27 episodes
Day 6 CBC Discover & Learn
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Get caught up on the week without ruining your weekend. Host Brent Bambury delivers an energetic mix of must-hear stories carefully chosen to keep you in the loop and keep you guessing. Ready when you are on Saturday mornings. And heads up — there will be a quiz.
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How a researcher studying disinformation became a political target
PLUS: Artists and record labels are pushing back against AI music tools — but how good is the music they make?; How loon calls became a staple of pop music, from 808 State to Doja Cat; Volunteers for a BC-based search and rescue team are the stars of this documentary series; Amrit Kaur lands her first leading film role in the queer, Bollywood-inspired The Queen of My Dreams.
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A Calgary engineer says her city's water crisis reinforces the need to rethink our water use
PLUS: A new documentary tells the origin story of the first Black Barbie; the son of the original Catan creator explains why he decided to tackle climate change in the game's newest edition; a photographer is developing an artist-friendly platform to fight back against AI scraping; Day 6 books columnist Becky Toyne shares her annual list of best summer reads; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.
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Can Ukraine leverage gains in Crimea to turn the tide of the war?
PLUS: The hockey songs that pump up Oilers fans; an opera's quest to reclaim the legacy of Portia White; the Titan submersible warning signs that were ignored for years; the true crime podcast She Has A Name; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.
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As Canadians rally around the Edmonton Oilers, can Calgary Flames fans manage to cheer for their rivals?
PLUS: A photojournalist comes face-to-face with a great white shark off the coast of Nova Scotia; how smart tech is being used to facilitate intimate partner violence; coming out as trans at age 66; an Iraqi musician invents a new instrument after ISIS destroyed his collection; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.
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How Roy Cohn shapes Donald Trump's belligerent approach from beyond the grave
PLUS: a Palestinian journalist describes life in Gaza after fleeing Rafah; why clear red lines get fuzzy during a conflict; farewell to Angel Hernandez, baseball's most hated umpire; the heavily-armed environmentalists trying to save the Amazon; legendary British filmmaker Ken Loach caps a celebrated career with his final movie, The Old Oak; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.
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Can OpenAI be trusted to develop ChatGPT responsibly?
PLUS: A trauma surgeon on what he witnessed at a hospital in Gaza; the lives altered by the overturning of Roe v Wade; a scientist trying to stop bird flu in its tracks; Andy Kim on 50 years of Rock Me Gently; an Indigenous community's plan to build homes, and a self-sustaining economy, out of hemp; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.