https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock en-us Podomatic RSS Generator Wed, 08 Jan 2025 03:04:38 +0000 Toronto Copyright 2025 peter stock Give it a listen! episodic false no https://pjstock.podomatic.com/images/default/P-1400.png https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock peter stock https://pjstock.podomatic.com/entry/2020-01-13T09_20_50-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2020-01-13T09_20_50-08_00 Mon, 13 Jan 2020 17:20:50 +0000 2020-01-13 2020-01-13 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2020-01-13T09_20_50-08_00 peter stock 34 the sounds my Blomberg dryer is making. the sounds my Blomberg dryer is making. https://pjstock.podomatic.com/entry/2010-12-21T10_22_03-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2010-12-21T10_22_03-08_00 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 18:22:03 +0000 2013-12-06 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2010-12-21T10_22_03-08_00 peter stock colnago,la,carrera,bicycle 1935 false Still looking for a stocking stuffer for the cyclist on your shopping list? A bike posted on eBay by La Carrera bike shop in Toronto might just be the ticket. Though it's actually not even a complete bike - just a frame and fork. No wheels, no seat, no handlebars, no brakes.... But a bike for sale on eBay isn't news (there are currently 7,611 bikes listed for sale on eBay North America.) What makes this a story is the price tag - Fifty Thousand Dollars! ($50,000). That's about 15-20x what the best bikes in the world normally sell for. Oh and you pay another hundred bucks for shipping. And, the shop owner, Nadir Olivet, thinks he has a buyer at over that price. I visited the shop last week and interviewed Olivet to find out how such a seemingly insane price could be possible (hint: it has to do with a famous artist), and what makes this bike so special. Still looking for a stocking stuffer for the cyclist on your shopping list? A bike posted on... https://pjstock.podomatic.com/entry/2010-10-04T11_10_35-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2010-10-04T11_10_35-07_00 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 18:10:35 +0000 2013-12-06 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2010-10-04T11_10_35-07_00 peter stock bixi,public,bike,system 583 false Following on Montreal's success BIXI is proposed to launch in Toronto in spring 2011. BIXI is a public bike system which will allow subscribers ($95 per year, $40 per month, $5 per day) unlimited use of 1000 bikes from 80 docking stations around the downtown core. The initial 30 minutes is free. But before the private company that will operate BIXI will go ahead, they want to see at least 1000 subscribers by the end of November 2010. To find out more about BIXI Peter Stock met with , Daniel Egan, the man behind Toronto's cycling infrastructure. He also visited a BIXI demo and interviewed some Torontonians about whether they'll sign up. Following on Montreal's success BIXI is proposed to launch in Toronto in spring 2011. BIXI is... https://pjstock.podomatic.com/entry/2010-08-23T10_06_29-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2010-08-23T10_06_29-07_00 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:06:29 +0000 2013-12-06 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2010-08-23T10_06_29-07_00 peter stock don,gamble,pitch,preview 305 false This is the preview clip of the first 5 minutes of the full "Where in the World is Don Gamble?" documentary. This is the preview clip of the first 5 minutes of the full "Where in the World is Don Gamble?" d... https://pjstock.podomatic.com/entry/2010-08-23T09_23_24-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2010-08-23T09_23_24-07_00 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:23:24 +0000 2013-12-06 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2010-08-23T09_23_24-07_00 peter stock don,gamble,swami,sivananda,environmental,spiritualism 4623 false "Haven't you ever just wanted to chuck it all in, and escape a daily routine that you felt was wearing you down? Just sell the house, the car, give up the electronic gadgetry, the monthly bills, the commute... We all have. But few of us have the courage to just do it. Top environmental consultant Don Gamble did find the courage to do just that back in the early 1990s. Feeling disillusioned with the international environmental impact assessments he was working on, he bailed out, gave it all up, rediscovered yoga and meditation and found... peace." "Haven't you ever just wanted to chuck it all in, and escape a daily routine that you felt was ... https://pjstock.podomatic.com/entry/2010-03-18T11_52_19-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2010-03-18T11_52_19-07_00 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:52:19 +0000 2013-12-05 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2010-03-18T11_52_19-07_00 peter stock thomas,pawlick,agriculture,rural,affairs,farm 