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Ep 212A Staple Of Your Morning

Jun 26, 20191h 4m

Ep 211Behind Enemy Lines

Show open (1:30); Teenage girl kidnapped near Landmark MB, escapes her abductor (10:30); Are you okay with dogs in restaurants? (19:05); City Hall looking at school speed zones to see if changes need to be made (26:20); Nearly a quarter of moms experience postpartum depression or anxiety (34:00); Should Winnipeg add 36 special constables on Transit buses? (38:35); Raptors impact on youth basketball in Manitoba (45:55); A Canadian union becomes the first to include 10 paid days leave for people looking to escape violent partners (52:15); Die-hard Blue Bombers fan living in SK asks the team to send him a lawn sign (1:00:30).

Jun 25, 20191h 11m

Ep 210(Not) Leaving: On A Jet Plane

What's going on with the drug task force report? (1:30); Is AirBnB clogging up the rental market in Canada's biggest cities? (4:25); Woman falls asleep on Air Canada plane, gets left behind after they closed up shop (11:15); Happiness survey says Canadians over 55 are happier, and money is not a factor. Right. (17:00); As we wait for the Illicit Drug Task Force report, here's what Point Douglas is encouraging residents to do (22:35); US teacher quits job, puts post on Facebook to explain why, and it's blowing up (31:30); Big Daddy Tazz, inspired by the Air Canada tale, has a story about what happened to HIM as a kid (37:35); Kelly Moore on the Jets (42:55); Save the Norwood Pool (50:40); Canadian astronaut set to return from space! What's the return journey, and recovery, like? (57:10).

Jun 24, 20191h 6m

Ep 209Do You Like Scary Movies?

Seven Oaks converting from ER sooner than expected? (1:30); A remake of Child's Play is out now, so...what is your favourite scary movie from the 80s? (7:30); After the death of a child in a crash in Fort Richmond, is it time to reduce speeds on residential streets? (23:15); Geoff Gray from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as we gear up for the home opener (28:15); National Indigenous Peoples Day (35:00); Winnipeg boy got to meet Carey Price back in 2015 (40:10); Anniversary of 911, which started right here in Winnipeg! (49:45).

Jun 21, 201959 min

Ep 208People Pop In, Horns Pop Out?!

Provincial Election date is set (1:30); Are you a fan of the "Pop In"? TFJ is not! (14:15); A special moment at the NHL awards (23:20); Fanquest is this weekend (27:15); Smartphones are giving us HORNS?! (32:15); Red River Rising, the group behind the chants at Valour FC matches (37:00); How to prepare financially for Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia (45:50); QOTD results (55:20); Another special NHL Awards moment (56:50).

Jun 20, 20191h 5m

Ep 207Meat Thieves On Lamb, Police In Hot Prosciutto

McNabb is back (1:30); The great Transcona Meat Heist (5:35); Favourite movie theatre as a kid (9:30); Winnipeg emergency vehicles testing out new sirens (16:20); Mayor Brian Bowman (21:40); Trans Mountain Pipeline approved...again (36:10); Blue Bomber RB Andrew Harris (42:20); Province says they invested in the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra's acoustical shell, but they didn't (49:50); Leading killer of people 44 and under, Worldwide! (55:20).

Jun 19, 20191h 6m

Ep 206The Troubling Trouba Trade?

Show open (1:30); The packed Raptors parade (9:15); Greg is not happy with the Trouba trade (16:35); St. Boniface Hospital staff ‘frustrated by lack of capacity’, says ER doctor (25:30); Chef Anna Olson on how many Canadians fear they’re missing out on life by not cooking more with the family (28:25); Can our city properly support Bike Week? (38:05); The Riverton Rifle, Reggie Leach (48:25).

Jun 18, 20191h 0m

Ep 205Gloria(sly) Off-Key

Show open (1:30); Bombers win! (6:30); Man rescues crow, crow rides bike (12:15); Tom Morello vs. Smartphone (20:55); Brett Hull gets liquored, can't sing (26:40); NYT does feature on Narcisse Snake Pits (31:50); Greg wonders if it's time to get a gun for the home (37:40); Former Jet Keith Tkachuk (45:25); Flatlander's Beer Festival (51:25).

