This Is That from CBC Radio
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Podcast Description
This Is That is a current affairs program that doesn't just talk about the issues, it fabricates them. Nothing's off limits--politics, business, culture, justice, science, religion--if it's relevant to Canadians, we'll find out the "This" and the "That" of the story. Each week, hosts Pat Kelly and Peter Oldring will introduce you to the voices that give this country character and through these stories provide a new perspective as to what it means to live in Canada.
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S2 E27: 2011 Highlights | As 2011 comes to a close we thought we'd look back on some of the news stories that defined Season 2 of This Is That. We reflect on NFLD's announcement to introduce helmets for drivers under the age of 25. Host Pat Kelly revisits his interview with Dr. Henry Poole, the man who discovered the iceberg that sunk the Titanic. Host Peter Oldring plays his interview with famous Canadian impersonator Donny Schmitts. We give an encore spin to our documentary on the Ontario hunting craze, 'hunt and release'. Plus, we feature Peter Oldring's summer documentary about one man's daily commute on the 401 Highway on his bicycle. | 12/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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S2 E26: Holiday Special | We find out how a small town in Ontario turned their entire downtown into a skating rink. The creator of this year's must have children's toy comes on the show to talk about its success and where you can purchase it in Canada. Host Peter Oldring takes us into the eye of the Canadian snow storm with his heart warming documentary about two 'blizzard chasers' from Manitoba. Host Pat Kelly interviews Phil Marlow, the winner of our 'Holiday Song Contest', about his carol, 'Holiday Everything'. Plus we play your calls in reaction to a story we ran last week about MLAs in Alberta settling a dispute with a snowball fight in front of the Alberta Legislature. | 12/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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S2 E25: Alberta Snowball Fight, NHL Tourism, Office Pool, Canadian English in Japan | We find out why three members of the Alberta Legislature were taken to hospital after a snowball fight. Host Pat Kelly shares a story about a small Ontario town convinced the only way to attract tourists is to become the home of an NHL player. A tech company out of Hamilton, Ontario has re-invented the idea of what a work space looks like by converting their office into a swimming pool. Learning English is big business in Japan, we learn why the Japanese now want to be taught English with a Canadian accent. Plus, we play your calls in reaction to our story about a new holiday proposed by the federal government that would celebrate all those who work in the government. | 12/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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S2 E24: Great Lakes, Government Day, Cat Parks, Cross Country Skiing | We find out why the University of Copenhagen has stopped referring to the Great Lakes as 'great'. MP Doug Oublemont tells host Pat Kelly about a new proposed federal holiday in February called 'government day'. Two members of Vancouver's West End Space Alliance tell us their plans to build the world's first ever 'off-leash cat park'. We are also proud to announce that Peter Oldring has been nominated for a Winter Solstice Radio Award for his piece The Winning Trail. It explores the darker side of cross-country skiing and we'll be sharing that with you again. Plus, we play your calls in reaction to our story about a North Dakota town suing a Manitoba wind farm for stealing their wind. | 12/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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S2 E23: American Wind, Funny Pilot, Canadian Internet, Self Check In ER | We find out why the town of Walhalla, North Dakota feels that Canada is stealing their wind. Host Pat Kelly speaks with a commercial airline pilot who had his license revoked for not being funny enough. Spencer Willis of the Association of Canadian Content tells us about his plans for a 'Canadian Internet'. We profile a new DIY technology being employed at a Toronto hospital that has patients doing the work of nurses. Plus, we play your calls in reaction to our story about a new public art piece in Vancouver called the Infinite Well, and Stats Canada rounding up some of the numbers this year. | 12/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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S2 E22: Public Art, Mississauga, Stats Can, Wolf Dog, Wilderness Birth | We find out why there is so much controversy over a public art installation in Vancouver called 'The Infinite Well'. Pat Kelly helps the City of Mississauga announce some very exciting news. Don Mintner from Statistics Canada explains to Peter Oldring why he fabricated some of the numbers this year. Bonnie Templeton tells her amazing story of mistaken pet identity. We profile a new kind of birthing technique called a 'Wilderness Birth' that has expecting parents really getting back to nature. Plus, we play your calls in reaction to the story we ran about a department store in Winnipeg banning men from the lingerie floor. | 11/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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S2 E21: Lingerie Store, Moose Author, New Wind, Tick Talks | We find out why a department store in Winnipeg has banned men and teenaged boys from their lingerie floor. Dr. Peter Halpern