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Reading Latin poetry aloud is a tightrope walk between metrical correctness, and reading with feeling - hopefully I have struck the right balance here. I am not especially noting the ictus, in accord with the notes on this matter by Bennett, Sonkowsky and others.
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When Stuart reads in the paper that there is a store in downtown Toronto that sells a mattress for $75,000 (five times what he paid for his car!) he can’t resist the urge to call them up to see if they’ll let him try the bed out…in his own house, of course. Also, Stuart tells us how he knows, with certainty, what ...
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Today's episode is a story about Stuart that we call 'Planet Stuart'
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Dave offers to look after the Turlington’s dog Tissue during Spring break and, once he does, other neighbours come forward asking Dave to watch their dogs. By the time spring break arrives, Dave is babysitting, feeding, walking and trying to control six dogs – each with their own needs and issues.
Mission: Possible *Singing* *Sigh* Now what... WHAT THE FUCK?? No, what... what are you doing? No, but... but why? NO, WHY?! *Desperation* I can't figure out what kind of shit is that you call brain!! What did I do to deserve this? The explosive has been attached Mission accomplished guys let's get outta here. What...
Join host Stuart McLean and special musical guest Royal Wood from Bracebridge, Ontario. Dave’s son Sam is eager to learn about his grandfather, who he never met. So Dave tells Sam the story about the night they caught the famous "King Cod" – a giant fish with a deformed head that appears to have magical powers. Sam...
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Wondering what to do with that old PC case? You could turn it into a planter, and grow strawberries in winter. "Cheap vegetable gardener" Shawn Verrall describes how he gardens in his limited backyard space, in a less-than-ideal climate, without spending a lot of money.
Join host Stuart McLean and special musical guests Murray McLauchlan, Carolyn Mark and Reid Jamieson from Mission, BC. Growing up in small-town Cape Breton, Dave never managed to ride a rollercoaster as a child. Several attempts to ride one with Sam when his son was small were unsuccessful. Now that Sam seems old e...
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Today’s show comes to you from Place Des Arts – in Montreal, Quebec. This is Stuart’s hometown and today on the show he tells us all about what it was like to grow up in Montreal.
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Today the Vinyl Cafe comes to you from the ‘Park Car’ – the last train car in ‘The Canadian’ – Via Rail’s cross Canadian train. Stuart tells stories about trains and talks about what it’s like to see this country from the tracks. Originally broadcast: June 7th, 2008
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Join Stuart McLean from Essex County and Point Pelee – sight of the annual spring bird migration. Stuart talks about, you guessed it, birds…and special musical guest Sarah Harmer sings songs off her brand new album (comes out this week!) ‘Oh Little Fire’. And Stuart has a story about Dave and birds…when a rare bird...
Join host Stuart McLean and special musical guest Craig Cardiff from Bracebridge, Ontario. Stuart talks about the disastrous summer jobs he had as a student and tells a Dave and Morley story about Morley's mother Helen moving in with them. Originally broadcast June 20th, 2009
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Drama, Drama-Action, Drama-Adventure, Detective, Determined, Mysterious, Bouncy, Action, Adventure, in a Adventurous, Confident mood, featuring Piano, Synth, Sax, Drums, Electronic, with a Mid tempo
Drama, Drama-Adventure, Detective, Mysterious, Adventure, Determined, Traveling, in a Adventurous, Confident, Mysterious mood, featuring Sax, Synth, Strings, Drums, Electronic, with a Mid tempo
Comedy, Urban-Hip Hop, Urban, Historic, Historic-1980'S, Comedic, Electronic, Fun, Funky, Groovy, in a Fun, Humorous mood, featuring Drums, Electronic, Synth, with a Mid tempo
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Rock, Rock-Pop, Peaceful, Reflective, Repetitive, in a Reflective mood, featuring Bass, Drums, Synth, with a Mid tempo
This week marks the 50th anniversary of Roger Woodward's trip over Niagara Falls. Roger, for those of you who haven’t heard me speak of him before, is the one of the handful of people who has gone over Niagara Falls and lived to tell the tail. We replay our interview with Roger Woodward on today's podcast.
