Authors

Is Google evil?

John Moore talks with New York Times columnist Randall Stross about his new book "Planet Google: One Company's Audacious Plan to Organize Everything We Know". Randall says the company wants to create a world where they are the sole base for all your information.

The Fix: Soccer and Organized Crime

Ryan Doyle talks with investigative journalist Declan Hill about his new book "The Fix:  Soccer and Organized Crime."  The Fix is the most explosive story of sports corruption in a generation. It presents compelling evidence that some of the highest soccer matches in the world may have been fixed: European Champions League, Olympic and World Cup tournaments

"BONES" creator Kathy Reichs

John Moore welcomed one of the world's most popular mystery writers and forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs in studio. Kathy talked about her latest book "Devil Bones"; the popularity of her books; and inspiring the creation of FOX's television series "BONES"

Stuff White People Like

Blogger Christian Lander, creator of the website Stuff White People Like, was in studio talking about the popularity of his satirical blog looking at the interests of white

Panic at Level 4

Richard Preston (author of "The Hot Zone") was in studio talking about his experience where he gained  Level 4 access only to have his safety suit tear while examining an unknown deadly virus.  He read more of his tales, check out his new book "Panic in Level 4: Cannibals, Killer Viruses, and Other Journeys to the Edge of Science"

The Deniers

National Post's Lawrence Solomon, author of "The Deniers: The World Renowned Scientists Who Stood Up Against Global Warming Hysteria, Political Persecution, and Fraud" was in studio debating the politicization of climate change

Battle within Islam

Tarek Fatah was in studio talking about his new book Chasing a Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State; which challenges Muslims to seek a "state of Islam" within themselves, in more of a spiritual sense, and adopt a secular approach to everyday life rather than a formal, political Islamic state.

Mel Hurtig's The Truth About Canada

Mel Hurtig was in studio talking about his new book "The Truth about Canada: Some Important, Some Astonishing and Some Truly Appalling Things All Canadians Should Know About Our Country"

RISK: The Science and Politics of Fear

Author Dan Gardner was in studio breaking down his new book RISK:  The Science and Politics of Fear. Dan reveals how politicians, media, and other interest groups use "fear" for their own vested interest to influence the judgment of an average person about the decisions they make in their daily lives.

Richard Florida talks with John Moore

New Toronto resident Richard Florida, one of the world's leading public intellectuals on economic competitiveness, demographic trends, and cultural innovation, talks about his new book Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life.