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Come From Away is coming back to Winnipeg!

Bring Barry Beer
Gloomy start, storm watches, state of city follow-up (1:40); Feds to lift COVID-19 vaccination requirement to board flights, trains (7:55); Times we've blown it because WE FORGOT (13:00); Update on city clean up with Winnipeg's Public Works Department (20:40); Winnipeg 311 Explained (28:10); PRIDE - Little Brown Jug & their Queer Beer... & the offer to Barry Trotz to try to get him to coach the Jets! (38:00); Winning text on forgetfulness (46:45); Kelley Keehn - Survey says 25% of mortgage holders feel they may need to sell their home (49:00).

Reunion Tour
WAKE UP!! THE FOG! And 37 degrees on Sunday??? Just as Greg's A/C conks out (1:40); City maintenance and cleanliness shortfalls, such as the 'sidewalk' on Osborne at Stradbrook (7:15); Reunions! Greg had a good one on Friday (13:20); Manulife Debt Survey says many homeowners scared they'll have to sell their homes if rates go up again (19:30); Reunion texts (26:30); What on earth is with the sidewalk Osborne/Stradbrook? (28:45); Sports! Derek Taylor (35:20); Winning text on reunions (42:40); Revisit of Manulife Debt Survey chat (45:20).

Jurassic World Travel: Disaster
Greg went to Rolling Stones Unzipped! Bomber game day! (1:40); City committee sides with Shawn Nason, votes to dismantle bus shelters in front of Kildonan Place over safety concerns (7:15); Travel mishaps, misadventures, and disasters! (15:45); Travel disaster - no luggage for two weeks...nor since her return! (21:00); More travel disasters (28:20); Couch Potatoes - Jurassic World, Top Gun Maverick follow up (Greg saw it, Couch Potatoes saw it again) (30:45); Gradual reopening starting in Manitoba's Whiteshell Provincial Park as flooding eases, and Barrier Bay Resort is pumped to welcome back guests! (38:35); Gab with Gabby! (44:40); Winning text on travel disasters (53:15); North Point Douglas Women's Centre support drive (56:55).

Real-ity Check
Skydiving tragedy - Would Brett go skydiving again? / New Winnipeg slogan / Sunscreen / Bombers & LIV Tour (1:40); "Winnipeg: Made From What's Real" - new slogan and brand (8:40); Best slogans & catchphrases (16:55); Skydiving risk vs reward - Kelly Parker, long-time skydiver, and long-time broadcaster (23:40); Slogans and catchphrases (30:00); Bob Irving on the Bombers and the LIV Tour (33:45); The STARS Critical Care On the Air Radiothon is next Friday! (46:10); Winning text on slogans (55:30); Elmwood Happy Days (58:10).

I Guess This Is Growing Up
Lauren's on vacation tomorrow! (0:30); Which childhood story still holds up for you? (Brett & Lauren saw Charlie musical Tuesday) (7:35); "It's getting scary" - Food Fare's Munther Zeid says he's never seen anything like the fast and furious price hikes coming every day (15:20); Texts on childhood stories (22:40); Would removing bus shelters solve issue with people sleeping/doing drugs in them? (25:05); The Blue Bombers and their home field dominance (32:25); Red River College & a special event happening on June 20th (44:40); Winning text on childhood stories (54:25); Another mixed-use high rise being built downtown...is it a sign of things to come? (57:05).

Participation; Trophies
Show Intro (0:30); Talking about trophies (8:35); Winnipeg Blue Bomber Adam Bighill (16:05); Soccer Officiating, from a parent's POV (22:55); Talkin' Flaxseed (34:10); Queer Byke! A Winnipeg history cycling tour (43:55).

Everybody's Free; To Wear Sunscreen
Lauren's computer & time travel adventure / We all got sunburns / Greg forgot something important / IS GAS GOING UP AGAIN? (1:40); Downtown and Forks filled with Pride and record turnouts. Great to see people out again! (9:40); WEAR SUNBLOCK. Sunburn stories! (15:55); Is it time to end vaccine mandates for travel? (23:25); Texts on sunburns (30:30); Morris removing the dirt that closed the ring dyke five weeks ago (32:50); Magic Day! International Brotherhood of Magicians 100th Anniversary - Dean Gunnarson (39:45); Winning text on sunburns (49:05); The role museums can play in reconciliation (51:55).