Jun 17, 20191h 5m

Ep 204Weeeeeeeeeee The North!

The Raptors win! And McNabb goes to the Ex! (1:30); St. Boniface ER update (9:00); Loud sports fans: how loud is too loud? (15:25); Justin Trudeau's approval rating his lowest ever (21:30); McNabb & Clayman at the Red River Ex (27:20); More on the Raptors victory from Global News Toronto (31:20); Detail the Dadmobile Grand Prize Winner (40:10); What's new at the Ex this year & Mackling's Valley Fair adventure (47:15); Bob Irving on the Bombers season opener Saturday night (59:45).

Jun 14, 20191h 12m

Ep 203St. Louis Special

Brett is back from Vegas, baby! (1:30); St. Louis Blues win the Stanley Cup (4:10); So a hearse pulls into a BK drive-thru (13:20); Coronation Park discoveries (19:40); In praise of Keanu! (25:55); Feds ask Supreme Court to stay a decision that would make segregation in jails illegal (33:45); True North Square expanding (40:40); St. Boniface ER department reaches critical levels (48:20); Winnipeg photographer who has visited Chernobyl 22 times (54:00).

Jun 13, 20191h 10m

Ep 202Daddy Issues

US Women's National Soccer Team wins 13-0 and celebrates excessively. Too far? (1:30); Mackling's photo radar rant (5:10); Daddy shaming: 50% of dads say they've been criticized. From ads, to TV shows, are fathers still portrayed as the dum-dums? (12:05); Loren Remillard on permit recommendations (19:10); Jon Waldman on gifts that "mock" fatherhood (26:10); Housing (un)affordability and millennials (32:20); Valour FC's pursuit of the Canadian Championship (40:55).

Jun 12, 201952 min

Ep 201Zip It!

Could you use a *gasp* FLIP PHONE for a whole week?! (1:30); How many cases have been tossed since the Supreme Court handed down guidelines for delayed trials (7:40); Raptors fever! (14:25); The zipper merge with Matt Allard (20:00); Janice Lukes on fines for not mowing your lawn (33:05).

Jun 10, 201942 min

Ep 200You'll Need To Touch Your Phone More Than Once To Listen To This

Laurel Walzak from Ryerson University on Raptors fever (1:30); Councillor Klein's selfie (8:10); Economic spin-off from the NFL pre-season game at IG Field (14:10); Food Fest (19:35); Gord Spado from the WPS Traffic Division (26:50); Former Jet Jim Kyte (32:05).

Jun 7, 201944 min

Ep 19975 Years Later

Jun 6, 201938 min

Ep 198Pod, Duck, Dip, Dive, and...Pod

Show Opener (cankerworms, NFL, Dodgeball) (1:30); The NFL is coming to Winnipeg! (10:15); What would you ban in Winnipeg? (16:55); Should Dodgeball be banned? Some researchers say yes (22:35); What does 10,000 steps really get you? (31:50); 75th anniversary of D-day tomorrow (40:20); CancerCare Manitoba Foundation Challenge 4 Life (46:30); Winnipeg business SolarSkyrise gets huge boost (53:15).

Jun 5, 20191h 5m

Ep 197Two All-Beef Patties, Special Sauce, Lettuce, Cheese, Podcast, Onions on a Sesame Seed Bun

Show open (1:30); Eduardo Balaquit has been missing for one year (10:35); MMIW report cites genocide (17:10); McNabb has never eaten a Big Mac! (23:20); Is an election call on the horizon? (30:20); Seattle Seahawks changing up the cheerleading squad (36:35); 25 cups of coffee day is...fine for you?! (38:30); Manitoba Pizza Week continues with Diana's Cucina & Lounge (41:00).

