The Thrift Store Summer Nobody Planned but Everyone Needed

The Thrift Store Summer Nobody Planned but Everyone Needed

Thrift store summer is not a trend. It is a rational response to the cost of everything right now. Eighty-three percent of Albertans say thrifting makes economic sense given current conditions, and Habitat for Humanity Restore locations in Calgary are seeing ten percent more foot traffic than last year. The secondhand orbit has expanded well past Value Village. Marketplace, Kijiji, buy-nothing groups, garage sales in the right neighbourhoods, and a microphone bought from a guy in an alley are all part of the same equation. The hosts compare notes on what they own that is actually new. The answer is not much. Fast fashion gets donated. Thrifted pieces stay. The math on that is starting to land for a lot of Canadians. Topics: thrift store summer, secondhand shopping, cost of living Canada, vintage clothing, Habitat for Humanity Restore Originally aired on 2026-05-29

NEW: Claude Lemieux, the Playoffs, and the Canada That Can't Pick a Lane

Claude Lemieux death hit Quebec like a loss in the family. Because for francophones across the province, that is exactly what it was. Andrew Caddell was in Kamaraska when the news landed. He describes watching Lemieux carry the torch into the rink during game three, the cheer that followed, and what it meant to see a proud Canadien come home one last time. Then the hockey conversation shifts: can this team survive Carolina, and what does it actually need to do differently? From there, the conversation moves to Ottawa. Mark Carney is selling Canada strong to the world while the message landing at home feels like something else entirely. Andrew Caddell calls it a pincer movement. The question is whether Canadians are buying it. Topics: Claude Lemieux, Canadiens playoffs, Canada US trade policy, Mark Carney messaging, hockey legacy GUEST: Andrew Caddell Originally aired on 2026-05-29

ICYMI: No Wheels, No Brakes, No Problem: Friday's Wildest Stories

Friday night news that earns its place at the table: a truck driver hauled a trailer from Embrun to Ottawa missing ten of its twelve wheels, with no brakes and an unsecured fastener on the two that remained. He was headed to a scrapyard. Police found him first. Elsewhere, a man launched a speedboat off a thirty-foot waterfall in a Guinness record attempt that Guinness does not actually track. The boat now has a dent. So does the record. And the US Pentagon is handing out White House UFC tickets only to service members who clear a waist-to-height ratio check. Fat troops, per the Defence Secretary, are not invited. Topics: weird news Friday, Ottawa unsafe trailer, UFC White House, waterfall speedboat, fitness pacer test Originally aired on 2026-05-29

3 Movies and 3 Streaming Shows Worth Your Weekend

What to watch this weekend starts with a nineteen-year-old YouTuber who turned an internet horror phenomenon into a feature film for A24. Backrooms, directed by Kane Parsons, drops a furniture store owner into an infinite maze of yellow rooms and builds from there. Then Tuner makes the case for one of the year's best performances, with Leo Woodall as a piano tuner turned safecracker trying to cover his mentor's medical bills, and Dustin Hoffman reminding everyone exactly why he matters. The Films: Three Picks, One Clear Favourite Steve Stebbing adds The Furious to the list for anyone who wants relentless martial arts action on par with The Raid, then turns to the weekend's two shows. Jack Ryan Ghost War brings John Krasinski back but lands closer to El Camino than a true return. Tom Green's Farm on Crave, though, earns its place, with Dan Aykroyd, Jay Baruchel, and a host who was podcasting from his house before anyone else thought to try it. Spider-Noir and the Case for the Fedora Nicolas Cage's black-and-white Spider-Man spin-off on Prime is the week's most surprising recommendation, a noir private investigator story built inside the Spider-Verse world that works even for people who have never cared about superhero content. Topics: what to watch this weekend, Backrooms A24, Tuner film, Spider-Noir, Jack Ryan Ghost War, Tom Green Farm GUEST: Steve Stebbing | stevestebbing.ca Originally aired on 2026-05-29

NEW - Love Is Not a Feeling. It Is What You Do Every Day

Love as a verb is not a metaphor. According to Dr. Laurie Betito, it is the only definition that actually sustains a relationship. Saying I love you is easy. The actions behind it, reliability, consistency, listening, showing up during the hard moments, are what create emotional safety and trust over time. When Feeling In Love Becomes I Love Being in love is fueled by novelty and dopamine. It is obsessive, exhilarating, and by design, temporary. Dr. Betito argues that the real work begins when that intensity fades and couples face a choice: mistake the shift for the end, or understand it as the beginning of something deeper. Attachment styles, what partners need to feel loved, and whether those needs can be negotiated all come into play here. Participate, Presence, and Thirty Years of Proof The conversation closes with one word that reframes the whole thing: participate. Dr. Betito draws on more than thirty years of her own marriage to make the case that love is not something that happens to you. It is something you choose, show up for, and keep choosing. Topics: love as a verb, relationship advice, attachment styles, falling out of love, long term relationships GUEST: Dr. Laurie Betito | drlaurie.com Originally aired on 2026-05-29