I Jam What I Am
Greg likes birds in the morning, Brett & Lauren not so much (1:05); Ambulance numbers (8:25); Traffic jam stories! (12:40); Future of Work: Has the commute forever changed? (20:00); Texts on traffic jams (26:05); The Couch Potatoes - TOP GUN MAVERICK IS MUST SEE ON BIG SCREEN (28:25); RECAP ambulance numbers (36:35); Traffic discussion (40:05); Ambulance wait times (45:55); Gab with Gabby! (1:02:45); Winning text (1:10:00)

Pets Get Down to Business
Chinese fighter pilots 'buzzing' Canadian aircraft (1:05); Tim Hortons tracking (6:30); Favourite small town business! (14:10); Women's shelters seeing increased demand (21:00); Texts on small towns (27:45); Saluting businesses in small towns affected by flooding (29:15); More on Chinese fighter pilots (37:55); Wet fields (42:45); Zipper merge saga continues (49:00); Tri-Hospital Lottery (56:05); new bylaws for pet owners (1:02:25); Winning text (1:08:30) & Bombers to unveil Grey Cup banner (1:12:15)

Amrita Chavan - Manitoba Association of Women's Shelters

But First, June
It's June! Blue sky! Lauren's latest zipper merge adventure (0:05); Wind & rain (6:50); Home care missed appointments (10:40); CALL CENTRE NIGHTMARES (14:55); Future of Work series - Proximity Bias (21:05); Texts on call centre nightmares (28:05); Premier Heather Stefanson (29:30); Mandatory evacuations for communities around Dauphin Lake (37:20); More homecare feedback (44:15); Pride Month kicks off! (50:30); Winning text (58:45) & Stuttering Association for the Young (1:02:30)

Drive Test Dummies
No Lauren today / rainfall and wind warnings abound / Merry Jetsmas (1:14); Environment Canada on the weather warnings, rainfall amounts, wind gusts (8:10); 'Learning to drive' follies - Greg's boys are going into Driver's Ed!! (13:43); 2011 Lake Manitoba Flood Remembered (happened at the end of May, as another storm batters today at the end of May) (22:25); Breakfast with the Bombers - Grey Cup rings unveiled, Bombers launch new grant program to help more youth play football (30:49); McPhillips underpass closed for flooding / learning to drive folly texts (37:53); Driving text / Home care missed appointment numbers from WRHA / STICKER SHOCK! Retirement and inflation (41:08); Underpasses flooded / Follow-up Sticker Shock chat on retirement (46:55); Clare's Law. What is MB proposing to help combat domestic violence? SK first to introduce law (51:48); The Thrashers are coming… the Thrashers are coming - 11 years ago today we officially learned the NHL was returning to Winnipeg (58:49); Winning text on learning to drive (1:06:46); Home care missed appointments recap / It's National Smile Day! 😁 The importance of the message behind a smile, and the confidence to show it (1:08:16).

Return of the Moldy Hot Dog Buns
0CFL! / North Point Douglas & homeless camps / Future of Work / Busy weekend for The Couch Potatoes (1:45); CFLPA ratifies new CBA with the CFL (8:57); Adventures in Returns & Exchanges (14:17); Point Douglas Residents Committee & concerns over growing animosity re: homeless camps (22:30); Texts on returns & exchanges (28:26); The Couch Potatoes - Top Gun: Maverick, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Stranger Things 4, The Bob's Burgers Movie, Ray Liotta (29:46); Councillor for North Point Douglas... what's up with these encampments? (36:00); Follow-up thoughts on homeless camps / Future of Work - The future of the workplace / workplace rentals (43:16); Future of Work - North Forge & their FabLab, Manitoba's only public fabrication lab (49:28); Gab with Gabby! The art of the 'mixtape' (56:19); Winning text on returns & exchanges (1:02:05); Sticker Shock follow-up: Saving for a down payment and other home purchasing finances - KELLEY KEEHN! (1:06:01).

The Exchange District
CFL! / North Point Douglas & homeless camps / Future of Work (1:40); CFLPA ratifies new CBA with the CFL (8:55); Adventures in Returns & Exchanges (15:15); Councillor for North Point Douglas... what's up with these encampments? (23:30); Follow-up thoughts on homeless camps / Future of Work - The future of the workplace / workplace rentals (30:50); Future of Work - North Forge & their FabLab, Manitoba's only public fabrication lab (37:35); Gab with Gabby! The art of the 'mixtape' (46:35); Winning text on returns & exchanges (54:00); Sticker Shock follow-up: Saving for a down payment and other home purchasing finances - KELLEY KEEHN! (58:05).

