Episodes

  • The Economics of Santa

    The Economics of Santa
    Dec 19 2025
    How much does it cost Santa to bring his sleigh to Calgary? Moshe Lander, economist at Concordia University, runs through the numbers for us. The Economics of Santa!
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    15 mins
  • How do stores get you to show NOW?

    How do stores get you to show NOW?
    Dec 9 2025
    How do stores get you to show NOW? What is the balance between all of this spending - but increase in the buy now, pay later? Bruce Winder, Retail analyst and author joins Sarah to discuss.
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    10 mins
  • Orchestrating (literally!) cine-concerts

    Orchestrating (literally!) cine-concerts
    Dec 9 2025
    Conductor Francis Choinière my not be conducting the Lord of the Rings performance that coming to the Jubilee Theatre in Januaray, but he has done many cine-concerts. Francis Choinière is a Conductor and president of GFN Productions.
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    13 mins
  • The Boston-Halifax Christmas Tree Story

    The Boston-Halifax Christmas Tree Story
    Dec 9 2025
    Lisa Blackburn, Journalist and former Halifax city councillor joins Sarah to explain the Boston-Halifax Christmas tree story and how the tradition came to be.
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    13 mins
  • How do you protect yourself from this?

    How do you protect yourself from this?
    Dec 9 2025
    Calgary girls "nudified" by Calgary teen using AI. How do you protect yourself from this? Hank the Hacker on 3 things parents - and children should know. Hank Fordham (AKA Hank the Hacker) is a cybersecurity specialist and ethical hacker X10 Technologies.
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    14 mins
  • Doctors > A.I. when it comes to clinical reasoning

    Doctors > A.I. when it comes to clinical reasoning
    Dec 9 2025
    A new study from the University of Alberta shows that doctors, trained professionals, still outperform AI in clinical reasoning. Dr. Liam McCoy, a resident physician at the University of Alberta and research affiliate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology explains to Sarah how A.I. is used in healthcare settings, and why we shouldn't reply on A.I. in this kind of situation.
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    10 mins
  • Why does community support matter during the holidays and beyond?

    Why does community support matter during the holidays and beyond?
    Dec 9 2025
    Emma Perry , Family Support Counsellor at William Taylor Learning Centre at Woods Homes shares with Sarah that many of their clients don't get the opportunity to go home for the holidays, Woods Homes for the Holidays means the community to get involved and give back to a child/young person who otherwise wouldn't get to experience a typical Christmas.
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    10 mins
  • Calgary Chocolatier Kevin Conniff on the big food screen!

    Calgary Chocolatier Kevin Conniff on the big food screen!
    Dec 9 2025
    Kevin Conniff, Founder of Sweet Bella Chocolates, a local chocolatier in Calgary can now add contestant on Food Network's Bake Master Battle to his resume! He joins Sarah to chat about his experience on the show.
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    11 mins