EATING HEALTHY ON A BUDGET

The new food guide is out today and we ask the question, “How can we eat healthy on a budget when healthy food is so expensive?” Registered dietician Andrea Miller joins the show to enlighten us.

GAMING ADDICTION

Cam Adair, Video Game Addiction Expert talks about his event in Calgary tonight.

MADE-IN-ALBERTA ENERGY STRATEGY

Today the Premier announced another step in he Made-in-Alberta strategy. We chat with Energy Analyst Peter Linder about what it is.

PETER WATTS / DIFFICULT CUSTOMERS

Joe reflects on the loss of our friend and colleague Peter Watts. Joe also rants about impossible customers at restaurants.

STONEY SPEEDWAY

Strathcona RCMP recently listed some excessive speed. Sgt. Colin Foster of the Calgary Police service joins the show to chat about excessive speeders on Stoney Trail.

POLITICAL DISCOURSE

Michael Coren wrote an op-ed about a particularly nasty set of tweets sent his way from someone who disagreed with him. In his opinion the discourse in the body politic in Canada has reached a new low.

ACCESSIBLE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

The University of Calgary is making the medical technology they develop more accessible in countries that could otherwise not afford it. Student Asha Hollis worked for more than two years to enact guidelines for this and we get her story.

STEPHEN PETITION DISMISSED

Joel Senick chats with us about the petition of David and Collet Stephen to have their $4 million in legal expenses, past and future, paid or charges dropped against them.

ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF A NEW ARENA

We’ll chat with former Flame, Colin Patterson about other economic advantages to having a new arena.

PETER WATTS TRIBUTE

Today we said farewell to our friend and colleague Peter Watts. We pay tribute to him with a little audio.

ZAMBONI DRIVER DAY

Two Calgarians are hoping to make January 19th Zamboni Driver Day – a day where people can thank their local rink attendants.

VANCOUVER CITY COUNCIL VOTE

The Vancouver City Council has voted unanimously to declare a climate emergency. We chat about it with Kris Sims, B.C. Director of the Canadian Taxpayer’s Federation.

ANIMAL ABUSE PETITION

Rick Fraser, Alberta Party MLA for Calgary-South East is circulating a petition to increase penalties for animal abuse and cruelty. He tells us about it.

FOOD WASTAGE

A recent study shows that 58% of food in Canada is wasted, most of it from the food industry. We talk to Lourdes Juan, Founder & Executive Director of The Leftovers Foundation, a local organization that helps stop wastage.

THE EVOLUTION OF AGEING

From Betty White to Prince Philip, people are living more active lives as they age. Patricia Clark, National Executive Director of Active Aging Canada talks about ageing in the modern world.

EMPATHY IN A PARTISAN AGE

David Niose, author and president, of the American Humanist Association joins the show to talk about empathy in an increasingly partisan age.

ALBEXIT

In the shadow of Brexit we talk about the recent rumblings of Alberta threatening to leave Canada and the pros and cons of such a move with Cory Morgan, Former Leader of the Alberta Independence Party.

REPORT CARD CONFUSION

Parents around Alberta are complaining of report cards that are less than easy to interpret. Sarah Bieber from the advisory board of Kids Come First talks to us about it.

RESTAURANT INSPECTION

A new app is available in Canada that makes restaurant health information more easily accessible. We chat with Michael Decker, Chef Instructor at SAIT to ask what causes certain establishments to get a lower score.

GILLETTE AD CAMPAIGN

Gillette has released a television ad in respone to the #MeToo movement and it has become a rather hot topic. Marueen McGrath, registered nurse and host of The Sunday Night Health Show joins us.

BREXIT PLAN DEFEATED

Theresa May’s Brexit plan was defeated today in Parlaiment. What does this mean and what happens next? We chat with Kurt Huebner, Interim Director, Institute for European Studies, University of British Columbia.

TSUU T’INA EYES PIPELINE

The Tsuu t'ina First Nations contemplate how to purchase Trans Mountain from the feds. We get the details from Global News’s Michael King.

TOURISM CALGARY

We review the 2018 tourism numbers from a Calgary perspective with Jeff Hessel, Senior Vice President of Marketing with Tourism Calgary.

PROPERTY TAXES

Nelson Karpa, City Assessor for the City of Calgary joins us to take questions about property tax assessments.

HOLY S**T MOMENTS

Motivational psychology has always focused on the “slow and steady” approach, but what happens when we have an “Ah ha!” moment? Can that also be motivational? We chat with Author of The Holy S**t Moment: How Lasting Change Can Happen in an Instant, James Fell.

PROVINCIAL POLITICS

Joe talks about all things provincial politics.

SCIENCE CENTRE UPDATE

Contemporary Calgary today announced it has selected a team of Calgary-based Architects after an international search for consultants to help transform the Centennial Planetarium into a gallery for modern and contemporary art.

VEHICULAR HOMICIDE

With the upcoming sentencing of Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the driver of the semi-trailer that collided with the Humboldt Broncos, we talk to criminal defense barrister Balfour Der about why there are no vehicular homicide laws in Canada.

HOME RENO BUYER BEWARE

With the home renovation show in town we check in with Shawna-Kay Thomas of the Better Business Bureau to get some tips on finding the right contractor.

NOTLEY TAPE REVISITED

Premier Notley gave a television interview today, we revisit the highlights.

BEAUTIFYING FORT CALGARY

The Calgary Horticultural Society has a new class that will also help beautify Fort Calgary. We learn about it from Colleen McCracken, Executive Director of the Calgary Horticultural Society.

WIND ENERGY

We check-up on the status of wind energy in Alberta.

FIRE DEPARTMENT YEAR-IN-REVIEW

We do a year-in-review with Fire Chief Steve Dongworth.

VICTORIA PARK REDEVELOPMENT

The City of Calgary is looking ahead 50 years from now in their plan to redevelop Victoria Park. We chat with Warren Connell, CEO of the Calgary Stampede about their role in the redevelopment.

DOES THE NDP HAVE A RURAL PROBLEM?

From Bighorn Country to Bill 6 does the NDP have a “rural problem?” We talk with Al Kemmere, President of Rural Municipalities of Alberta.

CITY PARKING OPEN HOUSES

The City of Calgary is looking for public feedback about parking.

REBRANDING NEIGHBOURHOODS

Residents and businesses of the Banff Trail Community are wanting to re-name the “motel village” as the neighborhood changes. We talk about the challenges of re-branding with Donna Dumont, Associate Professor and Chair of Marketing at Mount Royal University.