Fresh Air
with Mary Ito

0730 Michel Berube moved to Toronto from his native Quebec at the beginning of the 21st century because he wanted to learn English AND further his career as a singer. Now that he's fluently bilingual, Michel has released a new album that's entirely IN French. And he joined guest host Karen Gordon to talk about his influences and some of his musical adventures to date.
Listen (runs 12:27)
NOTE: Music clearance restrictions prohibit inclusion of music originally contained in this item.
Michel will launch his new album, Hymnes A L'Amour at Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto on May 24th.
There's more information on Michel's website.

0800 Wondering what wine to order with your meal in a fine restaurant? Citizen Talin---AKA Talin Vartanian---can help you make your selection.
You can hear Talin's conversation with Karen at Citizen Talin's column.

0830 Longtime journalist Zuhair Kashmeri joined Karen to talk about his father, Aghajani, who became a Bollywood film legend in his homeland of India. Zuhair has told that story in a new film about Aghajani, called The Golden Pen.
The Golden Pen will air tonight (May 20) on OMNI 2.
For more information about the film and Aghajani Kashmeri, please visit the The Golden Pen
The audio for this item will be posted on the following Tuesday.

Here are Danielle's What's On selections:

Ottawa River Festival/Ottawa
Bluewater Astronomical Society/Southampton
Garrison Weekend Re-enactment/Prescott

Would you like us to feature YOUR event? Let us know about it!
Just click on What's On to send us the information.

The audio for some/all of these items will be available immediately after the show in a re-posted version of the programme entry for this day and date

0730 Michel Berube moved to Toronto from his native Quebec at the beginning of the 21st century because he wanted to learn English AND forward his career as a singer. Now that's he's fluently bilingual, Michel has released a new album that's entirely IN French. And he joined guest host Karen Gordon to talk about his influences and some of his musical adventures to date.
Michel will launch his new album, Hymnes A L'Amour at Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto on May 24th.
There's more information on Michel's website.

0800 Wondering what wine to order with your meal in a fine restaurant? Citizen Talin---AKA Talin Vartanian---can help you make your selection.
You can hear Talin's conversation with Karen at Citizen Talin's column.

0830 Longtime journalist Zuhair Kashmeri joined Karen to talk about his father, Aghajani, who became a Bollywood film legend in his homeland of India. Zuhair has told that story in a new film about Aghajani, called The Golden Pen.
The Golden Pen will air tonight (May 20) on OMNI 2.
For more information about the film and Aghajani Kashmeri, please visit the The Golden Pen
The audio for this item will be posted on the following Tuesday.

0730 Outdoors author Kevin Callan joined guest host Karen Gordon to talk about wilderness etiquette. That's the fine line that separates nature enthusiasts from the party-hearty crowd in Ontario's parks. And it's a line that can turn ugly at times....
Listen (runs 10:13)
Kevin's latest book is a revised version of The Happy Camper---An Essential Guide To Life Outdoors. It's published by Firefly.
If getting away from it all is your goal, check out Kevin's Happy Camper website.

0800 The Victoria Day weekend is the unofficial beginning of gardening season. Fresh Air's favourite gardener, Marjorie Harris, joined Karen to offer an assessment of spring gardening conditions and also some green thumb advice. You can visit Marjorie's website for more gardening wisdom.
The audio for this item will be posted on the following Tuesday.

0830 Chef and author Rob Rainford has a new book. It's called Born To Grill. And Rob gave Karen his views on the do's and don't of barbecuing when he joined her.
Listen (runs 14:43)
Born To Grill is published by Random House.
There's more on the book and the author at Rob's website.

Here are Danielle's What's On selections:

Once Upon A Time at Black Creek Pioneer Village/Toronto
Bread & Cheese Day/Six Nations near Brantford
Cobourg Music Experience

Would you like us to feature YOUR event? Let us know about it!
Just click on What's On to send us the information.