Enough Is Enough
Texas school shooting, Future of Work series continues (0:30); Texas School Shooting package (7:50); What's your favourite park? (14:50); St Paul's charity fashion show offered some joy (high school kids having fun) in a time where there's so much awful (20:10); Province announces new licensing rules for restaurants and bar (23:50); Texts on parks (32:50); Future of Work series - Inclusion Winnipeg & workers with intellectual disabilities - Feature from Lauren McNabb! (36:05); Texts on Texas & on parks (46:50); Winning text on parks (54:50); Ride For Dad! Pre-registration days May 26 & 27 at Earls Polo Park - 4pm to 8pm both days (58:35).

Technology Isn't Cyclical
Lauren is off, Future of Work, CFL labour strife continues, Better Call Saul! (1:40); The last payphone in New York is gone. Which tech do you miss? (9:40); Texts on tech we miss (17:20); Breakfast with the Bombers - Doug Brown on the players rejecting the new CBA! (20:30); Future of Work chat - Which does Greg prefer, working at the station or working at home? (30:20); Future of Work - mental health & ergonomics (34:05); Future of Work - physiotherapist on ergonomics and the importance of getting up and moving around (40:45); What is goin' on in the CFL??? Derek Taylor weighs in (49:10); Winning text on tech we miss (56:05).

Finders Keepers
Greg working from home, Lauren's on assignment, it's raining again and Brett just wants to eat greasy food (1:40); Family and friends hold vigil for the city's latest homicide victim as police expand the search for her remains (8:50); Which item are you unwilling to part with? (Like Keith Tkachuk unwilling to throw his hat when his son got a hat trick) (14:40); Texts on stuff we refuse to get rid of (22:35); The Couch Potatoes - Downton Abbey (in theatres), Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers (on Disney+) (24:35); Plane of refugees from Ukraine to arrive Monday...the communities outside Wpg, like Dauphin, also looking to help (32:00); Gab with Gabby! (42:15); Winning text on stuff we refuse to lose (49:20); We need to talk about Buffalo and more… a teacher's conversations with students on BIPOC issues (53:35).

Where The Streets Have Names
Beautiful sunrise, CFL & CFLPA tentative deal, Jason Kenney, street name confusion (0:30); Jason Kenney resigns! (7:10); Which street name or town name irks you the most when pronounced wrong? (12:10); Street name texts / Passport woes continue as Canadians look to get back to travel... (19:40); More chat about street names and town names (25:40); BIG CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT! / Habitat event tee up - What's the Price? May 26th at the King's Head (30:55); Winning text on street names (38:30); New to Winnipeg? Learning to pronounce street names.... Nic Welsh from Power 97 on street names (41:25).

High School Confidential
Flooding, camping delays, business woes, trying to get fit again (1:40); Latest from Minnedosa, where a local state of emergency has been declared (8:25); Which fictitious school would you attend? Inspired by Harry Potter (more to come later!) (14:10); Listener texts on fictitious schools (21:00); Camping and cottage country water woes...latest from the Whiteshell (23:40); Still raining, still cold. Gardening advice and latest from nurseries on demand for home grown, cheaper food (32:35); Have you returned to the gym? 2.5 months post restrictions, who is/isn't struggling (39:15); Winning text on fictitious schools (45:40); Kyle Connor nominated for Lady Byng Trophy / WSO Night at the Movies - Harry Potter, for the first time in 3 years! (50:00).

The Waiting...
IS IT GOING TO SNOW??? (1:40); "A good speech should be like a woman's skirt"... Deputy Premier Cliff Cullen apologizes for sexist remark (6:25); Anticipation! What's the hardest thing to wait for? (12:50); Minnedosa gone remote learning because of flooding, Mafeking cut off (20:15); Texts on anticipation (26:40); Hey spring...show your face!!! (29:05); Homicides on pace for another record year? Police on crime in Winnipeg (36:10); Anticipation texts and stories (45:55); Winning text on anticipation (49:20); ALONE on History returns with its 9th season on May 26th - We speak to the SURVIVAL DOCTOR (53:25).

