Location:
United States
Description:
This Is That is a current affairs program that doesn't just talk about the issues, it fabricates them. Nothing is off limits--politics, business, culture, justice, science, religion--if it is relevant to Canadians, we'll find out the "This" and the "That" of the story. Each week, hosts Pat Kelly and Peter Oldring introduce you to the voices and stories that give this country character in this 100% improvised, satirical send-up of public radio.
Language:
English
Episodes
Piya Chattopadhyay guest hosts This Is That
9/8/2015
Piya Chattopadhyay guest hosts the first 15-seconds of the debut episode of This Is That Season 6.
Duration:00:00:19
Ontario strip club awarded $100,000 Arts grant
11/5/2014
The Canadian Committee for the Arts is an arms-length funding agency that provides individuals and arts organizations with resources to pursue their artistic endeavors. This week the committee came under fire after it was discovered that an adult entertainment nightclub called The Blue Moon in Belleville, Ontario received an artistic development grant totalling $100,000.
Duration:00:04:26
Papa Brio Theme
10/15/2014
Quite possibly the catchiest jingle you'll ever hear. One man has had this song stuck in his head since 2008.
Duration:00:00:19
Man Very Upset That RCMP Musical Ride Is Getting Rid Of The Horses
9/4/2014
Man reacts to our story about the RCMP removing the horses from their historical Musical Ride and having the officers instead make formations to music on foot. Hear the full story at cbc.ca/thisisthat
Duration:00:00:32
Man reacts mid-interview to Women's Hockey Gold Medal
2/20/2014
Man reacts mid-interview to Women's Hockey Gold Medal by CBC This Is That
Duration:00:00:19
Man just wants to hear more accordion on the CBC
1/28/2014
Phone call we received to 1-877-563-2442 from a man who just wants hear more accordion music on the radio and he's shocked that not even Jian Ghomeshi will play it on his show.
Duration:00:00:29
Canadian woman outraged that Canada is developing a kissing robot
11/25/2013
Listener responds to our story about the Canadian Department of Defense developing a military robot that can kiss: http://bit.ly/17UpVjA
Duration:00:00:31
Second Canadian National Anthem
11/15/2013
This new anthem by famed Canadian music producer Howie Turtle was commissioned by the Canadian Music Council and was supposed to reflect all the musical sounds in Canada.
Duration:00:02:38
Universal Canadian Car Horn Honk Language // Feedback
10/11/2013
Your calls in reaction to a story we ran about the Government of Canada rolling out a universal language of 54 car horn honks that all Canadian drivers will have to learn by next spring.
Duration:00:01:40
Short but profound reaction to Calgary Aquarium BBQ-ing all of its sea life
8/23/2013
This woman's call says it all.
Duration:00:00:10
Maritime woman reacts to Texas town adding sugar to water supply
8/12/2013
Woman's outrage slowly escalates about the concept of a town in Texas adding sugar to the municipal water supply to encourage residents to drink more water.
Duration:00:00:53
Man in Montreal can't stand 'screwballs' in the Canadian Army
8/7/2013
Man in Montreal can't stand 'screwballs' in the Canadian Army by CBC This Is That
Duration:00:00:54
Onatrio kid loves Halloween
11/5/2012
Father and son from Dunnville, Ontario call in to give their thoughts on the woman in Kingston, Ontario that is trying to regulate Halloween.
Duration:00:00:47
Calgary woman thinks Canadians are unattractive
11/2/2012
We received this call in response to a story we ran last about a Paris Fashion magazine ranking Canada in the list of the “Top 5 Countries with the Most Unattractive People.” http://bit.ly/RKpewT
Duration:00:00:58
Little America Caller
10/23/2012
This caller really took issue with our story about Toronto's largest growing ethnic neighbourhood: Little America. He was so perturbed that he called back four times, here are the highlights from those calls.
Duration:00:01:44
Woman confused over existence of pterodactyls in Canada
10/12/2012
Woman calling in about a story we ran on the discovery of a skeleton dating back to 1850 and all of the new insights it is giving archaeologists about early Canadians.
Duration:00:00:27
Burnaby man and his cat "Kahn" really want an off leash cat park
10/4/2012
We received this call in reaction to a story we ran about a group in Vancouver trying to build a cat park in Vancouver.
Duration:00:00:39
Canadian supports that hand chopped wood is better than machine chopped
10/4/2012
On Sept. 22, 2012 we posted a story about two brothers in Northern British Columbia who still practice the art of hand chopping wood. We received this call not long after.
Duration:00:00:22
Canadian Woman collects CBC phone numbers
9/17/2012
We love how casual this woman's tone is. It's like she hoards CBC Radio 1-800 numbers so she can leave brief words of encouragement for the hosts. Very neighbourly.
Duration:00:00:17
Very apologetic and Canadian message
9/14/2012
Either this is the most Canadian message we've ever received or this guy has a great sense of humour.
Duration:00:00:46