Ed the Sock (and Friends)

Liana makes a breakthrough in talking to MAGA; insidious brainwashing through American TV cop shows; some American slaves 'liked' slavery?; PM Carney playing chess with a US president who can barely manage checkers; Liana discovers an amazingly fun under-the-radar videogame and she washes those tariffs right out of her hair...kind of literally! 

Lake America; Trump's tariffs cause US potty panic; farewell to Dolly Parton, Tim Curry and Peter Cullen (Transformer's Optimus Prime); Doug Ford created a disaster for Ontarians seeking a university education, but beer will save him; men, women and prostates plus more this week with Ed the Sock and Liana Kerzner.

Artificial Intelligence meets the absence of intelligence in a Conservative MP; while the Right looks after its own, The Left tears each other apart; the 'progressive' political group that doesn't believe Black Lives Matter; is it truly genocide in Gaza?; the problem with*some* White people and more Ed & Red jibber-jab to set your hair on fire!

Ed launches the show angry at an 80s earworm song he can't get rid of, identity online ID verification and lost pages of his autobiography. Also, Ed sings a classic TV theme song to get Sherry to pipe down, Billy the Kidd isn't dead, Elecia fails to understand the concept of "accident", Mike from North Carolina spends the day with a baby and Moose makes his first call to the show! Plus, peer counselor Liana Kerzner (It's Not Therapy podcast) brings us part two about how to handle rejection (ouch)!

Remember Orbitz drinks? Gooey liquid with 'flavour bits' suspended in it? Liana doesn't, but she will remember Ed's description of it. Also, why Ed hates touchscreens, why we don't even know that we're playing The Hunger Games for real and Heather, the saran wrap ninja. All this and more on this week's episode!

As Americans notch their country's 250th birthday, is there much for them to celebrate? Whereas in Canada, our 159th birthday rides a wave of Canadian pride. Plus Stephen and Steven discuss CUSMA, the Gordie Howe Bridge (to nowhere, thanks to Trump) and other issues in the news

Stephen Lautens and Steven Kerzner do a deep-dive into the lesser-talked-about impacts of online and social media and why the future with artificial intelligence isn't looking any better.

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Social media bans for kids under 16, solution or distraction? Plus other bits and bobs and Ed & Red weave through the week's news and general trends contributing to the world's dumpster fire!

Listen to Liana on It's Not Therapy wherever you get podcasts.

Listen to Ed the Sock on The All-Night Show, weeknights LIVE midnight - 5am (ET) on 94.9 The Rock, the rock.fm or 949TheRock app.