The audio for some/all of these items will be available immediately after the show in a re-posted version of the programme entry for this day and date
0730 Outdoors author Kevin Callan joined guest host Karen Gordon to talk about wilderness etiquette. That's the fine line that separates nature enthusiasts from the party-hearty crowd in Ontario's parks. And it's a line that can turn ugly at times....
Kevin's latest book is a revised version of The Happy Camper---An Essential Guide To Life Outdoors. It's published by Firefly.
If getting away from it all is your goal, check out Kevin's Happy Camper website.

0800 The Victoria Day weekend is the unofficial beginning of gardening season. Fresh Air's favourite gardener, Marjorie Harris, joined Karen to offer an assessment of spring gardening conditions and also some green thumb advice. You can visit Marjorie's website for more gardening wisdom.
The audio for this item will be posted on the following Tuesday.

0830 Chef and author Rob Rainford has a new book. It's called Born To Grill. And Rob gave Karen his views on the do's and don't of barbecuing when he joined her.
Born To Grill is published by Random House.
There's more on the book and the author at Rob's website.

0730 Toronto photographers Oliver Pauk and Zach Slootsky are digitally documenting motels in Niagara Falls that, having flourished more than 50 years ago, are now in danger of disappearing. Some of their photos are part of Toronto's Contact Photography Exhibition. Oliver and Zach joined guest host Sean Foley to tell him why they feel it's important to capture these images with their cameras.
Listen (runs 7:48)
You can take a virtual tour of the Motels Of Niagara Falls exhibition at Contact on the Motels Of Canada website.
For more info about visiting the Toronto exhibition in person, visit the
Contact Photography Festival website.
And you can learn more about the photographers at
Oliver Pauk's and Zach Slootsky's websites.

0800 She's an artist AND a mom. Her name is Darlene Cole. And---on Mother's Day---she joined Sean to talk about balancing her two careers.
Listen (runs 10:29)
Darlene's latest show of oil paintings, In Blush Time, will open at Montreal's Galerie de Bellefeuille on June 30 and at Toronto's Bau-Xi Gallery in December, 2012.
You can view her art at Darlene's website.

0830 The band is called Monkey House ...but Monkey House is really musician Don Breithaupt. He's a one-man music machine---composer, arranger, producer, instrumentalist and vocalist. Although he DID invite all kinds of musical friends to help out on his new Monkey House recording, Headquarters. Don joined Sean to talk about it.
Listen (runs 10:51)
NOTE: Music clearance restrictions prohibit inclusion of music originally contained in this item.
The launch concert for Headquarters is May 15th at The Orbit Room in Toronto.
Check the Monkey House Facebook page for more information.

Here are Danielle's What's On selections:

Salon de Livre/Sudbury
Queen's Diamond Jubilee Tea Party/Burlington
Mother's Day Bike Challenge/Toronto to Ottawa

Would you like us to feature YOUR event? Let us know about it!
Just click on What's On to send her the information.

0730 World Music columnist Reuben Maan brought a mystery musician in to talk about whe4n he joinede guest host Sean Foley this weekend. You can hear who when you go to his column. It's as close as---wait for it---clicking Reuben's column.

0800 Mother's Day is tomorrow (May 13) and some people will visit a bookstore to search for a gift for mom. But what they see may surprise them. That's because bookstores' visions of mom in 2012 may not jibe with reality. At least, that's Erin Balser of CBC Books' view...and she joined Sean to elaborate.
Listen (runs 6:57)
For Erin's Mother's Day reading suggestions and lots of literary news, check out the CBC Books website.

0830 Want to do something really out of the ordinary this weekend? Why not give skydiving a try. Three enthusiasts did their best to convince Sean. CBC meteorologist Nick Czrenkovich flies the jump plane at Skydive Ganonoque. He and skydivers Will McCarthy and Michelle Matte-Stotyn made their case just before they prepared for take-off.
Listen (runs 13:07)
If you'd like to know more about skydiving, visit the Skydive Ganonoque website.
The audio for this item will be posted on the following Monday.