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Drama, Drama-Danger, Drama-Suspense, Drama-Tension, Mysterious, Alluring, Anticipation, Atmospheric, Detective, Dreary, Eerie, Tension, Suspense, in a Mysterious, Scary mood, featuring Synth, Strings, Drums, Snare, Piano, with a Slow, Free tempo
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Join Stuart and special musical guest Jim Bryson from Manitoulin Island – the largest freshwater island in the world. Stuart has a brand new Dave and Morley story about the Dave’s dog Arthur and his childhood dog Scout…and Jim Bryson sings songs off one of Stuart’s all time favourite albums: Where the Bungalows Roam...
Industry & Technology, Drama, Drama-Fantasy, Drama-Adventure, Technological, Uplifting, Explosive, Excited, Magical, Big, in a Mysterious, Powerful, Positive mood, featuring Strings, Synth, with a Fast tempo
Sci Fi, Industry & Technology, Technological, Futuristic, Radiant, Mysterious, Mechanical, Magical, Bright, Brilliant, in a Adventurous, Mysterious mood, featuring Synth, with a Fast tempo
Western, Americana, Folk, Country, Country-Traditional, Americana-Folk, Atmospheric, Peaceful, Relaxed, Repetitive, in a Adventurous mood, featuring Guitar, with a Slow, Varied tempo
The vuvuzela, the traditional instrument we've all come to know (and love) from the fans at the World Cup, shares a special kinship with both alligator pits and black holes. And just in case you're worried, no, the vuvuzela can't swallow you up.
Keynote given at the French Presidency of the EU Conference, Nice, France, 7 October, 2008, about three values that ought to be at the center of the government's relationship to the Internet: competition, proper (local) control, and (regulatory) humility.
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Rock, Rock-Heavy Metal, Rock-1980'S, Historic, Historic-1980'S, Driving, Heavy, Groovy, Aggressive, Cold, in a Adventurous, Aggressive, Energetic, Fun mood, featuring Drums, Guitar, Electric, with a Fast tempo
Rock, Rock-1980'S, Rock-Heavy Metal, Historic, Historic-1980'S, Driving, Heavy, Groovy, Aggressive, Cold, in a Adventurous, Aggressive, Energetic, Fun mood, featuring Drums, Guitar, Electric, with a Fast tempo
Easy Listening, Mellow, Atmospheric, Pleasant, Peaceful, Reflective, Relaxed, Retrospective, in a Sensitive, Emotional, Reflective mood, featuring Piano, with a Mid tempo
Easy Listening, Mellow, Atmospheric, Pleasant, Peaceful, Reflective, Relaxed, Retrospective, in a Sensitive, Emotional, Reflective mood, featuring Piano, with a Mid tempo
When one of Dave’s rock and roll friends dies, Dave is asked to take his place giving a lecture on music of the sixties for a university musicology course. Unused to talking to large groups, Dave follows the suggestions in a public-speaking pamphlet, but is unable to prevent his nerve-addled brain from mixing up the...
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Join host Stuart McLean and special musical guest Ron Sexsmith at the Hillside Music Festival in Guelph, Ontario. Dave reads that an old musician friend of his has spent the last three decades searching for a song he wrote years ago and lost. Dave happens to have the lyrics and chords for the song in his attic. He ...
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Drama, Drama-Action, Determined, Action, Confident, Excited, Driving, Urgent, Hi Energy, Anticipation, in a Adventurous, Energetic, Confident mood, featuring Synth, Drums, Electronic, Guitar, Acoustic, with a Fast tempo
Drama, Drama-Action, Determined, Action, Confident, Excited, Driving, Urgent, Hi Energy, Anticipation, in a Adventurous, Energetic, Confident mood, featuring Synth, Drums, Electronic, Guitar, Acoustic, with a Fast tempo
Reporting in the journal PLOS Pathogens, researchers write opossums have bits of the Ebola virus mixed into their genetic code and human genomes contain snippets of the Borna virus. Study author Anna Skalka says some of the virus genetic code was inserted 40 million years ago.
Stuart tells us about his favourite time to sit by a fountain (lunch hour), and what to do if you get your lips stuck to a popsicle. Originally broadcast July 11th, 2009.
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Join host Stuart McLean and special musical guest Serena Ryder from Keswick, Ontario. Away on a short holiday, Dave visits the hotel fitness room and gets trapped on pre-programmed treadmill. Originally broadcast: March 22nd, 2008