Mike Powell Fanclub

Radio Topics, May 29

mbpowell — Tue, 29 May 2012 04:09:04 +0000

What a show we have for you today! At 8:00, I’ll speak with Jaime Alexanderson about the Cycling For Sight event taking place in Ottawa this weekend. At 8:30, Adam will speak with Wanda Gibson about the “Save the Gatineau” concert taking place this Thursday at the Carleton.

We’ll also touch on some of the following:

So long, Sunday Citizen. So longer, big portions of postmedia editorial staff.

Rob Ford quit weighing himself in public.

BC parents vote to limit wifi in schools.

…but at least they’ll have a family day!

Thomas Mulcair’s had 11 mortgage’s on the same house

Lightning strike kills teen in Ottawa.

Radio Topics

adam — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:21:29 +0000

Hope everyone had a good Mother’s Day and enjoyed Bikefest. We have an exciting show lined up for you this Tuesday with three interview. At 7:30 Mike will be speaking with Elizabeth Creary about the upcoming Craig Cardiff show/fundraiser taking place on Saturday the 19th. At 8:05 Mike will speak with Dave Gallson about the Defeat Depression walk on May 27th at Vincent Massey Park. Finally, at 8:30 Mike will be speaking with Andrew Caddell about about his new book of interviews with key officials in multilateral organizations. As per usual we air from 7-9am on CKCU 93.1FM in Ottawa and www.ckcufm.com for everyone else.

Conservative government to allow slaughterhouses to process already dead animals.

IPO for Facebook could be values at an obscene amount of money.

Obama comes out in favour of gay marriage…thank you Joe Biden.

Conservative’s send massive budget bill to House of Commons committee despite NDP’s best efforts.

Bizarre BC hand-gliding tragedy continues to be in the news.

Swing state with a large latino population? Time for Florida’s Republican government to scrutinize the voters list.

Radio Topics for May 8th

adam — Tue, 08 May 2012 02:32:35 +0000

Already the second Tuesday of May. Adam is back for the summer and we have three interviews for the show, everything is as it should be. Now If only Ottawa was still playing hockey. At 7:30 Adam will be speaking with Cheryl regarding the 12th Annual Hintonburg Tulipfest which will include a plant exchange, brownie bake-off and horse and trolley rides. At 8pm Mike will be speaking with Caron from MEC regarding Ottawa bike-fest taking place on Sunday. As well Caron is going to perform her own version of the famous 80’s song “Busta Move!” Finally at 8:15 Mike will be speaking with Cynthia regarding Defeat Depression Day. As per usual we air from 7-9am on CKCY 93.1 FM in Ottawa, online at www.ckcufm.com for everyone else.

Mayfair Orleans in financial trouble only 6 months after opening.

Just when it looked like both sides in Quebec’s tuition fee stand-off had reached a deal...it starts to unravel.

Student suspended for wearing a religious t-shirt is now taken out of school by his own bible waving father. Sigh…

Rob Ford vs. The Toronto Star.

Anti-austerity parties win big in Greece and France.

The Tories want to pass the entire budget in one giant bill, the NDP is not happy with this plan. The Tories don’t care.

Radio Topics, May 1st

mbpowell — Tue, 01 May 2012 03:04:45 +0000

Happy May Day! Once again, we’ll be joined this week at 8:00 AM by Caron Cheng from MEC to talk about Bikefest on May 13th. We’ll also be talk with people from the Otesha project. At 8:30, we’ll speak with Risa Sargent from CfSC about their Tulips on Two Wheels event on May 5th.

We’ll also talk about some of the following:

Quebec student protests are ongoing, students move to negotiate.

More Royals are coming! It’s costing money!

Nonsense story of the week: Canada’s bank “bailout”

Friends of Lansdowne lose again.

Someone took Marc Garneau’s space ships.

Radio Topics, April 24

mbpowell — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:54:00 +0000

Happy Tuesday!

This week we’ll continue our weekly conversations with the fine folks organizing MEC bikefest. At 8:05, Caron Cheng will update on us on what’s going on with prep for that event, and we’ll also speak with Connie Lebrun from CHEO, who is helping to coordinate CN Cycle, which raises money for the hospital.

We’ll also touch on some of the following:

Alberta had an election. Someone was elected. Find out who!

Toronto Catholic schools to require students to sing national anthem a cappella.

Kingston Penn to close. Museum to open?

Afghan interpreters get a second shot at coming to Canada

Which is better- public or private schools?

Moratorium on arctic fishing?

Radio Topics, April 17

mbpowell — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:55:17 +0000

Happy Tuesday! We’ve got an exciting show lined up. At 8:05, we’ll continue our build up to MEC’s annual bikefest, chatting with some of the folks behind the Right Bike Program in Hintonburg. At 8:30, we’ll talk with Julia Sterpam and Nancy Oakley of Heritage Ottawa about their event on the history of Lebreton this Thursday.
We’ll also touch on some of the following:

Barrhaven pile-on for decision to rebuild downtown Ottawa school.

Government was encouraged not to be “cheerleaders” for the oilpatch.

It’s 30 years of the Charter! Most of us wouldn’t give up rights, say polls. Harper thinks its a bit controversial.

More BC Teachers labour strife.

And we hear about how the Wildrose party is bad for healthcare.

Ottawa axes program designed to reduce recidivism

A human rabies diagnosis, in Toronto.

Radio Topics, April 10

mbpowell — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:53:01 +0000

I hope that everyone had a great weekend! This tuesday, at 8am we’ll speak with Caron Cheng of Mountain Equipment Co-Op about their upcoming bikefest. We’ll also touch on some of the following:

We may be getting rid of the penny, but we are getting glow-in-the-dark quarters.

Helene Campbell gets her lungs.

Target being reviewed for “cultural content”

Gideon ban in one Ontario School District coming

Parliament’s statues to become a little more user friendly

Radio Topics, April 2nd

mbpowell — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:44:47 +0000

Welcome to April! We’ve got an exciting show lined up. At 8:30, we’ll speak with Ian Lee about a recent move by Canada’s yogurt cartel to stop a competitor from setting up shop.

We’ll also touch on some of the following:

Say goodbye to the penny, the notion that you might retire at 65.

We need to do a better job communicating about pandemics.

Payphones may cost a $1?

Demonstrating that people have no value for their own time, people lined up for hours to get cheap gas in Toronto

AG report could spark F-35 review

Five bad habits to lead to an early grave

Radio Topics, March 27th

mbpowell — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:07:59 +0000

The Junos are in town this week, and so are all sorts of bands.

Brothels legalized!

Ontario budget Day! Freezes a coming: Salaries! Welfare!

Alberta heads to the polls!

Transgendered women kicked out of Miss Universe pageant

BC Goes after the polygamists

Ghost ship making its way to BC

US commits to reducing nuclear weapons arsenal.

James Cameron goes in the Abyss

Peggy’s Cove lighthouse needs new owner.

Radio Topics, March 20th

mbpowell — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 03:51:32 +0000

Happy Tuesday! We’ve got an exciting show lined up, so tune in at 7am on CKCU!

At 8:05, we’ll speak with Citizen’s for Safe Cycling President Hans Moor about their Spring Cycling Celebration, taking place this Saturday. At 8:30, we’ll speak with Tokunbo Ojo, a professor at the School of Journalism, about an event they are hosting today on the KONY 2012 videos.

We’ll also touch on some of this:

What, Toronto-Danforth stays orange?

NCC sticks to market-rate policy.

Ottawa’s unwieldy twitter policy

AG looking at F-35.

Tories take a salvo at Rae

Sex-starved fruit flies find solace in alcohol.