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News, views and compelling conversation. The television show from Hamilton is back as a podcast, hosted by Mark Hebscher and Liz West.

Liz West and Mark Hebscher

  • May 9, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 57m AVG DURATION
  • 257 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from NFI: No Fun Intended

Babe Ruth revealed with guest author Jerry Amernic, Rock N Roll Hall of Fame, meth busts and more.

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2018 47:35


257 episodes and this ones a doozy. Take a listen as we take a break. Thanks for listening everyone - we love our NFIers. Almost as much as we love our sponsor Camerons Brewing. Almost as much as we love all our guests. Almost as much as we love ourselves. We will be back when the podcast waves come calling.

Group vacations, Drake, millennial house woes, musician Fraser Melvin.

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2018 62:26


Mark goes away and there is no spice, dad ruins the condo deal of a lifetime, Drake behaving badly and great bluesman Melvin entertains.

Designated Survivor, robberies, terrible neighbours and more!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2018 56:49


Liz tells her onset stories about the ABC hit series, have you lived through a home invasion, neighbours from hell and what is being French an excuse for being rude.

The Never-Ending Present. The story of Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip.

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2018 74:12


Author Michael Barclay on his new book in discussion with longtime Hip manager Jake Gold. Who is the biggest Hip fan in the room.

Sue Foley, mysterious Canadian women, liar liar fat pants on fire and Toronto the great.

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2018 64:11


Award winning blues artist Foley talks Texas, James Cotton, the Rolling Stones and performs.

Flight flatulence, Moir for PM, butt insurance and sixty thousand words for Mark.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2018 46:36


Farting lands a plane, one womans pricey rear end and other insurable body parts, Olympic stories, and should protesting students be suspended.

Up and comer Avery Florence, arguing and the best concert ever.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2018 55:48


Florence serenades us, why arguing will save your marriage, what will Mark be doing at Bluesfest.

Top architect Lorne Rose, subway crime and what is hidden in your walls.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2018 46:31


Rose tells us how best to invest in your home, inside slides and that trend has to go. Mark witnesses a terrible incident and what Liz found in her basement.

Steve Paiken fights back, Scott Wheeler, and sore winners.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2018 58:29


Paiken starts the MyTurn movement, sports writer Wheeler gets up close with NHL hopefuls and one lottery winner risks it all for anonymity.

We talk murder mystery, serial killers, and pot eating cops.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2018 55:33


Former police officer Rob McDonald explains the ins and outs of high profile cases like the mysterious Sherman deaths and mass murderer Bruce McArthur.

Olympic athlete Leah Pells, sleep killers, delivery nightmares.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2018 49:01


Pells on PTSD and runners high, how sleep is affected by likes, and why your pizza was short a few mushrooms.

Top residential architect Lorne Rose on copycats, historical designations and feng shui.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2018 51:14


Also Mark disses Hanks, Streep and Spielberg PLUS how this noise can chase away deer.

Beerology with Camerons Brewing Brewmaster Jason Britton.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2018 43:32


Britton talks coolest job ever plus beer pairing. Plus is there a lying trend. We discuss.

Tech expert Matthew Arbeid on how to rule your smartphone.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2018 46:25


All the tips and tricks to being the MASTER of your technology.

Devin Cuddy joins us and Liz got a puppy. We do not know which is cuter.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2018 46:56


Jim Cuddys son talks about growing up Blue Rodeo. Liz got a new dog and it is a girl, or a boy.

Stupid phones, lost time and suing Starbucks.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2018 44:46


Tecnhology is making us stupid, time well spent and Starbucks is in caffeine free hot water.

Journalist Nick Taylor-Vaisey.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2018 64:20


What makes great journalism, is Tims screwing their employees, karma for one cheapskate and wedding dates that suck.

Born a four way amputee, The Unstoppable Tracy Schmitt, is our delightful guest.

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2017 64:20


Schmitt is an inspiration and talks new book, mountain climbing, sailing and looking for love. Plus small penis tweets, excuses to politely say no.

Alan Frew, Glass Tiger, bad footwear, killing Christmas.

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2017 70:12


Frew and his boy band are back together and he serenades us.

Emotional Intelligence, found money, free coffee and sushi stories.

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2017 54:00


Katie Couric gets props for showing EI, one robber tosses money out the window, do cops pay for coffee and how much is too much sushi. We debate.

Peter Goddard, fake reviews, unintended consquences in the office, why walking will cost you.

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2017 53:46


Goddard talks Jagger, Springsteen, Jackson, Gabriel and why Sinatra owes him big. Plus how one fake restaurant got top ratings, and will male executives still lean in. We debate.

Television personality Barry Davis, sugar babies, Matt Lauer and uber espionage.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2017 65:47


Davis talks sports and living la vida dugout, plus he has a new gig and it sounds a lot like a famous musician. Tune in and find out who.

Gillian Small, Emotional Freedom Techniques Practioner.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2017 57:37


How EFT can change your life, when Meghan met Harry, how best to tie your phone to your steering wheel. We debate.

Music icons 54-40 rock our podcast world.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2017 75:01


Neil Osborne and Dave Gunn talk longevity and being the new guy, two hits in one, and sing for us.

Hit songwriter Andy Kim is the real deal. Listen why.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2017 63:09


Hit songwriter Andy Kim is the real deal. Listen why.

Stealing Cars, sex and your heart, and online meat and potatoes.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2017 46:23


A major grocer wants to change the way we shop, one woman steals 4 cars in a day and why nobody is safe from a heart attack.

Musician Tom Wilson and his Beautiful Scars, the scrabble world is rocked and change room nudity.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2017 61:46


Wilson writes about his discovery he is not who he believed he was, a revered board gamer is banned, and one Quebec town gears up for genderless change rooms.

