Well, almost alright. I’m still a little mad at them over their shenanigans last night. They pre-empted an interview with Yan Martel on As It Happens to cover the fall of the government last night.
I’ve started listening to CBC radio again in earnest the past week or so. I listen to As It Happens while I eat my dinner, and then tune into Ideas later in the evening. Ideas is a great show. If you’re not familiar with it: it’s basically an eclectic series of multi-part documentaries on a whole range of topics. Last week they ran a three-part series called “Thank You Mr. Sinclair”, which was an extended interview and retrospective of Ideas former host Lister Sinclair, one of my favorite radio people ever.
Mary Lou Finlay is retiring from As It Happens. Her final show is tomorrow. I’m going to miss her excellent interviews, but I’m sure they’ll find someone else to cary the torch. I still fondly remember listening to Michael Enright and Alan Maitland running the show when I was a kid. Mary Lou is only the latest in a long line of excellent journalism.
Also, if anyone else missed Yan Martel last night: you can listen again online.