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My very special guest today has known the highest high and the lowest low a ski racer can experience, and handled both moments with style and grace. She pulled off the run of a lifetime at the perfect venue, the roars of the home-country crowd exhorting her to victory in Vail, crushing the field despite starting 30th. There were no crowds - no witnesses of any kind - when an unidentified course worker slammed into her just 45 minutes before her scheduled start at the Calgary Olympics, breaking her fibula and dashing a lifetime of dreams. Always a team player and a class act, Pam Fletcher stayed in Calgary to cheer her teammates on.

On hour 2 of Sportsnet Today, Logan Gordon touches base with Sportsnet Analyst Meaghan Mikkelson, going into the big news of the Calgary Canucks hosting the 2025 Centennial Cup, 30 years after their first Centennial Cup victory. Also, going into the Rogers Charity Classic coming up this weekend in Calgary.  (24:26) On the back half Logan catches up with none other than Pat Steinberg who is back from his long hiatus! As well as sum up some of the Olympic action that concluded this past weekend!The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate. Catch every episode of Sportsnet Today live on Sportsnet 960 from 1-3pm MST! Hour 1 Music: Island Life - Atomic Drum AssemblyHour 2 Music: Egozi - Jell O Logan's X: @Fan960Logan on X Produced by Cameron Hughes and Shan Virjee.

Episode Notes My guest today is journalist and author Christine Brennan. Christine is a USA Today columnist and frequently appears on ABC, CNN, and PBS. She has covered figure skating since the Calgary Olympics, and her books Inside Edge and Edge of Glory are classics. Christine is also actively reporting on the sexual abuse scandals in figure skating, and we talked about covering these difficult topics and holding institutions accountable. Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RLvetYplX8JsLwfD6OwkoGEUbWLsPLN5d--xdrCZ68o/edit#heading=h.am5hlkrye8qq You can follow Christine on X/Twitter @cbrennansports . Her website is www.christinebrennan.com You can reach me with comments or suggestions for topics and people I should talk to, by email at fsfuturepodcast@gmail.com or on Instagram and Twitter @futurefspodcast If you appreciate the podcast, you can also support my work with the Tip Jar at https://futureoffigureskating.pinecast.co Support The Future of Figure Skating by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/futureoffigureskating Find out more at https://futureoffigureskating.pinecast.co

Obsessions that spark childhood creativity and end up being key points in your life....can get a little scary once you grow up.On this episode we dive into the practicalities of making a childhood dream come to life  It's time for 'I Have Nothing'.This series follows Carolyn on a comical quest to choreograph the perfect, full-length pairs figure skating routine to Whitney Houston's 1992 iconic hit song, “I Have Nothing.”   Motivated by a teenaged obsession for the 1988 Calgary Olympics that also sparked Carolyn's queer awakening, I HAVE NOTHING begins as a lighthearted nostalgic comedy and quickly morphs into a high-stakes, real-life mission for Carolyn, with a few wild detours along the way. At first you think it's just a bit, and then we you realize that it isn't "just" a bit and she's trying to do this for real it becomes all the more intense and hilarious.  With a myriad of figure skating luminaries joining Carolyn on this quest, I Have Nothing is hilarity that is just hard to look away from.We had the unique pleasure of sitting down with Carolyn in advance of the show releasing on Crave to talk about the origins of the story, sharing this very earnest obsession with the world and so very much more....

 In 1988, twenty-year-old American figure skater Debi Thomas headed to the Calgary Olympics to face off against East German juggernaut Katarina Witt. In the process, she became the first Black American in history to medal at a Winter Olympics. Then she disappeared from the sport. Where did she go, and who wasn't there to catch her when she fell? This week, Leslie Gray Streeter tells Sarah about growing up watching Debi skate, where she is now, how her sport and her country failed her, and just how many people are missing from the stories we tell and the dreams we dream. You can find Leslie online here. Debi returns to the iceDebi cover of TIMESupport us:Bonus Episodes on PatreonDonate on PaypalYou're Wrong About Spring TourBuy cute merchWhere else to find us:Sarah's other show, You Are Good [YWA co-founder] Mike's other show, Maintenance PhaseLinks:https://lesliegraystreeter.comhttps://youtu.be/CHUI3QpYnl4https://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19880215,00.htmlhttp://patreon.com/yourewrongabouthttps://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-abouthttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/yourewrongaboutpodhttps://www.podpage.com/you-are-goodhttp://maintenancephase.comSupport the show

Superstar singing impressionist André-Philippe Gagnon talks about Jay Leno discovering him at Just For Laughs, getting the ‘blessing' to approach Johnny Carson after his breakout spot on The Tonight Show [after DECLINING his 1st invitation!], PM Brian Mulroney promoting him to Lady Diana, singing with Celine Dion in front of 95,000 in France, singing We Are The World to Quincy Jones, playing the famed LA Comedy Store, opening the SkyDome with Oscar Peterson, his first major English show opening the '88 Calgary Olympics with Max Headroom [?!?!], and why his accent disappears when he sings! TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 479, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Around The Horn 1: The southernmost point in South America, Cape Horn is part of this country. Chile. 2: SE of Cape Horn is the "South" version of this Scottish island group that shares its name with dogs and ponies. the Shetlands. 3: This strait that separates the Pacific and Atlantic oceans is named for a Portuguese guy. Magellan. 4: Cape Horn is the southern extremity of this fiery archipelago. Tierra del Fuego. 5: The largest desert in the Americas is in this Argentinean region visited by Darwin on his Beagle trips. Patagonia. Round 2. Category: Singing The "Blue"S 1: According to Elton John, "Baby's got" these. Blue eyes. 2: Before Elvis sang this song in a 1961 movie, Bing sang it in 1937's "Waikiki Wedding". Blue Hawaii. 3: Back in 1984, David Bowie had just met a girl named this. Blue Jean. 4: In 1977 Linda Ronstadt had a hit with this Roy Orbison tune. Blue Bayou. 5: In a song from the '20s, "Just Mollie and me, and baby makes three, we're happy in" this place. My Blue Heaven. Round 3. Category: The Crusades 1: At the Council of Clermont in 1095 Urban II proclaimed the 1st Crusade against this group of infidels. Saracens//Muslims. 2: The deadly rivals of the Hospitalers, these knights lent their name to a fictional "saint". Knights Templar. 3: Leading the third Crusade, this English king captured Cyprus. Richard the Lionhearted. 4: During the third Crusade, Saladin, sultan of Egypt and Syria, made this Syrian city his headquarters. Damascus. 5: Walter the Penniless and this Peter led early groups of poor peasants into the fray. Peter the Hermit. Round 4. Category: Canadian Songbirds 1: In December 2007 this chanteuse gave her last performance of the Vegas spectacular "A New Day". Celine Dion. 2: This singer from Halifax, Nova Scotia had hits with "Adia" and "Sweet Surrender". Sarah McLachlan. 3: She must be a Keith Jackson fan, as she titled one of her albums "Whoa, Nelly!". Nelly Furtado. 4: She put her initials on duets of "Crying" with Roy Orbison and "What A Wonderful World" with Tony Bennett. k.d. lang. 5: Leslie is the first name of this "1234" singer who was a dancer at the 1988 Calgary Olympics. Feist. Round 5. Category: Gopher The Gusto 1: Genesis 6 says it was made out of gopher wood and was 300 cubits long. the ark. 2: Bill Murray fights troublesome golf course gophers in this comedy classic. Caddyshack. 3: It's where the small rodent known as a pocket gopher has its pockets. its cheeks. 4: Gopher is a document delivery system to retrieve information from this system that dates back to the 1960s. the Internet. 5: Sinclair Lewis' "Main Street" takes place in Gopher Prairie in this state. Minnesota. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

