''Quirks & Quarks'' is a Canadian
science news program, heard over
CBC Radio One of the
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
Created by CBC Producer Diana Filer and airing since October 8, 1975, ''Quirks & Quarks'' is consistently rated among the most popular CBC programs, attracting over 800,000 listeners each Saturday from 12:06 to 13:00. The show is also heard on
Sirius Satellite Radio and some American public radio stations. The show consists of several segments each week, most of which involve the host interviewing a scientist about a recent discovery or publication, combined with in-depth documentaries; however, from time to time the show does a special "Question Show" episode, during which the format consists of scientists answering questions submitted by listeners.
''Quirks & Quarks'' has offered listeners Internet audio streams and MP3 downloads on its web page since 1993. The MP3 audio files have been archived on the program web site, going back to Sept. 2006. In 2005, ''Quirks'' became the first major CBC show available as a podcast. Since the program began, it has won more than 80 national and international journalism awards, including the prestigious Walter Sullivan Award (twice) and the Science Writing Award from the American Institute of Physics (twice).
In the mid-2000s, the CBC began repackaging episodes of ''Quirks & Quarks'' into podcast segments. On November 28, 2006, the ''Quirks & Quarks'' podcast was one of the top 10 downloads on the iTunes podcast chart.
Hosts
*1975–1979:
David Suzuki
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*1979–1991:
Jay Ingram
*1992:
David Mowbray
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*1992–present:
Bob McDonald
Suzuki went on to host CBC Television's ''
The Nature of Things''. Ingram left to become founding host of
Discovery Channel Canada's nightly science-news program ''
@discovery.ca
''Daily Planet'' is a television program on Discovery Channel Canada which features daily news, discussion and commentary on the scientific aspects of current events and discoveries. The show first aired as ''@discovery.ca'' in 1995. It was renam ...
''. Mowbray hosted for four months and then left to make documentary films about science in international development. McDonald came to ''Quirks'' from having hosted CBC Television's children's science program ''
Wonderstruck''.
References
External links
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Quirks and Quarks - Canadian Communication Foundation
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Science radio programmes
Audio podcasts
Canadian podcasters
CBC Radio One programs
Science and technology in Canada
Science podcasts
Canadian talk radio programs