March 23 Show Segments

8:30 – Jean Charest, Canada’s former deputy prime minister and the premier of Quebec from 2003-2012, has thrown his hat into the ring to replace Erin O’Toole as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Charest joins Gormley to tell us about his platform, why he feels he’s the right man for the job, and his thoughts on the confidence agreement announced yesterday between the Liberal government and the NDP.
LIVE: Jean Charest, CPC Leadership candidate, former deputy PM and Premier of Quebec

9:00 – Hour of the Big Stories… Open lines!

10:00 – In 2019, writer art historian Maya Asha McDonald, originally from Gimli, Manitoba, was invited to a black tie dinner in Moscow where she sat across from Russian President Vladimir Putin and discussed art and Russian art history. Just 22 years old at the time, McDonald said the experience was surreal, and she joins Gormley to tell us what she thought of Putin and why his dinnertime conversation left her worried for the survival of Ukraine’s artistic and cultural history.
LIVE: Maya Asha McDonald, writer, art historian, and advisor on cultural restitution

11:00 – It’s time for Saskatchewan’s Smartest Radio Listener! It’s your chance for fame, acclaim and to prove just how smart you are. Not only do you get bragging rights, you’ll win your exclusive Smartest Radio Listener t-shirt thanks to Little Town Apparel. Available ONLY to Saskatchewan Smartest Radio Listener winners.

12:00 – After the finale of Corner Gas: Animated in November of 2021, Saskatchewan Comedian Brent Butt is hitting the road for a stand-up comedy tour with stops in Saskatoon March 25, Regina April 2, and Prince Albert June 19. Butt joins Gormley to tell us about getting back on the road with stand-up comedy, and some of the topics he’ll be poking fun at along the way.
LIVE: Brent Butt, Comedian, comedian, creator and star of ‘Corner Gas’