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S1 Ep 121Go Pick Rocks!
Trudeau chat and is it actually okay to "do nothing" on Valentine's Day (1:30); The weird stuff we find at work...like a bag of rocks (7:40); a preview of the "Make Room Radiothon" for Siloam Mission coming up March 1st (14:25); Flowing buying tips with Winnipeg's Callia Flowers (24:00); David Phillips's wacky weather update (30:50); Attorney-Client Privilege with Prof. Arthur Schafer (37:00); Boston (Heart-Shaped) Pizza (46:20); six years since the Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster (52:55).

S1 Ep 120Boldly Go Where The Force Be With You
Carbon Tax court challenge set to begin (1:30); Curbing Liquor Mart thefts (7:45); the latest on SNC-Lavalin (13:15) Removing the "M" word from Football & Basketball Manitoba (19:55); WSO's Star Wars vs Star Trek (27:25); Play4Sven hockey tournament (35:30).

S1 Ep 119To Police, or Not To Police?
Do police need to be posted in Liquor Marts (1:30); Napping at work (22:30); Pallister's tweets draw ire (32:05); 29 years since Nelson Mandela was freed (39:40); #HerHeartMatters initiative (47:35); Lara Rae talking the Winnipeg Comedy Festival's Valentine's Day show (56:35).

S1 Ep 118CJOB Getaway Day!
It's CJOB Getaway Day (1:30); Justin Trudeau in some hot water (6:00); How will we get away(20:30); The Couch Potatoes (27:15); Speedworld (34:05); a Winnipeg connection to Cold Pursuit (41:00); Brows by G (47:25); Dine about Winnipeg with Nicolino's (54:20).

S1 Ep 117Climate Chaos!
Talking about the double shooting at Johnny G's; Chaos in the climate; Dangerous vaping; and a new report from the Heart & Stroke Foundation.

S1 Ep 116On The Road, Again...
Shovelling snow sucks (1:30); Curbing youth vaping (7:45); Facebook's new "unsend" feature (17:40); Massive hockey brawl in Ontario (28:55); Trump's State of the Union (38:50); Real bad roads (46:20); and Liam Neeson steps in it (55:40).

S1 Ep 115...In The Woods
The push to save the Norwood Pool (1:15); Teeing up the State of the Union with Global's Reggie Cecchini (12:50); Lauren went to the Justin Timberlake show (19:35); Nipple-gate 2.0? (23:15); Brett tried out I Love To Read month (30:50); and it's Psychology Month (36:20).

S1 Ep 114(Not So) Super Bowl?
Talking about the snooze-fest of a Super Bowl (1:30); Is there a need for a warming centre in Winnipeg (16:05)?; Super Bowl commercials (24:55); The Canadian Measles situation (30:00); and the return of Hal Anderson! (37:15)

S1 Ep 113Super Bowl Ads & Snacks!
Jaskirat Singh Sidhu apologizes, and CJOB's Richard Cloutier says he's never seen anything like it. (1:10); Black History Month kicks off! (7:15); Words we HATE, or should we say, dislike? (15:55); You WILL be able to watch the American ads during the Super Bowl. (24:00); Shields in Transit buses -- will they increase safety? (27:55); La Poutine Week is here! We sample the Perogie Poutine from St. James Burger & Chip Co. (34:20); Super Bowl caloric suicide, and is it ok to wear a hat in a restaurant? (46:10); The ultimate pay-it-forward story from St. Boniface Hospital (54:20)

S1 Ep 112Visit From The Mayor!
Superintendent of Pembina Trails School Division, Ted Fransen lets us know why no school buses ran in Winnipeg today (1:00); A woman was stuck in an elevator for 3 days which brought up the conversation of being stuck in certain places (7:55); CAA Manitoba sets another record for service calls thanks to the cold (15:15); Mayor Brian Bowman was in studio to talk Transit, Pallister, and heated sidewalks (20:25); St. John's, Newfoundland is considering heated sidewalks (29:55); An inspiring story from the Phoenix Open (37:35); A U.S. women's hockey gold medallist gets talked to like a child (42:35); Vortex the dog found wounded with rope around his neck (49:05)

