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Zach Wolff is the one of the founders, and CEO of Exigence Technologies -- a Winnipeg-based company with groundbreaking technology: An anti-microbial surface coating. Wolff will be in Germany next month to speak at the European Coating Show, then in June he will be at the Future Food-Tech Conference in New York.

00:00 - Vacation / Relationship disasters -- Our guest is Tim Dyckert, who hails from our affiliate station in Vancouver, CKNW. He's part of a podcast called "Coffee Never Means Coffee", and in Episode 18, he tells his story of when he took a bus to Winnipeg to see his girlfriend, and the whole thing fell apart. 36:47 - Some movie theatres in Mexico and the U.S. are going entirely-kid friendly, complete with jungle gyms! Good idea? Bad idea? Do we need more kid-friendly places like this, or less? 53:47 - Matthew Lawrence with SOSRI -- The South Osborne Syrian Refugee Initiative has announced a benefit concert to be held Thursday, April 6th at the Park Theatre featuring Winnipeg musicans JD Edwards, Scott Nolan and Katie Murphy. 63:24 - More on kid-friendly places, and bringing your kids to places that others might find odd. 72:26 - Hockey Canada is putting age-appropriate programming at the forefront for the 2017-18 season, with a new policy that mandates cross-ice and half-ice hockey for initiation-aged

00:00 - The Pop-In / Drop-In Visit! Are you a fan? Does anybody just drop by anymore? Greg stumbled upon a video of comedian Sebastian Maniscalco talking about how it used to be a big deal when people would show up unannounced. 37:54 - National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month -- Barry Stein, president of Colorectal Cancer Association Canada; Susana Scott, her husband died from colorectal cancer. 55:02 - Dr. Syras Derksen, psychologist with Dr. Syras Derksen & Associates, www.drsyras.com -- Five Exercises That Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success (we didn't make it to the 5th one) 73:36 - Hollywood director/producer Brett Ratner says Rotten Tomatoes is killing the movies. Seriously? 85:25 - BIG HAL! Hal Anderson tees up his weekend show, which will include Catherine Bach, aka Daisy Duke from The Dukes of Hazzard. She's in town for World of Wheels. 94:27 - Richard Cloutier and Julie Buckingham tee up THE NEWS.

00:00 - Greg reads a hilarious letter from a listener concerned for my health because I'm always here 06:50 - UConn basketball coach's advice to young athletes goes viral -- The University of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team has won 109 games in a row, and coach Geno Auriemma has some strong words for today's youth. 18:33 - Topic continued... Tom Kendall, former coach of the University of Winnipeg women's basketball team, which won 88 games in a row from October 1992 to November 1994, and also won three CIS championships from 1993 to 1995. 33:06 - In February we got an email from a listener in Norway. Now, we got one from Sweden! 37:02 - JP Gladu, president & CEO of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business -- Winnipeg Hot Topic Series, Aboriginal Power & Renewable Energy, starts tonight at 5:30 at Fort Garry Hotel 55:49 - Carolyn Klassen, therapist with Conexus Counselling, website www.ConexusCounselling.ca -- More on sport and the lessons we learn from being a part of a team 65:56 - More

00:00 - Global National reporter Mike Drolet on the UK terror attack, in which a man drove into a crowd of pedestrians, then stabbed a police officer before other officers shot him. As of 4:30pm Wednesday, four people are dead, including the attacker and a police officer, and 20 people are hurt. 11:19 - Do you go to the movies anymore? Would you pay $30-50 to have access to new movies at home? Some of the major Hollywood studios are considering making new movies available just a few weeks after they are released. For someone who is single, 50 bucks might be too much, but for a family, it's a steal compared to a night out at the movies. 64:12 - Bryan Freese, Winnipegger who was just named the Professional Disc Golf Association's Rookie of the Year -- He's only the second Canadian to win the award since 1986. 73:51 - Chat about federal budget, which is set to come down any moment, as well as chat about the "Mainstream Media" vs Social Media on reporting the suspect in the UK Parliament attack. 84:17 - The f

