The nature of conservatism is more complicated than current polarized thinking would suggest. From its political beginnings after the French Revolution to populist America and Britain, the impulse to remain true to inherited tradition is both a stabilizing force and one prone to ossification.
Duration – 35:19
VoxBox: Rowan Atkinson – excerpt from Conservative Conference on YouTube
Music Credit: The Kinks – Well Respected Man
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Woody Guthrie’s ‘This Land Is Your Land’ and his son, Arlo Guthrie’s ‘City Of New Orleans’ (written by the under appreciated Steve Goodman) can be considered anthems of a nation. The first being a response to the status quo – ‘God Bless America’ and the second an homage to life on the rails.
Duration – 33:02
VoxBox: Compilation of various artists performing ‘This Land Is Your Land’ and the ‘City Of New Orleans’
Music Credit: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – This land Is Your Land & Arlo Guthrie – The City Of New Orleans
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Starting with Morse code in the mid 19th century the beginnings of encoding technology eventually evolved into the ubiquitous use of barcodes today. This mini revolution has ramifications well beyond retail convenience and routine record keeping.
Duration – 24:44
VoxBox: Youtube segment with comedian James May rambling about barcodes and supermarkets
Music Credit: The Five Americans – Western Union
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Accomplished Artist Andrea Bird connects art to love and death. Her theme of ‘holding loosely’ infuses Andrea’s work and positive world view.
Duration – 30:22
VoxBox: William Shatner – from the CD ‘Has Been’
Music Credit: Belle Starr – This Must Be The Place
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Our special celebratory milestone moment where we reminisce across 2 years of podcasting and what led up to it. Our conversation includes podcast excerpts, special moments, joys and challenges along the way.
Duration – 38:13
VoxBox: Compilation of interview snippets from our ‘Undefinable Spirit’ series of podcasts
Music Credit: John Denver – The Little Engine That Could
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A Lennon/McCartney classic covered by more artists than any other song in music history. A simple sentiment turned musical treasure, cherished by young and old.
Duration – 21:06
VoxBox: Youtube audio segment of video with Paul McCartney in live performance singing Yesterday, spliced together with another Youtube audio segment of Daffy Duck’s partial version of Yesterday
Music Credit: Beatles – Yesterday
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Man’s quest to explore beyond the limits of the senses led to the evolution of optical theory and eventual development of telescopic and microscopic devices. Enhancing our vision, both outer and inner, profoundly changed our perspective of our universes, large and small.
Duration – 26:41
VoxBox: Youtube segment on the ‘Life of Galileo Brecht’
Music Credit: Joni Mitchell – Woodstock
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Packing more into less is the basis for the creation of portmanteau words. From motel to hazmet to liger and beyond, these linguistically blended words, pro or con, have become part of our lexicon.
Duration – 28:31
VoxBox: Youtube segment featuring Norm Crosby on the Dean Martin Show
Music Credit: Men At Work – People Just Love To Play With Words
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Inveterate seeker, Drew Marshall talks about his quest for truth on God, life, death, and faith. Among other self discoveries made during his journey, which has included living in Australia, the deserts of Israel and walking the El Camino trail in Spain, he talks to us how ‘doubt’ can be an integral and useful tool in discovering your spiritual path.
Duration – 26:05
VoxBox: Youtube segment with Rowan Atkinson telling the ‘Gospel of John’
Music Credit: Bruce Cockburn – The Soul Of A Man
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A signature of the big band era, Begin The Beguine, exemplifies the versatility of Swing music. The lyrics embody the joy of a sudden but temporary love, the melody of which was made famous by one of the greatest big band leaders, Artie Shaw.
Duration – 21:06
VoxBox: Various artists’ renditions of Begin The Beguine, featuring Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Mario Lanza, Ella Fitzgerald, Eve Becke, Pete Townsend and Juglio Iglesias.
Music Credit: Artie Shaw – Begin The Beguine.
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The tragic fire at Notre Dame de Paris on the 15th of April, 2019, sparked a slew of social, political, and religious reactions. 850 years of history gone up in flames, provides the backdrop for a lively discussion about this historic event.
