Hal Anderson

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00:00 - Guy on Price Is Right wins $31,000 playing Plinko. What's your favourite game show? 15:15 - Global News reporter Christian Aumell on what Mayor Brian Bowman thinks of the bill tabled at the Legislature that would kill a requirement that the province fund half of municipal transit costs. 17:48 - Teddy Bears Picnic this Sunday! We're joined by Tanya Williams, Director of Marketing for the Children's Hospital Foundation of Manitoba; and Earnie Shapera, who has been volunteering at the picnic for 30 of the 31 years it's been around. 34:55 - The first ever FanQuest convention is on this weekend, primarily at the University of Winnipeg. There is also an event happening Saturday night at the King's Head Pub, and that's where our guests come in. Lyndon Radchenka is the co-founder of FanQuest (with our buddy Dan Vadeboncoeur who couldn't make it in today), and he brought with him the guys from "Blame Society Films". They're the guys behind the 'Chad Vader' videos, as well as 'Beer & Board Games', which is w

00:00 - It's the 40th anniversary of Star Wars! On this day in 1977, the first Star Wars movie was released. 11:36 - The "Love Actually" reunion is happening tonight on NBC as part of Red Nose Day. 17:48 - AIRSHIPS! Are they the future for getting supplies to Northern Manitoba? We're joined by Dr. Barry E. Prentice, Professor at I.H. Asper School of Business, Department of Supply Chain Management, University of Manitoba 36:34 - True North: The Canadian Songbook, Friday-Sunday at Centennial Concert Hall with Eleanor McCain performing with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. We are joined by Eleanor, as well as Emmy Award winning composer Don Breithaupt, who produced the album. The tour (and accompanying album and hardcover coffee table book) features Eleanor's musical take on the likes of Bryan Adams, Sarah McLachlan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and many more. 53:59 - Carolyn Klassen, therapist with Conexus Counselling -- Her latest blog post at www.conexuscounselling.ca is called "10 Rules of Engagement", whic

00:00 - Richard Cloutier vs. Obby Khan - WPG Cycle Spin Challenge for CancerCare Manitoba 8:11 - St. Charles Councillor Shawn Dobson says handing out speeding tickets in school zones on holidays is a cash grab. What do you think? 18:30 - Ruth Abernethy, celebrated Canadian sculptor who is in Winnipeg tonight at McNally Robinson to launch her book "Life and Bronze: A Sculptor's Journal" 36:58 - TONGUE TO BUM: A Detox Story -- Lecture tonight at the Caboto Centre, presented by Vita Health, hosted by our guest Dr. Terry Willard 54:10 - He's had FOUR traumatic brain injuries, and tells his inspiring story. His name is David Henry, and he is joined by Sylvia Marusyk (or simply, Sylvia!) who is an Activational Speaker, Occupational Therapist and Health Coach. Her website is www.stressedtokill.me 73:42 - Happy 100th Anniversary to Assiniboine Golf Club! We speak to Assiniboine's General Manager Glen Mills 81:23 - Ruth Abernethy book giveaway, and an acknowledgement that she was way smarter than us 85:31 - Ste

00:00 - News conference at MTS Centre in response to Manchester suicide bombing outside an Ariana Grande concert, Kevin Donnelly with True North Sports & Entertainment, and Constable Rob Carver with the Winnipeg Police Service. Conference is followed by a discussion, and listener feedback. 37:09 - BOB IRVING tells us what Winnipeg Blue Bombers General Manager Kyle Walters discussed today with the media, as the team gets ready for this week's Rookie Camp, and Training Camp 43:44 - More discussion on Manchester 61:36 - Bringing the raffle to your phone -- Funding Change partners Ian Smith & Nick Tenszen tell us about their online raffles and how they could have a huge impact on fundraising for non-profits 80:32 - Halifax woman gets unexpected apology, gift after attempted break-in by drunk man 87:08 - Ticket giveaway for Steve Earle & The Dukes 92:19 - Long weekend weather sucked / spring weather has kinda sucked / Nashville Predators amazing story as they advance to the Stanley Cup Final 100:44 - Richar

