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Slow drivers in the fast lane, Preston's Golden Gig, and Alberta's private surgery plan take centre stage in this week's edition of Trash Talk presented by Local Environmental Services!

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10:18 | New Zealand's Prime Minster is stepping down, in somewhat of a surprising move. Jacinda Ardern hasn't specifically said why she's leaving, but that's not stopping pundits from speculating. Su…

0:30 | Are you still wishing people a "Happy New Year"? Ryan kicks off today's show with an unscientific, unofficial Twitter poll.

2:58 | Mo Amir, just back from Maui, is one of thousands of Canadian…

0:57 | Philadelphia Flyers star Ivan Provorov says his religious beliefs stopped him from participating in the warmup skate during Pride Night. Pride Tape co-founder Dr. Kristopher Wells tells us why…

6:25 | Premier Scott Moe is pissed off (again) at the Prime Minister. This time, it's because Justin Trudeau's team didn't tell the Premier's office about Monday's visit to Saskatchewan. Athabasca Un…

11:07 | At least 30 civilians, including children, were killed when Russian missiles destroyed an apartment complex in Dnipro, Ukraine. Charles Adler explains how the rest of the world should be resp…

Vaccines, fatphobia, and paving over parkland takes centre stage in this edition of Trash Talk, presented by our friends at Local Environmental Services!

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0:36 | Are you superstitious? Does Friday the 13th freak you out? We open today's episode with early results of an unofficial, unscientific Twitter poll, quick question, and review what you told us y…

If you were destined to deal with Alzheimer's, would you want to know years ahead of time? Would you do everything you could to keep the devastating disease at bay? Renowned science broadcaster Jay I…

Mythbuster Tim Caulfield dug deep, researching media reports around vaccination requirements for organ transplant candidates. He found a "false balance" impacting public opinion, which he explains on…

Real Talkers are ALL fired up after Ryan and Chuck's conversation about vaccine status and organ donation on Monday's show. You've got the floor this episode, as Ryan reads a bunch of your emails to …

5:33 | Sheila North was vacationing with her family in Mazatlan when all hell broke loose. The former Grand Chief of Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak tells us about the hours following the arrest of a…

Real Talker Johnny K claps back at this week's interview about fatphobia in this Friday's edition of Trash Talk presented by our friends at Local Environmental Services.

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4:29 | Dr. Jordan Peterson is saying "hell no" to the College of Psychologists of Ontario. The governing body says the controversial author and professor needs social media sensitivity training if he…

We could all use a timeline cleanse once in a while. Today's is courtesy Slavo Cech, a renowned sculptor and founder of the Art Hunt. But first...

0:40 | Real Talk producer John Hicks is Twitter veri…

0:20 | You don't have to be a football fan, or even a sports fan, to be following the Damar Hamlin story. We open the show with the latest update on the NFL star's condition, and a few thoughts on ho…

0:55 | It's great to be back in the Real Talk studio! Ryan and Johnny reveal their New Year's resolutions, including Ryan's plan to purge 496 items from his jam-packed storage room. 

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With tomorrow's Patreon-exclusive Holiday Zoom Party, this week's Trash Talk falls on a Thursday. Stephen takes centre stage with his rebuttal to Nils beating up on bike lanes last week. Buckle up fo…

It's our final public show of 2022, featuring investigative journalist Robyn Doolittle and disruption strategist Shawn Kanungo! 

1:10 | Friday, we present our annual Patreon Holiday Zoom Party, exclu…

Could Hobbits be real? We speak with Oxford-educated anthropologist Dr. Gregory Forth about a remarkable discovery on an Indonesian island that is guaranteed to blow your mind. But first, you want RE…