CBC Radio One has an exciting lineup of new programs for the 2015 summer season that deliver the level of excellence that listeners expect from CBC, while bringing new diverse voices, stories, worlds and experiences. The new summer season begins on Monday, June 29and is sure to keep listeners entertained and engaged with shows about exploring the human body inside and out with no restrictions, introducing Canadians to the aboriginal youth who are helping change and shape this country, curating an eclectic mix of podcasts, and more.
“This summer ushers in fresh talent and invigorating content, reflecting the momentum and renaissance that we are seeing in the audio and radio space,” said Cindy Witten, interim executive director of radio and audio, English Services, CBC. “The compelling lineup includes New Fire with host Lisa Charleyboy, hailed as one of three Aboriginal millennials to watch for by the Huffington Post Canada; and Podcast Playlist, a Radio One show bringing the most intriguing from the cultural boom in podcasting, curated by audio DJ Sean Rameswaram. This is just some of the programming energizing the way we think about and listen to radio.”
The 2015 CBC Radio One Summer Schedule
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Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids
- Mondays at 9:30 a.m. (10 a.m. NT) and Fridays at 11:30 a.m. (12 NT)
Host & Producer: Dan Misener
This audience favourite returns for a second summer season. Courageous Canadians read their childhood and teenage writing out loud in front of an audience.
Embarrassing, moving, hilarious—all captured live during a 10-city tour.
New Fire
- Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. (10 a.m. NT) and Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. (8 p.m. NT)
Host: Lisa Charleyboy
Producers: Andrew Friesen, Chantelle Bellrichard
“Urban Native Girl” Lisa Charleyboy brings you conversations you won’t hear anywhere else. From teenage rebellion and ‘Red Rage’ to sex, dating and clans,
New Fire brings you aboriginal youth who aren’t afraid to speak their minds and ignite conversation.
The Current’s By Design
-Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. (8 p.m. NT) and Thursdays at 11:00 p.m. (11:30 p.m. NT)
Host: Anna Maria Tremonti
Producer: Kristin Nelson
Exploring the many ways—good and bad—that design affects our lives, whether we’re engineering the human body, a new technology, or a new way to educate
children.
Stripped
- Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. (10 a.m. NT) and Mondays at 7:30 p.m. (8 p.m. NT)
Host: Sarah Meehan-Sirk
Producers: Debbie Pacheco, Daniel Guillemette
A provocative new show which explores the body inside and out, with no restrictions. From the politics of beards to the value of the voice, Stripped takes you out of your head and into your body with a smart, surprising, global take on what we do to our bodies and what that says about
us.
The Doc Project
- Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. (10 a.m. NT) and Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. (8 p.m. NT)
Presented by Naheed Mustafa
Producer: Alison Broverman
Introducing the next generation of storytellers, The Doc Project is a place to hear stories and meet the people who brought them to life. From CBC
Radio’s original-documentary initiative.
Wachtel on the Arts
- Thursdays 2:00 p.m. (2:30 p.m. NT)
Host: Eleanor Wachtel
Eleanor Wachtel interviews 10 of the world’s most exciting and important artists. In these in-depth conversations, Eleanor’s guests discuss the ideas,
obsessions and chance encounters that shaped their vision and practice.
Radiolab
- Fridays at 1 p.m. (1:30 p.m. NT) and Sundays at 2 p.m. (2:30 NT)
Hosts: Jad Abumrad, Robert Krulwich
Peabody-winning program Radiolab has reinvented how we tell stories about science, philosophy and the human experience, widely praised by critics and
listeners alike. Premiering for the first time on CBC Radio One.
As It Happened: The Archive Edition
- Fridays at 7:30 p.m. (8 p.m. NT) and Wednesdays at 11:30 p.m. (12:00 a.m. NT)
Host: Jeff Douglas
Producer: Laurie Allan
For almost 50 years, AIH has sought out the hilarious, dramatic and downright strangest newsof the day - straight from the people making it. As It Happened: The Archive Edition brings those characters and their stories back again.
Podcast Playlist- Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. (11 a.m. NT) and Wednesdays at 1 p.m. (1:30 NT)
Host: Sean Rameswaram
Producers: Lindsay Michael, Tom Howell
Your audio DJ Sean Rameswaram (host of the sideshow podcast from CBC partner PRI) curates an eclectic mix from the digital realm, sampling some of
the most intriguing of what the internet has to offer.
BBC 4 Short Cuts
- Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. (7 p.m. NT) and Fridays at 9:30 a.m. (10 NT)
Presented by Sarah Meehan Sirk
Producer: Tom Howell
A showcase for delightful and adventurous short docs from the U.K. and abroad.
BBC’s Witness
- Weekdays at 8:50 p.m. (9:20 p.m. NT)
Presented by CBC’s Nahlah Ayed
Producer: Colleen Woods
The stories of our times told by the people who were there.
Listeners will now have access to their favourite CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) Radio programs on all Android devices with the newly redesigned app. Listeners can enjoy Radio One, Radio 2 and Radio 3 and Sonica live streams, as well as more than 80 of CBC Radio’s most popular programs on demand. Listeners will have access to featured stories, curated every day. Audio can be found by browsing through 12 categories, including News, Health and Comedy, or by Show. Archived episodes will also be made available and can be saved later listening.
For more information about summer programming please go to cbc.ca/radiosummer
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A space for us all is CBC/Radio-Canada’s strategy to transform the public broadcaster, and ensure that it continues to fulfill its mandate for Canadians, now and for future generations. Through to 2020, it will increase its investment in prime-time television programming and continue to create radio programs of the highest quality, while promoting the development of digital and mobile platforms and content.
For further information, or to request interviews, contact:
Dayna Shiskos,
Publicist, CBC
(o): 416-205-7973
(c): 647-226-5796
(e): dayna.shiskos@cbc.ca
