{"id":1613,"date":"2019-09-22T20:56:41","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T00:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/midweek\/?p=1613"},"modified":"2019-09-22T22:53:18","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T02:53:18","slug":"midweeks-pre-season-show-september-18-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/midweek\/midweeks-pre-season-show-september-18-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Midweek’s “Pre-season” show — September 18, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Our entire listening audience (for the dry run) assembled in our newsroom.<\/p><\/div>\n

Practice, they say, makes…well, if not perfect then at least pretty darned good — and so every season of Midweek starts off with what we call our “dry-run” show.<\/p>\n

It’s an hour-long version that we produce just as if it were going live to air, but it’s broadcast just within our own newsroom.<\/p>\n

The idea, of course, is so we can learn our roles and make our mistakes when we don’t have an audience listening in.<\/p>\n

This season’s dry run was a big disappointment: No serious stumbles, no comical goofs, no disorganized panics, no dead air, no open-mic indiscretions…<\/p>\n

None of those blooper-reel-ready gaffes that are Wonderful Learning Opportunities at this stage of the learning curve…<\/p>\n

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Music producers Julie Tierney and Meg Brackenbury await their cue.<\/p><\/div>\n

Nope: just a lot of pretty darned good radio, well ahead of schedule, hosted by Julia Wilkes and KC Hoard.<\/p>\n

We had a report on how the LRT-linked changes to Ottawa’s bus system will mean slower going for many living in Orleans — especially if they’re trying to get to Carleton University in time for class or work.<\/p>\n

Then we heard about efforts to strengthen mental health in workplaces, workshops to safeguard incoming students on Canadian campuses from sexual assault, and a campaign to encourage belief in those who do report sexual abuse.<\/p>\n

We had two stories on the new Indigenous theatre initiative at the National Arts Centre, and went to a rally on Parliament Hill against single-use plastics.<\/p>\n

A chilling story warned about how certain anti-malaria drugs may have harmed Canadian soldiers and aid workers who are now seeking help, and a visit to new exhibits at Carleton’s art gallery introduced a different approach to memory and redress.<\/p>\n

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Applause greets our (very relieved) hosts and producers — one down, nine to go!<\/p><\/div>\n

And we closed with…closings: The James Street Pub is shutting after 30 years to make way for a new development, and we heard from staff and regulars about what that means.<\/p>\n

And the Mayfair Theatre may have to close its Rocky Horror Picture Show nights if Disney pulls the cult classic from distribution.<\/p>\n

All that in our dry run (so we’ve decided to share it after all)…and now much more ahead for the next nine shows of this latest season!<\/p>\n

Enjoy — and tune in Wednesdays, right after the BBC News at noon!<\/p>\n