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Jonathan delves into "A Catalogue of Previous Universes" this week on WireTap. Ever wondered if there were other universes before ours? This week's Wiretap explores the whimsical worlds created as test runs for our own. Atlantis? Lilliput? Oz? Travel an imaginary world on WireTap, with Jonathan Goldstein, Sunday afternoon at 1 (1:30 NT, 4 PT) on CBC Radio One.

Relive your favorite WireTap moments this week. Howard tries his hand at beekeeping, Dr. Seuss and Gregor Samsa become unlikely pen pals and Jonathan's parents contemplate life, afterlife and the universe. That's WireTap, with Jonathan Goldstein, Sunday afternoon at 1 (1:30 NT, 4 PT) on CBC Radio One.

If there were a VCR that could record your dreams but you were only allowed to watch the tapes with a roomful of people -- would you have the courage to do it? Or how about this one: Which would you pick, a year-long European vacation or ten minutes on the moon? This week, WireTap explores hypothetical questions - why we ask them and what our answers say about us. That's WireTap, with Jonathan Goldstein, Sunday afternoon at 1 (1:30 NT, 4 PT) on CBC Radio One.

Hear Brief Interviews with Confused Men this week on WireTap.  Re-live the magic of your favorite episodes with WireTap's "best of" season wrap-up:  Jonathan questions Howard on a spiritual game show, a Brooklyn florist struggles to translate romantic French poetry and Mary Poppins meets Batman's nemesis, the Penguin, at a dinner party. Tune in for that and much much more, on WireTap, with Jonathan Goldstein, Sunday afternoon at 1:00 (1:30 NT, 4: PT) on CBC Radio One.

What is it about sad music that makes you sad? This week on WireTap, Jonathan talks with music expert Daniel Levitin about the building blocks of sad songs. And WireTap goes bilingual, as Howard hosts a live French simulcast of Jonathan's monologues. That's WireTap, with Jonathan Goldstein, Sunday afternoon at 1 (1:30 NT, 4 PT) on CBC Radio One.

It's a trip into the past this week on WireTap - Jonathan's past. A flashback to Jonathan's first major assignment as a fledgling radio reporter. Join him as he journeys to the middle of the Arizona desert for a weekend of dune races, lawlessness and glory. That's WireTap, with Jonathan Goldstein, Sunday afternoon at 1:00 (1:30 NT, 4: PT) on CBC Radio One.

Jonathan plays Rock, Paper, Scissors against a pro this week on WireTap - but he hedges his bets by doing it over the telephone. Also, a solitary exercise... in team building. That's on WireTap, with Jonathan Goldstein, Sunday afternoon at 1 (1:30 NT, 4 PT) on CBC Radio One.

Dream of Life, this week on WireTap.  Gregor has insulted Jonathan about pretty much everything at one point or another, but this time, he takes it to a whole new level, hassling Jonathan about his mediocre skills as a dreamer.  In response, Jonathan turns to a lucid dream expert to help reinvigorate his sleep-life. That's WireTap, with Jonathan Goldstein, Sunday afternoon at 1:00 (1:30 NT, 4: PT) on CBC Radio One.

It's simply Bovine this week on WireTap, with Golden Calves and Sacred Cows. What happens when you leave your people for 40 days to go talk with God on a mountaintop? Your people get all hopped up on idol- worship: Tune in, as Jonathan puts his own unique spin on the story of Moses and the Golden Calf. That's WireTap, with Jonathan Goldstein, Sunday afternoon at 1 (1:30 NT, 4 PT) on CBC Radio One.

The Monkey, the Leopard and the Kitten this week on WireTap.  Jonathan talks with a woman who has a knack for pointing out which animal people remind her of, though not everyone seems to appreciate her gift. Also...would you want to be a cute little kitten if it meant you had to be Jonathan's pet? That's WireTap, with Jonathan Goldstein, Sunday afternoon at 1:00 (1:30 NT, 4: PT) on CBC Radio One.