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ICYMI - The Municipal Election That Never Was
Season 3 Episode 22
Municipal election turnout across Canada tells a strange story, and John Wright of Canada Pulse Insights explains why entire towns are handing mayors…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
A Childhood Hero Died With Zero Warning in 1986
Season 3 Episode 21
News broke of Peter Cullen's death, and this conversation opens with what he meant to a generation raised on his voice, including a much softer chara…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
What Actually Happens Behind a Voice That Sounds Effortless
Season 3 Episode 21
Voice actor Hans Wackershauser explains why raising your volume by even a small amount on camera can ruin an otherwise perfect take, while the exact …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
NEW - Taxing Potash Feels Good. It Would Cost Canada More
Season 3 Episode 21
A potash tariff sounds satisfying, but Dalhousie food professor Sylvain Charlebois maps out who actually pays for it. By the end you will see why tur…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
SHIFTHEADS: Throwback Thursday - Fictitious Invoices Built a Real $332 Million Scandal
Season 3 Episode 21
A $332 million fund meant to promote national unity in Quebec instead turned into fictitious invoices and payments for work that never happened, and …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
ICYMI - In the News: The Lake Got Renamed. Iran Got Forgotten
Season 3 Episode 21
Lake Ontario renamed to Lake America is the kind of headline built to get a reaction, and journalist Rob Breakenridge explains why the timing might m…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Shiftheads - Optimus Prime and Personal Stories of Peter Cullen Stories from Transformer’s TFCon
Season 3 Episode 21
Peter Cullen's death has TFCon founder Colin Douglas reflecting on the man behind Optimus Prime, and the fallout of one decision Hasbro made in 1986 …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
ICYMI - The Advice Behind Optimus Prime's Voice
Season 3 Episode 21
Peter Cullen's death has hit lifelong fans harder than most people expected, and this Throwback Thursday traces where that voice actually came from, …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Dolly Parton Sealed a Song Away for 2046
Season 3 Episode 21
Dolly Parton's death set off a week of strange entertainment stories, and film critic Richard Crouse walks through the strangest ones. One involves a…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Why Do We Talk Ourselves Out Of Our Own Hobbies?
Season 3 Episode 20
A simple question about hobbies people wish they'd start turns into something more revealing on this episode, as the crew catches themselves shooting…
1 month, 3 weeks ago