That's What Tomorrow Brings
The death of David Milgaard, CFL labour dispute, vacant homes and crime (1:40); 10 dead after racially motivated shooting in Buffalo (8:25); Who will you cheer for in the Battle of Alberta?? (13:20); David Milgaard's life and legacy - David Asper, one of his lawyers (20:10); The growing number of abandoned and vacant homes in Winnipeg, and the safety issue they create (27:30); CFL strike - Derek Taylor, voice of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (37:05); Milgaard and feelings on freedom after 23 years behind bars (46:30); Adam Bighill of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on the CFL labour dispute (49:50); Winning text on the Battle of Alberta (58:35); Children's Rehabilitation Foundation 25 Bikes (1:01:20).

Sick Day The 13th
Grace Hospital Foundation Radiothon / rain / NDP resolution (1:40); NDP resolution on coaching rule changes following sex assault allegations dismissed. Why? (7:50); It's Friday the 13th, instead of talking superstitions, do you have a lucky charm? (15:25); Gas prices // THEN // Spain first country to introduce sick days for period pain (21:45); Minnedosa/Ritchot update// THEN// revisit sick days. Should we change the way we frame them? (29:30); Moose are at it again tonight! Game 4 of the Central Division Championship - Moose Assistant Coach Marty Johnston (36:30); Winning text on lucky charms (46:25).

Supreme Court to rule on 'extreme intoxication' defence
Elizabeth Sheehy is a law professor at the University of Ottawa. Her research focuses on criminal law and on legal responses to male violence against women.

Homework
MORE RAIN / Sticker Shock: The Cost of Living ; 20-40 mm of rain, torrential downpours possible ; 95 per cent of city staff surveyed want to work from home...impact on downtown, and future of work; It's Manitoba Day! What defines Manitoba for you? ; Extreme Intoxication Defence': Should being extremely drunk or high be allowed as an excuse for crimes? Supreme Court ruling tomorrow; Small Town Salute "Where We Are... A History of the RM of Woodlands"; Jagmeet Singh called it one of the most 'troubling days' of his career. Profanities hurled at him by protesters; Flood update from St. Adolphe // Revisit working from home ; Ask your boss for a raise? Historically do salaries go up with inflation? How it works and can we really forecast how high it might go? ;The support being shown for 'Resolution' to be made in wake of alleged sex assaults by football coach Geordie Wilson, HC Winnipeg Rifles ; Winning text on what defines Manitoba; Revisit of Extreme Intoxication Defence

Hot To Trotz
Back to 'normal' (0:05); More problems in our emergency rooms (6:45); Washed out bridges, roads and culverts (10:30); Mystery injuries while sleeping (16:00); Wait times report (22:05); Breakfast with the Bombers - Ed Tait, ROOKIE CAMP Preview (27:25); Texts on mystery injuries (34:25); Access issues with flooding in Morris area (37:55); Barry Trotz suddenly on the market for coaching jobs (44:55); Family in Portage Creek working with Nature Conservancy (53:00); Winning text (1:00:40) & His dog lost one of his eyes a year ago, and now Bonhomme is the face of a popular toilet paper brand! (1:03:15)

The Squeal Deal
Lauren's here! (1:05); More rain coming (7:55); Gas prices to rise (11:35); Things people do that cheese you off when you're out and about (18:10); Red River cresting (23:05); Texts on errand pet peeves (28:00); Road/flood announcements (30:05); Derek Taylor (35:10); Wild pigs in Manitoba! (46:20); Winning text (53:30) & Roads recap with flood damage/prepping yard for spring (57:00)

The Jingle Book
Flood/nice weather/GOLF!! (1:05); DeFehr closing (6:15); Name a jingle that has lived rent free in your head most of your life (9:40); Health Canada was tracking what now? (22:15); Couch Potatoes - Jeff reviews Doctor Strange (26:40); Return to work polling (32:05); Raw sewage in the rivers (38:25); BIG profits for the country's largest food retailer (44:30); Buy Flowers AND make a difference for Mother's Day (51:40); Gab with Gabby! (55:15); Winning text (1:02:20) & Moose are starting their playoff run! (1:06:35)

Hopelessly De-VOTE-d
Flood watch (1:05); Did the PM swear in the House of Commons? (6:45); Should 16 year olds be allowed to vote? (10:55); What makes you feel like a kid? (18:30); Family of Eduardo Balaquit reacts to verdict (26:00); Grace Hospital Radiothon preview (31:25); Timo the Float Guy at Float and Paddle in Pinawa (37:45); Mayor of Ritchot on flood watch (43:50); What all that water looks like from the air (58:05); Winning text (1:02:30) & One Great Lottery (1:06:20)