2755 false A cottage owner awakes one morning to find part of her dream property surveyed, flagged and clearcut by a uranium prospecting company. A strictly vegetarian restaurant is required to do thousands of dollars of renovations to bring it up to new meat-handling standards. A First Nations tribe is required to barricade their property to prevent industrial harvesting of their ancestral wild rice crops. These battles are just a few of the startling, incomprehensible but almost completely unreported stories recounted in Thomas Pawlick's latest book “The War in the Country: How the fight to save Rural Life will shape our Future.” Country life is not as quaint, cozy and idylic as it would first seem. It's a jungle out there. To learn more about what the heck is going on on the front lines, Take 5 contributor Peter Stock reached Thomas Pawlick at his farm in Eastern Ontario. A cottage owner awakes one morning to find part of her dream property surveyed, flagged and clear... https://pjstock.podomatic.com/entry/2010-03-18T09_44_56-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2010-03-18T09_44_56-07_00 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:44:56 +0000 2013-12-05 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2010-03-18T09_44_56-07_00 peter stock thomas,pawlick,agriculture,rural,affairs,farm 1530 false A cottage owner awakes one morning to find part of her dream property surveyed, flagged and clearcut by a uranium prospecting company. A strictly vegetarian restaurant is required to do thousands of dollars of renovations to bring it up to new meat handling standards. A first nations tribe is requred to barricade their property to prevent industrial harvesting of their ancestral wild rice crops. These battles are just a few of the startling, incomprehensible but almost completely unreported stories recounted in Thomas Pawlick's latest book “The War in the Country: How the fight to save Rural Life will shape our Future.” Country life is not as quaint, cozy and idylic as it would first seem. It's a jungle out there. To learn more about what the heck is going on on the front lines, Take 5 contributor Peter Stock reached Thomas Pawlick at his farm in Eastern Ontario. A cottage owner awakes one morning to find part of her dream property surveyed, flagged and clear... https://pjstock.podomatic.com/entry/2009-10-05T20_38_27-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2009-10-05T20_38_27-07_00 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:38:27 +0000 2013-12-05 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2009-10-05T20_38_27-07_00 peter stock dyan,marie,ed,pien,tree,museum,art,sculpture,peter,stock 49 false In 2007 I reported on the Tree Museum, an annual outdoor sculpture exhibit on a 200-acre wilderness space near Gravenhurst Ontario, about 2 hours north of Toronto. On Labour Day this year, I returned with friends for the 2009 opening, to see what was new, and to speak with featured artists Dyan Marie and Ed Pien. In 2007 I reported on the Tree Museum, an annual outdoor sculpture exhibit on a 200-acre wilderne... https://pjstock.podomatic.com/entry/2009-07-08T07_39_25-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2009-07-08T07_39_25-07_00 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:39:25 +0000 2013-12-05 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2009-07-08T07_39_25-07_00 peter stock ukulele,corktown,uke,jam,peter,stock 1097 false Something strange happens every Wednesday evening down at the Dominion Pub on Queen Street East in Toronto. Starting at about 730pm, a stream of customers -- young, old, male, female -- trickle into Toronto's second oldest pub, all clutching tiny instrument cases under their arms. No, it's not a reenactment of the St. Valentines Day massacre. These are ukulele enthusiasts, coming together for their regular Corktown Ukulele Jam, a weekly workshop and open mic show. I dropped in for a visit this Spring and prepared this documentary. Something strange happens every Wednesday evening down at the Dominion Pub on Queen Street East i... https://pjstock.podomatic.com/entry/2009-03-24T09_14_50-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2009-03-24T09_14_50-07_00 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:14:50 +0000 2013-12-05 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2009-03-24T09_14_50-07_00 peter stock sellaband,angie,arsenault,vosmeijer,johan 410 false Who'da thunk thought that an idea bred in a college dorm room would turn the music distribution world on its head. Ten years ago, that's exactly what Napster did. And since 2006 an Amsterdam-based Internet company called Sellaband has been trying to do the same thing. By cutting out the record companies and matching unsigned musicians directly with fans willing to chip in a few bucks to finance a first album, Sellaband is democratizing Artist & Repertoire side of the music business. The Rotman School of Management has