PODCASTS AND PROGRAMS

Lana Gay brings the sun with 3 hours of fantastic Canadian music, interviews and your take on pop culture. Tune in from 2-5pm PT on Sirius 86 and CBCRadio3.com

Five days a week Lisa Christiansen brings you the best Canadian indie music and meandering thoughts on the world’s woes and triumphs. Sounds heady, doesn’t it? But don’t worry; I also talk a lot about metal music and some gossip to round it all out. It all happens on Appetite for Distraction, 5-9 p.m. on CBC Radio 3.

Simulcast live across North America; host Grant Lawrence connects music fans with the best in Canadian indie music and culture. Grant provides access to Canada’s most acclaimed artists and exposes those who are breaking new ground.

Wrapped in indie music goodness, Craig veers off in various, tangential directions. From current headlines to special guests, from water cooler topics to subjects that no one else is talking about and everything else in between. The Craig Norris Hour is the brown shoes for your black tuxedo.

Vish’s shows feature topical artist info and interviews. He’s also an Assistant Editor at Exclaim! Magazine, contributes to Eye Weekly, Signal to Noise, and aol.ca.

Hosted by legendary CBC personality Richard "Sunshine Dick" Johnson, "The Sunshine Show" is radio the way it was meant to be, complete with weather updates, community events, sports and good old-fashioned story-telling. And some musical selections by groups that operate without the auspices of a major imprint.

An immensely popular weekly one-hour show featuring the best in new Canadian rock, pop, hip-hop, singer-songwriters, alt-country and electronica. If you're looking for a source of amazing new music, look no further.

Every week, host Craig Norris counts down the very best in new Canadian music, listener picks, Chartbreakers*, and mixed metaphors. And Love. Always Love.

Ever wanted a face behind the voice? Music channels not playing much video these days? Look no further. CBC Radio 3's video podcast presents a weekly mix of Canadian music, comedy, and tales from the screwed-up studio that brings you the breaking new sounds you love.

The CBC Radio 3 Sessions present Canada’s busiest and best independent artists, recorded live off the floor with all of the excitement, energy and spontaneity that you hear at a concert event. New arrangements, new songs and an exclusive chance to hear music-making at its best!

The CBC Radio 3 Special Edition Podcasts are published periodically and feature coverage from festivals, concerts, and other major happenings on the Canadian indie music scene.

CBC Radio 3 is a shockingly big place. With over 27,000 bands, and nearly 130,000 individual tracks, it could take you a very long time to find music that suites your tastes. This is why we’ve created the CBC Radio 3 track of the day. Each weekday one of our hosts picks a track and tells you why you need to give it a listen. It’s a great way to discover new music.

Extended Play is CBC Radio 3’s first non-music podcast. Think of it as a current affairs show featuring artists instead of politicians – but still talking about cultural events that are newsworthy and relevant.

Join R3 Host Vish Khanna as he meets with musicians and artists for a frank, informal interview over breakfast. They pick the place, Vish picks their brains. And occasionally at their plates...

Ab-Originals is a weekly podcast of the hottest Aboriginal music in Canada. Four of the best-known musical hosts in Indian Country will bring you live concerts, urban and hip-hop music, top 10 chart artists, and all the rest of it in their musical podlatch.

Deep Roots, with host Tom Power, has quickly become one of the most exciting music programs on the CBC. With a terrestrial broadcast featuring folk, roots, country, bluegrass, blues, trad, nu-folk and everything in between from all over the world - Deep Roots has garnered several awards for it's wit, integrity and dedication to folk music.

When's he's not behind the keyboard with Tokyo Police Club, or at the helm of his solo project, wunderkind Graham Wright can be found on Radio 3. The ever inquisitive Graham shines a light on new Canadian indie, technical marvels, and other curios that'll have you tuning in for Radiogram.

With a Comedian and podcaster extraordinaire like Dave Shumka at the wheel, you can be sure good times are ahead. Peppered with his unique style of humour, Dave brings us quips from coast-to-coast all between some of the best new songs Canada has to offer.

Be it late at night or early in the morning, you can be sure Brasstronauts's Tariq Hussain is kicking out the jams from his Basement Studio. This Juno-nominated artist takes us back stage for an insider’s look at music and music makers, and brings some of the best emerging Canadian talents.