00:00 - What are your thoughts on post-secondary tuition? Now that the Province has introduced a bill to eliminate the current rule that caps tuition increases at the rate of inflation, are you concerned about the cost of getting an education, and what it could mean for student debt? 37:05 - Ron Koslowsky, Vice President, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters Manitoba -- Manufacturing Week celebrates the future of manufacturing in Manitoba 51:46 - Pamela Zaslow qualifies for the CJOB Flyaway to U2! 54:05 - Sesame Street is introducing a new Muppet named Julia, who is autistic -- Dr. Kristen Wirth, psychologist with Wirth Behavioural Health Services 73:24 - Brittany Semenchuk, Master's candidate at the U of M's Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management -- Looking for participants in an online study about exercise setbacks & failures 84:39 - Crappy 80s Movie Trivia giveaway, then listener texts on Monday's chat about marijuana and driving 95:14 - Richard Cloutier & Julie Buckingham tee up THE NEWS

00:00 - "The biggest threat facing middle-age men isn't smoking or obesity. It's loneliness." -- That's the headline from Billy Baker with The Boston Globe. It's an incredible article, and it launched an important conversation about men's health. Read it here: http://bit.ly/2m81KGl 53:50 - Global News reporter Christian Aumell highlights a number of bills rolled out in the Manitoba Legislature today 58:48 - Marijuana and driving -- research shows road fatalities in the US that involve marijuana happen the most between 4-8pm, whereas with alcohol, it's 12-4am. GUESTS: Pamela McColl, with Smart Approaches to Marijuana Canada, and Dr. Phil Drum, one of the researchers who compiled the data for the Fatality Analysis Reporting System across the U.S. 71:40 - Crappy 80s TV Trivia, and more discussion about loneliness, and marijuana 81:12 - Richard Cloutier & Julie Buckingham tee up THE NEWS

Tara Maslowsky, daughter of the late Jerry Maslowsky, tells us about a pair of events coming up in support of Variety - The Children's Charity. The first is "Concert for Jerry - A Musical Tribute to Jerry Maslowsky", on April 13th & 14th at Berney Theatre. The second is "Mother's Day Brunch", Sunday May 14th at Saddlery on Market.

00:00 - A father in Jasper, Alberta has been charged with assault for confronting some kids who were bullying his daughter and telling her to kill herself 37:23 - Becky Quinn, mother whose first child arrived 10 weeks early, and spent six of those weeks in the NICU at St. Boniface Hospital 55:16 - Winnipeg Blue Bomber defensive tackle Jake Thomas on the 'Break the Silence on Violence Against Women' presentations he and the Bombers are doing at various high schools throughout Manitoba 65:32 - Brett & Greg "out" one of our listeners for being a keyboard bully 74:19 - Mitch Rosset, Global News sports reporter -- A grade 10 student in Russell, MB started a petition to include Darren's picture on the town's welcome sign alongside Theo Fleury and Jon Montgomery. Darren is a Special Olympian with an extraordinary 57 medals! 81:15 - Texts on bullying 84:46 - World of Wheels ticket giveaway with more trivia on crappy shows from the 1980s, then, Global News reporter Keith McCullough on the escalating battle betwe

00:00 - Classrooms in Manitoba elementary schools will no longer be capped at 20 students. The Province is scrapping a limit on class sizes put in place by the old NDP government. -- Global News reporter Keith McCullough, & your thoughts. 24:50 - Charles Adler reads an essay entitled "You May Want to Marry My Husband", written by children's book author Amy Krouse Rosenthal, who has died at the age of 51 of ovarian cancer. 37:27 - Reese Precourt, 16-year-old founder of "Reese's Pieces Project 3.0", a bake sale now in its third year in support of Lighthouse Mission, happening Saturday March 18th 9am-4pm at Sherwin Williams on Pembina Hwy. 55:12 - Allison Price & Marty Adams, comedians with the Second City Guide to the Symphony, being performed this weekend at the Centennial Concert Hall with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. 74:18 - Andre Lewis, executive artistic director with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet -- 78th season announced today 85:43 - Bonus attempt at adding a U2 qualifer to the big draw for March 31

00:00 - Connecting the dots between Daylight Saving Time, Brett zapping his alarm clock with static electricity, an alarm clock that uses a wearable to wake you up with an electric shock, and Kevin O'Leary! 19:05 - The Province has cut a $1M grant to the Dakota Collegiate Community Sports and Recreation Field, and has cut funding for a new gym at Kelvin High School. What do you think of this? 38:51 - Doug Putman, president of Sunrise Records -- They're taking over 70 of HMV's locations, including two confirmed locations in Winnipeg (Polo Park & Kildonan Place) 57:59 - Brent Bellamy, chairman of CentreVenture's board and the creative director at Number Ten Architectural Group -- Should Winnipeg alter its Downtown skywalk system? Brent wrote a column about skywalks and sidewalks for the Winnipeg Free Press, entitled "Downtown must embrace winter, not hide it" 78:02 - More on Sunrise Records / HMV / music industry blew it when they took too long to embrace digital 84:48 - More on skywalks and sidewalks 89:

