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University of Michigan Afro-American literature and culture professor Michael Awkward discusses his new book, Burying Don Imus: Anatomy of a Scapegoat (University of Minnesota Press, 2009), with Imus in the Morning listener Joseph Planta; they discuss the 2007 firing of talk personality Don Imus over comments about the Rutgers women’s basketball team which ignited a firestorm over race, free speech and language in America.
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The bestselling novelist and former Toronto Star columnist Linwood Barclay discusses his new book, Fear the Worst (Doubleday, 2009), with Joseph Planta; they discuss the gripping novel about a dad whose daughter vanishes, the Today Show, Margaret Laurence, and more.
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The economist and commentator Brian Lee Crowley, president of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, discusses his new book Fearful Symmetry: The Fall and Rise of Canada’s Founding Values (Key Porter, 2009), with Joseph Planta.
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Dr. Jeremy Friedman, Division Head of Paediatric Medicine at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children and an Associate Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Toronto discusses his new book Canada’s Toddler Care Book: A Complete Guide from 1 to 5 Years Old (Robert Rose, 2009), with Joseph Planta.
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TSN’s Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie discusses his new book Hockey Dad: True Confessions of a (Crazy?) Hockey Parent with Anjan Chaklader, filling in for Joseph Planta.
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The noted activist and author Craig Kielburger discusses his life’s work fighting child labour throughout the world, as well as We Day in Vancouver, Tuesday, 29 September 2009, and his new book The World Needs Your Kid: How to Raise Children Who Care and Contribute (Me to We, and Greystone, 2009), with Joseph Planta.
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The bestselling author and Georgetown linguistics professor Deborah Tannen discusses her new book, You Were Always Mom’s Favorite!: Sisters in Conversation Throughout Their Lives (Random House, 2009), with Joseph Planta.
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For Canada Day, Joseph Planta’s conversation with the broadcaster and writer Jowi Taylor on the remarkable Six String Nation guitar he put together with 64 pieces of physical Canadian history, all recounted in a new book Six String Nation: 64 Pieces, 6 Strings, 1 Canada, 1 Guitar (Douglas & McIntyre, 2009).
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The novelist and journalist Jim Lynch discusses his new novel, Border Songs (Knopf, 2009), with Joseph Planta.
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North Toronto Family Court judge Mr. Justice Harvey Brownstone discusses his new book, Tug of War: A Judge’s Verdict on Separation, Custody Battles, and the Bitter Realities of Family Court (ECW Press, 2009), with Joseph Planta.