Jun 4, 201954 min

Ep 196Close The Intersections; Open The Skies

Brett & Lauren saw Greg's garage! (1:30); TFJ on chasing storms in Ontario (7:20); McNabb on location at the new Concordia Urgent Care (12:40); Should we close major streets entirely to allow for faster construction? (20:55); MMIWG report finally out (27:40); More on Concordia (32:10); Wildfire evacuees from Pikangikum in northern Ontario coming to Winnipe​g (35:55); Massive turnout for Pride Winnipeg, Chernobyl finale is tonight on HBO (41:05); Freedom Road opens in Shoal Lake (48:45); Winnipeg champion boxer gearing up for next fight in Denmark (53:30); Manitoba Pizza Week! (1:02:15).

Jun 3, 20191h 13m

Ep 195Feeling Lucky? It's Time to Dream With Tri-Hospital Lottery!

Tri-Hospital Dream Lottery deadline, live on location (0:00), One-on-one with HSC and St. Boniface patient (7:30), Less thefts for MLCC (15:10), Weekend Bretter-tainment (23:00), Breast Cancer Pledge (26:05) & OCD Center launching peer support (32:40)

May 31, 201945 min

Ep 194Concordi-uuhhhh?

Noisy vehicles (1:30); Concordia ER converting to Urgent Care (8:25); Are some noisy vehicles too noisy? (15:20); Alcohol & drugs are sending more people to hospital than heart attack and stroke (22:45); Hoops From The Heart highlights (28:00); It's tourism week in Winnipeg (32:20); Treed: Walking in Canada's Urban Forests (40:50); NOAA on all the tornadoes in the US (47:05); Philly from Power 97 on the Walk For Arthritis this weekend (54:50).

May 30, 20191h 9m

Ep 193A Winnipeg Rite Of Passage

Broken permit process (1:30); Has the legal system helped to keep a known drug trafficker in Canada? (7:20); Food fare slapped with $10,000 fine (14:30); WFPS says meth use up 900% since 2014 (20:50); Greg tries to pay an ambulance bill (27:35); Meth use leading to more bike thefts (31:00); Melissa Kuhn shares her story ahead of World MS Day (41:35); Author Anakana Schofield (50:10);

May 29, 20191h 5m

Ep 192Shops Shops Shops Shops Shops Shops!

Alberta looking to drop minimum wage for youths to $13/hr (1:30); McNabb is at Habitat For Humanity, so we had to ask: what was your favourite Shops class? (14:20); If you could green-light ONE infrastructure project in Winnipeg, which one would it be? (20:25); Rural Manitoba shaken by church vandalism (30:20); Assiniboia Downs in shock after death of legendary trainer (36:50); McNabb from Habitat for Humanity (44:15).

May 28, 201950 min

Ep 191Busy Weekend For "Winnipeggians"

Talking about the events around our province this weekend (1:30); Another violent weekend in Winnipeg (6:05); How do you tell someone "you stink"? (15:35); Winnipeggers Chris Jericho & Kenny Omega headline AEW's inaugural wrestling event in Las Vegas (35:20); Toronto Raptors advance to the NBA Finals, we'll hear from a Winnipegger who was there (39:35); Hoops From The Heart (49:05); Head of church statue returned (57:05); Mastermind Toys summer playlist (1:02:10).

May 27, 20191h 15m

Ep 190Hot Diggity Dog!

The latest from Garden Hill First Nation (1:30); Skinner's 90th anniversary weekend...do you put ketchup on your hot dog? (7:20); Office thermostats (19:20); Relay For Life (23:25); 40th anniversary of the Jets AVCO Cup victory (29:45); Kevin Burgin from The Main Ingredient (41:20); The Cure For The Common Comedy (47:00).

May 24, 201959 min

Ep 189...But Our Podcast Is In Another Castle

How did Brett do at Dr. Snip? (1:30); Vandalism outside Ukrainian church (8:40); Dismantling homeless camps, what's the solution? (14:40); E-Sports Expo at U of M this weekend - what's your favourite video game? (23:05); What should the city do with the Arlington Bridge? (48:10); Teddy Bears Picnic this weekend! (1:04:25).

