Dispatch, from the Cold Front: Episode 5

This episode includes news from Government of Finland, Government of Iceland, Government of Northwest Territories, International Arctic Forum, Inuit Circumpolar Council, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, and the State of Alaska.

Dispatch, from the Cold Front serves as a platform to share policy updates from across the Arctic, as well as music from all eight Arctic countries. Whether you live in the Arctic region, or are simply interested in Arctic issues, Dispatch, from the Cold Front champions the idea that listeners can have an interest in Arctic music as well as Arctic policy. Dispatch, from the Cold Front is co-produced every two weeks by the Polar Research and Policy Initiative (PRPI) and CFUR Radio.

www.cfur.ca www.polarconnection.org

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Dispatch, from the Cold Front: Episode 4

This episode includes policy updates from Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, Kativik School Board, Arctic Encounter Symposium, China-Nordic Arctic Research Center, Sakha Republic Parliament, UN International Working Group for Indigenous Affairs, Umeå University, and the Nordic Council.

Dispatch, from the Cold Front serves as a platform to share policy updates from across the Arctic, as well as music from all eight Arctic countries. Whether you live in the Arctic region, or are simply interested in Arctic issues, Dispatch, from the Cold Front champions the idea that listeners can have an interest in Arctic music as well as Arctic policy.

Dispatch, from the Cold Front is co-produced every two weeks by the Polar Research and Policy Initiative (PRPI) and CFUR Radio. www.cfur.ca www.polarconnection.org

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This Is Britt A.M., Episode 49, Happy Norooz!

This week, I ponder Spring, as it is finally upon us, according to the calendar! Get out of my life, Winter! Also, Happy Norooz to those that celebrate![mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/britt-meierhofer/this-is-britt-am-episode-49-happy-norooz-also-its-finally-spring/ width=100% height=120 hide_cover=1 light=1]

Dispatch, from the Cold Front: Episode 3

 

This episode includes policy updates from the Government of Finland, the Sami Parliament, the State of Alaska, Makivik Corporation, the Government of Northwest Territories, the Arctic Council, North-Eastern Federal University, University of the Arctic, and the Association of World Reindeer Herders.

Dispatch, from the Cold Front serves as a platform to share policy updates from across the Arctic, as well as music from all eight Arctic countries. Whether you live in the Arctic region, or are simply interested in Arctic issues, Dispatch, from the Cold Front champions the idea that listeners can have an interest in Arctic music as well as Arctic policy.

Dispatch, from the Cold Front is co-produced every two weeks by the Polar Research and Policy Initiative (PRPI) and CFUR Radio.

Listen live in Prince George on the FM dial (88.7) Tuesdays at 1pm and Saturdays at noon.

www.cfur.ca www.polarconnection.org

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Today's Top Wikipedia Edits: Most Countries are Missing Nixon's Gifted Moon Rocks

According to Wikipedia:

• "Mayonnaise is butter"
• "Of the 270 Apollo 11 Moon Rocks and Apollo 17 Goodwill Moon Rocks that were given to the nations of the world by the Nixon Administration, approximately 180 are currently unaccounted for.... Elizabeth Riker was assigned the task of hunting down the Alaska Apollo 11 Moon Rock by her professor... in 2010, she stated that after conducting a thorough investigation, she has concluded that Alaska's Apollo 11 Moon Rock is missing.... A crab-fishing captain who took the Moon Rock after a fire at the Alaska Transportation Museum in 1973 returned the Moon Rock in 2012 after unsuccessfully filing a lawsuit against the State of Alaska to deem the Moon Rock his sole property."
• List of alleged extraterrestrial beings: Flatwoods monster, Greys, Hopkinsville goblin, Little green men (included only for cultural reference), Nordic aliens, Reptilians.

For more Wikipedia edits, tune in to WikiNews every other Tuesday at 1pm and Saturday at noon. Right here on CFUR 88.7 FM.

Source: www.listen.hatnote.com

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This Is Britt A.M., Episode 47, Black History Month and Black Lives Matter

February was Black History Month, and on this first day of March, I hope to continue the conversation of the importance of racial equality and black presence, history, and experience in our society past the month of February. I hope to present today’s tracks, and a Ted Talks interview with the founders of Black Lives Matter, from a place of support and solidarity, with acknowledgement of my privilege as a white person.  

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Dispatch, from the Cold Front: Episode 2

Dispatch, from the Cold Front serves as a platform to share policy updates from across the Arctic, as well as music from all eight Arctic countries. Whether you live in the Arctic region, or are simply interested in Arctic issues, Dispatch, from the Cold Front champions the idea that listeners can have an interest in Arctic music as well as Arctic policy. This episode includes policy updates from the University of the Arctic, the Sami Parliament, the International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA), the University of Helsinki, the Nordic Council, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), the State of Alaska, University of Alaska-Fairbanks, and the Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North (RAIPON).

Dispatch, from the Cold Front is co-produced every two weeks by the Polar Research and Policy Initiative (PRPI) and CFUR Radio.

Listen live in Prince George on the FM dial (88.7) Tuesdays at 1pm and Saturdays at noon.

www.polarconnection.org www.cfur.ca

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New Arctic-Themed Show on CFUR: Dispatch, from the Cold Front

Dispatch, from the Cold Front serves as a platform to share policy updates from across the Arctic, as well as music from all eight Arctic countries. Whether you live in the Arctic region, or are simply interested in Arctic issues, Dispatch, from the Cold Front champions the idea that listeners can have an interest in Arctic music as well as Arctic policy.

This episode includes policy updates from the Nordic Council, the United Nations Working Group for Indigenous Affairs, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the Government of Nunavut, the State of Alaska, the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, and the Murmansk Regional Government.

Dispatch, from the Cold Front is co-produced every two weeks by the Polar Research and Policy Initiative (PRPI) and CFUR Radio.

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Today's Top Wikipedia Edits: Donald E. Ballard Survived Falling on a Grenade Due to Grenade Malfunction

According to Wikipedia:

• "When a sheriff complained about how a 'state senator in Texas...was talking about legislation to require conviction before receiving forfeiture money,' President Trump responded, 'Who is the state senator? Do you want to give me his name? We'll destroy his career'"
• Powell River, BC is "really a nice place to live," says a resident
• "Falling on a grenade refers to the deliberate act of using one's body to cover a live time-fused hand grenade, absorbing the explosion...in an effort to save the lives of others nearby. Since this is almost universally fatal, it is considered a...selfless act of individual sacrifice in wartime." Donald E. Ballard survived falling on a grenade due to "grenade malfunction"
• Queen Elizabeth II's Mistress of the Robes is Fortune FizRoy, Duchess of Grafton
• "Cantharidin is an odorless, colorless terpenoid secreted by blister beetles"

For more Wikipedia edits, tune in to WikiNews Tuesdays at 1pm and Saturdays at noon. Right here on CFUR 88.7 FM.

Source: www.listen.hatnote.com

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