Starting with Sunday

For the Week of March 9 th to March 14
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If you haven't already, don't forget to turn forward your clocks an hour for Daylight Savings Time!

George is in Los Angeles this weekend, but if he can get a flight out of LA as planned, he will be live on
The Strombo Show this Sunday 5 pm EST.

There are about 10 hours to spare between arrival home and show time but with the snow here in Toronto it may be a close thing.

Don't you just love that scarf?

On the Strombo Show this Sunday, George talks to Yoav.... check them out on their myspace link they may be playing in a town near you soon.

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The Hour

News from the set of The Hour: they have a new look and new merchandise! If you attend a taping of the show, you can purchase your fill of new Hour merchandise right outside the studio.

Left to Right: The new mug, the new T-Shirt and a new look to the set.

Last week, on Round One of Greatest Thing Ever "Sex versus the Wheel", Sex won by a landslide. George is very proud of you.

Round Two this week, "Democracy vs Sleep"

Don't forget to vote for 'em at http://cbc.ca/thehour

Monday March 10 th on The Hour

Hip-hop artist RZA

RZA is the Wu-Tang Clan’s chief producer.

Also known as the Abbott, Prince Rakeem, Rzarector, Bobby Steels and Bobby Digital. He was born as Robert Diggs.

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Major General Patrick Cammaert

Division Commander of the UN peacekeeping forces in Eastern Congo.

Tuesday march 11

Actress, spokesperson and subject of gossip, is here to talk about her new memoir.
Valerie Bertinelli

Hungry?
If you want to hear about food fights, Raj Patel knows all about it.

Wednesday March 12

Just when I though I Thought I’d Seen Everything

Canadian songsmith Bryan Adams sits down with George to talk about his career and new release.

Plus

New * Documentary filmmaker Peter Raymont talks about his latest film that looks at the Canadian Tar Sands.

Thursday March 13

New *Starbuck aka Katee Sackhoff from Battlestar Galactica will be visiting.

A spotlight on Dr. Samantha Nutt with her work for War Child Canada.
According to UN estimates, there are at least 300,000 child soldiers worldwide, says Dr. Samantha Nutt, executive director of War Child Canada.

"Kids make great combatants, and I say that with great despair," Dr. Nutt says. "They are compliant, they are easily intimidated, they'll take risks, they follow instructions and they can be brutalized into submission."

Friday is the best of the week and sometimes from other weeks...