May 23, 20191h 17m

Ep 188If I Could Turn Back Time (Capsule)

Greg's B-Day & Brett's V-Day (1:30); flurry of long weekend assaults on Winnipeg Police (9:25); Kirby from Power 97 on the Cher concert cancellation (16:40); Winnipeg opens its time capsule (26:05); Brett goes to Dr. Snip (33:05); Mackling gets a San Diego surprise for his birthday (40:25); Are immigrants a "threat" to "white Canadians"? (47:45); The science of BBQ (56:25); Benefit dinner for Manitoba Mom waiting for double lung and liver transplant (1:03:15).

May 22, 20191h 15m

Ep 187Mayoch-oops!

How was your long weekend? (1:30); Bedtime triggers (8:25); Forest fire comes dangerously close to Falcon Beach ranch (16:20); Bob Irving (21:30); Mayochup means %#&* in Cree!? (29:20); Waverley Underpass update (34:50); Game of Thrones finale debrief (42:35); Excitement builds for the World Police & Fire Games (51:30); Why summer camps need to be different for girls (56:35);

May 21, 20191h 10m

Ep 186No Seasoning, No Doubt

Concordia hospital converting to Urgent Care (1:30); Continuing our series "Lives Changed Forever" (7:45); The weird things we put on our food (19:10); Councillor Shawn Nason on reducing speeds in residential streets (25:55); Greg's story of how a car crash changed his life (32:50); Manitoba company Longball Athletics (39:55); Don't Try This At Home: One Family's (Mis)Adventures Around the World (45:55).

May 17, 201959 min

Ep 185Driver Zed

Driver's Ed failure stories (1:30); RCMP officer asks teenage girl reporting sexual assault if she was "turned on" (14:45); Alabama signs stringent abortion bill into law (20:50); Activate Games Winnipeg (25:40); City requests proposals for needle pick-up (31:50); Lives Forever Changed: A family deals with tragedy in the aftermath of a crash (38:40).

May 16, 201958 min

Ep 184Welcome Mack!

Triple M is back! (1:30); Witnesses share stories from the fatal Regent/Nairn crash (8:45); Depression could be the leading cause of disability by 2020 (23:05); The Winnipeg man behind the WestJet deal (28:15); Bob Irving on the Bomber Rookie Camp (36:45); Vision Zero: can we eliminate pedestrian/cyclist road fatalities? (42:00); 100th anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike (52:05); Author Guy Gavriel Kay (1:00:10).

May 15, 20191h 13m

Ep 183Daytime Playtime

Playtime is just as important for adults as it is for kids (1:30); 6 million Canadians can't afford a dentist (4:45); Mayor Brian Bowman (25:10); City wants more development in Chinatown (31:35); Siloam Mission on dental care (37:10); WSO Executive Director Trudy Schroeder going into the Order of Manitoba (43:30).

May 14, 201955 min

Ep 182Blistering In The Sun

McNabb got scorched by the sun (1:30); Is Mother's Day too commercial? (8:50); Do milestone birthdays make you sad? (13:30); Paramedics concerned about patients carrying weapons (20:15); Canada's health care system stuck in the 60s? (27:40); Should high school start later in the morning? (39:10); Westjet signs deal to be sold to Onex (54:35).

May 13, 20191h 5m

Ep 181We Cover It All, From Hoodie To Footie

Brett wore the hoodie-footie, as demanded! (1:30); Being a Mom is equivalent to 2.5 full-time jobs (9:50); Animal rescue demands $150 to give lost dog back (18:30); Mother's Day for those whose Mom's are gone (24:50); Over 400 people nabbed in April for texting and driving (27:35); Mackling live from Slovenia (34:30); Burnout in the workplace (43:55); Hal Anderson (54:15); Winnipeggers living in Africa at Dashir Lodge & Safaris (57:40).

