New and Notable: June 2019

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Stories about child prodigies, space exploration, vaccination hesitancy movement, and more. www.cbc.ca/1.5143134


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    New and Notable: June Edition

    Podcast Playlist from CBC Radio

    54:01 | May 30th, 2019

    We're sharing the top must-listen podcasts for this month. Plus, podcast critic Nick Quah stops by to discuss the fate of Game of Thrones podcasts now that the series has ended, producer burnout and t...Show More

  • 2

    Infectious, Pt. 2: The Flintstone Dilemma

    Endless Thread

    38:42 | May 3rd, 2019

    There was a time when the measles were common enough to be a source of comedy on TV shows like "The Flintstones." So how did we go from joking about the measles to reports on the news about a growing ...Show More

  • 3

    Tan

    Tell Them, I Am

    14:40 | May 6th, 2019

    Tan France is the Queer Eye fashion guru to whom people would pay good money to get advice. His love for giving advice traces back to one hot afternoon watching his siblings play Game Boy. Learn more ...Show More

  • 4

    “A fallen, abominable, wicked girl”

    Decomposed with Jade Simmons

    41:20 | Apr 16th, 2019

    Clara Schumann was a child prodigy turned international sensation — when she never should have been on stage at all. This is the story of a woman who was born to play, and refused to stop.

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    When Fighting Comes First

    Man Up | Masculinity, Race, and Relationships in the Modern World

    24:01 | May 1st, 2019

    Eric Kelly was so successful at fighting off bullies as a kid in Brooklyn, that he grew up to become an Olympic level boxer, until a bar fight ended his career.

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    Explore: A Canadian Geographic podcast - Episode 3: Roberta Bondar

    Explore: A Canadian Geographic podcast

    38:51 | Apr 25th, 2019

    Dr. Roberta Bondar remembers the moment she became the first Canadian female astronaut to go to space on board the space shuttle Discovery in 1992. “It certainly wasn’t a very comfortable ride,” she ...Show More

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