Duration – 29:32
VoxBox: Harry Posner quoting Victor Hugo and Youtube audio segment from the movie The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Music Credit: Edith Piaf – Notre Dame de Paris
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15 years into the podcasting evolution has seen an exponential rise in both programming and popularity, not the least of which is due to the rise and constant upgrading of smartphone technology, as well as corporate interest and acquisitions.
Duration – 27:38
VoxBox: Youtube segment from Saturday Night Live (SNL) radio interview with Alec Baldwin – Schweddy balls.
Music Credit: David Foster – You’re The Voice
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One of the unsung workhorses of the English language, the word ‘but’ is frequently overused. But, this seemingly insignificant three letter word packs a whole lot of punch.
Duration – 20:55
VoxBox: Harry Posner – Ode To But
Music Credit: Lewcinda Williams – Everything But The Truth
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Teacher, actor, traveler, activist Donna McCaw shares her passion for creativity, community, and the simple joys of having fun. From poetry to saving our water, she demonstrates compassion and a love for life.
Duration –24:56
VoxBox: Audio segments from YouTube – Fry and Laurie sketches
Music Credit: George Jones – Don’t Need Your Rockin’ Chair
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The pros and cons of Daylight Saving Time have been the subject of an ongoing debate since the late 19th century. There’s validity on both sides of the argument, despite the lack of general agreement as to its efficacy.
Duration: 23:45
VoxBox: Audio segments from YouTube – George Carlin on ‘Time’
Music Credit: Bill Hayley & His Comets – (We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock
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For millennia, lullabies have lulled children into slumber land. From ancient Egypt to modern day, tunes like Twinkle,Twinkle, Little Star and their relative importance often goes unnoticed or unappreciated.
Duration – 24:34
VoxBox: Audio segments from YouTube – Various artists and performers.
Music Credit: Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwoʻole – Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
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The birth of Ikebana, or the Japanese art of flower arranging, dates back to the 7th century. Combining the mindfulness of the Buddhist traditions with Shinto’s connection to nature, this refined art form can offer the West unexpected insights into the essence of life.
Duration – 29:17
VoxBox: Audio segments from YouTube – Kung Fu episode
Music Credit: Kingston Trio – Where Have All The Flowers Gone
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From the simple notion of mutual dependence the idea of symbiosis has expanded to include a variety of relationship dynamics, that surrounds us at every turn. Running the gamut from parasitism to mutualism, symbiosis encompasses more than the obvious benevolence.
Duration: 26:13
VoxBox: Audio segments from YouTube – Elvis Presley, Ted Talk & Cheers segments
Music Credit: James Brown – It’s A Man’s, Man’s, Man’s, World
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Solo bassoonist, Nadina Mackie Jackson is the most widely recorded Canadian bassoonist in history, with 17 new works for solo bassoon and orchestra written for her in the last decade. Nadina intimately describes her journey.
Duration: 38:51
VoxBox: Audio segments from YouTube – March 2014 – Trumpet Virtuoso Guy Few and bassoonist Nadina Mackie Jackson. The Canadian duo stopped by the Classic 107 studio to talk with host Bill Richardson.
Music Credit: Nadina Mackie Jackson and Guy Few – Silver Angel Concerto
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Can you trust what you can’t see? The ideas of trust and respect have become nebulous concepts in a world of promises and betrayal.
Duration: 28:23
VoxBox: Audio segments from YouTube – Esther Perel – Once a Cheater, Always a Cheater?
Music Credit: Beyonce – Trust In Me
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‘Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody’, a transcendent tune from a transcendent performer. Russian born singer Al Jolson rocked the world with his African-American inspired jazz singing style. Spanning five decades of musical and audio evolution, as the “greatest entertainer” of his day, he left an indelible mark on the world of entertainment.
Duration: 28:49
VoxBox: Audio segments from YouTube – Al Jolson, Judy Garland, Sammy Davis Jr., Jerry Lewis & Aretha Franklin
Music Credit: Al Jolson – Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody
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Out of the ashes of the Weimar Republic, Hitler’s National Socialist Party rose to absolute power, and immediately set out to cleanse the nation, of all “anti-Aryan” culture. The Degenerate Art Show of 1937, exemplified this highly calculated program.