  00:00 - TICKS! - Hikers pick up 400 ticks on Mantario Trail earlier this week. Are you concerned? 28:04 - Dr. Harold Katz, internationally recognized bad breath expert -- DO NOT BBQ YOUR BREATH -- Dr. Katz reveals the five worst BBQ foods for your breath, and the five vital tips and foods to prevent bad bbq breath 37:22 - Mike Dover, author of "Dante's Infinite Monkeys: Technology Meets the 7 Deadly Sins", an exploration of the dark side of today's technology. Dover is a business professor, and co-author of Wikibrands. 56:45 - Dr. Syras! Psychologist with Dr. Syras Derksen & Associates, website DrSyras.com -- Are Therapists Just Rent-A-Friends? A lot of people doubt that therapy works. Are they right? 75:31 - Tristan is a Star Trek fan, but he is bored by the first trailer for the new CBS series Star Trek: Discovery 83:44 - Unraveling the Wilburys ticket giveaway 88:39 - Hal Anderson tees up his weekend show, AND his show Friday night filling in for Charles Adler. 97:03 - Richard Cloutier & Julie Bu

00:00 - Hamilton police officers arrests journalists at the scene of a crash, even though they're well-behind the police tape. Too far? 13:46 - Topic continued: Duncan Pike -- Campaigns and Advocacy Coordinator, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression 18:32 - Death of Chris Cornell -- Eric Alper, music commentator 29:06 - Toronto Blue Jays' Kevin Pillar apologizes for homophobic slur -- 680 CJOB's Keith McCullough & Matt Carty 37:42 - Bestselling Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbo, who has sold over 30 million books! He'll be at McNally Robinson Booksellers this evening at 7pm to sign his latest novel featuring Detective Harry Hole -- "The Thirst". Also, one of his previous books "The Snowman" is being adapted into a movie starring Michael Fassbender. That's pretty neat. 55:38 - Carolyn Klassen, therapist with Conexus Counselling -- Loyalty! Where does it originate, and how do we nurture it? 74:07 - "Drag queen story time holds court at Winnipeg Public Library" -- This Saturday May 20th at Millenium Libra

00:00 - If you Bring Your Own Booze (BYOB), should it be ok for you to BYOBH? IE, Bring Your Own Booze HOME. 36:47 - Big traffic disruption over the long weekend / What's the weirdest thing you've ever eaten? (We had to rag the puck for this segment, we had a misfire in trying to get in touch with our next guest...) 44:02 - The "Dean of Canadian Science Fiction", Robert J. Sawyer, is being given two Lifetime Achievement Awards over the next couple of weeks -- one in Canada, one in the U.S.. Also, he will be a major contributor to the upcoming History Channel documentary series "The World Without Canada. 54:06 - The Girls Empowerment Event will be the first of its kind in Winnipeg, happening on June 4th at The Yoga Barre at 6640 Roblin Blvd, for girls between the ages of 5-15. We're joined by two of the women putting on the event -- Allison Gervais, Founder at Fit Communications & The Fitness Journal for Girls, and Paige Zaporzan, Holistic Health Coach 73:10 - "Last Man Standing" starring Tim Allen cancell

00:00 - WHEN IS IT OK TO START JOKING ABOUT IT?? -- Former sprinter Ben Johnson, IE the Canadian sprinter who had his 1988 Olympic gold medal stripped, is in a cheeky new commercial for an Australian sports betting app. Are you ok with that? We think it's funny, but others say 'not so fast'. 18:07 - Celebrating the local film scene with aspiring Winnipeg filmmaker Andrew McCrea, whose first short film "Knocked Over" begins streaming for free Tuesday night. The 10-minute film came with an assist from 680 CJOB's Hal Anderson, who provided cinema-quality gear and cinematographer Neil McCarthy. 37:24 - Winnipeg Blue Bombers linebacker Thomas Miles is the honourary spokesperson for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Winnipeg, and is issuing a challenge to volunteer. We're joined in studio by Thomas, as well as Matt Di Ubaldo, the Manager of Development & Marketing for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Winnipeg. 54:46 - Google Street View... in the wilderness! Christine Chilton is the Communications Manager for the Nature Co

00:00 - GOOSE ADVENTURES -- Hi there, it's Brett. I hit a goose with a golf ball on the driving range on Sunday. Not in the air, sitting on the ground. I hit a terrible shot and drilled the poor thing. It's ok though. Earlier Sunday, I had to slow my car down while a goose lazily crossed the road, and it hissed at me when I honked my horn. IT HISSED AT ME AND MY CAR. Have you had any goose adventures this year? 33:08 - I had a weird dream on Friday where I saw a guy I used to work with. Haven't seen him or talked to him in years. Saturday morning, walk into Polo Park, he's the first person I see. WHAT THE... 36:45 - Fire at the old Merchants Hotel as it's being converted into affordable housing and an education complex -- Dawn Sands, Executive Director of North End Community Renewal Corporation 54:20 - "CHIN UP, T**S OUT!" -- Miranda Oh is a Winnipeg author who tells us about her second book in the 'Chip Up' series, and how that mantra has helped her conquer some major challenges in her life 72:37 - First

