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Food and sleep can feel like separate problems until the same day keeps repeating: coffee, not much lunch, a huge dinner and another tired morning. Alyssa B offers a way to question the routine before reaching for another bedtime fix. A bigger dinner seems sensible if it stops the late-night snacking. Breakfast sounds sensible, too, until eating it leaves someone feeling hungry all day. Those objections put the usual advice under pressure. What is Alyssa actually asking to change, and where does an ordinary day get in the way? Then there’s the coffee that isn’t really about needing coffee. Or the chips that answer something other than hunger. The uncomfortable question isn’t whether every habit is bad. It’s whether familiarity has made exhaustion feel like the only available version of normal. Topics: food and sleep, dinner habits, late-night snacking, caffeine, eating on autopilot GUEST: Alyssa B | Nourished By Alyssa | A to B Program Originally aired on 2026-10-22

Sleep debt can make finally getting some rest feel surprisingly unrewarding. Dr. David Greenberg helps you make sense of waking exhausted, the idea of catching up and the difference between hours in bed and feeling rested. Even professional athletes have kids, travel schedules and dogs on the bed. Knowing when to sleep doesn’t make life cooperate. From football start times to his own uneven experience with time zones, Dr. Greenberg puts the challenge of maintaining a routine into familiar territory. Then there’s the night when falling asleep goes fine, but getting back to sleep doesn’t. Before another stretch of scrolling in the dark, hear the distinction he wants people to raise when talking with their primary care provider. Topics: sleep debt, sleep quality, bedtime routines, travel fatigue, staying asleep GUEST: Dr. David Greenberg | Sleep Debt on the Rise in Canada | SleepDebt.ca Originally aired on 2026-10-22

Social media in 2006 had room for a thought that went absolutely nowhere. No grand argument. No chapters-long reply. Just something ordinary announced to a handful of people. The kind of post worth mocking then, and perhaps missing now. The excitement was real enough for a radio boss to send an email encouraging everyone to get involved. The warning that came with it says considerably more about human nature than technology. Apparently, reaching an audience wasn’t the only attraction. Meanwhile, Google was making a bet on YouTube that sounded staggeringly expensive. An old news report puts the uncertainty back into a story hindsight makes look obvious. Between the pointless tweet and the billion-dollar purchase, who really knew what was coming? Topics: social media in 2006, Twitter nostalgia, YouTube history, Vine, internet culture Originally aired on 2026-10-22

The Alberta referendum offers an answer to leaving, but what about staying unhappy? Rob Breakenridge gives voice to a position easily lost between separatist signs and Canadian flags: wanting the country to work without accepting how it works now. “They’re not gonna listen, Dad.” That’s a different statement from wanting a new country. For a young person who still cares about Canada, resignation may be harder to recognise than anger. What would make another promise of change feel worth believing? Then there’s the premier declaring the separation question finished while promising better outcomes. Closing that argument doesn’t close every argument inside her party. Rob considers whether the result gives Danielle Smith room to move forward, and what the loudest voices can still demand. Topics: Alberta referendum, frustrated federalists, political trust, young Albertans, UCP politics GUEST: Rob Breakenridge | http://robbreakenridge.ca | @‌robbreakenridge Originally aired on 2026-10-22

Twitter history looks different when you remember the excitement before the arguments. Carmi Levy revisits what made the original service useful, helping you identify what disappeared as a quick community update became something much bigger. Why squeeze everyone into 140 characters? The answer starts with the phones and networks people actually had. A struggling podcast company's search for another business produced a tool whose restrictions became strengths, including when getting a message out mattered far more than making it elaborate. Following someone once offered a straightforward promise: you'd see what they posted. Carmi traces how that connection weakened and describes trying to find timely information in the feed today. If social media feels less personal despite knowing more about you, his recollection offers a specific change worth considering beyond nostalgia for the old name. Topics: Twitter history, 140-character limit, text messaging, chronological feeds, online community GUEST: Carmi Levy Originally aired on 2026-10-22

