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Listen Up #346 - The Aboriginal Predicament (VIDEO)
Today on Listen Up â Shaking up the status quo on Canadaâs Aboriginal Predicament..
Weâre here in beautiful British Columbia today to listen to Canadaâs Aboriginal people.
They make up nearly 4 percent of our population. But their demographic leads the country in every social ill we face. Today weâll show you those realities, and explore ideas for a future of healing. Our story will take us across relationships aboriginal people have with Canada. Weâll listen for a spiritual view ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #345 - Spirituality & Children (VIDEO)Spirituality and children â a new study says it's good for their happiness.
Today, weâre putting science and spirituality together for some surprising conclusions about happiness. The Happy Lab, a research group at the University of British Columbia, has new facts that say spirituality helps kids become happy. The scientific groupâs founder joins us to examine that study today.
And weâll watch families try to navigate some of the deepest mysteries of how children absorb spiritual ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #343 - Tragedy in Bridgewater (VIDEO)Today on Listen Up: parenting trials that turn to tragedy. The circumstances surrounding a Nova Scotia pre-teenâs murder send ripples of horror through parents everywhere.
Karissa Boudreau. Itâs a name that should have remained relatively unknown. A name that belonged to a 12-year-old girl. But Karissaâs name hit the headlines, when she disappeared after arguing with her mother in the parking lot of a Nova Scotia store. Two weeks later, police recovered her body from a river. Her death ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #331 - Afghanistan on the Ground (AUDIO)Today on Listen Up - Canadaâs war time mission and the reality of hope over it all. On the ground in AfghanistanâAfghanistan is a land locked in mystery and mountains. Many have tried to conquer it and failed.
And the cost has been high, not just in human lives but dollars.Parliament has a big decision to make. To extend its mission until 2011 or pull out in 2009.In the meantime thereâs a war of another kind going on Afghanistanâs soil â a developmental war - and Can ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #330 - Waiting for Christmas (AUDIO)Today on Listen Up; Christmas contradictions. We explore the fuss and fundamentals behind the festive frenzy.The Christmas shopping season is in full swing, and whether you celebrate for religious reasons or just because itâs a good excuse to party, the impact of the festive season on our calendars and on our culture is huge.With all the shopping, decorating and celebrating at this time of year, stress levels rise and bank accounts fall. Today weâll explore Christmas realities; here in Ca ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #329 - Taser Tragedy: Who is my Neighbour? (VIDEO)Today on Listen Up, Looking for Kindness. We visit Vancouver International Airport to explore what went wrong in our response to someone in need. It was on the floor of Vancouver International Airport that Canada has faced a question that hits close to home. âDo we have what it takes to be a good neighbour?â Recently, a traveler died after being tasered by the RCMP.Thanks to a video of the incident that was posted on the Internet, his final cries of frustration and agony have echoed ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #341 - Freaking Out at 40 (VIDEO)Researchers say the mid-life crisis is real!
The Context
A study involving 2-million people in 72 countries around the world suggests that both men and women are less happy in their forties than at any other time in their lives.
It reveals a global pattern of miserable middle age - a pattern that seems to apply regardless of demographics. Researchers found that people everywhere follow a U-shaped curve of psychological well being. The happiness dip in our forties, they believe, is ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #338 - Urban Struggles (VIDEO)What's being done about low income, violence and children at risk?
Today - a look at a confusing picture around poverty and urban struggle in Canada. While experts debate the data on poverty, no one can argue this fact: Canada is one of the wealthiest countries in the world.
And yet millionsin this nation struggle daily against the painful realities of low income, and lack of resources.
Even our schools are no longer the safe-havens they once were. A recent panel investigation ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #336 - Money Makeover (VIDEO)Today on Listen Up â money make-over. When greed rules our financial decisions, our finances end up in a mess.
The New Year is â for many people - a time to focus on finance. Following on the heels of holiday extravagance, restraint becomes the word.
But itâs not just families that are re-evaluating their dollar decisions. Governments are also being cautious in the midst of concerns about the potential for recession.
