SATURDAY April 23

0730 The book is called Cocktail Party Economics. Its author is Evie Adomait. She's a professor of economics at the University of Guelph. And Evie joined Mary Ito to talk about how various aspects of economics apply to our daily lives.
Listen (runs 13:28) to their conversation.
Evie's book is published by Pearson Canada.
Learn more about it at Evie's website.

0800 Have you checked gasoline prices recently? They just keep going up...and up. But are soaring fuel costs changing the way we drive...both on weekends and in general? Mark Richardson from The Toronto Star's Wheels section joined Mary to tackle that topic.
Listen (runs 9:41) to Mark and Mary.
And for more auto-related info, visit the
Wheels website.

0830 Mairlyn Smith knows food. She also knows comedy. She's both a home economist and an alumnus of the Second City comedy troupe. And she brings both backgrounds to her new cookbook, Healthy Starts Here. Marilyn joined Mary to talk about healthy eating...that's fun.
Listen (runs 12:53)
Healthy Starts Here is published by Whitecap Books. You can learn more about it at Mairlyn's website. That's where you'll also find the recipe for the chocolate brownies!!!!!