S1 Ep 111Too Cool For School?
At what temperature should it be for Schools to close? We hear from Winnipeg School District to see what they have to say. (0:55); Children's Hospital Foundation fundraiser for new playground. (16:55); Brett's eyebrow-sculpting adventure! (24:25); Our own Richard Cloutier is in Melfort, Saskatchewan for an update on the Humboldt sentencing (28:15); Transcona Councillor didn't like what he saw at McDonald's. (42:25); The Chief Non-Conformist and Family Funding Ninja talk mental wellness (47:25)

S1 Ep 110MINUS 50!
Due to the cold weather we asked a Winnipeg school division how cold is too cold to stop bus service (1:03); We had coffee and chated about old technology that once blew our minds (6:00); The WHL is coming to Winnipeg! What should the team be called? (11:50); Dr. Rehman Abdulrehman, Clinic Psychology Manitoba joined us to give some tips on how to beat the winter cold blues. (17:55); We found out the best way to keep your fitness resolution. (31:55)

S1 Ep 109It's Cold Cold Cold!
The Dauphin Kings got a surprise from a Coach (1:07); Tricks for beating the cold weather(6:01); Richard Cloutier in Melfort, SK for Humbolt sentencing (12:35); Russia Rising podcast features Troll Factory (18:52); Environment Canada on the forecasted windchill of -53 (28:50); Santa Lucia creates Keto-friendly pizza with crust made of CHEESE (34:15); Power 97's Kirby on new Netflix doc about Ted Bundy (40:20)

S1 Ep 108Bringing Hope To Life
Dan Rolfe, President of Maric Homes, who is the main sponsor for the HSC Foundation's Hope To Life Radiothon (1:30); Bring back...the milkman?! (9:40); A visit with the Couch Potatoes (18:05); CAA Mechanic on how to save your car battery (24:00); Dave Angus shares an HSC story (30:55); and Global's Reggie Cecchini on another wild week in Washington (37:30).

S1 Ep 107CH-CH-CHEEEEESE!
Brett sleeps in...again! (1:30); The cost of investigating social media threats (5:35); Why are we so stubborn, sometimes? (12:40); Myrna Driedger on the "Confidence Gap" (20:15); Manitoba School Boards Association review (28:50); AND a visit from the Cheese Mongers Fromagerie (34:45).

S1 Ep 106WAKE UP, BRETT!!
Brett decides he needs to change his alarm settings (1:45); Are you a slob at the movie theatre? (7:20); Global's Alison Mackinnon on the new Canada Food Guide (14:40); The latest from the trial of a man accused of murdering a Winnipeg Transit driver (20:10); More students arrested for online threats (22:30); Bebe Rexha...too BIG for designers?! (28:00); WSO and the Winnipeg New Music Festival: a concert on ice WITH instruments made of ice (32:50); and new challenges for homebuyers (45:30).

S1 Ep 105It's Just An Honour To Be Nominated...
City vs. Province on funding (1:30); Oscar nominations (8:20); Canada Food Guide getting a facelift (14:00); Tenant Insurance (21:45); Leah Hextall on DefenceWoman (28:50); Living the Keto lifestyle (34:05) and Crime Stoppers Awareness Month (45:55).

S1 Ep 104The Start...of a Dynasty
The MAGA hat teen and the Indigenous protester; Do you like Dynasties? Dave Phillips on the (bad) weather; Andrew Swan is running for federal office; National non-smoking week...with Big Tobacco; and Moose Jaw vs. Norway?!

