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S1 Ep 147Brass N' Oboe

Oh those railroad crossings & NO Jets spoilers?! (1:30); Why do we become college basketball nerds in March? (9:10); The Couch Potatoes (15:25); Big Heist Brass Band in studio!! (21:20); Assault & theft at Polo Park (30:55); Manitoba Trucking Association wants to see change (38:40); Is theft a growing problem in all retail? (52:10); Mcnabb vs. the oboe (59:00).

Mar 22, 20191h 2m

S1 Ep 146Don't Steal Wild Turkey(s)

Changes to Liquor Marts meant to curb theft (4:30); Valour FC's connection to Valour Road (14:10); What are "Snowplow" parents? (22:25); Carjackings on the rise (35:55); Fort Whyte Alive on the invasion of wild turkeys (40:05) and Cross Lake, MB's Brady Keeper signs with the Florida Panthers (45:20).

Mar 21, 201958 min

S1 Ep 145The Gritty (Re)Start

Mayor Brian Bowman on the funding squabble (1:30); Mackling on money (12:10); David Akin breaks down the federal budget (16:35); The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air gets a fan-made gritty reboot (24:30); CAA launches worst roads campaign (31:05); 88 pounds of plastic in a whale!? (39:50); Lara Rae on her new play "Dragonfly" (51:30).

Mar 20, 20191h 8m

S1 Ep 144Budget Your Listening Time Wisely

Talking flood outlook (1:30); Sesame Street stranded island question? (11:15); Code Whites at Winnipeg hospitals are up (18:50); New Zealand Prime Minister won't utter the shooter's name (26:05); no tryouts, no cuts sports? (41:30).

Mar 19, 201948 min

S1 Ep 143A Luxe-urious Day For A BBQ

Winnipeg on pace for a record number of homicides (1:30); Gun pulled on an off-duty officer (11:10); KP facelift (19:55); Doug Brown on some rumoured CFL rule changes (27:35); The Athletic's Murat Ates on an incredible story of luck and love, hockey style (37:35); Luxe BBQ pays us a tasty visit (46:30).

Mar 18, 201955 min

S1 Ep 142Our Thoughts Are With Christchurch

The latest from the deadly terror attack in Christchurch (1:30); More from our Uncorked series, Alcohol and Police (12:00); Would you pay for a mall parking spot? (18:20); Mike Koncan in Fargo (22:40); Big Daddy Tazz (26:10); Shahina Siddiqui from the Waverley Mosque (32:45); APTN to broadcast hockey game in Cree (38:15); Rod Pedersen, as part of our Uncorked series (44:10).

Mar 15, 201956 min

S1 Ep 141BRB: BBQing

Mike Koncan in Fargo (); Facebook and Instagram went down...and we all survived (5:50); Diana Foxall's ride-along with WFPS (11:40); Bumbling crooks (18:30); WAA on the grounding of Boeing 737 MAX 8 (24:05); our Uncorked Series, on alcohol and First Nations (29:10); Lauren wants to BBQ! (43:35).

Mar 14, 201954 min

S1 Ep 140Cheaters Never Podcast

Lauren Mcnabb tours the "drunk tank" (9:45); Time to ban cell phones in classrooms? (16:20); Brett's story of seeking help from the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba (23:40); WSD on their classroom cell phone policy (38:50) Kelly Moore on the passing of Randy Turner (44:10) Alcohol & The Weather (47:05).

Mar 13, 201958 min

S1 Ep 139(Self) Check Out This Podcast...

Uncorked: The Dark Side of Drinking (1:30) Self-checkout at Shoppers, yea or nay (14:20); Why "Mommy Juice" is no laughing matter (22:50); Brett is headed to the doctor! (35:45); Mama Bear Clan (43:00); More alcohol feedback (48:35); How a big US storm could affect Manitobans (56:20).

Mar 12, 20191h 6m

S1 Ep 138"You Don't Look A Day Over 72!"

