The Pig Roast Nobody Planned (That's Why It Worked)

The Pig Roast Nobody Planned (That's Why It Worked)

What makes a good party is a question most people think they already know the answer to. This conversation suggests they don't. From flood warnings in Calgary to a Cuban pig roast in a small Ontario village, the night shift checks in coast to coast on a summer that is swinging between sticky and soaked. The pig roast wasn't decorated. It wasn't curated. A neighbour named Orlando wheeled out a coal box, dropped in a pig, and invited people over because he likes getting people together. That was the whole plan. What followed was the kind of night that takes 51 years to understand and about three hours to feel. Ryan O'Donnell breaks down what's actually happening with the rain and flooding west of Calgary, and the crew opens the phones on the one question that turns out to be harder than it sounds: what do you actually need for a night to be worth showing up for? Topics: what makes a good party, summer weather Canada, Calgary flooding, community, hosting Originally aired on 2026-06-29

NEW - DIY Seal This, Leave That: Andy Baryer's Summer Home Fixes

Home maintenance tips that actually save money this summer start with knowing where your house is leaking money without you realising it. Andy Barrar of Handy Andy Media walks through the gaps that are quietly wrecking your cooling bill and the gaps you should never fill if you want your deck to survive the seasons. The Gaps That Cost You A stick of incense is all it takes to find the air leaks around your window frames that are fighting your AC all summer long. Andy covers caulking, weather stripping, and window film as the fixes most homeowners skip, then explains why the same logic flips completely when you pick up a deck board. The Gaps That Save You (And One Idea for the Kids) Wood expands in heat and contracts in cold, which means the quarter-inch gap you left in July will almost disappear by January. Andy breaks down spacing, staining, and the composite deck question nobody has a clean answer to yet. Then the conversation turns to keeping kids connected this summer without handing them a smartphone, and why a cellular smartwatch might be the smartest ten dollars a month you spend. Topics: home maintenance tips summer, window sealing, deck building gaps, kids smartwatch, DIY home savings GUEST: Andy Baryer | handyandymedia.com | @handyandymedia Originally aired on 2026-06-29

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