We are continuing with our Olympic themed movies with another heartwarming story of the 1988 Calgary Olympics! The 2016 movie Eddie the Eagle! This biographical sports film directed by Dexter Fletcher. The film stars Taron Egerton as Michael Edwards, a British skier who in 1988 became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping since 1928. Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken, Iris Berben and Jim Broadbent co-star. So take flight with my co host Jeff and get ready see how Eddie learns to fly like an Eagle! Website: https://www.field2screen.comEmail:  field2screen@gmail.comFacebook:  https://www.facebook.com/field2screenTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/field2screen1Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/field2screen

Without mountains, Indiana isn't known as a mecca for winter sports. So the state's historic connections with the Summer Olympics are much more extensive than with their winter counterparts. Even so, there have been links for more than 40 years, which Hoosier History Live will explore following the international hoopla with the opening ceremony tonight of the 2022 Beijing Olympics. A bobsledder from Indianapolis competed in the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics, then became a firefighter before his untimely death. A figure skater who grew up in Bloomington captured a bronze medal at the 1988 Calgary Olympics. Also at those Winter Olympics in Calgary, a brother and sister from Marion, Ind., drew national attention because of their hard-luck story and their hometown's efforts to support their dreams.

It's time to return to the sport of Speed Skating and speak to a legend of the sport in five-time American Olympic medallist Chad Hedrick about his incredible skating career! We find out how Chad was literally born with skates on his feet and how this enabled him to dominate the sport in both inline and speed skating. We also learn how a trip to the 1988 Calgary Olympics didn't turn out how it perhaps should've and how close he felt he came to making a different Olympics had things played out differently. Added to this we learn which Olympic medal he won that means the most to him and just how he feels knowing he was the last person to beat the legendary Sven Kramer at an Olympics in the 5000m. It's an amazing chat that you won't want to miss!

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 139, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Animals In Paradise 1: The largest animal in paradise is this biblical one that swallowed a person whole. (Jonah's) whale. 2: A bird called the Hoopoe of Bilquis is on the list, Bilqis being a name for the biblical queen of this place. Sheba. 3: Solomon talked to this industrious insect that was later allowed into paradise. ant. 4: The ram he sacrificed instead of his son is in the fold. Abraham. 5: His mount Al-Buraq was allowed into heaven. Muhammad. Round 2. Category: World History 1: This Irish castle famous for its "stone" was built by Cormac MacCarthy about 1446. the Blarney. 2: Born in 12 A.D., this cruel and unbalanced Roman emperor was a great-grandson of Mark Antony. Caligula. 3: On Feb. 10, 1840 Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha married her. Victoria. 4: This battleship on which the WWII Japanese surrender terms were signed saw combat during the Gulf War. U.S.S. Missouri. 5: In 1513 this Spaniard made the first recorded European exploration of what is now the U.S. mainland. Ponce de Leon. Round 3. Category: Cemeteries 1: Although Emile Zola's gravestone still rests at this city's Cimetiere de Montmartre, his body was moved to the Pantheon. Paris. 2: With more than 1 million burials, Rookwood Necropolis in this largest Aussie city is one of the world's largest. Sydney. 3: About 250 people were buried in this Tombstone, Arizona Cemetery from 1878 to 1884, including Billy Clanton. Boot Hill. 4: The world's largest historical mosaic, "The Birth Of Liberty", can be found at this Southern Calif. cemetery. Forest Lawn. 5: 368 American servicemen from WWI are buried in this "field", a U.S. Military cemetery near Waregem, Belgium. Flanders Field. Round 4. Category: Canadian Songbirds 1: In December 2007 this chanteuse gave her last performance of the Vegas spectacular "A New Day". Celine Dion. 2: This singer from Halifax, Nova Scotia had hits with "Adia" and "Sweet Surrender". Sarah McLachlan. 3: She must be a Keith Jackson fan, as she titled one of her albums "Whoa, Nelly!". Nelly Furtado. 4: She put her initials on duets of "Crying" with Roy Orbison and "What A Wonderful World" with Tony Bennett. k.d. lang. 5: Leslie is the first name of this "1234" singer who was a dancer at the 1988 Calgary Olympics. Feist. Round 5. Category: Celebrity Dog Breeds 1: Snoopy. a Beagle. 2: Beethoven. a Saint Bernard. 3: Perdita and Pongo. Dalmatian. 4: Eddie on "Frasier". a Jack Russell Terrier. 5: Buddy of "Air Bud" fame. a Golden Retriever. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

Comedian and NPR host Ophira Eisenberg dishes on how she chose her son's name and where she gets her trail mix from. The ladies discuss the unfair expectations of new moms versus new dads. Kyle shares a news article about a baby with 3 penises.

