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You Had Me At 'Aniin'

National Indigenous Languages Day (1:05); Robot server at restaurant (7:55); Ever lose something and get it back? (11:50); Texts on lost stuff (19:05); The push to revive Indigenous languages - Lauren's feature story (22:05); Bruce Willis stepping back from making movies due to Aphasia (31:00); Texts (37:45); More on aphasia (39:25); Winning text (45:30) & Annual WASAC Jets game (50:25)

Mar 31, 20221h 2m

National Indigenous Languages Day

The push to revive Indigenous languages

Mar 31, 20228 min

Procrastination Nation

Lauren's back / Greg says the snow was pretty we say shove it Greg / Surgical task force update today (0:20); Ukrainian refugees coming to Manitoba (6:07); Stuff we're putting off at home (9:00); Federal climate plan, and electric vehicles (15:33); Electric vehicle texts (19:38); As the West opens its doors to Ukraine, millions more refugees suffer around the world (21:54); Listener informs us her father, whom we interviewed in 2019, has died / wait times texts (28:04); Valour FC head coach & GM Phillip Dos Santos (32:08); Texts on wait times (40:00); Manitoba provides update on the Diagnostic and Surgical Recovery Task Force (53:15); Winning text on stuff we're putting off at home (49:34); Heart of Gold: A History of Winnipeg Music (selling like hotcakes) and Manitoba Musical Conservatory course (54:08).

Mar 30, 20221h 7m

Dude, Why? Your Car!

It was HOW WARM in Winnipeg on this day last year? (1:40); Province makes improvements to camping reservation system (9:25); The boneheaded things we've done with our cars (17:10); Two weeks and counting without garbage pickup, and it won't happen again until the snow and ice melt (25:35); Feedback on back lanes, and dumb things we do with our vehicles (31:25); Was Chris Rock's joke a line too far? What is alopecia? (38:25); Why does socio-economic status affect our perception of those dealing with addictions (46:25); Canada's World Cup berth already changing the local soccer landscape (57:25); Winning text on the dumb things we do with our cars (1:04:20); Will Gault of Willy Dogs on overcoming addiction (1:09:10).

Mar 29, 20221h 22m

Smacked Actors

Oscars are a smash hit thanks to the Best Smacktor! / Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dead at age 50 / Canada!? (1:40); Taylor Hawkins, and a shift in perspective (8:20); The smallest thing we sweat, whether we should or not (14:05); Texts on the things we sweat, including the dishwasher (20:40); Stats Can overhauling the food it uses for establishing food inflation. Historical context lost (22:10); Monday sports chat with not Bob Irving -- Jim Toth joins us! (28:35); Texts on language (39:10); Small biz challenges: Opening during a pandemic - Paleo Platery, switched careers mid-pandemic (41:35); Winning text on the things we sweat (50:55); Musicologist Alan Cross on Taylor Hawkins Remembered (53:05).

Mar 28, 20221h 6m

Paleo Platery on how it's going after opening during a pandemic

Mar 28, 20229 min

Grayonnaise Now!

Jets lose. Canada loses in soccer. It's cold again. Oh boy (1:05); Crazy winds (7:20); NATO activates chemical, nuclear defence (11:10); Too much gravy?? The weird/particular ways we like to enjoy our meals (16:20); Omicron sub-variant (22:45); Texts on food (26:00); NATO continued (28:50); Greg's upset about the Jets (36:10); St. Norbert Fire/Downtown safety (39:50); Gabby weighs in on Gravy! (46:25); Winning text (53:35); Osborne Village: An Architectural Tour (57:05)

Mar 25, 20221h 8m

Tough Pill To Swallow

Greg fell and wrenched his back! (1:05); Meteor sighting? (7:45); Best & worst part-time jobs! (15:55); The future of work (21:25); Flash in the sky - listener who saw meteor last night (26:55); Small Town Salute to Stonewall! (29:10); A contraceptive pill for men? (35:40); Spring Break and hotels (39:50); Addictions and overdose challenges (45:05); More on male contraceptive pill (53:55); Part-time job trends (56:00); Winning text (1:02:00) & What was that flash in the sky last night? (1:04:40)

Mar 24, 20221h 16m

I'm So Fancy!