S1 Ep 103"...But It's A Dry Cold!"
The story of stranded pilot Happy Bednarek (1:30); Winnipeg Jets on fire lately (11:10); Which winter cliche do you hate the most? (16:55); Two Manitoba women forced to read their online threats out loud (24:30); Washington update with Reggie Cecchini (31:20); Nothing Much Happens podcast (39:45).

S1 Ep 102Don't Freeze Us Out!
A Canada Post horror story (1:30); We talk "Do-Overs" (9:30); Threats to school on social media (16:35); Washing your car while it's cold (24:45); HSC Radiothon tee-up (30:25); and understanding the Keto diet (41:30).

S1 Ep 101Taking (Good) Credit
How to survive a coldsnap (1:30); Can you remember last year's Best Picture winner? (11:50); Selkirk Mayor Larry Johannson on the Manitoba Film Tax Credit (17:35); Bob Irving on Adam Bighill (24:35); Kelley Keehn on overcoming holiday debt (31:00); Judy Smith from Before the Bridge K-9 rescue (47:00).

S1 Ep 100Brrr(eakfast w/ The Bombers); Brrr(exit); Brrr (It's Cold Out!)
Talking about yesterday's hold and secure at Arthur Day Middle School (1:30); The coldest weather you've ever experienced (9:45); A horrible story of animal cruelty (16:35); Bomber QB Matt Nichols on the Adam Bighill signing! (32:10); Global's Redmond Shannon on Brexit (45:30).

S1 Ep 99My Pet Podcast
Icy driving adventures (11:25); Snoop Dogg does play-by-play (23:25); Musician Robb Nash (26:35); Plaque stolen from Ukrainian Labour Temple (34:30); Brett enlists My Pet Monster to help post an apartment ad (40:25).

S1 Ep 98Dip Into This Podcast!
Clarifying the Breathalyzer laws (1:30); Things we'd do again (12:10); Portage & Main protest (17:20); Problems with Handi-Transit (24:15); Meteorologist fired after racial slur slip-up (30:40); Dipping chicken fingers...in coke?! (35:50); and Greg chats with Mike Holmes Jr. (39:10).

S1 Ep 97Try This!
New breathalyzer laws (1:30); Trying something you haven't done in so long, it's new again! (15:00); Should we put seatbelts in school buses? (20:25); Take a vacation to an Ice Hotel! (27:45);We talk about "Tidying Up" with Marie Kondo, the new netflix smash hit! (33:55); and Ann Kaplan (45:05), a Real Housewife of Toronto, talks about her new book!

S1 Ep 96Expressing Forgiveness
Laurie Thomas (1:30), mother of late Humboldt Bronco Evan Thomas; The grossest things we've ever eaten (10:55); Reacting to online threats to PM Trudeau (19:20); An inspiring story from the HSC (26:50); Global's Reggie Cecchini (35:30) on Trump's prime-time address; Mexico travel tips (41:55); and the Athletic's Murat Ates (49:45) on a special Valentine's Day card-making event.

S1 Ep 95A Great $%&@! Podcast...
Brett gets stuck and unstuck, and not engaged (it'll make sense!) (1:15); Kelly Moore, Judge of Winter (7:45); Winnipeg Humane Society's Pet Lost Support Line (15:25); Mötley Crüe and a heavy (pedal to the) metal citizen (21:25); What is the effect of swearing in front of your kids? (25:00); and the Co-Operators on flood coverage (32:05).

S1 Ep 94No Señor!
Snow days! (1:15); Sports cyberbullying w/ Doub Brown (6:45); Why babies turn blue at birth (22:15); Alzheimher Society of Manitoba launches new campaign called #ILiveWithDementia (30:00); Today is Orthodox Christmas (38:25); and the Winnipeg Jets talk to help kids with mental wellness (47:00).

S1 Ep 93We'll All Tell You, Listen To This Podcast...
Is Wilkes due for a change in speed limit? (1:15); Dumb things teachers have taught us (4:25); Many issues with sidewalk clearing (11:25) Daylight Saving Time on the way out? (no) (17:05); Feeling Minnesota? (26:35); Brows By G on Dragon's Den (33:55).

