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Show #5-02 – October 16, 2005
 Kim Bolan – Loss of Faith
When rookie Vancouver Sun reporter Kim Bolan set out to cover the 1984 Air India flight terrorist bombings that killed 329 people, most of them Canadians, she couldn't have known that she would still be on the case 20 years later. In her new book Loss of Faith, she tells us about her quest for truth, receiving death threats, her choice not to testify, and a verdict that stunned the nation.
 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – Crimes Against Nature
"George W. Bush will go down as the worst environmental president in our nation's history" comes straight from Kennedy's latest book Crimes Against Nature. Being one of the leaders of the environmental cause, how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became involved in saving the planet is a story in itself. In 1984 Kennedy was busted for possession of heroin. The resulting community service sentence at an environmental agency got him involved in green issues.
 Salmon Rushdie – Shalimar The Clown
Kashmir is in the headlines because of the South Asian earthquake. By coincidence, it is also the location for Salmon Rushdie's new novel Shalimar the Clown. It is a story that focuses in on this politically and geographically unstable area.
 Woody Harrelson – Go Further
Woody Harrelson has gone from friendly bartender on Cheers to pot-smoking environmental eco warrior. His latest book Go Further is based on the Ron Mann documentary by the same name. Together, they are essentially a guide to simple organic living.
 Our Canada
It's not often a magazine finds all its content being supplied by its readers. But such is the case with Our Canada, a homegrown publication that has quickly become a major success story.
 Bret Easton Ellis – Lunar Park
The bad boy of American literature, Bret Easton Ellis, is back with his first novel in seven years. Its entitled Lunar Park. Once again Mr. Ellis plays mind games. The lead character is a fictional Bret Easton Ellis who incorporates real life elements of his namesake creator...
 Damhnait Doyle – Miscellaneous Female
Miscellaneous Female was the sign on the dressing room door that singer Damhnait Doyle was using for an event at the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. It's also the title of her journal, which chronicles the Newfoundland's singer's journeys over the last couple of years.
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