Much Ado Reboot Nothing
Nice weather at last! (0:05); Roe v. Wade (4:45); That 70s Show is getting a reboot. Which show would you like to see rebooted? (10:10); Flooding in the Interlake (17:20); Everyone wants this TV show to come back! (22:40); Jets Update (25:05); How wide is the Red? (30:25); Spring cleaning and potholes (37:40); Are conventions officially back? (43:05); Peguis evacuee (52:25); Winning text (59:15) & Assiniboine Conservatory Leaf is almost ready to open! (1:03:00)

Here Comes the Fun
Flooding / The Return of the Social Life (1:05); Peguis First Nation floods (8:10); Situation north of St. Adolphe at Amaze in Corn (10:45); Social excursion misadventures! 17:15); Red River rising - update from Grand Forks (24:10); Roe vs Wade (31:45); Analyst Doug Brown (40:20); GOLF SEASON FINALLY HAPPENING! (44:50); Jets off-season (50:20); Roe vs Wade could be overturned? (56:40) & Winning text on social excursion misfires (1:02:10)

Ozark of the Covenant
Mysteries CON'T (0:10); Environment Canada on storm (6:45); Stuff we defiantly enjoy in spite of naysayers (10:10); Winnipegger who suffered water/sewage damage (16:15); The Couch Potatoes (21:20); Home ownership (28:25); The Great Bear book Fiasco update (33:50); Gab with Gabby! (41:15); Winning Text (46:35); Edmonton Transit Series (51:30) & Hal Anderson wants to watch Ozark, but CAN'T. Not yet, at least... (1:00:35)

When All Your Fears Collide
Two days of sun! But flood watch continues (1:40); Baseball & soccer seasons delayed because the field conditions are trash (8:35); How far have you gone to try to solve a mystery? Like tracking down a weird noise? (15:35); Counting the garbage (and it's a lot) - The 2022 litter index shows it's worse than last year (23:45); Small Town Salute...to resilience in towns that put up with regular flooding. The latest from Morris (32:00); Trying to get here from Ukraine. Parents have secured visas but kids have not and they're stuck (42:00); More listener mysteries (50:30); Tix for the Rolling Stones exhibit, Unzipped, coming to Winnipeg's Expo Live! at Portage Place (55:25); 'In A Time of Distance' - book of poems from celebrated author Alexander McCall Smith (1:00:10).

Lessons Learned
Infrastructure chat (1:40); Having Coffee (11:05); Mayes on Sewage (16:10); Premier Heather Stefanson (24:35); Kids Apps (33:00); Janice Lukes (44:10).

I...Like Winnipeg
Route 90 pothole follow-up - GREG DID THEY FIX IT? (1:40); Have you been to an Urgent Care or ER lately? Wait times this AM were between 5-9.5 hours. What the WRHA is saying it will do (9:00); Say something nice about Winnipeg! (16:45); Breakfast with the Bombers - Mike Benson loves a good sandwich! (24:35); Elon Musk buying Twitter for $44B. Is this good or bad? (32:25); CAA numbers on calls related to (but not necessarily) potholes -- When do we end our love affair with cars and try Transit? (35:45); The future (end?) of Twitter (42:50); New report suggests more than a million households in Canada intend to garden for the first time in 2022 (52:20); Winning text on saying something nice about Winnipeg (1:02:00); Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dylan Samberg on Fishin' with the Jets raffle in support of Project 11, which closes tomorrow! (1:04:20).

April is Stress Awareness Month - Mindset expert Peggy Sullivan

Take Me To the River
Greg hits the road to investigate a massive hole on Route 90 (0:30); Her yard was like a lake, and the basement took on five inches, as Headingley declares State of Emergency (7:05); Skip ahead to summer! What can't you wait to do? (15:15); Basement flooding, overland flooding, and more...latest from Selkirk - Larry Johannsen, Selkirk Mayor (20:00); Insurance readiness and storms (26:55); After announcing the plans, what's the timeline for The Bay? (37:05); More on what Greg is seeing out and about, and general pothole and flooding chat (47:10); Winning text on what can't you wait to do this summer (54:35); April is Stress Awareness Month - timely topic cuz 2022 has been BRUTAL (58:45).

