Episode 54: Bloom

Premiering at this year's Toronto Fringe Festival, Bloom focuses on the heroic and tragic death of real-life Canadian physicist Louis Slotin. The play - based on Michael Lista's poetry collection of the same name - is presented by Steam Powered Theatre; July 7-17, Bathurst Street Theatre.

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Episode 53: Youth Shorts

The 3rd annual Toronto Youth Shorts Film Festival will present films by young adult filmmakers from the GTA; June 19, Innis Town Hall.

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Episode 52: Revisiting CKLN (Part two)

*Follow up to Episode 46*

A CRTC decision has forced CKLN to cease broadcasting at 88.1 FM. However, the Ryerson-based station continues to broadcast online.

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Episode 51: Revisiting CKLN (Part one)

*Follow up to Episode 46*

A Federal Court ruling denied CKLN permission to appeal the CRTC's decision to revoke the station's broadcast license. Although it will continue to air programs on the internet, the Ryerson-based station was forced to cease broadcasting at 88.1 FM.

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Episode 50: Fashion Schematics

Now in its sixth year, [FAT] - Toronto Alternative Arts & Fashion Week reinterprets the notion of clothing. This year's edition will feature 50 runway collections, musical performances and film screenings; April 26-29.

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Episode 49: Blue and White Love

Cheering for the Maple Leafs can be enjoyable and painful at the same time. A new website - WeWantACup.com - hopes to maintain the Leafs' presence in Toronto. According to the site's founder, the team's lack of success hurts the city in many ways.

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Episode 48: Moving Images

The Images Festival is the largest festival in North America for experimental and independent media. This year's edition will feature 100 films, 28 installations and seven live performances; March 31-April 9.

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Episode 47: Cinefranco

Cinefranco is English Canada's largest celebration of international Francophone cinema. This year's festival will showcase 27 features, seven documentaries and ten shorts; March 25-April 3.

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Episode 46: Saving CKLN

For almost 30 years, CKLN 88.1 FM has been a voice for assorted opinions, music and issues that are under-represented in mainstream media. But a recent CRTC decision nearly took the Ryerson-based station off the air.

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Episode 45: Your Online Funny Pages

The Toronto-based Bitstrips.com allows users to create their own comic strips. The site also offers comics as an educational tool.

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Episode 44: Shakespeare In The City

Imagine the works of William Shakespeare being performed on Bay Street, in the middle of Union Station or on a random hospital floor.

The Spur-of-the-Moment Shakespeare Collective is a group of actors who strive to make the Bard more accessible.

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Episode 43: Neighbourhood Art

With the use of art, MABELLEarts brings together people from different backgrounds and creatively transforms the Mabelle community in Etobicoke.

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Episode 42: More Good News

2010 is over! Let's revisit Good News Toronto, a not-for-profit newspaper that features inspirational stories and celebrates everyday heroes.

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Happy New Year!

Episode 41: Complain Away!

Harbourfront Centre's World Stage is forming a Complaints Choir.

The choir allows Torontonians a chance to vent their frustrations and watch as their complaints are turned into musical lyrics. Anyone can participate, whether it's complaining, singing or doing both.

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Episode 40: Border Patrol

The Border Patrol Reading Series celebrates the longest undefended border in the world. Each reading features one Canadian writer and one American writer.

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