May 10, 20191h 13m

Ep 180(Jump)suit Yourself

McNabb is back in studio! (1:30); Brett Overby found guilty of 2nd-degree murder (9:40); Sheila North, relative of Christine Wood (16:20); What summer perk would you like at work? (22:20); Bear Clan patrol recovers "zip gun"/Drone talk (33:15); Hear a 12-year old speak about the recent school shooting in Colorado (41:25); Hal Anderson on unusual dating terms (47:00); McNabb's jumpsuit/free birth control for people under 25? (52:15).

May 9, 20191h 3m

Ep 178Hopefully You're Not Allergic to This

GoT, road rage (1:30); Stories of allergies (9:35); A road rage shooting on McPhillips (25:05); royal baby name ideas (29:45); Breakfast with the Bombers: Thomas Miles (35:20); Brad Marchand's "curious" interview answers (45:10); Green Party's historic win (52:20).

May 7, 20191h 0m

Ep 177Winter Is (Still) Here

Frozen Sunday (1:30); false positive roadside tests? (9:20); Cutlery drawer shenanigans (16:25); An exciting weekend in Winnipeg (24:10); Psychology And The City (28:50); Mackling In Croatia (42:30); Taz Stuart on bugs (49:55).

May 6, 20191h 3m

Psychology and the City - Ramadan, and Teddy Bears!

Dr. Rehman Abdulrehman pays us our monthly visit to check in at the beginning of Ramadan, and to tee up the upcoming Teddy Bears' Picnic and the Worry Bear Tent he'll be in with Clinic Psychology Manitoba.

May 6, 201913 min

Ep 176Remote Control

Mackling is in Croatia, McNabb is co-hosting from home, Brett soldiers on! (1:30); Spiking grocery prices/Beyond Meat (7:30); Valour FC's inaugural home match this weekend (14:10); Our favourite fast food items from years gone by (20:15); The doctor who recommended the closure of ERs is coming back to Manitoba (27:10); Winnipeg Wine Fest with 529 Sommelier Christopher Sprague (38:15); Cape Breton woman gets to meet her great-granddaughter from Winnipeg (53:10); 4-year-old drummer, in studio! (1:01:00).

May 3, 20191h 11m

Ep 175Rants On A Log

The fog rolls in, and Celery Wars: Episode One - The Plantae Menace (1:30); Speeder caught twice in an hour (7:15); Grocery prices on rise, and Celery Wars: Episode Two - Celeriac Of The Clones (10:55); Instagram testing the hiding of "likes" (32:50); Sports hit: Valour FC's first match, and a CFL draft preview (42:05); Dalnavert Museum's Strike 1919 (50:55); Third + Bird, this weekend (56:30); Manitoba Ride For Dad (1:06:30).

May 2, 20191h 18m

Ep 174Straight To Your Face

DoorDash comes to Winnipeg (1:30); Province wants more private liquor sales (10:40); Does Beyond Meat threaten masculinity? (17:15); What's an entertainment tax, and why is it on my movie receipt? (25:40); Food delivery and Mackling's cooking (33:40); Our Wrongful Conviction series (39:20); Author Kelley Keehn (44:55).

May 1, 20191h 2m

Wrongful convictions: Frank Ostrowski

May 1, 20196 min

Ep 173Won't Somebody Please Think Of The Taxes?!

More on Canada's broken recycling industry (1:30); Dalhousie University football players using "smart" helmets to detect concussions (8:45); Montreal borough mayor under fire for Facebook post (19:05); Zebra mussel larva found in Shoal Lake (25:00); Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba's Run For Women (34:25); Should the government do our taxes? (40:15).

Apr 30, 201953 min

Ep 172We'll See You In Detention

Angry Canadian gets into PM Trudeau's face (1:30); Is Canada's recycling industry broken? (6:40); Fewer kids are getting detention (22:30); Valour FC Head Coach Rob Gale (28:20); SCE Lifeworks Reverse Job Fair (36:10); Why do wrongful convictions happen, with Niki Reitmayer (43:35); RWB's The Wizard of Oz (53:30).