Come As You Are
Siloam Mission Stories of Hope Radiothon / big plans for The Bay building downtown / WEATHER (1:40); Empty Bay building in Downtown Winnipeg to be used mostly for affordable housing (8:30); Nirvana an oldie?? Shows, movies, songs that stand the test of time (14:05); Siloam Mission CEO Tessa Blaikie Whitecloud (20:55); The Couch Potatoes - Nicolas Cage is playing himself in a movie and we're all jacked up about it (28:30); The Bay has new tenants...what does this mean for future of that corner, and for housing downtown? (32:20); We dare you not to smile at this song (38:00); Winning text on stuff that stands the test of time (39:25); Siloam Mission former client Al Wiebe, experienced homelessness (42:50).

Pillow Fight!
Special weather statement (1:05); More weather woes (6:10); Typical household squabbles, such as - THROW PILLOWS (9:55); The search for safe office space Downtown (16:45); Texts on household squabbles (21:45); Small Town Salute: Gliding Club out of Starbuck (24:05); Downtown feedback (31:55); Education reform (33:30) More on Downtown (39:05); Brett's insane squabble story (40:45); Portage and Main renovations (43:10); Winning text (50:55) & Infertility Awareness Week (53:35)

Downtown Dreams
WAKE UP!! Greg's back, now Lauren is off! Musical chairs continue (0:30); Jets Wednesday! Leah Hextall drops the hammer on the Jets (6:30); What would you like to see in Downtown Winnipeg? Could be something realistic, or something fantastic! (14:25); Netflix sees big drop in subscribers, considers changes like cracking down on password sharing (18:50); Texts on Downtown fun (25:25); Food labelling...what does light mean? Sugar free? Do we need more info or better education? (28:00); Community Gardens (38:30); Veggie subscription box from a local farm (44:40); Santa Lucia Pizza $20 GC (51:50); Charleswood restaurant Taverna Rodos fundraising efforts for Ukraine a wild success (55:50).

It's My Party, and I'll Sue If I Want To
Brett's back, now Greg is off, and Lauren is off tomorrow! (2:21); Pothole city! (10:00); Best / worst birthday parties! - Kentucky man awarded $450K because surprise party triggered his anxiety (17:48); Median home price in Winnipeg up more than 11% from last year...how high could they go??? (24:19); Listener texts on birthdays (30:51); Breakfast with the Bombers - Football club donates $100K in equipment to youth and women's football programs (33:27); Birthday texts / Homelessness feedback / U.S. mask mandate for travel struck down in court (42:51); Russia ramps up in Eastern Ukraine - Retired General Rick Hillier (50:34); Birthday texts (49:14); Sidewalk concerns for seniors with winter dragging on (1;02:13); Winning text on birthday parties (1:10:03); Survey says most people don't know how to read a nutrition label, and can't identify the healthiest option (1:14:11).

Storm Day 2: Electric Boogaloo
Storm... many are upset we didn't get more snow (1:40); Tasty treats that only come out once a year! (7:35); Latest from North Dakota (12:00); Small Town Salute....to the small towns hit in this storm. First up...Morden, which appears to have already gotten 2 feet of snow! (19:20); RCMP on the roads trying to keep people off the roads (25:40); Motorcycle Ride For Dad launch is today! (31:05); What are roads like in city? Global's Brittany Greenslade has been reporting from the street (39:25); Winning text on tasty treats (43:40).

Storm SZN
Storm storm storm storm storm (0:30); Some models have some suggesting Western MB might be harder hit...what's coming our way? (6:55); Food to hunker down with (10:50); If North Dakota is bearing the brunt of the storm, what are they watching for and what will come this way? (18:40); Texts on food (26:15); Manitoba Hydro on storm preparation (28:25); Affordability and the budget(s). What could be in Manitoba's? What did we already hear from feds? (39:10); Winning text on hunker down food (46:05); What's it like to be without power for days? Our next guest knows...and also sells generators! (49:10).

