WireTap is a half-hour radio show that airs on CBC Radio One Sunday afternoons at 1:00pm, and is repeated on Friday evenings at 8:30pm (all times 30 minutes later in Newfoundland). Hosted by Jonathan Goldstein, former producer of NPR's This American Life, the show features stories that are told over the phone ostensibly by Goldstein's friends and family. CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ... Newfoundland (French: Terre-Neuve; Irish: Talamh an Éisc; Latin: Terra Nova) is a large island off the northeast coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... Jonathan Goldstein is a North American author and radio producer. ... NPR logo For other meanings of NPR see NPR (disambiguation) National Public Radio (NPR) is a private, not-for-profit corporation that sells programming to member radio stations; together they are a loosely organized public radio network in the United States. ... This American Life (TAL) is a weekly hour-long radio program produced by WBEZ in Chicago and distributed by Public Radio International. ...

The show falls into what has traditionally been CBC Radio One's comedy slot on Sunday afternoons, replacing Madly Off in All Directions which moved to a different time slot, though the show itself does not fit easily into the comedy category. The show has possibly been best 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."^[1] Each show tends to follow a particular investigative theme; titles for past shows includes: "Life Lessons", "Reach for the Top", "Prized Possessions" and "Our Fathers". Madly Off In All Directions is a radio comedy show on CBC Radio One, featuring Canadian comedian Lorne Elliot. ...

The series began in the summer of 2004 as a 10-episode experiment, after which it succeeded to its own regular timeslot. It is recorded out of CBC's Montreal studios. The show has been criticized by some as being too vague in format and its host as boring. Conversely, other critics of the show find the host's deadpan delivery and the blurring of genres is exactly what makes the show such an interesting listening experience. Goldstein regularly references these criticisms to his show by having the guests call him boring, depressing, and monotonous. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area  - % water 366. ...

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References

• Blog containing positive reviews of the show
• Blog containing a negative view and rating of the show

External links

• Wiretap Web site (CBC.com), accessed May 10, 2006
• "the future is yesterday" blog containing sample shows, accessed December 18, 2005