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…
He’s flying to Europe to speak to the EU Parliament this week. Ottawa is a different story. Jimmy Zoubris and Lesley Kelly start here, and neither one lets it slide easily. Then comes the part making headlines out of Washington.…
At Sunshine Village in Banff, you can get on a chairlift in Alberta and get off in British Columbia, then ski your way back across the line. Shane Hewitt and Ryan O’Donnell use that as the jumping-off point for a…
Burnout doesn’t always look like exhaustion. Sometimes it’s the swear word slipping out mid-argument, or every driver on the road suddenly seeming like an idiot. University of Toronto psychology professor Steve Joordens says stress and burnout run on two very…
YouTube long-form videos have quietly taken over Friday nights, starting with an almost three-hour video of a stranger driving through the Swiss Alps with nothing but road noise in the background. It sounds like nothing should happen in it, and…
That small coiled wire running down a TV broadcaster’s neck has a real purpose, and it is also exactly what caused one meteorologist to completely lose it on live television. A prank loop played through his earpiece left him fighting…
Duty free stores tariffs and falling cross-border travel are hitting hard, and this Friday roundup asks whether the sympathy actually matches the situation. Decades of guaranteed foot traffic and built-in tax advantages meet a very different argument once the tourism…
Coyote vs Acme almost never made it to theatres, and Steve Stebbing explains the strange decision behind that near miss, along with two other movies worth the weekend and three shows worth catching up on before fall premieres take over.…
Relationship repair starts long before the fight ends, and Dr. Laurie Betito breaks down why couples who say they’re “just drifting” are usually describing a buildup of small, unresolved moments rather than one big rupture. Saying sorry is only the…
