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Hunter & Gunn barber Jeremy Regan doing 'yard calls' as shop remains closed

Jun 10, 20217 min

We've Got You Covered!

Rain! Vaccine Card! More on 'slight' loosening today? (1:40); Details on the immunization card (8:15); In Manitoba a double dose now means some travel...elsewhere? Concerts, cruises and more (11:45); CLOTHING FAILS (18:50); Campground privatization...lease deal at St Ambroise (25:30); Texts on clothing fails (32:45); The Delta Variant...can the second dose make the difference? (34:50); Weekly visit with Hal Anderson (40:50); Province responds to leasing of park (46:25); Winning text on clothing fails (53:00); Campground owner weighs in on why he wanted to run it, and some of the pushback on 'privatization' (56:10).

Jun 9, 20211h 6m

Grounded

The Jets are done. Sad face. (1:40); The analog things we still love, refuse to let go of (7:30); Jets playoff run is over...now what? Does Maurice stay or go? (13:55); Analog stuff: Do new cars have CD players anymore?? (23:05); Vaccine certificate....why you would or wouldn't like it used interprovincially (24:30); Reacting to the London attack that killed three generations of a Muslim family (30:50); National Best Friends Day: Giving the gift of a kidney from one friend to another (36:00); Listener texts on analog stuff (47:40); Incredible lost ring story!! Reunited with the ring over 35 years later (51:15); Winning text on analog stuff (59:15); Crime Stoppers: Hot Cars Cold Cash (1:02:35).

Jun 8, 20211h 14m

Jets and Storms and Turkey, Oh My!

Jets. Heat. Storms. Turkey! (1:37); Jets now down 3-0. Are they finished?? (9:16); Songs to inspire a comeback! (15:55) ; Jets Cheer Line voicemail from 2:27AM!!! LOL! (22:54); It's Bike to Work Day to kick off Bike Week Winnipeg (25:25); Doctors pen letter in support of nurses 37:11); More comeback songs, and more on nurses (39:24); Bob Irving & our weekly sports chat (44:36); Is this like the Dirty 30s? After temps in some parts of southern MB not seen since the 1930s, are we heading there again? (55:24); Winning text on inspiring songs (1:04:08); More on nurses, then... European Tour golfer Scott Hend & his travel chaos and adversity which didn't seem to bother him at all (1:07:31).

Jun 7, 20211h 19m

Guilty Glutton

Scheifele suspended, and another year with no grad (1:37); Manitoba's Reopening plan is hopefully coming soon (8:48); Guilty pleasure foods, like Pizza Pops! (14:46); More on Scheifele's suspension (22:05); No grad again this year... we speak to a Grade 12 student (29:34); Growing calls to take back a residential school cemetery in Brandon (36:48); Gab with Gabby (42:15); Winning text on guilty pleasure food (50:02); Good News Story to end the week... neighbours helping neighbours (53:01).

Jun 4, 20211h 4m

*Crickets*

Jets - will Scheifele be suspended? How did we feel after seeing health care workers in the stands? (1:40); What's your favourite jersey? (9:35); Manitoba's worst roads revealed! (17:05); STAYING ALIVE JETS CHEER LINE VOICE MAIL (24:15); Small Town Salute - MIAMI! Prairie Cricket Farms Ryan (26:15); Keeping the ice (hockey ice!) cool in a heat wave (34:30); Mark Scheifele hit on Jake Evans - Was it dirty? (43:45); Manitoba Possible - Manitoba Access Awareness Week (49:35); Winning text on jerseys (56:50); True North tribute to 215 and Indigenized Jets logo (59:20).

Jun 3, 20211h 14m

In the Heat of the Peg

Jets round two! Fans in stands! HEAT WARNING! (1:38); Who do you cheer for if you're a Jets AND Habs fan? We speak to a Winnipeg loyalist who's also a life-long Canadiens fan (8:46); HEAT! Hottest we've ever been (15:09); Bus driver assaulted as new pilot project on cameras rolls out (21:18); Jets Cheer Line set to The Weeknd's Blinding Lights! (27:40); Hextall on Hockey: Puck drops for round two Leah Hextall (30:22); Water safety tips following the Grand Beach water rescue and now a heat wave (38:32); Reaction to fans in the stands (46:05); Can Brett watch the game due to our superstitions? Plus more heat texts and tips to beat the heat (50:29); Winning text on heat (57:36); The need to dodge social media sometimes to dodge the ANGEL (1:00:38).