Happy 73rd Birthday, CJOB (1:30); Ethiopian Airlines crash (11:50); Winnipegger intervenes in Liquor Mart theft (18:25); Down with Daylight Saving Time!? (23:20); Grand Forks snow dump raises flooding concerns (32:30); World-changing stroke research at St. Boniface Hospital (54:05).

Mar 11, 20191h 5m

S1 Ep 137International Women's Day #IWD

Talking the provincial budget (1:30); Celebrating International Women's Day (12:35) & Manitoba Woman In Construction: Soo Lee from Marwest Construction & Kayla Gervais from Bockstael Construction (19:15); The Couch Potatoes new movie preview (30:30); More budget talk with the Canadian Tax Payers Association (35:40) & Richard Cloutier (42:30); and local app-makers of TrapSpy respond to the Google Maps radar alerts (47:15).

Mar 8, 201959 min

S1 Ep 136Tru or Deau Not, There Is No Try

Global's David Akin on Trudeau's latest comments (1:30); The Canadian Taxpayer's Federation weigh in on Trudeau and the upcoming provincial budget (7:00); Liquor store thefts on the rise (15:10) & (21:50); Alex Trebek reveals he has Stage 4 cancer (32:35); More PM Trudeau talk (36:35); Why we hate to see TV shows leave us (41:40).

Mar 7, 201956 min

S1 Ep 135Radar Is Coming...

Google Maps gives radar warnings now? (1:30); Why are we so attached to certain TV shows? (8:30); Saskatchewan is getting an NFL game? (14:55); the fallout from the Michael Jackson documentary (17:45); Provincial budget preview (26:20); Christian Aumell live from the Brier (34:15); Police respond to the Google Maps (42:55).

Mar 6, 201949 min

S1 Ep 134Yes We Can!

Greg and Lauren saw Barack Obama (1:30); Discussing the tragic home invasion incident in the city (7:45); Lympedema Day (12:30); Who'd you like to talk with? (21:10); RIP Luke Perry (27:10); 100,00 feral cats in our city?! (29:50); Global's Abigail Bimman (36:00); A Maze In Snow (43:10).

Mar 5, 201956 min

S1 Ep 133Barack Talk

A Star Is Born/Obama security guy (1:30); Brett's "Steve Harvey" moment (8:25); Less road money (18:10); Remembering John Candy (24:50); Loren Remillard on Obama's visit (28:30); Kelly Moore on the surging Jets (37:15); Christian Aumell's frozen odyssey (43:20); More Obama chat (48:45).

Mar 4, 201959 min

S1 Ep 132Budget Your Time

Mar 1, 201939 min

S1 Ep 131Property Taxes Could Go Up By At Least 9.0210%

Digging into Jody Wilson Raybould's comments (1:30); The Parental Paradox (4:50); Property taxes are going up by how much!? (12:25); Beverly Hills 90210 returns! (17:30); Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer (20:40) Ethics Professor Arthur Schafer (29:15); Global's Reggie Cecchini on the Trump/Cohen saga (36:15); Winnipeg Pro Wrestling presents: BARRCADE! (42:50).

Feb 28, 201957 min

S1 Ep 130Property taxes going up more than expected?

What kind of wildlife have you ever run into? The RCMP met a fox this week (1:10); Greg is grumpy about the Jets, and how did it go when we first tried to get our driver's license (7:42); Amusing text from listener on driver's license testing, & the head of the firefighters union in Winnipeg says they're getting called out for dangerous non-fire related situations (13:53); Mayor Brian Bowman hints property taxes might be going up higher than expected (21:07); Brett reads to kids at Ecole Howden IN FRENCH <gulp!> (28:53); MPI with the latest on their backlog, and numbers show many Manitobans... FAIL (32:20); the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra needs the Province to step up and help fix THE SHELL (37:43)

Feb 27, 201946 min

S1 Ep 129Go Towards The Light

Woman charged for ambulance she didn't take...sort of (1:30); Air Canada cuts (10:40); Jagmeet Singh wins in B.C. by-election (16:35); Andrew Harris (23:10); RCMP hands out monster traffic tickets (31:25); How did the Jets do at the trade deadline? (36:50); A neat sneeze trick (43:30); I Love To Read Month (46:05).

