SHIFTHEADS: The Darth Vader Test: When You Move In Together

SHIFTHEADS: The Darth Vader Test: When You Move In Together

Moving in together has a moment nobody warns you about. It's not the argument or the negotiation. It's a glance at a bookshelf. Ryan O'Donnell spotted that moment on Laura's face during unpacking, and everything that followed is a more honest account of cohabitation than most people will admit to out loud. Ryan had filled his living space with decades of Lego. A Star Destroyer. A castle. Twelve Batmobiles. When he got his own place, it was all on display. Then Laura moved in, and the bookshelf that had no Laura on it said everything without a word being said. What followed wasn't a loss. It was a recalibration. Three sets on the desk. A Viking village that matches the bookcase. A Darth Vader bust that still holds the line. And a working theory that the pillow count is the real measure of whether the war is won or lost. Topics: moving in together, relationship compromise, shared living space, cohabitation, Lego Originally aired on 2026-06-29

NEW - Who Actually Benefits From the Vancouver Condo Deal?

Federal housing policy rarely produces a clean answer, and the BC condo buyback program is no exception. The Monday study panel works through what the numbers actually mean: ten percent federal funding, ninety percent BC, and units that still price out the people the program claims to help. The Bailout Question Jimmy Zoubris flags the political optics for a Conservative party historically opposed to government market intervention, then makes the case that this situation is different from aviation or auto bailouts in one important way. Lesley Kelly draws on agriculture to explain why broad programs with transparent rules feel different from a targeted purchase of one developer's unsold inventory, and why the precedent troubles her more than the price tag. 24 Sussex in 30 Seconds Years of neglect, prime ministers who wouldn't touch it, and a building that reportedly became unsalvageable under the last government. The panel gets thirty seconds each. Jimmy says save it. Lesley wouldn't rule out a teardown. Both agree it stopped being optional. Topics: federal housing policy Canada, BC condo buyback, developer bailout, 24 Sussex Drive, housing affordability GUEST: Lesley Kelly | highheelsandcanolafields.com GUEST: Jimmy Zoubris Originally aired on 2026-06-29

Canada's Defence Plan Has a Decade-Long Head Start Problem

Canada missile defence has officially moved from background concern to stated priority. The Chief of Defence Staff named Russian missile technology as the country's biggest threat, and Richard Shimooka, military expert and senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, breaks down what that actually means for a country with more Arctic territory to defend than budget to defend it with. Russia spent years testing long-range cruise missiles in Syria and Ukraine before turning that capability into a credible threat against North America. North Korea and Iran are developing similar systems. The response Canada has underway includes an over-the-horizon radar contract just signed with an Australian company and a NORAD modernization plan that traces back to 2022, but the fighter jet decision that should have anchored all of it is roughly a decade behind allies who committed to the F-35 years ago. Shimooka lays out exactly where the plan is solid and where a few specific choices, like a mismatched airborne early warning system, could undo the progress. Topics: Canada missile defense, NORAD modernization, Arctic defence Canada, F-35 fighter jets, continental defence GUEST: Richard Shimooka Originally aired on 2026-06-29

You're Not Unloved. You're Just Looking in the Wrong Place

Tony Tedesco and Jen Kirsch join Date Night to untangle why so many people are surrounded by love and still feel lonely. The problem isn't that love isn't there. It's that most people are busy performing it instead of building it. Jen has been watching a specific kind of video go viral — women showing the Cartier bracelet, the birthday flowers, the champagne toast, then revealing what was actually happening behind each post. It's a cleaner illustration of the gap between presented love and felt love than any relationship expert could write. Tony puts it plainly: vulnerability isn't a weakness, it's the price of admission. And the memes he sends at two in the morning to the right people, at the right time, are his version of checking in. The conversation closes with something more useful than advice — each person names one thing they actually need to do differently. Not better. Just differently. It turns out the gap between expecting love and creating it is smaller than most people think. Topics: feeling loved, vulnerability, love languages, social media and relationships, dating advice GUEST: Tony Tedesco | @‌tedescotony | Jen Kirsch | @‌jen_kirsch Originally aired on 2026-06-29

ICYMI - The $40 Million Gift and What It Actually Builds

Simon Fraser University just received a $40 million donation from the Stevens family to support its new medical school, opening this August. Erin Morantz, SFU's Vice-President of Advancement and Alumni Engagement, joins to explain what a gift that size actually does — and why the name on the building is the smallest part of the story. The Stevens family has been part of the SFU community for years. During the pandemic they delivered Nature's Path products to make sure students were fed. Their $40 million gift now supports capital construction, research with a focus on prevention and healthy living, student funding, and lectureships — the kind of infrastructure that government grants and tuition alone cannot cover. More than 70% of SFU donors are alumni, and Erin makes the case that alumni show up in ways that go far beyond cheques. She also makes it plain that a five dollar a month contribution to the food security fund helps someone. The scale of the gift changes. The principle behind it doesn't. Topics: SFU medical school, university philanthropy, alumni giving, Stevens family donation, charitable giving Canada GUEST: Erin Morantz | http://give.sfu.ca [http://give.sfu.ca] Originally aired on 2026-06-29