WAKE UP!! Fort Whyte by-election / clothing chat on how we've dressed during the pandemic (0:30); NDP strikes deal to keep Liberals in power until 2025 (7:20); Obby Khan wins Fort Whyte by-election (12:00); Clothing! Best / worst experience getting decked out in a fancy get-up (17:25); Free dental care? (24:10); Texts on getting dressed up (31:00); Premier monthly interview Premier Heather Stefanson (33:25); Reaction to Premier (41:25); Winning text on getting dressed up (44:55).

Mar 23, 202251 min

What's the Deal?

Good morning! And the storm that never was (1:17); Thoughts on the Jets and the trade deadline (9:24); Having coffee - what's the toy you wished you had in real life? (16:34); Dogs and cats and turtles and more. Pets in a post-pandemic world (22:10); Breakfast with the Bombers (29:31); Election chat (40:18); Winning text on toys in real life (49:08).

Mar 22, 202253 min

Dream A Little Dream of ... Celery?

Greg is on a mission (1:05); Premier apologizes (6:50); LAUREN'S PLANT YET LIVES!/ Housing prices (10:20); If you could have anything in your home, what would it be? (16:15); Poll on Premiers/Spring melt (23:15); Texts (28:00); Arnold Schwarzenegger's message to Russians (29:50); World Sleep Day! (34:00); The Power of Sleep grand prize winner (41:30); Gab with Gabby - Is celery good?? (45:15); Winning text (52:20) & Jets vs Bruins / trade deadline / Andrew Copp (56:40)

Mar 18, 20221h 7m

March Melt-ness

Messy streets / St. Patrick's Day! (1:40); Opposition asks Stefanson for inquiry into woman's death during COVID-19 hospital transfer - Her response is angering many (8:55); Best & worst neighbours! (Inspired by the City vs short-term rentals story) (16:35); Possible CP strike / lockout putting more stress on supply and price issues (23:55); Texts on neighbours (31:00); Small Town Salute... Churchill Hockey Tournament and a team snowmobiling in from 250 km away! (33:40); Finally celebrating St. Patrick's Day again with the Irish Association of Manitoba! (42:20); As the melt continues...there's going to be a real mess to clean up on streets and sidewalks. Dirt. Garbage. Dog poop. (49:05); The NCAA Tournament, aka March Madness, gets in full swing today ?? (58:45); Winning text on neighbours (1:06:35).

Mar 17, 20221h 10m

...And That's The Bottom Line

Senate DST surprise / retirement / how are the road conditions? (0:30); Overflow at the animal shelter? What's going on? (6:50); Small but annoying ailments and injuries (13:05); Retirement Planning (19:15); Texts on silly injuries (26:30); Inflation numbers // THEN // Jets update with Leah Hextall (28:35); U.S. legislation could make Daylight Saving Time permanent (37:05); Ninja Turtle toy shoots pizzas, leaves welts // St. Patrick's Day tomorrow, two years ago today the King's Head decided to close due to COVID (41:55); Winning text on annoying ailments & injuries (53:05).

Mar 16, 202257 min

Wake Up, Break Up!

No water! No masks! No more pesticide ban! (1:03); Pain at the Pump: Will rising gas prices prompt Canadians to change the way they commute? (8:13); Team Jennifer Jones parting ways at the end of the season! (12:14); Breakups! Relationships. Favourite teams. Favourite bands. Etc. (19:48); No mask texts // THEN // Pesticide ban chat (25:45); Texts on masks and breakups (31:47); Breakfast with the Bombers - Ed Kotowich Award winner Adam Bighill (34:37); Spring Leisure Guide registration is SNAFU'd / Personal services like massage therapy on masks now that the mandate is gone (40:02); Swimming lessons in schools...once again we're asking the question, why isn't this happening provincewide? (51:13); Indigenous Climate Atlas launch (53:26); Winning text on breakups (1:01:19); The Little Book: Story Reader for a Free Ukraine - book from 1932 with Winnipeg connection (1:04:29).

