Graydio Canada

Dr. Rachel Cartwright tackles some of the great mysteries of the giants of the deep. Why do whales breach? What is a whale birth like? And just what are they talking about down there?

For fifty years the Royal Canadian Air Farce ruled Canada's comedy airwaves. This is a walk and talk through one of Toronto's oldest neighbourhoods with founding member, Don Ferguson.

For 30 years Newfoundland has had a declining population, as young Newfoundlanders leave the island to find their fortunes elsewhere. But for some the call of the sea and the place they call home is so strong, they find ways to stay. This is the story of Melanie Rideout.

Ed English, innkeeper, owner, and storyteller in chief of Quirpon Island tells tales of giant icebergs, French demons, endless pods of whales and the occasional lost Polar Bear.

“The frequencies of the land have been unlocked, the wifi passwords have been figured out. We have them and we’ve been trying to share them.” A shoreline amble where the Bow and Elbow rivers meet with Cowboy Smithx, Blackfoot filmmaker and founder of the acclaimed International Indigenous speaker series REDx Talks.

As you read this, migrating birds are following ancient flyways, along fault lines and mountain ranges, guided by gravity, polarity, and stars. Billions of creatures world wide, continuing a ritual that began eons before we crawled out of the mud. This plodcast is a walk through the Carolinian forests of Canada's southernmost tip, Point Pelee National Park, with birder extraordinaire Don Enright.

Why would anyone start a newspaper in this day and age? A wander through Toronto's West End with author and musician Dave Bidini.

He's b-a-a-ack. We talk about unions, taxes, human rights, an alt.reality government, his health, and why he believes the Daniel Smith Conservatives are “incompetent, immoral, and dangerous”.

Matt Galloway hosts the most prestigious radio program in Canada, CBC Radio One’s flagship current affairs program, The Current. We walk through his favourite Toronto neighbourhood and talk about the joy of radio, the legacy of Gzowski, and how to start a conversation with an entire country.

Gaajiaawaa (Linda Tollas) is a respected Haida Elder who has been deeply involved in sharing and preserving the Haida culture. She participates on occasional expedition cruises through Haida Gwaii, where her presence and storytelling enrich the experience for travelers, offering a personal understanding of the Haida heritage and the significance of the ancient villages and remote beaches visited. James Williams is a former Haida Watchman, and is currently a guide at the Haida Gwaii Museum, which is known for its extensive collection of Haida historical objects, contemporary art, archives, and natural history collection. The museum offers a rich experience of Haida culture, blending Haida knowledge with western science, art, and politics.

Lorna Crozier has won just about every literary award our country has to offer. She’s an officer of the Order of Canada, has at last count five honourary doctorates. She’s been asked to read her work on every continent except Antarctica, and has mentored dozens of Canada’s best writers. She’s also patient enough to dawdle along a sea side path with me.