stops by to tell us about his new book Living with Kunga, a book that chronicles his time spent with family of moose. Host Pat Kelly talks with Prof. Earl Palmer of the WIND Institute in Lethbridge, Alberta to learn about a new wind they've discovered there. We profile a trendy new lecture series in Vancouver called The Tick Talks. Plus, we play your calls in reaction to our story about the new extreme sport known as 'para-ski-dooing'. | 11/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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S2 E20: Para Ski Dooing, Zoo Lie, Irving Spence, Canadian Invasion | Pat Kelly conducts an interview with one of the founders of a new extreme winter sport called 'Para-Ski-Doo Sailing'. We find out why the Halifax Zoo may not have as many animals as they claim to. Beloved Canadian author and previous guest, Irving Spence drops by to talk about having his first book published as an e-book and his recent step into fatherhood at the age of 71. Peter Oldring takes you back in time with his documentary about the Canadian Invasion, the lesser known answer to the British Invasion. Also, we play your calls in reaction to the Toronto Arts Alliance wanting to move all National Arts institutions to Toronto. | 11/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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S2 E19: National Arts, Labrador Limo, Beaver Fighting, Fifenstocks | We find out why the Toronto Arts Alliance wants to relocate all of Canada's Arts institutions to Toronto. Labrador City just got its first limousine and Pat Kelly speaks with former Mayor Herb Thomas to get his reaction. Peter Oldring takes you into the world of the illegal beaver fighting that is taking place in Northern B.C. Canada's oldest all male acapella group, the Fifenstocks of Queen's University, stops by to tell us about their centennial festivities happening this weekend in Kingston, Ontario. Plus, we play your calls in reaction to the round table discussion we had about the Higher Education Act. | 11/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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S2 E18: 75th Anniversary Special Part 2 | Dr. Henry Poole of the University of Nanaimo explains why some towns in Canada banned the radio in the 1930s. Producer Donald Pambeau explains why his show 'Chip Off Another Block' was so important in changing the perceptions about a marginalized group of Canadians. We sit down with CBC's first Director of Music, 93 year-old Horvath Dulet. Former CBC host Dalton Pimm tells us about the youthful corporate re-brand in the 1980's and how he famously left the corporation on-air because of it. Plus, we've put together a highlight pack of some of the best moments in CBC news reporting from the last 75 years. | 10/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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S2 E17: 75th Anniversary Special Part 1 | Dr. Henry Poole of the University of Nanaimo explains what life was like in Canada before the radio. We play a clip of the actual first broadcast on the CBC...the one that accidentally went to air. Peter Oldring interviews tower-keeper Gary Shepard, one the 2,500 radio technicians that live at the base of transmission towers across this country. Pat Kelly brings us a montage of some the greatest radio shows on the CBC including the longest running radio drama on the network, "Canada Town". And we profile the King of Foley; the man of a thousand sounds... Peppers Collins! | 10/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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S2 E16: Winkler, Higher Education, Cloudshare, Speed Dating For Dads | We find out why all the streets in the town of Winkler, MB point in the same direction. Host Pat Kelly conducts a round table discussion about whether Canadians with a university degree should get more voting power. Sherri Hickey of Campbell River, BC tells host Peter Oldring why the Nanaimo Bar is not Canada's best dessert. We profile Ethan Evans, the developer behind the new iPhone app 'Cloudshare' and we present a feature documentary on the new social craze for older gentlemen in Canada, 'Speed Dating for Dads'. Plus, we play your phone messages about NASCAR building a track in Vancouver's Stanley Park. | 10/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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S2 E15: NASCAR, Quebec Lowers Drinking Age, Brandon Hills, Political Love | NASCAR is expanding to Canada and we find out why they feel Vancouver's Stanley Park is the best location for a track. Quebec is lowering the drinking age to 14 and we to the Societe des Alcools to find out more details. The Brandon Hills in Manitoba have officially been classified as a mountain range; we find out what this means for the citizens of Brandon. Host Pat Kelly sits down with Liberal MP David Turner and Conservative MP Shanon Feldman, the political lovebirds that have Parliament Hill all abuzz. Plus, we play your calls in reaction to the Saskatoon Police introducing 'Casual Friday'. | 10/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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S2 E14: The Tickies, Casual Friday, Prairie Halloween, Space Train | The Canadian Financial Awards are being broadcast on television for the first time and we talk to organizer Blair Harrison to find out more about the gala. Terry Hamstead of the Saskatoon Police comes on to explain their new casual Friday policy. Peter Oldring finds out what a Prairie Halloween is. Otto Duechuck from the Edmonton Airport gives us the details on their big move. Pat Kelly profiles