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MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2008 | ||
12:35am | Sheldon Kagan, from Sheldon Kagan International is has yet another project that he's working on. This one is called Salon des Affaires de Montreal which is coming up this September at Place Bonaventure. | |
1:05am | Barry Williams, better known as Greg Brady from The Brady Bunch has a new place for fans to meet online. It'called TheGregBradyProject powered by MyLifeBrand.com. | |
1:35am | At around the same time Jackie Robinson was making history in America’s pastime, another Black athlete was breaking down color barriers of her own.
Althea Gibson was the first Black American to be allowed to compete on the world tennis tour, and also became the first to win a Grand Slam title.
We talk about her and some of the other Black tennis pioneers with Larryette Kyle-DeBose and Cecil Harris, authors of
Charging The Net: A History of Blacks in Tennis from Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe to the Williams Sisters.
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2:05am | The song "Yes, We Have No Bananas" might actually become a true statement. We talk to Dan Koeppel, the author of Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World.
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2:35am | Today is Martin Luther King Day. In his honor we play one of the greatest speeches of all time. The "I Have A Dream" speech, given at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963. |
TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2008 | ||
12:35am | Peter Franklin, the Gabby Cabby, is in New York to share a slice of the Big Apple
from his yellow mobile conveyance lounge. He's also the author of the book Gabby Cabby: The Inside Scoop from New York's Last English-Speaking Cabdriver.
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1:05am | Half the fun of watching the Super Bowl is in catching the super sized (and priced) ads that run during the game, but Mark Stevens says companies that buy the inflated ad time are wasting their money.
He is the author of Your Marketing Sucks and God Is A Salesman.
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1:35am | Are you happy? Really happy? We talk about happiness with Andy Feld, author of Simple Happy: Finally Learning to Listen to Yourself.
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2:05am | Tea is more than just a little bag with leaves in it. We talk all things tea with Robert J. Heiss, the co-author of The Story Of Tea.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2008 | ||
12:35am | Lawyer Cindy Charness from the firm of Charness, Charness & Charness answers legal questions. (For more info check the Alpha-file under "Charness") | |
1:05am | Kevin O'Connell has been nominated for an Academy Award. This is his 20th nomination, but he has yet to win! His latest nomination, like the previous 19 are for sound mixing and is for the movie Transformers. We talk to him about his career and hopefully the fact that 20 times is the charm. | |
1:35am | Psychotherapist Ted Kuntz's life was altered dramatically when his five-month-old son Joshua became severely disabled. He shares his story and his book
Peace Begins With Me: An Inspirational Journey to End Suffering and Restore Joy.
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2:05am | Looking to move up in your job? We talk about job elevation with Donald Asher, author of Who Gets Promoted, Who Doesn't, And Why!
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2008 | ||
12:35am | Arnold Bennett, Director of the Housing Hotline, will be on to answer questions for tenants & landlords. (For more info check the Alpha-file under "Bennett") | |
1:05am | Financial Advisor David Edey, from The Wealth Management Group, is on to talk about the proper ways to invest, especially in these turbulent times and also share some tips for small business. Joining us will be Douglas Gray, author of The Canadian Snowbird Guide and Making Money in Real Estate. |
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2008 | ||
12:35am | Stuart Nulman is in with another edition of Book Banter. The reviewed books are:
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12:45am | Steve Walsh, with another segment of Steve Walsh: Our Man In The Heart Of America: Checking Out The Nation's Pulse. Find out what wacky things our Jefferson City, Missouri based correspondant has found in the U.S. | |
1:05am | Numerologist Agia Akal Singh Khalsa will be on to have a little fun with numbers plus tell a fable or two! Warning! For entertainment purposes only. No medical questions. | |
2:35am | Canada apparently is on a list of countries that Australians should be careful about when they travel. At least that's what an official Australian travel advisory site, www.smartraveller.gov.au said. We discuss our dangerous land with my namesake and Australian correspondent Peter Holder, the editor of Men's Style Australia. |
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