April 24, 2008: Geograpalooza

Sure, you’ve been to conferences… but what about one with 7,000 participants? On this show Matt, John and Carol talked about some highs and lows from the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, held April 14-19 in Boston. We dissected the opening keynote by Jeffrey Sachs, summarized presentations about the geography of . . . → Read More: April 24, 2008: Geograpalooza

April 17, 2008: Earth Week

Matt Street brings us an interview about CKMS, a campus community radio station in Waterloo, Ontario that is facing an uncertain future. Students at the University of Waterloo voted to stop funding the station as of August 31st. Heather Majaury, the station manager, explains.

Paul Martin interviews environmental author and lecturer Mike Nickerson about . . . → Read More: April 17, 2008: Earth Week

April 10, 2008: “Anything But Warfare”

From April 9-10 Ottawa hosted CANSEC, an annual trade show of military products and technologies. While participants at the trade show networked, hoping to seal new business partnerships, demonstrators outside took to the streets to protest Canada’s role in international conflicts and the arms trade.Carol joined up with the “Victims of War March” to . . . → Read More: April 10, 2008: “Anything But Warfare”

April 3, 2008: Waves Of Change

With the international media now focused on Zimbabwe and its elections, we don’t hear much about Kenya anymore. But only a few months ago, disputed election outcomes triggered a major crisis in Kenya from which the country is now trying to emerge. Carol Hunsberger asked David John Bwakali, a Nairobi journalist, for his thoughts . . . → Read More: April 3, 2008: Waves Of Change