The Great Canadian Talk Show

A Midweek Exclusive: On Friday, a school just outside Winnipeg told parents that students were not going to observe Mother's Day - and that Father's Day was next on their list. Marty Gold reports on how the message in the memo was reversed after a weekend of "our parent community" responding 'Not So Fast'. A listener with a child enrolled at Dr. F.W.L. Hamilton School on...

More news on opposition to new St. Boniface bike lanes, provincial politicians saying mean things about each other, tough questions about teenage criminals, and exclusive audio featuring Conrad Black talking about the CBC - all on Episode 22! This week, Marty recaps how St. Boniface residents and enterprises were completely denied any meaningful input as the City hid plans to eliminate 99 parking...

This week, we let you hear for yourself how radical climate activists tried to entrench even more influence inside City Hall under the guise of "budget consultation". Then, Marty explains how their subversive anti-car agenda is exposed in the rigged 'Moving on Marion' bike lane process we investigated in our YouTube video series. The mainstream media leapt to defend far-left spec...

This week an overview of the growing Moving on Marion bike lane controversy, after we went back to the streets of St. Boniface to continue our investigation. Marty Gold explains: What is Moving on Marion and why should I care? The Basics : Bike paths and concrete bumpouts all along Marion and Goulet will cut Route 115 down to 2 lanes each. This will result in a loss of 99 parking spaces from Trave...

This week TGCTS exclusively reveals what the vaunted City of Winnipeg "public engagement" Open House in March hid from St. Boniface residents and merchants about area parking. 3.00 Part 5 on the Moving on Marion plan: Marty Gold investigates a bottomless pit of inept and seemingly corrupted public consultation. On the weekend we informed area residents of our YouTube series. They reacted...

Winnipeg's leading public affairs podcast returns for Episode 18 with some Easter, Passover and shopping laws talk- and we mark an important anniversary from our Kick-FM heyday. 8:40 The Moving on Marion debacle, Part 4 - hear the feedback from St. Boniface after our YouTube series (Click for Pt 1 Pt 2 Pt 3 ). "What's all the fuss about?" replied a bike lane acolyte. Well, there&...

The more we asked the businesses in St. Boniface about the 'Moving on Marion' roadway changes planned for outside their front doors, the worse it got. Marty explains how he continued to knock on doors and canvass Marion Street stakeholders asking what they did - and did not - know about the plan. " What Open House ??" He describes the mix of enterprises on just one block between...

To open Episode 16, Marty tells where teenage him went for his first drive when he got a licence - then welcomes our new sponsor, Midpoint Auto+ ! Support TGCTS - if you're looking for a new or used vehicle- or a dirt bike, snowmobile, boat, etc. - use our Promo Code: TALK 6:35 We follow-up on the 'Moving on Marion' open house charade with even more details of what's already gone w...

We open Episode 15 with Marty guiding you to our new YouTube highlight reels - with amusing illustrations of our insightful commentaries and reporting. 5:00 - This is must-hear Kick-FM style talk radio for everyone- especially Public Works chair Janice Lukes and other councilors . 'Moving On Marion' is a city road planning exercise. After the Happyland Park/Marion Freeway fiasco in 2015 -...

Provincial budget coverage ain't what it used to be: Tom Brodbeck's column in the Free Press was full of funny backtracks compared to his pre-budget burial of the 'Hail Mary' playbook of the PC government. Is he a comedian?  "It's unlikely she'll find a receptive audience" for "a decent budget" that increases key spending -and puts money back in Manitoban's wallets? What about the 'buffoonery...

This week Marty opens with personal comments about the passing of his longtime friend, Terrance Machalek Sr. He'll put out a special podcast about Terry next week; you can read about the award-winning wrestling photographer and community builder and Marty's thoughts in this Slam Wrestling story .  14:49  Clarification of the overcharges on speeding tickets lawsuit - hear how when you add i...

Episode 12 of 2023 has Spirited Kenny talking with Marty about the packed halls in Transcona and in small-town Mitchell this weekend to see CWE in action . Pro wrestling attendance is up all over the West! Marty had a surprise role on Saturday - and survived. 10:50 - Why the poor attendance at the Ice and Snow Removal session? - the bike lobby sure knew it was going on. Which councilors tried to a...