Mar 15, 20221h 15m

I Volunteer!

Last day under mask mandate / Perimeter closed again! / Tom Brady unretires (1:40); Masks, plexi glass dividers, and more...what stays, what goes in retail as mask mandate ends tomorrow? (8:35); Adventures in volunteering (13:50); Mask mandate and self isolation rules change tomorrow...what does the science show? (21:35); Texts on volunteering (29:20); Infrastructure strategies as we prepare for more temperature swings with global warming (30:35); Text on volunteering THEN Masks and retail. Replay of John Graham on biz thoughts on mask and plexi glass (38:20); Bob Irving weekly sports chat (43:45); A local man's offer to gift the city flashing amber lights for school zones is in limbo once again, nearly six years later (53:40); Winning text on volunteering adventures (59:30).

Mar 14, 20221h 6m

Rolling (Mile)Stones

Blowing snow chaos again! (1:05); 2 years of global pandemic (6:15); The dumb arguments & debates we have with our friends (10:00); Perimeter Highway (14:35); Fortier's dumb argument with his buddy (17:40); The Couch Potatoes (19:00); Economic concerns (24:45); More on highways (29:20); Another elevator odyssey for Brett (35:55); Happy 76th Birthday, CJOB! (37:40); Gab with Gabby! (42:00) & Winning text (47:15)

Mar 11, 202252 min

We Are The CHOMPions

Shelter belts! / Ukraine and food supply (1:10); Threat to global food supply chains (7:35); The sayings we use but don't understand, or get wrong (11:45); Highway closures and crashes (19:30); Texts (24:55); Small Town Salute SANFORD MANITOBA (26:10); Harvest Manitoba (34:00); Food hell (39:55); More texts (46:35); Latest from Ukraine with reporter Olga Rusina (48:10); Winning text (57:00) & Dine About Winnipeg returns (1:00:00)

Mar 10, 20221h 11m

The Thing

Roads a mess AGAIN (1:21); Gas prices continue to rise - How much of the bill goes to taxes? (7:47); Big pile-ups on several roads and highways Tuesday afternoon in the blowing snow (11:25); Things you were shocked to learn are 'a thing' (16:26); The Worst Roads campaign launches today...the connection between bad roads and fuel economy (23:08); Texts on things we didn't know were things (28:47); Jets Wednesday! (30:54); Mental health, drugs and homelessness (35:48); Gas prices. Where do we go from here? Who's to blame? (42:25); 22 offers and still no house. A realtor weighs in on Manitoba's red hot housing market (48:20); Winning text on things we didn't know were a thing (56:15); The push to welcome more refugees from Ukraine.... (1:00:10).

Mar 9, 20221h 14m

Hit the Gas

International Women's Day / price of gas rising again / blowing snow advisory again (1:20); Ukraine and the information we are getting on the invasion... the impact of social media (7:07); Road trip memories / favourite in-car games & activities (13:06); SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT - David Spade! // Alberta removing provincial gas tax for relief (19:48); Listener texts on road trips (25:28); Breakfast with the Bombers…Dayna Spiring, President and CEO Economic Development Winnipeg, chair of the Winnipeg Football Club (27:57); Listener texts on road trips (37:02); Gas prices and the impact on volunteer programs like Meals On Wheels (39:12); Kelley Keehn! Women and finances (45:51); More on Ukraine & info we're getting on social media (57:45); Winning text on road trips (1:04:55); Charity helping recently homeless and at-risk women to build sustainable, prosperous careers, and pulling a 35,000-pound jet! (1:08:35).

Mar 8, 20221h 22m

Shall We Talk?