It was Brian vs. Brian at the 1988 Calgary Olympics, where only one could be crowned the best male figure skating champion in the world.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ocho and Ortiz return this week with another movie review. On this episode we review the 1993 classic, Cool Runnings. Cool Runnings is based around the true story of the first ever Jamacian Bobsled team, as they fight to compete at the 1988 Calgary Olympics. This movie also marks the last film John Candy completed before he passed away. We now have merch! Teespring: https://www.teespring.com/stores/ocho-and-ortiz Spreadshirt: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/ochoandortizdisneypod Thank you to the Executive Producer of this episode, W.L We also now have a Patreon, so please support us there: https://patreon.com/OchoAndOrtizDisneyPod Please be sure to hit that follow/subscribe button - we would be grateful and appreciative if you did. Please feel free to give this episode a like or rating, share it on social media, leave us a comment. Other places to find the podcast: Podbean - https://bit.ly/2wu5Zr5 Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2y1sC6J Stitcher - https://bit.ly/3caqxUG Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2XsR5wy Get some Ocho and Ortiz Wrestling merch - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/OchoAndOrtiz Teepublic - http://teepublic.com/Ocho-And-Ortiz Pro Wrestling Tees - http://prowrestlingtees.com/OchoAndOrtiz Twitter: http://twitter.com/OchoOrtizDisney Instagram: https://instagram.com/OchoAndOrtizDisneyPod Facebook: https://facebook.com/OchoAndOrtizDisneyPod Glitter Blast by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4707-glitter-blast License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ #Disney #podcasts #Toronto #OchoAndOrtiz #DisneyPodcast #PopCulture #WaltDisneyCompany #WaltDisney  #CoolRunnings #ClassicFilms #Olympics #1988 #JohnCandy #DougEDoug Jamaica #bobsled #JamaicanBobsledTeam #Calgary #Olympics #OchoAndOrtizDisneyPodcast

If you grew up in Canada is the 80's, the Calgary Olympics were a huge deal. One of the big stories was the Jamaican Bobsled team's entry. A few years later Disney decided to make a movie loosely based on their story. Cool Runnings was a major sucess, but was it any good? Listen as the Reel Sports team discuss.   Find us on Instagram at reelsportspodcast, on Twitter @reelsportspodc1, and facebook reelsportspodcast. Feel free to contact us reelsportspodcast@gmail.com

Eighty Eight Brewing’s Jordan Saracini joins the podcast this week for a chat about the Olympics, 80s music, nostalgia, pizza, and of course excellent craft beer.Jordan and his partners’ origin story is a common one in the craft beer industry - a group of friends who started homebrewing together back in late 2013. The level at which they started brewing was a little less common however, skipping over brewing kits and jumping straight to whole grain. Within just a few years they’d decided to take their brews public, incorporating Eighty Eight Brewing in 2017 and opening the doors the following year. When this episode releases their two year anniversary is just around the corner on August 22nd.Anyone who has visited the taproom or even seen their cans will be immediately familiar with the brewery’s iconic design. The branding is heavily inspired by the 1988 Calgary Olympics (if the name wasn’t a dead giveaway) as well as all things ‘80s. This theme runs deep, from their labelling to their beer names to the decor in the taproom. If amazing beer and artwork wasn’t enough, Eighty Eight is also famous as the home of Noble Pie, which Jordan describes as “on a whole other level” and clearly many folks agree with him, since it is not uncommon for people to line up at the taproom before the doors have even opened to get one of their own.Our nostalgia theme continues into our chat with Mama T, when we exchange some celebrity impressions, and discuss who on Beverly Hills 90210 we would have dated. We also theorize on what it might be like to add mandatory alcohol to professional sports.— Have a question for Mama T? A story from the bottom of a beer can? Send it in and we’ll read it anonymously on-air! DM us on instagram @wildrosebrewery or email it to Nick - nmcmorrow@wildrosebrewery.comWild Rose Brewery: taproom | website | instagram | twitterJordan Saracini - Eighty Eight Brewing: website | instagram | twitter

The difficult second album is here - 1988. Super guns and super sons on the horizon, analysis of the sporting year and Brian summarises the history of a midlands town and the Middle East barely pausing for breath. A wild Alan appears. A toast ban, Brian's own action movie story and monkeys all feature...Instagram & Twitter https://mobile.twitter.com/halflifeofbrian Glitch by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/

Are we gonna win the race to foot the bill of 2026's Winter Olympic Games? On this episode of The Raben Report, we race to figure out why Calgary is planning to bid on yet another Olympic Games. If Montreal and Vancouver have never bid since their games, why does Calgary continue? Find out who gets gold based on their answers on today's episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/therabenreport/support

In this Episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports, we sit down with three-time Stanley Cup champion Andy Moog. He won his cups with the legendary Oiler's teams of the 80s, took the Bruins to the Finals and shared a Jennings in Boston as well. In between he...well, see for yourself how he was forced to suit up for the 1988 Calgary Olympics. We've known that Andy was that guy who wore the iTech bubble but it was still incredible to hear it from Moog himself exactly what made it happen. Moog was a fascinating person to chat with about the modern game, his approach to coaching goaltenders at the Okanagan Hockey Academy and with the WHL Portland Winterhawks and how many of the assets he brought to his own style of goaltending are becoming increasingly important today. This episode is released the day before Brian's new Optik 2 is released at retail. Cam and Woody look at the features and changes in the new gear. Once you've had a listen, head over to our review of the Optik 2 - we've been testing it for several weeks now and as you might expect, we were impressed.

Dean Cadre is a consultant with IG Wealth Management in Saskatoon. He is a Pillar Award winner and conducts financial literacy seminars at public and private events in the city. Dean attended the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and graduated from the Cinema, Television, Stage and Radio Arts program in 1986. Some of his first work in television was at the Calgary Olympics in 1988. In 1993 he relocated to Nagoya Japan, the country’s 3 rd largest city, and returned to Canada in 2008. While in Japan he worked for Oak Lawn Marketing, one of Japan’s largest television shopping companies and hosted his own radio show on Radio-I 79.5FM from 2001-2008. During his last 4 years in Japan, Dean was also the sales and marketing manager for a large vehicle exporter and negotiated trade with the Ambassador’s from several sub Saharan African nations. Dean and his wife Yuko moved to Saskatoon in June of 2013 with their now 4 year old daughter Julia. He is fluent in Japanese and enjoys the outdoors and camping with family. Dean hopes his energy and experience will help shape Saskatchewan in new and positive ways. Dean G. Cadre 300, 203 Stonebridge Blvd Saskatoon, SK S7T0G3 Ph: +1-306-955-9190 ext. 302 Em: Dean.Cadre@investorsgroup.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/3keyswithdiacre/support

In this episode, we’ll meet Trip Hawkins, gaming pioneer and the creator of John Madden Football (now Madden NFL), which was released in 1988.  He’ll tell us how this legendary coach and TV commentator became a video game icon. Plus, Adam and I discuss the bizarre halftime show at  the 1988 Super Bowl, Kirk Gibson’s historic World Series home run, and how Game 7 of the NBA Finals ended in chaos. Goodies: YouTube Playlist: All the events we talk about in this episode are included here, plus some other memorable moments from 1988 - including Katerina Witt and Dan Jansen at the Calgary Olympics, Flo Jo at the Seoul Olympics, and the Redskins vs. the Broncos in Super Bowl XXII. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-QIebsQ9_QPgSRoK780jiC782r4Lh13S

