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@shustry Hi Simon. We'd love to interview you today re: your piece in The Atlantic on Zelensky. We've been in touch with the Atlantic. Any chance you'd be available? I'm gord.westmacott@cbc.ca if you prefer.

@Ammir Hi Amir. We're a week in review program on CBC Radio, Canadian public radio. We'd love to speak to you about Iran's internet and communications actions. Hoping to record Wednesday or Thursday this week. I'm gord.westmacott@cbc.ca if you don't mind email. Thanks.

@Trevor_Horn_ Hello Trevor! We're a weekly program on CBC Radio and we'd LOVE to talk to you about remaking Do They Know It's Christmas, but also your book and the Trevor Horn band and producing so much of the music we hear all love. How best to make the request?

@majian53 Hello! I'm writing from CBC Radio, Canadian public radio in the hopes you'd be available for a short interview about the 30th anniversary of Tiananmen. Could you let us know how best to reach you? Or email mckenna.hadley-burke@cbc.ca if you prefer. Thanks!

@christogrozev Hello Christo. Wondering if you'd be available for a short interview for CBC Radio later today about Alexei Navalny. I'm at gord.westmacott@cbc.ca if you prefer email.

@juliaioffe Hi Julia. Wondering if you'd be available to record a short interview with us about Alexei Navalny for CBC Radio this afternoon. I'm at gord.westmacott@cbc.ca if you prefer email.

@gerryshih Hi Gerry. I'm writing from CBC Radio. We're a weekly current affairs radio program and we're interested in interviewing you about your work on the BJP and its allies use of social media. Best contact is gord.westmacott@cbc.ca. Thanks!

Writer Mike Sacks tells Brent Bambury why Al Jaffee is so well-regarded and how he changed the comedy landscape with his inventive illustrations. cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

Michael Schwirtz, an investigative reporter with the New York Times in Kyiv, says leaked U.S. intelligence documents reveal that Ukraine may be facing a daunting challenge keeping its air defenses supplied with necessary munitions. cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

A new podcast called Signal for Help helps guide people in supporting victims of gender-based violence. It tells the stories of the survivors, and describes what would have helped them. cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

The legacy blue checkmark on Day 6's Twitter account is set to disappear, so we thought we should ask the checkmark how she feels about it all. Comedian Emma Hunter agreed to interpret for us. cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

Murtaza Hussain, a reporter with The Intercept, tells Brent Bambury why why Scotiabank would take a $500 million position in a company some other funds are backing away from. cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

Marketing exec Brownie Wise "perfected home-party selling," according to filmmaker Laurie Kahn. cbc.ca/radio/day6/tup…

Mike VanBlaricum is an engineer by trade and an Ian Fleming book-lover by hobby. He has the largest collection of James Bond novels in the world and tells us about Fleming's legacy and why he fell in love with the books. cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

We asked writer and cultural critic Emily St. James how Paddington won everyone over and what she hopes to see in the sequel. cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

Veteran astronaut Michael Barratt says the qualities that make one an ideal astronaut have changed a lot as we've learned more about space travel and the missions have gotten longer. cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

A new pitch clock will speed up the game. Bigger bases and banning the defensive shift will allow for more steals and more hits. Mike Wilner says all of that should mean more fun for fans. cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

Dr. Megan A. Connell tells Brent Bambury how she uses role playing games in her practice and what makes for a successful therapeutic D&D campaign. cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

Indigenous playwright Cliff Cardinal joins Brent Bambury to talk about the limits of gestures and how far he can go in punking his audience while still getting them to listen. cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…