Latest from Ukraine (1:15); Staycations in Manitoba (7:10); TAX SEASON! Stories about taxes (14:10); They moved downtown in a pandemic! (20:55); Brett's Tax Centre crush (27:30); Couch Potatoes assemble to tee up THE BATMAN (29:10); Fuel costs (37:15); #WeShouldTalk - Greg featured in Winnipeg photographer series on mental health (42:10); Mental health (51:05); Gab with Gabby! (52:50); Surprise winner! (1:01:00) & Overdose Awareness Day (1:04:10)

Mar 4, 20221h 14m

Drip, Drip, Drip That'll Never Stop

Lauren's tropical plant & dripping tap poor sleep odyssey (1:40); Annoying things that keep you awake / things you refuse to deal with cuz lazy (9:05); 'These are my people': Canadian woman flies to Poland, helps Ukraine's refugee families (15:05); Texts on things that keep us awake (22:10); Small Town Salute...to Dauphin and Ukrainian connections (25:05); Gas prices hit 163.9!!! Talk and text (33:40); Downtown Development and Bay announcement coming! (37:50); World Lymphedema Day on Sunday - Amanda Sobey (44:30); Winning text on things that keep us awake at night (52:30); As foreign fighters join the fight in Ukraine... 1500 Canadians fought in Spanish Civil War (56:55).

Mar 3, 20221h 10m

I Hear Music

Hoosli! Jets! / Canadians heading to Ukraine to fight (0:30); Hoosli Choir Sings // Canadians going to Ukraine to fight (6:35); Music that inspires you, like Hoosli (11:50); The Sounds of the Game! (20:10); Returning to work - with some people likely staying home, is it time to rethink Downtown Winnipeg? (28:45); Hoosli members join us after singing the Ukrainian and Canadian anthems at Jets game (34:45); SOTU and US/Ukraine situation Global's Reggie Cecchini from Washington (45:50); Winning text on inspiring music (52:55); Winnipeg Police Chief Danny Smyth on the trucker protest outside the Legislative grounds (57:30).

Mar 2, 20221h 12m

I'm Not Making a Title......I QUIT!!!

Brett almost got Tuesdayed / what kind of weather can we expect in March / sidewalk snow (1:21); Fun in the heavy snow at Fort Whyte, and beyond (8:50); I QUIT! Brett tore apart his duvet cover. Ever quit something because it's stupid and you hate it? (15:11); Latest from Ukraine after Kviv hit overnight with more attacks - Olga Rusina, journalist we spoke to last week in a bomb shelter (22:18); Lauren's 'I QUIT' story on puzzles from Toad Hall (30:25); Breakfast with the Bombers Winter Special highlights (32:17); Proof-of-vaxx requirement ending today...what about at your work place? (39:47); March weather prognostication with Environment Canada's David Phillips (44:50); Hoosli choir to sing both anthems tonight at the Jets game (50:42); Unplowed sidewalks and streets making job difficult for postal workers and more (52:55); Winning text on I QUIT (1:00:10); RRSP deadline midnight tonight! Tax season is underway! Huzzah! (1:03:24); Listener says Hoosli performed in their living room! (1:14:06).

Mar 1, 20221h 17m

RRSP deadline & other tax tips with UFile's Gerry Vittoratos

Mar 1, 202211 min

Golden DROP-ortunities

Ukraine/ restrictions (1:05); Canada's response to Ukraine (6:35); Times our loved ones dropped in unexpectedly (12:45); True North keeping vax proof policy (19:30); Texts on drop-ins (24:50); Couch Potatoes assemble! (26:50); Canada's commitment to Ukraine (32:25); Highway closures (38:35); Local reaction to Ukraine (45:25); Gab with Gabby! (55:35); Winning text (1:01:45) & Black History Month - YWG 204 (1:05:25)

Feb 25, 20221h 15m

What Can We Do?

Russia attacks Ukraine / Emergencies Act revoked by Trudeau (1:40); 'Snow place' to put it; streets and sidewalks a mess (6:55); Snow clearing adventures and mishaps (13:45); We speak to a reporter in a bomb shelter in Ukraine (20:05); Small Town Salute Kyle Mason, CEO Indigenous Tourism Manitoba (27:30); Who's to blame for protests and response? The latest polling (34:15); Food prices under the spotlight again in battle between Frito-Lay and Loblaw (40:35); This is a nightmare" reaction from Canadians with loved ones in Ukraine (47:05); Winning text on snow clearing (54:55); Sanctions? Military Response? What could Canada do? What should it do? (58:05).

