Saw a news cameraman Toronto today with what looked like a Grateful Dead-inspired CBC patch sewn to his Porta-Brace. It was a black and white ‘gem’ CBC logo but the bottom half had skulls in place of the geometric sections. Didn’t have a chance to ask him about it or snap a pic.

It’s also possible it had nothing to do with Grateful Dead and was just an un-related skull design as I didn’t get the best look, but I’m wondering if there’s something there.

Does anyone have any information on it? Google Images seems to be a dead end.

I just cannot help but thinking while listening to the show just how incredibly stupid everyone sounds on it. They’re attempting to perform some type of cultural criticism, but the qualifications of the critics seems only to be that they binge-consume their preferred media. The only position anyone seems to occupy is that they had some ’feels’ about some things, but they seem to have nothing to offer except a frothingly rabid enthusiasm for some shallow artist they prefer, or a vague sentiment that things are ‘problematic’ because they don’t conform to the politics of sterility that many seem to be peddling.

Almost all of their content is American, taking up space for the promotion of Canadian talent that seems to have fallen to the wayside of the public broadcaster’s agenda since we lost the last generation of superstar radio talent, including Laurie Brown, and even Tim Tam, Randy Bachman, or Gian Gomeshi.

I appreciate their ambition to target a Gen Z audience, but does this tepid nonsense appeal to anybody? One used to rely on the CBC for the curation of arts and entertainment that was pertinent and unique to Canada as a nation distinct from others and by artists and intellectuals who were defining our role and reputation in the world through its broadcasting. Even Ideas has often dumbed itself down to the point of unlistenable.

Am I missing something here? Is there something so appealing to this show that it warrants airing twice in a day? Is CBC even aware of its audience?

I consider myself the Broadcaster’s number one fan, who has been listening every day for decades. Did I just tune in during some sort of golden age, when every day one could be exposed to new Canadian music that was cutting edge, when Patti Schmidt had Brave New Waves, the Signal shaped the meaning of our northern sound, and Sook Yin introduced me to artists that shaped my youth? I mean, Nightstream still plays all of the amazing Canadian content, but we used to hear much of it throughout the course of a day. What happened to all of these knowledgeable heads who drew out the best of our talent and promoted it to the status it deserved?

Or, is this just what happens when you reach middle age, and your favourite broadcaster resembles more and more each day a bunch of windowlickers trying to keep up with trends rather than having the wherewithal to set them?

Fans of the show, please tell me what I’m missing. I don’t mean to rant, but the CBC used to turn me on to all sorts of content, and this show can’t seem to stop talking about some American artist manufactured by Disney. Has conservative appointments to the CBC board done to the broadcaster what conservative governments have done to provincial health care?

Someone explain it to me, please. Or at least loudly declare your discontent with this contentless show so that the broadcaster plays it in the key of G, for Garbage.

I love his reporting and think he does a really great job, but I his sign off/outro has some “spice” to it, for lack of a better word. The “CBC News” part some times gets extended to “CBC Neeeeeeeews” and I am wondering if I am the only one who has noticed.

Zero episodes are available on the podcast's RSS feed and only a few dozen episodes are playable (and are not downloadable) on the show's webpage. Does anyone have a copy of the back catalogue of episodes?

"Sunny Days and Nights" was a 10-part summer replacement comedy show from 2004.

It stars Mack Furlong, reprising his role of Paul Moth from the CBC Radio satirical comedy, The Great Eastern. Paul Moth, unemployed since leaving the BCN, Newfoundland's coal-fired public broadcaster, takes the opportunity to be a replacement host on "Sunny Days and Nights" in the "Hundred Lakes" region of Ontario (think Muskoka). This very clever, very funny series makes for great listening on any summer road trip, not just to the cottage!

Listen to all 10 episodes here.

You can find the original web site here.

Thanks to gporter.net for keeping this content up and available!

I've been looking for CBC coverage of the lesbian couple that was beat up by a group of men, for being lgbt, but I can't find anything.

Has anyone heard cbc radio cover it?

The CBC Listen app is great because I can pick up shows I enjoy in different time zones, like the Current. Broomgate was really interesting, and it was about curling! Who knew!

(I think Broomgate is also a standalone podcast)

"So, like, you know, what, like, you know, do you think about..." This makes David Common seem like a decent host, which he is not.

Does anyone else find that the hosts of Ontario Morning say some incredibly silly things? They do fine with political interviews but when they do stories on local events etc (or their Freeform chit chat) some of the conversation is just so... stupid? Their talk on fishing today had me cringing hard.

I've been listening to CBC in the morning my whole life (mainly in Northern Ontario and Ottawa) and I I've never spent so much time shaking my head. Can't find much info on the hosts or where the show is actually based, but they give the impression that they live in a large city and have only been to non-urban Ontario on vacation. 😆

The final Spark episode was broadcast over the weekend, marking the end of the show. The show's cancellation was announced back in May of this year. This is another long-running CBC Radio programme that has ended recently. Add this to the list of Writers & Company, The Next Chapter (with Shelagh Rogers), Tapestry...

Here's the link to the final episode.

Here's the link to BONUS content of Nora Young and Michelle Parise chatting about 17 years of Spark and some messages from very special guests.

For posterity's sake, listen to an episode from Spark's 2010 season, "2010 Best of Spark".

Just found a link to the FIRST Spark episode available on Soundcloud.

I heard CBC likes to feature Canadian artists and composers through their different programs, but how exactly do we get in?

I know obviously there's a quality requirement, not just anyone can get in. Most people seem to like my music though so I'm not too worried about that.