Duration: 27:34
VoxBox: Audio segments from YouTube – Doug Stanhope on nationalism & Ursonate – Kurt Schwitters – ARTE Creative
Music Credit: Dogcatmouse Singers – Der Kommisar
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First used in 1590, the word ‘Braggadocio’ has come to represent the epitome of human vanity. Our history and our modern world is replete with examples of this rarely used and archaic word.
Duration: 27:29
VoxBox: Audio segments from YouTube – Muhammad Ali clips, The Braggarts Dilemma & Donald Trump clips.
Music Credit: Carly Simon – You’re So Vain
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President and owner, Robert Arnone, of R.H. Carter Architects shares the often unseen inner workings of the Architectural world. Spanning a 30 year career, he describes how the ‘doing of architecture’ has, and is evolving.
Duration: 47:39
VoxBox: Audio segment from YouTube – Comedy Sans Frontieres – Francesco De Carlo – Architecture & Monty Python – Architecture Comedy Sketch
Music Credit: Bruce Springsteen – 10th Avenue Freeze Out & The National – Blood Buzz Ohio
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One of the greatest rock bands of all time creating one of the most, some would say, earth shattering and lasting songs in music history. A timeless and evocative tune, shared and enjoyed by generation after generation.
Duration: 27:54
VoxBox: Audio segment from YouTube – Robert Plant on Writing Led Zeppelin’s ‘Stairway To Heaven’ (Radio.com Minimation). The podcast opening features a BBC segment with Jimmy Page on how Stairway To Heaven was written.
Music Credit: Led Zeppelin – Stairway To Heaven
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Arcing back through time, we explore the architectural and social impact of ‘the arch’ over the centuries, on our civilizations, and its symbolic resonance.
Duration: 22:46
VoxBox: Audio segment from YouTube – Ancient History: Rome If You Want To, The Pantheon (EP2) – Drive Thru History
Music Credit: Licensed & Royalty Free by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) – Crossing the Chasm
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In the face of the inevitability of accelerating change, how in the world can we positively integrate these shifts, while maintaining a true sense of self?
Duration – 28:06
VoxBox: Audio segment from YouTube – Terence McKenna: Trust Yourself
Music Credit: Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band – Express Yourself
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Our first full year of podcasting spanned a diverse landscape of ideas, interlacing the large and serious with the profane and fun, as reflected in the excerpts included in this podcast.
Duration – 27:48
VoxBox: Podcast clips from ‘The Sill’ episodes recorded in 2018
Music Credit: Frank Sinatra – It Was a Very Good Year
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The reality of podcasting is a bit more complicated than talking into a microphone. Taking an initial idea to a finished product, entails a variety of considerations, from topics to technical requirements to content delivery.
Duration – 34:44
VoxBox: Audio segment from YouTube – On podcasting
Music Credit: Bonnie Raitt – Something To Talk About
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Seniors are tackling the challenges of technology to remain connected and relevant. Overcoming fears and learning obstacles have become part of yet another phase of life.
Duration – 28:44
VoxBox: Audio segment from YouTube – Woody Allen
Music Credit: Jimmy Durante – Young At Heart
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Like A Rolling Stone, Dylan’s six plus minutes masterpiece, defied the expectations of folk music enthusiasts and the music industry itself, inspiring a new generation of balladeers.
Duration – 27:39
VoxBox: Audio segment from YouTube – Robbie Robertson
Music Credit: Bob Dylan – Like A Rolling Stone
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Human beings have created words for untranslatable experiences since the dawn of language. We explore a brand new word from an unusual new dictionary created by John Koenig.
Duration – 27:38
VoxBox: Audio segment from YouTube – John Koenig’s video and TedTalk on his word, Ambedo
Music Credit: Joni Mitchel – Woodstock
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How do we know what we know? The inner struggle to determine what is real and what is fiction has preoccupied humanity since the emergence of intelligent life.
Duration – 29:57
VoxBox: Audio segment from YouTube – Densel Washington interview on ‘information’ and War Of The Worlds 1938 radio broadcast segment
Music Credit: The Undisputed Truth – Smiling Faces Sometimes
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Billie Holiday’s most iconic and recognized song, has been acknowledged as the harbinger of the civil rights movement in America. The song’s origin may surprise and enlighten even those of us who are familiar with this transcendent tune.