Feb 24, 20221h 10m

New to Blue!

Cold! Cancellations! Protest coming to end (1:05); Bridging pandemic divides (8:05); Our unusual skills (11:45); Winkler Mayor, Martin Harder on healing the divide (17:50); Texts on unusual talents (24:35); Premier Heather Stefanson (26:15); Reaction to Premier's comments (32:55); THE NEW VOICE OF THE WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS! (37:10); Quick reaction to the Blue Bomber news (46:05); Heart Month (48:10); Winning text (56:05) & I Love to Read Month - The Six Seasons Project and "The Gift of the Little People" (58:15)

Feb 23, 20221h 10m

Smell Ya Later!

Digging out AGAIN. / Emergencies Act vote passes (1:40); House of Commons passes Emergencies Act (6:20); Favourite smells, like a KFC firelog! (12:40); House vote on Emergencies Act - Liberal MP & Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal (18:55); Texts on smells (27:55); Breakfast with the Bombers Christian Aumell - FREE AGENCY and MID-Winter Special promo (29:20); Third most snow of all time up to Feb 22nd... cold now... flooding later? (35:50); Emergency vote reaction - University of Ottawa professor weighs in (43:00); Winning text on smells (53:45); What Happens Now? - Emergencies Act, and getting past political rhetoric and divisiveness (57:15).

Feb 22, 20221h 9m

Uncharted Territory

ANOTHER F'ING BLIZZARD?? Arrests begin in Ottawa (1:40); Having Coffee, Talking... favourite movie duos (8:50); As restrictions ease...will more Manitobans return to the gym? (14:45); The Couch Potatoes assemble! (21:25); Latest from Ottawa as arrests have begun (27:10); I Love to Read month book on fainting goats aims to help kids and parents deal with their fears and anxieties (32:50); Why don't we have Foo Fighters tix today? Because we're giving them to Clint after his touching story yesterday (40:40); Gab with Gabby! (45:35); Winning text on movie duos (51:50).

Feb 18, 202256 min

This Is How You Remind Me

WORDLE CONTROVERSY / Perimeter maintenance / Brett hates our office printer (1:51); Leave or face arrest: Ottawa police issue warnings to remaining protesters as things get heated in the HOC (7:48); Feedback on Trudeau / Perimeter snow clearing & maintenance chat (12:45); The unique & freaky ways the people we miss remind us they're still with us (21:00); Car needing repairs? You might be waiting a while. Parts supply issues (27:45); Texts on the people we miss (33:38); Small Town Salute....to ALL THE SNOW and ski hills (36:02); Feedback on problems with car parts (44:00); Demand on the rise at food banks as Manitoba Harvest hands out 11,000 hampers in January for 5th month in a row (47:30); Texts on the people we miss / Emergencies Act debate (53:38); Update from Ottawa on fencing and police presence / Listener texts (1:02:36); Winning text on the people we miss and how they remind us they're still with us (1:07:52); Winnipeg Home Renovation Show - HGTV/Love It or List It Vancouver co-host Todd Talbot (1:12:20).

Feb 17, 20221h 24m

You've Got Real Mail

Sorry how cold is it getting tonight?? / Brett got his MPI cheque / Emerson set to reopen (1:07); Emergency Acts reaction (8:05); Stuff you get or once got excited to receive in the mail (14:09); Testing changes for travel (21:06); Texts on mail stuff (26:51); Latest from Ottawa… (29:23); Emerson blockade to end today? (34:34); Black History Month with local apparel company Zueike (40:30); Text on being mistaken for wanted felon / texts on mail stuff / Jets can go back to full capacity (51:03); Winning text on mail stuff (57:57); Randy Bachman! (1:01:19).