Jun 2, 20211h 3m

Singles Going...Steady?

It's June! Jets vs. Habs! (0:40); The Manitoban vaccine switcheroo! (7:50); Living alone, being single during a pandemic (11:45); What's your favorite thing to do alone? (keep your mind out of the gutter) (15:30); A stretch of 30 plus degree temperatures could start as early as today! Hot but still too dry...and what's with the wind? (20:50); Greg makes the observation that with the nice weather & Jets in the playoffs, restaurants are losing MILLIONS (27:55); From virtual dates to proof of vaccines, has the dating world changed for good? Jessica O'Reilly, Sex and Relationship expert (31:15); Pro tennis player gets fined for not talking to the media due to anxiety, withdraws from French Open. Many are jumping to her support. (38:55); Managing the Residential School News from BC, & is it time for a name change for Bishop Grandin? Author David A. Robertson (46:25); More chat on being single / living alone during pandemic (1:01:30); Winning text on stuff we do alone (1:10:00).

Jun 1, 20211h 14m

Managing the residential school news from BC, & is it time for a name change for Bishop Grandin? Author David A. Robertson

Jun 1, 202115 min

Ten Years After

Mixed emotions today as we celebrate 10 years of Jets 2.0 & Brett got his second vaccine dose, but also mark the tragedy of discovering the bodies of 215 children at a residential school in BC (0:40); It was 10 years ago today we learned the Jets were FINALLY coming back to Winnipeg! (8:00); Anniversaries! Do you mark any weird ones? (14:55); A community activist offers his thoughts following the discovery of the 215 children in Kamloops (21:15); Greg's anniversary story (28:40); Brett got his second dose of AZ! Mackling's boys got their first dose of Pfizer! All as there was a record weekend in our ICUs (30:20); Jets 10 years later - Scott Brown, Senior Director Communications, Winnipeg Jets (39:50); Jets 10 years later - Winnipeg Jet 1.0 Jim Kyte (47:45); Weekly chat with Bob Irving (55:55); Winning text on anniversaries (1:04:05).

May 31, 20211h 9m

You're Going The Wrong Way

Here we go again! Two more weeks of restrictions. WHAT'S THE TIMELINE? (1:40); Pallister responds to criticism on allowing non-essential retail to stay open (8:20); As Manitoba's Covid battle continues, Montreal will have fans in the stands Saturday, and Calgary planning for a toned down Stampede (13:10); BRETT'S DUVET RAGE - what have you done wrong until you Googled it? (19:40); Still waiting on round two for the Jets. While we wait, what's the impact on an extended break to players? Fans? (26:40); Texts on things we do wrong (34:05); Sister of woman who died awaiting transport to Ontario shares what they're going through (36:50); Manitoba Motorcycle Ride For Dad is usually this weekend (40:50); Jets fans audio - was it Churchill or Lord of the Rings? (51:35); Winning text on how Google helps us do things better (57:30); One of two "fans" in the stands... SELTZY! (1:00:20).

May 28, 20211h 13m

We'll Be There For You

The Friends Reunion Special debuts today on Crave, so today let's celebrate our friends! (1:40); Have you had a vaccine chat with family or friends yet? (9:10); Funny stories about our friends (16:25); Changing how we shop and even where we shop, the lingering effects of Covid on grocery shopping Sylvain Charlebois (26:15); Are Winnipeg and Brandon kids returning to school Monday??? (33:25); Patient dies after attempted transport to Ontario - what we know and will this impact future transfers? (41:10); Tri-Hospital Dream Lottery Spring Bonus Deadline (53:10); Santa Lucia Pizza winner on friend texts (1:02:30); Dr. Brent Roussin and Premier Brian Pallister updating the health order at 12:30... as we all feel confused and anxious (1:04:05).

