Mackling & Megarry with Tristan Field-Jones - Monday, August 21st, 2017
00:00 - Tristan Field-Jones is at the Manitoba Museum for the Solar Eclipse, and the clouds broke JUST IN TIME!
08:01 - While we only had a partial eclipse here (76% covered, not bad!), Nebraska got a TOTAL eclipse. We head down there to speak with Scott Young, Manager of Science Communication and Visitor Experiences, and Astronomer in residence at the Manitoba Museum, in the Science Gallery & Planetarium
18:28 - More on the eclipse / audio from Tristan's interviews, then Tristan returns for the final segment
37:47 - "As the North Korean crisis escalates, Canada must step up", so reads the headline from Macleans. We're joined by Colin Robertson, former diplomat and current vice-president of the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute
55:43 - How the sandwich generation should financially care for their aging parents and own children without putting a dent into their savings -- We're joined by Amy Dietz-Graham, Investment Advisor with BMO Nesbitt Burns
68:29 - Discussing the protests and counterprotests over the weekend in Boston and Quebec
74:27 - Debrief on firstst ever Winnipeg Beer Festival at Fort Gibraltar, which was on Saturday and was SUPER FUN. We're joined by Shawn Brandson, caterer at Fort Gibraltar and organizer of the event, who also tells us about the upcoming POUTINE CUP happening September 14th
87:22 - Rick Springfield ticket giveaway, then, Tristan's upcoming weekend adventure in Caddy Lake
95:05 - Richard Cloutier & Julie Buckingham tee up THE NEWS