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EPISODE · Oct 14, 2024 · 57 MIN

CBC’s Bob McDonald, Just Say Yes

from Toronto Legends · host Andrew Applebaum

CBC Radio Quirks & Quarks longtime host Bob McDonald talks about fully exposing himself in his new memoir Just Say Yes, his school report cards [“Bobby can do better...much better”], his appointment to the Order of Canada, having an asteroid named after him, getting a phonecall from Chris Hadfield in space, his interactions with Buzz Aldrin/Stephen Hawking/Carl Sagan/Peter Mansbridge, his unrestricted access visit to the Kennedy Space Center for the 2nd shuttle launch, and the upcoming 50th anniversary of Quirks & Quarks! For Bob’s new memoir Just Say Yes, please visit https://douglas-mcintyre.com/collections/new-releases/products/9781771624206 For everything Quirks and Quarks on CBC Radio, please visit https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CBC Radio Quirks & Quarks longtime host Bob McDonald talks about fully exposing himself in his new memoir Just Say Yes, his school report cards [“Bobby can do better...much better”], his appointment to the Order of Canada, having an asteroid named after him, getting a phonecall from Chris Hadfield in space, his interactions with Buzz Aldrin/Stephen Hawking/Carl Sagan/Peter Mansbridge, his unrestricted access visit to the Kennedy Space Center for the 2nd shuttle launch, and the upcoming 50th anniversary of Quirks & Quarks! For Bob’s new memoir Just Say Yes, please visit https://douglas-mcintyre.com/collections/new-releases/products/9781771624206 For everything Quirks and Quarks on CBC Radio, please visit https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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