WireTap is a half-hour-long radio show which aired on CBC Radio One from 2004 until 2015. An hour-long version of WireTap was distributed in the United States by Public Radio International.[1] The show was hosted by Jonathan Goldstein, former producer of This American Life, and featured stories that were told as if over the phone with Goldstein.
| Genre | Comedy |
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| Running time | 27 minutes |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | CBC Radio One |
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| Hosted by | Jonathan Goldstein |
| Created by | Jonathan Goldstein |
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| Produced by |
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| Executive producer(s) | Jonathan Goldstein |
| Recording studio | Montreal, Canada |
| Original release | July 2004 – August 2015 |
| Audio format | Monophonic |
| Website | www |
The show fell into what had traditionally been CBC Radio One's comedy slot on Sunday afternoons, replacing Madly Off in All Directions, which moved to a different time slot. WireTap has been 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."[2] Each show usually followed a particular investigative theme; show titles include: "Life Lessons", "Reach for the Top", "Prized Possessions" and "Our Fathers".
The series began in the summer of 2004 as a 10-episode experiment, after which it moved to its own regular time slot. It was recorded out of CBC's Montreal studios.
As of 2008, WireTap had a weekly listenership of 350,000.[3] In 2009, the show became available as a podcast.
On 19 August 2015, Goldstein announced that the show was ending after an 11-year run.[4]
CBC has announced that during the summer of 2020, "57 selected episodes from WireTap's catalog" would be released as a podcast,[5] with one episode airing on CBC Radio One each Monday night.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "'WireTap' from PRI". Public Radio International. 8 January 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2007.
- ^ Whyte, Murray (18 December 2005). "Tapping into radio's creative potential". The Toronto Star. p. C13. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ Collier, Roger (31 May 2008). "CBC host scours his world for topics; WireTap a varied collection of stories, essays and staged chats". Edmonton Journal. p. C2.
- ^ Goldstein, Jonathan (19 August 2015). "A Farewell Message". CBC.ca. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "Cult classic WireTap is back — as a podcast". CBC Podcasts. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "CBC Program Guide: WireTap". Retrieved 2 July 2020.
External links
edit- Official website (Website as of 2020 for CBC podcast comprising classic episodes of Wiretap)
- WireTap schedule guide
- Official website as of April 2012 (From Internet Archive Wayback Machine)