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Jackson Browne, Indigo Girls among musicians banding together against Dakota Access Pipeline | Nov 3 2016 | Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan | Musicians are rallying with the land and water protectors at Standing Rock to pressure oil billionaire Kelcy Warren, CEO of Energy Transfer Partners, which owns the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Tortoise meets hare in new product releases from Microsoft and Apple | Nov 2 2016 | Wayne MacPhail | Last week both Microsoft and Apple released new input devices: a puck and a bar. We'll see if the tortoise beats the hare or the puck trumps the bar in the years ahead.

The Head-Hunters Calling, Pure Ego, Being Present and Addictions.

'The Headhunter's Calling,' pure ego, being present and why we're all addicts of one kind or another | Nov 2 2016 | Face2Face | Bill, Mark and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film "The Headhunter's Calling," pure ego, being present and why we're all addicts of one kind or another.

Participation: Building a sense of belonging in our communities | Nov 1 2016 | Victoria Fenner | What makes a healthy community? The Vital Signs report from the Community Foundations of Canada has some surprising findings.

Katell Quillévéré on 'Heal The Living', science & mystery & the rituals of Death

Katell Quillévéré on 'Heal The Living,' science and mystery and the rituals of death | Nov 1 2016 | Face2Face | Katell and David Peck talk about her new film "Heal The Living," science over mystery, living for our loved ones, taking care of others and the rituals of death.

"Secret Path" illustration by "Jeff Lemire", "Final Home" by "Kosuke Tsumura"

Windbreakers: A chilling coat tale | Oct 30 2016 | Kelly Okamura | Dressing for post-Halloween in "Final Home," and remembering Chaney Wenjack in the bitter cold through the "Secret Path" project.

'Evicted' probes the multiple dimensions of the housing crisis | Oct 27 2016 | Yutaka Dirks | In "Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City" sociologist Matthew Desmond offers a critical examination of urban poverty and homelessness told through the stories of eight families.

Kathy Eldon on creative activism, choosing love and fearlessness | Oct 27 2016 | Face2Face | Kathy and I talk about social change, catalyzing action, creative activism and choosing love and why fearlessness matters more than we know.

Safeguarding our digital security with cardboard doors and paper locks | Oct 26 2016 | Wayne MacPhail | In a rush to create smart homes and make our devices talk to each other, we have allowed a threat into our houses through our cardboard doors and paper locks.

Images courtesy of TESA and Molly McLeod

Rise Up: A new board game in which all play as one | Oct 26 2016 | June Chua | Most board games pit players against each other but a new kind of board game seeks to subvert that narrative, requiring players to unite and play against the game itself.

'Foreign Body,' refugees and identity, relational complexity and living in the present | Oct 25 2016 | Face2Face | Raja Amari, Hiam Abbass and Sarra Hannachi talk about their new film "Foreign Body," refugees, identity, relational complexity and living in the present and not the future.

Boxing, love and how not to be cynical | Oct 24 2016 | Face2Face | Juho Kuosmanen, Jarrko Lahti and I talk about love stories, boxing as a metaphor, what's important in life and how not to be cynical.

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