May 27, 20211h 17m

Gust In The Wind

WHAT IS UP WITH THE WIND??? Also, more Manitobans being shifted out of province, mental health post COVID (1:40); PTSD epidemic: Whether you're in ICU for COVID or your surgery is repeatedly cancelled due to COVID, what are the long-term effects? (9:30); TYPOS! We all make 'em. And they're often hilarious! (17:10); Hilarious typo texts! (23:35); Public health order extended a few more days as Pallister plays the blame game (25:30); Hal Anderson (29:15); Text response on Pallister and vaccine incentives (38:10); Would you hold your kid back? where remote learning is leaving us PKG and chat (44:00); Santa Lucia pizza text winner (51:30); 5k Every Day in May fundraiser for kids who need beds (55:30).

May 26, 20211h 9m

5K Every Day in May to help get beds to kids who need them

Maria Cefali is Director, Communications & Donor Relations for Sleep in Heavenly Peace Winnipeg

May 26, 202112 min

4-0!

6:07 - JETS SWEEP THE LEG & FINALLY BEAT THE OILERS IN THE PLAYOFFS!! (1:40); Jets @ Noon host Cam Poitras (8:05); What's your favourite underdog story? (15:10); Dr. Gigi Osler says 'vaccinating our way out' isn't going to be enough (22:00); Kelly Moore on Jets win and the SOUNDS OF THE GAME (29:10); Bob Irving: Jets win! Phil wins! Brooks hates Bryson! (38:40); Thoughts on Dale Hawerchuk, and Lauren has found an important reason not to stain her deck (51:05); Incredible underdog story for the win! (59:20); Waiting for your team to achieve a championship: Toronto Raptors superfan Nav Bhatia (1:02:40).

May 25, 20211h 16m

Adventures in Garage Sales

Anger, frustration, confusion over latest round of restrictions heading into May Long (0:11); Nasty hit on Tavares leads to fight in Leafs-Habs game (7:56); More on the restrictions (10:55); Garage sale & curbside giveaway stories (17:16); Golf gets nuked for the long weekend, can only play with household members (24:55); Texts on garage sales (32:27); Only one person per household in stores...the staff handling this demand and the growing concern about the maskless (34:37); Frustrated? Annoyed? Sad? How to manage the rollercoaster that is wave three with Dr. Rehman Abdulrehman (42:47); Text winner on garage sales (54:08); Maroons Road Apparel (57:21).

May 21, 20211h 10m

Dr. Rehman Abdulrehman on the emotional roller coaster that is Wave Three

May 21, 202112 min

UFCW on new restrictions - only one household member in stores

Jeff Traeger, President of UFCW Local 832, the union representing thousands of grocery store workers in Manitoba

May 21, 20218 min

All My Friends

JETS WIN! WE'RE SLEEPY! (1:40); Jets @ Noon host Cam Poitras on Jets win (8:35); What are the weird things you like to eat? (13:20); Covid conspiracies, and more...how to debunk information (21:25); Texts on weird things to eat (28:45); Road safety ahead of the long weekend...what have the challenges been in this pandemic? Sgt. Mark Hume, Acting Enforcement Commander with Manitoba RCMP Traffic Services (30:35); How much do "the Jets" mean to Winnipeg... and the connection the former players still feel (36:00); Patients being transferred out of province (46:35); Keeping workers safe on Manitoba Highways (51:30); Santa Lucia Pizza text winner on weird things we like eating (1:00:15); Friends Reunion Special - we are excited! (1:03:00).

May 20, 20211h 13m

Playoffs in the Before Times

THE PLAYOFFS START TONIGHT! And fans in the stands in Montreal?? (0:42); Shamattawa State of Emergency due to suicide (7:13); As Albertans line up at border for US vaccines, other groups start talking incentives (11:12); What do you wish you were doing tonight for the game? How would you have done it in the Before Times? (17:09); Leah Hextall previews Game 1 (23:47); Anti-Asian racism on the rise as CMHR hosts virtual event (32:29); Vaccine incentives...what can employers do...what SHOULD they do (38:47); Winning text on getting ready for tonight's game! (47:43); Former Winnipeg Jet Great, Morris Lukowich (49:47).

May 19, 20211h 0m

Because When The Goin' Gets Tough...

