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The Age of Persuasion
Hosted by Terry O'Reilly

Posted by Age of Persuasion on June 05 at 10:39 AM

Broadcast Date: June 7, 2008

When money runs short- more and more people are turning to advertising to pay the bills. Charities, artists, athletes, even governments and school boards are turning to “corporate partners” - offering advertising exposure in exchange for much-needed money. This week Terry O’Reilly explains how Advertisers became the “sugar daddies” of the 21st Century- and traces “sponsorship” back through the centuries.

Saturdays at 11:30 am on CBC Radio One
Saturdays at 10:30 am ET, 7:30 am PT on Sirius Satellite 137

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Poetry Face-Off, on CBC radio One.

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Wiretap: Listen to the show by clicking Montreal on the radio map.

This Week's Episode: Soul Mate
Kidnapping and hair haiku.

Broadcast times:
Sundays at 1 pm (1:30 NT, 4 pm Pacific) and Wednesdays at 11:30 pm (12 am NT) on CBC Radio One.

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I missed Wiretap this afternoon but it was a nice surprise to see that there are more audio clips of the show up on the official site.


Now listening to: Family Album on cbc.ca

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One of my favorite moments of any week would be the moment I hear Jonathan Goldstein speak from my radio. Not only is his show entertaining, but his voice is like that of the shy friend you had in secondary 2. It is no secret that I love the CBC radio broadcasts. In fact, I will even offer up that I only listen to that station and that station only. The dial on my old Sanyo stereo (with the amazingly mysterious AMSS!) has never turned since I have settled in my Montreal flat, back in May.

I listen to Daybreak when I get up in the morning so I can hear audio clips from Maher Arar's stand and to the political play du jour, for Pierre Landry’s cultural spot and to see how many layers of clothing I should wear before stepping out. Then, at other random times, I flick on the switch to listen in on whatever is playing while I paint, cook or tidy up. But never while I write. I cannot write and listen to the CBC at the same time, it is impossible.

As I was saying, Jonathan puts out a great show called Wiretap and I want to share with you this small pleasure of listening to his hilarious improvised sketches, stories and my personal favorite, his perfectly timed tongue-in-cheek telephone conversations. Even his guests are spot on.

Click here to hear a 26 minute long broadcast of “The Gentleman's Guide to Grooming” with John Hodgman, author of “The Areas of My Expertise,” an exercise in literary parody.

Also, a little visual bonbon, click here to see an amazing animation of "Joseph's Coat" written by Jonathan Goldstein, and animated by Gregor Ehrlich. It's Paint that flies across your screen like play doh on skates.

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