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==Features== When Young was its host, ''DNTO'' was a magazine-style show focusing on popular entertainment, containing features on pop-culture phenomena, movie, video and music reviews,<ref name=ut /> as well as music and concert segments, comedy sketches by [[Elyse Friedman]], and biographical features on entertainment and pop culture figures. Contributors during this era included [[Ross Porter (Canadian broadcaster)|Ross Porter]] (who sometimes filled in as host), [[Rex Murphy]], [[Mary Walsh (actress)|Mary Walsh]], [[Laurie Brown (broadcaster)|Laurie Brown]] and [[Guy Maddin]].<ref name=ending/> With Lee in the host chair, ''DNTO'' would gradually evolve in scope, transitioning by the second half of the 2000s from its former pop culture and entertainment focus to one that emphasized light [[documentary]] and storytelling. Each episode's wide-ranging focus would also evolve so that the segments would pertain to a specific aspect of modern life. For example, an episode might have a thematic focus on [[etiquette]], [[fear]], [[listening]], interpersonal conflict, [[food]] or [[small talk]]. On-location profiles would also be among the episode themes, including a post-[[Hurricane Katrina]] visit to [[New Orleans]] in 2006<ref name=ending/> and a 2015 visit to the northern [[Manitoba]] community of [[Pukatawagan]].<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/radio/dnto/dntonorth-stories-from-pukatawagan-1.2950352/dntonorth-joseph-caribou-at-home-1.2961583 ''DNTO'' Pukatawagan episode] from CBC.ca</ref> Celebrity and expert interviews would remain, as would the music segments, but they would also focus on the episode's theme rather than being strictly promotional in nature. Remote segments and on-the-street interviews tying to the episode theme would also be included, along with first-person audio essays. A rotating stable of regular contributors β including comedian [[Candy Palmater]], journalist [[Kaj Hasselriis]] and CBC Radio personalities Acey Rowe, [[Jane Farrow]] and [[Grant Lawrence]] β would also contribute their own themed segments. In part to allow listeners to share their own related stories, a weekday offshoot of ''DNTO'' was established. Titled ''Your DNTO'', the show aired on Tuesday afternoons. While the weekday show would sometimes include content repeated from the weekend show, the weekday show's primary emphasis was dedicated to airing stories submitted by listeners, who could record and upload their own contributions for possible broadcast to the ''DNTO'' website.
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