What I Actually Listen To

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I can hardly believe anyone would actually look at this page, but since you are, here's a list of what I listen to here in Toronto. The advent of podcasts means that I often deviate from the on-air broadcast times and listen to the podcasts of the programs at alternate times as events warrant or as I fancy.

Weekdays

07:00-08:30 - CBLA-FM 99.1
Metro Morning with Matt Galloway, a balanced slate of news and features featuring Jill Dempsey with local news, Scott Regher with sports, Jim Curran with traffic, and World Report at the top of the hour

08:30-10:00 - CBLA-FM 99.1 (Podcast available)
The Current with Anna-Maria Tremonti, CBC Radio One's national morning program with excellent interviews and opening with the best moment in daily Canadian radio--satire with "the voice"

10:00-12:00 - WNED 970 AM (Podcast available)
On Point with Tom Ashbrook, WBUR-Boston and NPR's syndicated call-in talk show taking on a topic from the Issues of the Day or culture each hour

12:00-14:00 - KIRO-FM podcasts
The Dave Ross Show, KIRO-FM's talk show icon and "crusader for common sense" who takes on regular guests of national interest including David Sirota, Thomas Frank, and Carl Jeffers

14:00-15:00 - BBC Podcasts
Global News, two half-hour compilations of the best of the BBC World Service's news coverage

15:00-16:00 - KUOW via Internet (Podcast available)
The Conversation with Ross Reynolds, quite possibly the best-flowing public radio talk show hour in the country out of Seattle

16:00-18:00 - WNED 970 AM
All Things Considered from NPR, the premier newsmagazine in the world from an American perspective

18:00-18:30 - CBLA-FM 99.1 (Podcast available)
The World at Six with Bernie McNamee and Alison Smith, Canada's evening world news program

18:30-20:00 - CBLA-FM 99.1 (Podcast available)
As It Happens with Barbara Budd and Carol Off, a news interview show filled with puns and Canadian humor

20:00-20:30 - Pacifica Radio podcast
Free Speech Radio News, a solid, if left-leaning, summary of the day's news to make sure I didn't miss anything

20:30-21:00 - APM podcast
Marketplace, a business show that really doesn't sound like a business show

21:00-22:00 - WCAI via Internet (Podcast available)
The PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, PBS' excellent news program, which gets across its message even without a TV screen

23:00-23:48 - CBC-TV via Internet
The National with Peter Mansbridge, the CBC's evening television newscast available on-line

Saturday

Note: All weekend programs are especially likely to be subjected to alternate scheduling, with holes filled by podcasts

09:00-10:00 - CBLA-FM 99.1 (Podcast available)
The House with Kathleen Petty, a summary of the political week in Canada

10:00-12:00 - KUOW-FM via Internet
Weekend Edition Saturday with Scott Simon, the one program every week that I absolutely refuse to miss

12:00-13:00 - CBLA-FM 99.1 (Podcast available)
Quirks and Quarks, the best of the weekly science magazine programs on the radio

13:00-13:30 - CBU via Internet
Terry O'Reilly and the Age of Persuasion, an amazingly-produced show on marketing

16:00-17:00 - BBC via Internet, often later from archives
The BBC Newshour, the premiere news magazine program in the world

17:00-18:00 - WBUR-FM via Internet, or from NPR archive
Weekend All Things Considered, the only long-form US perspective on the news I get on the weekends

18:00-18:30 - CBLA-FM 99.1 (Podcast available)
The World This Weekend, the Canadian high-quality half-hour weekend news program

23:00-23:50 - Jim French Productions via Internet
Imagination Theater, the wonderful radio drama produced by Jim French

Sunday

Note: All weekend programs are especially likely to be subjected to alternate scheduling

09:00-12:00 - CBLA-FM 99.1 (Podcast available)
The Sunday Edition with Michael Enright, a perfect news and analysis show for a Sunday morning

13:00-14:00 - CBLA-FM 99.1 (Podcast available)
Spark with Nora Young, a great program on how humans actually interact with technology

15:00-16:00 - CFRB 1010 AM
Dr. Joe Schwarcz, a surprisingly intellectual talk show on scientific issues on commerical radio

16:00-18:00 - CBLA-FM 99.1 (Podcast available)
Cross-Country Checkup with Rex Murphy, the only national call-in show across Canada with a very intellectual bent

18:00-18:30 - CBLA-FM 99.1 (Podcast available)
The World This Weekend, the Canadian high-quality half-hour weekend news program

18:30-19:00 - CBLA-FM 99.1 (Podcast available)
C'est la vie with Bernard St-Laurent, the CBC's always-enriching program about life in Francophone Canada

19:00-20:00 - BBC via Internet archive
The BBC Newshour, the premiere news magazine program in the world

20:00-20:45 - NPR via Internet archive
Weekend All Things Considered, the only long-form US perspective on the news I get on the weekends

20:45-23:00 - KGO-AM via Internet archive
God Talk with Brent Walters, a very collegiate look at the historical context of spiritual issues in the news

23:00-23:59 - KGO via Internet archives
The Brian Copeland Show, a liberal with a huge sense of humor

Podcasts

Note: These programs plug in holes in the above when I have time to listen; some of the programs above are also podcasts

The Dave Ross Commentary, a 90-second humor-filled look at the news, or sometimes a full-length parody song (Podcast from WCBS, weekdays)
The Osgood File, two-minute commentaries on the news of the day (CBS, four daily Monday-Friday)
Search Engine with Jesse Brown, TVO's podcast on the Internet (TVO, Tuesday)
Dispatches with Rick MacInnes-Rae, a premier documentary program with a worldwide focus (CBC, Thursday)
Comedy Factory, a dose of about a quarter-hour of Canadian satire (CBC, Thursday)
The Marketplace Minute with Bill Radke, a one-minute poetic summary of the week in business (APM, Friday)
This American Life, the unique perspective on U.S. culture (WBEZ, Sundays; airs live starting on Friday evening)
President's Weekly Radio Address, the US President's about five-minute speech given every week (White House Radio, Saturday)
To the Best of Our Knowledge with Jim Fleming, the best two hours of interviews on the radio from Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR, weekends)
Weekend Edition Sunday's Puzzle, a fun feature with Will Shortz (NPR, Sunday)
Meet the Press with Tim Russert, the NBC Sunday morning political talk show to keep up on big stories in the United States (NBC, Sunday)
Face the Nation, the short-form Sunday political show, with Bob Schieffer's final word (CBS, Sunday)
LeShow, Harry Shearer's humorous perspective on a week's events (KCRW, Sunday)
60 Minutes, the granddaddy of all the news magazines including commentary from Andy Rooney (CBS, Sunday)
Open Source with Christopher Lydon, a very intellectual "American podcast with global attitude" (Watson Institute, varies but usually at least two a week)
Radio Lab with Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, one of the best produced hours of radio around, focusing on scientific topics (WNYC, Tuesdays when in production)
White Coat, Black Art with Dr. Brian Goldman, an intermittent and very accessible series on medical issues (CBC, Saturdays when in production)
The Capitol Steps, a satire show on politics in the United States and the world (independent, quarterly)

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