About the Author
Cyrus Farivar
سیروس فریور
English: [suh-ROOS FAR-ih-var]
Persian: [see-ROOS-eh fàr-ee-VÀR]
Freelance Technology Journalist
Freelance Radio Reporter/Producer
Author, "The Internet of Elsewhere"
cfarivar [at] cfarivar [dot] org
Current location: Bonn, GermanyTwitter
CBC Archive
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Cyrus on: CBC’s Spark (May 23, 2010)
Posted on May 25, 2010 | No CommentsDear Friends, I’ve been informed that my piece on getting my 88-year-old grandmother her first cell phone is on Spark this week! It will be available on CBC Radio 1 at the following times: Sunday afternoons on CBC Radio One at 1:05/1:35 NT (4:05 PT)... -
Cyrus on: CBC’s Spark
Posted on February 15, 2010 | No CommentsDear Friends, I’ve been informed that my piece on password sharing in relationships is on this week. It will be available on CBC Radio 1 at the following times: Sunday afternoons on CBC Radio One at 1:05/1:35 NT (4:05 PT) Tuesday afternoons on CBC Radio... -
Cyrus on: CBC’s Spark and TVO’s Search Engine
Posted on February 1, 2010 | No CommentsI’m a little behind on keeping up with my own work these days. I’ve been busy with getting ready for Germany, a book deadline and some personal issues lately. That said, I’m tearing things up north of the border. I was interviewed by the ever... -
November 29: Cyrus on CBC’s Spark
Posted on November 28, 2009 | 1 CommentDear Friends, I’ve been informed that my piece on the world’s first custom-designed Islamic search engine, IMHalal.com, is airing this week on CBC’s Spark! It will be available on CBC Radio 1 at the following times: Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m. (12:00 NT) Saturdays at 4:00... -
CBC Spark – Cyrus reports on twittering taco trucks
Posted on September 11, 2009 | No CommentsAmigos, this weekend marks the premiere of the third season of CBC’s (that’s the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, folks) tech culture show, “Spark.” They’ve got a new time slot (Starting September 13: Sunday afternoons on CBC Radio One at 1:05/1:35 NT (4:05 PT) and/or Tuesday afternoons... -
May 20: Cyrus on CBC’s Spark
Posted on May 20, 2009 | 1 CommentDear Friends, I’ve been informed that my radio commentary on how the Internet made me “culturally lazy” while living in France is airing this week on CBC’s Spark! It will be available on CBC Radio 1 at the following times: Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m. (12:00... -
April 27: Cyrus on CBC’s Search Engine
Posted on April 27, 2009 | 1 CommentI had the honor of being interviewed (again!) by Jesse Brown on his CBC show, “Search Engine“, to talk about Iranian blogging and to (again) provide an update on the Hossein Derakhshan situation. You can download the podcast here. -
March 17: Cyrus on CBC’s Spark
Posted on March 17, 2009 | 1 CommentDear Friends, I’ve been informed that my radio piece on the recent LIFT conference that I attended in Geneva is airing tomorrow on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. That’s right, my radio career has gone international! It will be available on your local CBC station at... -
CBC Spark: Cyrus Farivar’s full interview with Vint Cerf, father of the internet
Posted on March 15, 2009 | No CommentsAs a little preview to my appearance this week on CBC’s Spark, the team up in Toronto has posted a 35-minute interview that I did with Vint Cerf a couple weeks ago while at the LIFT conference in Geneva. The full podcast should be available... -
January 26: Cyrus on CBC’s Search Engine
Posted on January 26, 2009 | 1 CommentI had the honor of being interviewed (again!) by Jesse Brown on his CBC show, “Search Engine“, to talk about Iranian blogging and to provide an update on the Hossein Derakhshan situation. You can download the podcast, once Toronto wakes up, here. Update (6:34 am...