Duration – 27:59
VoxBox: Audio segment from YouTube – Rene Marie audio segment, Nina Simone references the Civil Rights Movement
Music Credits: Billie Holiday (& Nina Simone & Rene Marie) – Strange Fruit
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The eternal question of who we are: Are we a singularity or a multiplicity? The self has been the subject of exploration for Millennia, so who are we now?
Duration – 28:49
VoxBox: Audio segment from YouTube video – Abbot & Costello – Segment of ‘Who’s On First’
Music Credit: The Who – Who Are you?
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As host of the popular radio program Howl, Valentino Assenza has interviewed the likes of Nino Ricci and Margaret Atwood among other literary lights. A veteran of the Toronto spoken word scene, Valentino shares his love of language and other word-based art forms.
Note: Our phone interview with Valentino was intermittently compromised by the quality of our connection.
Duration – 25:54
VoxBox: Audio segment from YouTube video – Insider’s view of the 1930s radio studio showing the production of dramatic sound effects
Music Credits: Beatles – The Word
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In unpacking the word RISIBLE, we discover the importance of humour in helping us deal with our day to day living and life in general. From health benefits to tech humour, the range of risibility is all encompassing.
Duration – 29:29
VoxBox: The Nonna (Paola) that couldn’t use Siri
Music Credits: Donavon Frankenreiter – Life, Love & Laughter
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In the midst of the turmoil in the mid 60’s, five young Californians surfed the rising musical waves to pop music’s iconic stardom. The pinnacle moment birthed the release of the much loved ‘pocket symphony’, Good Vibrations.
Duration – 26:09
VoxBox: Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys)
Music Credits: The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations and George Gershwin, The Ronettes, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry and The Beach Boys
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From the Humongous Fungus of Oregon to the wave of human migration spreading across our planet, life has become more dependent then ever on a value of connectivity.
Duration – 29:32
VoxBox: Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web.
Music Credit: The Youngbloods – Let’s Get Together
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Have you ever thought about pulling up roots and heading out into the great wide open? Chantal Patton and her family have and did.
Duration – 30:20
VoxBox: Steve Martin – Comedy excerpt
Music Credits: Allman Brothers – Ramblin’ Man and Eric Clapton – Travelin’ Light
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A frank and open discussion about one of the most problematic aspects of human life – sexuality. Dr. Claudia Six offers pathways to recognizing, repairing and recovering our sexual soul.
Explicit Content
Duration – 44:24
VoxBox: Liz Miele – Feminist sex positions
Music Credits: Salt-N-Pepa – Let’s Talk About Sex & Right Said Fred – I’m Too Sexy
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How the zeitgeist informs our evolution. Pointing out the varying zeitgeists that underpin our recent history.
Duration – 24:37
VoxBox: Peter Joseph Interviewed on ‘The Marker’ – Tel Aviv TV | The Zeitgeist Movement
Music Credit: Nicky Wire – I killed the Zeitgeist
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Why are we obsessed with time? Both art and technology employ and utilize different aspects of this man-made dimension.
Duration – 24:40
VoxBox: Dave Allen on the subject of Time
Music Credit: Pink Floyd – Time
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The short answer is yes… The sonic landscapes through which we move offer us both challenges to, and opportunities for, our general health.
Duration – 25:19
VoxBox: Assorted YouTube segments
Music Credit: Depeche Mode – Enjoy The Silence
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Pet peeves have been exacerbated by, but not limited to, technology. Venting steam, in the face of a world that so often diminishes human values.
Duration – 27:08
VoxBox: On YouTube – 100 People Tell Us Their Pet Peeves | Keep it 100 | Cut
Music Credit: Benjamin Clementine – I Won’t Complain
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Take a word, any word. There’s a world of meaning waiting to be mined. Join Peter and Harry as they dig their vocabulary shovels into the word ‘ubiquitous’.
Duration – 21:39
VoxBox: On YouTube – He’s everywhere – Chicken Man & On You Tube – 3 DICKS ON A BENCH discuss ubiquitous
Music Credits: On YouTube – FUNNY SONG #3 – The Long Word Song & Fleetwood Mac – Everywhere
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Where thought and emotion intersect is a veritable no-man’s land, our ongoing search for perspective and empathy.