WHAT IS UP WITH THE LATE START TIMES FOR THE JETS PLAYOFF GAMES??? GREG SMASH (1:40); Best inspirational speeches & quotes (7:20); Golf carts down to household only (14:05); Producer Jeff Fortier's inspirational speech serves up some wisdom! (21:10); Breakfast with the Bombers Buck Pierce, Blue Bombers Offensive Coordinator (23:45); Are people behaving differently now, compared to how they behaved a year ago? (33:20); Winnipeg sports broadcasting legend Joe Pascucci on Jets vs Oilers (38:40); Chosen for Rowing... even though that's not what he does Ethan and Scott Robertson (50:20); Winning text on inspirational speeches (58:30); Manitoba Craft Council fundraising for 'craftsfolk' (1:01:45).

May 18, 20211h 12m

Winnipeg sports broadcasting legend Joe Pascucci on Jets vs Oilers

May 18, 202110 min

Party Like It's 1990

Party like it's 1990... because the Jets take on the Oilers in the playoffs, this week! (0:30); Confused about parking? City adds new sign to clear things up...except...there's nothing clear about it (7:30); Favourite restaurants from the 90s (15:10); Nominate a Nurse giveaway! (22:20); Will some Canadians need incentives to get back into restaurants and gyms? (32:10); Bob Irving - playoffs start this week! Plus, Kyle Irving Order of Manitoba (40:40); Texts on restaurants (52:40); Willy Dogs stepping up to help staff at St. Boniface Hospital Will Gault (56:50); Winning text on restaurants (1:05:30); Listener Robin calls to defend herself after re read a funny text from her son // Vaccines in the workplace event with Vexxit that Lauren is hosting (1:09:50).

May 17, 20211h 22m

Come On Feel the Noise

Grace Hospital Foundation Radiothon, and, it rained. Barely (1:22); CDC guidelines on masks for the vaccinated, UK opening pubs and movie theatres (9:20); Sounds that drive you nuts when you're trying to sleep (15:54); CDC puts out guidelines for fully vaccinated Americans (22:35); Great text on noise keeping you awake (28:33); Golf courses are BOOMING (29:40); Santa Lucia Pizza winner on sleep noise texts (39:56); Vaccine open to 12+ (42:19).

May 14, 202146 min

See Spot...Run!

1,000 deaths in Manitoba, AZ vaccine update (1:40); Global's Brittany Greenslade on Manitoba's grim milestone (8:40); The rivalry between the Winnipeg Jets & Edmonton Oilers! (12:20); What's your favourite spot in Manitoba? (18:40); Gas shortage? Prices to rise? What a cyber hack on a US pipeline could mean for Canadians (24:50); Small Town Salute - ReVolution Trailers (31:40); Allied Health Care Professionals Recognition Week (39:00); Honouring a health care hero as Manitoba marks 1,000 COVID deaths (46:15); Premier speaking today on rural broadband and cellular service (55:05); Winning text on your favourite spot in Manitoba (1:00:10); Vaccine Ambassador's encouraging Manitoba's Indigenous Youth to get on board (1:03:45).

May 13, 20211h 18m

Lauren & Company ;)

Big night for Stastny; 18+ eligible for vaccine, paid leave for vaccines, YAY! But, now more confusion over AZ??? (0:30); Remote learning starts today. The dilemma for one single mom debating whether to quit her job, try for a sitter, or is she critical care (5:50); Vaccine eligibility drops to 18 today, as new questions emerge over AZ (11:15); The worst car you've ever had! (17:10); Questions on AstraZeneca (23:25); Amazing text on your worst cars (31:15); Another amazing text on worst cars, and our weekly Winnipeg Jets chat (33:05); What's available $$$ wise if you have to quit to stay home with your kids? Or have lost your job in this latest lockdown? (43:10); Winning text on worst cars (50:35); Kelley Keehn on How not to overspend on your next car (53:15).

May 12, 20211h 5m

Tourist Trap (literally?)

Vaccine eligibility drops to 30+ and many take advantage, optimism returning after a crushing weekend (1:07); Have you done your census yet? (7:45); Wind shatters glass suspension bridge in China! The tourist spots we'd like to visit, but, won't (13:55); The push to stop FB from introducing Instagram for kids (20:20); Breakfast with the Bombers Blue Bomber draft choice, Liam Dobson - he's 344 lbs and can DUNK! (28:20); Vaccine age drops, are people signing up...how does vaccine envy factor in the equation (36:43); Should kids be on apps like Insta? The perils of social media for kids (39:54); Israel/Gaza conflict continues / quick follow-up chat on census (44:29); Stylists cut hair from 4:15-AM thru 11 PM Saturday (53:02); Winning text on tourist locations we'd like to visit, but, won't (58:52); 38th annual Manitoba Volunteer Awards! (1:01:35).

