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RECENT CBC PODCASTS:

Metro Morning Podcast Thursday September 2/2010
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:00:00 GMT
Is more buses, not subways and light rail, the way to prevent Toronto from splitting further along class lines? CAW economist Jim Stanford responds to Michael Hlinka's critique of his thoughts on the role of business in saving the economy. And the dangers of politicising the health care system.

Metro Morning Podcast Wednesday September 1/2010
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:00:00 GMT
Is cheating simply part of pro sports? An MS suffer reacts to news that a controversial new treatment may not be coming to Ontario. And the story of Twitter, the Toronto International Film Festival and the bedbugs that weren't.

Metro Morning Podcast August 31/2010
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT
A year after his son was killed following a confrontation with former Attorney General Michael Bryant, Allan Sheppard talks about his son Darcy Allan Sheppard. James Chatto on Mrs Amar Patel, the woman who introduced Indian food to the masses in Toronto. And what's it like to be a refugee in Canada and go camping for the first time? We find out.

Metro Morning Podcast Monday August 30/2010
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT
In the wake of a shooting a community member from Alexandra Park talks about what's happening in his hood. Are computers making us stupid? Is it the role of government to stimulate our economy? Jeannie Becker on 25 years of Fashion TV. And Sarah Lazarovic on her new film No Heart Feelings.

Metro Morning Podcast August 27/2010
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT
Is it prudent for Toronto City Council to approve an arena that it doesn't know how it will pay for? What is turning young Muslim men into extremists? Ever wanted to quit your job and see the world? We meet a young couple doing just that. And I Have A Dream, 47 years later.

Metro Morning Podcast August 25/2010
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT
Does the long gun registry actually make us safer, as TO Police Chief Bill Blair suggests? No, according to an Edmonton police constable. We speak to him. Toronto Mayor David Miller on the morning of his last council meeting and the issues he thinks Torontonians should be thinking about in the election. And what difference is the government's matching program making to donations for Pakistan flood relief? We find out.

Metro Morning Podcast Tuesday August 24/2010
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT
How the TTC plans to implement ideas to improve customer service, and your thoughts on the role of the customer in that equation. Jesse Hirsh on Google Undo, perhaps the most needed feature for email. Jesse Wente on the role of video games in talking about war. And is Wi Fi poisoning our kids? One man says yes, and claims he has proof.

Metro Morning Podcast Monday August 23.2010
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT
Rob Ford on why he doesn't regret his comments re: immigration and how he'd solve the city's fiscal crisis. Is the customer always right? Apparently not. And how that old tent in your basement could help a victim of Pakistan's floods.

Metro Morning Podcast Friday August 20,2010
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT
In the wake of Rob Ford's comments re: limiting immigration because we can't afford it, we discuss whether Toronto is in fact overstretched and why we need to invest in immigrants. Mayoral hopeful Rocco Rossi on his plan to pay for the services Toronto needs. Your thoughts on people in the express lane at the grocery with more than the allowed number of items. And the future of TO's waterfront.

Metro Morning Podcast Thursday August 19/2010
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT
Will the furore over immigration comments hurt Rob Ford's mayoral campaign? Sikhs believe the fallout from the Air India tragedy has tarnished their community. We find out why. David Morley of Save The Children Canada on how hard it is to convince Canadians to help those in Pakistan. And one man who is helping kids in Cambodia go to schiool for the first time.

Metro Morning Podcast Wednesday August 18/2010
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT
Is the thought of government corruption in Pakistan preventing people from donating to help flood victims? We ask the country's Consul in Toronto. Your overwhelming response to our debate on cyclists and helmets. Toronto author Camilla Gibb on her wonderful new novel The Beauty of Humanity Movement. And why the Veteran's Ombudsman feels Canada's government is failing our veterans.

Metro Morning Podcast Aug 17/2010
Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT
Should cyclists be forced by law to wear helmets? We debate. Why is the west not yet moved by the disaster in Pakistan? Rob Godfrey of the OSPCA on the news that charges against the Toronto Humane Society will be dropped because of his investigation tactics. And why you should sing Bob Marley's One Love today.

Metro Morning Podcast August 16/2010
Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT
A debate on how we should deal with 500 Tamil migrants arriving in Canada. George Smitherman on how he'd handle city finances and why, after eHealth, we should trust him with our money. And Maestro Fresh Wes - rapper, actor and now author.

Metro Morning Podcast Friday August 6/2010
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT
Why John Tory finally decided not to run for Mayor of Toronto. "Brothels are more common in Toronto neighbourhoods than grocery stores" says sex worker Valerie Scott. Why are people still texting and driving? And the amazing story of Blurred Vision, a Toronto band that's written a song that's become an anthem for street protests in Iran.

Metro Morning Podcast Thursday August 5/2010
Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT
When doctors make mistakes, who do they tell? Should a play classified as "sympathetic" to a terrorist get government funding? We speak with the author. And Open Roof Films. Watching movies under the stars.

Metro Morning Podcast August 4/2010
Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT
Another privacy breach at an Ontario hospital has the Privacy Commissioner spitting mad. The battle between the Blackberry and governments that want to spy on your email. A chat with the mother of an Ontario boy held in Cuba for 3 months. And Alissa York on her new novel, Fauna.