Christopher Bowers, founder of Conversation Works, talks about bringing people and ideas together and helping people understand and use the power of personal story, including "What's Gone Well Today", a movement that uses the right questions to help get people and ideas connected.

Marian van der Zon and Ron Sakolsky talk about the book "Islands of Resistance: Pirate Radio in Canada" that they co-edited with Andrea Langlois.

Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now!, dropped in at Vancouver Co-op Radio for a quick interview with Robin Puga.

Ms Goodman begins the interview on the subject of independent media and its necessary role in a functioning democracy. She describes how Democracy Now! finds its support from people seeking grass roots knowledge and independent facts. And she shares her optimism for the future of independent media in the United States, in Canada and around the world.

First, Lindsay speaks with Walter Forsyth, the executive director of the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative , based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This member-run centre has been fostering collaborative creativity and education in film production and presentation since 1974.