And much of that concern is rooted in the sub-prime crisis; ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #335 - Kenyan Crisis (VIDEO)Amidst allegations of a rigged election, chaos and violence erupt in this once stable African nation.
Allegations of a rigged election were quick to surface in the days after Kenyans went to the polls, December 27.
And with the allegations, serious violence erupted. Clashes with police, tribal conflicts, and brutality, left hundreds dead, hundreds of thousands displaced.
In a country once envied by its neighbours for its economic and social stability, its reputation for peace, a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #334 - Influencing for Africa (VIDEO)Leveraging influence for Africa. Hollywoodâs doing it, and so are countless Canadians; from big names to the lesser known.
Weâll explore their innovative approaches to caring for the health of Africa.
Whether theyâre adopting babies, opening schools, raising money at rock concerts, or speaking at public rallies, Hollywoodâs biggest names have been leveraging their star power to generate positive change in Africa for years.
But countless, lesser-known people are also getting i ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #328 - Pro Sports: Winning the Character Game (VIDEO)Today on Listen Up, we examine the sport celebrity phenomenon â are athletes the right people to be looking up to?
We all have our idyllic sports heroes who make us proud; persevere against all odds and inspire us with their remarkable abilities. But alongside our heroes thereâs a long list of convicted pro athletes - Mike Tyson, Michael Vick, Marion Jones, Rob Ramage, Pete Rose, and Barry Bonds.
Why have so many athletes fallen from grace? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #326 - Remembering Burma (VIDEO)More than 2-million Canadians are being remembered for their service in times of war and peace. Today weâll bring you greetings from soldiers in Afghanistan. But weâll also travel back through the decades and visit with veterans of whatâs been called âCanadaâs Forgotten War;â Burma, where Canadians still lie in unmarked jungle graves. While Canadaâs mission in Afghanistan has been mired in controversy, most Canadians concede the desperate humanitarian need there cann ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #326 - Remembering Burma (AUDIO)Today - a special Remembrance Day edition of Listen Up TV. More than 2-million Canadians are being remembered for their service in times of war and peace. Today weâll bring you greetings from soldiers in Afghanistan. But weâll also travel back through the decades and visit with veterans of whatâs been called âCanadaâs Forgotten War;â Burma, where Canadians still lie in unmarked jungle graves. While Canadaâs mission in Afghanistan has been mired in controve ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #325 Power of the Arts (VIDEO)With more than 27-hundred murals, Philadelphia is the mural capital of the world. Listen Up traveled there recently, and uncovered stories of how this particular art form is bringing healing â to artists, and to entire communities.âBeauty will save the world.â So says a character in Dostoevskyâs 19th century novel, The Brothers Karamazov.A lovely thought â but one that just might be rooted in truth - and the city of Philadelphia illustrates it. A unique mural arts program is there lite ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #325 - The Power of the Arts (AUDIO)With more than 27-hundred murals, Philadelphia is the mural capital of the world. Listen Up traveled there recently, and uncovered stories of how this particular art form is bringing healing â to artists, and to entire communities.âBeauty will save the world.â So says a character in Dostoevskyâs 19th century novel, The Brothers Karamazov.A lovely thought â but one that just might be rooted in truth - and the city of Philadelphia illustrates it. A unique mural arts program is there lite ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #324 Selfish Driving (VIDEO)Canadians are letting out their road rage â selfish and aggressive driving is on the rise â
Itâs a growing problem. As police react with stiffer penalties; street racers, risk takers, and aggressive drivers are making roads and highways increasingly dangerous.
Almost 1-in-every-5 vehicle crashes today is caused by aggressive driving.
And whether its cell phones, PDAs, radios or simply the chatter of other passengers, time spent behind the wheel is no longer distraction free.
