radio book lounge

radio book lounge

Love lit? Tune in to dive between all sorts of covers. Find author interviews, readings, audio reviews, and story-casts for kids and grown-ups. And a few surprises too. Browse the book lounge online at http://www.rabble.ca/lounge.
radio book lounge
radio book lounge

Songs Upon the Rivers

February 9, 2017
| The histories of Indigenous communities and European explorers contain stories that have been lost in history. A new book presented by Sébastien Malette seeks out the forgotten stories.
Length: 14:47 minutes (13.55 MB)
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radio book lounge

Blood of Extraction: Canadian Imperialism in Latin America

January 19, 2017
| Canadian mining interests in Latin America often claim that they are providing jobs and investing in the local community. But a new book by Todd Gordon and Jeffery R. Webber shows otherwise.
Length: 27:35 minutes (28.78 MB)
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radio book lounge

'Belongings: The Fight for Land and Food'

November 8, 2016
| An interview with author Sally Miller about the link between land ownership, conflict and food insecurity.
Length: 13:49 minutes (14.42 MB)
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radio book lounge

radio book lounge: The accidental animal activist

October 5, 2015
| A vacation that led to four years of extensive international research into animal husbandry.
Length: 13:05 minutes (17.99 MB)
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radio book lounge

radio book lounge: Our Ice Is Vanishing Sikuvut Nunguliqtuq by Shelley Wright

September 22, 2015
| Shelley Wright, author of Our Ice Is Vanishing / Sikuvut Nunguliqtuqa: A History of Inuit, Newcomers, and Climate Change speaks about the people of the Arctic and the effects of climate change.
Length: 17:54 minutes (17.61 MB)
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radio book lounge

A People's Senate for Canada: Not a Pipe Dream

September 4, 2015
| An interview with author-activist Helen Forsey about Canada's Senate and her new book "A People's Senate for Canada: Not a Pipe Dream!"
Length: 22:02 minutes (20.18 MB)
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radio book lounge

Author reading: Cathi Bond's Night Town

July 5, 2013
| Cathi Bond presents the first reading in a series from her new novel Night Town.
Length: 11:01 minutes (10.16 MB)
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radio book lounge

The Great Revenue Robbery: The story of the tax cut scam with Dennis Howlett

April 18, 2013
| An interview with Dennis Howlett of Canadians for Tax Fairness and contributor to "The Great Revenue Robbery: How to Stop the Tax Cut Scam and Save Canada," edited by Richard Swift.
Length: 21:04 minutes (29 MB)
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radio book lounge

Monsters of the Market: Zombies, Vampires, and Global Capitalism - An interview with Professor David McNally

January 10, 2013
| In this episode of radio book lounge, Ali Mustafa interviews Professor David McNally about his new book, 'Monsters of the Market: Zombies, Vampires, and Global Capitalism.'
Length: 32:11 minutes (29.48 MB)
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radio book lounge

Episode 41: Speaking Up: On language and politics in Canada and Quebec with Marcel Martel

December 4, 2012
| A conversation with Marcel Martel, co-author (along with Martin Pâquet) of "Speaking Up: A History of Language and Politics in Canada and Quebec."
Length: 26:13 minutes (36.07 MB)