After a year of pandemic closures, B.C. tourism operators are facing wildfires and evacuations; Why advances in running spikes mean sprint records could fall in Tokyo; Tennessee's top vaccine official says she was fired for advocating vaccines; stand-up comedy is back on stage at Just For Laughs; remembering Jerry Granelli, the Vince Guaraldi Trio drummer who brought us A Charlie Brown Christmas; and more.

Day 6 from CBC Radio

Episode 556: Wildfires, super spike sprint shoes, why Tennessee fired its top vaccine official, Jerry Granelli and more

60 years after NASA shut down the Mercury 13, pioneering female pilot Wally Funk is going to space; a former Afghan interpreter says Canada needs to protect the ones left behind; the voice actor who plays Bugs Bunny looks back on the legacy of Space Jam; as the climate warms, even Old Faithful could fall victim to heat and drought; the producers behind Veep and Colony celebrate Hollywood collectibles in their new podcast, and more.

Episode 555: Wally Funk goes to space, protecting Afghan interpreters, Old Faithful, Space Jam: A New Legacy and more

The Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan signs agreement with federal government over child welfare service; how Black Widow finally recontextualizes one of Marvel's most notable female characters; rapper Cadence Weapon shares his experience of exploitation by a record label; Claire Nelson recounts her experience waiting for rescue in the desert and more. 

Episode 554: Cowessess First Nation child welfare deal, giving Black Widow her due, record label exploitation and more

Wildfire devastates the community of Lytton, B.C.; UNESCO declares the Great Barrier Reef should be reclassified as a World Heritage Site in danger; a Canadiens fan on how her admiration for the team helped her understand Canadian culture; writer Sylvia Olsen traces the history of Cowichan sweaters and more. 

Episode 553: Wildfire in Lytton, climate change & the Great Barrier Reef, Habs superfan, a Canadian knitting tour and more

Canadian musicians Terra Lightfoot, Zaki Ibrahim and Tami Neilson honour Joni Mitchell's celebrated album Blue by covering their favourite songs; why there are more ticks in more places than there used to be; Drew Hayden Taylor says it's time for Canada to replace the beaver with the otter as our national symbol; why author and historian Mark Bourrie says he's done writing about Canadian history; and more.

Episode 552: Joni Mitchell's Blue turns 50, tick season is upon us, the case for the otter as Canada's symbol and more

Investigative journalist Justin Ling says there's no justification for Canada to ban sexually-active gay men from donating blood; as a David Bowie painting surfaces in Canada, his former collaborator Beezy Bailey says painting with Bowie was a blast; Tupac's legacy endures on what would have been his 50th birthday; our books columnist Becky Toyne delivers her recommendations for summer reading; a museum in Italy unleashed microorganisms to clean Michaelangelo's marble sculptures; and more.

Episode 551: Canada's ban on gay men donating blood, painting with David Bowie, Tupac's legacy, summer reads and more

Community leader Wael Haddara says Canadian politicians leverage anti-Muslim sentiments to their advantage; the anatomy of an office apple abandoned for 14 months during the pandemic; B.C.'s Sea to Sky gondola reopens amid a lingering mystery over who cut the cables; film critic Jose Solis says the women are the real stars of In The Heights; small-town Pride events take the movement back to its basics; and more.

Episode 550: How politicians use Islamophobia to their advantage, the women of In The Heights, Small Town Pride and more

A Métis archeologist searching for burial sites at former residential schools; Dave Bidini's letter to a young Toronto Maple Leafs' fan; Jeff Lemire's graphic novel series Sweet Tooth gets reinvented for Netflix; LGBTQ students push back as some Ontario Catholic School boards ban the Pride flag; Friday Night Thunder showcases an Indigenous-run sprint racing track and the community it has helped build and more.

Episode 549: The search for residential school burial sites, a letter to young Leafs fans, Jeff Lemire's Sweet Tooth & more

Why scientists are reconsidering the COVID-19 lab leak theory; B.C.'s old-growth forest strategy has activists going back to the barricades; comedian Vong Show says it's time for a(nother) LGBTQ governor general; the case for reparations for the Tulsa massacre; why Garrett Fisher is on a mission to photograph the world's glaciers before they disappear; and more.

Episode 548: COVID-19 lab leak theory, protesting old growth logging in B.C., reparations for the Tulsa massacre and more

Cause for hope as Canada approaches a 50 per cent first-dose COVID-19 vaccination rate; after 11 days of attacks, Gaza's medical system is struggling; a mother-daughter duo join the citizen science investigation into Brood X cicadas; how Shrek challenged Disney and changed animated movies forever; what libraries are doing to adapt to the pandemic; how Queen Victoria's rebellious and scandalous daughter Louise developed such close ties to Canada; and more.

Episode 547: Vaccine hope, Gaza's medical system, citizen cicada scientists, Shrek at 20, libraries adapt to COVID and more

How the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah became a microcosm of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; the voice actor suing TikTok for allegedly stealing her voice; why the Colonial Pipeline hack points to the corporatization of ransomware; Northwest Angle, Minn., is surrounded by Canada and the border closure makes that a problem; Anishinaabe musician Raven Kanatakta on the new anthology of Willie Dunn's music; and more.

Episode 546: East Jerusalem evictions, the voice of TikTok, ransomware goes corporate, remembering Willie Dunn and more

A volunteer who's sourcing life-saving supplies in India; how Bill Gates helped block global access to COVID-19 vaccines; why Bill C-10 is making so many people angry; reviewing Resident Evil Village; what travel guru Rick Steves is doing during his pandemic-induced moratorium on vacationing and more.

Episode 545: Volunteers sourcing medicine in India, Bill Gates vs. global vaccine access, Rick Steves on vacation and more

An epidemiologist says India's COVID-19 crisis didn't have to happen; a northern Ontario restaurant owner stands up to an anti-lockdown campaign; Crocs are back, whether you like it or not; Yasuke signals Netflix's big bet on anime; Epic Games takes Apple to court over antitrust allegations; the makers of podcast My Brother, My Brother and Me bid a fond farewell to Yahoo! Answers; and more.

Episode 544: India's COVID-19 crisis, Crocs are back, Netflix bets on anime, Epic vs. Apple, RIP Yahoo! Answers and more

Businesses assess the risks of staying open amid the pandemic's third wave, how the far right capitalizes on lockdowns; the story of the man who claimed to be the model for the Oscar statue, a Black-led police union tries to break down the Blue Wall, sprinter Myles Misener-Daley aims for the Olympics despite the pandemic, how Wheatus re-recorded Teenage Dirtbag after the band lost its masters and more. 

Episode 543: How the far right capitalizes on lockdowns, a Black-led police union, Wheatus remakes Teenage Dirtbag and more

Why traffic stops in Canada are more dangerous for Black, Indigenous and people of colour; comedian Nour Hadidi on Ramadan under lockdown version 2.0; St. Vincent's layered emergencies; a Soviet-era take on the Lord of the Rings reemerges after 30 years; Stewart Reynolds, better known as the popular social media satirist Brittlestar, on navigating the pandemic with comedy; and more.

Episode 542: Trouble with traffic stops, pandemic Ramadan take 2, St. Vincent's layered emergencies, Brittlestar & more

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