Feb 16, 20221h 16m

Terrible Tues-day

Emergencies Act, restoring faith in the supply chain and Canada as a trading partner, Lauren woke up and thought it was Wednesday not Tuesday (1:40); Trudeau & the Emergencies Act - Stefanson says not appropriate for MB (8:40); Small things that lead to big disappointment (17:00); Restoring faith in the supply chain and Canada as a trading partner (24:50); Texts on disappointment (32:15); Breakfast with the Bombers Two-Time Grey Cup Champion , All-Star Safety Brandon Alexander (34:30); Is the Emergencies Act necessary? What does it mean? (41:20); Winning text on disappointment (49:00); I Love to Read Month - "The Rubber Boot Thief" -- Amy Doerksen (54:10).

Feb 15, 20221h 6m

My Cheesy Valentine

WAKE UP!! Greg's back! So much news to digest over the weekend. Super Bowl! Halftime show! (1:21); Greg's thoughts on the protests and reluctantly moving forward with Public Health Order changes (8:02); Having Coffee, Talking... Cheesy rom-coms & groanworthy dialogue (14:52); Random act of kindness helps teacher bring more books to her class Stephanie Rempel (21:16); Celebrate Love with Nemeth Diamonds winner Bob Hobin (28:37); Mom with two youngsters battling COVID Ally Beauchesne (32:04); Ottawa latest with David Akin (40:45); SPORTS! Winnipeg Jets. Super Bowl. Beers raining down at the Phoenix Open (46:47); MASSIVE CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT AND GREG FREAKING OUT LOLLLLLLLL (56:50); Emerson border protest continues. What's the impact on the supply chain (1:05:12).

Feb 14, 20221h 16m

Every (Bad) Breath You Take

Another chaotic morning on the highways (0:05); Cheesiest gift you've ever bought or received for Valentine's Day (6:15); Businesses & using social media - Callia Flowers (12:30); The Couch Potatoes! (18:00); International reaction to protest (22:30); More on the Ipsos polling (26:30); Boston Pizza Heart Shaped Pizza (30:45); Public health order coming today (35:55); Gab with Gabby (39:20); Winning text (46:35) & THE BAD BREATH DOCTOR 🤢 HAS SOME TIPS FOR VALENTINE'S DAY (49:30)

Feb 11, 20221h 0m

Toll Booth Will They?

Oh the irony - Police tweet from August asks people to mind the noise with their vehicles (1:40); Special council meeting on protest...(8:05); Bedroom community growth... time for tolls? (12:05); Times we're over or under-dressed, like the slob groom in a t-shirt and jeans (20:25); Is a precedent being set here? Protest hypocrisy? NDP leader Wab Kinew (27:00); Small Town Salute - Neepawa one of the fastest growing communities in Canada (35:05); Has casual clothing at work gone too far? (41:45); Winning text on dressing like a slob (49:50); RCMP on Emerson border being closed due to a protest (53:30).

Feb 10, 20221h 2m

It Looks Good To Me

Brett's back and is losing his mind from the protest, Lauren's back home in PJs (1:40); Alberta, SK and no restrictions (7:50); What's it like living near the protest? Brett on the noise.... BRETT SMASH (12:50); Ratty old clothes you refuse to lose (19:00); Pandemic, protests and more. What do downtown business have to say? (26:35); Texts on ratty clothes (31:05); Jets Update Leah Hextall (33:25); Saying goodbye to Andrew Harris, who's leaving the Blue Bombers to play for the Argonauts (39:10); Winning text on ratty clothes (49:05); I Love to Read Month - Tasha Spillett-Sumner (52:45).

Feb 9, 20221h 6m

The Leftovers

What is your go-to leftover food? (1:52); More chat about the ongoing protests across the country (8:53); Doug Brown hops on to talk about CFL free agency (15:19); Promoting a free country, but denouncing a free press (23:09) ; A little something about food waste (2:38); What's happening with the film industry in Winnipeg (37:01).

Feb 8, 202245 min

Ma-Kid It Work!

Kids?! In the workplace?! (1:40); Black History Month (16:10); David Akin with the latest from Ottawa (23:40); Bob Irving (29:25); 3-peat Scotties champ Kerri Einarson (39:35); Learning how wildlife adapts in the winter (47:50).

