Doing Hard News Today

We open the show today in conversation with composer, orchestrator and musician Mathieu David Gagnon about his musical project Flore Laurentienne. Gagnon is about to release his third album as Flore Laurentienne. The album 8 tableaux draws inspiration from the works of artist Jean Paul Riopelle, as Gagnon created works to give musical form to Riopelles paintings. Gagnon joins us today to talk about his new recording and what to expect when he brings Flore Laurentienne to the National Arts Cen...

Politics “But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?” –James Madison, Federalist 51 “They had one weapon left and both knew it: treachery.” –Frank Herbert, Dune “They had learned nothing, and forgotten nothing.” –Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord Democrats in Disarray “Stimulus talks could spill into weekend as lawmakers scramble to complete deal” [WaPo]. “Negotiators have cited significant progress in recent days as talks ...