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- 4 days ago27 min
Because Tunes: songs of the summer
No audience, just anthems in this episode. We travel back in time to our favourite songs of the summer. One of them is a comeback from a UK popstar. Another from a group of Irish pre-teens. And who can forget the saucy album cover that’s got people singing “Manchild!” Host Gavin Crawford quizzes panellists Jann Arden, Andrew Phung, Emma Hunter, Ajahnis Charley and Martha Chaves.
- 1 weeks ago34 min
Is the US weaponizing dolphins to win the war?
America will not confirm or deny using kamikaze dolphins in war. Seriously. The Toronto Tempo has officially arrived as Canada’s first WNBA team. How will Drake manage to make this basketball team about him? Roughly 300 people in Vancouver attempted “speedrunning” Scientology. Welcome Louise Arbour, our latest and possibly most judicious Governor General. Gavin Crawford hosts the news quiz with comedians Jan Caruana, Ajahnis Charley, and Kris Siddiqi.
- 2 weeks ago56 min
Weekend laughs from The Big Five
The Big Five answers the most pressing question of our time: what are the “Big 5” of any given category? Not the best 5. Not the top 5. Not anyone’s favourite 5. But objectively, the Big 5. In each episode, Donovan Woods, Tom Power, and a celebrity guest tackle new topics and debate things like: what are the Big 5 farm animals? Types of hats? Slang terms for “butt”? Ways to cook a potato? Guys named Paul? Guests in this season include Vivek Shraya, Jordan Canning, William Prince, Lindsay Ell, Elamin Abdelmahmoud and more!More episodes of The Big Five are available wherever you get your podcasts, and here: https://link.mgln.ai/TB5xBN
- 2 weeks ago30 min
Move over Sephora girls, the boys are cologne obsessed
Teenage boys are buying designer colognes that cost more than their allowance. Ontario schools must now teach Grade 10 students a new skill: financial literacy. Prime Minister Mark Carney offers extra moolah for tradespeople. Would you invest in Canada’s new sovereign wealth fund? What does it really take to break a marathon record? Gavin Crawford hosts the news quiz with comedians Jennifer Hsiung, Tom Hearn, and Emma Hunter.
- 3 weeks ago36 min
Can you spot the fake Alberta separatists?
Who is behind all these fake Alberta separatists on YouTube? They can’t even pronounce “Regina” correctly. The Tragically Hip is now a musical and there’s a real connection to Because News. With soaring fuel prices more fees are being added to our flights. Thanks, America. Try a new nightly ritual that will make you feel alive: mortality check-ins. Or try a new nightly ritual that will make you fall asleep: bedtime stacking. Gavin Crawford hosts the news quiz with comedians Jan Caruana, Kris Siddiqi, and Alice Moran. (This is an AI image from the YouTube channel Canadian Reporter)
- Apr 17, 202633 min
Trump vs. the Pope: This time it’s biblical
Justin Trudeau took Katy Perry to Coachella, and now he never has to talk to Trump again. Well played, JT. Trump poses as Jesus Christ, then picks a fight with the Pope. Imagine being on a cruise that reroutes from Bermuda to New Brunswick. Mark Carney rebrands the “Liberals” and enters his majority era. Avi Lewis and the NDP want to ban something super creepy. And the latest trend making the rounds on TikTok: Nonnamaxxing. Gavin Crawford hosts the news quiz with comedians Tom Hearn, Kris Siddiqi, and Leslie Seiler.
- Apr 10, 202637 min
Artemis II is rich in Moon Joy and maple cookies
Artemis II breaks a record and a toilet. A new app is changing the way we run away from angry Canada geese. Polymarket and Kalshi are letting people test their luck and bucks on the prediction market. Why were the sites in the headlines this week? And who has stinkier farts: men or women? Yes, this was a news story this week. Listen now to this week’s panel of Miguel Rivas, Ann Pornel and Martha Chaves with host Gavin Crawford.
- Apr 2, 202627 min
Sip happens: are beer bottles going extinct?
We pour one out in memory of Moosehead's iconic green bottle. Are British Columbia's bagpipers the best in the world? (After Scotland, of course.) Science says childhood ends at nine, but adolescence at 32. Host Gavin Crawford quizzes panellists Mattea Roach, Carley Thorne, Scott Thompson, and Ajahnis Charley.
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