What can food banks do that a government programme can’t? Dr Sylvain Charlebois makes the distinction immediate, helping you understand what your support provides when someone needs food before other help arrives. Getting through the door is another matter. Sylvain calls the first visit horrible, even as he describes food banks as a miracle of the human spirit. What does that contrast reveal about the experience of asking for something as basic as groceries? A dollar can be easy to waste and impossible to spare. At the checkout, a shopper removes food he can’t afford. What follows turns a moment of help into a challenge worth taking on your next shopping trip, even when you’ll never meet the person receiving it. Topics: food banks, immediate assistance, asking for help, grocery budgets, food donations GUEST: Dr Sylvain Charlebois | @‌foodprofessor Originally aired on 2026-10-22

Wait What? Twitter then Vine Then Twitter Then X? Twitter history might eventually be remembered as much through old screen layouts as old posts. Ed Conroy offers an unexpected way to recognise tomorrow’s nostalgia: look at the digital details that change almost unnoticed today. Television commercials supply familiar throwbacks now. But what takes their place for generations growing up inside apps? That question gives a return to 2006 a different edge, especially alongside Vine’s challenge to tell a complete story in just six seconds. What made that constraint so productive? Twitter itself carries a less comfortable contradiction. Ed joined early to circulate his writing, became hooked on the news feed, and says he still is. His defence of its importance sits beside a blunt assessment of its politics and twenty years of doomscrolling. Topics: Twitter history, digital nostalgia, app design, Vine, free speech GUEST: Ed Conroy | Home | @‌retrontario Originally aired on 2026-10-22

Entertainment news usually points you towards what’s new. Richard Crouse gives you a reason to look again: at a character you remember and a gathering you never knew you wanted to join. Bring Back Apu. But Which Part? The character, the jokes, the voice: nostalgia can bundle them together. Apu’s return asks you to separate them. Before deciding whether a casting change takes something away, hear Richard’s argument for what it makes possible. Forget Polite Small Talk At Duke Ellington’s house, the memories don’t match and nobody needs to end the friendship over it. Once Upon a Time in Harlem puts you in that room, where a 96-year-old can still command everyone’s attention. Richard supplies your invitation, plus two gin cocktails if you’re making an evening of it. Topics: entertainment news, The Simpsons, representation, Harlem Renaissance, cocktail recipes GUEST: Richard Crouse | http://richardcrouse.ca Originally aired on 2026-10-22

Salmon Arm looks like the obvious answer when the question is which city sits higher: it or Calgary. Test that mountain-versus-prairie instinct alongside Ryan, whose first visit becomes an impromptu local quiz. Low clouds and friendly people have already made an impression. Knowing the festival, the summer pastime, and the waterfront landmark is another matter. A Halloween houseboat offers one clue, but the buzzer gets plenty of work before the questions are finished. And what makes a place memorable once its doors close? Kensington Hardware earns its place through a trusted answer to “I have no idea what I'm doing.” Department store memories bring basement cafés, rickety escalators, and Christmas displays into the running, with one particular store still holding the top spot. Topics: Salmon Arm, local trivia, Shuswap houseboating, independent shops, department store memories Originally aired on 2026-10-21

Canadian politics has two uncomfortable questions: what follows a rejection of separation, and what follows another promise of affordability? Jamie Ellerton and Lindsay Broadhead offer competing tests for whether government is actually answering either concern. Staying Doesn't Settle the Argument A place in Canada doesn't resolve every grievance with it. Danielle Smith’s relationship with separatists raises a leadership question, while Lindsay recalls a pointed message from Jason Kenney: what does Alberta deserve to hear from the rest of the country? Relief That Outlasts a Payment Rising costs put pressure on governments to act quickly. But what would help beyond a one-time cheque? From tax policy to grocery competition, Jamie and Lindsay weigh changes against the risk of another reaction that leaves the larger problem intact. Topics: Canadian politics, Alberta separatism, cost of living, food banks, competition policy GUEST: Jamie Ellerton | conaptus.com GUEST: Lindsay Broadhead | broadheadcomms.ca Originally aired on 2026-10-21

