The Friday Fillip

Take a look at / listen to CBC’s Spark. Nora Young offers “a surprising and irreverent look at tech, trends, and fresh ideas” each week, broadcast twice on radio (Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m. and Saturdays at 4:00 p.m.) and available online (with requisite podcast and mp3 download).

The online version tells you what’s upcoming and gives you the show notes, with links, for the already aired shows. So, for example, on this week’s show:

• Nora rides David McCallum’s Warbike
• Boost your WiFi with aluminum foil and a glue stick
• Jesse Wente unwires his house with Internet over Power Lines
• William Kamkwamba builds a windmill to bring electricity to his home
• Ory Okolloh on the power of blogging in Africa
• Nora mentions Afrigator, an African blog aggregator
• Promo for next episode: William Gibson interview
• Techiquette: Is it OK to use your cell phone on an airplane?

I also like the fact that the music for the show is taken from Creative Commons music and sound sources, each piece listed and linked back to its origin.

This week’s show in streaming format is available here: