Kevin and Trudie

About the show

Email Kevin at: kevin.holden@cjad.com

Email Trudie at: trudie.mason@cjad.com

Email their producer Yolande Ramsey at: yolande.ramsey@cjad.com

Because your family is the Work that's Worth It! Because they are a husband-and-wife team, Trudie Mason and Kevin Holden bring a special chemistry to issues that matter to your family Monday-Friday from 2-4PM. "Chemistry" because sometimes things explode. Sometimes things fume. Sometimes they get along just fine like oil and water.

The show's focus is family and childrearing issues, entertainment and lifestyle topics - plus the offbeat and off-the-beaten track stories you won't hear anywhere else. From toilet training to UFO spotting, daycare to hair care, movies, books and comedy - Friday's you're invited to give out Tasty and Tasteless awards to win during "Flavour of the Week" right after the 3:30PM CJAD News.

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Tune in Monday, May 19

Is it ok to read your daughter's diary?

Friday, May 16

2:00  Canadian survey says marijuana use very common in Canadian middle class. Time to legalize? Or make everybody criminals?

2:30  Quebec 'Human Rights' Tribunals demand end to prayer at another council. Mayor tells them to get stuffed. Hero or Fanatic?

3:00  Listener email about hi-pressure sales pitches over phone.

3:30  Tasty & Tasteless

2:00  What killed kids bikes? Overprotective parents or cool skateboards?

2:30  "More"  magazine says more Canadian women cheating. Why?

3:00   Consumer advocate says stand up to wal-mart receipt checkers. Chris Dimakos,  of CJAD's Legal Lounge, will explain if it searching your bags is legal.

3:30  Gas boycotts doomed to fail?. Any other ideas?

Wednesday, May 14

2:00  Canadians are leaders in software piracy. WAY more than the US. Experts say its because parents here let lil' Junior Hacker get away with it.

2:30  Friends daughter wants to become a nurse. Has tv-inspired fantasies. Should we warn her about
overworked, underpaid stressed-out reality? We DO need more nurses................

3:00  Daughter flunks math. Non-custodial dad gets sent to jail. Whose responsibility is it that kids get educated. Parents or teachers?

3:30  Now that we have solved the cellphone-in-car problem, industries announce new range of tv and dvd, internet and navsat systems in front dashboard.  Is this a good idea for cars?

Tuesday, May 13

2:00  Looked like the Soviet Union was handing out free turnips last night as the lines for gas stretched out of the stations and down the roads. Do you "panic-buy"?

2:30  How young should your kids be to start learning how to swim?  In the UK, a two-year old survived falling into a pool because he learned to swim as a baby.

3:00  Allergies suck. How to lower the suckitude.

3:30  Some schools in UK and parts of states have decided to cancel fathers day. Has it become an ironic joke? Should it be scrapped?

Monday, May 12

2:00 Paris Hilton thinks she will be a great mom because she has lots of pets.  Does owning and caring for a pet prepares you for parenthood?  
 
2:30  The city nearly destroyed our daughters b'day party this past weekend when the blue collar who was supposed to open the city-owned venue we rented for the party, decided to take the afternoon off and not show up.. Trudie now insists parties be held at home, but Kevin still wants to outsource them to some business.

3:00  Bell and other providers watching what you do online. Where you go and what you download. Is it their business?  Phillipa Lawson, director of the Canadian Internet Policy & Public Interest Clinic, will explain what this means to you.

3:30  Britons last year picked 1967 as best year in music. Now a bunch of boomers argue no, it was 1968! Its obvious when the best music ever was....whatever year you were 16 years old.

Friday, May 9

2:00  Madonna coming to town.Tickets will be made available thru a 'secondary market' aka legal scalping agent. Is it worth going to scalpers to get tix?

2:30  A listener writes that her teen son is rebelling against the rules of the house, with the encouragement and support of a mother of the kid's friend who thinks the rules are too strict. What is this parent to do with the interfering mom from hell?

3:00  Mother's day topic: have you ever lied to your kids?  When is it ok?

3:30  Tasty & Tasteless

Thursday, May 8

2:00  Rock legends Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson got married: for $10.  Big weddings are a big waste of money.  Or are they?

2:30  Insurance companies want older drivers watched closely.

3:00  Glen McGillivray, of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, on Emergency Preparedness Week and what recommendations can be done to protect your family and home.  To learn about ICLR click here www.iclr.org

3:30  Couple of birds have joined the household and we are struggling with names. Kevin's suggestions of 'Original' and 'Extra Crispy' was not well received. How did you pick your pets name?
 

Wednesday, May 7

2:00  That hosts of the View admit they covered for Star Jones and her gastric bypass.  Is it ok to lie about how you lost weight?

2:30  How green is your house?  Not green enough apparrantly, says Global Whining survey.

3:00  A neighbor heard a commercial for our news coverage wherein somebody kept repeating "the PQ will get back in eventually". He got so upset his family are wondering if maybe now is the time to sell and leave. What do you say to that neighbor?

3:30  In the delivery room, A-Rod hit the floor. Were you there for the delivery?

Tuesday, May 6

2:00  Way to tick off the voters: A California legislator is looking to ban motorists from holding their precious pooch on their lap while behind the wheel.  Is this a much needed law or is restraining Skip cruelty?

2:30  The Union of Postal Workers is trying to stick its stamp on international politics by threatening to boycott sending mail to Israel.  Canada Post has no business in this.  Their business is to send the mail!

3:00  Stores shoving membership cards down customers throats. Are they worth it?

3:30  Pesticide ban is bad for your lawn. Many cross border to get illegal pesticides.  Do you regret ban?

HOW TO RELIEVE YOUR ALLERGIES

Could this simple and cheap remedy be the solution to your spring allergies?  A doctor in the US says mild allergy symptoms can often be controlled by nasal irrigation.  That's when you rinse the passages in your nose with a solution made up of a quarter teaspoon of kosher salt and a quarter teaspoon of baking soda in eight ounces of water.  Dr. Melissa Pynnonen advises putting the solution in a squeeze bottle and spritzing it into first into one nostril, then the other, letting it run out the opposite side.  Use four ounces during each rinsing session. The doctor works at the Michigan Sinus Center.

Listeners' list of family-friendly museums

• Point du Moulins, Pincourt

• Exporail Canadian Railway Museum, St. Constant

• Upper Canada Village Heritage Park, Ontario

• Pre-Historic World, Morrisburg, Ontario

• Smithsonian, Washington, D.C., USA

GARAGE SALE

St. Paul's Anglican Church in Lachine will hold a garage and bake sale June 7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 377 - 44th Avenue in Lachine.  Great garage sale items, plus books, fudge and hot dogs. 

There will also be a pet blessing ceremony at 10 a.m.

Donations for the garage sale can be dropped off in advance of June 7 at the church hall Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon.

The third annual Chloe's Market to benefit the Montreal Children's Hospital Foundation will take place Saturday, June 14, 2008 at Edinburgh School, 500 Hudson Avenue in Montreal West. 
Any vendors interested in renting a table should contact the organizers at 514-365-2732.  Limited space is available.

LEARNING ABOUT SAFETY WITH MODEL TRAINS

Are you a fan of model trains and layouts?  The Safety, Pleasure and Heritage Railway Project is developing a miniature model railway to teach kids about safety.  If you have old train models, artistic abilities, or just enjoy the hobby of model trains, call Don Potter at 450-926-0544.

Geo-caching is a world-wide"treasure" hunt craze that the whole family can enjoy!  The game can be played right here in Montreal!

To learn more click here.

email Kevin at: kevin.holden@cjad.com

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