Today ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #324 - Selfish Driving (AUDIO)Today on Listen Up, Canadians are letting out their road rage â selfish and aggressive driving is on the rise âItâs a growing problem. As police react with stiffer penalties; street racers, risk takers, and aggressive drivers are making roads and highways increasingly dangerous.Almost 1-in-every-5 vehicle crashes today is caused by aggressive driving. And whether its cell phones, PDAs, radios or simply the chatter of other passengers, time spent behind the wheel is no longer distraction ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #323 - Amish Grace - One Year Later (AUDIO)Today on Listen Up - One year since an Amish schoolhouse tragedy began redefining the word forgiveness, even for the Amish. Also, an exclusive interview today on Listen Up! Welcome to Listen UP, where one year since the Amish school house killings the Amish have built a school and called it New Hope. Today a story of how that new hope is taking forgiveness all around the world.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #322 Unreasonable Accommodation? (AUDIO)Unreasonable AccommodationListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #322 Unreasonable Accommodation? (VIDEO)(UN)reasonable Accommodation?Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #321 Mission Afghanistan (AUDIO)Mission Afghanistan - the world ponders the right approach to stabilizing a nation. 3-dozen countries maintain a presence in Afghanistan. Canadian troops are in the most hostile of territories there. But casualties are mounting -- and Taliban guerrillas have enjoyed a resurgence in the south.
Canadaâs military mandate in Kandahar expires in 2009. And as the date draws closer - public debate is growing over what â if any - continued role we should play there beyond that time.
Today, Liste ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #321 Mission Afghanistan (VIDEO)Mission Afghanistan - the world ponders the right approach to stabilizing a nation. 3-dozen countries maintain a presence in Afghanistan. Canadian troops are in the most hostile of territories there. But casualties are mounting -- and Taliban guerrillas have enjoyed a resurgence in the south.
Canadaâs military mandate in Kandahar expires in 2009. And as the date draws closer - public debate is growing over what â if any - continued role we should play there beyond that time.
Today, Liste ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #320 Doubting Teresa (AUDIO)a dark secret only revealed ten years after her deathâ.Mother Teresa and her doubts about God.
Today we head out to explore a journey of darkness. How could it be that our generationâs most famous Christian woman, Mother Teresa worried that God had abandoned her?
Mother Teresa came from Albania, a country where communism banned belief in God. But by age 12 she knew she was chosen by God for service to the poor. By 18, she left for a Calcutta convent. Nine years later she made h ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #320 Doubting Teresa (VIDEO)a dark secret only revealed ten years after her deathâ.Mother Teresa and her doubts about God.
Today we head out to explore a journey of darkness. How could it be that our generationâs most famous Christian woman, Mother Teresa worried that God had abandoned her?
Mother Teresa came from Albania, a country where communism banned belief in God. But by age 12 she knew she was chosen by God for service to the poor. By 18, she left for a Calcutta convent. Nine years later she made h ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up TV 319 - Atheism: Is Faith Stupid?Today we take a closer look at belief. It's prompted by the unexpected move that the best seller list is being topped by atheistic manifestos. We'll find out why this revival in atheism is underway and what to make of it. We'll also explore the psychology of belief and take a closer look at the journey for meaning, compassion and God.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
#319 - Atheism: Is Faith Stupid?Today we take a closer look at belief. Itâs prompted by the unexpected move that the best seller list is being topped by atheistic manifestoes. Weâll find out why this revival in atheism is underway and what to make of it. Weâll also explore the psychology of belief and take a closer look at the journey for meaning, compassion and God.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
#319 - Atheism: Is Faith Stupid?Today we take a closer look at belief. It's prompted by the unexpected move that the best seller list is being topped by atheistic manifestos. We'll find out why this revival in atheism is underway and what to make of it. We'll also explore the psychology of belief and take a closer look at the journey for meaning, compassion and God.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up TV 318 - Making Faith AccessibleToday on Listen Up, making faith accessible. We go on location to visit a library built to honour the message of the worldâs most popular preacher, Billy Graham.
Heâs been called "the worldâs most popular preacher." Spiritual counselor to the meek and mighty alike. At 88, Reverend Billy Graham is in the twilight years of life. His body is wearing out. But a whole new generation is taking steps to see that the message he proclaimed in 85 countries, on six continents continues.
