This week in Strombo April 28 - May 2

George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight this week
The NHL hockey finals go into round two and finding GST can be challenging this week. We can help you find George when he is not cheering on his team. Go Habs Go! Look for the show at these local approximate times all week.
NDT: 7:30 pm and 1 am
ADT: 7 pm and 12:30 am
EDT: 11:30 pm
CDT: 11:30 pm
MDT: 11:30 pm
PDT: midnight

In other Strombo and hockey news...
2014 NHL Awards return to Las Vegas on June 24
Broadcaster George Stroumboulopoulos to host event at Encore at Wynn Las Vegas
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Monday April 28
Sex in the City's British/Canadian actress  Kim Cattrall

Tuesday April 29
Giancarlo Esposito best known as Gus Fring from Breaking Bad

 Canadian actress Rachelle Lefevre

Wednesday April 30
Screenwriter/producer/director/founder of Artists for peace and Justice
Paul Haggis 

Thursday May 1
Actor R. H. Thomson

Award winning author Miriam Toews

Friday May 2
Income property's Scott McGillivray 

Actress from Ruby Sparks and  The F Word (What If) Zoe Kazan

Bruce Sprinsteen "Thunder Road" and Dallas Green Tonight On The Strombo Show

Tonight George revisits Bruce Springsteen's 1975 "Thunder Road", as the Nod To The Gods. 

Dallas Green also stops by the Broom Closet to chat and to perform an acoustic set.

As always there will be the Magnificent Seven, the top seven songs of the week,

 Ten O'Clock With Tom (Waits),

and lastly, George tucks you into bed for The Big Lie Down, or The Collective Horizontal, with the mellowest of tunes.

You can hear The Strombo Show on CBC Radio 2 on Sunday nights, from 8 to 11 pm. See you there!  ;)

George Strombo Tonight Week of April 21st - April 25th

George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight  will be preempted this week at 7 pm west of Atlantic Canada, while George's Habs continue their meteoric climb to the Stanley Cup.  The late show will be airing at special times however.  Here are the previously aired interviews that we look forward to watching this week:


Monday, April 21st - Steve Smith/Red Green

NDT: 1:30 am
ADT: 1 am
EDT: midnight
CST: midnight
MDT: 11:30 pm
PDT: midnight








Tuesday, April 22nd - Michael Ignatieff

NDT: 3 am
ADT: 2:30 am
EDT: 1:30 am
CST: 11:30 pm
MDT: 1:30 am
PDT: midnight










Wednesday, April 23rd - Governor General David Johnston and Karine Vanasse

Thursday, April 24th - Don Newman


NDT: 1 am
ADT: 12:30 am
EDT: 2 am
CST: midnight
MDT: 2 am
PDT: midnigh

Friday April 25th - Saoirse Ronan and Cas Anvar

Tonight! Laura Jane Grace of Against Me! on The Strombo Show!

Tonight on the Strombo Show, Laura Jane Grace of Against Me! stops by the Broom Closet.  She will be discussing Against Me!'s most recent album,Transgender Dysphoria Blues, which is their first album since their frontman, Thomas James Gabel, has come out as a transgender woman.  Laura will be chatting about the album and will be performing an acoustic set of some of their songs.

As always, there will be the Nod to the Gods of Rock'n'Roll

The Magnificent 7

Ten O'Clock with Tom (Waits)

and lastly, George tucks you into bed for The Big Lie Down, or The Collective Horizontal, with the mellowest of tunes.

You can hear The Strombo Show on CBC Radio 2 on Sunday nights, from 8 to 11 pm. See you there!  ;)

Dave Hodge Joins George On The Strombo Show Tonight!

When the new hockey season returns in the Fall of 2014, George will take his seat alongside a long list of greats who sat behind the microphone to host CBC's Hockey Night In Canada.  Since the legendary Foster Hewitt brought Canadian hockey from radio to television, more than a dozen others have followed in his footsteps.  One of those greats was Dave Hodge, who sat in the HNIC seat from 1971 until 1987, hosting 15 Stanley Cup Finals.  Tonight, Dave joins George in the Broom Closet.

Watch as Dave take on The Don in Coach's Corner in this 1986 clip .

As always, there will be The Magnificent Seven, the top seven new tracks of the week,

a Nod To The Gods Of Rock and Roll,

 Ten O'Clock With Tom (Waits),

and lastly, George tucks you into bed for The Big Lie Down, or The Collective Horizontal, with the mellowest of tunes.

You can hear The Strombo Show on CBC Radio 2 on Sunday nights, from 8 to 11 pm. See you there!  ;)

This week in Strombo April 14 - 18

George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight this week 
As the NHL Playoffs get underway this Wednesday more and more shows will be preempted to make way for the finals. George's Habs will be in it to win it.  
Go Habs Go!


Monday Apr 14
7pm Orphan Black's Tatiana Maslany is more than just a talented actress.

Also a fascinating discussion with Yogi/mystic/philanthropist Sadhguru

at 11:30 Author of  Persona Non Grata Tom Flanagan

Tuesday Apr 15
at 7 pm and 11:30 
Friend and mentor to the show Peter Mansbridge Peter was the first guest on the show and it is fitting he is the last guest.  

even though Peter is the last taped interview and airs tonight there are many more interviews you have yet to see that will air beween now and mid summer. It's not over!

Wednesday Apr 16
7pm PreemptedBut at 11:30, or when the game ends, revisiting interview with hockey great Chris Nilan

Thursday Apr 17
7pm is preempted 11:30 more or less, features hockey great Wendel Clark  

Friday Apr 18
7pm Preempted  
11:30ish Veteran CBC reporter Mark Kelley

This week in Strombo April 7 - 11

George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight this week
Thursday the 10th is the last live taping of the show in this incarnation. It's booked solid. It will be an emotional day.  George may be back (aside from HNIC) as an interviewer in a weekly format some time in the future. Remember GST will be broadcasting from now until mid summer in between Hockey Playoffs and FIFA World Cup interruptions.

Monday April 7
7pm
Actor Enrico Colantoni

Soccer/football star Jermaine Defoe

11:30 Trailer Park Boys

Tuesday April 8
7 pm
Actor (The Social Network) Jesse Eisenberg

11:30 Documentary Director Harry Freeland


Wednesday April 9
7pm
Actress, singer, dancer Molly Ringwald

also actress Judy Greer

11:30 Political science professor Tom Flanagan

Thursday April 10
7pm
Actress and singer  Jessica Paré

As well as actor (Diary of a Wimpy Kid) Devon Bostick

11:30 Music star twin sisters Tegan and Sara

Friday April 11
7pm 
The very talented and funny singer Jann Arden

Actor Brendan Gleeson

11:30
Dallas Green performance and chat  City and Colour

I will leave you with City and Colour "Thirst' 

Tonight On The Strombo Show - Chris Taylor

Canadian entertainment lawyer Chris Taylor will visit the broom closet to chat with George.  Taylor is responsible for discovering a string of Canadian music acts, including Metric, Sum 41, The New Pornographers, Mother Mother, Billy Talent and Three Days Grace.  That's just the tip of the iceberg.  He also founded Last Gang Records.  Tune in to see what he has to say.

As always, there will be The Magnificent Seven, the top seven new tracks of the week, 

a Nod To The Gods Of Rock and Roll,

 Ten O'Clock With Tom (Waits),

and lastly, George tucks you into bed with  for The Big Lie Down, or The Collective Horizontal, with the mellowest of tunes.

You can hear The Strombo Show on CBC Radio 2 on Sunday nights, from 8 to 11 pm. See you there!  ;)