Dropbear and Panda Save Canada

It's a wild week out here in the world. Huge thanks to astute listener David Dunne of Dublin, Ireland, for catching a mistake in our last episode and for that he's getting a great pair of socks from our sponsor The Friday Sock Company.

The UK is still having its fair share of challenges, Calgary has been awarded a three year deal to host the X Games, a real-life Disney mouse helps with a tough clean up, Newton has a literary agent, and there's some weird campaign tactics in Alberta.

LINKS FOUND IN THIS PODCAST Brexit: A Really Simple Guide Brexit: Protesters Doug de Nance Flicks X-Rayed Podcast X Games in Calgary Helpful Mouse Cleans Shed Newton's Facebook Page Pages Book Store Ring Doorbell Elections in Alberta

SPECIAL THANKS TO Our sponsors The Friday Sock Company and Make More Creative Emre Cords for our amazing theme music Doug de Nance for the dope voice-over

It's St. Patrick's Day and we're celebrating along with our Irish brethren and sistren here and across 'The Pond'. Panda's likely heading out to grab something dark and Irish.

We review a comedy show Dropbear helped produce that featured the mind-bending comedic stylings of Simon King – we both agree our brains will never be the same. Greta Thurnberg is nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, rich people are getting busted, and Elizabeth May is struggling through the United Kingdom's divorce proceedings.

LINKS FOUND IN THIS PODCASTFoil, Arms, and Hog: St. Patrick's Day, St. Patrick's Day Part 2, Brexit Simon King Fitzsimmon's Brewing Co. Barry Piercey Astro Bot Borderlands 2 VR Higher Education Sting Greta Thunberg Nobel Peace Prize Nomination Get your white bin

SPECIAL THANKS TO Emre Cords for the great music!

As if reality wasn't enough, we decide to explore an alternate reality inside of Playstation's VR game system. Dropbear likes flying death; Panda loves adorable robots that sound like kittens. Who knew?

Later we talk about the importance of vaccinations and the cost if you don't vaccinate. Then it's Dropbear's newest discovery: Cannabis Infused Gummi-Bears, which leaves Panda scratching her head and laughing hysterically. Oh! And you can now find us on RadioPublic!

LINKS FOUND IN THIS PODCASTShugghead GamingMeasles GuyPlayStation VRLink to HIV RemissionGreen SocietyTrailer to Thumper VRWounded WarriorsRadioPublic

SPECIAL THANKS TO Emre Cords for the great music!

There was so much news this week it was hard to pick what to talk about, so we hit our favourite news sources to see what was what. Believe it or not fur trading is a thing again — and it's not just for haberdasheries anymore.

From video game 'Red Dead Redemption 2', migraines, cutting weight for MMA, Vietnamese food, DoorDash vs. Skip the Dishes, Johnny Depp, the movie 'Spotlight', to Rick Mercer's well-deserved Lifetime Achievement Award, we cover all that and more. Oooohhhh Canada!

LINKS FOUND IN THIS PODCAST Long and McQuade The New York Times The Globe and Mail The Sprawl Canada Goose Red Dead Redemption 2 The Hustle DoorDash Skip the Dishes Movie: Spotlight Pho Houz

SPECIAL THANKS TO Emre Cords for the great music!

We're not reporters, more like experiential journalists reporting on news we experience. Does that make us reporters? Nah, we're just trying to make sense of it all and save the world every week. Some great and not so great stories this week which are sure to go down in the annals of history. Or not, who can tell?

Panda's sister is getting great shots as a Official Photographer for the 2019 Canada Winter Games. Also, we now fully understand the guy's plight in Saskatchewan. Panda has a migraine, Badger tries to sell a lamp, and Edmonton needs a hat.

LINKS FOUND IN THIS PODCAST 2019 Canada Games Colleen Regin Photography INSTAGRAM and FLICKER Outbreak in Alberta Stephen Colbert and Jussie Badger Tries to Sell a Lamp

SPECIAL THANKS TO Emre Cords for the great music!

