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Wiretap

CBC

58 episodes

6 months ago

You never quite know where WireTap will take you. From a scientist who documents the final words of parrots to what it's like to date Lois Lane after she's broken up with Superman, the minds of Jonathan Goldstein and his friends and family are truly unique.

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You never quite know where WireTap will take you. From a scientist who documents the final words of parrots to what it's like to date Lois Lane after she's broken up with Superman, the minds of Jonathan Goldstein and his friends and family are truly unique.

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Episodes (20/58)

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7 months ago

25 minutes 49 seconds

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An ex-cult-member tells the story of how he escaped mind-control and regained his freedom of thought, plus Gregor explains four easy steps for coping with negative thoughts.

4 years ago

26 minutes 13 seconds

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Five Goldstein Rings

Jonathan Goldstein's story about the real miracle of Hanukkah. Plus, Howard delivers singing telegrams for the holidays.

4 years ago

26 minutes 22 seconds

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The Hail Mary Pass

A man tries to win back his wife by buying her an iPhone, Howard tries to finally be cool by becoming a middle-aged hipster, and a couple makes a desperate attempt to have a child.

4 years ago

26 minutes 12 seconds

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A woman tries to hold her tongue as a professional listener while Gregor tries to convince Jonathan to shush up, once and for all.

4 years ago

26 minutes 13 seconds

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Against the Grain

Stories of people doing things differently than everyone else. A man is convinced he's found a major scientific flaw that no-one else seems to have noticed and a young girl shares her thoughts on fitting in at school.

4 years ago

26 minutes

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The Power of Suggestion

When Jonathan Goldstein was 11, his father gave him a book. It promised to teach you how to get rich, control other people's minds, and levitate. Jonathan found the book in his apartment recently and decided to look into the magical claims.

4 years ago

26 minutes 20 seconds

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I Can't Hear You, Eileen: The Best of Season 10

A series of furtive glances on the subway spark an unspoken love affair, a GPS navigates emotional loss, Gregor challenges Jon to an apples vs. oranges showdown, and Buzz & Dina contemplate how they'd spend the final minute of the universe.

4 years ago

26 minutes 10 seconds

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The Dilemna Dilemma

We uncover the mysterious dilemna dilemma while a panel of experts helps listeners solve their moral dilemmas. Is it ok to steal your neighbour's kale? Are second-hand fur coats acceptable? Our ethicists have all the answers.

4 years ago

26 minutes 17 seconds

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Breaking down the barrier between life and art, Howard decides to live his life as a musical.

4 years ago

26 minutes 22 seconds

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A young woman is mistaken for a resurrected ancestor by a remote tribe in Papa New Guinea. A man is reborn into a new life after being lost at sea for two and a half months. And the story of a caveman who contemplates the mysteries of birth back before anyone knew where babies come from.

4 years ago

26 minutes 22 seconds

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What happends when a man attending a silent meditation retreat falls for a woman without exchanging a word?

4 years ago

25 minutes 40 seconds

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Forgotten History

People tend to assume that the way things are is how they've always been, but sometimes history can surprise us...

4 years ago

26 minutes 22 seconds

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Other Peoples' Problems

Conflict-resolution expert Misha Glouberman answers listener calls to help solve their problems. Plus, a body-language expert diagnoses relationship issues with a mere glance.

4 years ago

25 minutes 58 seconds

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Jonathan enlists the help of a polygraph machine to trap Howard in his web of lies.

4 years ago

26 minutes 22 seconds

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After the death of Mrs. Claus, Santa finds himself back in the dating game. Trouble is, there aren't too many eligible bachelorettes in the North Pole... other than Glinda, the good witch of the North, that is. But will they hit it off?

4 years ago

26 minutes 9 seconds

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Jonathan dreams a dream he can't get out of, while another man just can't seem to break out of a bad relationship.

4 years ago

26 minutes 6 seconds

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After the death of his uncle, a boy turns to the comforts of spirituality to help cope with his own mortality. Pretty soon, he's on a road trip with a rabbi to meet the leader of a religious sect, a man known affectionately as The Lion.

4 years ago

26 minutes 12 seconds

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A WireTap Christmas Carol

Jonathan Scroogestein is a grouchy old radio host with a lump of coal for a heart. But with the help of Howard's overweight pug, Not-so-tiny Tim, and a few ghostly visits, will he rediscover the magic of Christmas? Find out, as the Dickensian classic is brought to life with a WireTap spin!

4 years ago

25 minutes 55 seconds

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A mother who was once a father, a male pole dancer, a 9-year-old who wants to do away with the girls and boys sections in clothing stores. Plus, Academy-Award nominee Jesse Eisenberg performing his dramatic monolog in which a post-gender-normative man tries to pick up a woman at a bar.

4 years ago

26 minutes 1 second