aerospace scientist Dr. Henrick Maylor about his Space Train. Plus, we air your calls in response to our story about the Canadian Army using bicycles in combat. | 9/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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S2 E13: Military Mountain Bikes, Greenland Internet, Escapades, Brain Drain | We find out why the Canadian Army is putting a large portion of their budget towards combat bicycles. The country of Greenland joined the internet for the first time this week and we connect with them to help celebrate this momentous occasion. Host Pat Kelly interviews the producer in charge of Escapades, a new adult-themed ice show coming to Toronto. And Peter Oldring highlights the latest Canadian industry feeling the effects of the American 'brain drain' in a feature length documentary. Plus, we play your phone calls in reaction to our story about a Toronto neighbourhood trying to ban children. | 9/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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S2 Ep12: CAN FLY, Camada, No Kids, Snowball Fight in a Box | We interview the CEO of Can-Fly, a new budget airline launching in Canada that is cutting costs by removing the seats. A representative from Passport Canada explains to us why 100,000 Canadians lost their citizenship earlier this week. We speak with a Toronto group that is trying to ban children from their neighbourhood. Host Pat Kelly brings us a feature length documentary about Brian Topps the inventor of Snowball Fight in a Box. Plus, we play your phone calls about Canadian Foreign Investment representative Don Allison plagiarizing the 'I am Canadian' speech for presentation at a trade conference in Sweden. | 9/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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S2 E11: Calgary Tower, Impressionist, Molson Speech, Hunt and Release | We find out why a group of citizens in Calgary want to tear down the Calgary tower. Host Peter Oldring sits down with the 'Man of 1000 Voices', Donny Smitts to hear some of his most famous Canadian impressions. Pat Kelly interviews the Chairman of the Foreign Investment Board of Canada about his beer inspired outburst in Sweden. Our microphones take you to the forests of Ontario to learn about a new form of animal friendly hunting called 'hunt and release'. Plus, we play your calls in response to Fort McMurray being voted Canada's cleanest city. | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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S2 E10: Clean Fort MacMurray, India Denies Hamilton, CBBL, Whistle Doctor | We find out how the town of Fort McMurray, AB earned the title of 'Cleanest City in Canada'. Host Peter Oldring interviews the Mayor of Panaji, India about why they denied the City of Hamilton, Ontario sister-city status. Host Pat Kelly educates listeners on the rules and regulations of the Canadian Basketball League, a new league being started in Canada by energy drink mogul Frank DeMario. We also speak with Dr. Greg Taylor a paleontologist who has made a remarkable fossil find. Plus, we air your calls in response to Calgary trying to ban buskers and Canada Post shoveling your walk. | 9/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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S2 E9: Calgary Clown Ban, Canscape, New Font, Accidental Pianist | We find out why a group of Calgarians want to ban clowns and other buskers in their downtown. Peter Oldring talks to a representative from Canada Post about how this winter mail-carries will offer a snow removal service. Pat Kelly sits down with Holgar Patterson, a designer who has created a new font for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. We also profile The Accidental Pianist, a piano virtuoso from Barrie, Ontario who doesn't know a thing about music. Plus, we play your calls in reaction to tackle football being cancelled on Vancouver Island and our interview with Carl Rosecroft. | 8/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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S2 E8: Island Football, Blood Lake, Rosecroft Report, Fastest Man | Pat Kelly finds out why tackle football is getting the sack in high schools on Vancouver Island this fall. We talk to the Mayor of Kirkland Lake, ON about their Canada Day celebration blunder and why they've earned the nickname Blood Lake. Controversial American talk radio host Carl Rosecroft comes on the show to talk about the comments he made about Canada on his show The Rosecroft Report. Is the fastest man in the world living in Nova Scotia? Peter Oldring brings us a feature length documentary about Jesse Buntz, a man with a lightning fast dream. Plus, your phone calls about our smoked salmon story. | 8/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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S2 Ep 7: Smoked Salmon, Biggar, Granville Street, Alex Cudmore | Find out why an anti-smoking group in B.C. wants to ban the process of smoking salmon. Peter Oldring learns more about why the town of Biggar, SK is in big trouble with the City of New York. Pat Kelly interviews media mogul John Ross about a new tabloid venture that he feels will save the struggling Canadian entertainment industry. Our microphones head to the heart of Vancouver's nightlife to find out why it is so vibrant and 13 year-old Alex Cudmore performs his song, "We Are All Someone". Plus, we play your calls in response to "Kid Power". | 8/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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S2 Ep 6: Too Many Festivals, House Buffalo, and Strip