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• Crosstalk on Whales

  August 18, 2010 2:27 PM

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  Twice, now  - boat tour operators have captured video of pods of killer whales killing a minke whale. On Wednesday's Crosstalk, DFO research scientist Jack Lawson joined guest host Robin Brown to take your questions and stories on whale sightings of all kinds. You can listen to that Crosstalk on whales here.  

   

• Michael Klare's Hibernia concerns

  August 6, 2010 1:12 PM

  An American professor is warning that Hibernia could be the site of the next big oil disaster. Michael Klare teaches peace and world security studies at Hampshire College in Massachusetts. He's also the author of the book "Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Dependency on Petroleum". Recently, he published an article on the website TomDispatch.com called "The Coming Era of Energy Disasters", in which he writes quite a bit about Hibernia. You can hear Ramona's interview with Michael Klare here. And read Michael Klare's article here.

• Bon Voyage, Wilf Nicholls!

  August 3, 2010 3:52 PM

  L- R: Radio Noon host Ramona Dearing, and Crosstalk gardening experts Michael Murray, Wilf Nicholls, and Ross Traverse.

   

  Wilf Nicholls, director of Memorial University's Botanical Garden, made his last appearance on Radio Noon's Gardening Crosstalk on Tuesday, August 3. That's because Wilf is heading south of the border. He's taking up a new position as Director of the State Botanical Garden at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. And near the end of our Radio Noon Crosstalk, Wilf's fellow St. John's  horticulturalists, Michael Murray and Ross Traverse, dropped by the studio to say goodbye to Wilf. All of us at Radio Noon send our best wishes to Wilf in his new garden in the South!  

• Soldiering On at the Tely 10

  July 26, 2010 1:47 PM

  GW%7D00001.HTMA record number of 2600 runners and walkers completed the Tely 10 road race in St. John's on July 25. But imagine doing the race wearing combat boots, fatigues, and carrying a 55 pound backpack. That's what three members of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment did. Officer Cadet Harry Little, Sargeant John Sloan, and Sargeant John Carew did the race in full gear. They did it to raise awareness of Soldier On, a support program for Canadian soldiers injured in combat. You can learn more about Soldier On here. And you can listen to Ramona's interview with Sargeant John Carew here.

• Crosstalk with Rick Mercer

  July 14, 2010 3:14 PM

  Rick Mercer, the pride of Middle Cove, dropped by our Crosstalk studio on Wednesday. He's the star of the Rick Mercer Report on CBC Television. He's also known for his work on This Hour has 22 Minutes and Talking to Americans. Rick Mercer had his start on stage at the LSPU Hall in St. John's. And is back in town to host a sold-out fundraiser for the Hall. But before that event, Rick joined Ramona in our Radio Noon Crosstalk studio to take your questions. You can listen to that Crosstalk here.

• World's Strictest Parents

  July 14, 2010 11:57 AM

   If you're a parent, do you consider yourself kind of no-nonsense? And if so, would you consider hosting a couple of teens from the UK who are too saucy for their own good?

  Because the BBC Reality TV show, "The World's Strictest Parents" is looking for you. The producers plan to shoot an episode in Newfoundland and Labrador.

  Ramona talks to David Cheesman about the program. He's an associate producer with Twenty Twenty television in London.

  If you're interested in taking part, you can contact the producers through their website for World's Strictest Parents.