On this weeks Good Guys, Bad Takes we talk Calgary's Olympic Vote, The WWE, The NFL and the NHL. If you like this podcast rate us on iTunes and Spotify!Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/GoodGuysBadTakeFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/GoodGuysBadTake

On this weeks Good Guys, Bad Takes we talk Calgary's Olympic Vote, The WWE, The NFL and the NHL. If you like this podcast rate us on iTunes and Spotify!Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/GoodGuysBadTakeFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/GoodGuysBadTake

Today we're discussing last week's business news - the Calgary Olympic bid and Amazon's new headquarters. We're challenging ourselves, and our Luscious Hustlers, to go one level deeper and to examine the money mindsets behind the debate. Because identifying where there is a lack money mindset (in the news and in your business) is the first step to overcoming it. ============= HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE: Why you need to get clear on your own beliefs around money [ 8:43 ] What it means to make a date with your money [ 11:11 ] How to reframe your business expenses [ 13:52 ]

On this weeks Good Guys, Bad Takes we talk Calgary's Olympic Vote, The WWE, The NFL and the NHL. If you like this podcast rate us on iTunes and Spotify!Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/GoodGuysBadTakeFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/GoodGuysBadTake

On this weeks Good Guys, Bad Takes we talk Calgary's Olympic Vote, The WWE, The NFL and the NHL. If you like this podcast rate us on iTunes and Spotify!Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/GoodGuysBadTakeFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/GoodGuysBadTake

In this episode of the Toque, Matt and Andres talk about the failed Calgary olympic city vote and US midterm elections. They also discuss the NHL's concussion lawsuit and the upgraded rail line to Churchill. Music is Kurt Vile - Freeway The Tall Pines - The Key

So it has been a while, and I cover a few things, lets list them: Calgary Olympic bid plebiscite, Ace combat 7, Nintendo's new version of the Switch being released in 2019, Stardew Valley, California Wildfires, Canada's marijuana problems post legalization, and finally the worst year to be alive in human history. Not the longest episode but I feel like you all deserve something since September 26. More soon. Jaws Out.

Hour 1 of the program this weekend features a look at the Podium powered by Purica including the 2026 Calgary Olympic bid, the Bulls & Bears including Gary Bettman, as well as a conversation with the Minister of Science and Sport Kirsty Duncan on the topic of concussions, and much more.

The Podium powered by Purica highlights the top 3 sport business stories of the week, which includes the CFL playoffs, as well as the NHL concussion lawsuit and the rejection of a 2026 Calgary Olympic bid.

This weeks edition of the Bulls & Bears which highlights the biggest winners and losers in the business of sport. The bulls of the week include the NHL and the concussion lawsuit and the bears include the NFL and the Calgary Olympic bid.

The Sprawl sits down with Mayor Naheed Nenshi to discuss his role in Calgary's Olympic pursuits. Why did he refrain from championing the bid early on—and what's changed? Also: the city can't afford all the mega-projects on the horizon and Olympics consistently go over budget. How would Calgary keep its Games truly lean and mean?

Mitch and Dimitri discuss the 2026 Calgary Olympic bid and what side of the fence they are on. The boys also talk about Mitch's Vegas excursion, Gout winning in the scorecards, Coaches getting fired, UFC Cormier's amazing physique and mic skills, Mayweather fighting the guy from Tekken 5, How Calgary boxing promoters suck, NFL Week 9, NHL, SPORTSFOLIO and MAGA vs MALAKA.   Thank you:  www.macromindmedia.com www.agapegreekradio.com www.alchemystudio.ca Follow us:  www.reallockerroomtalk.com @mitchanddimitri

Kevin and Charles are back and talking Esports championships. They continue to talk NFL, Calgary Olympics bid and Simone Biles. They cover NHL talk and they finish with the very busy week of NCAA football.

Bruce Dowbiggin discusses the Calgary Olympic bid.

Toronto Star Columnist Bruce Arthur joins First Up with Michael and Carlo to discuss the Calgary Olympic bid, the Maple Leafs vs Stars, Pascal Siakam's development and more.

The US President has visited Pittsburgh and has been met with anger and protests. He was there to extend condolences for those lost in the synagogue shooting. Guest - Rogers Smith, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania.; President, American Political Science Association, 2018-2019 The federal and provincial governments have reached an agreement on the funding proposal for the Calgary 2026 bid. Guest - Aurelio Perri, City Hall Reporter, 770 CHQR Kanye West says he's going to distance himself from politics aftera possible fallout over the Blexit concept. What is Blexit, and what is the situation? Guest - Elissa Freeman. Pop Culture expert. Public Relations Consultant, Huffington Post, Canada.com and PR Daily Call

The Calgary Olympic bid has been a dishonest mess from the very beginning. It’s become a Frankenstein monster, roughly sewn together in order to realize Mayor Naheed Nenshi’s dreams of a global scale legacy party for himself, paid for by the taxpayers of Canada. News of leaked conversations, secret meetings, behind the scenes deals, and duelling taxpayer federation associations cross-endorsing each other's cities, have solidified opposition to the bid and turned patriotic fans of the olympics into cynics. Over the course of 24 hours, the bid has been dead, resurrected, and then maybe dead again. It’s changing by the minute and costing money every step of the way. Join me tonight as I speak with William McBeath from Save Calgary, in an interview that we recorded Tuesday morning, way back when the Olympic bid was still dead in its grave. Watch as William explains how Calgary taxpayers got so far into this mess in the first place, and what we can do next to stop the bleeding at Calgary city hall.

The head of the Calgary Olympic bid talks to Ed Hula about the upcoming campaign to win a referendum for Calgary 2026.