May 12, 20211h 13m

Good Rival

Restrictions and schools, frustration, where is the Premier? (0:05); CFIB reacts to those who say 'no more handouts' (6:00); What's your favourite rivalry? (10:33); Dry prairies a 'grave situation' as areas of 'extreme drought' expand (17:05); Teachers prepare to go remote in Winnipeg and Brandon, and a HILARIOUS story about Greg and pocket-dialing a video call (24:15); Many businesses closed...again (34:00); You're frustrated, you're angry, and we get it (39:43); Weekly visit with Bob Irving (43:57); Premier to speak about supports for biz /// Texts on 'be kind' (53:06); Listener got vaccine at supersite over the weekend, says it wasn't busy. WHY? (57:48); Winning text on rivalries (1:03:37).

May 10, 20211h 9m

Mental Health, Movies, and Moms

Have you ever taken a sick day, for mental health? If you call in sick should it matter if it's physical or mental? (1:40); Favourite movie moms! (8:30); The Couch Potatoes - WE MISS GOING TO THE MOVIES (14:50); More on mental health & workplace (24:40); Nurses brace as third wave rises (29:30); Workplace and mental health...with more people struggling, are employers better at saying 'take a mental health day'? (37:05); More movie moms (45:15); Blue Bombers/Purolator Small Business Initiative (49:50); Celebrate Mom with Nemeth Diamonds WINNER (56:35); Gab with Gabby (1:01:05).

May 7, 20211h 12m

Celebrate Mom with Nemeth Diamonds: Karin Durand wins!

All week long we celebrated our moms ahead of Mother's Day and our listeners shared countless amazing stories. There were four qualifiers, and in the end, there can be only one, and Karin Durand took home the $500 gift card from Nemeth Diamonds! Congrats!

May 7, 20215 min

Home Cookin'

JETS WIN AGAIN AT LAST. And vaccine eligibility expands big (1:40); Eligibility expands so kids 12 and up now qualify. Will your teen get a say in the vaccine decision? (6:40); Mom's best recipes! (12:40); Small Town Salute - The couple who has golfed ALMOST every course in MB (21:00); DON'T ban nuts in schools? New study says time to change guidelines around food allergens in schools (27:45); Teens and vaccine chat // food bans in school chat (40:15); Mom's best recipes winning text (47:30); LASAGNA SMACKDOWN, and Dad's Press Conference (51:35); Geoff Currier on sports cliches (1:02:00).

May 6, 20211h 7m

The Gift of Mom

Are you more emotional lately? (1:37); SK releases its re-opening roadmap based on vaccinations - Manitoba Chambers of Commerce wants our province to do the same (7:55); MOM HARD WITH A VENGEANCE! Tell us about a time when Mom really came through in the clutch (13:35); A lawyer weighs in on vaccines and the workplace (15:57); Texts on Mom Hard (21:53); Kids and transmission of COVID-19 (27:52); Text on mom, then 30% of people say they only do THIS once or twice a year... (34:30); More mom texts, and what we wear at work vs what we wear while working from home (40:13); Feelings bubbling at the surface? How Laughing Yoga can help Jeanine Carman (46:05); Winning Mom Hard text (55:15).

May 5, 202158 min

Questions about the vaccine & the workplace

Benjamin Hecht is a managing partner at Pitblado Law and a labour and employment lawyer. He joined to answer some of our questions about the workplace and the vaccine.

May 5, 20216 min

Mom Jokes

Jets lose AGAIN, & another anti-mask rally what's wrong with these goofs (1:40); Mom whose son first got COVID shares her thoughts from hospital bed, Greg delivers passionate follow-up (9:00); Tell us something funny about your mom! (15:15); Get the first shot available...or wait? NACI messaging continues to confuse, and anger is rising (24:40); Walking 20 km with 10 kg of gear: Winnipeggers tribute Canadian soldiers & Holland through Nijmegan March (31:45); What's the difference between the Mom Joke and Dad Joke? (42:00); Rocket from China's space station could fall back to Earth?? (46:15); Winning text on something funny about your mom (55:10); Brandon scores first ever AAA Under 15 girls hockey team (57:25).

