C'est la vie from CBC Radio
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Podcast Description
CBC Radio's C'est la vie gives listeners a window into the life of French speaking Canadians through interviews with people in the news and documentaries from across the country. In repeats over the summer.
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Crossing the Atlantic on a raft | Rediscover an historic raft trip across the Atlantic. Meet a Quebecker who was on that 1956 voyage, and a Newfoundlander who intercepted the raft off the Grand Banks. | 5/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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C'est la vie - May 20 and 22, 2012 | Inuit in the northernmost past of Quebec are worried about the survival of their language, Inuktitut. Hear their story. | 5/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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C'est la vie - May 13 and 15, 2012 | Tuen in for a conversation with journalist, author, blogger and political strategist, Jean-François Lisée. He's an influential and controversial figure in Quebec. | 5/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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C'est la vie - May 6 and 8, 2012 | Ruth Ellen Brosseau was the NDP candidate who won a Quebec riding in last year's federal election, despite going on a trip to Las Vegas during the campaign, and having very rusty French. A year later, much has changed. | 5/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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C'est la vie - April 29 and May 1, 2012 | Meet some of the last Katimavik volunteers.... and the Quebec community that has welcomed them for more than 30 years. | 4/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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C'est la vie - April 22 and 24, 2012 | A special commission of Quebec's National Assembly spent two years looking into issues around end of life care, assisted suicide and euthanasia. The two women who chaired those hearings say it changed their lives. Meet them on C'est la vie. | 4/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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C'est la vie - April 15 and 17, 2012 | Hear from Brazilians who are learning French with a Quebec accent. And find out why there is such a high demand for the classes. | 4/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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C'est la vie - April 8 and 10, 2012 | Find out what it's like working as a broadcast journalist when you are in the minority. Getting clips in your mother tongue is a daily challenge, especially if you are an anglophone journalist working Quebec, or a francophone working in English Canada. | 4/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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C'est la vie - April 1 and 3, 2012 | We hear from Montrealers who wear the hijab. And meet a woman trying to break the stereotypes associated with the veil. | 3/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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C'est la vie - March 25 and 27, 2012 | Annie Deschamps was born to be funny. Her dad is Yvon Deschamps, the humorist. Her mum is Judi Richards, a humorist and a singer. Now Annie is drawing on her own bilingual and bicultural roots to bring the two solitudes together.... to laugh. | 3/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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C'est la vie - March 18 and 20, 2012 | Isabelle Boulay is one of Canada's most successful francophone pop singers. She's a household name in Quebec and in France. And with her latest album, she may soon be known in the English speaking world as well. Find out why. | 3/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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C'est la vie - March 11 and 13, 2012 | When you think of Montreal, you might picture cafés full of people sipping bowls of café au lait. This week on C'est la vie, meet a man who had a different vision. More than a decade ago, Hugo Américi opened one of the first tea houses in Montreal. | 3/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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C'est la vie - March 4 and 6, 2012 | Samian raps in French and Algonquin, and has fans all over Quebec and around the world. But considering the life he has lived, his success is close to a miracle. | 3/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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C'est la vie - February 26 and 28, 2012 | Loreen Pindera takes us to the Algonquin community of Lac Simon. She was there last fall when young Aboriginal filmmakers screened videos they had made with the travelling studio, Wapikoni Mobile. Loreen's report, Last Stop Lac Simon, is a story of triumph and tragedy. | 2/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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C'est la vie - February 19 and 21, 2012 | Discover Quebec's own fast food chain - St-Hubert BBQ. What started out as one mom and pop rotisserie in 1951, now has more than 100 franchises. And now St-Hubert BBQ is at the heart of a new TV reality show. | 2/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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C'est la vie - February 12 and 14, 2012 | Are smartphone apps making second-language learning a thing of the past? Also, English and French book publishers get together in Montreal for their own version of speed dating. | 2/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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C'est la vie, 05/02/12 - Romeo Saganash | Meet Quebec MP Romeo Saganash. He's running for the NDP leadership. But he is also a poet, a photographer, a marathon runner, and a residential school survivor. | 2/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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C'est la vie, 29/01/12 - The video game industry in Quebec | Montreal has become a hotspot for the video game industry in Canada. Meet the creator of one of the best-selling games in the world, "Assassin's Creed." | 1/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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C'est la vie, 22/01/11 - Le Dépanneur Part 3 | Elizabeth Robertson visits a dep that's been in the same hands for almost 30 years. Meet the owners... and some of the regulars, for whom the store is more than just a business! | 1/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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C'est la vie, 15/01/12 - Le Dépanneur Part 2 | This week in the second part of our dépanneur series, Elizabeth Robertson takes us to a typical dep, Dépanneur Céline. | 1/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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C'est la vie, 08/01/12 - Le Dépanneur Part 1 | The rest of Canada has the convenience store. But Quebec has the dépanneur. It's not just a shop, it's an institution. This month we visit some of the best deps in Montreal, and meet people on both sides of the counter. | 1/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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C'est la vie, 01/01/12 - The French Canadian songs of 2011 | Discover some of the songs by francophone musicians that marked 2011. Bernard St-Laurent is joined by two connoisseurs of French music: Singer-songwriter and A Propos host, Jim Corcorcan; and CBC arts critic, Pierre Landry. | 12/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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C'est la vie, 18/12/11 - Sugar Sammy | Sugar Sammy is a stand-up comedian from Montreal. He performs around the world in English, French, Punjabi and Hindi. Now he's putting together a comedy show in a language you won't find in any dictionary... Franglais. | 12/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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C'est la vie, 11/12/11 - Is Canada truly bilingual? | Is Canada truly a bilingual country? Hear from the editor of a new book who questions Canada's claim to that status. Jack Jedwab also comments on the latest language debate in Quebec. | 12/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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C'est la vie, 04/12/11 - Edmonton's Congolese Community | Find out about the beginnings of the Congolese community in Edmonton, and how the community is now being recognized. Congolese immigrants make up an important part of that city's French speaking population. | 12/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 25 Episodes |
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