Connecting Winnipeg with Hal Anderson

00:00 - Vacation / Relationship disasters -- Our guest is Tim Dyckert, who hails from our affiliate station in Vancouver, CKNW. He's part of a podcast called "Coffee Never Means Coffee", and in Episode 18, he tells his story of when he took a bus to Winnipeg to see his girlfriend, and the whole thing fell apart. 36:47 - Some movie theatres in Mexico and the U.S. are going entirely-kid friendly, co...

00:00 - The Pop-In / Drop-In Visit! Are you a fan? Does anybody just drop by anymore? Greg stumbled upon a video of comedian Sebastian Maniscalco talking about how it used to be a big deal when people would show up unannounced. 37:54 - National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month -- Barry Stein, president of Colorectal Cancer Association Canada; Susana Scott, her husband died from colorectal cancer....

00:00 - Greg reads a hilarious letter from a listener concerned for my health because I'm always here 06:50 - UConn basketball coach's advice to young athletes goes viral -- The University of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team has won 109 games in a row, and coach Geno Auriemma has some strong words for today's youth. 18:33 - Topic continued... Tom Kendall, former coach of the University...

00:00 - Global National reporter Mike Drolet on the UK terror attack, in which a man drove into a crowd of pedestrians, then stabbed a police officer before other officers shot him. As of 4:30pm Wednesday, four people are dead, including the attacker and a police officer, and 20 people are hurt. 11:19 - Do you go to the movies anymore? Would you pay $30-50 to have access to new movies at home? Som...

00:00 - What are your thoughts on post-secondary tuition? Now that the Province has introduced a bill to eliminate the current rule that caps tuition increases at the rate of inflation, are you concerned about the cost of getting an education, and what it could mean for student debt? 37:05 - Ron Koslowsky, Vice President, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters Manitoba -- Manufacturing Week celebrates...

00:00 - "The biggest threat facing middle-age men isn't smoking or obesity. It's loneliness." -- That's the headline from Billy Baker with The Boston Globe. It's an incredible article, and it launched an important conversation about men's health. Read it here: http://bit.ly/2m81KGl 53:50 - Global News reporter Christian Aumell highlights a number of bills rolled out in the Manitoba Legislature tod...

Tara Maslowsky, daughter of the late Jerry Maslowsky, tells us about a pair of events coming up in support of Variety - The Children's Charity. The first is "Concert for Jerry - A Musical Tribute to Jerry Maslowsky", on April 13th & 14th at Berney Theatre. The second is "Mother's Day Brunch", Sunday May 14th at Saddlery on Market.

00:00 - A father in Jasper, Alberta has been charged with assault for confronting some kids who were bullying his daughter and telling her to kill herself 37:23 - Becky Quinn, mother whose first child arrived 10 weeks early, and spent six of those weeks in the NICU at St. Boniface Hospital 55:16 - Winnipeg Blue Bomber defensive tackle Jake Thomas on the 'Break the Silence on Violence Against Women...

00:00 - Classrooms in Manitoba elementary schools will no longer be capped at 20 students. The Province is scrapping a limit on class sizes put in place by the old NDP government. -- Global News reporter Keith McCullough, & your thoughts. 24:50 - Charles Adler reads an essay entitled "You May Want to Marry My Husband", written by children's book author Amy Krouse Rosenthal, who has died at the age...

00:00 - Connecting the dots between Daylight Saving Time, Brett zapping his alarm clock with static electricity, an alarm clock that uses a wearable to wake you up with an electric shock, and Kevin O'Leary! 19:05 - The Province has cut a $1M grant to the Dakota Collegiate Community Sports and Recreation Field, and has cut funding for a new gym at Kelvin High School. What do you think of this? 38:5...

00:00 - Bryan Young & Dara Hallock, co-chairs of the Breaking Barriers Summit on Mental Health happening this weekend at the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg 18:02 - Camille - Animal Communicator 37:25 - Don't let your kids win! Josh Polgardi wrote a column explaining why he never lets kids win at anything 55:20 - Dr. Syras Derksen, psychologist with Dr. Syras Derksen & Associ...

00:00 - Nathan Fillion tweeted that it's kinda cold in Winnipeg -- Fillion is here to shoot the movie "Nomis" with Alexandra Daddario, Henry Cavill, Minka Kelly, and Sir Ben Kingsley. We are guessing they are not enjoying the weather. then What do you do about noisy dogs? Global News reporter Matt Carty reports on what a Winnipeg woman did after she couldn't take it anymore.   18:42 - Garth Pischk...

