This episode is brought to you by the words: social media.

This time out, words, pictures, video and sound get gregarious. What happens when millions of gizmo-crazed netizens share with their little friends?  Blogs, vlogs, myspace, youtube, Friendster, Second Life and dozens of other ways human beings have found to share their life, loves and cat pictures online.

And we explore them all in this episode.

But, when they're doing all this, are they making real friends,
building real communities. And, when are they finding the TIME to do
it?

And, how can companies make sense of a medium that's been
handed over to the inmates? All this will be revealed. Our usual cadre of curious correspondents has dug deep into this curious communal confab to help you make sense of it all.

And, as always, we  leave you with an appropriate musical gem, This time out, "Do You Feel Me" by the Parlour Dames from Sacramento, California from the Podsafe Music Network.

Till next time, stay curious and stay subscribed. The Curiosity Cast is a Curiosity Inc. production.

Executive Producer: Karen Ward

Producer: Wayne MacPhail

This episode is brought to you by the words: digital video.

This time out your cohosts Nora Young and Wayne MacPhail, along with a fleet of curious correspondents are exploring this exploding phenomenon.

Roz Allen drops in on some of her B.C. filmmaker pals for a look at how digital technology is revolutionizing their art.

Charlotte Scott finds out how activists are using digital video to get their messages out, and discovers what it means for politics on-the-ground.

Venture capitalists and entrepreneurs are starting to see great potential in investing in the platforms that let people share their videos. Cathi Bond hits the street in search of a business case.

Our newest Curiosity cast correspondent, Amanda Hartwick, gets some airtime with ordinary folks about their personal video habits.

Nora herself delves into the social psychology of why we all feel the need to make it big on the small screen. She talks with Victor Barac. He's a cultural anthropologist at University of Toronto.

Wayne takes us on a tour of the raft of new hand held players just around the corner so you can watch those videos anywhere you are, and in strange and curious ways. And, of course, Meagan Perry's got another round of Reasonable Doubt's in the wings.

But first, a quick chat with Karen Ward, this podcast's executive producer, about how we waded into this area of exploration to begin with.

Our musical sign off is The High Maintenance Man, from Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps from the Podsafe Music Network.

The Curiosity Cast is a Curiosity Inc. production.

Executive Producer: Karen Ward

Producer: Wayne MacPhail

This episode is brought to you by the word curiosity.

Charlotte Scott asks, "Why are kids so curious?"

Brian Eno and David Bryne have released two tracks from their My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts album for remixing. You can find them at http://bush-of-ghosts.com/remix/bush_of_ghosts.htm

Curiosity Cast co-host Wayne MacPhail tries his hand at remixing the beats. Send us your best mp3 mix to curiositycast@curiosityinc.com.

The Curiousity Cast's prize queen, Meagan Perry asks "What the heck are you talking about?" in our fresh new contest "Reasonable Doubt". Prizes are involved.

Paul Messing gets tips on smart questions for the curious from detective David Drake, news director Will Murphy, radio host Gene Shay and Paul Stonaha, a student of physics. Each share techniques that work best for them for satisfying their curiosity.

Co-host Nora Young finds out about the link between feelings and curiosity.

We end the show with "Betty" by The Lascivious Biddies
The Biddies have been touring a lot the last few months (even a one-night-stand in Toronto early in June). These days, they're back in their hometown of New York playing gigs at Joe's Pub and gorging on maple syrup.

The Curiosity Cast is a Curiosity Inc. production.

Executive Producer: Karen Ward

Producer: Wayne MacPhail

A short promo that celebrates all things curious.