Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
For Murray Wood, Easter brings to mind grandma's practical advice about repurposing, and some of life's little lessons.
8:30 – It’s all over but the crying. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers eliminated the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the CFL’s West Division final on Sunday, winning 20-13 at Mosaic Stadium in Regina. The Riders had plenty of chances to score the game-tying touchdown, but missed every one with the final pass attempt by injured QB Cody Fajardo bouncing off the crossbar. Rob Vanstone, Riders columnist for the Regina Leader Post, says missed opportunities cost the team a trip the 2019 Grey Cup, and he joins Gormley to discuss the game and look back at the Riders’ season.
LIVE: Rob Vanstone, Regina Leader-Post columnist covering the Riders since 1996, and author of “100 Things Roughrider Fans Should Know & Do Before they Die”
9:00 – The Hour of the Big Stories… Open Session
10:00 – Should people be fired for expressing offensive opinions? After Don Cherry’s rant about poppies on Hockey Night in Canada, many people called for his firing and SportsNet responded by removing Cherry from the program. In the fallout from Cherry’s firing, many of Cherry’s supporters also called for Jess Allen to be fired after the correspondent on CTV’s talk show “The Social” said her experience with hockey players led her to label them rich, white bullies. Gormley says he doesn’t think broadcasters should cave to public pressure from the “woke” commenters online and fire people for offensive on-air comments, show regular Mike Couros disagrees. Mike says the left are weaponizing outrage to get people fired, so it’s only fair that it should turn around on them when a left-wing broadcaster slips up. Mike joins Gormley now to debate the issue. Who do you agree with? Give us a call at 1-877-332-8255 and join the conversation!
LIVE: Mike Couros, Insurance and benefits broker and sometimes Gormley guest-host.
11:00 – Bestselling author and journalist Douglas Murray’s brand-new book “The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race, and Identity,” (which goes on sale today) examines gender, sexuality, race, and technology to reveal the new culture wars playing out in homes, workplaces, schools, and universities. Murray argues we’re living in a postmodern era where the grand narratives of religious and political ideology have collapsed to be replaced by a crusading desire to right perceived wrongs and a weaponization of personal identity, all in the name of social justice, identity politics, and intersectionality. The book has already generated some controversy, with many praising Murray’s work while others have dismissed it as a “rightwing diatribe.” William Davies of The Guardian even accused Murray of being “blind to oppression.” Murray joins Gormley now to discuss his book.
LIVE: Douglas Murray, journalist and author of “The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race, and Identity.”
12:00 – Do you ever feel like the world is full of… well… assholes? Good news: you’re not alone! A new documentary is exploring what it means to be an asshole and why being a jerk is so darn popular. Director John Walker’s film “Assholes: A Theory” builds on the bestselling book of the same title by American philosopher Aaron James. Interviewing James, along with people like comedian John Cleese and former RCMP officer Sherry Lee Benson-Podolchuk, Walker’s film explores assholes in all their forms including online trolls, egomaniacal athletes, loud-mouthed politicians, and the people we encounter every day. The film is showing at Rainbow Cinemas in Saskatoon and Regina until Nov. 21, and Walker joins Gormley now to discuss the project.
LIVE: John Walker, director of “Assholes: A Theory”
