Shiftheads - The Pipeline to Ontario Already Exists

Canada Has More Drive-Throughs Than the UK

Drive-thru culture is getting a real-time reaction this summer, as Europeans in town for the World Cup post themselves discovering it for the first time. One video shows a woman getting out of her car at the window, certain a drive-thru could not possibly be that simple. The numbers back up the culture shock. The UK runs under three thousand drive-throughs total. Canada, with a fraction of the population, has almost thirty thousand. McDonald's alone still pulls seventy percent of its US revenue through the window, even in the age of Uber Eats. Then there is Buc-ee's: two hundred gas pumps, three pound sandwiches, and a bell that rings every time fresh brisket comes out of the oven. Ryan tracks down the receipts on why America's drive-thru scale has genuinely stunned the rest of the world. Topics: drive-thru culture, Buc-ee's, European tourists, fast food statistics, McDonald's revenue Originally aired on 2026-07-09

NEW - Why Some People Still Refuse to Give Up CRT TVs

Some people still insist a CRT television shows colour that no flat screen can replicate, and tech expert Carmi Levy says it is the same instinct that keeps vinyl records and cassette mixtapes alive. He walks through exactly what made those old sets both beloved and genuinely dangerous, radiation warnings included. Carmi also remembers being the designated kid who made every new piece of technology work, sweating through VCR hookups at seven years old with his whole family watching, and what it felt like when a local TV repairman could actually fix a broken set instead of replacing it. That repair culture is gone now. Carmi explains how flat screens went from prized purchases to disposable objects nobody bothers fixing anymore. Topics: CRT TVs, Carmi Levy, disposable electronics, 1996 television technology, VCR setup GUEST: Carmi Levy Originally aired on 2026-07-09

SHIFTHEADS: The Scream That Rebuilt Bonnie Tyler's Voice

Bonnie Tyler has died at seventy five, and music commentator Eric Alper traces the accident that built her voice: a doctor's order for six weeks of silence, and one scream of frustration that changed everything. What follows is the real story behind the surgery and the raspy sound producers built songs around. The songwriting era behind Total Eclipse of the Heart ran through Jim Steinman's work with Meat Loaf, and Alper draws a direct line from that raspy, wounded delivery to Miley Cyrus's Wrecking Ball decades later. A 2025 pairing with David Guetta introduced the song's chorus to a generation who never knew the original. Eighteen albums, top ten hits across Germany, France, Italy and the UK, an MBE for her charity work, and a farewell tour through South America in 2022 round out a catalogue built on three songs the scale of which music may never see again. Topics: Bonnie Tyler, Eric Alper, Total Eclipse of the Heart, Jim Steinman, David Guetta GUEST: Eric Alper | http://thatericalper.com [http://thatericalper.com] | @‌thatericalper Originally aired on 2026-07-09

NEW - Mr. Dress Up's Final Goodbye to His Crew

Before his last episode aired, Ernie Coombs recorded a farewell message to the crew behind thirty two years of Mr. Dress Up, a moment that anchors this look back at 1996. The same year, Donovan Bailey won gold in the men's hundred metres in Atlanta, and Prime Minister Jean Chretien became known for the Shawinigan handshake after physically shoving a protester out of his path. Bill Clinton's closing argument from the 1996 presidential debate shows a version of political disagreement that feels almost unrecognizable now, two candidates who seemed to genuinely respect each other despite opposing views. The year rounds out with a snapshot of who held power everywhere else: John Major in the UK, Boris Yeltsin newly re-elected in Russia under an election whose legitimacy is still debated. Topics: Mr. Dress Up, 1996 throwback, Donovan Bailey, Shawinigan handshake, Bill Clinton Originally aired on 2026-07-09

Shiftheads - The Pipeline to Ontario Already Exists

Three major announcements landed in Alberta within days of each other, and broadcaster Rob Breakenridge breaks down what is actually behind them. A new pipeline to BC, talk of one from Alberta to Ontario, and a thirteen billion dollar Meta data center all dropped during Calgary Stampede, timed to the political spotlight the event brings every year. Rob points out the catch nobody is saying out loud: a pipeline already connects Alberta oil to Ontario, it just crosses through Michigan first, and Enbridge is already expanding its capacity. Building a second one on strictly Canadian soil could cost tens of billions more to duplicate something that already works. He also digs into Ottawa's decision to exclude American bidders from a 4.9 billion dollar military vehicle contract, and asks whether the move accomplishes anything beyond making a point. Topics: Alberta pipeline deals, Meta data center, Rob Breakenridge, Line 5 pipeline, Calgary Stampede GUEST: Rob Breakenridge | robbreakenridge.ca | @robbreakenridge Originally aired on 2026-07-09