Episode Thirty-Six – Home

Episode Thirty-Six – Home

Homing pigeons, homesickness, and home studios take centre stage on this week’s show.

Send us your questions!

One week from today, we’re schedule to pre-record an exclusive interview with a homing pigeon owner, expert, and racer. If you’ve ever wondered about these amazing birds, we’d like to hear from you in advance! Send your questions for the homing pigeon segment to: pioneerradioshow@gmail.com.

Episode Thirty-Five — Sense

Episode Thirty-Five — Sense

This week, we take on your senses. We’ve got jokes and analyses of a sense of humour, clips from a recent art show that try to make sense of the pieces on display, and an interview with Mark Fenske (Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Applied Cognitive Science at the University of Guelph) about synesthesia.

Episode Thirty-Four — Play, Fast Forward, Stop, Rewind

Episode Thirty-Four — Play, Fast Forward, Stop, Rewind

This week, we tackle four themes at once! April’s piece on old-timey scientific instruments was edited in a cabin in the woods in Massachusetts; Mark’s piece from the inside of rally cars; also included are stories about truck stops and an interview with an actor who adapted A Midsummer Night’s Dream for children in Chicago. Hold on tight, it’s a wild ride!

Episode Thirty-Three — Change

Episode Thirty-Three — Change

This week, we bring you stories of personal change, cultural change, landscape and environmental change, THE Change, and film adaptations.

Episode Thirty-Two — Cold

Episode Thirty-Two — Cold

It’s that time of year again – time to think of something besides how cold it gets this time of year. Always the rebels here at Pioneer Radio, we’ve decided to stop living in denial and embrace the cold. At least, as a topic for this week’s episode.

Episode Thirty-One — Mortification

Episode Thirty-One — Mortification

This week on Pioneer Radio, stories of intense embarrassment, mortification, and shame. We take you inside the evolutionary biology of embarrassment (both human and non-human). We dissect the success and failure of practical jokes. And we bring you three true stories of your hosts’ most mortifying experiences.