American fast food chains are expanding into Canada faster than almost anyone expected, and Shane and Ryan dig into how far it’s actually gone. Some of these brands are not just testing the waters, they are planning dozens of new…
Lindsay Broadhead and Jamie Ellerton take on the double standard hiding inside a lot of government spending outrage, using a very specific and very Canadian example to make the point. It’s a conversation about a sign, but it’s really about…
Good News Tuesday opens with a question worth sitting with: is gratitude something that only shows up after the hard part is over, or can it exist while you’re still in it? Shane digs into what changed his own definition…
Some nights the news is heavy enough that finding the good in it takes real effort. Tonight is built around doing exactly that, starting with a group of twelve-year-olds from Vancouver who just delivered Canada’s best Little League World Series…
Calgary’s Thunder Run water slide is gone after decades of freezing walkups, flashing green lights, and a climb that always felt endless. Before its final closure, the city gave it a proper send-off, with the mayor himself showing up to…
Tony Chapman built and sold two marketing agencies before deciding, fourteen years ago, that he was done with that chapter entirely. Then AI showed up, and he tells the story of what pulled him back in and away from the…
Mark Carney’s Liberals just won three by-elections while he was overseas addressing the European Parliament, and Matt Gurney, journalist and columnist at Read The Line, questions why the Prime Minister wasn’t in Canada’s own instead. Matt explains why the United…
Thirty years after Tupac was shot on the Las Vegas strip, a conviction has finally landed, and Eric Alper, former Death Row Records publicist, walks through why it took this long despite the shooter’s own repeated public confessions. Alper unpacks…
Darlene Madott left a career in publishing to attend law school on a dare, and no sooner had she graduated than the writing came back. She explains what pushed that pivot and how storytelling ended up becoming the sharpest tool…
Bob Addison inherited his uncle’s house over two years ago, and after a slow market finally produced a buyer, he’s now racing to clear out decades of furniture, antiques, and family belongings before the deadline hits. Shane walks through what…
Dyson just teased a toothbrush unlike anything currently on the market, combining circular bristles, a high-velocity water jet, and a built-in camera. Kris Abel explains what Dyson Canada has confirmed so far, and why the camera’s exact purpose is still…
A new genetic technique just uncovered stretches of DNA in modern humans that do not match any known ancestor, not Neanderthal, not Denisovan, not anything on record. Dr. Samantha Yammine explains how researchers managed to date something this old without…
Fall is barely a feeling yet and Christmas is already on the shelves. Shane Hewitt and Ryan O’Donnell open the show arguing over whether Costco stocking a Grinch tree and advent calendar ads in late August counts as festive or…
Carmi Levy joins the show for back to school tech advice and a photography lesson that costs nothing but attention. He explains how noticing small details trains your eye, then tackles what’s actually worth buying before the school year starts.…
Texting and driving is not safe, but we all do it… maybe a little but. Crashes are up but also are unmeasurable and untraceable by nature. What happens when insurance company apps are monitoring your phone? Does that help or…
