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Avi Buffalo Live in Studio

Rose Palmieri — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:04:20 +0000

California based indie-pop band, Avi Buffalo, will join us in studio for a live performance on Tuesday August 3rd, 2010. The band will play at 11am in the Hart House Chapel. Their self-titled debut album was released this past April.

Photo Credit: Eydie

T5 Music…Humble

Laura Taylor — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:23:41 +0000

Toronto native, Humble won The 2009 Juno Award Winning Reggae Record of the Year.

Empty Casing

Laura Taylor — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:16:29 +0000

When Canadian soldier Fred Doucette was deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina as a UN peacekeeper in 1995, he had a premonition that this tour of duty would be different. He had been in Cyprus in the 70s and 80s, but the horrors of the Bosnian conflict were beyond imagining. Doucette takes us to the heart of the conflict in his book Empty Casing. David Peterson speaks to Fred Doucette on On reading On the Third Floor.

Mortality and Social Relationships

Laura Taylor — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:13:12 +0000

A new study on the effect that relationships have on our health has shown that people with strong relationships live longer than those without. The effect is significant… the report said that people with strong relationships are 50 per cent more likely to live longer than those with few social links with family, friends, neighbours or colleagues. Or to put it another way, the researchers say their study shows that isolation carries the same risk of early death as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, not exercising, or being an alcoholic or severely obese. The large-scale report on mortality and social relationships, which was released on Tuesday, was authored by researchers at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah and appears in the current issue of the journal PLoS Medicine. Timothy Smith was one of the co-authors of the report and he joins us live from Utah this morning.

Captive Queen

Laura Taylor — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:08:09 +0000

Summer is here and for historical fiction readers, comes Captive Queen, a new novel from New York Times bestselling author Alison Weir about the passionate and notorious French queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine. Renowned for her highly acclaimed and bestselling British histories, Alison Weir has in recent years made a major impact on the fiction scene with her novels about Queen Elizabeth and Lady Jane Grey. In this latest offering, she imagines the world of Eleanor of Aquitaine, the beautiful twelfth-century woman who was Queen of France until she abandoned her royal husband for the younger man who would become King of England. In a relationship based on lust and a mutual desire for great power, Henry II and Eleanor took over the English throne in 1154, thus beginning one of the most influential reigns and tumultuous royal marriages in all of history. In this novel, Weir uses her extensive knowledge to paint a most vivid portrait of this fascinating woman. Alison Weir joins us in studio to discuss the book and the woman who was Eleanor of Acquitaine.

The Celtic Tiger

Laura Taylor — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:05:04 +0000

The Celtic Tiger in Ireland is a much discussed historical event. It saw, for the first time, immigration into Ireland from other countries in the EU and even North America. Unfortunately, in September 2008 the once boisterous economy was not immune to the Global Banking Crisis and, like most other countries in the world; Ireland sank into a deep recession. However, a report released by Central Bank Governor Patrick Honohan on May 31st, 2010 asserts the collapse of Lehman Brothers was not the sole cause the Irish banking crisis. In fact, Critics argue the downfall of the economy was largely due to lax banking regulations and the failure of the government to control the property bubble during times of prosperity. Ireland currently has an unemployment rate of more than 13% and between the beginning of 2010 and the end of 2011 120,000 people are expected to leave Ireland, many of them university and college educated youth, in search of work. We speak with President of Ireland’s Union of students, Gary Redmond to discuss some of the issues facing this young demographic.

Gov’t Funding Cuts

Laura Taylor — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:46:59 +0000

Another non-governmental organization has felt the chop of the Conservative government’s axe. The Canadian Council for International Co-operation, established in 1968, has served for forty years, monitoring and analyzing federal polices on foreign affairs, aid, trade and peace building. It also acts as an umbrella organization for approximately 90 other not-for-profit groups operating in Canada and abroad. Some of its more well-known members include the Canadian section of Amnesty International, the Canadian Red Cross and Oxfam Canada. Some analysts in the not-for-profit sector believe this is another move by the Harper government to silence dissenting debate from those who disagree with the conservatives’ political agenda and some accuse the government of creating a chilling effect; forcing non-governmental organizations to stay silent for fear of losing the federal dollars they require to remain in operation. Their argument may be a viable one; if you look back to December 2009 when Kairos, a human rights organization representing 11 churches, had it’s funding cut for, allegedly, its middle east policy which was contrary to that of the conservatives; and more recently, to April which saw Match International, the only non-governmental organization operating from a feminist perspective and well-known for their pro-choice stance, lost its funding during the debate over abortion and the foreign maternal health aid package. So, is this recent cut due to government’s tightening of the federal belt and part of its recently preached mandate to reign in spending, or is it something more sinister, the tightening of a federal leash around those who criticize their decisions? For his perspective on the funding cuts, we’ll speak to president-CEO of The Canadian Council for International Co-operation, Mr. Gerry Barr.

The Cat Empire Live

Will Campbell — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:43:46 +0000

We present tracks from a recent live performance at CIUT studios by Aussie rockers The Cat Empire. Catch them live at The Phoenix tonight.

Judy Collins In Conversation

Will Campbell — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:41:20 +0000

Judy Collins has thrilled audiences worldwide with her unique blend of interpretative folksongs and contemporary themes. Her impressive career has spanned more than 40 years. At 13, Judy Collins made her public debut performing Mozart’s “Concerto for Two Pianos” but it was the music of artists like Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, as well as the traditional songs of the folk revival, that sparked Judy Collins’ love of lyrics. She soon moved away from the classical piano and began her lifelong love with the guitar and in 1961, at the age of 22, she released her first album, A Maid of Constant Sorrow. Noted for her rendition of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now” which has since been entered into the Grammy Hall of Fame, she won a “Song of the Year Grammy in 1975 for her version of “Send in the Clowns,” a ballad written by Stephen Sondheim for the Broadway musical “A Little Night Music.” Judy Collins was in Toronto this past May for a concert at Hugh’s Room along with Kenny White, and stopped by the Map Room studio for a visit. From the Take5 files we present David Peterson in conversation with music legend Judy Collins.

Midwife Debate Not Done

Will Campbell — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:39:36 +0000

When faced with the option to give birth at home or in the hospital, Canadian women often opt for the latter, believing it to be a safer alternative in case complications arise before, during, or after labour. The heated debate over the safety of home births with a midwife deepened following the release of research suggesting it can be just as safe as delivering in a hospital, and even lower the risk of certain complications among some women. There are more than 700 practising midwives in Canada and midwifery services are regulated everywhere except Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Yukon. Gisele Becker, President of the Canadian Association of Midwives argues that the study provides encouraging results about the safety of giving birth the old-fashioned way at a time when the trend toward medicated deliveries and elective Cesarean sections continues to dominate. She join us to discuss.