May 4, 20211h 11m

The Wrath of Mom

Lauren got her shot! Selfies and teens (1:07); Some doctors are saying the current restrictions aren't enough (7:40); Tell us about a time your mom got mad at you! (12:33); Do you use filters before posting photos? (20:18); Texts on Mom (27:10); How kids are using apps to alter appearances before posting selfies Body Confidence Canada (29:54); Clearing up public health update, and more texts on Mom (37:08); Weekly visit with Bob Irving (41:30); Manitoba Olympian FUELING SPORT Canadian Women's Soccer team star Desiree Scott (50:58); Winning text on Mom getting mad (60:00).

May 3, 20211h 4m

I Did It All For the Cookie

Stop scaring people with pics of needles and bleeding arms! (1:07); Teachers getting shots in North Dakota now (7:19); COOKIES! (13:31); Manitobans being asked to show their appreciation (20:12); Passionate text from a teacher (22:58); Busiest start to wildfire season for WFPS in years (29:12); Fun, non COVID-chat on cookies... then it took a turn to wisdom teeth and pain BECAUSE LOL (33:52); High Tea Bakery teams up with Winnipeg Love to offer special cookies for Eid al Fitr & to Celebrate Everything (40:52); East India Company directing portion of revenue to effort to purchase oxygen concentrators needed in India (48:43); Gab with Gabby - Hundreds of $$$ in late fees at the library! (55:12); Winning text on cookies (55:12).

Apr 30, 20211h 0m

Automation For The People

Greg's first crack at Tim Horton's self-checkout in drive-thru (1:40); Having Coffee, Talking... Self-checkout & automation. Do you like it? (8:35); Confusion around vaccines for immuno-compromised and cancer patients (15:50); Texts on self-checkouts (22:30); Small Town Salute to Winkler! Spenst Bros Premium Meats and the success of their frozen pizzas (24:45); Weight gain (and loss) in the pandemic (32:25); 'Grow a pair.' 'Let's go guys.' British teacher trying to get kids to stop using these and other phrases (37:40); Manitoba Teachers' Society sounding alarm on Covid in Winnipeg schools, wanting 'circuit breaker' // Dog poop patroller in action in White Rock, B.C. (48:30); Winning text on self-checkouts (56:05); Vaccine Hesitancy in Southern MB - we chat with Winkler Mayor Martin Harder (59:40).

Apr 29, 20211h 12m

Late With Those Late Fees

Tuesday was a beautiful day for languishing; Late fees! An Oklahoma woman found out she was wanted for felony embezzlement over a VHS tape she rented 20 years ago; Should Canada start using vaccine certificates?; Texts on late fees & assorted shocking bills; India Association of MB reacts to COVID surge in India; Weekly visit with Hal Anderson!; Would you take a pay cut to work from home permanently?; The ethics of a vaccine certificate; Winning text on late fees; Winnipeg Crime Stoppers on Manitoba Unsolved Mysteries - the 1987 murder of 15-year-old Cheryl Duck

Apr 28, 202158 min

Winnipeg Crime Stoppers on the 1987 murder of 15-year-old Cheryl Duck

We speak to Cst. Doug Singleton of the WPS, the Police Coordinator for Winnipeg Crime Stoppers, on the 1987 murder of 15-year-old Cheryl Duck. www.winnipegcrimestoppers.org204 786 TIPS / 204 786 8477https://macp.mb.ca/unsolved-mysteries/

Apr 28, 20218 min

Locked Out!

Jets get WAXED, and new restrictions starting Wednesday (1:40); Four losses in a row for the Winnipeg Jets (5:45); Restrictions and stepping up enforcement (8:55); Hal locked himself out of his truck on his birthday! What's your 'locked out' story? (15:45); Texts on getting locked out (21:50); Breakfast with the Bombers - Former Blue Bomber Mike Abou-Mechrek donates his kidney to his dad (24:10); The Power of the Vaxxie with Susie Erjavec Parker (35:20); Vaccine supercentre volunteer (40:00); Four Crowns Restaurant & Cafe offers to help buy produce from food court restaurants that have to close (47:55); Winning text on getting locked out (56:20); Languishing, and... Losing the gift of gab? Why small talk is struggling (59:30).

