The Eyeopener
with David Gray
& Angela Knight

On today's podcast:

1. A registered dietician with some nutrition advice for marathon runners.

2. A historic presidential election is taking place in Egypt. We'll find out what's at stake for the country that helped launch the Arab Spring.

3. Our restaurant reviewer John Gilchrist checks out a new bakery-cafe on 4th Street SW.

More than eleven thousand people are expected run the Calgary Marathon this Sunday. One of the ways they'll be training for the race is by fuelling up.
Kim Wagner Jones is a registered dietician who works in Sports Medicine at the University of Calgary. She's also an experienced marathon runner.

We set up a few non-fragile items outside of our studios in anticipation of a Calgary man who holds three world records. All requiring the use a frisbee. His latest achievement involves knocking over 28 cans in one minute.
29-year-old Rob McLeod, AKA Frisbee Rob spoke with Jennifer Keene.
Rob also gave Angela Knight a demonstration of his frisbee skills.

The federal government is overhauling Canada's employment insurance system. Under the new rules, Canadians who are deemed to be frequent EI collectors will face stricter restrictions.
Some people may even be forced to take a significant pay cut or find work outside their fields.
The changes also give Human Resources Minister Diane Finely the power to make new rules without parliamentary approval.
For more on the debate over the limits of ministerial power we reached Patrick Boyer, author of the book "Just Trust Us:  The Erosion of Accountability in Canada". He's also a former Conservative MP.

On today's podcast:

1. China is selling off more shale gas blocks for development, but foreign companies are shut out from the bidding. We'll find out if Canada and the Alberta oilpatch are getting a fair deal.

2. Calgary soccer star Owen Hargreaves has been released from Manchester City signaling what could be the end of his premier soccer career. We'll talk with the coach who discovered him in Calgary more than fifteen years ago.

3. David spoke with the new speaker of the Alberta legislature, Gene Zwozdesky.  

For the first time in 15 years, the Alberta legislature will have a new speaker.
Former cabinet minister Gene Zwozdesky won the post taking over from the long-serving Ken Kowalski. The Tory MLA for Edmonton-Mill Creek won the secret ballot against Liberal House Leader Laurie Blakeman.
Gene Zwozdesky spoke with David Gray.