The Story . . . → Read More: May 21, 2009: Campfire Stories And Karate Kids]]> 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 is tentatively called “The Rub.” – By Douglas Ullrich ready by Mark Sedore.  Here is what the Author wrote about it:

“It’s sort of random at the start, and then makes more sense as it goes on.  It’s basically about sitting on the subway or the streetcar and looking across the aisle at somebody who looks totally content, just in the moment and thoughtless, and almost wishing you could have that kind of simplistic certainty or peacefulness (even though you’re aware of the fact that just sitting there, pondering all this stuff, analyzing all these angles, means you could never be that person).”

In the second part of the show Matt Street reports back to Paul Martin on a Karate fundraiser for the Brockville YMCA in Brockville Ontario.

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]]> 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 Thomas Cummins-Russell on the geography of the Montreal indy music scene.

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 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 on the international markets.

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]]> 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!) distribution centre for independent music.