Club Tourism | Ottawa cultural advisor Garry Cowan tells us why we need fewer festivals in Canada. Pat Kelly interviews a couple in Pincher Creek, Alberta who are fighting to keep their pet buffalo. Peter Oldring gets both sides of the story about why a woman from Texas is suing a Quebec tour company, and we profile a Vancouver teacher who’s literally speaking the student’s language. Plus, we play your calls about Banff moving all of their cougars to Jasper. | 8/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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S2 Ep 5: Luxembourg Visit, Kid Power, and Potato Vineyard | We find out the details of the Luxembourg Royal visit to Canada. Pat Kelly interviews the Mayor of Hearst, Ontario about how they are keeping energy costs down and helping kids lose weight. International correspondent Chris Redman updates us on the situation at Pearson International Airport. Dr Lorenzo Mead explains to Peter Oldring why so many Canadians are unhappy and we go behind the scenes at Canada’s first Potato Vineyard. Plus, we play your calls about the pay-per-use parks in Toronto. | 7/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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S2 Ep 4: Pay Per Use Parks, Banff Cougars, and 401 Commuter | We speak to the City of Toronto about their new pay-per-use public park program. Banff National Park explains why they are trying to rid their forests of cougars. Pat Kelly speaks with the Transit Commissioner of Wawa, Ontario to find out why a bus system didn't work in their town and Peter Oldring brings a documentary about one man's daily arduous commute on Highway 401 via bicycle. Plus, we play your calls in reaction to an offensive new Canadian tourism campaign running in Europe. | 7/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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S2 Ep 3: Newf Helmet, Offensive Slogan, Polyandry | Peter Oldring finds out why a new Canadian tourism campaign is calling Europeans stupid. Pat Kelly gets the details on why young drivers in Newfoundland will have to wear helmets next year. Iconic retailer Canadian Hardware lays out how they are making a monumental green shift. We go into the world of Polyandry and meet a woman with 6 husbands. Plus, your calls in regards to a beer company trying to buy the Northern Lights. | 7/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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S2 Ep 2: Nova Scotia Protest, American Law, Little Man Gent Pageant | We find out why a major Canadian beer company wants to trademark the Northern Lights. Pat Kelly speaks to a concerned citizen about the political unrest in Nova Scotia. American style law is coming to Canada, Peter Oldring talks to an American law firm about what this means. A group of Canadian scientists have found the iceberg that sunk the Titanic and we’ve got the exclusive interview, and we go behind the scenes of a new boy pageant happening in Toronto called The Little Man Gent Pageant. Plus, your calls about the Calgary Stampede changing its name. | 7/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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S2 Ep 1: Calgary Stampede, Just For Laughs, Ancient Musical Instrument | We talk to an activist that wants to change the name of the Calgary Stampede. A group of Canadian scientists have found the iceberg that sunk the Titanic and we’ve got the exclusive interview. The town of Langham, Saskatchewan has been put on a no-fly list by Travel Canada – we find out why. We sit down with musicologist Herbert Brust and chat about a 300 yr. old instrument. And, is Just For Laughs having a negative effect on our teens? We talk to one mother who says, “yes!” Plus, we play your phone calls about Can-Fly. | 7/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Behind the Scenes: Peter and Pat on CBC's On The Coast | On The Coast host Stephen Quinn interview's Pat and Peter about This Is That Season 2. Note: this is a real interview. | 6/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New Wind Discovered | Host Pat Kelly speaks with wind scientist Dr. Earl Palmer about the discovery of a new wind in Alberta. | 6/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Canada Post to Start Landscaping Program | Host Peter Oldring talks with Canada Post representative Doug Napier about their plan to have postal workers shovel your walk | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Canadian Hardware Goes Organic | Host Pat Kelly speaks with Canadian Hardware spokesperson Tim Easton about the store going 100% green and organic. | 5/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Quebec Lowers Drinking Age to 14 | Host Peter Oldring speaks with Alain Rousseau from the Societe des Alcools du Quebec about why they are lowering the drinking age to 14. | 5/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 32 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Funniest podcast I have ever heard.
A series of incredibly funny fake news stories. Sometimes it is so funny that I think I am going to pass out from laughing. Perhaps the funniest part is where they play outraged messages from listeners who think the ridiculous stories are real.
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I was so happy to find This is That on podcasts. My family discovered this little nugget of humor while waiting at the Peace Arch. We spent the next hour laughing hysterically. It made the wait much more bearable while waiting to cross the boarder. Keep it coming Canada. We love our cousins in the attic.
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