Roy Halladays death, Juno winner Exco Levi, astrology trumps religion for millenials.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2017 51:51


Is it fair to call Halladay a fool, Exco Levi bring his reggae into the NFI studio and what sign are you is the new religion.

McLachlan, Kreviazuk and B. rock, getting drunk, and what the hell is Black Cube.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2017 54:50


Liz has a great nite with songstresses supporting War Child, do you let your guests go home drunk, Harvey Weinstein saga is like a movie script and the most famous mustaches in history. We debate.

Rob Benzie, more pot news, Hollywood harassment, Papa John and dead celebs.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2017 61:20


Benzie gives us the goods on how legal pot will be sold, how many more celebs are going to crash and burn, is the NFL killing pizza sales and which dead celebs are the richest.

Liona Boyd on ruby smuggling, Trudeau and the casting couch. Plus the latest on the law.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2017 63:56


Guitar Goddess Boyd has famous friends galore, highlights the good ones and points the finger at the bad guys. Plus would you hitch a ride in a cruiser and how much do you text and walk. We debate.

Gord Downie, bad bans, nipplegate two and more.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2017 64:07


We mourn the loss of a friend and icon, burkas and heels under attack, will Timberlake lose his pants at the Superbowl and what do you store in your dishwasher.

Alan Doyle musician, actor, author.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2017 69:45


Former Great Big Sea singer and star of stage and screen joins the podcast.

Are Celebrity Weinstein jokes funny, David McPherson, Dr Kitty, and Stanley our intern.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2017 55:35


James Corden and Al Micheals getting roasted for their bad jokes, author McPherson tells all about the infamous Horseshoe Tavern, a 19 year old cosmetic surgeon and when is a teachers strike a good thing. We debate.

Jayne Eastwood, the casting couch and Lottery losers.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2017 61:25


Eastwood talks stardom, longevity, the casting couch and her Shatner incident. Plus, if you win the lottery would you ditch your spouse if you could. We debate.

Stuck at the airport, struck by a ball, dancing for dollars.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2017 62:10


Plastic surgery border patrol, Cubs fan playing hardball, are female surgeons are safer than male and one boy is suing because he thinks he can dance.

Dr Laura Watson on energy medicine, forceable removal, stupid football players, nasty kids.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2017 61:16


Do you want good energy, what is in between life, Rob McDonald talks about forceable removal, how to punish 12 year old vandals, and Cam Newton needs to stop talking.

Bike lanes, OJ, Hustle for your Heart.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2017 54:28


Do bike lanes destroy business, did you hear OJ got out, and Liz has a new charitable event up her sleeve.

Actor Fab Filippo, The Retirement Sherpa, The Hef.

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2017 58:17


Filippo turns a scary moment into a new hit digital series Save Me. Tim Niblett shares the rewards of financial risk, plus how Mark first discovered Playboy.

Actor Jonas Chernick, anthem antics, and best place to retire.

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2017 55:44


The busy actor and writer talks getting naked on the big screen in front of millions including his inlaws, and his latest film Swingers Weekend. Plus we debate whether it is okay to sit or kneel during any national anthem.

Carol Off, Cannabis College, and how one in three marriages start.

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2017 60:42


Award winning journalist Off on warlords, hostage takers and saving lives. How to get a degree in pot making because now you can, and how good are you on social media can determine your chances at marriage. We debate.

Deadly restaurants, our favourite shows, transit beefs, and more.

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2017 62:08


What we are watching, would you eat dinner at the spot where a murder happened, loud talkers, door hoggers and other transit beefs plus one dad is charged after clowning around with his six year old.

Horror in Hollywood revenue loss, how to downsize the right way, ESPN double standard.

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2017 61:25


The Retirement Sherpa tells us how to retire wealthier, are movies dying a slow death with expert Rob Salem and what determines bad behaviour.

Mark escapes a tornado, reporters in dangerous situations, Wow butter and other naughty foods.

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2017 58:58


Wild weather stories on tv and in studio putting lives in danger for entertainments sake. One elementary school lists eighteen prohibited foods that has parents seeing red. Plus watch out, a serial bride is on the loose.

Greg Godovitch, Sam Grosso, and George Chuvalo turns eighty.

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2017 58:43


Rock legend of Goddo and Cadillac Lounge owner talking Chuvalo, great music days, and good news for the El Mocambo.

Why music is medicine for dementia, and is the Library the new black and the best phishing in Alberta.

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2017 49:35


Cathy Barrick of the Alzheimer Society explains how music can actually ease pain and discomfort for patients. Can the Library save us all against fake news and how one University got schooled in theft and lost eight million bucks.

Beer boss Bill Coleman of Camerons Brewing is our special guest.

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2017 57:08


Not all beers are created equal - we find out how to make a great brew, which ones lie, and how Coleman got a head in beer, pun intended.

Funnyman Darren Springer.

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2017 52:13


Comedian Robin Duke thinks Springer is the next big thing plus, who should pay for tall people to get extra leg room and is soda really that sinful.

Mag Ruffman on fame, fortune and the right kind of saw.

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2017 64:58


Her claim to fame is Road to Avonlea star and the first female tv contractor. Ruffman has stories to tell including her foray back to acting, plus the most dangerous cities in Canada. Do you live there.

The Handmaids Tale, a BandB nightmare, vacation in Cambodia and Yawkey Way going away.

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2017 53:48


Author Margaret Atwood is having a moment and we are loving it. One Bed and Breakfast is in hot water after refusing one of these. Phil on his excellent adventure in Cambodia and is it time to rename a famous Fenway Park road.

Legendary Morning Man Gene Valaitis.

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2017 49:22


Valaitis dishes on antics during his hey day when morning men were rock stars and got away with ... you will not believe it.

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