been studying the phenomenon of community funding and recently brought Sellaband CEO Johan Vosmeijer and Canadian Sellaband recording artist Angie Arsenault to Toronto for a presentation and concert. I attended, and then sold this report to CBC Radio National Syndication. Who'da thunk thought that an idea bred in a college dorm room would turn the music distribution w... https://pjstock.podomatic.com/entry/2009-02-20T09_01_45-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2009-02-20T09_01_45-08_00 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:01:45 +0000 2013-12-05 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2009-02-20T09_01_45-08_00 peter stock honest,threads,art,haussler,koffler,gallery,mirvish 1256 false From January 22 through until March 8, 2009 a most unusual art "intervention" ran at Honest Eds, Toronto's historic discount retailer. Artist Iris Haussler invited Torontoians to lend a treasured article of clothing, along with a personal story related to that item. Show visitors could then borrow the clothing -- a jacket, a sweater, a pair of shoes, a dress -- and wear it themselves for one week. This is a documentary about the show. From January 22 through until March 8, 2009 a most unusual art "intervention" ran at Honest Eds, ... https://pjstock.podomatic.com/entry/2008-12-15T13_34_18-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2008-12-15T13_34_18-08_00 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:34:18 +0000 2013-12-05 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2008-12-15T13_34_18-08_00 peter stock tree,museum,gravenhurst,ontario,podcast 1319 false One Sunday afternoon in late september, I was driving along a rural road outside of Gravenhurst, north of Toronto. I turned a corner and saw two people waving cars into an improvised parking lot in a field. Alongside was a sign marked "Tree Museum". I was so intrigued that I had to stop and investigate. This is the report. One Sunday afternoon in late september, I was driving along a rural road outside of Gravenhurst, ... https://pjstock.podomatic.com/entry/2008-12-15T13_23_47-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2008-12-15T13_23_47-08_00 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:23:47 +0000 2013-12-05 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2008-12-15T13_23_47-08_00 peter stock tour,de,france,mike,barry,tim,buckley,bike,racing 421 false An insider's take on what to watch for when watching the Tour de France bike race. Producers notes: I just had a laugh doing this piece. I'm a keen cyclist and so thought about banging out something just before the start of the 2007 Tour. For it, I interviewed Mike Barry, father of pro racer Michael, Barry and Toronto lawyer and top amateur racer Tim Buckley. An insider's take on what to watch for when watching the Tour de France bike race. Producers n... https://pjstock.podomatic.com/entry/2008-12-15T13_20_21-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2008-12-15T13_20_21-08_00 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:20:21 +0000 2013-12-05 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2008-12-15T13_20_21-08_00 peter stock eco,lawn,care,audio,podcast 1115 false this piece was done for The Green Majority environmental show on CIUT. It combines some very practical E-lawn care tips with some quirky twists on the topic. this piece was done for The Green Majority environmental show on CIUT. It combines some very prac... https://pjstock.podomatic.com/entry/2008-12-15T13_15_01-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2008-12-15T13_15_01-08_00 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:15:01 +0000 2013-12-05 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2008-12-15T13_15_01-08_00 peter stock david,newland,hamilton,street,audio,podcast,ciut 527 false What's it like to live in the same house your great-great-grandfather built? Musician and urban observer David Newland takes us for a walk through Toronto's working class Riverside neighbourhood to the very modest house that has been home for his family for five generations. Along the way he reminisces about a neighbourhood in transition. What's it like to live in the same house your great-great-grandfather built? Musician and urban o... https://pjstock.podomatic.com/entry/2008-12-15T09_57_31-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2008-12-15T09_57_31-08_00 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:57:31 +0000 2013-12-05 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2008-12-15T09_57_31-08_00 peter stock tim,falconer,drive,book,talk,interview,podcast,audio,viking 1085 false "DRIVE: A Road Trip Through Our Complicated Affair With the Automobile" Viking Canada says: "Drive is a cross-continent adventure that explores where our fuel-injected dreams have taken us. Award-winning journalist Tim Falconer invites us on his road trip as he meets vintage car enthusiasts on Route 66, rides along in