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CBC's Out in the Open

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@CBCRadio program that brought you real talk about real life. Hosted by @Piya. Concluded in June 2020. This account is inactive.

 Toronto, Ontario
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Joined March 2016
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Piya Chattopadhyay@piya28 Jun 2020
So it’s time for me to say “so long” to Sunday afternoon airwaves and “hello” to Sunday morning ones. Today is the last episode @cbcopen. See you with @CBCSunday in September. cbc.ca/radio/outintheopen/cl…
Piya Chattopadhyay says goodbye to Out in the Open | CBC Radio

Piya Chattopadhyay says goodbye to Out in the Open | CBC Radio

As Out in the Open draws to a close, host Piya Chattopadhyay reflects on the purpose and impact of her CBC Radio program.

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After four years on the air, Out in the Open is coming to a close. For its final edition, @piya revisits highlights from some of the stories that illuminate what the show set out to accomplish. cbc.ca/radio/outintheopen/cl…
Closing Time | CBC Radio

Closing Time | CBC Radio

After four years on the air, Out in the Open is coming to a close. For its final edition, Piya revisits highlights from some of the stories that illuminate what the show set out to accomplish.

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Richard Wesley was out on the land, bow-and-arrow in hand, when he was eyeing a black bear. Then suddenly, the bear came charging at him. cbc.ca/radio/outintheopen/cl…
'We were taught to never be scared of anything in the bush': Why this man tried to brush off a bear...

'We were taught to never be scared of anything in the bush': Why this man tried to brush off a bear...

WATCH: Richard Wesley was out hunting in northern Ontario, bow-and-arrow in hand, when a bear attacked him. Richard tells Piya how he initially brushed off the experience as no big deal, and what...

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As a teen, Lisa Bryn Rundle was on a school trip in Costa Rica when three of her peers suddenly died in a flash flood. Now, she tries to make sense of the tragedy by reconnecting with two others who were on that life-changing trip with her. cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-1…
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An overdose on painkillers nearly killed Kevin Parker. @piya speaks with him about how the experience ended up changing his life for the better. cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-1…
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"Death is not losing — death is a part of life." Mary Elizabeth Williams speaks with @piya about how both she and her daughter nearly died following separate, unrelated health scares... and what those close calls taught her about life. cbc.ca/radio/outintheopen/wh…
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From terminal illness to a near-fatal drug overdose, this week @piya speaks with people who've had close calls with death that changed everything for them in life. cbc.ca/radio/outintheopen/cl…
Close Calls | CBC Radio

Close Calls | CBC Radio

From terminal illness to a near-fatal drug overdose, this week Piya speaks with people who've had close calls with death that changed everything for them in life.

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Darryl Andrée considers himself an ally to victims of gender-based violence. Hear how he defines that, and why he defends the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event. cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-1…
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First, Amanda Jette Knox’s child came out as transgender. A year later, her spouse also came out as trans. Then, Amanda admitted to herself, and to her family, that she's queer. She says we need to make space for mistakes and emotion in allyship. cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-1…
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Feminista Jones is urging us to rethink the term "ally". "Even when we treat someone with decency, we want credit for it. I'm really tired of that." cbc.ca/radio/outintheopen/fe…
Feminista Jones doesn't think you're an ally | CBC Radio

Feminista Jones doesn't think you're an ally | CBC Radio

Activist, writer and social worker Feminista Jones doesn’t like the term 'ally'. Instead, she says she wants 'co-conspirators'.

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This week, we revisit @Piya's mission to unpack the buzzword “ally”. The term is often used loosely to support people of colour, women and those in the LGBT community. But what does it truly mean to be an ally? cbc.ca/radio/outintheopen/al…
Allies | CBC Radio

Allies | CBC Radio

The word "ally" is thrown around a lot these days, especially by people who work to support women, people of colour, and those in the LGBT community. This week, we go beyond the buzz of the word to...

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Grace Hwang Lynch wishes her parents said the words to her after getting her first job as a TV reporter. “It would have made me feel like I was not alone.” cbc.ca/radio/outintheopen/po…

Why a child of immigrant Asian parents craved the words: 'I'm proud of you' | CBC Radio

When Grace Hwang Lynch was a kid, she craved hearing her parents say, "I'm proud of you." But they never did. She speaks with Piya about growing up with a North American cultural model that says...

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Piya Chattopadhyay@piya8 Jun 2020
So looking forward to spending Sunday mornings with y’all starting in September. (I got a new job!). Please indulge me, while I say a few other things (a thread) 1/5 bit.ly/2Bus7DQ
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Avi Cheema was confused when kids in her Newfoundland hometown started calling her grandfather a terrorist. "I couldn't understand why people would associate my grandfather, who wears a turban, with [someone] who did a really terrible thing.” cbc.ca/radio/outintheopen/i-…
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We all want to feel proud of who we are. But left unchecked, pride can turn into an outsized feeling of self-regard that can even hurt other people. On this week's show, @piya rides that fine line by asking: What's the point of pride? cbc.ca/radio/outintheopen/po…
Point of Pride | CBC Radio

Point of Pride | CBC Radio

We all want to feel proud of who we are, the work we do and the values we hold strong. But left unchecked, pride can turn into an outsized feeling of self-regard that can even hurt other people. This...

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When Erla Bolladóttir told the police of a bad dream she had involving a murder, they manipulated her into forming false memories. Hear her complex tale of how the police pressured her into testifying, and helping to put her friends behind bars. cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-1…
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This former police officer has the unique ability of expertly recognizing faces after seeing them just once. cbc.ca/radio/outintheopen/if…
Once he sees your face, this 'super-recognizer' will never forget it | CBC Radio

Once he sees your face, this 'super-recognizer' will never forget it | CBC Radio

Kenny Long has the innate ability to see a face once, and then recognize it again later. He tells Piya how he discovered he had this power when he was working as an officer for London's Metropolitan...

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Piya Chattopadhyay@piya31 May 2020
If you have 54 minutes of time today and want to understand the context of what you are seeing with the protests in America and Canada, I urge you to listen to this. It’s incredible. cbc.ca/radio/outintheopen/ib…
Ibram X. Kendi says we are either being racist or antiracist, there is no middle ground | CBC Radio

Ibram X. Kendi says we are either being racist or antiracist, there is no middle ground | CBC Radio

Author and historian Ibram X. Kendi talks about "How to Be an Antiracist", his rallying cry for all of us to reframe how we think about racism in order to remedy it. If we don't, Kendi says racism...

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At 58, Wendy Mitchell was diagnosed with dementia. What she initially thought was an ending to her life actually became a new beginning. cbc.ca/radio/outintheopen/if…
'It's the dementia, it's not me': How this woman finds resilience in the face of memory loss | CBC...

'It's the dementia, it's not me': How this woman finds resilience in the face of memory loss | CBC...

At 58, Wendy Mitchell was diagnosed with early onset dementia. She describes coping strategies she's developed to deal with her memory loss, and explains why she thinks dementia shouldn't be seen as...

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We tend to be more confident in our memories than we should be. And yet, memory is still held to be such an important decider in the criminal justice system, social conversations and everyday life. On this week's show, @piya puts memory on trial. cbc.ca/radio/outintheopen/if…
If Memory Serves | CBC Radio

If Memory Serves | CBC Radio

We tend to be more confident in our memories than we should be. And yet, memory is still held to be such an important decider in the criminal justice system, social conversations and everyday life....

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