Murray Wood: Maybe we're amazed
Some think Paul McCartney's voice sounded old and broken on Saturday Night Live. But Murray Wood says others found it be...
WITH GUEST HOST TAMARA CHERRY
8:30 – On Friday, President Donald Trump wrapped up a high-profile visit to China. He praised the trip and teased potential business deals even as Beijing stopped short of confirming any concrete agreements. For a deeper dive into this trip and the latest from Washington, guest host Tamara Cherry is joined by Reggie Cecchini, Washington correspondent and producer for Global News.
Listener Question: Are you more worried about China’s growing power — or America’s unpredictable decision making?
9:00 – Open phones – Tamara Cherry goes to the phones to chat with listeners about what’s on their minds today. Call 1-877-332-8255.
9:30 – Youth unemployment in Canada has risen to 14.3%, significantly higher than the overall national unemployment rate. This underscores a widening gap between education and access to early work experience. The Students Commission of Canada is calling for action from governments, schools and employers to expand entry-level opportunities for more people. Tamara Cherry speaks with Florence Bergeron, Incoming CEO of the Students Commission of Canada.
LQ: Are the young people in your lives having a hard time finding jobs?
10:00 – 980 CJME and 650 CKOM go live to cover the announcement from federal Defence Minister David McGuinty, who will provide details of future plans for the Snowbirds at 15 Wing Moose Jaw.
10:30 – From your phone screen to the big screen, you might recognize our next guest from TikTok! Grandma Sherry, a TikTok-famous Indigenous grandmother from Yorkton, joins the show to talk about her new APTN show called Grandma Sherry’s Kitchen, where she preserves Indigenous language and storytelling through food.
LQ: What is your favourite homemade dish?
11:00 – We’re all feeling the pinch at the grocery store, and it’s causing some to shift their own morals at the cash register and steal items in what’s being called “micro-looting” to fight back against corporate profits and economic inequity. Anthony Skeleton, professor at the University of Western Ontario in the Department of Philosophy, joins the show to talk about how outside forces can shift our own moral code and why people rationalize rule-breaking.
LQ: Is it okay to steal from big grocery chains? Is stealing ever “okay”?
11:30 – We just heard from a philosophy professor on why and how people justify rule-breaking and shifting morals when it comes to stealing from large corporations. But we want to know your thoughts! Have you ever stolen from a large corporation? Is stealing ever “okay”? Where do you draw the line? Call us at 1-877-332-8255 (TALK)!
12:00 – Young farmers in the agriculture industry are making big moves, managing businesses, navigating risk and driving innovation — and deserve to be treated as decision-makers, not checkboxes. That’s what Kaitlyn Kitzan, Treasurer of the Wheat Growers Association, thinks. She joins Tamara Cherry to discuss how industry leaders can improve how they communicate and engage with the future leaders of agriculture.