S1 Ep 92What...Is Your Quest?
Christian Aumell (1:15) on his 2019 outdoor rink quest; also, what is your quest? (9:40); Bu shields, yay or nay? (17:00); Remembering Bob Einstein aka Super Dave aka Marty Funkhouser (23:05) & "Mean" Gene Okerlund (26:55); What's brewing at Fort Whyte Alive with Barrett Miller (37:00); and China says "Wish You Were Here" from the dark side of the moon (46:50).

S1 Ep 91Bandersnatch-Up This Podcast!
Our (sure-fire, will-definitely-but-maybe-not-complete) New Years Resolutions (1:15); Dry January! (10:00); Brett review's Black Mirror's "Bandersnatch" (19:05); A Maze In Snow (28:35); A Minnesota Garbageman is also a scout for the Jets?! (35:05); and the Heritage Classic is coming...to Regina! (46:00);

S1 Ep 90Don't Be So Salty!
We talk salty snacks (1:15); Look into the "Black Mirror" movie (7:45); A family in Winkler is hitting the road (16:30); A St. B man keeps running (23:50); Check in with Keepwood Sustainable Eyewear (32:10); and talk to the Winnipeg Pregnancy & Infant Loss Self-Help Group (41:05).

S1 Ep 89Christmas Yule & Mercy Rule?
Running 150 miles for Siloam Mission (1:15); Etiquette for returning gifts (7:00); Watch what Brett watches (15:20); Small Town Salute: Manitou (20:00); More returning gift talk with the Retail Council of Canada (26:40); Bob Irving & Kelly Moore (35:45) on Canada's drubbing of Denmark at the World Juniors; and the Every Body Campaign (40:40).

S1 Ep 88The Podcast That Doesn't Stink!
talking Garbage Hill sign, before getting into non-traditional Christmas songs (2:00); a cure for stinky hockey gear? (9:30); a bad pot mix-up (12:30); Reggie Cecchini in Washington (20:55); The Confusion Corner sign (27:55); and talking with the "Birmingham Rifle" author Robert Allan Young (35:45).

S1 Ep 87A Visit From Rusty!
We talk bad Christmas food (1:15); The Garbage Hill sign returns...for good! (7:00); Cannabis fees on First Nations (13:35); Rusty the Support Dog! (21:10); and, how to cook a turkey with RRC Chef Instructor Karl Oman (30:30).

S1 Ep 86Christmas Wine & (No Marble) Cheese Parties
Talking favourite Christmas movies (1:15); Remembering Penny Marshall (10:25); A 12-year old girl is suspended for...well, you'll find out (18:40); How to watch out for scams during the holidays (24:20); Wine & cheese Christmas parties (30:00); and the old Eaton's Village is being displayed at the Children's Museum (36:50);

S1 Ep 85Crime & (Unusual) Punishment
talking unusual court punishments after a deer killer is forced to watch Bambi (1:15); Is there a meth plan coming (yes) (8:55) Breakfast with the Bombers: Drew Wolitarsky (17:00); a new CIHI report about kidney transplants (26:55); and Psychology and the City (32:00)

S1 Ep 84Jets & jets
do you like gift cards as a present? (1:15); Trump vs. SNL (8:45); Senior Climatologist (and harbinger of doom) David Phillips (16:05); 747 makes emergency landing at Richardson airport (21:20) and how 'bout those Jets! (26:15)

S1 Ep 83Try Your (Pot)luck
Changes coming to Canada's impaired driving laws (1:10); we need to know the correct work potluck etiquette (8:20); Discussing a new mental health strategy (15:45); High school students sleepless in Seattle? (22:50); The Traveling Food Dude (31:10); Holiday cocktail ideas (43:25)

