andrew Nikiforuk breaks down the tar sands operations in northern Alberta, Canada in this video. Based on his new book, Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent, this concise presentation explains how this "unconventional oil" - the majority of which is exported ... Andrew Nikiforuk, Feb 3, 2009 Read more >> |
 Food, Sex & Salmonella: The MovieSex as a metaphor for our relationship with food? As David Waltner-Toews suggests, it makes sense. When we consider our food and engage in the intimate act of eating, we are entering a relationship fraught with uncertainty. Treating our relationship with food as a series of one-off sensual encounters ... Bookshorts, Mar 18, 2008 Read more >> |
 Footage from Last Wild WolvesSee the wolves of the Great Bear Rainforest in their natural habitat. Ian McAllister, Sep 1, 2007 Read more >> |
 George Stroumboulopoulus talks to Douglas Coupland on CBC's The HourDouglas Coupland has an honest and revealing conversation with George Stroumboulopoulus about his life and work as an artist, novelist and "futuristic advisor." The Hour, CBC Television, Jan 7, 2008 Read more >> |
 Hummingbird Inspires Greystone's Own Environmental CommitmentIn 2002, Greystone Books made a commitment to use only 100% post-consumer recycled paper in the books we publish. Recently we’ve renewed that promise in the form of an eco-audit. So what does this book have to do with that commitment? Well, the message of the hummingbird, if you have yet to read ... D&M Marketing, Jun 23, 2008 Read more >> |