While most will agree the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympic Games was an overall success and good for the City, Alberta and Canada, the bidding cost alone for the 2026 Games will be at least $30 million and the expenses for hosting the Games if Calgary is chosen, could top $8 billion, including interest, considering all three levels of Government are running deficits – hosting the 1988 Games cost less than $1 billion and turned a profit. The Alberta and Federal Governments have made their contribution to the 2026 Calgary Olympics conditional on a Nov 13, 2018 City of Calgary plebiscite. The non-binding plebiscite will offer two choices – for or against Calgary hosting. There are other key points to be sorted out as the City can't rely completely on its 1988 Winter Olympic infrastructure – a new hockey arena and other facilities are needed – and there are still questions about hosting some events outside of Calgary – possibly Whistler, B.C., and Edmonton. While hosting the 2026 Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games will no doubt generate a lot of economic investment and activety in the City of Calgary, the speaker will argue that all taxpayers will end up covering expenses to the tune of several billion dollars for operations, infrastructure and paying off the “mortgage” for such Olympics, including a whopping $1 billion for security measures He will also address whether or not Albertans get “bang for their buck” from such investments and if these expenses will be making proper and lasting use of tax dollars? Speaker: Tom Sindlinger Tom Sindlinger is a Canadian Economist with a focus on the marketing of natural resources and transportation, and governance. He is a former elected PC member of the Alberta Legislative Assembly and has successfully completed 18 international projects in 12 countries for both private and public entities (such as the Canadian International Development Agency; The National Democratic Institute in Washington; and, The Jimmy Carter Center in Atlanta). Moderator: Dylan Purcell Date: Thursday, September 13, 2018 Time: Doors open 11:30 am, Presentation 12 noon, buffet lunch 12:30 pm, Q&A 1 – 1:30 pm Location: Royal Canadian Legion (north door) 324 Mayor Magrath Dr. S. Lethbridge Cost:$14 buffet lunch with desert & coffee/tea/juice or $2 coffee/tea/juice. RSVP not required

While most will agree the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympic Games was an overall success and good for the City, Alberta and Canada, the bidding cost alone for the 2026 Games will be at least $30 million and the expenses for hosting the Games if Calgary is chosen, could top $8 billion, including interest, considering all three levels of Government are running deficits – hosting the 1988 Games cost less than $1 billion and turned a profit. The Alberta and Federal Governments have made their contribution to the 2026 Calgary Olympics conditional on a Nov 13, 2018 City of Calgary plebiscite. The non-binding plebiscite will offer two choices – for or against Calgary hosting. There are other key points to be sorted out as the City can't rely completely on its 1988 Winter Olympic infrastructure – a new hockey arena and other facilities are needed – and there are still questions about hosting some events outside of Calgary – possibly Whistler, B.C., and Edmonton. While hosting the 2026 Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games will no doubt generate a lot of economic investment and activety in the City of Calgary, the speaker will argue that all taxpayers will end up covering expenses to the tune of several billion dollars for operations, infrastructure and paying off the “mortgage” for such Olympics, including a whopping $1 billion for security measures He will also address whether or not Albertans get “bang for their buck” from such investments and if these expenses will be making proper and lasting use of tax dollars? Speaker: Tom Sindlinger Tom Sindlinger is a Canadian Economist with a focus on the marketing of natural resources and transportation, and governance. He is a former elected PC member of the Alberta Legislative Assembly and has successfully completed 18 international projects in 12 countries for both private and public entities (such as the Canadian International Development Agency; The National Democratic Institute in Washington; and, The Jimmy Carter Center in Atlanta). Moderator: Dylan Purcell Date: Thursday, September 13, 2018 Time: Doors open 11:30 am, Presentation 12 noon, buffet lunch 12:30 pm, Q&A 1 – 1:30 pm Location: Royal Canadian Legion (north door) 324 Mayor Magrath Dr. S. Lethbridge Cost:$14 buffet lunch with desert & coffee/tea/juice or $2 coffee/tea/juice. RSVP not required

While most will agree the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympic Games was an overall success and good for the City, Alberta and Canada, the bidding cost alone for the 2026 Games will be at least $30 million and the expenses for hosting the Games if Calgary is chosen, could top $8 billion, including interest, considering all three levels of Government are running deficits – hosting the 1988 Games cost less than $1 billion and turned a profit. The Alberta and Federal Governments have made their contribution to the 2026 Calgary Olympics conditional on a Nov 13, 2018 City of Calgary plebiscite. The non-binding plebiscite will offer two choices – for or against Calgary hosting. There are other key points to be sorted out as the City can't rely completely on its 1988 Winter Olympic infrastructure – a new hockey arena and other facilities are needed – and there are still questions about hosting some events outside of Calgary – possibly Whistler, B.C., and Edmonton. While hosting the 2026 Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games will no doubt generate a lot of economic investment and activety in the City of Calgary, the speaker will argue that all taxpayers will end up covering expenses to the tune of several billion dollars for operations, infrastructure and paying off the “mortgage” for such Olympics, including a whopping $1 billion for security measures He will also address whether or not Albertans get “bang for their buck” from such investments and if these expenses will be making proper and lasting use of tax dollars? Speaker: Tom Sindlinger Tom Sindlinger is a Canadian Economist with a focus on the marketing of natural resources and transportation, and governance. He is a former elected PC member of the Alberta Legislative Assembly and has successfully completed 18 international projects in 12 countries for both private and public entities (such as the Canadian International Development Agency; The National Democratic Institute in Washington; and, The Jimmy Carter Center in Atlanta). Moderator: Dylan Purcell Date: Thursday, September 13, 2018 Time: Doors open 11:30 am, Presentation 12 noon, buffet lunch 12:30 pm, Q&A 1 – 1:30 pm Location: Royal Canadian Legion (north door) 324 Mayor Magrath Dr. S. Lethbridge Cost:$14 buffet lunch with desert & coffee/tea/juice or $2 coffee/tea/juice. RSVP not required

While most will agree the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympic Games was an overall success and good for the City, Alberta and Canada, the bidding cost alone for the 2026 Games will be at least $30 million and the expenses for hosting the Games if Calgary is chosen, could top $8 billion, including interest, considering all three levels of Government are running deficits – hosting the 1988 Games cost less than $1 billion and turned a profit. The Alberta and Federal Governments have made their contribution to the 2026 Calgary Olympics conditional on a Nov 13, 2018 City of Calgary plebiscite. The non-binding plebiscite will offer two choices – for or against Calgary hosting. There are other key points to be sorted out as the City can't rely completely on its 1988 Winter Olympic infrastructure – a new hockey arena and other facilities are needed – and there are still questions about hosting some events outside of Calgary – possibly Whistler, B.C., and Edmonton. While hosting the 2026 Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games will no doubt generate a lot of economic investment and activety in the City of Calgary, the speaker will argue that all taxpayers will end up covering expenses to the tune of several billion dollars for operations, infrastructure and paying off the “mortgage” for such Olympics, including a whopping $1 billion for security measures He will also address whether or not Albertans get “bang for their buck” from such investments and if these expenses will be making proper and lasting use of tax dollars? Speaker: Tom Sindlinger Tom Sindlinger is a Canadian Economist with a focus on the marketing of natural resources and transportation, and governance. He is a former elected PC member of the Alberta Legislative Assembly and has successfully completed 18 international projects in 12 countries for both private and public entities (such as the Canadian International Development Agency; The National Democratic Institute in Washington; and, The Jimmy Carter Center in Atlanta). Moderator: Dylan Purcell Date: Thursday, September 13, 2018 Time: Doors open 11:30 am, Presentation 12 noon, buffet lunch 12:30 pm, Q&A 1 – 1:30 pm Location: Royal Canadian Legion (north door) 324 Mayor Magrath Dr. S. Lethbridge Cost:$14 buffet lunch with desert & coffee/tea/juice or $2 coffee/tea/juice. RSVP not required

We learned this week there will be more city money required in the Calgary Olympic bid process to set up so-called a city secretariat.  Rob talks with Chris Dempsey who was a co-founder of No Boston Olympics for some perspective.

