November 2006

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Wednesday, November 1
THE WRETCHED OF THE EARTH, Part Two CD
His writing helped shape the thinking of a generation of revolutionaries, agitators and anti-colonialists throughout Africa, the Middle East and the Caribbean. His book, The Wretched of the Earth, became a handbook for Black Power groups and a Bible for Quebec nationalists. David Austin looks at the life and legacy of Frantz Fanon.

Thursday, November 2
MOOD HYGIENE CD
Medications for bipolar disorder have had some success since the 1970s, but the long-term outcomes have been disappointing. Suicide rates are still high, as are recurring episodes. What’s wrong? Enter a new clinical concept called “mood hygiene.” Scholar and freelance broadcaster Monique Dull talks with researchers in Canada and the United States about how regulating personal habits, social interactions and the environment can benefit patients with mood disorders.

Friday, November 3
CONTINENTAL RIFT CD
There’s an argument between Europe and America manifest since 9/11. Misunderstanding or two irreconcilable visions? A discussion between French philosopher Alain Finkielkraut and John MacArthur, publisher of Harper’s Magazine.

Monday, November 6 – Friday, November 10
THE ETHICAL IMAGINATION: THE 2006 MASSEY LECTURES BY MARGARET SOMERVILLE CD Book
Science and technology confront us with some of the most challenging and unprecedented ethical questions in the world today. These issues encompass what it means to be human, how we relate to others and our world, and how we find meaning in life. In the 2006 Massey Lectures, The Ethical Imagination, Margaret Somerville, discusses how we can find a shared ethics for an interdependent world.

Monday, November 13
THE ENRIGHT FILES CD
Our monthly Monday night feature with Michael Enright, host of The Sunday Edition, in conversation with some of the most original and influential thinkers of our time.

Tuesday, November 14
PHALLUS IN WONDERLAND, Part One CD
For thousands of years, “phallocentric” myths have celebrated the omnipotence of the penis. The Egyptian god Min was so powerful, he fathered himself. In ancient Rome a boy’s first ejaculation was part of a state holiday. Throughout history, the pursuit of the perfect penis has fuelled the search for cures for impotence. In the eleventh century a recipe involved sparrows and Billy-goats. Today men pop Viagra. IDEAS producer Mary O’Connell takes us inside this male wonderland. Part Two airs Tuesday, November 21.

Wednesday, November 15
THE COLD WAR DECLASSIFIED, Part One CD
For decades, the Cold War overshadowed world politics. Events and crises were hotly debated, but how well did citizens—or their leaders—understand events as they unfolded? What do we know now that we didn’t know then? Robert Johnson, Professor of History at the University of Toronto,examines how new archival evidence is changing the picture. Part Two airs Wednesday, November 22.

Thursday, November 16
IN YOUR EAR: ALTERED STATES AND INNER VOICES
Our continuing series of new documentary work. Jody Porter from Thunder Bay wonders: can the voices of Ojibwe ancestors be stilled for ever by a hydro electric dam?   And from Thelon Oeming in Toronto: Those Tormenting Voices — a portrait of a jazz musician who's now a schizophrenic.

Friday, November 17
THE DALTON CAMP LECTURE
Gifted columnist and author Roy MacGregor delivers the 2006 Dalton Camp Lecture on the campus of St. Thomas University in Fredericton.

Monday, November 20
PARKINSON’S LAW
A celebration of the most well-known of all laws governing the weird world of Management and the Workplace: “Work expands to fit the time available for its completion.” Starring the ghost of C. Northcote Parkinson (author of the book, Parkinson's Law) and the celebrated broadcaster Patrick Watson.

Tuesday, November 21
PHALLUS IN WONDERLAND, Part Two CD
For thousands of years, “phallocentric” myths have celebrated the omnipotence of the penis. The Egyptian god Min was so powerful, he fathered himself. In ancient Rome a boy’s first ejaculation was part of a state holiday. Throughout history, the pursuit of the perfect penis has fuelled the search for cures for impotence. In the eleventh century a recipe involved sparrows and Billy-goats. Today men pop Viagra. IDEAS producer Mary O’Connell takes us inside this male wonderland.

Wednesday, November 22
THE COLD WAR DECLASSIFIED, Part Two CD
For decades, the Cold War overshadowed world politics. Events and crises were hotly debated, but how well did citizens—or their leaders—understand events as they unfolded? What do we know now that we didn’t know then? Robert Johnson, Professor of History at the University of Toronto,examines how new archival evidence is changing the picture. Part Three airs Wednesday, November 29.

Thursday, November 23
THE SINS OF SCRIPTURE CD
Bishop John Shelby Spong loves the Bible, but believes that it contains terrible texts that have been used to hurt people. He talks with Mary Hynes, the host of Tapestry.

Friday, November 24
LEGENDS OF THE OLD MASSETT HAIDA CD
The Haida are an ancient and powerful nation, internationally renowned for their artwork. Despite modern day assimilation, the Haida of Haida Gwaii are fiercely proud of their culture and history. Their stories of creation and transformation illustrate the richness of that culture.

Monday, November 27
THE STORY OF IRON CD
If steam power was the brawn of the Industrial revolution, iron girders, bolts and rails made it all possible. Chris McGowan takes us to the English village of Coalbrookdale where the story of iron all began.

Tuesday, November 28
TBA

Wednesday, November 29
THE COLD WAR DECLASSIFIED, Part Three CD
For decades, the Cold War overshadowed world politics. Events and crises were hotly debated, but how well did citizens—or their leaders—understand events as they unfolded? What do we know now that we didn’t know then? Robert Johnson, Professor of History at the University of Toronto,examines how new archival evidence is changing the picture. Conclusion.

Thursday, November 30
THE ZONE OF ABSOLUTE EXCLUSION, Part One CD
One night in 1986, near the small town of Chernobyl, Ukraine, there was an explosion in Reactor 4 at the nuclear power station. Around the town today is a “Zone of Absolute Exclusion,” where no-one is supposed to live, and nothing should be harvested. But many have returned to the Zone, and many others are marked forever by their time there twenty years ago. Philip Coulter goes into the Zone and finds tales of individual bravery and recklessness, lives changed forever, and communities shattered. Part two airs Friday, December 1.