Itâs ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
#318 - Making Faith AccessibleToday on Listen Up: Making faith accessible. We go on location to visit a library built to honour the message of the worldâs most popular preacher â Billy Graham. Heâs been called âthe worldâs most popular preacher.â Spiritual counselor to the meek and mighty alike. At 88, Reverend Billy Graham is in the twilight years of life. His body is wearing out. But a whole new generation is taking steps to see that the message he proclaimed in 85 countries, on six continents contin ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
#318 - Making Faith AccessibleToday on Listen Up: Making faith accessible. We go on location to visit a library built to honour the message of the world's most popular preacher Billy Graham. He's been called the world's most popular preacher. Spiritual counselor to the meek and mighty alike. At 88, Reverend Billy Graham is in the twilight years of life. His body is wearing out. But a whole new generation is taking steps to see that the message he proclaimed in 85 countries, on six continents continues. It's a message ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up TV 317 - Immigrants: Coming or Going?Today on Listen Up: Collision on the immigration highway. When immigrants and their new country get the best from each other.
Today we want to show you a remarkable story of what can be possible when people cross cultural barriers in immigration and get to know each other. We will explore that today and bring a story of Canadians helping refugees from Sudan return to their troubled homeland. A journey of potential lost, and found.
But first, this year, Canada will welcome more than a q ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
#317 - Immigrants: Coming or Going?Today on Listen Up: Collision on the immigration highway. When immigrants and their new country get the best from each other âToday we want to show you a remarkable story of what can be possible when people cross cultural barriers in immigration and get to know each other. Weâll explore that today and bring a story of Canadians helping refugees from Sudan return to their troubled homeland. A journey of potential lost, and found. But first, this year, Canada will welcome more t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
#317 - Immigrants: Coming or Going?Today on Listen Up: Collision on the immigration highway. When immigrants and their new country get the best from each other. Today we want to show you a remarkable story of what can be possible when people cross cultural barriers in immigration and get to know each other. We'll explore that today and bring a story of Canadians helping refugees from Sudan return to their troubled homeland. A journey of potential lost, and found. But first, this year, Canada will welcome more than a q ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up TV 316 - Teen Sex: Protection, Passion and PurityToday on Listen Up, is a newly approved vaccination enough to keep girls sexually safe? That story next.
If you live in North America, you have probably heard of HPV - Human Papillomavirus: a sexually transmitted virus that is one of the leading causes of cervical cancer. It is also the target of a new vaccine approved in North America for girls and women from 9 to 26.
That 9-year-olds should even be considered for inoculations against sexually transmitted infections is raising eyebrows ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
#316 - Teen Sex: Protection, Passion and PurityToday on Listen Up â is a newly approved vaccination enough to keep girls sexually safe? That story next.If you live in North America, youâve probably heard of HPV - Human Papillomavirus â a sexually transmitted virus thatâs one of the leading causes of cervical cancer. Itâs also the target of a new vaccine approved in North America for girls and women from 9 to 26. That 9-year-olds should even be considered for inoculations against sexually transmitted infections is raising eyebrows a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
#316 - Teen Sex: Protection, Passion and PurityToday on Listen Up is a newly approved vaccination enough to keep girls sexually safe? That story next. If you live in North America, you've probably heard of HPV - Human Papillomavirus - a sexually transmitted virus that's one of the leading causes of cervical cancer. It's also the target of a new vaccine approved in North America for girls and women from 9 to 26. That 9-year-olds should even be considered for inoculations against sexually transmitted infections is raising eyebrows and pr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
#315 - Mental IllnessToday on Listen Up - mysteries of the ailing mind: moving towards understanding and compassion for the mentally ill.
Canada has joined the other G-8 nations in establishing a National Mental Health Commission. Meanwhile, Canadian researchers are also on the cutting edge of diagnosing the causes of mental illness.
Today, Listen Up visits the Toronto lab of a leading neuro-scientist who is recently pinpointed one of the genetic causes of schizophrenia and also talks with the CEO of the Ca ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up TV 315 - Mental IllnessToday on Listen Up - mysteries of the ailing mind: moving towards understanding and compassion for the mentally ill.
Canada has joined the other G-8 nations in establishing a National Mental Health Commission. Meanwhile, Canadian researchers are also on the cutting edge of diagnosing the causes of mental illness.