The Olympics has become a hot topic, not only in the Bow Valley, but also across Canada. On this episode of Downstream, producer Aryn Toombs speaks to Mayor John Borrowman about Canmore's possible involvement in a 2026 Calgary Olympic bid, the current state of the bid co, and his takeaways from visiting the games in Korea earlier this year.

Calgary City Councillor and chair of the City's Olympic Committee Evan Woolley joins Angela to explain the approach he and the commmittee intends to take in furthering the decision-making process of whether to host the 2026 Winter Games.

Joe McFarland from Global News Radio, 770 CHQR sat down with Dan Carson and had a great conversation about the Calgary Olympic bid.

This week we discuss Airbnb, once a champion for personal travel, now a lifeless commodity server farm for tourists. Calgary Olympics 1988 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Winter_Olympics Air BnB genesis story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16cM-RFid9U Air BnB racism https://medium.com/stay-woke/i-read-about-this-phenomenon-of-black-people-being-rejected-on-airbnb-f36dd3ab0375 AirBnB nondiscriminitory Terms and Conditions https://www.airbnb.ca/help/article/1405/airbnb-s-nondiscrimination-policy--our-commitment-to-inclusion-and-respect?locale=en&topic=533 Wattpad https://www.wattpad.com/ Indigenous land rights (Toronto) http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/territorial-acknowledgements-indigenous-1.4175136 WeWork https://www.wework.com/ Kara Swisher on renting a hotel by the minute https://tunein.com/radio/Too-Embarrassed-to-Ask-p824604/?topicId=119360633 Ace Hotel http://www.acehotel.com/ AirBnB storyboards (Snow White project) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT7Irq8YuSo Inside the Tornado, Geoffrey A. Moore https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61336.Inside_the_Tornado Jack Trout, max 80% market saturation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Trout Airbnb vs Berlin http://www.airbnbvsberlin.com/ Lightphone https://www.thelightphone.com/

Feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme, get on up ..... It's Bobsled Time! Coooooooool Runnings!  Happy Winter Olympics everyone! We celebrated by watching this epic underdog film from 1993.  Based on true events - there was a real Jamaican bobsled team that slid their way to the Calgary Olympics in 1988. Starring John Candy and some no name but incredibly charismatic faux Jamaicans actors, this movie taught us that it's not always about winning and that even if you've never seen snow or ice or even a bobsled before, that shouldn't stop you from achieving your Winter Olympic dreams! We'll chat about all the scary sled events at the Winter Olympics, induct Junior into the Sweetie Club, and try to come to a consensus of why white dudes were running around in the mid 90s with Rastafarian caps with fake dreads!  Theme song performed by Deidre Cullen. Logo designed by Frankie Donlon. Follow us on Twitter @TheSweetieClub and on Instagram @LargeMargeSentUs

On this episode of the Toque Podcast - Grahaeme Cowie joins Matt and Andres. They discuss a recent situation at Laurier University surrounding a video featuring Jordan Peterson. They discuss the potential for a 2026 Olympic bid in Calgary and Grahaeme gives the Toque insight into the season so far for the Edmonton Oilers. Music included in this episode is The Key by The Tall Pines.

Councillor Shane Keating joins Angela Kokott to discuss a possible Olympic bid and a city administration report that suggests another $2 million to continue exploring the idea.

Tristin Hopper with the National Post discusses why the Calgary Olympic may not be the smartest move.

A very special and exciting episode of Off The Podium today as we speak to one of the original members of the iconic Jamaican bobsleigh team Devon Harris! In this fun chat, Devon takes us through the story of how he became a member of the team for the 1988 Calgary Olympics, as well as talking about his return efforts during the 1992 & 1998 Olympics. He also gives us an insight into the future of the sport in the country and why he believes it won't be long until they can win their first ever Winter Olympic medal, as well as giving his views on the 1993 movie inspired by the story of his team, Cool Runnings.

In Part 2 of my conversation with Warren Hansen, we'll dive deep into the Winter Olympics.  Warren will share how curling came to be a demonstration sport in 1988 and the efforts involved to secure status as a full medal event in 1998.  You might be surprised to hear how it was nearly dropped, because of a Canadian, and may have been saved by a Japanese billionaire.  Warren will also address the controversy surrounding the Curling Trials for those Calgary Olympics and the clash with Ed Werenich.  He'll return to the 1974 Silver Broom and explain how it shaped his future.   Warren shares the challenges of putting a Brier in an NHL arena, creation of the Continental Cup and Mixed Doubles, the "Brier Boycott" era and his thoughts on the modern game. Next Episode: Ed Lukowich

Colin grew up in "The country," in the north of Scotland, an area very much like the Kootenays. From the age of four he can recall a strong bond between himself and nature. After an injury just prior to the 1988 Calgary Olympics derailed his ski racing career, Colin put his talents towards making the world a cleaner, greener and leaner place. His noble goal was to make sure his son could grow up in a world where he could tell the seasons by the snow starting the fall and the salmon spawning up river. He recently moved to Rossland,BC where he as co-founder he heads up sales and strategy. Figbytes, a robust, industry leading business that is helping everyone from countries to airports to universities achieve their sustainability goal. If he is successful in that, he may just get his lifelong goal of a cleaner and still snowy planet for his son.

Councillor Druh Farrell joins Rob on air to chat about some questions they have about the composition of the Calgary Olympics exploration committee. You can read Rob's blog on it here:  http://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/breakenridge-study-into-olympic-bid-must-be-rigorous

Debi Thomas, American figure skater, Bronze medalist 1988, Calgary Olympic games. First black ever to medal in the history of the winter games. Educated at Stanford University and Northwestern University School of Medicine. Orthopedic surgeon, specializing in hip and knee replacement. Most recently, featured on Oprah Winfrey, portrayed by her and news outlets around the world as someone who’s life has completely fallen apart. It has been reported that Debi has Bipolar Disorder, has gone bankrupt, and is living in a bug invested trailer with her abusive boyfriend and his two children. In this one hour interview, Debi fights back against her detractors and tells her story.

