The boys are back in town and The Hour returns to Canada with a wild and crazy week of guests.
Monday, February 25th
He's one of Canada's high profile defense lawyers with clients like Conrad Black, Karlheinz Schreiber and Robert Latimer. He's also the vice-president of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, a vocal support of Israel and he hosted a CBC show "The Scales of Justice" in the '80s. Eddie Greenspan is on the show.
Alex Roy sits down with George on The Hour tonight to talk cars, rallies and breaking world records. In 2006, he did what few thought was possible, he drove across the United States in 31 hours and 4 minutes. He's also well known for his crazy stunts at the Gumball 3000 rallies and he just released a new book last fall, The Driver: My Dangerous Pursuit of Speed and Truth in the Outlaw Racing World.Tuesday, February 26th
In his first role, Billy Douglas on the daily soap opera One Life to Live he caused quite the commotion in daytime TV land, playing the first ever gay teen on a daily soap opera. He then went on to play a variety of roles in Due South, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Crash and the upcoming Chaos. Ryan Phillippe is on The Hour.
Wednesday, February 27
Tools in hand, he's the home owner's super hero. His show Holmes on Homes has exposed one bad renovation job after another since going on the air in 2003. Frustrated with the state of the industry after one of his rescues meant tearing down the whole house, he started The Holmes Foundation to encourage more young people to take up the building trades and to help home owners struggling to fix their homes. Fixing the world, one home at a time, Mike Holmes drops in to The Hour.
Taking the statement "You are what you eat" to the next level, author Michael Pollan is scheduled to tape in The Hour studios on Wednesday. His recent book, "In Defence of Food: The Eater's Manifesto", casts a spotlight on the plight of food. Real food, like what our grandparents ate. Pollan claims that most of what we eat these days is Frakenfood... the result of food scientists playing in the laboratory, and that this crafted food is hurting us more than helping us. George's been talking about this book over the past few weeks, and how it just might change the way he looks at food.Thursday, February 28
Fresh off his second NBA All-Star start, Chris Bosh plays a big part of the Toronto Raptor's amazing recovery last season, that resulted in bringing Toronto their first championship banner ever. Off the court, Bosh founded the Chris Bosh Foundation, aimed at bringing physical activity into the lives of youth. Chris Bosh drops in to chat with George on the Thursday's show.And in other news...
Tune into the Strombo Show next Sunday, March 3rd, because George's in studio guests will be Gogol Bordello. Tune in 5-8 EST, 2-5 PST on the Corus Radio Network.
And finally, if you're interesting in helping CAMH's (Centre for Addictionand Mental Health) work to remove the stigma associated with mental health, there are still tickets available for their second annual Queen Street Unmasked happening February 27th. Tickets are $150 dollars and the evening's entertainment includes K-OS and Serena Ryder. With art auctions and a grand unmasking, the evening will be hosted by George.
Happy Leap Year!
