Fresh Air
with Mary Ito

0730 Stephen Leacock's Sunshine Sketches Of A Little Town is coming to television. And one of the actors in the CBC production is Jill Hennessy. She plays Leacock's mother in this unusual adapatation...which weaves Leacock's real life into those of his characters. Jill joined Mary to talk about what's in store.
Listen (runs 8:29)
Sunshine Sketches Of A Little Town airs tonight (Feb 12) on CBC Televison at 8:00 p.m.
Get all the details at the CBC TV website.

0800 She was a slave who gained her freedom...and then brought more than seventy other slaves to Canada along the Underground Railroad. Her name was Harriet Trubman and she's the subject of a new book by Rosemary Sadlier. Rosemary joined Mary to talk about this remarkable woman,
Harriet Tubman: Freedom Seeker, Freedom Leader is published by Dundurn Press.
Learn more about the book at the
Dundurn website.
Rosemary is also president of the Ontario Black History Society. You can find out more about its activities at the OBHS website
The audio for this item will be posted on the following Tuesday.

0830 Unjunk Your Junk Food is a new book that offers healthy alternatives to conventional snacks. Lisa Tsakos and Andrea Donsky---two of the three authors---joined Mary Ito to talk about what they learned when they "deconstructed" many of the most popular snacks and beverages.
Unjunk Your Junk Food is published by Gallery Books and distributed in Canada by Simon and Schuster.
You can learn more about the book at the Simon and Schuster website.
The audio for this item will be posted on the following Tuesday.

Here are Mariel's What's On selections:

Ottawa Winterlude

Aurora: Story Quilts, The Threads That Bind Us

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The audio for some/all of these items will be posted immediately after the show

0730 Unjunk Your Junk Food is a new book that offers healthy alternatives to conventional snacks. Two of the three authors joined Mary Ito to talk about what they learned when they "deconstructed" many of the most popular snacks and beverages.
Unjunk Your Junk Food is published by Gallery Books and distributed in Canada by Simon and Schuster.
You can learn more about the book at the Simon and Schuster website.
The audio for this item will be posted on the following Tuesday.

0800 She was a slave who gained her freedom...and then brought more than seventy other slaves to Canada along the Underground Railroad. Her name was Harriet Trubman and she's the subject of a new book by Rosemary Sadlier. Rosemary joined Mary to talk about this remarkable woman,
Harriet Tubman: Freedom Seeker, Freedom Leader is published by Dundurn Press.
Learn more about the book at the
Dundurn website.
The audio for this item will be posted on the following Tuesday.

0830 Stephen Leacock's Sunshine Sketches Of A Little Town is coming to television. And one of the actors in the CBC production is Jill Hennessy. She plays Leacock's mother in this unusual adapatation...which weaves Leacock's real life into those of his characters. Jill joined Mary to talk about what's in store.
Sunshine Sketches Of A Little Town airs tonight (Feb 12) on CBC Televison at 8:00 p.m.
Get all the details at the
CBC TV website.

0630 World Music columnist Reuben Maan joined Mary Ito to preview a concert by the Israeli singer Yasmin Levy. The details are as close as Reuben's column.

0700 Laugh Out Loud Presents takes place on Thursday (Feb 16) at Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto. It features comedians Dave Merheje, Ali Hassan, Keith Pedro and Gilson Lubin. You can get ticket information at the Laugh Out Loud website.

0730 Tia Brazda has just unveiled her first recording. It's an EP called Cabin Fever . And the ex-Vancouverite says she had to come to Toronto to find a home for her mix of musical styles. Tia came into the Fresh Air studio to talk with Mary and play some tracks from the recording.
Listen (runs 12:17)
NOTE: Music clearance restrictions prohibit inclusion of music originally contained in this item.
Tia will launch her EP--- Cabin Fever ---at The Cadillac Lounge in Toronto tonight (Feb 11). Showtime is 9:00 pm. All the details are on Tia's website.

0800 Valentine's Day is almost here. What better way to say "I love you" than with a good book,.. But choosing the right read for your sweetie can be a challenge. Erin Balser from CBC Books and her partner, Matt Elliott, shared their literary ups and downs with Mary.
Listen. (runs 7:55)
There's lots about books and other literary topics at the CBC Books website.

0830 It's called Big Chill marketing. It's the use of hit songs by advertisers. And it's Terry O'Relly's topic this weekend on Under The Influence. Terry gave Mary a sneak "listen".
Listen (runs 13:14)
Under The Influence airs Saturdays at 11:30 am on CBC Radio One...and repeats the following Monday, also at 11:30 am.
Get the full story about the show at the Under The Influence website...and take time to check out Terry's website, too.

Here are Mariel's What's On selections:

Toronto Rhubarb Festival

Toronto Zoo: Valentine's Weekend

Cobourg Winter Festival

Cobourg Heart for the Hospital

Cobourg An Evening with C.S. Lewis

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Just click on What's On to send her information about your event .

The audio for some/all of these items will be posted immediately after the show

0630 World Music columnist Reuben Maan joined Mary Ito to preview a concert by the Israeli singer Yasmin Levy. The details are as close as Reuben's column.

0730 Tia Brazda has just unveiled her first recording. It's an EP called Cabin Fever . And the ex-Vancouverite says she had to come to Toronto to find a home for her mix of musical styles. Tia came into the Fresh Air studio to talk with Mary Ito and play some tracks from the recording.
Tia will launch her EP--- Cabin Fever ---at The Cadillac Lounge in Toronto tonight (Feb 11). Showtime is 9:00 pm. All the details are on Tia's website.

0800 Valentine's Day is almost here. What better way to say "I love you" than with a good book,.. But choosing the right read for your sweetie can be a challenge. Erin Balser from CBC Books and her partner, Matt Elliott, shared their literary ups and downs with Mary.
There's lots about books and other literary topics at the CBC Books website.

0830 It's called Big Chill marketing. It's the use of hit songs by advertisers. And it's Terry O'Relly's topic this weekend on Under The Influence. Terry gave Mary a sneak "listen".
Under The Influence airs Saturdays at 11:30 am on CBC Radio One...and repeats the following Monday, also at 11:30 am.
Get the full story about the show at the Under The Influence website...and take time to check out Terry's website, too.

0730 Music guy Mark Rheaume brought in an early Valentine's Day gift for Mary Ito when he made his monthly visit to Fresh Air. He profiled three female singer-songwriters whose recordings had caught his ear of late. You can learn who they were by visiting Mark's column.

0800 Pain affects everyone at some point...but in different ways. And treatment of pain poses many challenges for doctors. Fresh Air's Your Health columnist, Dr. Mike Evans, took Mary through the labyinth of pain diagnosis and management. You can hear that conversation by going to Dr. Mike's column.

0830 She came to Toronto to start a new life. But she had to go to the Yukon to learn what this country is really about. Her name is Manjushree Thapa. And she joined Mary to talk about a journey that began in her homeland of Nepal and eventually took her to Canada's Far North.
Listen (runs 11:38)
Manjushree's latest book is Seasons Of Flight , which is published by Penguin Books.
Learn more about her writing at Manjushree's website.