Stranger Things started in 2016. You were dating someone different, living somewhere else, chasing completely different dreams. Ryan reflects on watching the Stranger Things finale in a sold-out theatre next to people he hadn’t even met when the show first dropped—his fiancée and one of his best friends. The conversation moves through how much life…
The Photo Backup Strategy You’re Probably Not UsingYou’ve been meaning to back up your photos for months. Maybe years. The dongle you bought for Christmas is still in the box. Carmi Levy explains why physical backup solutions never work—humans aren’t disciplined enough to plug things in regularly, and those devices get lost or run over…
Windsor has always stood apart — geographically, politically, and emotionally. It’s a city defined by its proximity to Detroit, but even more by the people who live with that complexity every day. Meg Roberts joins from CKLW to share how 2025’s tariff battles pushed Windsor to the edge, and how the community pushed back. From…
Does Toronto really see the rest of Canada — or just itself? Jim Richards tackles that question head-on in a conversation that moves from local traffic to national identity. He breaks down why the rest of the country sees Toronto as disconnected, and whether that perception is fair. Plus: why a family making $250K still…
What happens when a lifelong Ottawan admits he’s never skated the Rideau Canal? Stefan Keyes shares the shock of that confession and helps unpack a wild year in Canada’s capital — one that included viral soccer, public service chaos, and a haunting small-town tragedy. From the billion-view “icicle kick” to federal job cuts threatening 28,000…
From niche tech to everyday tool, AI has gone from background code to front-page transformation in record time. Handy Andy Baryer joins Shane Hewitt to unpack what 2025 looked like for artificial intelligence — and what 2026 might break wide open. Hear why tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Microsoft Copilot are changing not just…
Open drug use. street disorder. harm‑reduction policy. enforcement shifts. It was a year in Victoria — and Ryan Price gives Shane a raw, local perspective on one of the biggest, most complex community stories of 2025.They talk about how the pendulum swung from harm‑reduction experimentation to stronger enforcement, how business owners reacted, and why this…
If kids never learn how to fail, they won’t know how to succeed. Joanna Johnson makes the case for letting students feel the sting of real consequences — before the marks start counting for university. In this episode, Joanna shares what parents miss about accountability, what makes a good post-break reset, and why the best…
Forget the blockbusters — this is the awards show for real film lovers. Shane Hewitt joins film critic Steve Stebbing for the fifth annual Stebbies, where emotion, originality, and craft rule over profit. They break down the most powerful performances of the year, including Jesse Buckley’s haunting turn in Hamnet and Joel Edgerton’s gritty lead…
When a family cookie night produces something called “the bloody cookie,” you know the holiday spirit is alive — and slightly unhinged. Bob Addison brings the stories, and Shane brings the disbelief. From wearing absurd hats in public to surviving a retirement home concert that barely touched Christmas, this episode captures the awkward joy of…
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