0:44  History of Louis Riel Day - Spirited Kenny explains who was against it and the nonsensical reason why, why the embarassed NDP government agreed to it, how the original name voted for by school kids got vetoed, and how as Jack Wells would say, it turned out nice again didn't it?  4:40  A BasketBall Story , reverberating through the Jewish community and putting a spotlight on th...

Welcome to our new listeners! We appreciate the enthusiastic response for last week's interview with sportscasting legend Peter Young about the life and times of the Golden Jet, Bobby Hull. Here's an 11 minute excerpt that touches on the fans and his friends: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/pnK0ht3nnxb   You'll want to hear a reaction we received from a listener explaining the out-o...

A history lesson about Winnipeg before Bobby Hull arrived to play for the Jets, and how our city changed after he jumped from the Black Hawks to the WHA and became an ambassador for Winnipeg.  Marty sets the scene for Episode 8: who our heroes were, the rise and fall of the amateur National team, and the leadership of Ben Hatskin with other businessmen and community leaders to bring major lea...

Opening Episode 7 of 2023 - we touch on the popularity of our recent podcasts, spiking towards the top of the charts with our most-heard civic election coverage.    5:30  Why Marty has always represented a different point of view about the local media and the way stories are covered : the lessons he learned in the 1980's from community leaders like Yoram Hamizrachi and Nick Ternette...

In all 3 segments this week, we have the news you won't hear from MSM, and also the news you will hear from them but with their selected facts and narratives shoved in front.   1:25   Marty opens Episode 6 with an update on the Frontier Center for Public Policy. His midweek commentary revealed pushback against CBC and Free Press bias and you'll hear what one of their members wrote,...

A special commentary - A Lesson in Journalism - is the focus of a mid-week solo podcast by Marty . But this fast-paced lesson isn't so much taught by him, but rather, by a surprise fact-filled online post. We had flagged a Winnipeg Free Press story that was a continuation of their slanted campaign to undermine Premier Heather Stefanson . After last week's speech in Winnipeg by federal Conserv...

In Episode 4 of Season 2 , we cover civic, provincial and even some federal issues in three scintillating segments:   Marty updates last week's popular recap of the PC caucus turnover. Insider info he got further dispells the 'abandoning ship' narrative of the media. Listen for a few more points about Premier Stefanson's health, and about her reshuffling senior staff positions. The Free Press...

This week, Marty and Spirited Kenny bring 3 segments full of unique insight and analysis to Episode 2!  In Part 1, the pending retirements of Manitoba PC government cabinet ministers and MLA's gets looked at. Knowing some of the players, Marty runs thru the list and evaluates the 'abandoning ship' media narrative. 4:30  What's going to happen in McPhillips with Shannon Martin? A few obse...

Episode 1 of Season 2 gets right down to the important part of New Year's celebrations- chicken wings!   Marty and Spirited Kenny recall the history of local wing sales gimmicks at restaurants, "the wing craze" and the unique packaging- going back to the early 90's. Where was Piccolo Pub, fans?  We talk about what we did over January 1 and what we saw around town (and nothing goes better...

Welcome to Episode 30 , unencumbered by scripts, format sheets or any real planning!  Marty and Spirited Kenny discuss the holidays, how quiet it is this year, and how Marty engaged in one of his pastimes - watching holiday specials from local US market stations in L.A., Chicago and New York City.   5:30 - The subject of 'things that you don't believe you saw' arises: Marty's west end dr...

Episode 29 was delayed by a week after Spirited Kenny's reconstituted group birthday celebration rendered him hors du combat. Marty explains the prep required for some Chanukah cuisine and other Jewish delicacies. Family was the focal point of life when there was only 3 TV channels growing up. Marty describes a bit of his maternal family history.  8:55 - Last week's provincial byelection was...

In Part 1 of Episode 28, Spirited Kenny talks about what it was like to watch the antics at the CWE 50 Man Rumble to Remember last Sunday, and to see Marty compete in the main event.   "If you would have said a year ago that I would be at a church on a Sunday night with 200 people chanting your name...?" Kenny, who was enlisted as a temporary house announcer, tells his impressions of the unde...

This is a doubly special podcast - the exact date of the debut of TGCTS on 92.9 KICK-FM in 2006, and another Blue Bomber appearance in the CFL Championship game.   Episode 27 kicks off with a post-game review of the Grey Cup game (very good), the telecast (very not good) and we break down the 24-23 loss to the Argos. Marty explains how this may supplant the 1965 Wind Bowl vs Hamilton as...