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On the May Long weekend SPFer Matt Street went camping at Sand Banks Provincial Park and took along his audio recorder. He recorded some interesting sounds, but he particularly liked this story that was read around the campfire. Listen carefully and you can hear the fire and the frogs in the background. The Story . . . → Read More: May 21, 2009: Campfire Stories And Karate Kids Protest music has a long history of contributing to social change movements. Richard Wallace from Ursinus College in Pennsylvania recently compiled a list of songs about climate change and other human impacts on the environment. He spoke with Carol Hunsberger about the links between pop culture, politics and environmental consciousness. Click here to download . . . → Read More: January 8, 2009: Environmental Music A mixed bag this week as Minh Ngo brings us an ‘Out and About’ on osprey conservation – eastern Ontario environmentalists are building nest platforms to encourage the threatened birds to breed. Brittany Boychuck and the SPF crew reviews ideas on how to green your Christmas, and John Wall interviews Concordia geography grad student . . . → Read More: December 4, 2008: Ospreys, A Green Christmas And The Montreal Music Scene Matt Street continues his look at the geography of music with this segment on the environmental footprint of summer music festivals. Here he takes an in-depth look at the annual Bluesfest that occurs at Ottawa’s Lebreton Flats. He spoke with Mark Monahan, the Executive/Artistic Director of the music festival, about what they are doing to . . . → Read More: July 10, 2008: Bluesfest Goes Eco-Friendly On this show Matt Street continued his series on the geography of music by discussing Operation Disc Drop with George Stroumboulopoulos from CBC’s The Hour. They talked about how the good old mix tape is being given a modern twist. Then, Carol looked at some of the causes and implications of rising food prices . . . → Read More: March 27, 2008: Operation Disc Drop On this show Carol Hunsberger spoke with Carleton geography prof Scott Mitchell about the current role and future possibilities of open source Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Then, Matt Street gave us another installment in his series of features on the Geography of Music. This time he reviewed Zunior.com, an online gathering place and (legal!) . . . → Read More: February 7, 2008: Intellectual Property In The Digital Age |
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