Alternative Edmonton

In today's mini episode we talk about the top baby names in Alberta, and Olympic Ski Jump.

Does anyone actually iron these days? Also, the guys debate on meatball subs.

What are things you see in public that just makes you go - awwww! Garner loves seeing elderly couples sharing ice cream sundaes. Also, who are the most and least romantic people in Edmonton? Let's find out.

Today is National Hug Day and we learned that you should have "minimum 4 hugs to survive" and "8 to maintain". Do pet hugs count?

Have you ever been trapped at a car wash? Well, maybe just in the lineup? Also, Garner is going through what he likes to call "algorithm hell".

Garner had an old timey day visiting the cobbler, and nobody wants Taylor's free stuff... Poor guy.

So many sports sports-ing! We talk Super Bowl, Olympics, and old timey games too. Garner also dissects darts.

Garn is sad because he finished his book and is only looking for books about lighthouses at this time. Know any? Also, are the Team Canada Olympic outfits brown??

The Winter Olympics are starting! There's a lot of excitement with NHL players being involved this year, but are Olympic sports just the dumb things you did as a kid?

There are way too many subscriptions! Do you use them all? This show is free, just sayin'.

Do you have any tattooed makeup? Did it hurt? Did it keep up with the times? We also talk about what the worst age is, Blink says it's 23...

Farewell to the juice of our past... Or the juice of Brandy Taylor's present.

We're talking about life's simple pleasures and what you do that's fun at your job. We also learn about the Spindle Factory.

Are you a puzzler? Did you keep the puzzles post pandemic? Also, do you use Temu? It's intimidating...

Does your work have a "free table"? Do your feelings get hurt when your items aren't taken? Have you scored anything good? We also recap the Oilers photo day.

Garner is starting an Audiobook Club, and yes it's the same as reading. We also talk clubhouses both for kids and adults!

Bag Chat is on the air! We also talk about the guy who climbed the skyscraper on Netflix, and of course, fart jokes.

Whether you like your job or hate it, what's the worst part? Also, how do you trick your kids into eating frozen berries? And finally, special guest Peter from July Talk joins us to talk about Sinners!

We're talking fashion on the show today, things from the 70s, 80s, 90s, that you still wear or you'd WANT to wear. Do you have anything super vintage?

Don't tell Taylor to have a good day... He doesn't like being told what to do. Also, do you know all your coworkers' names? Why don't we anymore?

Garner tells us all about his morning routine. It's okay to leave toothpaste on the brush overnight right? The guys also talk about goalie fights! Sports!

Do you have a road trip pee spot? Maybe you don't even buy anything while you're there, you rebel. Also why is broccoli trying to baby talk Taylor?

Taylor has another 'Top 5' for you! We also talk about hats, and doppelgangers.

Garner and Taylor talk about the day their world turned grey, the day they found out things like where the pulled pork actually came from... Also Garner does a New Years Resolution check in, he's making art!

Garner used to wear a bow tie, Taylor wore red skinny jeans... Do you have fashion regrets? I think we all do.

Marketplace is a hassle, and there's a loooot of you with stories... Good and bad. Also, have you ever gone viral?

How many hours are you rockin' on your average screen time? We had some pretty high highs and some pretty low lows! We also talk Heated Rivalry and TV theme songs.

Today on the show: Dry January, free range seniors, gen X, and a bad chicken update.

We're swerving all over the place today talking about bad chicken, bad smells, books, and more. Come along for the ride!

Are you rocking a pair of steady winter boots? Or are you slipping and sliding everywhere? We also talk sleep divorce... And how that needs a new name.

Happy New Year, Garner is back! Now we've started the debate: is table tennis a sport? Are sports anything you get sweaty doing?

Have you experienced a shopping angel? It's a stranger at a store that says "hey, don't buy that". Also, does anyone really know anything about Avatar?

Have you shoveled yet in this snowmageddon? Also how are your kids Santa photos going? We also talk Fallout and NPCs.

How do you upgrade from shovel boy to snow blower man? Garner and Taylor explore such mysteries. Also, today we learn that there is no such thing as bad music.

Today we talk snow blowers, yellow snow warnings (eeeeew), and Guy Fieri.

Is there something you love so much, you stockpile it? We talked to a listener who's friend's dad found the perfect sneakers... so he did the math to see how many pairs he would need until he died, and bought them all. Dark... but practical!

Are you a slipper person? Garn thinks he might become one. We also talk frozen windows and rental trees!

Garner wants to start a page where he posts pictures of bathrooms and you have to guess, where is he peeing? It's a work in progress... Also we get an update on Taylor asking another dad out for beers.

Garner made an announcement... About his favourite lettuce. Which sparked a lot of controversy.

We continue the discussion of old timey things, that might not be that old timey at all. Also, some people don't have phones?? Weird.

Did your parents send you to the store as a little kid for bread and cigarettes? Did you ride to school in a sleigh pulled by horses? Ahh the good old days!

Are your listening habits "older" than you? Do you have a different "musical age"?

Today we're talking adult advent calendars, Chef Boyardee, and marketplace finds.

Do you tell your friends you love them? Ever say it to a stranger by accident? We're speaking the language of love today.

Is there a place in Alberta that doesn't allow dancing? We get a call from the mayor to set the record straight. Also, Taylor enters an adult spelling bee.

Ever run into someone you know in a really awkward location? Also Taylor is doing a spelling bee this weekend, and the new episodes of Stranger Things come out today!

Ever get a little backstabby and the person hears about it? Or gossip about someone in a private message, only to realize you sent it to the group chat? Uh oh...

Ever get a souvenir after a medical procedure? Gross right?

Garn wonders about provincial nicknames, discusses being dull, and reveals the story of a decade old run in with Carly Rae Jepsen.

Who in your family or friend group would be the best to share a life raft with and why? Also, Garn discusses his art, and Taylor talks about hockey.