Duration – 26:48
VoxBox: On YouTube – Forest Blakk: Find Me [Spoken Word]
Music Credits: Harry Dial & His Blusicians – My Head Says Yes, But My Heart Says No and Paul McCartney – Let Me Roll It
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Interning at MuchMusic, CityTV, YTV, Nanci Malek has spent the last 38 joyful years producing and directing music and film, as well as promoting the Canadian entertainment industry.
Duration – 20:37
VoxBox: MP for Wellington-Halton Hills, Michael Chong, opposes Melanchthon Mega-Quarry & The song about the Melanchthon Quarry, by Mr Hobo Wally – Walk With Me, Stop The Quarry.
Music Credits: Gordon Lightfoot – Seven Island Suite and Andy Kim – This Is The Girl
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Have I got a deal for you! Lost in the whirlpool of stuff, decoupling from consumer clutter.
Duration – 25:06
VoxBox: George Carlin on ‘Stuff’
Music Credit: Patti Page – How Much Is That Doggy In The Window?
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From books to reeling on the track and back we talk with Lindsay Shaw, a ‘genetically predisposed’ Librarian, as she recalls her roller derby days and the skills it helped her hone.
Duration – 29:54
VoxBox: Women Try Roller Derby For 30 Days – on YouTube
Music Credit: Jimmy Buffet – Life In The Library
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Beginning near the end of the 18th century, our fascination with Speech Technology has brought us to the age of virtual assistance in the form of Siri, Alexa and others. What does this all mean?
Duration – 26:26
VoxBox: HAL 9000 from Space Odyssey 2001 on YouTube
Music Credit: Harry Nilsson – Everybody’s Talkin’
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Is life a ‘casino’ (Italian word for chaos). When it comes to determining our free Will, all bets are off.
Duration – 23:51
VoxBox: Jim Carrey on YouTube
Music Credit: Zager & Evans – In The year 2525
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From initial concept to uploaded podcast, Peter and Harry chat about the in and outs of podcasting. This retrospective episode includes snippets from some of our last 51 episodes.
Duration – 33:46
VoXBox: YouTube excerpt
Music Credit: Frank Sinatra – It Was A Very Good Year
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Mother of two, restauranteur and Dufferin-Caledon Green Party candidate Laura Campbell shares her youthful enthusiasm for all things and her hope for the future.
Duration – 27:11
VoxBox: Jane Goodall on YouTube: To Children on the Environment
Music Credit: Natasha Bedingfield – Hope
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A discussion of Harry’s novella-in-progress, in which the author gets real about art as an act of defiance.
Duration – 24:38
VoxBox: Audiopedia’s ‘Meta-joke’ on YouTube
Music Credit: Daft Punk – Technologic
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One photographer’s graphic journey, from city to country and analogue to digital.
Duration – 28:26
VoxBox: Norm McDonald comedy snippet from YouTube
Music Credit: Paul Simon – Kodachrome
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Is it in our power to take charge of our own life, in a world rife with controls?
Duration – 25:33
VoxBox: Get Smart episode snippets from YouTube
Music Credit: Lesley Gore – You Don’t Own Me
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One person’s story about surrendering our demons in the quest for serenity.
Duration – 24:56
VoxBox: Big Daddy Tazz – The Bi Polar Buddha Set
Music Credit: Tracy Chapman – It’s Ok
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An exploration into the nature of wealth and the system that it spawns. Is a world without money as we know it, even possible?
Duration – 22:44
VoxBox: Paul Kemp Robertson – Ted Talk on Bitcoin
Music Credits: ABBA – Money, Money and Pink Floyd – Money
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Pete and Harry talk with Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival founder Larry Kurtz.
Duration – 18:22
VoxBox: Miles Davis, Buddy Guy, BB King and Etta James
Music Credit: John Scofield – I Don’t Need No Doctor
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Given that we sleep away about a third of our lives, it behooves us to explore that world in a deeper way.
