Radio Free Edville

Join host Roy Thomas Padgham for your weekly hit of wisdom and wit. This week, Edna steps up to defend the PM’s Tofino mini-break, but grouses about the incorrigibility of a certain washed-up Brit podcaster; Dick considers taking up pole dancing, but only if you throw money; Hugo’s not sure he’ll be taking the TTC any time soon if he’s required to sing; krystal recounts the sordid details of the worst day ever; Buster makes a heartfelt appeal to young thieves not to let their stupidity get the better of them; Roy’s lawyers force the Gazette to run a long and tedious mea culpa that no one’s likely ever to read; Shirley’s not sure Brits in space will advance civilization, while Hugo is certain that sending William Shatner into space will change everything.

Join host Roy Thomas Padgham for your weekly hit of wisdom and wit. This week, Dick claims that the only thing better than de-extincting woolly mammoths would be Elton John singing about them; Edna offers the only common-sense election recap you’ll read this week; Dick embraces the cause of economic justice for soy latte drinkers; krystal wonders why nobody ever noticed how scary cabbage patch dolls are; Buster congratulates Brighton’s big-time salmon celebrities; Heddi ponders the life-extending properties of martinis, and the uniqueness of her own labia; Holly ponders potty training for cows; Hugo exposes the intestinal artifacts of crocodiles; and Shirley wonders whether the English and the French have lost their minds.

Join host Roy Thomas Padgham for your weekly hit of wisdom and wit. This week, Buster offers a post-Sinatra critique of Abba’s virtual concert announcement, Edna advises young ladies on the earthworm invasion threat, Dick dreams of seeing the Gazette logo in the night sky, Shirley provides a damage assessment from a friendly crocodile attack, Hugo ponders the literary merits of a British court case while urging suburban drug dealers to stop clogging their toilets, krystal ponders the cute little pee-pee of the Nevermind baby, Buster ponders Canada’s rising geezer divorce rate, Heddi lets it all hang out while offering tips for those with pillow-talk hesitancy, and the Gazette’s international desk recounts a whip-cracking epidemic in Reno, a gaming epidemic in China, and an epidemic of steamy Covid lockdown sex that never happened.

Join host Roy Thomas Padgham for your weekly hit of wisdom and wit. This week, the PM drops into Cobourg for a quickie; Artie has no idea what to make of the election campaign; Edna ponders the proliferation of generators along the shores of Little Lake; Dick takes aim at the Elmer Fudds in New Zealand who are intent on wasting wascally Canada geese; krystal advises young people to treat marijuana gummies as they would substitute teachers; Buster wonders if Tim Hortons’ massive expansion plans for China will include prison canteens; Heddi fantasizes about being the first middle-aged sexpot in space; Hugo ponders a fearsome American arachnid, Vincent Van Gogh’s floating head, and a giant orbiting tic-tac; and Heddi appeals to grubby Hollywood celebrities to just say yes to personal hygiene.

Join host Roy Thomas Padgham for your weekly hit of wisdom and wit. This week, the Gazette defends women’s ongoing struggle for top-free justice; Edna pens a love letter to subscribers; Dick defends F-150 drivers against the Army of the Twelve Grosbeaks; Shirley reminisces about her mummy; Jeff offers some suggestions from the man cave on hosting the BROlympics; krystal worries about the mental health of monkeys; Buster regrets that youthful vanity seems to be bubbling up to the geezer crowd; Heddi just says no to remote cohabitation; Hugo recounts the exploits of the Big Bird banditos, and the untold suffering of a woman stranded without Wi-Fi; Heddi wonders whether soggy bra money is worth sweating over, and whether kids who eat their pet fish are paying attention in aquaculture class.

Join host Roy Thomas Padgham for your weekly hit of wisdom and wit. This week, the Gazette celebrates its first-anniversary collectors’ edition but, sadly, without any swimsuit models; Edna wonders whether Elizabeth May is ever at a loss for words; Dick’s being followed by a moon wobble; Shirley reminisces about a Little Lake tugboat race that ended in disaster; Jeff explains how to take the roughage out of roughing it; krystal thanks all the cool kids for reading the Gazette; Buster challenges Cobourg dog owners to clean up after their mutts; Hugo ponders a massive model of Canada, and also a sting operation against Indian bootleggers featuring an equally massive buffalo.

Join host Roy Thomas Padgham for your weekly hit of wisdom and wit. This week, the Gazette congratulates Canadians for becoming millionaires; Edna concludes that British insect-rights activists are completely bonkers; Dick assesses the merits of various guitars as bludgeons; Heddi recounts a chilling case of attempted murder by pastry; Jeff daydreams about fast, cool boats he has no chance of ever owning; krystal discusses the mysteries of tooth-brushing as seen on TikTok; Buster grouses about the feds bribing geezers; Hugo explores the aesthetics of nothingness, and the artistry of a lawsuit filed as a graphic novel.

Join host Roy Thomas Padgham for your weekly hit of wisdom and wit. This week, an Edville man is the first Canadian in decades to read a history book; Edna frets about robots taking over the care and feeding of students; Dick offers an unbiased assessment of driverless vehicles; Shirley is freaked out by targeted dream incubation; Heddi celebrates the 75thanniversary of the bikini; krystal thanks the academy for recognizing her as an artiste; Buster discovers that geezers really are the future of the space program; Hugo ponders the self-uninstallation of John McAfee, while divining the impact of paranormal phenomena in hardware stores.

Join host Roy Thomas Padgham for your weekly hit of wisdom and wit. This week, the Gazette editorial board tells Queen’s Park what to do about the pests formerly known as gypsy moths; Edna ponders the mysteries of paintings discovered at dump sites; Dick takes bird-name activists to task; Shirley waxes nostalgic about the romaines of the day; Jeff offers D.I.Y. tips for surviving heatwaves; krystal share the awesome fantastic amazing news that the Brighton skatepark is now open; Buster wonders about geezers who join the hipster RV crowd; Hugo ponders the rhetorical antics of a U.S. politician, and probes the inhales and exhales of a straw that stops hiccups.

Join host Roy Thomas Padgham for your weekly hit of wisdom and wit. This week, the Gazette wishes a warm and sincere Canada Day to one and all; Edna wonders whether these new-fangled NFTs can save our fall fairs; Dick wonders if Peterborough’s prototype micro-EVs are the future; Shirley suggests that you think twice about getting facial tattoos; Jeff reflects on how he would have liked to spend Father’s Day; krystal calls on Canadians to relieve the American cookie crisis; Buster is fed up with Jays crybaby George Springer; Roy dissects some Misty Mountain Hoppers; Hugo ponders a euthanasia rollercoaster, and wonders whether our billionaire astronauts have the right stuff.