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Tristan Field-Jones in once again for Greg Mackling...

00:00 - Got any crazy wedding stories? A bride and groom got caught up in an Edmonton barroom brawl, and got arrested!

18:04 - What happened to rock music? From the 60s all the way to the early 90s, it was a dominant force in music but has since become a stranger to the charts. As of today, there are no rocks songs on the Hot 100 and only a few classic rock albums are towards the bottom of the Billboard 200.

GUEST: Alan Cross, host of the Ongoing History of New Music

38:36 - As the first round of NAFTA negotiations has wrapped up, why are small businesses paying attention to the new deal? What are companies in Manitoba looking for?

GUEST: Jonathan Alward, director of provincial affairs for Manitoba at the Canadian Federation of Independent Business

50:27 - Continuing the discussion on rock music and its continued disappearance from the top of mainstream charts

56:59 - Last week, provincial NDP leadership candidate Steve Ashton made a campaign-style promise to make first year tuition free for university and college students. How does it work in countries where post-secondary education is free?

GUEST: Åse Gornitzka, professor of political science and vice-rector for research and internationalisation at the University of Oslo

77:30 - The largest conservation area in Canada was recently announced and it's twice the size of Nova Scotia. Why are these conservation areas important?

GUEST: Lisa McLaughlin, vice president of conservation for the Nature Conservancy of Canada

85:48 - Rick Springfield ticket giveaway

89:18 - SkipTheDishes is now delivering beer, wine and spirits in Winnipeg

GUEST: Kendall Bishop, marketing director for SkipTheDishes

97:15 - Richard Cloutier & Julie Buckingham tee up THE NEWS