Apr 27, 20211h 13m

The Grueling Yard

Lauren & Greg are both having MONDAYS // Additional public health measures coming; Vaccines in high risk neighborhoods - the work to get the message out; Most hated yard job; Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce on impending health measures ; Lauren's hated yard job; Cancer patient looking for vaccine finds work-around; Restrictions coming -- let's put a myth to bed; Lauren's dog Moose is a holy terror and a remorseless eating machine. But he's so cute!; What's next for gas prices? Roger McKnight, Analyst with En-Pro International; Santa Lucia Pizza contest winner

Apr 26, 20211h 0m

Rise and Shine!

WAKE UP!! (1:40); Ontario looking at paid sick leave, Manitoba looking to feds to help (8:55); Curfew stories! (10:50); Brett finally makes it to work / Fed up with cooking? Recipe ideas with Chef Kevin Funk, who runs a ghost kitchen (18:00); Brett explains why he was late for work (26:35); Vaccine hot spot update // curfew texts (29:40); Paid sick leave. Ontario looking into it. Manitoba looking to feds. (35:30); Hula Hoop for weight loss? (42:10); Paid sick leave. Listener reaction and chat (52:05); Contest winner (56:25); Made Simple App offers resources for moms (59:15).

Apr 23, 20211h 12m

Helping women and mothers with the Made Simple App

We speak with Juliana Avella, holistic nutritionist and doula, and the creator of the Made Simple App

Apr 23, 202111 min

Earth and Electric

The CFL is back! And transit drivers: No vaccine for you! (1:06); Vaccine eligibility rules change again, and how's our supply? (6:34); The CFL is set to kick off in August! How will it work, and will we need an immunity passport? (11:01); Our old piles of electronics! (18:23); Transit union reacts to not being included in updated vaccine priority for front line workers (26:36); EMERGENCY text on old electronics (34:51); Trucker Chris got his vaccine in North Dakota! (36:30); Emotional discussion with Kevin Chief over expansion of WASAC night with the Jets (44:54); Winning text on old electronics (55:12); On this Earth Day, what do we do with our old electronics?? (56:35).

Apr 22, 20211h 9m

True North's Kevin Chief on expansion of WASAC night with the Jets

Apr 22, 202110 min

Trucker Chris Aubrey gets his first vaccine in North Dakota

Apr 22, 20219 min

Tick Tick Boom!

Brett got his first vaccine! (1:40); AstraZeneca vaccines explode thanks to expanded eligibility, overwhelming pharmacies (7:45); Tell us a childcare story! (15:50); TICKS! They're already here! We talk to Taz Stuart (22:05); Jeff McWhinney, Keeper of the Cup, on his new children's book and its important message (29:45); Pharmacist weighs in on the sudden change in vaccine eligibility, and how excited he is to see the demand (39:25); Maples Collegiate principal helps teachers book vaccine appointments after the news broke (47:35); The Kathy Kennedy Bursary! (58:30).

Apr 20, 20211h 11m

Steinbach pharmacist on Monday's surprise expanded vaccine eligibility

Hans Epp, pharmacist and owner at the Shoppers Drug Mart in Steinbach

Apr 20, 20218 min

I Get Knocked Down...

Crappy weekend weather made Greg fall down go boom (1:40); Vaccination hesitancy (7:40); Manitobans can't go to their Ontario cabins under new rules in Ontario - we speak to a Winnipegger with a family cabin at Malachi Lake, in Ontario (11:50); Rude awakenings! Lauren has a hilarious story of overnight pandemonium courtesy of her dog Moose (19:05); Doctors Manitoba survey on vaccine hesitancy (28:40); Will we end up with restrictions similar to Ontario? (37:40); Weekly chat with Bob Irving (44:00); Winning text on rude awakenings (52:55); "Swimming Aimlessly" - Winnipeg author on new book on infertility (55:35).

Apr 19, 20211h 8m

Ontario to Manitoba: No Malachi for you!

Ontario has closed its border to Manitoba, which means Manitobans with cabins in that province are out of luck for now. On Monday, we spoke to Winnipegger Mike Grosvenor, whose family cabin is at Malachi Lake in Ontario.

Apr 19, 20218 min