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The calming effect of baseball; Canada's chief statistician; A comedy first-timer; U.S. Green party leader

Why we need baseball in these trying times - Michael’s essay: In these turbulent times, Michael gives thanks for the start of the baseball season and the calming effects of the game. Canada's Number 1 Numbers Man: Michael talks to Chief Statistician Wayne Smith, who took the job when his former boss, Munir Sheikh, resigned in protest over the Harper government's decision to kill the long-form census. What's It Like To Do Stand Up For The First Time?: Vanessa Caldwell decided to try to conquer her fears and fulfill a long-held dream to tell jokes on stage in front of an audience. Her documentary is called "Stand-up." The third party candidate: Dr. Jill Stein, leader of the Green Party of the United States, is running for president. She has proposed a "Green New Deal" that would create 20 million jobs.
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Sunday Edition1:42:27The calming effect of baseball; Canada's chief statistician; Listener mail - Ireland; A comedy first-timer; U.S. Green party leader

Why we need baseball in these trying times  - Michael's essay:

In these turbulent times, Michael gives thanks for the start of the baseball season and the calming effects of the game. Here's an excerpt: "Every once in awhile we could do with a little slow, dull, boring. Terror attacks, weather from hell, bubble gum movies, suicide bombers, a stalled economy, hyperactive media, Donald Trump, Rob Ford, voicemail, world tensions, things we trust generally falling apart  - boring old baseball represents relief, a retreat from a world too much with us."

Canada's Number 1 Numbers Man: Michael talks to Chief Statistician Wayne Smith, who took the job when his former boss, Munir Sheikh, resigned in protest over the Harper government's decision to kill the long-form census. 

What's it like to do to do stand-up for the first time?: Vanessa Caldwell decided to try to conquer her fears and fulfill a long-held dream to tell jokes on stage in front of an audience. Her documentary is called "Stand-up."

The third party candidate: Dr. Jill Stein, leader of the Green Party of the United States, is running for president. She has proposed a "Green New Deal" that would create 20 million jobs.

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