Feb 7, 20221h 1m

Home Sweet Home

Bumpy start to the morning with a frozen board in master control / Truckers were gathered EARLY for today's protest (1:40); Animals & emotional support. Times an animal helped you 'get through' (9:20); Global News mental health series - emotional support animals (17:05); Texts on pets (24:15); Couch Potatoes (26:15); Global's The New Reality: Flood infrastructure (34:30); Truckers getting ready to protest outside the Legislature (40:25); Therapy pets in hospitals and long-term care settings....the program Misericordia hopes to eventually bring back post Covid (47:20); Gab with Gabby! (54:05); Winning text on pets helping us (1:02:00).

Feb 4, 20221h 7m

That's It, Back To Winnipeg!

IT IS COLD / Snow days / Monster fire at Portage and Langside / Letterman wearing a Blue Bombers toque! (1:40); Restriction free MB by spring?? (9:00); Letterman & the Bomber toque - Random Manitoba references in pop culture (12:50); Texts on Winnipeg references (20:20); Divisive issues on social media and mental health (22:20); Vaccine passports...do they still make sense? (30:20); Changing the way we do snow days...one school division reviews its policy as teachers look to put more on Teams (40:55); Winning text on Manitoba references (48:20); Border Boys book about the Blue Bombers (52:35).

Feb 3, 20221h 5m

It's Groundhog Day...Again

Groundhog Day/roads updates - Lauren hates Shubenacadie Sam & Punxsutawney Phil & Manitoba Merv (0:30); Stuck on the Highway for 13 hours! (7:30); Which fun item would you want in your car if you were stranded? (13:55); Closed for hours -- RCMP on the challenge to clear the Perimeter (19:45); Winnipeg Jets update with Leah Hextall (26:20); White outs. Closed roads. What to do when you're caught in bad situation. Driving and safety tips (34:30); Mental health series on fitness & gyms (40:50); Winning text on items you'd want in your car if stranded (52:10); I Love to Read Month... Eva Klassen, Author of Fox in a Box and Ed in the Shed (54:45).

Feb 2, 20221h 9m

I Love to Read

Another uppercut from winter / Not everyone's unhappy with the snow / Massive fire in EK (1:51); What are people seeing out there? (9:20); It's I Love to Read Month! Which book had the biggest impact on your life? (17:13) ; Heart disease on the rise.... (22:25); Breakfast with the Bombers (28:34); Street clearing update from the City (34:27); Weather check - Global's Abigail Turner in Headingley, RCMP on closed highways (38:38); Ottawa Update (46:58); Texts on books / TOM BRADY FINALLY RETIRES GOOD RIDDANCE - brett (51:10); Winning text on books (57:11); Heart patient who lived with LVAD for 5 years before transplant (59:35).

Feb 1, 20221h 12m

Convoyeurism

Cincinnati! Nasty weather coming. Canada soccer! (1:40); Truck convoy Saturday snapshot (9:10); Truck convoy Winnipeg reaction from Sunday (12:10); Hobbies! What do you do these days to pass the time? (19:55); OH CANADA!?? (24:45); Texts on hobbies (31:30); Mental health series...Hobbies and where people have turned in the pandemic (33:10); Convoy aftermath - it this now an occupation? Global's Mercedes Stephenson (42:10); Bob Irving weekly sports chat (47:55); Hobbies: Nevermind embracing winter activities, this guy's hobby IS WINTER - Frosty Face! (56:25); Winning text on hobbies (1:05:10).

Jan 31, 20221h 9m

ConvOY Vey

Greg's Jeopardy quiz is already blown (1:10); Holocaust survey (8:20); 'Freedom Convoy' headed to Ottawa (12:00); If you got kidnapped, which TV characters would you want to rescue you? (18:05); Holocaust Remembrance Day (25:10); Small Town Salute - Manitoba Museum (33:30); A re-do of Snow White? (39:40); Jeopardy's 2nd-longest winning streak (47:05); Kids and mental health (51:55); Winning text (1:00:00) & Youth bio-lab at St. B (1:02:30)

Jan 27, 20221h 14m

What The What?