Feb 26, 201957 min

S1 Ep 128How To Interview A Cat

Is winter bullying us? (1:30); Oscar debrief! (8:10); North Dakota predicts flooding (17:30); Third officer-involved shooting of 2019 (22:25); WSO Star Wars vs. Star Trek recap (26:20); Do or die for Jagmeet Singh? (31:50); The Winnipeg Jets make a trade (40:10); Clay Young interviewed a cat once (48:25).

Feb 25, 201952 min

S1 Ep 127"I am altering the podcast. Pray I don’t alter it any further."

Lauren is out of breath (1:30); Alberta says photo radar needs to change (7:50); Pallister speaks out about the funding flap with Bowman (16:10); The Couch Potatoes on the Oscars and Star Wars vs. Star Trek with the WSO (23:30); Traffic ticket experts on photo radar (32:20); Swimming lessons for newcomers (47:45); Snow in Vegas! (53:30); Darth Vader in studio (1:04:05).

Feb 22, 20191h 17m

S1 Ep 126Mystery Podcast

The Telecom industry and their misleading sales numbers (1:30); the Bruce Oake Recovery Centre appeal (16:50); the CRTC's "Mystery Shopper" (23:55); Talking about the great work done by Siloam Mission (30:10); Movement Centre of Manitoba on Conductive Education Awareness Day (36:40); and the 6th annual Love Local MB event (48:05).

Feb 21, 20191h 0m

S1 Ep 125Viva Las Vegas!

Greg's Vegas forecast sucks! (1:30); A Toronto company on hot seat for fat jokes (7:35); City of Winnipeg freezing water rates, selling Parcel 4 (17:20); A Winnipeg family left huge bill after daughter dies on vacation without insurance (33:45); 2019 Afro Prairie Film Festival (39:20).

Feb 20, 201952 min

S1 Ep 123What Does Your License Plate Say About You?

Talking the overnight Amber Alert (1:30); MPI obstacles (4:30); ASSMAN COMETH!!! (16:35); True North's NHL 19 Event (24:25); The Couch Potatoes weekend movie preview (28:50).

Feb 15, 201943 min

S1 Ep 122Waiting, Whiskey & A Chair-Tossing Woman

MPIs backlog! (1:30); Kids who watch Peppa Pig are adopting British accents (8:20); Romantic songs that...aren't (15:30); The Gates on Roblin (18:20); Woman who tossed a chair off a Toronto balcony is out on bail (25:25); Preview the Winnipeg Nightlife & Lifestyle Awards (30:50); the majesty of Chocolate Frosted Flakes (37:50); Winnipeg Whiskey Festival (41:45).

Feb 14, 201957 min

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).

Feb 13, 20191h 8m

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).

Feb 12, 201947 min

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).

Feb 11, 20191h 14m

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).

Feb 8, 20191h 7m

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.

Feb 7, 201952 min

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).

Feb 6, 20191h 8m

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).

Feb 5, 201948 min

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)

Feb 4, 201947 min

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)

Feb 1, 20191h 7m

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)

Jan 31, 20191h 0m

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)

Jan 30, 20191h 1m

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)

Jan 29, 201948 min

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)

Jan 28, 201952 min

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).

Jan 25, 201946 min

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).

Jan 24, 201948 min

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).

Jan 23, 201957 min

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).

Jan 22, 20191h 2m

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?!

Jan 21, 201954 min

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).

Jan 18, 201950 min

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).

Jan 17, 201953 min

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).

Jan 16, 201957 min

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).

Jan 15, 201952 min

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).

Jan 14, 201947 min

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).

Jan 11, 201949 min

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!

Jan 10, 201957 min