Some Good News: A Wedding Venue, a Stained Glass Class and Good News
Good news stories do not always arrive as big announcements. Sometimes they begin when a stranger walks up in a community hall and remembers listening years ago. Shane tells the story of that encounte...
23 Sep 9min
NEW - Good News Tuesday: Would You Taste Ice Cream for Work?
Good News Tuesday begins with a dream job question: what would you choose if you could spend your workday testing something you love? Ryan has an answer, and it involves a lot of building. An ice crea...
23 Sep 8min
SHIFTHEADS: What is Up? Alberta’s Vote Split Could Change the Next Election
Alberta politics has a fresh result to interpret: a Calgary seat previously held by the UCP has gone to the NDP. Rob Breakenridge helps you judge what that change might mean without treating one by-el...
23 Sep 9min
NEW - Have You Ever Been? A Train to Churchill Manitoba?
Churchill Manitoba has polar bears, belugas and a train ride that could take days. Would you still want to go if you could not count on Wi-Fi along the way? Shane wants the journey, but that one detai...
23 Sep 8min
Shiftheads - What Do You Say That Sounds Canadian?
Ryan told an American friend he needed to wear his toque all winter. His friend heard something very different. What everyday word have you used without realizing someone else might have no idea what ...
23 Sep 8min
ICYMI - The Whole World Says Zed. One Country Doesn't
John Chew traces the letter Z back through French and Greek to explain how nearly every English-speaking country in the world settled on Zed, while one major country broke from that standard entirely....
23 Sep 20min
NEW - AI Ran the Radio. Would You Keep Listening?
AI radio stations can choose songs and introduce them. But what happens when each AI decides it knows exactly what the audience wants to hear? Kris Abel has audio from two stations whose introductions...
23 Sep 8min
The Fuel Gap That's a Dollar Wide and Getting Worse
Diesel prices have pulled a dollar ahead of gasoline at the pump, and energy expert Dan McTeague breaks down exactly why that gap opened up and what's actually driving it. He also points to a surprisi...
23 Sep 10min
