What I Actually Listen To

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I can hardly believe anyone would actually look at this page, but since you are, here's the answer to the question of what I listen to here in Toronto:

Weekdays

07:00-08:30 (usually) - CBLA-FM 99.1
Metro Morning with Andy Barrie, a balanced slate of news and features featuring Jill Dempsey with local news, Scott Regher with sports, Jim Curran with traffic, and of course World Report with Judy Maddren at the top of the hour

08:10-08:25 (while in subway) - BBC Podcast
The World Today Select a fifteen minute version of the BBC's morning world news program, often hosted by Max Pearson, Julian Keane, or Ritula Shaw

08:30-10:00 (usually only until 09:00) - CBLA-FM 99.1
The Current with Anna-Maria Tremonti, CBC Radio One's national morning program with excellent interviews and opening with the best moment in daily Canadian radio--satire with "the voice"

18:00-18:30 (usually) - CBLA-FM 99.1
The World at Six with Bernie McNamee and Maureen Brosnahan, Canada's evening world news program

18:30-20:00 (usually) - CBLA-FM 99.1
As It Happens with Barbara Budd and Carol Off, a news interview show filled with puns and Canadian humor

19:30-20:30 (usually, Monday) - CBLA-FM 99.1
Dispatches with Rick MacInnes-Rae, a premier documentary program with a worldwide focus

20:00-21:00 (usually, Friday) - WBEZ via Internet
This American Life, the unique perspective on U.S. culture

21:00-21:30 (usually) - independent podcast
Free Speech Radio News, a solid, if left-leaning, summary of the day's news to make sure I didn't miss anything

21:30-22:00 (usually) - APM podcast or KUOW-FM via Internet
Marketplace, a business show that really doesn't sound like a business show

22:00-23:00 (usually) - WGVU via Internet
The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, PBS' excellent news program, which gets across its message even without a TV screen

23:00-00:00 (usually) - KUOW podcast
The Conversation with Ross Reynolds, often an intellectually stimulating hour of newstalk with a northwest perspective

Saturday

Note: All weekend programs are especially likely to be subjected to alternate scheduling, with holes filled by podcasts

09:00-10:00 - CBLA-FM 99.1
The House with Kathleen Petty, a summary of the political week in Canada

10:00-12:00 - KUOW-FM via Internet
Weekend Edition Saturday with Scott Simon, the one program every week that I absolutely refuse to miss

12:00-13:00 - CBLA-FM 99.1, sometimes later from podcast
Quirks and Quarks, the best of the weekly science magazine programs on the radio

16:00-17:00 - BBC via Internet, often later from archives
The BBC Newshour, the premiere news magazine program in the world

17:00-18:00 - WBUR-FM via Internet, or from NPR archive
Weekend All Things Considered, the only long-form US perspective on the news I get on the weekends

18:00-18:30 - CBLA-FM 99.1
The World This Weekend, the Canadian high-quality half-hour weekend news program

18:30-19:00 - recorded 11:30-12:00 off CBLA-FM 99.1
And Sometimes Y, the humorous look at language

23:00-23:50 - via Internet
Imagination Theater, the wonderful radio drama produced by Jim French

Sunday

Note: All weekend programs are especially likely to be subjected to alternate scheduling

09:00-12:00 - CBLA-FM 99.1
The Sunday Edition with Michael Enright, a perfect news and analysis show for a Sunday morning

12:00-13:00 - BBC via Internet archive
The BBC Newshour, the premiere news magazine program in the world

13:00-15:00 - WPR via Internet, often later from archives
To the Best of Our Knowledge, the premier in-depth interview show on public radio

15:00-16:00 - CFRB 1010 AM
Dr. Joe Schwarcz, a surprisingly intellectual talk show on scientific issues on commerical radio

16:00-18:00 - CBLA-FM 99.1
Cross-Country Checkup with Rex Murphy, the only national call-in show across Canada with a very intellectual bent

18:00-18:30 - CBLA-FM 99.1
The World This Weekend, the Canadian high-quality half-hour weekend news program

18:30-18:53 - CBS podcast
Face the Nation, the short-form Sunday political show, with Bob Schieffer's final word

18:53-19:00 - NPR Podcast
Weekend Edition Sunday's Puzzle, a fun feature with Will Shortz

19:00-20:00 - WBZ-AM via Internet
60 Minutes, the granddaddy of all the news magazines including commentary from Andy Rooney

20:00-21:00 - KUOW-FM via Internet
Weekend All Things Considered, the only long-form US perspective on the news I get on the weekends

21:00-23:00 - KGO-AM via Internet archive
GodTalk with Bernie Ward, a liberal but respectful view of religious and spiritual issues

23:00-23:59 - KGO via Internet archives
The Brian Copeland Show, a liberal with a huge sense of humor

Podcasts

Note: These programs plug in holes in the above when I have time to listen; some of the programs above are also podcasts

On Point with Tom Ashbrook, an uneven but often very high-quality public radio talk show out of Boston, which I cherry pick from podcasts (WBUR, Monday-Friday)
The Dave Ross Commentary, a 90-second humor-filled look at the news, or sometimes a full-length parody song (KIRO-AM, intermittent)
The Osgood File, two-minute commentaries on the news of the day (CBS, four daily Monday-Friday)
President's Weekly Radio Address, the US President's about five-minute speech given every week (White House Radio, Saturday)
Meet the Press with Tim Russert, the NBC Sunday morning political talk show to keep up on big stories in the United States (NBC, Sunday)
LeShow, Harry Shearer's humorous perspective on a week's events (KCRW, Sunday)
This Week in Technology with Leo Laporte, a panel show which goes over the week's news in technology (TWiT, Sunday)
The Capitol Steps, a satire show on politics in the United States and the world (independent, quarterly)

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