CBC Homerun

Please note that "Homerun" has been replaced with "Let's go with Sabrina Marandola". Same time slot, new host, new show. Follow us at @letsgocbc.

In a bold move British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has prorogued Parliament. What does this mean with two months to go before Brexit? @EamonONeil unpacks it.

We speak with Montrealer director Stacey Tenenbaum about her new film "Pipe Dreams". It's making its Montreal premiere tomorrow night at the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul. Check out the trailer here: youtube.com/watch?v=UP52F7…

Check out more on the books for this week here! cbc.ca/news/canada/mo…

Coming up on Homerun -- we are talking books with Heather and Arizona O'Neill.

Universities are there to meet and support students at any stage of life and #learning. Hear what drew Betsy Thomas back to @Concordia for her Masters in Human Systems Intervention on @cbcHomerun today around 4:50 pm. #PSE @univcan @FASConcordia

Tune into @cbcHomerun this afternoon to hear from @UQAM student @younesboukala (Montreal's youngest-ever city councillor) and @Concordia student Betsy Thomas (making a major career switch at 61) on why they're headed back to university this fall! #ProudOfU2019✨

Coming up on Homerun -- Montreal's Hot Tramp music festival kicks off tomorrow evening. We'll speak with a local musician and organizer of the festival. Check out details for the festival here! facebook.com/h0t.tramp/

Still to come on Homerun... Are you a glass if half empty or a glass is half full kind of person? A new study says optimism is associated with longevity. We'll dig in the study with @psiwisdom

Coming up on Homerun -- Political parties are revealing their campaign slogans ahead of the fall federal election. @lindsayFG joins us to talk about the key messages their sending to voters.

The World Press Photo Exhibition 2019 is on in Montreal starting this week. It showcases some of the best photos of the last year, taken by photojournalists from around the world. Check out the link for more details here! worldpressphoto.org/calendar/world…

Shingles is a painful rash most common in older adults. It can be prevented by a vaccine. A study in @CMAJ tells if the vaccine is cost effective. @NightshiftMD has the results -- that's coming up on Homerun.

Sikh teacher moves to B.C. over Quebec law banning religious symbols in public-sector jobs cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

Coming up on Homerun - Why is Spider-Man's future in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in question? @JustSayRad explains the dustup between Disney & Sony over the webslinger & what it could mean for fans. #SpiderMan

We speak with Amrit Kaur about her decisions to move to B.C to teach because of Quebec's new religious symbols law cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

Coming up on Homerun, we look into why there are so many fires in the Amazon and what can be done about it? We'll ask @cpeartree

Up next on Homerun-- Prepping for the G7. We'll talk to @brianleecrowley of @MLInstitute about the significance of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's visit to Ottawa.

In the last half hour of the show, we talk about how much of a connection is there between hate groups and the military in Canada? @mcaleer gives us his perspective

Still to come on Homerun -- A new #Vegan ETF is set to launch in September. CBC Money Columnist @brucesellery will be here to talk about how to invest in the plant-based diet trend

Coming up on Homerun -- it's books day! We talk to our columnist Jonathan Cheung about his picks this month cbc.ca/news/canada/mo…