Calgary closures bring back an odd endorsement: terrible elevators, a clunky layout, and a department store Ryan still calls his favourite. Revisit what made the old Bay special beyond anything a newer store could put on sale. Lloyd’s roller rink leaves a different question behind. When a place closes after decades, does its story end with the building? The circumstances of its farewell and Calgary’s continuing appetite for roller skating give this memory an unexpected second chapter. Then there’s a concert venue remembered fondly despite being a dump, and a hot dog spot whose replacement isn’t quite the same. Distortion, Tubby Dog, and Casablanca Video add to a question that runs deeper than shopping: which parts of a beloved business can actually be replaced? Topics: Calgary closures, downtown department stores, Lloyd’s roller rink, live music venues, small businesses Originally aired on 2026-10-21

Holiday shopping once meant a department store shift; now a seasonal opening might lead to a warehouse. Retail expert Bruce Winder weighs what Amazon’s hiring offers workers, alongside what gets lost when shopping becomes a delivery. A paper slip, a counter, and a brown box hardly sound magical. Consumers Distributing made them feel that way to Bruce. Add a Woolworth’s café visit with his mother, and the question becomes more interesting than which retailer had the best prices: what made going there an experience? There’s also a modest proposal for keeping that experience alive this season. Against shipping costs, imported-goods pressures, and delivery convenience, one extra stop could matter. Bruce identifies a younger generation whose shopping habits give the nostalgia conversation an unexpected future. Topics: holiday shopping, seasonal employment, Consumers Distributing, local stores, retail nostalgia GUEST: Bruce Winder | brucewinder.com Originally aired on 2026-10-21

The Hammersmith ghost began with a prank, but stopping the prank couldn't stop the fear. Nathan Radke tells a chilling historical story that helps you recognise how a community can turn rumours into certainty, then act on that certainty. A strange figure in a dark graveyard becomes something more frightening with every retelling. Soon, ordinary sights look supernatural and neighbours form armed patrols. Hear how another attempt at a joke strengthens the story just when someone needs to question it. A fatal encounter leaves a courtroom with an uncomfortable defence: the shooter genuinely believed he had seen a ghost. What should that belief count for? The outcome leads into a sharper question about “my truth,” shared reality and who bears the consequences when someone else's certainty is wrong. Topics: Hammersmith ghost, mass panic, mistaken identity, personal truth, critical thinking GUEST: Nathan Radke | https://www.amazon.ca/Uncover-Up-Think-Clearly-Conspiracies/dp/1770418873 | @‌uncoverup Originally aired on 2026-10-21

The search for alien life has an engineering question hiding inside it: would aliens actually build the megastructures astronomers hope to spot? Greg Fish offers a way to test the appeal of a Dyson swarm against the problems of using one. Surrounding a star with solar collectors sounds like an extraordinary power supply. But what happens when the star erupts, or a spaceship needs that energy somewhere else? A seemingly irresistible idea starts to look different once the power has to leave the panels. And why does this distant possibility sound familiar in technology pitches here on Earth? Greg connects the imagined achievements of advanced civilizations with promises made by tech billionaires. Somewhere between speculative astronomy and “give us money,” the assumptions deserve another look. Topics: search for alien life, Dyson swarms, red dwarf stars, energy transmission, technology investment GUEST: Greg Fish | cyberpunksurvivalguide.com Originally aired on 2026-10-21

Money stress can make looking at your finances the very thing you avoid. Brian Orlando, CPA and founder of Calm Money Coach, offers a simpler starting point for figuring out where you stand and what enough could mean for you. An expensive water bill hardly sounds like a reason to celebrate. But one small change made room for a pizza and a different feeling about paying it. If budgeting feels like a list of things you can't have, there's something here worth reconsidering. For parents feeling squeezed, another question deserves attention: what does earning an extra dollar actually leave you with? Brian connects Canada Child Benefit clawbacks with an RRSP consideration you could miss by looking at your tax bracket alone. Topics: money stress, budgeting, financial wellbeing, Canada Child Benefit, RRSP contributions GUEST: Brian Orlando | https://calmmoneycoach.com/ | @‌calmmoneycoach Originally aired on 2026-10-21