Windy start, messy drive on the highways again! (1:40); Snow and sidewalks...what if you're not able bodied? (8:00); WHAT AM I DOING? Why do we mindlessly do dumb things sometimes (14:50); Health series on alcohol, cancer, and mental health (20:35); Winnipeg Jets analyst John Shannon doesn't believe our listeners! (28:05); Mayor Brian Bowman on sidewalk-clearing (35:05); Alcohol and the link to cancer...the Canadian Cancer Society pitch for a Dry February (42:10); In a wheelchair, in the snow... one family's perspective (53:10); Winning text on dumb things (1:01:05).

Jan 26, 20221h 6m

Rude Awakening

Brett's fire alarm debacle; Setting boundaries at work; Brett awoken by fire alarm. Weirdest / worst things that have jarred you awake; Texts on rude awakenings // Questions about isolation for families; Texts on rude awakenings; Premier Heather Stefanson on trucker vaccine mandate, ICU hospitalization vaccination ratio; Recap Premier against vaccine mandates and calls for different data; Snow removal challenges in the cold; Global Affairs cyber attack...what's happening here?; Winning text on being jarred awake; Setting boundaries at work…is this laughable, or doable?

Jan 25, 20221h 11m

High Anxiety

Wacky weather this week / Suspect in border deaths in court today / What makes you anxious when you watch it? (1:40); What makes you anxious while watching it? (Like the final 2 mins of the Buffalo-KC game) (9:45); Global News & 680 CJOB Health Series focusing on mental health: Physical activity and the benefits on mental wellness (15:55); Texts on what makes you anxious (24:10); Leaf Rapids Hospital reopens, what's the long-term picture for northern hospitals? (26:20); HSC Innovation Radiothon recap - $211,793 raised! (33:25); BOB IRVING weekly sports chat - NFL / Jets languishing in mediocrity / Blue Bombers signings (38:55); More on physical activity and mental health (46:15); Winning text on things that make you anxious when you watch them (56:00); Special Olympics...Papa's Walk (walking to raise $ for his grandson Brett's passion) (58:35).

Jan 24, 20221h 11m

Dude, Greg's in His Car

WAKE UP!! HSC Innovation Radiothon and tragedy on the border (0:42); Brittany Greenslade on the border story (6:30); Raising our coffee cups to Meat Loaf (10:27); Greg's now doing the show from his car because his Internet crapped out (16:14); Dave Angus and Monique Levesque-Pharoah talk about HSC (17:19); Daycare struggles for rapid tests (24:24); Dr. Faisal Siddiqui, Medical Director of the Surgical ICU at HSC (32:07); Peri Maric on HSC (38:49).

Jan 21, 202245 min

Pain in the Furnace

UK ditching mask mandate (1:05); When will pandemic end? (6:30); New and fancy things meant to make your life easier, but, they don't (11:30); No parts for furnace repairs (18:30); Greg changed his furnace filter (25:05); Small Town Salute - Steep Rock (26:55); Winnipeg's tallest building (33:05); Adam Bighill re-signs with the Bombers (39:10); Supply chain woes (46:25); Winning text (52:45) & Kelley Keehn! - Debt confidence and inflation concerns (56:30)

Jan 20, 20221h 10m

Close Encounters Of The Flirt Kind

Snowstorm fallout and cancellations abound (1:40); Wet snow vs. dry snow: which is better? And will it help the drought? (8:30); Chance encounters! Brett BLEW IT on what could have been a chance encounter with a flirty woman because he's a stupid idiot (12:55); Child luring case reaction - Joy Smith (20:30); Inflation rate hits high not seen since 1991. What changes are you making at the grocery store? (27:15); Texts on chance encounters (33:40); St Boniface research ranked high again (36:05); Winning text on chance encounters (44:25); ALL-IN Family Peer Support - supporting the family's mental health journey (48:35).

Jan 19, 20221h 1m