Jan 25 Shuffle Ideas: In Praise of Ice, part 2 Saturday, January 30, 2010 9pm Part 2: The Opportunities & Challenges of Life With Ice in the 21st Century Producer: CBC Radio One Listen Again For more than four billion years, ever since comets first crashed into the Earth, ice has been inextricably linked to life on this planet. From cold-hardy microbes to freeze-resistant frogs, […] By Todd Mundt Jan 25 Shuffle Ideas: In Praise of Ice, part 2 Todd Mundt
Jan 22 Shuffle Ideas: In Praise of Ice, part 1 Saturday, January 23, 2010 9pm Part 1: Ice and the Evolution of Life on Planet Earth Producer: CBC Radio One Listen Again For more than four billion years, ever since comets first crashed into the Earth, ice has been inextricably linked to life on this planet. From cold-hardy microbes to freeze-resistant frogs, nature has evolved […] By Todd Mundt Jan 22 Shuffle Ideas: In Praise of Ice, part 1 Todd Mundt
Jan 11 Shuffle News 2.0: The Future of News in an Age of Social Media, Part 2 Saturday, January 16, 2010 9pm Producer: CBC News Listen Again For more than a hundred years, the tools of journalistic production – the ability to report, photograph and record events and distribute that material to a mass audience – have resided in the hands of a small group of people who, by convention and by […] By Todd Mundt Jan 11 Shuffle News 2.0: The Future of News in an Age of Social Media, Part 2 Todd Mundt
Jan 4 Shuffle News 2.0: The Future of News in the Age of Social Media, Part 1 Saturday, January 9, 2010 9pm Producer: CBC News Listen Again For more than a hundred years, the tools of journalistic production – the ability to report, photograph and record events and distribute that material to a mass audience – have resided in the hands of a small group of people who, by convention and by […] By Todd Mundt Jan 4 Shuffle News 2.0: The Future of News in the Age of Social Media, Part 1 Todd Mundt
Nov 23 Shuffle Wired for Sound: Music and the Brain Saturday, November 28, 2009 Producer: CBC Radio 2 Listen Again On this episode of The Nerve, host Jowi Taylor takes you on an aural journey, from the creation of sound at its source, through the air and the outer ear to the cochlea, the spinal column, and the cerebral cortex. On the way, you’ll hear […] By Todd Mundt Nov 23 Shuffle Wired for Sound: Music and the Brain Todd Mundt
Nov 16 Shuffle The Pipe, the Drum and the Thunder Run: Music and War Saturday, November 21, 2009 Producer: CBC Radio 2 Listen Again On this episode of The Nerve, host Jowi Taylor surveys the entwined histories of war and music. Military music is meant to stir the blood. In order to achieve this, some instruments, some compositions, some sounds are more favoured than others. The Israelites used trumpets […] By Todd Mundt Nov 16 Shuffle The Pipe, the Drum and the Thunder Run: Music and War Todd Mundt
Nov 9 Shuffle Sentimental Journey: Music and Emotion Saturday, November 14, 2009 Producer: CBC Radio 2 Listen Again Some music expresses joy; other music expresses sorrow. It also can affect our emotions and *make* us happy or sad. On this episode of The Nerve, host Jowi Taylor asks what makes sad music sad, and whether those elements are universal across cultures. Music is […] By Todd Mundt Nov 9 Shuffle Sentimental Journey: Music and Emotion Todd Mundt
Nov 2 Shuffle myTunes: Music and Identity Saturday, November 7, 2009 Producer: CBC Radio 2 Listen Again Today, it seems, everyone has the opportunity to create their very own personal soundtrack to their lives. There’s a very simple reason that the iPod starts with the letter “I”. On this episode of The Nerve, host Jowi Taylor examines how music plays an integral […] By Todd Mundt Nov 2 Shuffle myTunes: Music and Identity Todd Mundt
Oct 26 Shuffle Enchanted, Entranced: Music and Spirituality Saturday, October 31, 2009 Producer: CBC Radio 2 Listen Again In Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and every minor religion around the world, music has been used as a tool to elevate the spirit or unite the faithful. On this episode of The Nerve, host Jowi Taylor looks at how music has come to be […] By Todd Mundt Oct 26 Shuffle Enchanted, Entranced: Music and Spirituality Todd Mundt
Oct 19 Shuffle In the Key of DNA: Music and Evolution Saturday, October 24, 2009 Producer: CBC Radio 2 Listen Again This episode of The Nerve asks the question why? Why did music evolve in the first place? Some people think music is merely an evolutionary frill, a by-product – delicious cheesecake for our ears that has no evolutionary purpose. Darwin himself was puzzled by music. […] By Todd Mundt Oct 19 Shuffle In the Key of DNA: Music and Evolution Todd Mundt
Oct 5 Shuffle Outfront: Obsessions, Magnificent and Otherwise Saturday, October 10, 2009 9pm Producer: CBC Radio One Listen Again on PRX An hour of personal stories, curated by CBC Radio. Barenaked in America produced by Kent Hoffman When Joanne Faryon first moved to a California suburb with her family, she felt like she left her career and Canadian identity behind. But one day […] By Todd Mundt Oct 5 Shuffle Outfront: Obsessions, Magnificent and Otherwise Todd Mundt