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► Remembering the Man Who Helped End the Cold War, Senator Eugene Whelan + Ending Canadian Music Week with The Meds
SHOW NOTES: Time: 00:01:10 Into the Show Celebrating the Life of Former Minister of Agriculture and Senator, Honourable Eugene Whelan It’s been just over a month now that Canadians lost one of their finest – Former Minister of Agriculture and Senator, Honourable Eugene Whelan. One of his most notable accomplishments, was in his role [...]
► On the Nancy Duffy Show: Life or Death, We Are Timeless – An Interview with Author, Christine Maria Gross – Plus the Power of Speech: Strong Enough to Influence and Motivate Change – and Why Kathleen Wynne Won
SHOW NOTES: Time: 00:01:13 Into the Show In Life or Death, We Are Timeless – An Insightful Interview with Author, Christine Maria Gross Joining us in studio to talk about how ‘We Are Timeless,’ is Christine Maria Gross – a cancer survivor who’s made it her life’s work to find new ways to help people live [...]
News/Commentary
Conflicting Expectations
It was a two-for-one sale on privacy last week when a whistle-blower revealed that the National Security Association (NSA) has been authorized to track all Verizon phone records – including telephone numbers and duration of calls made, stopping short of listening in to conversations. A program known as PRISM was also uncovered which allows the [...]
The Long Road to True Equality
We are witnessing history in the making. The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to make a ruling on gay marriage within the next few weeks, there are a growing number of states electing to allow gay marriage, and recently the Boy Scouts of America voted to accept openly gay kids into their organization. We are [...]
Soul Project
Kicking Off BBQ Season with Original Healthy Summer Recipes
With Victoria Day almost past and Memorial Day weekend on its way, food no doubt plays centre stage as you make plans with friends and family. That is no reason to trade in our good food habits for bad (but it could be a reason to break in new good habits if you haven’t done [...]
#SoulProject – Have You Fallen Like I Have? – NEW VIDEO UPDATE
Q: Why do we fall? A: So that we can learn to pick ourselves up… Moving forward. Many of you have been asking when we would be doing our next video for the Soul Project – here’s the latest video update. Feel free to let us know your thoughts in the comments section below. Happy [...]
Culture Critic
Sarah Hall’s Glass Art – Colour & Light in Toronto
There’s a line from Dennis Lee I like to savour: “Day after day the light rides easy.” I like the complex riches of this simple line: light as a gift, light as the universe’s prayer to us
R.A. Dickey’s Knuckleball
(for my son Daniel) Imagine devoting your life to mastering an unpredictable pitch – the art of throwing a topsy-turvy knuckleball, notoriously hard to throw, catch and hit. A great knuckleballer comes along once in a lifetime, and R.A. Dickey, last years Cy Young award-winner, is a great knuckleballer although he’s off to a slow [...]
Music + Entertainment
InRetro predicts Winner on “The Voice” as Show Serves Up a Contrast in Genres
The Voice is really getting down to business in moving forward with America’s top three pics for the final round. This season has definitely toyed with the contrast of genres with a growing support for country artists – something team Shakira contrasted further when soul/pop artist Sasha Allen delivered a solid performance of Carrie Underwood’s [...]
Rare Beatles’ Guitar Sells for $408,000 in New York
New York, New York – May 18, 2013 – A rare VOX guitar played by two legendary Beatles, John Lennon and George Harrison, has sold at Julien’s Auctions today during the annual Music Icons auction event held at the Hard Rock Café New York. The rare offering of the VOX guitar played by both John [...]
Announcements @ InRetro
TVCogeco’s Plugged IN! Host Tina Wells talks with Houida and Friends in an upcoming event with the Women’s Economic Forum
The cast of Houida and Friends will share their views about family, careers, health, relationships and public service in an upcoming event with the Women’s Economic Forum in Windsor, Ontario on the evening of Tuesday, January 22nd. Houida and Friends’ host, Houida Kassem, along with Karen Hall of the Windsor Star, InRetro’s host, producer and [...]
InRetro’s Nancy Duffy joins the Cast of Houida & Friends
Cheekily described as “like The View only better,” Houida and Friends, which airs each Friday at 7PM and Sunday 11PM Eastern on TVCogeco, is characterized as a lighthearted talk show – where no topic is safe!
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Conflicting Expectations
It was a two-for-one sale on privacy last week when a whistle-blower revealed that the National Security Association (NSA) has been authorized to track all Verizon phone records – including telephone numbers and duration of calls made, stopping short of listening in to conversations. A program known as PRISM was also uncovered which allows the [...]
Sarah Hall’s Glass Art – Colour & Light in Toronto
There’s a line from Dennis Lee I like to savour: “Day after day the light rides easy.” I like the complex riches of this simple line: light as a gift, light as the universe’s prayer to us
InRetro predicts Winner on “The Voice” as Show Serves Up a Contrast in Genres
The Voice is really getting down to business in moving forward with America’s top three pics for the final round. This season has definitely toyed with the contrast of genres with a growing support for country artists – something team Shakira contrasted further when soul/pop artist Sasha Allen delivered a solid performance of Carrie Underwood’s [...]
The Long Road to True Equality
We are witnessing history in the making. The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to make a ruling on gay marriage within the next few weeks, there are a growing number of states electing to allow gay marriage, and recently the Boy Scouts of America voted to accept openly gay kids into their organization. We are [...]
R.A. Dickey’s Knuckleball
(for my son Daniel) Imagine devoting your life to mastering an unpredictable pitch – the art of throwing a topsy-turvy knuckleball, notoriously hard to throw, catch and hit. A great knuckleballer comes along once in a lifetime, and R.A. Dickey, last years Cy Young award-winner, is a great knuckleballer although he’s off to a slow [...]