Today, Listen Up visits the Toronto lab of a leading neuro-scientist who is recently pinpointed one of the genetic causes of schizophrenia and also talks with the CEO of the Ca ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
#314 - Virginia TechToday we're searching for hope and healing from out of the depths of the Virginia Tech tragedy.
Later in the show, we'll travel to Blacksburg, Virginia, and meet some of the people deeply affected by the massacre.
We'll speak with a bereavement specialist for her insights into the impact such devastation has on those involved, as well as on the broader community.
We'll also visit with a counselor who is working with churches and social service agencies to create circles of care around ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up TV 314 - Lessons from Virginia TechToday we're searching for hope and healing from out of the depths of the Virginia Tech tragedy.
Later in the show, we'll travel to Blacksburg, Virginia, and meet some of the people deeply affected by the massacre.
We'll speak with a bereavement specialist for her insights into the impact such devastation has on those involved, as well as on the broader community.
We'll also visit with a counselor who is working with churches and social service agencies to create circles of care around ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
#313 - Cowboy CultureLessons from life in the Rodeo Ring! Whatâs kicking in the heart of a cowboy?
Today we take the program to the wide open range of Alberta, and to the fascinating folks who raise the beef you enjoy. This week we take a look at Cowboy Culture - its games, its chores, and its approach to God.
Itâs hard to figure out just how much this sport has branded Calgary â but the fact that locals call this place âCow Townâ should give you an idea. This is the Calgary Stampedeâs Rodeo R ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
#312 - Exposing "The Secret"Finally, the secret to the Universe uncovered? Today a closer look at The Secret and what it claims is the key to happiness.
Today we just couldnât resist helping you take a closer look at a best selling phenomenon sweeping North America. Itâs called The Secret â and despite its name itâs gotten very public.
The Secret is something a collection of authors claim is delivered in all great religions of the world. They say it's a fundamental "law of the universe" -- one that began at ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
#311 - Sex-For-SaleToday on Listen Up â Sex for Sale â a new court challenge aims to have prostitution decriminalized.
Itâs been called the worldâs oldest profession â and while most societies stigmatize prostitution; cultural attitudes towards the selling of sex range from the death penalty to sex workers being licensed, unionized, and even paying taxes. In Canada, prostitution is, technically, legal. But communicating for the purposes of prostitution, living off the avails of prostitution, and keeping ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
#310 - Evidence of EasterChristianity is a faith built on evidence. Historical evidence and evidence of how Christian truths affect people's minds and hearts. For two thousand years there have been challenges to both dimensions of the worldâs most popular faith. This Easter is no different. Those challenging the facts of Christianity this time arenât theologians or archeologists â the challenge to Easter this year is coming from the trinity of Titanic Producer James Cameron, Emmy award winning journalist Simc ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
#309 - Family MeltdownIs juvenile delinquency, sexual activity, stealing, gang violence, bullying and teacher victimization increasing among young people? A new study by the Vanier Institute says yes. What are parents and society doing to contribute to the problem?According to a recent study by the Vanier Institute, there has been a dramatic increase over the last few decades in the number of children and teens with severe problematic behaviours. In Canada, the rate of violent acts among girls more t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up TV 309 - Family MeltdownIs juvenile delinquency, sexual activity, stealing, gang violence, bullying and teacher victimization increasing among young people? A new study by the Vanier Institute says yes. What are parents and society doing to contribute to the problem?
According to a recent study by the Vanier Institute, there has been a dramatic increase over the last few decades in the number of children and teens with severe problematic behaviours. In Canada, the rate of violent acts among girls more than doub ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
#308 - Canadian Aid to AfghanistanCaring for a country in crisis. As the government renews commitment to Afghanistan, those involved on the front lines dig deeper to address the real cost of healing a nation.
Today we look at new approaches to paying the cost for bringing relief to a country ruined by religious extremism. Afghanistanâs recent Taliban rule, two decades of war and four years of drought has left the land desolate and its people desperate. More than one million children have been killed, disabled, or or ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
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