00:00 - Bryan Young & Dara Hallock, co-chairs of the Breaking Barriers Summit on Mental Health happening this weekend at the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg 18:02 - Camille - Animal Communicator 37:25 - Don't let your kids win! Josh Polgardi wrote a column explaining why he never lets kids win at anything 55:20 - Dr. Syras Derksen, psychologist with Dr. Syras Derksen & Associates -- Finding the courage to stand up for your convictions 74:20 - Michael Champagne, Meet Me At The Bell Tower, weekly community gathering in the North End 85:51 - Brett's "Hurt Locker" Pop Can story 93:42 - Richard Cloutier & Julie Buckingham tee up The News

00:00 - Nathan Fillion tweeted that it's kinda cold in Winnipeg -- Fillion is here to shoot the movie "Nomis" with Alexandra Daddario, Henry Cavill, Minka Kelly, and Sir Ben Kingsley. We are guessing they are not enjoying the weather. then What do you do about noisy dogs? Global News reporter Matt Carty reports on what a Winnipeg woman did after she couldn't take it anymore.   18:42 - Garth Pischke, coach of the University of Manitoba Bisons men's volleyball team -- Canada West men's volleyball coach of the year for the first time   30:26 - More on noisy dogs   37:12 - Third + Bird invades The Bay -- Chandra Kremski and Charla Smeall, operators of Third + Bird Markets, a pop-up marketplace that brings in thousands of shoppers, will be in Hudson's Bay Downtown on May 5th/6th 54:40 - Global News Reporter Keith McCullough with breaking news on Robin Milne -- His $118,000 medical bill is covered then 7 ways to practice emotional first aid -- Carolyn Klassen, therapist with Conexus Counselling, website

00:00 - If you had something on your face, would you want someone to tell you? Emma Watson recently halted an interview because her interviewer had some ink on her face, so Watson called over her makeup artist to fix it. Would you want someone to tell you? Would you tell someone if they had spinach in their teeth? Or if their fly was down? 17:42 - Ashley & Bryce Gobeil, along with their daughters Addysyn & Brynn, aged 8 & 6 -- Both girls spent time in the NICU at St. Boniface Hospital, and have become young philanthropists as a result, raising over $3,000 to give back to the NICU. 36:45 - NAILS FOR MALES -- Steven Zacharuk, owner of Blacksmith Parlour, a nail salon for men which opened a month ago at 289 Garry St 54:00 - Carmen Paterson-Payne, provincial coordinator for Manitoba for Dad Central; Brian Russell, provincial coordinator for Ontario for Dad Central -- The second Canadian National Fatherhood Conference was held in Winnipeg last week 72:21 - Susan Stratford, President, Board of Directors, Lymphe

Mackling & Megarry, Tuesday, March 7th, 2017 00:00 - Cam Adair, founder of GameQuitters.com, a community that supports those addicted to video games. Cam himself was addicted to them, and his addiction fueled his depression nearly to suicide. 19:15 - RoseMarie Pierce, B.Sc.Pharm, Canada's First Holistic Pharmarcist -- Hosting a seminar tonight called "Optimize Your Health While Taking Prescription Drugs" at the Caboto Centre at 1055 Wilkes Ave, presented by Prairie Naturals and Vita Health 35:55 - Monthly panel with the Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba, with executive director Tara Brousseau-Snider, and Janelle DePeazer, whose mother Cathy Curtis died tragically last year at the age of 60 while a patient at the Grace Hospital. Janelle is developing a new program with MDAM for people around her mother's age who need support. 52:31 - Revisiting our chat about video game addiction 67:50 - Brian McInnes, great grandson of Francis Pegahmagabow, and author of "Sounding Thunder: The Stories of Francis Peg

Monday, March 6th, 2017 00:00 - Do you feel safe on the bus? Are you comfortable with your kids taking the bus? 10:48 - Calls 18:18 - cont'd 24:49 - More calls 36:24 - CYCLING STUFF -- Jamie Hilland, Program Manager, Active and Safe Routes to School Program, Green Action Centre. -- Should cyclists here be allowed to do the "Idaho Stop"?-- Delay in report on snow clearing for Active Transportation, won't begin until September-- New report at City Hall is looking at whether to make it the law for adults to wear a helmet when cycling 50:55 - Your thoughts on cycling infrastructure 53:44 - UPDATE on The Neighbourhood Bookstore & Cafe in Wolseley. The shop's owner, Bill Fugler, tells us a good samaritan has given him and installed a grease trap. The city told him last year he needed a grease trap. He says he doesn't cook any food that would need it, and it would cost him thousands to renovate to make the trap fit. City recently told him he can use paper plates and cutlery. Tom Beggs of Tom Beggs Agencies h

