Monday TV: Montreal’s Black Power Movement
The Black Power movement in Montreal, circa 1969, is recalled in the documentary “True North: Canadian Myths and Black Power,”which covers the protests at Sir George Williams University, where students…
Capital Radio 6-29-26: Ennui, America 250 Style
We began a prerecorded June 29 show with remembrances of South African artist Abdullah Ibrahim, who died June 15 at 91; Dee Palmer of Jethro Tull who died June 13…
Capital Radio 6-22-26: Father’s Day Leftovers
Catching up on posting a couple of shows that I taped before I went away. This one is so old, it happened just after Father’s Day, which seems like an…
Sunday TV: Hammerheads Usher in Sharkfest
The two-week Sharkfest kicks off its 14th year with “Hammerhead Sharks Up Close with Bertie Gregory” (National Geographic, 9 p.m.), chronicling the plummeting populations of hammerheads on Mexico’s Pacific coast.…
Saturday TV: Fireworks for Everyone’s 250th
Televised fireworks have gotten bigger and bigger each year for some reason. But at least this year, there’s a reason - the 250th birthday of the country. So everybody’s got…
Friday TV: Toasting in America’s 250th
Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper have been drinking and giggling through New Year’s Eve’s ball drop in New York City for several years running, but to mark the 250th birthday…