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Friday Special Blend
Friday December 18th, 2020 with Chris White
Hour 1: Eric Alper. Hour 2: Shawn Menard, Claude Latour (with Stephanie Cann)

In Hour 1, Chris chats with publicist par excellence Eric Alper, who is known online on *all* platforms as @ThatEricAlper. He is a 6-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week, a 16-time JUNO Award winner overseeing PR campaigns, and the host of @ThatEric Alper’s Show on SiriusXM, Channel 167 on the Canada Talks Channel. Eric shares some music picks and talks about his life-long love of music. Hour 2 starts with Councillor Shawn Menard describing whose needs were and were not met in the recently-passed City of Ottawa budget -- and why. As well, 'Big River' podcaster Stephanie Cann talks with visual artist, sculptor and musician Claude Latour about Ottawa's past, present and future.
* Hour 1 *
Interview with publicist Eric Alper, who is known online on *all* platforms as @ThatEricAlper. He is a 6-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week, a 16-time JUNO Award winner overseeing PR campaigns, and the host of @ThatEric Alper’s Show on SiriusXM, Channel 167 on the Canada Talks Channel. Eric shares some music picks and talks about his life-long love of music.
I Live on a White Cloud
Murray McLauchlan - . Canadian
Everyday
Tomato Tomato - It'll Come Around Canadian New
Little Saint
Tony D - Speak No Evil Canadian
New Suit
The Commotions - . Canadian
Pacing the Cage
Bruce Cockburn - The Charity of Night Canadian
Calling Out Your Name
Rick Fines & Suzie Vinnick - Nothing Halfway Canadian
Children Go Where I Send Thee
Fred Penner - Christmastime Canadian
As Long As I'm Dreaming
Laura Smith - As Long As I'm Dreaming Canadian New
* Hour 2 *
Councillor Shawn Menard delivers a short, fiery speech describing whose needs were and were not met in the recently-passed City of Ottawa budget -- and why.
Visual artist, sculptor and musician Claude Latour grew up in Eastview (now Vanier). He was commissioned to design the beautiful and popular 'moose antler' bench located beside the Flora Footbridge in the Glebe. The interview, conducted by Stephanie Cann, is an episode of the 'Big River' podcast developed with Monique Fuller, host of 'A Luta Continua' on CKCU.
'Tis the Season
Marianne Grittani - . Canadian
Interactive CKCU
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Claude Latour gives great interview! He's very interesting and...he speaks perfectly! Amazing! Thanks!

8:50 AM, December 18th, 2020