00:00 - If you had something on your face, would you want someone to tell you? Emma Watson recently halted an interview because her interviewer had some ink on her face, so Watson called over her makeup artist to fix it. Would you want someone to tell you? Would you tell someone if they had spinach in their teeth? Or if their fly was down? 17:42 - Ashley & Bryce Gobeil, along with their daughters...

Mackling & Megarry, Tuesday, March 7th, 2017 00:00 - Cam Adair, founder of GameQuitters.com, a community that supports those addicted to video games. Cam himself was addicted to them, and his addiction fueled his depression nearly to suicide. 19:15 - RoseMarie Pierce, B.Sc. Pharm, Canada's First Holistic Pharmarcist -- Hosting a seminar tonight called "Optimize Your Health While Taking Prescriptio...

Monday, March 6th, 2017 00:00 - Do you feel safe on the bus? Are you comfortable with your kids taking the bus? 10:48 - Calls 18:18 - cont'd 24:49 - More calls 36:24 - CYCLING STUFF -- Jamie Hilland, Program Manager, Active and Safe Routes to School Program, Green Action Centre. -- Should cyclists here be allowed to do the "Idaho Stop"?-- Delay in report on snow clearing for Active Transportation,...

Friday, March 3rd, 2017 00:00 - Show intro, and lamentation that neither of us made it to the final five for Best Radio Show Personality for the upcoming Winnipeg Nightlife Awards, BUT, Hal Anderson made the cut! So vote for him at www.winnipegnightlifeawards.com. 08:42 - Tourette Syndrome Awareness, on the way to The Trek For Tourette, coming up March 26th at Assiniboine Park. We're joined by 13-...

Thursday, March 2nd, 2017 00:05 - A new study suggest the number of people waiting isn't the biggest factor impacting ER wait times in Winnipeg. We're joined by Global News reporter Keith McCullough, and co-host of 'The News' Richard Cloutier. 30:03 - Demystifying GLUTEN with Shelley Case, registered dietitian and author of Gluten Free: The Definitive Resource Guide 46:51 - Customer service -- Why...

Greetings! Here's the lineup for today: 00:00 - Should the City be doing more to encourage more businesses like the Neighbourhood Cafe & Bookstore in Wolseley? Bill Fugler is the owner of the shop at 898 Westminster. He was in a lengthy dispute with the city over whether or not he needs a grease trap in his plumbing. They finally compromised at allowing him to use disposable plates and cutlery. We...

Hi there! Here's our lineup for Tuesday, February 28th: 00:00 - ROAD RAGE. Incident in New Brunswick where a guy ran someone over with his Audi SUV, and it was caught on camera. What's your road rage story? 24:43 - Wanda McFadyen, executive director, Assiniboine River Basin Institute -- There is the risk of major flooding across Manitoba. In 2011, the Assiniboine River flooded to the point it caus...

In light of all the asylum seekers who continue to cross into Manitoba from the U.S., we speak with Rita Chahal -- the executive director of the Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council (Welcome Place) -- to find out what the process is when someone claims asylum, and has to apply for it. We also speak with Dianne Fehr with the Immigrant Access Fund, an organization that offers 'character loans' to...

Canadian speed skater Heather McLean chats with M & M

In October, Hurricane Matthew, a category 4 hurricane, caused widespread devastation in Haiti. Four months later, Canadian-supported relief efforts continue. We're joined by Jim Cornelius, live in Haiti -- Jim is the executive director of Canadian Foodgrains Bank, a Winnipeg-based humanitarian aid agency made up of 15 member agencies working together to end global hunger. (Photo is of an emergency...

The 2nd annual Winnipeg Nightlife Awards are coming up on Friday, April 14th at the Metropolitan Entertainment Centre. We're joined by committee members Ken Morrissette, Crystal Vickers and Joel Carleton, who represent the Restaurant, Beverage and Nightlife industries. 

Social media is the Potato Chips of Relationships -- so says therapist Carolyn Klassen with Conexus Counselling. She's written a blog post at http://bit.ly/2lL2swM about how trying to find meaningful life connection through social media is like trying to get proper nutrition from potato chips. 

We speak with researcher Matt Kleinschmidt with Maru/Matchbox in Chicago, who has learned that Millennials' willingness to pay for premium ingredients is helping to redefine the food industry.