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January 2006
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Monday, January 2 - Tuesday, January 3
THE STORY OF STEAM CD
 Two centuries ago, all industry ran on just two sources of power: muscle and water. The speed of travel was limited to the pace of a horse. Then came a sweeping and dramatic technological revolution. Chris McGowan tells the story of steam, a tale of fantastic machines, maverick inventors and canny entrepreneurs who changed the way we live forever.
Wednesday, January 4 - Thursday, January 5
THE CANADIAN CLEARANCES CD
Foremost. Sechelt. Laird. Kimberley. All places trying new models of economic survival or new forms of political activism. Alberta political scientists Dave Whitson and Roger Epp argue that the deliberate depopulaton of rural Canada in the name of national productivity threatens cultural diversity, but is laying the foundation for an unexpected shift in the political landscape.
Friday, January 6
AMOR V. ROMA CD, Part One
The rise and fall of the Cathars, medieval Christians who were pacifist, ecstatic, feminist, and contrary to the Catholic Church of thirteenth century “France.” They were exterminated in a classic crusade and Inquisition, invented to root out the heretics. Bob Chelmick uncovers the Cathars and the events that altered the political and spiritual boundaries of the West. The first of two parts. Part Two airs Friday, January 13.
Monday, January 9
PLAYING INDIAN CD
 Thousands of Germans spend their weekends “playing Indian.” They dress up, take Indian Names, hold ceremonies and adopt native spirituality. Andrea Dancer explores the how, the why and the unintended results.
*NOTE: The federal party leaders’ debate takes place this evening, IDEAS is pre-empted in the Atlantic provinces, Quebec and most of Ontario. The program will be broadcast only to Manitoba and points west.
Tuesday, January 10
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.
Wednesday, January 11
STORIES FROM THE BARRENS CD
In contrast to headlines of gas sniffing and suicide in Labrador, are stories from the Mushua Innu, a culture rich in humour and spirituality.
Thursday, January 12
ALPHABET ODYSSEY CD
The epic Middle English Dictionary has been completed. Cindy Bisaillon takes us through four centuries of medieval texts.
Friday, January 13
AMOR V. ROMA CD, Part Two
The rise and fall of the Cathars, medieval Christians who were pacifist, ecstatic, feminist, and contrary to the Catholic Church of thirteenth century “France.” They were exterminated in a classic crusade and Inquisition, invented to root out the heretics. Bob Chelmick uncovers the Cathars and the events that altered the political and spiritual boundaries of the West.
Monday, January 16
THE ENRIGHT FILES - True Irish Tales CD
Our monthly Monday night feature with Michael Enright, host of The Sunday Edition, in conversation with two of the great story tellers of our age: Frank McCourt and Nuala O'Faolain. Both Irish writers with a tendency to serial memoirism, they talk to Michael about their lives and why writing about your life is a high art. Frank McCourt's latest memoir is Teacher Man and O'Faolain's latest is Almost There: The Onward Journal of a Dublin Woman.
Tuesday, January 17 - Wednesday, January 18
INVENTING DINOSAURS CD
Dragons? Sea serpents? Giants? What manner of antediluvian beast left its bones in the cliffs and quarries of Victorian England? The answer came from a girl selling curiosities to the tourists; a professor of “undergroundology” at Oxford University; a luckless country doctor; an over-imaginative artist and an all-powerful master of Victorian science. Seth Feldman unearths the skeletons in paleontology’s past.
Thursday, January 19
KILLING THE BUDDHA CD
Mary Hynes talks with Jeff Sharlet and Peter Manseau who say it’s time to reclaim the word “religion,” even for those who are made anxious by churches, or are embarrassed to be caught in the spirituality section of the bookstore.
Friday, January 20
40 YEARS OF GREAT IDEAS—ADVENTURES WITH IDEAS
Part Six of a Ten-part series CD
Intrepid IDEAS contributors have dived into icy Antarctic waters, pulled the nuclear trigger on a Canadian submarine and been spat on by apes, all in the line of work. Part Seven airs Friday, February 10.
Monday, January 23
GAMEPLAN
An audio journey by Chris Brookes into the world of interactive video games. Children, their parents and leading game developers describe the relationship between the games and those who play them. NOTE: IDEAS is pre-empted on CBC Radio One all across the country for coverage of the Federal Election. This IDEAS episode, GamePlan, is for broadcast on Sirius Satellite Radio only.
Tuesday, January 24
MOZART: THE GOLDEN TOUCH, Part One CD
A dramatized musical invention by Lister Sinclair, first broadcast in 1991 and featuring Tony award-winner Brent Carver as Mozart. The composer’s life remembered by those closest to him: in this program, his father Leopold. The first of five parts. Part Two airs Tuesday, January 31.
Wednesday, January 25
THE UNTOUCHABLES, Part One CD
 Their name evokes images of the wretched of the earth. The Untouchables are India’s lowest of the low on the caste ladder. Still facing violence and discrimination, they are demanding a share of political and economic power. Richard Phinney travels to the villages and hi-tech cities of modern India to explore what it means to be an Untouchable today. The first of two parts. Part two airs Wednesday, February 1.
Thursday, January 26
THE HEART OF THE MATTER, Part One CD
Heart disease was the biggest pandemic of the twentieth century and remains the number one killer in developed countries. Yet there is still no consensus about its cause. Cholesterol is the number one suspect, and cholesterol-lowering diets and drugs, the treatments of choice. But there is growing dissent. Jill Eisen explores the history and politics surrounding our ideas about heart disease. Part One of a three-part series. Part two airs Thursday, February 2.
Friday, January 27
FORTY YEARS OF GREAT IDEAS—YOU CAN'T DO THAT ON RADIO CD
Part seven of a ten-part series.
They say you can’t render the invisible audible, make math sound like fun or take a journey into hell, but IDEAS regularly ventures to the edge of the impossible. Part Eight airs on Friday, February 3.
Monday, January 30
THE INVISIBLE CITY CD
Turin is the largest city ever to host the Winter Olympics, but most people can't find it on a map. Kevin Sylvester discovers a place of grace and sophistication, with an uncertain future.
Tuesday, January 31
MOZART: THE GOLDEN TOUCH, Part Two:
On the Road to Prague CD
Lister Sinclair continues his series, first broadcast in 1991, featuring Tony-award winner Brent Carver as Mozart. The countess Eugenie tells the Story of the Nine Oranges – when Mozart and his wife Constanze stopped at her estate en route to her first performance of Don Giovanni. The second of five parts. Part Three airs Tuesday, February 7.
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