00:00 - Do we do a bad job of not recognizing 'the good old days' while they're in them? With the Paddlewheel Queen having been set ablaze Tuesday, that got us wondering about whether or not we appreciate things while we have them. For example, the Winnipeg Jets 1.0. ALSO, Tourism Manitoba launches its latest campaign. 18:19 - Humanizing Transit with Internationally Recognized Transit Expert -- Functional Transit Winnipeg's "Humanizing Transit" event series kicks off tonight with "Human Transit" author Jarrett Walker, tonight at the Manitoba Museum Planetarium Auditorium. We're joined on the phone by Jarrett Walker, and in studio by the chair of Functional Transit Winnipeg, Joseph Kornelson. 37:26 - The "Run For It" program culminates this weekend with the Shoppers LOVE. YOU. Run For Women, taking place this Sunday at Centre Scolaire Leo Remillard, at 1095 St. Anne's Rd. There are 30 schools participating in Winnipeg, last year there were only THREE across Canada. We are joined by Carla Allan, a teacher at

00:00 - Mounties are investigating after a man allegedly tried to lure a nine year old girl out of her house in Steinbach. We speak to the girl's mother, Julie Pert. 18:13 - Is The Rock the next POTUS? 27:38 - Emergency Broadcast Test coming this afternoon! Mike Gagne is the Director of Operations for Manitoba's Emergency Measures Organization. 36:58 - The StopGap Foundation is teaming up with the Manitoba company SWM International to bring over a dozen ramps to businesses in Carman to create more accessibility. We speak with the founder of StopGap, Luke Anderson, and Denis Magotiaux with SWM. 55:16 - Adam Dreece, author from Calgary whose latest book "The Day the Sky Fell" (The Yellow Hoods, #5) is burning up the charts. 74:12 - Manitoba NDP MLA Rob Altemeyer plans to repay a $5,000 cellphone bill he racked up on vacation. How do you rack up a $5,000 bill?? 81:43 - Chris Jericho ticket giveaway / Cirque du Soleil Mother's Day ticket giveaway 86:52 - Wrapping up the Chris Jericho tix / Vladimir Putin g

00:00 - The future of a key piece of land Winnipeg's Exchange District is coming into focus at City Hall: CentreVenture has released its report on the Market Lands, where the old Public Safety Building and Civic Parkade reside. We are joined by CentreVenture's President & CEO Angela Mathieson. 18:12 - More problems for airlines! A brawl broke out Monday at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after Spirit Airlines cancelled several flights due to a labour dispute with its pilots. That got us talking about how tensions are high right now for air travellers, who are already tense because air travel is kind of a pain, despite how quick it is once you get moving. Then we started talking about GOOD experiences we've had with travel staff. 36:48 - Erin Shaw, reporter for Crime Watch Canada Magazine -- She alternates her time between Winnipeg & Edmonton, and tells us about the magazine, and the state of journalistic integrity in the era of "Fake News". 53:54 - Kelley Keehn, award-winning author, person

00:00 - How much profanity is acceptable? The FCC is looking into Stephen Colbert's faux-pas from last week where he made a joke about Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, a joke that's been labeled as homophobic by many. Colbert will not apologize, but says if he could do it again he would use language that isn't so crude. That got us talking about where and when is it acceptable to use any level of profanity in the media. For example, if we did exclusive stuff for this podcast, IE stuff that did not air on 680 CJOB, would it be ok if we swore? 36:37 - FRED PENNER IN STUDIO!!!! The Manitoba-musician extraordinaire joins us live to tell us about his new album "Hear the Music", and he performs the title track. 54:01 - It is Canadian Infertility Awareness Week, and we are joined by Allison Storseth and her sister Rosalie to tell us about it. Allison can no longer produce eggs, so Rosalie is donating her eggs and Allison is attempting to get pregnant through IVF. 73:35 - Winnipeg Success Story: 2017 charting year

