This Midweek show fell smack on the day Canada officially legalized cannabis, so we covered that — but also the art of environmental degradation, one veteran’s struggle with PTSD, the visions of a blind psychic, and much, much more!
This edition of Midweek had it all: the debate over what’s allowed in public art, pop-up mukluks, global warming, worries about disease in deer, Instagram tours of historic spots, how to prevent kitchen fires, the ins and outs of voting in the upcoming municipal election, and two folks named Edwards. What more could one ask for from a radio show?
Midweek got on its bike this week and did a tour that took it from tornado damage to endangered heritage property, onward to the local crafters at Etsy’s fall market, up colourful new ramps on Bank Street, and beyond to the outlook for wee investors and protecting indigenous rights in the latest trade agreement. Oh — and a superhero, of course: Señora Bicicletta.
The first on-air show of this season — and a good one: Tornado damage…and also the slow-motion destruction of the community of Heron Gate through the eyes of residents; urban explorers, craft beer and university cheer teams, but also struggles with eating disorders and fitting in. All that and much more on this Midweek!
Each Midweek season starts with an in-house “dry run” show where we make mistakes and learn from the experience before going live on air to the Ottawa region on CKCU-FM — but our Sept. 19 practice program was both a learning experience AND a darned good radio show…so we’re sharing it with you too!
Two members of our team have just won scholarship awards from the Radio Television Digital News Foundation of Canada for documentaries that aired this winter on Midweek! Congratulations to Salma Mahgoub and Noah Richardson!