Episode 31 launches a new schedule, that's right it's LIVE TODAY on god's day! Breaking and important news like Ontario makes good on BUCK-A-BEER, then of course the SNC Lavalin Scandal, followed up by Assman finally getting his way.

Panda watches THE MEG much to the delight of her friends, the Internet, and Jason Statham, the Mars rover Opportunity sends its last message to the world, and of course there's that pesky State of Emergency down south.

LINKS FOUND IN THIS PODCAST Canada's Top Scandal Assman in Saskatchewan VIDEO: Mars Rover Curiosity sings happy birthday The Internet says goodbye to Opportunity rover Shark in the Dark TRAILER: The Meg Jaws, the board game Trump's State of Emergency Trump's sons big game hunters fact check TRAILER: Black Dynamite GAME TRAILER: Alien Isolation VIDEO: IKEA Ad - Sad Lamp VIDEO: IKEA Ad - Tidy Up

SPECIAL THANKS TO Emre Cords for the great music!

Canada lost one of it's business and cultural icons – Mr. Ron Joyce – the co-founder of Tim Horton's Doughnuts, so naturally we talk about coffee and memories of timbits gone by—we also uncover Tim Horton's real name and birth place.

What would an episode be without bears? We talk about where you can swim with polar bears and why you shouldn't hang out with grizzly bears. Then there's theatre, Black History Month, and Dropbear mistakes a famous American for a Canadian which means Panda was right.

LINKS FROM THIS PODCASTRIP Ron Joyce Restaurant Brands International 3G Capital Duke of Wellington's Hat Loose Moose Theatre for Kids The Bruce Trail Hike Trailer: Grizzly Man Stoney Lake, Ontario Morpheus Theatre: Shakespeare in Love

Special thanks to Emre Cords for the great music!

Dropbear and Panda head to the One-Yellow Rabbit's 'High Performance Rodeo' to see Scott Thompson's 'Après Le Déluge: The Buddy Cole Monologues' where they get some unexpected advice directly from Buddy. In world news the US government shutdown has shutdown it's shutdown.

You'll also discover Dropbear is a legit Starlord, and Panda is a Lady of Lochaber as well as the debt collector Fennyman in Shakespeare in love. We also continue to play Red Dead Redemption 2 and have finally made it to Chapter 4.

LINKS FROM THIS PODCAST Highland Titles Buddy Cole Monologues High Performance Rodeo Shakespeare in Love Morpheus Theatre Robbie Burns Day Red Dead Redemption 2 IG Master Westjet Canadian Podcast Awards: People's Choice Shakespeare Company Winnipeg Speeding Ticket Hammered Hamlet

Special thanks to Emre Cords for the great music!

It's an episode chalk full of segues and silly stories from around the world; from Westjet introducing a new "basic" ticket to fight the good fight in the war against low-cost-airlines; to Dropbear and Panda passing their namesakes along to two cute cockroaches in Kent, England.

In between we learn about a great new TV show in production with Steve Carrell and Greg Daniels; there's an update on our progress in Red Dead Redemption 2; news from the Caribbean; and Keanu Reeves because he's awesomesauce.

LINKS FROM THIS PODCAST "Deep Blue" The Shark Visits Hawaii Space Force Teaser Keanu Reeves Weapon Training William Sadler John Wick 3 Trailer Cockroaches in Hemsley

Special thanks to Emre Cords for the great music!

Dropbear and Panda are back with special guests "OK GOOGLE" and "HEY SIRI" to tackle hard-hitting questions like "is there such thing as aliens?" The jury is still out on whether GoogleBear™ is evil, helpful, or somewhere in between but she seems to know more than she's letting on.

In this episode we talk about the Shrink Age, Presidential Addresses, Prime Ministers, Ghostbusting with Bill Murray, mysterious signals from outerspace, eating breakfast with pandas, penguins, bets, and the science of Cheat Day!

LINKS FROM THIS PODCASTSesame Snaps US Government Shutdown Ghosts OK Google Signals from Space Canna Cabana Breakfast with Pandas Vega Shakes Maximum Overdrive (Trailer with Stephen King intro) Odd Thomas (Trailer with Anton Yelchin)

Special thanks to Emre Cords for the great music!