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How to be funny, this week on Wire Tap. Jonathan Goldstein's friends advise him on how to make his show come alive...and most of their tips involve the spraying of seltzer water. That's WireTap, with Jonathan Goldstein, Sunday afternoon at 1:00 (1:30 NT, 4: PT) on CBC Radio One.

Sunday on WireTap, Jonathan Goldstein discovers that at the age of 93 desire and heartbreak still go hand in hand. The true story of the oldest living Lothario, on WireTap, with Jonathan Goldstein, Sunday afternoon at 1:00 (1:30 NT, 4: PT) on CBC Radio One.

Operation: guerilla opera, this week on WireTap. Jonathan Goldstein sends a trained soprano out on a mission...taking opera to the street. That's WireTap, Sunday afternoon at 1:00 (1:30 NT, 4: PT) on CBC Radio One.

All about grooming this week on WireTap. Jonathan and Gregor make a pact to grow beards. And expert Jon Hodgman weighs in on the Worst Haircuts in History. That's WireTap, with Jonathan Goldstein, Sunday afternoon at 1:00 (1:30 NT, 4: PT) on CBC Radio One.

Jonathan Goldstein brings down the house this week on WireTap with his award-winning retelling of the story of Samson and Delilah. That's WireTap, with Jonathan Goldstein, Sunday afternoon at 1:00 (1:30 NT, 4: PT) on CBC Radio One.

Jonathan Goldstein calls up kids this week on WireTap, to ask if they recognize certain extinct sounds that may date as far back as his childhood. Sounds such as the rotary dial. That's WireTap, with Jonathan Goldstein, Sunday afternoon at 1:00 (1:30 NT, 4: PT) on CBC Radio One.

This week on WireTap, Howard makes a phone pitch to the editor of a prestigious literary magazine, while Jonathan secretly advises him, Cyrano De Bergerac-style.That's on WireTap, with Jonathan Goldstein, Sunday afternoon at 1:00 (1:30 NT, 4: PT) on CBC Radio One.

What is the measure of a man? How do you measure the un-quantifiable? And how do you convert expressions to metric? They just don't have that time-honoured ring to them. Give him a centimetre, he'll take a kilometre? A half a kilo of flesh? The whole 11.25 metres? Find out on WireTap, with Jonathan Goldstein, Sunday afternoon at 1:00 (1:30 NT, 4: PT) on CBC Radio One.

Howard plays the role of a well-meaning shrink this week on WireTap, as he counsels Josh to leave his hot-tempered ways behind.  And Gregor throws Jonathan into a television pitch meeting, which might not have been quite what Jonathan was bargaining for.

Jonathan does his best to help callers with their many and varied problems. But now, as he doles out the counsel for which he's renowned, Jonathan finds himself on the receiving end of some advice. Can he take it as well as he dishes it out? That's WireTap, with Jonathan Goldstein, Sunday afternoon at 1:00 (1:30 NT, 4: PT) on CBC Radio One.