Apr 29, 20191h 7m

Ep 171The Start: Endgame

Talking Avengers: Endgame (1:30); Five jobs we've had through our lives (6:35); Domestic violence red flags, and where to turn (14:50); Brett's spoiler-free review of Avengers: Endgame (28:50); Grieving the loss of a child (37:55); Winnipeg International Storytelling Festival (42:30); The Couch Potatoes & WSO team up for Superhero Showdown (53:10); Happy Birthday Hal! (58:50); Big Daddy Tazz and the "Comedy Aces" (1:02:05).

Apr 26, 20191h 14m

Ep 170Exit Stage Left

Show Tee-up (1:30); BerMax owners accused of staging hate crime: Police Chief Danny Smyth & Jewish community reactions (8:50), Mainstream media accused of "not following through" on story (14:25), and hate crime hoaxes - how rare are they? (20:30); Thrive Thift Shop and Fashion Revolution Winnipeg teaming up for weekend clothing swap (30:40); Sensational Serena billboard (40:20); Patio SZN! (45:00); The Accidental Veterinarian (52:05).

Apr 25, 20191h 6m

Ep 169Mackling Shark (Do Do Do-Do Do-Do)

Greg wears a ____ jersey! (1:30); The Philippines threatens Canada over...garbage?! (7:00); BC Garbage can dispute escalates very quickly (13:15); The first ever high school Ethics Bowl (21:10); Avengers: Endgame reviews are in (NO SPOILERS) (26:50); Kelly Moore at Bomber free agency camp in Florida (30:05); Mayor Brian Bowman on Linda Sarsour (35:30); Amber McGuckin's domestic violence series (42:15); Concerns about rising violence at Stony Mountain (49:10); Lara Rae, Winnipeg Comedy Festival (55:05).

Apr 24, 20191h 11m

Ep 168...Part Of A Balanced Breakfast

Greg is back! (1:30); Brett's pay-it-forward followup (7:25); A Winnipeg Jets debrief (17:50); One year since the Toronto van attack (33:20); Amber McGuckin, part 1 of a series on domestic violence (38:45); Ontario school breakfast programs could be axed (46:30).

Apr 23, 20191h 0m

Ep 167Jets Crash Land

Kelly Moore & Leah Hextall on the end of the Jets post-season (1:30); The latest from Sri Lanka (17:45); Brett finds $35 in thrift store pants (21:40); City-wide cleaning starts tonight (28:00); BerMax Caffe targeted with anti-semitism (35:05); Golf season is finally here! (40:10); Game of Thrones tourism (48:45); Infertility Awareness Week (56:55).

Apr 22, 20191h 10m

Ep 166Remembering (Or Forgetting) Bad Thursday

The Jets & Bad Thursday (1:30); Memories of Bad Thursday (7:05); Bob Irving on the Winnipeg Jets tonight (15:05); Golf courses are opening this weekend! (19:30); How the playoffs impact Main Street Project (31:00); Hal Anderson on Bad/Great Thursday (36:25); Has Columbine affected what we do at schools here? (45:15); 441 Main Bad Thursday plans (50:20);

Apr 18, 20191h 3m

Ep 165How To Breakthrough The Hockey Hangover

Big Jets OT Victory last night (1:30); Fighting hockey fatigue (10:00); First-ever report on patient satisfaction for trips to the hospital (18:15); MB-shot movie "Breakthrough" opens today (24:25); Winnipeg woman says cost of legal weed is "astronomical" (33:45); Colorado is locking down schools in connection with Columbine (43:20); Jets 1.0 reunion! (50:20).

Apr 17, 20191h 6m

Ep 164Our Attention Turns To France

Talking Notre-Dame Cathedral and the Jets (1:30); Whiteout on Bad Thursday! (8:25); Cathedral fire draws attention of the world (13:10); Approaching 6 months since cannabis has become legal (28:45);Dr. Rehman Abdulrehman on why cannabis might not be the answer for combating anxiety (43:50); Alberta goes to the polls (52:20).

Apr 16, 20191h 3m