Duration – 26:59
VoxBox: The Twilight Zone snippets
Music Credit: Gary Wright – Dreamweaver
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From Benz and Ford to Telsa and trending technologies. The personal joys and tribulations of putting the pedal to medal.
Duration – 24:59
VoxBox:The Driving Instructor segment – Bob Newhart
Music Credits: Janis Joplin – Mercedes Benz and Tracy Chapman – Fast Car
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Is it even relevant to think of right and wrong in the same way that we used to, and what does that mean for our daily lives?
Duration – 24:46
VoxBox: Will Lisa Lie And Make Springfield Elementary School Rich? – The Simpsons
Music Credits: Ike & Tina Turner – The Things That I Used To Do and Millie Jackson – (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want To Be Right
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Conspiracies, large and small, infuse the very air we breath. Is our desire to belong and connect influencing our beliefs and choices?
Duration – 25:38
VoxBox: George Carlin interviewed by Art Bell in 1999
Music Credit: James & Bobby Purify – I’m Your Puppet
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From the personal to the social, to the political, how encumbered is free speech in today’s world?
Duration – 21:57
VoxBox: Diane Ford on men and women
Music Credits: Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – I Won’t Back Down
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Examining the relevance of populism in our current world and the challenge confronting the new generation.
Duration – 25:29
VoxBox: Movie Clip from ’Network’ – delivered by actor Peter Finch as Howard Beale
Music Credits: Sly & The Family Stone – Everyday People and Parachute Club – Rise Up
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Individualism in the context of the duplicated world. The one and the many.
Duration – 22:19
VoxBox: Movie Clip from ‘Goodfellas’ – Martin Scorsese
Music Credit: The Doors – Love Me Two Times
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In search of the next. Probing the creative imagination and what fosters it’s development.
Duration – 27:18
VoxBox: Larry Kurtz – founder of the Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival
Music Credit: Rodger Hodgson (formerly of Supertramp) – Dreamer
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How we learn. Are the old educational models relevant today?
Duration – 28:35
VoxBox: Father Guido Sarducci
Music Credits: Chuck Berry, Lulu, Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes
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A hop and a skip across music’s influential landscape, “Songs in the key of life”.
Duration – 33:19
VoxBox: George Martin & The Beatles
Music Credits: Eva Noce, Beethoven, Beatles, Chuck Berry, Pink Floyd
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The power of yes, in a world of no. From diets to neuroplasticity, affirming transformation.
Duration – 27:55
VoxBox: Maya Angelou
Music Credit: Beatles – Hello, Goodbye
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Where have all the stories gone? The way we tell stories has changed. Technology seems to have altered the landscape of time itself.
Duration – 28:42
VoxBox: David Chesterton
Music Credit: Everly Brothers – Stories We Could Tell
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Modern western medicine would be wise to embrace and integrate the traditional art of healing.
Duration – 27:53
VoxBox: 4 year-old Thea at the Alton Library
Music Credit: Harry Nilsson – Coconut
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Last rights, or last rites? Before the curtain is drawn, somber or joyful, which would you choose?
Duration – 28:39
VoxBox: Nancy Early
Music Credit: Norman Greenbaum – Spirit In The Sky
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To lock or not to lock, that is the question. How do we use our doors?
Duration – 25:55
VoxBox: Anthony Carnovale
Music Credit: Paul McCartney & Wings – Let’ Em In
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Relevance in the age of reliance and what it means to unshackling the self.
Duration – 26:19
Voxbox: Dolores Hind
Music Credit: Beatles – Across The Universe
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Service from the top down. It’s all about relationships, generosity and community, so say we.
Duration – 25:07
VoxBox: Pierre LeClaire
Music Credit: Etta James – Gotta Serve Somebody
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Habits are not addictions, so say the experts. In fact some habits are good. Discerning helpful from harmful, and getting off the never ending wheel.
Duration – 25:58
Music Credit: Joni Mitchell – The Circle Game
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Will the ongoing development of Artificial Intelligence impede the evolution of human consciousness? Can we imbue technological form with human intelligence, and to what end?
Duration – 24:43
Music Credit: Sinead O’Connor (by John Lennon) – Mind Games
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Is shock the new normal? Are we accepting the unacceptable? From Donald Trump’s inauguration to Harvey Weinstein’s exposure, we explore the quakes and vibrations felt in 2017.
