Episodes

• 2021

• Is That A UFO I See In The Pandemic Sky?

  New statistics are showing that there have been more UFO sightings reported in the year since the pandemic started. Why? And a feature interview with respected film and theatre director about his new movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch in the role of a British spy during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Dominic Cooke joins us. Plus which is the best passport to carry? Hint: we are not number one.
  April 15, 2021

  38 min

• Smoke Mirrors and the Truth - Spreading Manure?

  Bruce Anderson has a new hobby, at least I think it's new! All that to say we go behind the strategies or lack of them being used by some political leaders in Canada and assess whether they're working. But we don't stop there, we look at how Joe Biden, faced with many of the same issues, is handling them with very different results.
  April 14, 2021

  41 min

• So You Think Your Employer Wants You To Work From Home -- Think Again

  Are tech firms changing their minds about employees working from home? And, how many complaints do you think the BBC has had about Prince Phillip coverage? Plus, a feature discussion about the business of hockey -- some things may surprise you.
  April 13, 2021

  34 min

• Where's My MasterChef Final? Poor Old BBC.

  The BBC had to open a new complaints page over its coverage of Prince Phillip's death. How times have changed. And more blunt talk about Covid in Canada this wee with Dr. Lynora Saxinger from Edmonton.
  April 12, 2021

  42 min

• Saying Goodbye To Prince Philip

  My thoughts on the life of Prince Philip as the Duke passes on. And it being Friday the best of your letters on the Weekend Special.
  April 9, 2021

  51 min

• Are You Ready For Cruising?

  The cruise ships want to leave dock, should they be given that permission? Plus, airlines begin retraining laid off pilots. And The Bridge goes with some humour as the website "Yahoo Answers" signals it's shutting down.
  April 8, 2021

  32 min

• Smoke Mirrors and The Truth -- Where is The Truth?

  Are the gloves coming off between the provinces and Ottawa on vaccine distribution and who is telling the truth? Bruce Anderson and I go at it on that, plus a hard look at journalism -- is it doing its job on the pandemic? And some thoughts about Naheed Nenshi as he steps down from the stage.
  April 7, 2021

  46 min

• Is It Ok To Sometimes Be Toronto Centric?

  Are there days when it's okay to talk about Toronto? If there are then today is one of them! I'll explain. Also the top five plagues of all time and what we learned from them? And are you getting enough sleep?
  April 6, 2021

  36 min

• Blunt New Talk On Covid in Canada

  Who's winning between the variants and the vaccines? Dr Isaac Bogoch doesn't hold back on giving his answer on this and some other key questions about where we are on Covid. All this while Britain starts a serious reopening program.
  April 5, 2021

  37 min

• LOCKDOWN

  Does lockdown really mean lockdown? Case numbers, hospitalizations and ICU stays are all up in many parts of the country. Can partial lockdowns make a difference in the race between vaccines and new cases?
  April 1, 2021

  37 min

• Trump The Wedding Crasher - Smoke Mirrors and the Truth

  First some good strategy talk on why Doug Ford is attacking Justin Trudeau, and then some pretty funny talk about Uncle Don at a Mara Lago Wedding.
  March 31, 2021

  37 min

• And The Award Goes To ... AstraZeneca!

  It's hard to imagine a worse rollout than the AstraZeneca vaccine -- what to believe and what to do. We get some blunt talk from Dr Lisa Barrett of Dalhousie University in Halifax. And in a special guest appearance, we're joined from the US Library of Congress by Winston Churchill!
  March 30, 2021

  34 min

• Has The Vaccine Changed What You Can Do?

  You had the vaccine a week ago, is your life really any different than it was a month ago? Dr Zain Chagla joins us. But also, the Suez Canal and why its blockage is so important. And the sound of history, we take you back thanks to the US Library of Congress. "Holy Cow"!
  March 29, 2021

  33 min

• The Weekend Special #54

  Our weekly roundup of your letters, comments and questions.
  March 26, 2021

  43 min

• And Now For Something Completely Different

  It's potpourri Thursday and topic one is all about drones and the good things they're doing right now. An excuse of course for an old anecdote! Also the shrinking infrastructure of the news business, and Digital Passports -- is that our future?
  March 25, 2021

  35 min

• SMOKE MIRRORS AND THE TRUTH WITH BRUCE ANDERSON, AND JUSTIN TRUDEAU

  Coming up later on Sirius XM Ch 167 an exclusive interview with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, so today on SMT a chance to preview the interview with an excerpt and analysis with Bruce Anderson and me. The PM discusses everything from the pandemic and vaccines to the budget, an election, China and Russia.
  March 24, 2021

  40 min

• Blunt Talk on "China And The Canadians".

  We are into the third year of China's detention of two Canadians -- time for some blunt talk about options. Former diplomat and Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute Colin Robertson joins us. Plus, How different countries have different lockdown rules on Covid.
  March 23, 2021

  39 min

• Getting A Vaccine, Needing A Vaccine.

  I was lucky enough to get my vaccine over the weekend, but a letter I received shortly after made me realize there are others who may be much more needy than me. Plus the lay of the pandemic land as a new week begins with Dr Isaac Bogoch. And some big news about a guest later this week.
  March 22, 2021

  36 min

• The Weekend Special #53

  Your letters, comments and questions -- especially on the issue of dinner invites this summer.
  March 19, 2021

  42 min

• Four Thousand Steps A Day - The Sequel.

  Remember all that talk including on this podcast about 4000 steps a day to stay healthy, then 10,000 steps a day. Well, time for new research to tell us what's the right total. And have you ever heard of National Napping Day? Get ready, you will now. And how about taking a university course in "happiness"?
  March 18, 2021

  34 min