''WireTap'' is a half-hour-long radio show which aired on

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from 2004 until 2015. An hour-long version of ''WireTap'' was distributed in the United States by

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. The show was hosted by Jonathan Goldstein, former producer of ''

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'', and featured stories that were told as if over the phone with Goldstein. The show fell into what had traditionally been CBC Radio One's comedy slot on Sunday afternoons, replacing ''

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'', which moved to a different time slot. ''WireTap'' has been described as "a weekly half-hour of conversation, storytelling and introspection, culled from equal parts real-world experience and the warp of Goldstein's imagination." Each show usually followed a particular investigative theme; show titles include: "Life Lessons", "Reach for the Top", "Prized Possessions" and "Our Fathers". The series began in the summer of 2004 as a 10-episode experiment, after which it moved to its own regular time slot. It was recorded out of CBC's

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studios. As of 2008, ''WireTap'' had a weekly listenership of 350,000. In 2009, the show became available as a

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. On 19 August 2015, Goldstein announced that the show was ending after an 11-year run. CBC has announced that during the summer of 2020, "57 selected episodes from ''WireTaps catalog" would be released as a podcast, with one episode airing on CBC Radio One each Monday night.

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* (Website as of 2020 for CBC podcast comprising classic episodes of ''Wiretap'')
WireTap schedule guide

Official website as of April 2012
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