Radio Active host Portia Clark speaks to Amanda Lindhout before her talk "Freedom in Forgiveness" at Edmonton Freedom to Read Week.

Amanda Lindhout On Radio Active

A town in Northern Ghana recently named a new chief.
The honour was bestowed on Edmontonian Michael Frishkopf, to recognize his contributions to development in the region. In addition to being a Ghanaian chief, Michael Frishkopf is Associate Director of the Canadian Centre for Ethnomusicology at the University of Alberta.
He spoke to Radio Active's Portia Clark about his work.

Music and Development in Ghana - Radio Active - CBC Edmonton

A new exhibit has popped up at the University of Alberta. It's devoted to the appeal and the artistry of pop up books. The show, which opened this week at the Bruce Peel Special Collections Library is called "WOW, open this!" I spoke to curator Kevin Zak and library assistant Carol Irwin.


Pop-up Books at the University of Alberta

We met the members of Edmonton's bike polo community. Radio Active, June 23, 2014.

Bike Polo in Richie

For over a century, the Cantonese Opera has forged links between Chinese-speaking Edmontonians. Now the opera's history in Edmonton has been captured in an exhibit at the University of Alberta. Painted Faces on the Prairies continues at the Bruce Peel Special Collections Library until September 26th.

Painted Faces on the Prairies - Cantonese Opera in Edmonton

As post-secondary schools gear up for a new year, students are moving into on-campus residences. These housing complexes play host to students from around the world. But one residence in particular specializes in forging connections between people of different cultures.
This year, the University of Alberta's International House marks ten years of breaking down barriers and creating global community. Radio Active's Kevin Wilson visited the residence earlier today and met some students who've come to Canada for the first time. He also spoke to Leslie Weigl, Coordinator of Global Education at University of Alberta International. She explained where the idea for the I-House came from.


Kevin Wilson CBC

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