The chapter explores the sentiment of listeners disappointed by the CBC's decision to discontinue the long dash time signal, highlighting their fond memories while explaining the reasons behind the discontinuation.
The long-anticipated invasion is not the expected blitzkrieg; we ask how a longer, more cautious war will be fought. Kemal Ataturk is still wildly popular a century after he founded modern Turkey—so instead of undoing his legacy, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is simply claiming it (10:57). And an ode to Canada’s “long dash”, a time-marking tradition that has now gone silent (21:15).
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