a police cruiser, kicks the tires at a Las Vegas auto show and takes a hydrogen-powered car for a spin. Steering us along North America's interstates and blue highways, meandering through small towns, sprawling suburbs and walkable neighbourhoods, Falconer shows us the growing collision of cars and people. In this complicated affair, who's really in the driver's seat? Can smart growth, public transit and complete streets free us? A spirited, front-seat view of quirky locals and locales, Drive looks at what auto-dominated life means to our health, environment and communities. Falconer also opens the door on British and Argentine car cultures, and considers the road ahead for China and India, nations with increasingly American attitudes. As billions grab their keys, can we avoid carmageddon?" "DRIVE: A Road Trip Through Our Complicated Affair With the Automobile" Viking Canada says: ... https://pjstock.podomatic.com/entry/2008-12-15T09_46_27-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2008-12-15T09_46_27-08_00 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:46:27 +0000 2013-12-05 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2008-12-15T09_46_27-08_00 peter stock chris,turner,geography,of,hope,podcast,audio,interview,environment 1237 false I speak with writer Chris Turner about his newest book "The Geography of Hope: A Tour of the World We Need" (20m37s) After the fierce warnings and grim predictions of The Weather Makers and An Inconvenient Truth, acclaimed journalist and national bestselling author Chris Turner finds hope in the search for a sustainable future. Point of no return: The chilling phrase has become the ubiquitous mantra of ecological doomsayers, a troubling headline above stories of melting permafrost and receding ice caps, visions of catastrophe and fears of a problem with no solution. Daring to step beyond the rhetoric of panic and despair, The Geography of Hope points to the bright light at the end of this very dark tunnel. With a mix of front-line reporting, analysis and passionate argument, Chris Turner pieces together the glimmers of optimism amid the gloom and the solutions already at work around the world, from Canada’s largest wind farm to Asia’s greenest building and Europe’s most eco-friendly communities. But The Geography of Hope goes far beyond mere technology. Turner seeks out the next generation of political, economic, social and spiritual institutions that could provide the global foundations for a sustainable future–from the green hills of northern Thailand to the parliament houses of Scandinavia, from the villages of southern India, where microcredit finance has remade the social fabric, to America’s most forward-thinking think tanks. In this compelling first-person exploration, punctuated by the wonder and angst of a writer discovering the world’s beacons of possibility, Chris Turner pieces together a dazzling map of the disparate landmarks in a geography of hope. I speak with writer Chris Turner about his newest book "The Geography of Hope: A Tour of the Worl... https://pjstock.podomatic.com/entry/2008-12-15T09_38_47-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2008-12-15T09_38_47-08_00 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:38:47 +0000 2013-12-05 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pjstock/episodes/2008-12-15T09_38_47-08_00 peter stock roger,martin,rotman,school,of,management,opposable,mind,audio 1412 false Roger Martin is the Dean of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. In this podcast I interview Roger about his latest book, "The Opposable Mind: How Successful Leaders Win Through Integrative Thinking" Publisher's Weekly describes the book as follows: "In this primer on the problem-solving power of "integrative thinking," Martin draws on more than 50 management success stories, including the masterminds behind The Four Seasons, Proctor & Gamble and eBay, to demonstrate how, like the opposable thumb, the "opposable mind"-Martin's term for the human brain's ability "to hold two conflicting ideas in constructive tension"-is an intellectually advantageous evolutionary leap through which decision-makers can synthesize "new and superior ideas." Using this strategy, Martin focuses on what leaders think, rather than what they do. Among anecdotes and examples steering readers to change their thinking about thinking, Martin gives readers specific strategies for understanding their own "personal knowledge system" (by parsing inherent qualities of "stance," "tools" and "experience"), as well as for taking advantage of the "richest source of new insight into a problem," the "opposing model." Each of the eight chapters is well organized, making for a clear and cumulative read. Part inspiration, part logic lesson, this title will provide fresh perspective for anyone prepared to dust off her thinking cap." Roger Martin is the Dean of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. In this...