CBC Books Canada Reads: Elaine "Lainey" Lui on the art of debate
Elaine "Lainey" Lui is proud of her competitive spirit and argues for the importance of women showing their competitive side, along with other aspects of her debating strategy. She defended Raziel Reid's debut novel When Everything Feels like the Movies in Canada Reads 2015.
- 2018
- 00:07:54
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/16/2018
CBC Books Canada Reads: Humble The Poet on the art of debate
Writer and rapper Humble The Poet talks about the importance of letting the other person know that you hear what they have to say, along with other debating tips. He championed the André Alexis novel Fifteen Dogs and emerged the winner on Canada Reads 2017.
- 2018
- 00:08:58
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/16/2018
CBC Books Canada Reads: Kristin Kreuk on the art of debate
Actress Kristin Kreuk emphasizes the importance of being prepared for difficult conversations, plus other debating advice. She defended Kamal Al-Solaylee's memoir Intolerable in Canada Reads 2015.
- 2018
- 00:07:19
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/16/2018
CBC Books Canada Reads: Stephen Lewis on the art of debate
Former UN ambassador Stephen Lewis stresses the importance of being well-organized, but also maintaining the ability to enjoy a great argument from another debater (like Wab Kinew). Stephen defended The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood in Canada Reads 2014.
- 2018
- 00:08:48
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/19/2018
Stratford Festival Coriolanus
The Stratford Festival's "riveting" and "exhilarating" (The New York Times) production of Shakespeare's Coriolanus, directed by genre-defying theatre artist Robert Lepage, explores the age-old tensions that still tear at the heart of democracy. Starring André Sills as Coriolanus.
- 2019
- 01:57:47
- 13-14
- Added on: 07/13/2020
Wandering Wenda D: The Dreadful Disco Dragon of Detroit
Our daring heroes are at the Detroit Disco Dome where the Duchess of Disco is dragged off by a dragon into his dungeon.
- 2017
- 00:08:42
- 5-8
- Added on: 08/02/2017
Wandering Wenda E: The Elegant Emerald Elephant of Ancient Egypt
Our esteemed heroes and explorer Ernest Edgeware become entombed in an Egyptian pyramid by the evil empress, Elvira.
- 2017
- 00:08:42
- 5-8
- Added on: 10/04/2017
Exhibitionists Exhibitionists, Season 1, Episode 10
This episode of Exhibitionists look at people who create and why they do it, with host Amanda Parris.
- 2015
- 00:21:54
- 13-14
- Added on: 04/26/2017
Exhibitionists Exhibitionists, Season 1, Episode 2
This episode on resistance opens with Salman Rushdie reading selected lyrics from hip hop icon Drake and street dance crew BUCC N FLVR shows off their krumping moves. Plus video collective The Creators Bureau looks at how people from battle-scarred parts of the world talk about how important movies were to them.
- 2015
- 00:21:49
- 13-14
- Added on: 11/08/2016
Exhibitionists Exhibitionists, Season 1, Episode 6
With the theme of language, this episode of Exhibitionists takes a look at artists who are inventing their own vocabulary as they translate, define and create.
- 2015
- 00:21:54
- 13-14
- Added on: 04/25/2017
