Murray Wood: Who's scary... and who's scary good?
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week, in a specia...
8:30 – Will the Toronto Blue Jays clinch the 2025 World Series title tonight? Evan and Jamie Nye, co-host of The Green Zone on 980 CJME & 650 CKOM, talk Jays and Dodgers ahead of what could be the final game of the series.
Listener Question: Do you think the Blue Jays will pull off a World Series win tonight?
8:45 – Evan goes to the phones to take the Pulse of the People! Will the Jays pull off a win in game six or game seven to win the World Series? What say you? (We won’t speculate on any other outcomes…)
Listener Question: Do you think the Blue Jays will pull off a World Series win tonight?
9:00 – Open phones – Evan goes to the phones to chat with listeners about what’s on their minds today. Call 1-877-332-8255.
10:00 – Bugs ‘n Hugs – Every Friday, we open the phone lines and give you a chance to call out or commend anyone you think deserves it. Call 1-877-332-8255 and join the conversation!
11:00 – What time is it? It’s Eatin’ Time! with Belton Johnson – powered by the Saskatchewan Cattle Association! Grillmaster Belton Johnson joins Evan with his recipe for CROCKPOT BEEF RAMEN.
11:15 – World Sight Month is wrapping up, and the president and CEO for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB), Angela Bonfanti, is in Regina to present a leader in our province with an award for their commitment to the CNIB. She joins Evan to discuss why it’s important to mark this month and recognize the achievements of leaders in our province.
LQ: How accessible is your community for people with vision impairment? Are there areas that could use improvement?
11:30 – It’s time for Evan’s spookiest segment of the year! Craig Silliphant, The Movie Geek and pop culture critic, joins Evan to talk about what makes horror movies scary, why the genre is seeing so much action these days and the best horror movies of the year to kick off your Halloween!
LQ: What’s the horror movie you will actually rewatch?
12:00 – A 77-year-old plane crash in Saskatchewan has only just been officially documented. Operation Attaché, a 1948 U.S. Navy Beechcraft Expeditor flight, was a crash site that many were aware of, but its identity was not formally recorded after a major RCAF-led search — the biggest search and rescue in Canada at the time — found the five survivors of the Manitoba September 1948 crash from Churchill to The Pas. Documentarian Scott Woroniuk and historian David Riach join Evan to discuss the work that led to this journey and the documentation process for Lost in the Muskeg: The Plane Canada Forgot.
12:15 – Evan is excited to receive his copy of Youlogy, the board game developed by Shawn Bourassa, Saskatchewan registered nurse. Just in time for Halloween, Shawn joins the show to give Evan one of the first copies of the game that has just finished being printed!
LQ: What’s your favourite board game?