00:00 - Manitoba Hydro has requested a BIG increase. What do you think about it? 27:14 - Shamattawa students taking on the RCMP in a basketball game -- We hear so much bad news from First Nations, suicide crisis, fires... here's a story about something that's being done to make things better. 37:25 - "The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen: Awesome Female Characters From Comic Book History" is a new book available now from Winnipeg-author Hope Nicholson, who joins us in studio to tell us about the book. 55:14 - Dr. Syras Derksen, psychologist with Dr. Syras Derksen & Associates -- Is empathy something we can learn? 73:37 - Jamie Hall, COO of Safe Work Manitoba -- "InVest in Safety" on Wednesday, May 10th, from 430-5pm at Shaw Park, where you can be a part of Winnipeg safety history by breaking the world record for high-visibility safety vests. 80:00 - Burton Cummings ticket giveaway 86:31 - Hal Anderson tees up his weekend show 94:22 - Richard Cloutier & Julie Buckingham tee up The News

00:00 - Yellow Benches Remind Students of the Power of Hello -- Friendship Bench installed at Grant Park High School by the founder of The Friendship Bench, Sam Fiorella, who joined us live in studio. Sam's son Lucas committed suicide in 2014, now Sam travels the country advocating for mental health awareness. 19:09 - Food banks increasing focus on nutrition -- A top Winnipeg chef and dietitian have contributed to a health meals cookbook in support of food banks, including Winnipeg Harvest -- Timothy Palmer, executive chef of the Fairmont Winnipeg; and Madelaine Morrish, Winnipeg-based dietitian 38:28 - What's your favourite fidget toy? Studies show that fidget toys help with concentration and productivity, but a new breed of these toys are being banned from schools. 55:46 - Carolyn Klassen, therapist with Conexus Counselling -- Her latest blog post "We're a pair...of Levi's" at www.conexuscounselling.ca highlights her two year anniversary with Husband 74:22 - Liam Neeson shows up at BC sandwich shop afte

00:00 - Is this Heineken "Worlds Apart" advert-film the anti-Pepsi ad? Or is it just a load of hogwash? 28:00 - Cirque du Soleil's KURIOS: Cabinet of Curiosities needs to hire roughly 200 people for a variety of jobs during its stay in Winnipeg from June 2nd to July 9th -- Kevin Donnelly, True North VP of entertainment 36:41 - Sexual abuse against male victims is often not reported, leaving the victims more likely to be without support -- Dr. Rehman Abdulrehman, clinical psychologist with Clinic Psychology 55:47 - More on the conversation, including on what steps to take to report a sexual assault, and keep at it if the system lets you down -- Dr. Kirsten Wirth, Wirth Behavioural Health Services 74:24 - 17-year-old student artist Shae-Lyn Tuomi, from Nelson McIntyre Collegiate, is helping St. Vital Centre celebrate Canada 150 with a digital collage she made, which will be part of a contest that runs for the rest of May that showcases the "Faces of Canada". 83:04 - Winnipeg Wine Festival ticket giveaway

00:00 - Greg & Brett took a tour at Siloam Mission today, what an incredible facility full of incredible people 27:27 - Jimmy Kimmel's emotional monologue about his newborn son's heart condition 36:37 - Post-Partum Depression & Women's Depression -- Tara Brousseau-Snider, executive director Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba; Jennifer Hanslip, director of post-partum services, MDAM 55:05 - Kelley Keehn wants to help you do some Spring Cleaning For Your Finances! Kelley is an award-winning author, personal finance educator and consumer advocate for the Financial Planning Standards Council. 69:40 - Brett finally got around to trying powdered peanut butter. 73:38 - Stephen Colbert 'interviews' Donald Trump 76:56 - Wine Fest ticket giveaway / wine movie clip trivia 82:38 - Geoff Gray another Manitoba Bison to get signed in the NFL 88:59 - Richard Cloutier & Julie Buckingham tee up The News

00:00 - The ongoing evolution of retail, and "5 reasons Amazon is experimenting with physical stores" 37:04 - Winnipeg Police news conference with Chief Danny Smyth regarding an officer-involved shooting in a skywalk adjacent to the police headquarters 45:23 - The Forks looking to remove two lanes of Israel Asper Way and replace the roadway with greenspace -- Clare MacKay, VP Corporate & Community Initiatives with The Forks North Portage 55:05 - Dr. Michelle Alfa, on the Manitoba-made consumer product MSPrebiotic, which has clinically proven effects that could revolutionize gut health 69:06 - Winnipeg Wine Festival week! 74:17 - A bit more on wine, then a chat about the Edmonton Oilers fans coming through for the Star Spangled Banner 81:10 - More on The Forks looking to trade road space for green space 85:42 - Wine Fest ticket giveaway, and a neat story about a family who thanked NFL star Mohamed Sanu for his exemplary behaviour on a flight 93:30 - Richard Cloutier & Julie Buckingham tee up THE NEWS