Friday, March 3rd, 2017 00:00 - Show intro, and lamentation that neither of us made it to the final five for Best Radio Show Personality for the upcoming Winnipeg Nightlife Awards, BUT, Hal Anderson made the cut! So vote for him at www.winnipegnightlifeawards.com. 08:42 - Tourette Syndrome Awareness, on the way to The Trek For Tourette, coming up March 26th at Assiniboine Park. We're joined by 13-year-old Tyler Hoard, who has TS; his mother Nicole Savard; and Lorne Perrin, treasurer and board member for Tourette Canada, as well as the Winnipeg chapter. 38:32 - Jennifer Botterill, Manitoban women's hockey Olympic gold medallist -- Will be speaking, along with teammate Sami Jo Small, at the Awards Banquet at the 2017 Esso Cup, happening in Morden. It's the Canadian national female midget championship, and Botterill will be speaking the morning of Friday, April 28 at the Access Event Centre. 51:48 - Norway broadcaster looking to add a quiz as a gatekeeper to the comments section, IE, if you want to comment o

Thursday, March 2nd, 2017 00:05 - A new study suggest the number of people waiting isn't the biggest factor impacting ER wait times in Winnipeg. We're joined by Global News reporter Keith McCullough, and co-host of 'The News' Richard Cloutier. 30:03 - Demystifying GLUTEN with Shelley Case, registered dietitian and author of Gluten Free: The Definitive Resource Guide 46:51 - Customer service -- Why is it so hard to say "I'm sorry" to customers? 65:48 - Andrew Klopak, Alumacraft Representative Canada, at the Mid-Canada Boat Show 71:35 - (AUDIO) US Attorney General Jeff Sessions is recusing himself from a federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election 77:28 - Karen Wiebe, crime victims rights advocate, and mother to TJ Wiebe -- who was murdered in 2003. The 11th annual TJ's Gift Foundation gala is coming up on May 18th at Canad Inns Polo Park. Your support will hlep kids find the leadership skills they need to be able to "Choose to be Drug Free".

Greetings! Here's the lineup for today: 00:00 - Should the City be doing more to encourage more businesses like the Neighbourhood Cafe & Bookstore in Wolseley? Bill Fugler is the owner of the shop at 898 Westminster. He was in a lengthy dispute with the city over whether or not he needs a grease trap in his plumbing. They finally compromised at allowing him to use disposable plates and cutlery. We spoke yesterday, and he wondered aloud if the city should be doing a better job of working with small businesses. What do you think? 18:26 - Katina Kominos, national manager of 'Run to Quit' with the Canadian Cancer Society -- Trying to quit smoking? Perhaps the Run to Quit program is for you, and it's coming to Winnipeg starting April 24th at the Running Room at Kenaston Village Mall. 37:25 - Sean Cooper, paid off his mortgage in THREE YEARS, wrote a book about it. 55:17 - Jonina Ewart, Park Services Administrator with the City of Winnipeg -- The City wants your feedback for its Athletic Field Review 75:05 - B

Hi there! Here's our lineup for Tuesday, February 28th: 00:00 - ROAD RAGE. Incident in New Brunswick where a guy ran someone over with his Audi SUV, and it was caught on camera. What's your road rage story? 24:43 - Wanda McFadyen, executive director, Assiniboine River Basin Institute -- There is the risk of major flooding across Manitoba. In 2011, the Assiniboine River flooded to the point it cause a historical flood on Lake Manitoba in order to reduce flooding in Winnipeg. 38:00 - Lara Rae, artistic director for the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, coming up April 3-9. Or, for the purposes of this segment, MCLARA IN THE MORNING WITH MACKLING & MEGARRY. 64:14 - Bill Fugler, owner of the Neighbourhood Bookstore & Cafe in Wolseley, at 898 Westminster Ave -- Reached a recent compromise with the city to exempt him from needing a grease trap in his plumbing. Instead, he will use disposable plates & cutlery. 75:24 - Dr. Sylvie Albert, the dean of the faculty of business and economics at the University of Winnipeg --