The New Abnormal
WINTER STORM WATCH! "The potential to be the worst blizzard in decades." (1:45); Young Jets fan pumps up crowd and has the best day ever! (8:40); Stuff that used to be normal, like smoking indoors (12:13); As feds pledge billions for housing, and MB shares its budget tomorrow, what could/should governments do to make life more affordable? (18:20); Texts on stuff that was normal (23:18); Spring storm... what's coming and what it could mean for the flood forecast (25:45); Texts on stuff that used to be normal (32:40); Expecting their first child and looking for their first home... 6 months into the hunt, they're still searching (35:37); BOB WAS AT THE MASTERS! (42:30); CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT / Flood watch. Concerns have largely passed in most communities… but now focus shifts to spring storm (51:23); Winning text on stuff that used to be normal but is not anymore (59:35); World Parkinson's Day - Larry Gifford, host of the Curiouscast podcast When Life Gives You Parkinson's (1:02:51).

Get In On the Action!
Alcohol in grocery stores / Federal budget and housing ; Covid update...with very little data ; Alcohol in grocery stores ; Dumb action movies you can't turn off! (In honour of Michael Bay's new movie Ambulance) ; TFSA for housing, billions for spending to spur construction...will this make housing more affordable? ; Texts on housing ; The Couch Potatoes assemble for Greg's tale of relationship woe related to a Michael Bay movie ; The New Reality: The Dangers of Disinformation, Saturday at 8pm on Global ; More discussion on housing ; Winnipeg Jets efforts tonight to support Ukraine - We speak to a True North spokesperson who's also a member of Hoosli! ; Winning text on action movies you can't turn off ; Brew for Ukraine: 8 local craft breweries team up for fundraiser beer / More housing chit-chat

Stranded on a "Dessert" Island
No more pitbull bans? / Windy Wednesday (1:14); Winnipeg, Morris, St. Jean Baptiste flood situation (8:33); COVID-19: Canada should prioritize 4th dose for adults 80+, long-term care residents, NACI says (11:54); If you had to be stranded in a restaurant, which one would it be? (16:39); Camping reservations open! / Reeve of RM of Morris on flooding (23:15); Texts on restaurants (31:18); Jets Wednesday! (32:30); Brett's restaurant - Le Marche in Toronto (closed now) (40:14); Camping feedback / No more pitbull bans? Proposed changes to animal bylaw put more onus on owner (43:24); Feedback on restaurants, then camping - are we losing tourism dollars because of bad camping system? (49:13); Winning text on restaurants (55:05).

Residential school survivor Jennifer Wood on the Pope's apology

No DQ
It's the 25th anniversary of the 1997 blizzard that led to the Flood of the Century (1:40); Looking back at the blizzard of 1997 Global's Heather Steele package from 2017 (8:20); Your blizzard memories! (15:30); War crimes, trials, and genocide. What does it all mean; particularly for any short-term impact? (23:50); Blizzard texts (30:05); 'Rob's Obs' on the blizzard and ensuing flood (32:15); Didn't get a grad ceremony because of the pandemic? RRC's offer to students who missed out during (39:20); Follow-up blizzard story on borrowing cross-country skis to go home for fresh clothes then back to his buddy's to build epic snow forts (49:10); Winning blizzard text (52:10); Winnipeg Home and Garden Show BRYAN BAEUMLER (55:50).

Senior Moment
Greg got a seniors discount. He is not a senior. False assumptions! (1:40); TikTok brains...is social media ruining attention span? (8:45); Listener texts on false assumptions (17:15); Latest atrocities in Ukraine have some calling 'genocide' as locals turn to more fundraisers for Ukraine (19:05); Yurt booking feedback // Listener texts (27:20); Should we ramp up camping infrastructure? / Attention span revisit (34:05); Not Bob Irving this week for the weekly sports chat! Chistian Aumell (41:30); Is it genocide? (52:30); Winning text on false assumptions (1:00:30); Dave Ellett, former Winnipeg Jet - Budweiser 20ft light at True North Square on Wednesday for Dale Hawerchuk (1:03:45).

Pranks For The Memories
The Pope apologizes for the Catholic Church's role in residential schools (1:40); It's April Fool's Day - Let's talk about pranks! (7:25); Prank texts (13:40); s it time for Churchill to be the petroleum seaport for the west? (16:10); Portage La Prairie residential school survivor reacts to Pope's apology (22:30); Festivals are coming back! What's the economic spinoff? (29:25); Global's Crystal Goomansingh in Rome (38:20); Gab with Gabby! (42:55); Winning text on pranks (50:15); Big weekend for Canadian sports, World Cup soccer draw, World Curling, Winnipeg Jets! (54:00).