SATURDAY August 20

0730 Tim Porter and Andre Morin are the brains behind Tweed: The Musical . They're writer/director and composer/music director respectively. The show premiered last year in its namesake...but now it's on stage in Toronto. And Tim and Andre joined guest host Karen Gordon to tell her why.
Listen (runs 10:56)
Tweed: The Musical is playing at The Papermill Theatre in Toronto until August 27.
All the details are on the Tweed: The Musical website.

0800 Fresh Air's consumer columnist Talin Vartanian joined Mary Ito
to talk about charitable donations. Visit the Citizen Talin website to hear that conversation.

0830 Water safety is on everyone's minds this summer. An alarmingly-high number of people have died while swimming in Ontario's lakes and rivers. Barbara Byers from the Lifesaving Society joined Karen to explore the reasons why this is happening and offer suggestions for staying safe in the water.
For more information, visit the Lifesaving Society website.
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