00:00 - Text from listener JUST as we cracked the mic, asking "Is it Banana Day yet?"
2:47 - Revisiting our serious hour of radio on Tuesday about mental health and thoughts of suicide, with a Ted Talk from Drew Dudley called "Leading With Lollipops", and how the smallest gesture can change lives.
13:00 - Do you lead with lollipops? That's how the conversation started, at least. It morphed into how do we behave when we go for a walk, and eventually into the steps I take (Brett) to make sure not to scare anyone if I come up behind them when I'm out for a walk.
18:23 - Are there any intersections in Winnipeg that drive you insane? Whether it's because you have to wait too long, or the light is too short, or it's confusing, or whatever? As a driver, or pedestrian. When I walk to work, I have to cross Portage at Tylehurst to get to and through Polo Park to get to work. It feels like I can stand there for up to five minutes some times waiting to get across! CURSES.
36:59 - Len Cariou & Tina Keeper, Manitoba Talent Ambassadors and hosts of an event Wednesday evening at the Centennial Concert Hall -- Local film "Lovesick", from Winnipeg's Tyson Caron, selected for exclusive screening in celebration of National Canadian Film Day. It's part of Movie Nights Across Canada, and Canada 150. Cariou has been in COUNTLESS productions, like the CBS hit show "Blue Bloods", and is also the only Winnipegger to ever win a Tony Award. Keeper is also an actor, having starred in the popular Canadian series "North of 60", and was a Member of Parliament for Churchill from 2006-2008.
54:30 - "Toasting Winnipeg - A Celebration of Winnipeg Success, a Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce event happening Friday April 28th from 7:30 - 9 a.m. at Assiniboine Park's Qualico Family Centre, hosted by Winnipeg food entrepeneurs Cori Poon from Sweet C Bakery, and Peter Fehr of Gourmet Inspirations.
72:40 - Want to go to Africa with a couple of former Winnipeggers? Shirley & Darryl Peters own and operate Dashir Lodge & Safaris in Tanzania, which sounds like an AMAZING vacation.
84:30 - Ticket giveaway for Snake Oil Gets Twisted ft. Dee Snider of Twisted Sister -- Can you name the song and the band?
92:18 - Richard Cloutier & Julie Buckingham tee up THE NEWS