S1 Ep 82You Can Listen To Us In Any Office!
Yet another Osborne Village restaurant closes (1:20); We talk Doctor's offices (7:00); Assisted death and potential law changes (13:25); Tech Expert Marc Saltzman (20:20); VOAK Sportswear (35:50); and the history of Canada vs. Russia...in hockey. (46:25)

S1 Ep 81Reply All-Pocalypse Now
telling the story of a veteran who lost her leg while in uniform, and the government won't pay for her prosthetic leg (1:20); Key misadventures (6:55); The "Reply-All-Pocalypse" (13:20); Mayor Brian Bowman in studio (17:45); Miracle on 34th Street radio play (25:50); and Greg Gilhooly on Sheldon Kennedy's big decision (33:00).

S1 Ep 80A Podcast To Fall Asleep To (Not This One!)
Does it feel like the holidays if you haven't gone out shopping? (1:50); Predictions for Winnipeg housing market (9:40); Breakfast with the Bombers (15:15); Winnipeg Humane Society now offering pet "staycations" (20:45); and a new podcast to help you sleep called "Nothing Happens Here" (27:10).

S1 Ep 79Breturn To The Start
we talk transit and whether it's evolving (1:50); share our customer service stories (9:55); Global's Jeff Semple (16:45) with the latest on Brexit; A Jurassic Park-sounding gate (trust me it makes sense) (21:00); A great story involving a Red River College student and a pair of Winnipeg Jets (23:55); 12 Days of Cheese-mas! (43:00) and a new Sals, sans single-use plastic (49:35).

S1 Ep 78This Podcast Has Hart
on today's show, Kevin Hart steps down as Oscar host (1:30); A Maze In Snow (18:00); Fallout from the "Children left here will be eaten" sign (23:35); Twitter Canada year in review (28:45); Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce on the state of the province (39:10); Elvis in German (46:05) and Manitoba makes a Best Bets list (50:35).

S1 Ep 77You've Really Been Grand
on today's show, we talk about "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (1:35) and other "offensive" songs (9:40); Who complains more when they are sick: men or women? (22:15); also, what is going on this weekend on Pembina? (32:10); and do schools need more recess? (39:20)

S1 Ep 76A (Seattle) Slew of Guests...
on today's show, Debbie Travis (2:00), author, "Design Your Next Chapter"; Naming & Shaming impaired drivers, yay or nay? (16:50); Snowball fights are free again! (32:05): Seattle gets a hockey team (39:00); and Derek Nepinak (47:15) on his hunger strike.

S1 Ep 75Winnipeg is Good
on today's show, Lauren weighs in on "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (1:35); Winnipeg is a happening travel destination (10:00); Lord Selkirk School Division superintendent Michelle Polinuk (25:30) on yesterday's school closures; Neil Johnston (30:40) from the Manitoba Lung Association on vaping in Vancouver; and Scott Young (39:30) on Canada's latest spacemen.

S1 Ep 74You Can Listen To This Without Getting Distracted...
on today's show, Justin & Donald (1:45); Bad driving habits (10:00); No more "Baby It's Cold Outside"? (16:20); Fill The Freightliner was a great success (24:15); Mental health advocate Robyn Priest (29:50); and "The Breath Doctor" (37:25).

S1 Ep 73From Couch Potato to Reverend...
on today's show, we talk about a Roomba server (2:10); In our Keeping The Faith series, Jeff Braun (11:00) gets ordained; we speak with Rabbi Matt Leibl (17:25); Lara Rae (34:00) talks about her final Winnipeg Comedy Festival; and Canad Inns Winter Wonderland starts tonight (46:35).

S1 Ep 72We've Had A Few...Regrets!
on today's show, we talk about regrets (1:15); a Small Town Salute to Killarney (7:45); Health Minister Cam Friesen (14:45) on reducing hospital wait times; Chat about Block Parents (21:00); and talk Monster Jam with driver Cam McQueen (26:20).