Day: April 2, 2007

Per Judy Maddren, CBC’s media language advisor:

Islam and Muslim are both pronounced with an “S” sound, not a “Z” sound…… IS-lahm and MOOS-lim (OO as in good)

Just finished reading the first two parts of a 1978 interview with Douglas Adams and listening to a segment of the source material. Despite being one of the funniest writers around, he comes across as serious and thoughtful, which is the impression I’ve always had of him through other material, particularly Last Chance to See.

It’s quite a departure from the interview that kicks off CBC’s new Rewind podcast. Barbara Frum’s valiant attempt to interview one of Charles Manson’s followers left me disturbed and more than a little shaken, and podcast host Michael Enright’s tag didn’t do much to assuage that feeling. (Producer (I think) Paul Gorbould has an alternative version on his blog, as well as a bit more information on the podcast and the CBC Archives.)

Barbara Frum died of leukemia fifteen years ago last week, and Adams died of a heart attack in 2001.