The Sunday Edition for August 18, 2019
The Sunday Edition for August 18, 2019, with guest host David Gray
Climbing, skiing, gliding and rowing where few have ever dared: Sharon Wood, Laval St. Germain and Will Gadd are three Canadian adventurers who test human limits on extreme landscapes — from climbing Mt. Everest without oxygen to rowing solo across the North Atlantic. They spoke with David Gray about the risks and rewards of their incredible feats — and some of the world's most forbidding, yet vulnerable places.
Early risers are not necessarily healthier, wealthier or wiser: Early risers are seen as more dependable, more productive, even as holding the high moral ground. But maybe it's time to think again. Camilla Kring consults with organizations around the world about how to accommodate the internal sleep clocks of employees, and she says we must abandon our nine-to-five mentality.
Newfoundland novelist Michael Crummey on the "appalling confusion" of childhood: Few writers have captured the music, humour and rich meaning of everyday language in Newfoundland quite like Giller Prize-nominated novelist Michael Crummey. His latest book, The Innocents, is the story of an orphaned brother and sister struggling to survive, utterly alone, on a remote cove in 18th Century Newfoundland.
The Mamas and the Papas: How two Ottawa couples became co-parents: Matthew Pearson, his male partner, and two women, who are also partners, are raising a child together. Their daughter Zora's birth certificate lists four co-parents. Matthew tells us the story of his remarkable family in his documentary, "The Mamas and the Papas."
'An accident and a miracle': Remembering Woodstock, 50 years later: Woodstock was more than a music festival; it was a massive celebration of counterculture, free love and peace. York University's rock 'n' roll professor, Rob Bowman, takes us back to those heady days of the 1960s with some of the tunes that installed the event on the musical map.
A pilgrim's journey: This woman hiked hundreds of kilometres to find peace: Like the hundreds of thousands of others who have walked the Camino de Santiago in Spain, the epic trek made Margaret Lynch see herself in a new light. She tells the story of this personal journey of discovery in her essay.