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Episode 36 - Drawn to change: Comics, graphic novels and politics

radio book lounge — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:56:47 +0000

Listen in from the 2012 LeftWords Festival of Books and Ideas as Sean Carleton, Jeet Heer and Franke James discuss comics and social change with moderator Chris Cavanagh. Sean Carleton is a member of the Graphic History Collective, creators of May Day: A Graphic History of Protest. Jeet Heer is the co-editor of Arguing Comics: Literary Masters on a Popular Medium, Franke James is the author of Bothered By My Green Conscience.

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Episode 35: Committing Theatre! From caterpillar bouquets to flash mobs

radio book lounge — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:35:08 +0000

"Theatre history, then, is for the most part a history of the forgotten and unremarked," says Alan Filewod, Professor of Theatre Studies at the University of Guelph and the author of Committing Theatre: Theatre Radicalism and Political Intervention in Canada. From caterpillar bouquets, to war reenactments to "state produced agitprop" at the G20 to flash mobs, Professor Filewod discusses the history of political intervention theatre.

# 190 - Toronto Island Airport

Lynn Thompson — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 03:35:51 +0000

On Monday April 16th 2012 at 8:30am there will be a group of concerned parents and community members at the corner of Queen's Quay and Bathurst in Toronto, holding up a banner on the green light of the intersection to ensure the safe crossing of their children to Waterfront School. As Airport related traffic continues to increase, this action to ensure safety of the children may well continue in mornings through this week while discussions continue.
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Watch Me: Lena Dunham's fantastic breakout film Tiny Furniture

reel women — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 18:34:34 +0000

# 189 - Doctor, Dancer: Susan Biali

Lynn Thompson — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:06:18 +0000

In this half hour conversation Lynn Thompson speaks with Dr. Susan Biali, M.D. about Susan's blend of being a doctor, author, speaker, life coach and dancer, and what she is learning now! She has written a book entitled "Live A Life You Love: 7 STeps to a Healthier, Happier, More Passionate You" and offers an inspiring
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Watch Me: French Immersion and Starbuck

reel women — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:46:01 +0000

Cathi Bond reviews Starbuck and French Immersion, two very funny Canadian flicks that show there's no place like home.

# 188 ~ Installing Love

Lynn Thompson — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:39:08 +0000

Pam Edgar shares this dialogue with Lynn Thompson about a techie way to install love.

Watch Me: Bomb Girls

reel women — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:34:19 +0000

Episode 34 - Interview with Deb Barndt, editor of ¡VIVA!

radio book lounge — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:46:19 +0000

An interview with professor and popular educator Deborah Barndt about the book ¡VIVA! Community Arts and Popular Education in the Americas (edited by Barndt).

¡VIVA! presents examples from community arts projects in five countries, and is the product of a five-year transnational research project that integrates place, politics, passion, and praxis.

Matthew Adams from Between the Lines books interviews Deb about the history of the project, the challenges they faced working across culture, privilege and place and the offer of critical hope that emerged from the VIVA project.

# 187 ~ Emails on purpose

Lynn Thompson — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 07:11:49 +0000

Email overload is the theme of this monologue. Enjoy, and I hope it's helpful! This was originally written as an article for Synergy Magazine (Nanaimo, B.C., Canada) in fall 2011.

Watch Me: Heavenly Creatures by Peter Jackson

reel women — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:12:37 +0000

Watch Me: Cathi Bond reviews Sarah's Key

reel women — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:23:28 +0000

# 186 ~ Gabriel Padva - Passion on Purpose

Lynn Thompson — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:02:06 +0000

Movie review: Aftershock

reel women — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:16:02 +0000

Aftershock is an Asian family epic set off by the horrific Tangshan Earthquake in 1976. Aftershock: It only two 23 seconds to happen and 32 years to rebuild.

# 185 ~ Compassion Farm

Lynn Thompson — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 02:34:03 +0000

# 184 ~ Nina Brown: Return of Love to Planet Earth

Lynn Thompson — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 23:32:44 +0000

# 183 ~ Ten years after 9-11

Lynn Thompson — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 16:56:27 +0000

#182 ~ Living up to purpose

Lynn Thompson — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:57:08 +0000

Episode 33 - The Femme Monologues

rpn intern 2 — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:37:07 +0000

The Femme Monologues is a graphic memoir series, written by Marusya Bociurkiw with graphics by Terri Roberton, that appears monthly in Xtra! Toronto and in Capital Xtra! (Ottawa).
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DVD Review: The Reel Women pirouette into the world of ballet

reel women — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 23:52:04 +0000

DVD Review: The Triplets of Belleville and The Illusionist

reel women — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:13:51 +0000

Episode 32 - The human library project

alex — Thu, 19 May 2011 19:12:53 +0000

Imagine a library where people are the books. Where reading a book takes the form of a dynamic conversation about an aspect of the author's lived experience.

The Human Library Project took place over a span of four days in March at the Winnipeg Public Library. There readers had the opportunity to borrow a human book for up to a half hour of conversation in the library about the book's specific topic.
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DVD Review: Women take action -- union action -- to exact true story change

reel women — Sun, 15 May 2011 17:00:35 +0000

Made in Dagenham and Silkwood -- grab your earbuds for two fab flicks about extraordinary chicks!

#181 ~ Happy Spring!

Lynn Thompson — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 04:46:16 +0000

The sounds of spring, along with Lynn Thompson reading her poem from tree planting days in 1987, 'Planting Fantasy'. Wishing all, all the best, while we stay tuned to the changes in these springy days.

Episode 31 - Wrenna Robertson on 'I'll Show You Mine': A photography book celebrating vulva diversity

rpn intern — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:43:49 +0000

Meghan Murphy, host of The F Word radio show, speaks with Wrenna Robertson, editor of the book I'll Show You Mine. Wrenna is an activist, academic and an exotic dancer. After noticing that more and more women she knew were considering labiaplasty or Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery (FGCS) as a way to correct what they considered to be 'abnormal' or unattractive vulvas, Wrenna was inspired to create this provocative, original and touching work which celebrates vulva diversity via colour photographs placed alongside personal stories from women from all walks of life. To learn more about the book, and to hear more stories from women, please visit: http://www.showoffbooks.com/.
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DVD Review: Hop on the train with two terrific choo-choo flicks

reel women — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 01:39:23 +0000

# 180 ~ Share International

Lynn Thompson — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:54:21 +0000

Betsy Whitfill is a mother of two and a grandmother of two. She recently retired from 15 years as office manager of a Dallas internal medicine practice. Her husband is an internist, and one son has just completed his training in internal medicine.
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DVD Review: Nowhere Boy -- A look at the early life of John Lennon

reel women — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:25:23 +0000

#170 ~ Neuro-Linguistic Programming

Lynn Thompson — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 03:38:16 +0000

Lynn Thompson visited Roger Ellerton at his home outside Ottawa, Ontario in October 2007 to record this conversation about his new book "Live Your Dreams: Let Reality Catch Up ~ NLP & Common Sense for Coaches, Managers and You".

Roger Ellerton, PhD, CMC is the founder and managing partner of Renewal Technologies Inc. He is an educator, consultant, coach, executive an well-respected speaker, with over thirty years of experience in management, management of change, process renewal, professional and personal development and training.
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DVD Reviews: Happy Valentine's Day from Judy Rebick, Meryl Streep, Cathi Bond and Katharine Hepburn

reel women — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:39:10 +0000