For Immediate Release – August 7, 2015

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Monday, August 10

• The British are Coming: Mike Ford and Murray Foster creators of The Cocksure Lads bring their indie sounds to the AM Soundstage and discuss their movie that debuted in Canadian Indie Film series across the country.
• Parental Discretion is Advised: CANADA AM medical expert Marla Shapiro joins the AM Parenting Panel offering advice to new parents.
• Getting Toasty: Before Canadian Andrew Clumpus heads to Las Vegas to compete against 95 renowned speakers at the Toastmasters International speech contest, the 26- year-old discusses how he prepares for a rousing speech.

Tuesday, August 11

• Knead to Know: Straight from the pages of Ricardo Magazine, Quebec’s own, Chef Ricardo Larrivée demonstrates how to create banana bread with maple crumble. The celebrity chef also serves up chicken and wild rice salad, and Greek salad sandwiches from his “A Month of Sandwiches” feature.
• Running the Show: Plus-sized cover girl Erica Schenk has been a runner for 10 years. Today, the curvy athlete shares her most significant strides to date and her thoughts on her cover spread featured in the August edition of Women’s Running.

Wednesday, August 12

• Stop the Perez: Gossip kingpin Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr., better known as Perez Hilton, joins AM to discuss the latest celebrity gossip and his role as Danny Tanner in National Lampoon presents “Full House! The Musical Parody!”.
• Taking a Stand: Toronto criminal lawyer, Boris Bytensky joins CANADA AM to discuss the first witness in the Mike Duffy trial, former chief of staff to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Nigel Wright
• Lesley Pike: The Canadian singer-songwriter that blurs the lines between genres takes to the AM soundstage to showcase her talent with hits from her new album, November.

Thursday, August 13

• In the Veginning: Vegan chef Doug McNish provides some tips to host the perfect vegan BBQ, while sharing recipes from his new book Vegan Everyday.
• Heeling Touch: CANADA AM learns the history of men in heels with a visit to the Bata Shoe Museum’s “Standing Tall: The Curious History of Men in Heels” exhibit.
• And a Performance to Boot: Alan Mingo Jr., shares his experiences in the role as Lola, the performer who sports the iconic red boots in the smash hit musical Kinky Boots .Then, AJ Bridel performs Cyndi Lauper’s “History of Wrong Guys” on the AM Soundstage. 

Friday, August 14

• The Men From U.N.C.L.E: Richard Crouse  recaps his interview in London with  Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer and sharers some intelligence on the anticipated summer spy hit, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
• The Gift of Cob: BBQ expert Naz Cavallaro serves up a perfect summer side dish and cottage favourite – corn on the cob.