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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
Cheating: I’ve Changed My Ways – No Really…
When A Cheater Learns to Stop Cheating I never once wanted to be a cheater. But I was. It made me feel small, horrible – and nearly suicidal. Not suicidal in that I actually tried to commit suicide, but in a way that I no longer liked myself – and it showed in my careless [...]
It’s a Miracle, Not a ‘Reality Show’
Miracles do happen. And apparently, they happen in Cleveland. On May 6th, Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight – three young women who were kidnapped and missing for around ten years – were rescued from a Cleveland home. An absolute miracle that they were discovered and that they were all found alive. This is [...]
Soul Project
#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 [...]
Sharing a Source of Inspiration – How do you get inspired?
Question: Do you inspire easily? What are the types of things that ‘move’ you – I mean really move you toward taking action? Now that I’m back on track and working hard toward my goal, laser focus and determination are paramount. Every day I read something, watch something; listen to something – and produce [...]
Culture Critic
4 Must-Watch Movies on DVD
1. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia When you have a pearl in your hand, you don’t show it quickly. You don’t give it away easily. The Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan goes against the cinematic grain of making pictures move quickly on the screen. He moves his pictures slowly. He unfolds a richly layered [...]
Roger Ebert (1942 – 2013) – 10 Things I’m Going to Miss
10. Bravery. He was born in the middle of a war and lived to fight in at least two other battles: the war with alcoholism where the best you can do is fight to a draw and the war against cancer where sometimes the odds are unwinnable. He underwent operations for cancer of the thyroid, [...]
Music + Entertainment
A Surprise Performance on the Unemployment Line: Artists Spark Optimism at Just the Right Time
If you’ve ever been out of work, you know what a bleak feeling it can be as you go through the practical steps of picking yourself back up. In this video, Spain proves what we’ve been saying all along – that Words Still Matter… and Music is Universal – a sentiment demonstrated beautifully by a [...]
Transfixing an Audience: Churchouse Presents with Don Ross and Brooke Miller a Success
One of my favourite things, when it comes to music, is watching a good live performance – as well as listening to a performer’s stories in between songs (usually during the re-tuning of a guitar). Last night did not disappoint as the people of Windsor gathered for some of the best of both.
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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Cheating: I’ve Changed My Ways – No Really…
When A Cheater Learns to Stop Cheating I never once wanted to be a cheater. But I was. It made me feel small, horrible – and nearly suicidal. Not suicidal in that I actually tried to commit suicide, but in a way that I no longer liked myself – and it showed in my careless [...]
4 Must-Watch Movies on DVD
1. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia When you have a pearl in your hand, you don’t show it quickly. You don’t give it away easily. The Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan goes against the cinematic grain of making pictures move quickly on the screen. He moves his pictures slowly. He unfolds a richly layered [...]
It’s a Miracle, Not a ‘Reality Show’
Miracles do happen. And apparently, they happen in Cleveland. On May 6th, Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight – three young women who were kidnapped and missing for around ten years – were rescued from a Cleveland home. An absolute miracle that they were discovered and that they were all found alive. This is [...]
A War on Science? It’s One Hypothesis
The scientific community is under attack. The desire for political control over science and its findings threaten the integrity of the entire system. The Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman, Lamar Smith (R-Texas), drafted legislation that would provide political oversight to the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) peer review process for awarding research grants. Smith contends [...]
America’s Bad Week
Last week began with the Boston Marathon bombings where three people were killed and more than 170 injured. That was followed by the intense pursuit of the alleged perpetrators, which left two more dead, including one of the suspects. While this was ongoing, poison-laced letters were intercepted en route to President Obama, a Congressman, and [...]