Duration – 25:25
Music Credit: Jimi Hendrix – Along The Watchtower
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Automation’s impact on our everyday life. A wolf in sheep’s clothing?
Duration – 22:45
Music Credit: Flight Of The Conchords – Robots
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From the industrial revolution to the digital revolution, a conversation about the nature of work in the modern world.
Duration – 24:44
Music Credit: Lee Dorsey – Working In The Coal Mine
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The case for poetry’s relevance in the age of the Internet. How poetry can revitalize and rejuvenate the human spirit.
Duration – 24:46
Music Credit: Phoebe Snow – Poetry Man
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Unpacking the idea of freedom in a world seemingly bound by restrictions and limitations. Breaking the shackles.
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Duration – 23:08
Music Credit: Janis Joplin – Me And Bobby McGee
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Exploring the role of tea and coffee in our daily lives and their relative importance to our sense of community and personal rituals. The makings of good tea and coffee.
Duration – 23:43
Music Credit: YouTube – I Love Coffee, I Love Tea
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Exploring the power of darkness in the modern world, from depression to zombies and everything in between.
Duration – 24:35
Music Credit: Disturbed (Simon & Garfunkel original) – Sound Of Silence
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Is it live or is it Memorex? Sifting through a world of facsimile in a quest for authenticity.
Duration – 20:27
Music Credit: Ella Fitzgerald singing behind, is it live or is it Memorex?
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Talking about the ‘apps’ and downs of travel. How technology has impacted traveling and the artistic experience.
Duration – 21:59
Music Credit: Dean Martin – C’est Magnifique
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Harry and Peter conspire to enter the world of ‘what if’ and ‘could it be that…?’ From Big Brother to Big Google, they ask the question: should we be looking over our shoulders?
Duration – 21:15
Music Credit: Buffalo Springfield – For What It’s Worth
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What shapes our varied perceptions of ‘Races’ who are different from ours? Should we be focusing on individuals, rather than their ’Race’.
Duration – 23:29
Music Credit: Bob Marley – Buffalo Soldier
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Peter and Harry, on a natural high, discuss the value of wriggling out of our normal skin.
Duration – 23:48
Music Credit: Beatles – I Am The Walrus
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The influence your life experiences, religious and cultural background and philosophical views have on how you choose to live, or the life you end up living. Do you live your life as if every day were your last?
Duration – 19:54
Music Credit: Beatles – In My Life
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This episode is based on a published article… Changing technologies impact societal and economic development. This podcast gives voice to an article written by MarketWatch columnist, Howard R. Gold, posted on MarketWatch, September 1, 2017.
Duration – 12:57
Credits: Includes segments of YouTube documentary snippets
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Who, or what, can influence your creation or vital spirit? Recalling those special people who help shape or completely change the path of your life.
Duration – 16:06
Music Credit: Artist? – Thank You For The Things That You Do For Me
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Ageism is the new social prejudice, at a time when people over 65 crowd are beginning to outnumber those under 15. Coping with the disadvantages of aging, while cherishing the advantages a long life can bring.
Duration – 23:24
Music Credit: The Who – My Generation
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Dealing with the inevitable conclusion of life, as we know it. Is there a case to be made for living too long?
Duration – 22:01
Music Credit: Paul McCartney & Wings – Live and Let Die
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Can we adapt to a world seemingly hurtling out of control? The quest for change.
Duration – 24:13
Music Credit: David Bowie – Changes
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Is the world more secure or have we simply become increasingly numb to, complacent or accepting, about what most of us feel we can’t control?
Duration – 18:09
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Has technology contributed and exacerbated the absurdity we experience, or are exposed to, in our daily living?
Duration – 18:56
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Do you prefer listening to vinyl records or CDs, or does it matter? Digital technology and its affect on the quality of our lives.
Duration – 18:41
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Harry Posner becomes Dufferin County’s first Poet Laureate.
Duration – 24:59
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As a partial sequel to Episode 1, in Episode 2 Author Andrew Welch (TheValueCrisis.com) joins us to discuss his book,’The Value Crisis: From dollars to democracy, why numbers are ruing our world.’
Duration – 26:31
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