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Quirks and Quarks
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| Other names | Quirks |
| Genre | Science news |
| Running time | ca. 50 min. |
| Country |  Canada |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | CBC Radio One |
| Host(s) | Bob McDonald |
| Producer(s) | Jim Lebans Pat Senson |
| Executive producer(s) | Jim Handman |
| Recording studio | Toronto, Ontario |
| Air dates | October 8, 1975 – present |
| Audio format | Stereophonic |
| Website | http://www.cbc.ca/quirks |
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| Host(s) | Bob McDonald |
| Website | http://www.cbc.ca/quirks/ |
| Update Schedule | Weekly |
| Launch Date | Radio: October 8, 1975 Podcast: December 1993 |
| End Date | present |
| Genre | Newscast |
Quirks & Quarks (Quirks) is a Canadian weekly science and technology news program heard over CBC Radio One of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
Airing since October 8, 1975, Quirks & Quarks is consistently rated among the most popular of CBC programme offerings. The programme attracts over 500,000 listeners each Saturday from 12:00 to 13:00 UTC-5. The show is also heard on Radio Canada International shortwave transmissions, Minnesota Public Radio, and Sirius Satellite Radio.
Quirks and Quarks has offered listeners Internet audio streams and downloads using Au, Real Audio, MP3 and OGG formats since December 1993. In 2005, Quirks was the first major CBC show available as a podcast.
Hosts
- 1992– Bob McDonald
- 1979–1991 Jay Ingram
- 1975–1979 David Suzuki
- Quirks and Quarks Official website
- CBC archives Quirks and Quarks, episode one
- CBC Podcasting page
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