27/12/2007: The Spiritual Brain

Mario Beauregard is a neuroscientist who has been studying the brain for years. His findings are surprising: he believes he has found a neurological reason to believe in the existence of the soul.

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[mp3 file: runs 19:37]

26/12/2007: Debbie Bodkin

Debbie Bodkin is a sergeant with the Waterloo Regional Police and a few years ago, she became so outraged by the images she was seeing of the genocide in Darfur that she went to the war zone to document what was happening. She talked to The Current about her work.

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[mp3 file: runs 20:49]

24/12/2007: Bert Tatham

Bert Tatham was on his way home from Afghanistan where he was working on an anti-poppy campaign for the Afghan Ministry of Counter-Narcotics. After stopping in Dubai, he was detained when customs officials found two poppy bulbs in his luggage and trace amounts of powdered hashish in the lining of his jeans pocket. This led to eight months in prison, during which time he says he was abused. He joined The Current to discuss his experience.

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[mp3 file: runs 21:06]

20/12/2007: Ethical Gift-Giving

Don't give someone a piece of junk they don't really want, give them a gift that keeps on giving -- a purchase, in their name, of a desperately needed item to a poor farmer in another country. That's the thinking behind the an increasingly popular form of charitable giving. The phenomenon does, however, have its critics.

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[mp3 file: runs 19:55]

19/12/2007: Interview with Stephane Dion

Host Anna Maria Tremonti sits down with federal Liberal leader Stephane Dion about his stormy first year as head of his party, and what's to come in the year ahead.

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[mp3 file: runs 25:56]

18/12/2007: British handover of Basra, Iraq

Citing success in bringing democracy to the southern Iraqi city of Basra, along with a reported 90% decline in violence, the British Prime Minister has handed over jurisdiction of the area to Iraqi authorities. Some, however, question the optimism. Militias are said to be stronger than the police, and violence against women is rampant.

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[mp3 file: runs 20:19]

17/12/2007: A Secret History of the War on Cancer

Devra Davis, cancer specialist and the author of the new book, The Secret History of The War On Cancer, says the decades-long "war on cancer" has achieved little if any progress in fighting the terrible illness. The truth, according to her, is one no one wants to admit: a direct connection between cancer and the environment.

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[mp3 file: runs 25:55]

13/12/2007: Aqsa Parvez, A Special Presentation

The Current takes a powerful, in-depth look at the death of teenager Aqsa Parvez in Mississagua, Ontario, for which her father has been charged.

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[mp3 file: runs 20:16]

12/12/2007: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in soldiers

Five per cent of Canadian soldiers returning from deployment in Afghanistan have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD. The Current spoke to a doctor who has spent a great deal of time with soldiers and helped them cope.

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[mp3 file: runs 21:00]

11/12/2007: Former Guantanamo Bay prosecutor

As chief prosecutor at the US military commissions, Colonel Morris Davis was a true believer, a vocal supporter of what his government was doing at Guantanamo Bay. But later he resigned to protest the way in which the United States was prosecuting and interrogating its prisoners. He joined The Current to discuss this turn of events.

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[mp3 file: runs 23:46]

10/12/2007: Pickton Verdict

Self-described "pig man" Robert Pickton was found guilty on six counts of murder. The Current looked at the reaction of the families of his victims, and looked at the broader significance of the case.

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[mp3 file: runs 18:14]

06/12/2007: Letters, and plastics, revisited

Due to overwhelming response, The Current took another look, with more detail, at the issue of plastics.

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[mp3 file: runs 24:44]

05/12/2007: Plastics

A podcast edition of a special report The Current did on plastics, and possible health hazards associated with their everyday use (part 1 of 2).

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[mp3 file: runs 19:58]

04/12/2007: Parliamentary Committees

With Karlheinz Schreiber testifying before the House of Commons Ethics Committee, The Current takes a look at Parliamentary committees and their effectiveness.

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[mp3 file: runs 20:41]

03/12/2007: Bali Climate Conference

Thousands of delegates have gathered on the Indonesian island of Bali to hammer out an agreement on tackling global warming when the Kyoto Protocol expires. The Current took a look at the complicated negotiations taking place.

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[mp3 file: runs 20:51]

29/11/2007: Ukrainian Internees Documentary

The Current producer John Chipman took a powerful look at the quest for official recognition of the interning of Canadians of Ukrainian heritage during the First World War. The documentary is presented in its entirety.

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[mp3 file: runs 50:10]

28/11/2007: Manitoba Child Porn Bill

Manitoba is considering legislation that would classify child pornography as child abuse. But what issues does this raise?

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[mp3 file: runs 20:53]

10/07/2007: Pakistan Mosque and Women's Rights

The Current speaks to Declan Walsh in Islamabad for the latest on events at the Red Mosque; we also talk to Fawzia Afzal-Khan about women in Pakista.

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[mp3 file: runs 21:42]

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