The Morning Brew with Andrew Schultz

It’s a Halloween event fit for the whole family! It might be cold out there but nothing is stopping Heritage Park’s Ghouls’ Night Out! With details we spoke with Dominic Terry - Strategic Communications Manager at Heritage Park.

According to 'Food Banks Canada', over 18% of people in Canada are struggling to put food on the table, forcing more and more people to turn to local food banks for support. We hear details on the findings of the "2023 Hunger Count Report" from Richard Matern, Director of Research from 'Food Banks Canada'. Earlier this week the death toll in Gaza officially crossed the 5,000 mark. We get the lates...

The Bank of Canada has held the line in its latest interest rate decision. Joining us to discuss the decision and the state of the Canadian economy is Nikola Gradojevic - Professor of Finance at University of Guelph.

Israel has ramped up airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, reducing residential buildings to rubble. The surging death toll foretells even greater loss of life ahead in Gaza, where Israeli forces are expected to launch a ground invasion seeking to destroy Hamas. We are now 19 days into the Israel - Hamas war and joining us to discuss the latest developments is Elliot Tepper, Distinguished Senior Fello...

Concert for Classrooms is back, bringing a great lineup of entertainers, Olympians and educators to Calgary, for a night of music. laughter and celebration! Steve Mesler, Co-Founder, President and CEO of Classroom Champions joined us with all the details.

We begin with our weekly conversation with Mercedes Stephenson – Global News Ottawa Bureau Chief and Host of “The West Block”. Mercedes brings us details of her conversation with Frank Lowenstein, former U.S. special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations - on what the White House is doing to contain the conflict in Gaza from spreading - and what it could take to diffuse the situation. Next, w...

The war between Israel and Hamas has pulled our focus away from the war between Russia and Ukraine – a conflict that is still very much on-going. We get the latest on the situation – now in its 20th month - from Marcus Kolga, Founder of “Disinfowatch.org” – and Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Next, it’s our weekly chat with Dr. Ted Jablonski, our "on-call family physician". This...

Barbara Lane was born the 9th of 11 sisters. On a cold say in St Louis in 1954, her mother left the girls in their apartment and never returned. Barbara has written a memoir about her life entitled Broken Water: An Extraordinary True Story and she joined us to share the story. www.barbaralane.info

We begin with our weekly conversation with Mayor Jyoti Gondek. This time out, the Mayor brings us an update on the City's ambitious 'office to residential conversions' project and shares details on the newly approved Transit Safety Strategy. Next, we head state-side to discuss the latest US news making headlines - including this week's visit to Israel from President Joe Biden. We get the details f...

On October 7th, what started as a trip to enjoy some fun and music turned deadly when the terrorist group Hamas attacked a music festival in Israel. Danielle Gelbaum was at that music festival that day…and it has changed her life since the moment Hamas attacked - Danielle joined us to discuss her experience.

Israel has agreed to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza – and US President Joe Biden is now back on American soil after a whirlwind visit to the warzone. We get the latest on the conflict from Christian Leuprecht, Professor at the Royal Military College and Editor of the ‘Canadian Military Journal’. 1 in 8 - that’s the number of Canadian women who will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifeti...

How do you find happiness in your daily life? Sisters Mercedes & Anastasia Korngut found passion in helping people find small bits of happiness. The teenage Calgarians joined us to talk about their business, Small Bits of Happiness, helping people of all ages reduce stress and find happiness.

Vivek Astvansh, Associate Professor of Quantitative Marketing and Analytics, McGill University

Our Rocky Mountain resorts are gearing up for the winter holiday season. The folks at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge are gearing up for the winter holiday season…and even though it’s cold, JPL is the hottest place to be! What do they have on the calendar? Let’s find out from the public relations manager at Jasper Park Lodge, Laura-Ann Chong.

It’s a much-needed ‘boost’ to the amount of shelter space for Calgary women in need. We catch up with Samantha Lowe, Senior Director of the Mustard Seed, for details on the 40 new ‘spaces’ now available and the impact they will have on the city.   It’s a Canadian-made solution to a worldwide issue. We learn about research being done out of McGill University to build a ‘faster-charging’ ‘longer las...

Vik Kalsi

Today we spoke with Noy Leyb - a Calgary Raised Israeli soldier to get the latest details on the ground in Israel.

WELCOME TO THE MWSA PODCAST FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17TH   We begin with an update on the war between Israel and Hamas, now over 10 days in. We get the latest from Sarah Teich, International Human Rights Lawyer and Senior Fellow at the MacDonald Laurier Institute.   Next, maybe that large purchase you made using a “buy now - pay later” plan has put you in more debt than you can manage. We find out wh...

WELCOME TO THE MWSA PODCAST FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 16TH.   It’s that time of the year. Time to rrroll up ... not the Rim, but your Sleeve! We catch up with Amin Kanjee, Pharmacist and Owner of the “Medicine Shoppe” Pharmacy, for his thoughts on just how severe this year’s Flu Season may be and why you may want to consider getting a COVID Booster at the same time.   Next, could your Doctor soon prescr...

Pregnancy can be exciting yet scary time in a woman’s life, and ahead on the show we’ll chat with an organization raising money for Preeclampsia Awareness in a Walk and Run this weekend. To discuss the event and the organization we spoke with Jill Young - Mother of Cara and founder of Cara H.E.L.L.P.s.

Is it time to start cutting back on those costly monthly subscription services? We catch up with Personal Finance Wizard, Bruce Sellery for some tips on how to bring down your household expenses and navigate the expensive holiday season ahead.   Canada is currently building fewer homes today than during the Pandemic.    What can be done to increase the number of homes being built to address the ho...

It’s the ‘tastiest’ segment of the morning! From fun stuff to do this weekend to pasta class at Cookbook Co. Cooks and an espresso class at Phil and Sebastian…foodies, this next segment is for you!!! Camie Leard, Editor of Savour Calgary MagazIne joins us for her monthly segment here on the program.

We begin with a conversation with a Calgary businessman now in Israel on what started as a family vacation which has turned out to be quite the opposite. We speak with David Wallach and hear his incredible story of finding himself and his family in the middle of a war zone, only a couple of days after landing in Tel Aviv.   Next, nachos will be served up and beers will be poured as the Calgary Fla...

The latest issue of “Culinaire Magazine” is now available and we are ‘raising a glass’ to Linda Garson, Editor-in-Chief of “Culinaire Magazine.” Linda joined us to discuss the latest issue and the 11th Annual “Alberta Beverage Awards.”

What is the relationship between butterflies and ants? Joining us to discuss their half-moon hairstreak butterfly conservation project is Dr. James Glasier - Population Ecologist at the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo.