CBC’s Search Engine is awesome; therefore, cancelled

From Cory Doctorow at Boing Boing:

Last year, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation created a new radio show, Search Engine, to chronicle the shifts being wrought upon global culture and politics as a consequence of technology. It was smart, funny, broke important stories, changed Canadian politics, won awards, and was a global success.
So the CBC cancelled it.
A [...]

Holding the Bully’s Coat: Canada and the U.S. Empire

This is the second of a series of posts on free culture and podcasting. I’ll be pulling out some of my favourite podcasts for discussion and highlighting some of the best podcasting available in the commons. [One: Canada's Robert J. Sawyer on TVO's Big Ideas]

Free Culture Podcasts: Two
Linda McQuaig on Canadian Voices 3: Holding the [...]

Robert J. Sawyer on SF and Society

This is the first of a series of posts on free culture and podcasting. I’ll be pulling out some of my favourite podcasts for discussion and highlighting some of the best podcasting available in the commons.
Free Culture Podcasts: One
Canada’s Robert J. Sawyer on TVO’s Big Ideas
Science fiction — or, as it is often wished to [...]

1985: Beastie Boys Podcast

Imagine: 1985, a Madonna tour, Beastie Boys on their first trip to LA. While there, they recorded a show with Adam Bomb on KXLU that’s now been uploaded as a podcast. Listen here: Part 1, Part 2. Makes me realize just how long the Beastie Boys have been around for.
via Metroblogging Los Angeles