Download MP3 ニュージーランド出身のアナと、アメリカ出身のマーティーンを迎えてのトークも最終回となりました。今回は、二人がニュージーランドとアメリカで最近人気の映画を紹介します。 「異文化ディスカッション」では、広島大学に学ぶ留学生をゲストに招き、東広島での学生生活や、身近な話題について、英語で話してもらいます。 聞き手：Joe Lauer（広島大学外国語教育研究センタ―） （中級〜上級向け） Image credit: (C) John Lamonica via Wikimedia CC BY-SA 3.0. ＊毎月第１週は「異文化ディスカッション」をお届けします。 ＊エントリーの「スクリプトを見る」をクリックすると、番組内で使われている表現を見ることができます（スクリプトは表示されません）。 ※今月も引き続きYouTubeによる配信を試験的に実施しています。上記の画面をクリックして番組をお楽しみください。Popular Movies Wisconsin = a state north of Chicago to catch on to = to be able to understand particles = 不変化詞　※ここでは日本語の助詞のこと。 radicals = （漢字の）部首 reasonably = relatively, fairly, moderately of all-time = ever "The Terminator" = a 1984 science fiction action movie, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger a cyborg = a person whose body is partly like a robot a revolution = 革命 "End of Watch" = a 2012 crime drama intense = high pressure like = um to make sacrifices = to give up or lose something in order to get something else relatively = かなり、to some extent a street cop = a police officer usually dealing with various crimes daily prior to = before "Drumline" = a 2002 musical drama to go off to = to go away to (especially far away, for a long time) on a scholarship = receiving money for school, 奨学金 "Princes Mononoke" = a 1997 epic historical fantasy anime, written by Hayao Miyazaki feudal = 封建 mining = 鉱業、鉱山の to mediate = to help reach an agreement between two arguing groups, 調停する "V for Vendetta" = a 2006 political thriller Guy Fawkes = a man, living at the time of Ieyasu Tokugawa, who tried to kill the British king. Today, Guy Fawkes Night is a fun little holiday in early November, featuring a bonfire and/or fireworks. to blow up = to explode, 破裂する Parliament = the British part of government which makes laws a rebel = a revolutionary guy, a radical to overthrow (a government) = （政府を）倒す "Cool Runnings" = a 1993 sports film Jamaican = related to Jamaica, a Caribbean island bobsledding = The Winter Olympics sport the Calgary Olympics = the event which was in central Canada in 1988 "Freedom Writers" = a 2007 drama poverty-bound Los Angeles = the constantly poor area of LA to be fresh out of = to have just graduated from to go to court = to get taken to court, 裁判沙汰になる to skip (school or classes) = サボる a diary = a journal, 日記 a gang = a group of people (usually involved in crime or bad behavior) to be portrayed = to be described in a certain way a motivational speaker = a person who tries to motivate others, such as a famous athlete, or a successful businessman, or (in this case) a person who had a terrible life but became a winner "Interstellar" = a 2014 science fiction movie crops = 作物 an expedition = a group of explorers a wormhole = a (perhaps) possible shortcut to faraway places in the universe to check out = to investigate to be inhabitable = people can live there a drum roll = continuous beating of the drum when something exciting is going to happen "The School of Rock" = a 2003 comedy starring Jack Black to kick (someone) out = to get rid of (someone) a substitute teacher = （米）臨時教師, 代行教師 a Battle of the Bands competition = a contest between music bands, with the winner usually decided by the audience reaction "The Dark Night" = a 2008 Batman action film Heath Ledger = a young Australian actor who suddenly died a few months after making the movie Christian Bale = a British actor who also starred in the 2012 movie "The Dark Knight Rises" "I haven't gotten around to it" = I haven't had a chance/ opportunity" "Batman Begins" = a 2005 film the Joker = the bad guy in the movie to wreak havoc = to cause a huge number of problems

Download MP3 ニュージーランド出身のアナと、アメリカ出身のマーティーンを迎えてのトークも最終回となりました。今回は、二人がニュージーランドとアメリカで最近人気の映画を紹介します。 「異文化ディスカッション」では、広島大学に学ぶ留学生をゲストに招き、東広島での学生生活や、身近な話題について、英語で話してもらいます。 聞き手：Joe Lauer（広島大学外国語教育研究センタ―） （中級〜上級向け） Image credit: (C) John Lamonica via Wikimedia CC BY-SA 3.0. ＊毎月第１週は「異文化ディスカッション」をお届けします。 ＊エントリーの「スクリプトを見る」をクリックすると、番組内で使われている表現を見ることができます（スクリプトは表示されません）。 ※今月も引き続きYouTubeによる配信を試験的に実施しています。上記の画面をクリックして番組をお楽しみください。Popular Movies Wisconsin = a state north of Chicago to catch on to = to be able to understand particles = 不変化詞　※ここでは日本語の助詞のこと。 radicals = （漢字の）部首 reasonably = relatively, fairly, moderately of all-time = ever "The Terminator" = a 1984 science fiction action movie, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger a cyborg = a person whose body is partly like a robot a revolution = 革命 "End of Watch" = a 2012 crime drama intense = high pressure like = um to make sacrifices = to give up or lose something in order to get something else relatively = かなり、to some extent a street cop = a police officer usually dealing with various crimes daily prior to = before "Drumline" = a 2002 musical drama to go off to = to go away to (especially far away, for a long time) on a scholarship = receiving money for school, 奨学金 "Princes Mononoke" = a 1997 epic historical fantasy anime, written by Hayao Miyazaki feudal = 封建 mining = 鉱業、鉱山の to mediate = to help reach an agreement between two arguing groups, 調停する "V for Vendetta" = a 2006 political thriller Guy Fawkes = a man, living at the time of Ieyasu Tokugawa, who tried to kill the British king. Today, Guy Fawkes Night is a fun little holiday in early November, featuring a bonfire and/or fireworks. to blow up = to explode, 破裂する Parliament = the British part of government which makes laws a rebel = a revolutionary guy, a radical to overthrow (a government) = （政府を）倒す "Cool Runnings" = a 1993 sports film Jamaican = related to Jamaica, a Caribbean island bobsledding = The Winter Olympics sport the Calgary Olympics = the event which was in central Canada in 1988 "Freedom Writers" = a 2007 drama poverty-bound Los Angeles = the constantly poor area of LA to be fresh out of = to have just graduated from to go to court = to get taken to court, 裁判沙汰になる to skip (school or classes) = サボる a diary = a journal, 日記 a gang = a group of people (usually involved in crime or bad behavior) to be portrayed = to be described in a certain way a motivational speaker = a person who tries to motivate others, such as a famous athlete, or a successful businessman, or (in this case) a person who had a terrible life but became a winner "Interstellar" = a 2014 science fiction movie crops = 作物 an expedition = a group of explorers a wormhole = a (perhaps) possible shortcut to faraway places in the universe to check out = to investigate to be inhabitable = people can live there a drum roll = continuous beating of the drum when something exciting is going to happen "The School of Rock" = a 2003 comedy starring Jack Black to kick (someone) out = to get rid of (someone) a substitute teacher = （米）臨時教師, 代行教師 a Battle of the Bands competition = a contest between music bands, with the winner usually decided by the audience reaction "The Dark Night" = a 2008 Batman action film Heath Ledger = a young Australian actor who suddenly died a few months after making the movie Christian Bale = a British actor who also starred in the 2012 movie "The Dark Knight Rises" "I haven't gotten around to it" = I haven't had a chance/ opportunity" "Batman Begins" = a 2005 film the Joker = the bad guy in the movie to wreak havoc = to cause a huge number of problems