But how exactly do we even apply?

How does Radio 1 so consistently find the worst song ever recorded, and then play it every single morning?

Can anyone help me find a broadcast from CBC? It was an interview of sorts of a woman who decided to introduce as much novelty as possible into her week to see if it would change her perception of time passing - she wanted to see if it helped slow it down. It certainly did as she did a whole series of novel tasks and places to visit and activities. It was I think in May of this yr (2024) - in the evening on CBC Radio One Toronto. I can't seem to track it down no matter how hard I search or using various search terms etc. The interviewer/host was a woman, as was the person undertaking all of these novel activities. Would love to relisten and share with a friend. Dont think it was Ideas, possibly podcast playlist? Felt more like the style of interview/piece done by Now or Never, but dont think it was that either. Can't understand why I can't track it down. Any help greatly appreciated!

The ABC Listen app has a feature where it will list the frequencies of nearby ABC radio stations, based on the user's location as reported by GPS. I'm pretty sure the BBC has a similar app for people visiting the UK, and there's a third-party app for NPR stations, for when I visit the US, which works well enough.

I'm about to start driving the Trans-Canada Highway, and I'd like a similar app for here. The CBC app has a buried feature that lists frequencies by state and town, but I'm not familiar enough with Canadian geography to always know what big towns are within cooee of me. Oddly, the app asks for GPS permission, but I haven't found a way to get it to show local radio stations based on that information.

Does anyone know of an app or website that makes it easy to find frequencies by location? Thanks!

I heard this on Victoria CBC around 3 PM. The topic was the proposal to increase the capital gains inclusion rate, and de Jong was brought in the comment on behalf of the Conservative Party of Canada.
I'm writing a response to this. Can anybody here tell me the name of the program I was listening to, and who the interviewer was. Extra credit if you can direct me to an archived version of the program.

I've listened to Brent a few times on Sat. mornings and I can't figure out if I like the show or not. What opinions are out there about it?

If I hear another news story similar to "x company/person is using AI to compose music to make their chickens lay eggs 3% faster" I'm going to scream.

This show is like Quirks and Quarks where the host dumbs-down the interview and repeats the guest's answer to the point of Kindergarten teacher.

"Just Asking" is in the same vein but now we are talking about Extremely Mundane topics like how shoelaces work. Let's spend an hour talking about how a shoelace loops into this shoe eyelet, and then into the next shoelace eyelet; Oh isn't that interesting!!!

This approach inspires me to phone/text/email a question about the topic!! /s

Sorry to make a long comment but What. The. Fuck. Front Page Chellenge, CBC. Let's stay smart. Canadians are better than this.

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I can't believe it. When we need that kind of critical thinking long form interview reporting on how technology shapes us, the 'mother corp' is cancelling Spark!

Please tell me if I'm off my rocker, but Stephen's Political Panel on Monday has me turning off the radio on the drive in to work. Moe, Dianne, and Adam discussing blah, blah, blah, and since they were all politicians they know how to do that very well.

On the other hand, on Friday Stephen has Meera Bains and Justine Hunter wrapping up the week. For me this is such a breath of fresh air, their delivery spot on, and just the right amount of flair. I could listen to them every day (hint, hint).

Just had to throw that out there...

Missing the “old” CBC programming from about 10 years ago, I have taken to listening to vintage podcasts. While that may not be unusual, what I do is listen to them on the same day and around the time of their original broadcast. For example, on Sunday mornings, I play “The Sunday Edition” with Michael Enright from the early ‘tens, when the show was a generous three hours in length. That is enough time to enjoy lots of coffee and get through the Sunday Times. Sunday afternoons have similarly been supplemented with Mary Hyne’s “Tapestry” and Eleanor Wachtel’s “Writers & Company”.

This coming Sunday will be May 5. Here are podcasts of those three forementioned shows that were first broadcast eleven years ago on Sunday, May 5, 2013. Have a listen to them this Sunday.

The Sunday Edition:

Michael's essay on inflated fears of nuclear disaster; a documentary on euthanasia in Belgium; listener mail; our forum on "precarious" jobs and youth unemployment; an onstage interview with novelist Alistair MacLeod; Gabor Maté on toxic culture

Tapestry:

Jeanette Winterson is an acclaimed British writer. She was adopted by very religious Pentecostal parents, who hoped she would become a missionary. Instead, Jeanette fell in love with a woman. Her memoir is called "Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?"

Writers & Company:

Kate Atkinson in conversation with Eleanor Wachtel. The British writer spoke with Eleanor Wachtel onstage at Harbourfront in Toronto.

Does anyone know why the CBC basically purged Rewind from broadcast and its podcasts? Always found it interesting as a history buff and some who enjoys older broadcasts

Let me paraphrase. She suggested the US government might want tiktok banned because of how easily and quickly it lets youth grassroots movements organize into resistance in real time which makes it more difficult for the government to pass bills and form policies that affect their future. Great take on it imo.

On last sunday's show, Eleanor Wachtel announced that all episodes from 33 years of Writers & Company will become available online.

You can read the whole story here.

Hmmm, 33 years x about 50 episodes per week x 1 hour per episode. I can hit "play" and listen to W&C continuously for almost 10 weeks! Or If I just listen to one episode each day, I can stretch it out to 4.5 years!

Kudos to the CBC for creating this partnership with Simon Fraser University.

Now we need the CBC to do the same thing for other shows like Tapestry, Morningside, Gabereau...

Years ago I had a Wiretap ringtone that I'd like to find again. It was "Buzzy, get pick up the phone!" Can't find it anywhere. Does anyone know where I can find it? TIA.