This week I talk about the recent CBC Choral 2008 competition, and what a special night it was.

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Music:

Songs of Sanctuary, By Etherfysh

Kyrie from Mass in G Minor by Francis Poulenc, performed by the 11 A.M. choir of St. Thomas's Anglican Church, Toronto

This week, I talk with Sean McGaughey, A.K.A. "The Ductape Guy", musician, songwriter, podcaster and social media denizen, about the social aspects of music in the contet of social media; we also get to hear one of his more well known songs "The Future  Ain't What It Used to Be."

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Other music: The Sand of Time Accoustic by Cherrycoke

Two topics this time around; the strike of TTC (Toronto Transit Comission, which is public transit in Toronto) as well as kids and homework.

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Music by Five Star Fall and Plunkett.

On this episode I am very happy to have as my guest Eden Spodek of bargainista.ca . We discuss he future of shopping, and changes in the shopping experience.

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Thanks again to Mark Blevis for his comment!

This week's song is by Plunket.

In this episode, I speak with Randall Rosenfield (pictured below) of the Medieval Music ensemble Sine Nomine, regarding differences between modern and medieval astronomy, in the context of the group's upcoming concert "Heaven Sounding on Earth: Music of the Spheres", April 25th, 8 pm.

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See the links below for further information:

Information/reservations: 416-638-9445 or sine.nomine (at) 3web.net

http://www.pims.ca/amici/sinenomine.html

This week, obsolete metaphors in modern technology

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Music

AntiGuru

Artemis

Plunket

Thanks to Keith Burtis and Mark Blevis for their feedback!

I reach into my vault on unused material to start off an episode; am I just someone with ther perfect face for podcasting sounding off?

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This week's music:

Five Star Fall

Jade Leary

Link to recording from 1860!

In this episode, I talk to urban planner Sean Nix. Can Toronto and other large cities be saved from the results of 20th century "progress"?

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Music: Jade Leary

Satellite from And Come the Sirens

Meaner Than Winter from The Lost Art of Human Kindness

My thoughts on the upcoming labour shortage, and attitudes in society that will have to change as a result.

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Music: Sundowner 

In this episode I speak with Keith Burtis, who combines the world of Social Media, and traditional craftsmenship as a Wood Turner. I find this be a fascinating combination, and I certainly learned a lot when we spoke via Skype last night!

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