“They might even replace the dog as the family pet.” ‘Tis the holiday season, which means it's time for another Next Reel Christmas movie, and how better to share in the joy and festivities of the Christmas season than with some wacky laughs and slimy gore from Joe Dante's 1984 horror comedy “Gremlins.” Join us – Pete Wright and Andy Nelson – as we celebrate another end of the year with some holiday cheer (and mayhem), this time with Gizmo, Stripe, Billy, Kate, Mrs. Deagle, Barney and the rest of the residents of Kingston Falls (aka Universal's backlot). We talk about our impressions of this film from when we were young and how those changed (or didn't) since then. We chat about the actors, from Zach Galligan and Phoebe Cates to Polly Holliday and Howie Mandel, and what they brought to the table. We discuss Jerry Goldsmith's score and why it works really well for Andy while not so much for Pete. We talk about Chris Walas and his creature effects, and banter about the script and how it really is pretty simplistic. And we touch on what Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante and Chris Columbus all bring to the table here. It's a fun film, one that certainly seems to have held up better for Andy than it has for Pete, and definitely fun to talk about. Check the movie out then tune in! Film Sundries Watch this film: iTunes • Amazon Script Transcript Original theatrical trailer Original poster artwork Art of the Title Flickchart “Falling Hare” — Looney Toons 1943 Trailers of the Week Andy's Trailer: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot — “Tina Fey usually cracks me up. Sure, she's had some fumbles, but I will always give her a chance. The fact that this is based on a true story makes it all the more interesting to me. Plus, Alfred Molina with a great big bushy beard!” Pete's Trailer: Eddie the Eagle — “Hugh Jackman as the crotchety coach of an underdog British ski jumper in the Calgary Olympics. Sure, it might be saccharine. But when he says ‘fly…'… yeah, that's going to be a tear jerker.”

“They might even replace the dog as the family pet.” ‘Tis the holiday season, which means it’s time for another Next Reel Christmas movie, and how better to share in the joy and festivities of the Christmas season than with some wacky laughs and slimy gore from Joe Dante’s 1984 horror comedy “Gremlins.” Join us – Pete Wright and Andy Nelson – as we celebrate another end of the year with some holiday cheer (and mayhem), this time with Gizmo, Stripe, Billy, Kate, Mrs. Deagle, Barney and the rest of the residents of Kingston Falls (aka Universal’s backlot). We talk about our impressions of this film from when we were young and how those changed (or didn’t) since then. We chat about the actors, from Zach Galligan and Phoebe Cates to Polly Holliday and Howie Mandel, and what they brought to the table. We discuss Jerry Goldsmith’s score and why it works really well for Andy while not so much for Pete. We talk about Chris Walas and his creature effects, and banter about the script and how it really is pretty simplistic. And we touch on what Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante and Chris Columbus all bring to the table here. It’s a fun film, one that certainly seems to have held up better for Andy than it has for Pete, and definitely fun to talk about. Check the movie out then tune in! Film Sundries Watch this film: iTunes • Amazon Script Transcript Original theatrical trailer Original poster artwork Art of the Title Flickchart “Falling Hare” — Looney Toons 1943 Trailers of the Week Andy’s Trailer: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot — “Tina Fey usually cracks me up. Sure, she’s had some fumbles, but I will always give her a chance. The fact that this is based on a true story makes it all the more interesting to me. Plus, Alfred Molina with a great big bushy beard!” Pete’s Trailer: Eddie the Eagle — “Hugh Jackman as the crotchety coach of an underdog British ski jumper in the Calgary Olympics. Sure, it might be saccharine. But when he says ‘fly…’… yeah, that’s going to be a tear jerker.”

What is it like to be in the Olympics and have a Disney blockbuster movie about your Olympic exploits? Steven Zhou and Youngjoo Ahn interview Devon Harris, Captain of the legendary Jamaican Bobsled Team that captured the hearts of the world at the 1988 Calgary Olympics. Cool Runnings was based on the amazing story. At the heart of Devon's message are the lessons of the power of persistence over obstacles in order to live one's best life. His mission is to bring this message of how everyone can keep on pushing and working for their dreams every day of their lives. The Keep On Pushing Foundation which he founded in 2006 aims to support and enhance the education of kids in disadvantaged communities around the globe. He is the author of the motivational children's book, Yes, I Can! and Keep On Pushing: Hot Lesson From Cool Runnings. Field Reporters Youngjoo Ahn and Mason Windatt bring their savvy insights to this Olympic presentation

What is it like to be in the Olympics and have a Disney blockbuster movie about your Olympic exploits? Steven Zhou and Youngjoo Ahn interview Devon Harris, Captain of the legendary Jamaican Bobsled Team that captured the hearts of the world at the 1988 Calgary Olympics. Cool Runnings was based on the amazing story. At the heart of Devon's message are the lessons of the power of persistence over obstacles in order to live one's best life. His mission is to bring this message of how everyone can keep on pushing and working for their dreams every day of their lives. The Keep On Pushing Foundation which he founded in 2006 aims to support and enhance the education of kids in disadvantaged communities around the globe. He is the author of the motivational children's book, Yes, I Can! and Keep On Pushing: Hot Lesson From Cool Runnings. Field Reporters Youngjoo Ahn and Mason Windatt bring their savvy insights to this Olympic presentation

February 28, 2008. Twenty years ago today, the Winter Olympics in Calgary (you can see the logo here) came to an end.  I talk about the Games, and recall one of the most memorable stories to come out of those sixteen days in Calgary.Today's episode music is from 'Duel Key Dreamer,' by Father Rock. Our theme music is composed and performed by Marc Rose.After the show is a promo for Decoder Ring Theatre, one of my favorite audio drama podcasts.  Go check 'em out.