So You Wanna Be Average

The idea of "home" has been on our minds lately so we made it the theme of our 21st episode. If we were famous athletes, where would our sports cards say we were from and what is our issue with this? Is home where you were born, where you were raised, where you live now, or something else entirely? How has COVID-19 changed what home-buyers are looking for and prioritizing? Find out all this & more on our So You Wanna Be Average podcast.

In our 20th podcast episode we talked with Nikki and Adam of End of the Road Beginnings about how they came to be entrepreneurs. How did they go from a concept to a business? How do they juggle their time across various individual and shared projects? What are some challenges they face? What is their advice for other people starting small businesses? Let them inspire you as they continue to inspire us!

This episode is all about the licence (license, number) plate! Which country first used licence plates? What were the first licence plates in the United States made of? Which province had the slogan “Seed, Potato, Foxes” on their plates? How did the iconic Northwest Territories polar bear plate come to be? What are some examples of licence plate design and implementation gone wrong? Find out all this and more on Episode 19 of our So You Wanna Be Average podcast.

Nike is the topic of our 18th So You Wanna Be Average podcast episode. What sport was Nike trying to develop through their relationship with hockey? If you want special edition Wu-Tang Clan sneakers, how much should you be prepared to shell out? Why should Nike fans thank their waffle irons for the company they know and love? What's the morbid history of their "Just Do It" slogan? Find out here!

In this episode, we talk about what once was (or, if you’re in Bend, Oregon, what still is): Blockbuster. Where was the first Blockbuster? How did Blockbuster expand into markets that already had mom and pop video shops? How did charging late fees and not charging late fees have negative consequences? Is it true that Netflix killed Blockbuster? How is the last Blockbuster responding to the times? We cover all that and more with no rewinding necessary.

We discuss gardens on this So You Wanna Be Average episode, primarily focusing on rock gardens and arena gardens. Which animal creates gardens and why? What is the difference between a Japanese rock garden and an alpine garden? What are the benefits to rock gardens? How do "illustrated lectures" in "gardens" translate to boxing in a stadium? Find out all that and more in Episode 16: Gardens!

Montreal is the topic of discussion on this week’s So You Wanna Be Average podcast episode. Which of us had Dave Grohl spit in our mouth while in Montreal (and why)? Why do Metro stations have a distinctly familiar smell at times? Who were the Montreal Expos and where are they now? What event do the Montreal Expos get their name from? What is “The Big O” and why is it sometimes called “The Big Owe”? How many Montreal Metro trips were recorded during the first year of operation? Find out all this and more on Episode 15!

What is a pet peeve? How is a comic involved in the development of the term? Why do people not use turn signals while driving? How did a contractural obligation result in one of Tom Petty’s hits? What job involves tickling rats? Why is “tickle torture” a very real threat instead of a fun activity? We cover these questions and more in Episode 14 of the So You Wanna Be Average podcast.

We're celebrating Earth Day on the So You Wanna Be Average podcast by focusing on when & why our obsession with using plastic bags developed. Who invented them & did they intend to kill the planet like a comic book villain? Why are they bad for the environment? What is a Sobeys bag? What’s the deal with milk… in bags? Find out the answers to these questions (& more!) in our 13th episode!

We're adding a shot of caffeine to the So You Wanna Be Average podcast by talking about all things coffee in Episode 12! Where does coffee come from? Where did the term "coffee break" come from and why do we have them? What makes a coffee cake ... a coffee cake? Who was Tim Horton? Which coffee-themed songs by Arkells and Sarah Vaughan are we listening to? Find out in Episode 12: Coffee.