Archived Episodes: 2012 | January - March


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look

Friday March 30, 2012

Part 1: Look at me, Don't look at me

A woman confesses to a lifetime of spying on strangers, a performance artist gives up her privacy for a month, and Howard discovers the BCC function in his email account.

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Part 2: Splendours of the Small Screen

Josh gets a new job as personal assistant to Randy Dandy, child television star. Plus, a YouTube celebrity calls Jonathan for advice on how to deal with life in the limelight.

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fortune

Friday March 23, 2012

Part 1: Spoiler Alert

Howard boycotts all predictions of the future in order to embrace the present, a futurologist discusses his vision of a brave new world, and Scott Thompson on the prophecies of dreams.

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dreaming

Part 2: We Are But The Stuff Of Dreams

Jonathan speaks with a young man who is on a quest to find the woman of his dreams... literally. Plus, Jonathan and Josh debate whether there ever existed a high-end poutine restaurant called Raspoutine, and Tucker takes offense to making an appearance in one of Jonathan's dreams.

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upsidedown

Friday March 16, 2012

Part 1: The World Upside Down

A man recounts his rug-buying adventures in Istanbul, and a woman admits to being a compulsive eye-roller. Plus, Gregor discusses how his life had changed since having a kid.

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survival-camp

Part 2: An Armchair Guide to Survival

Howard heads off to survival camp to learn how to survive in the wild. Plus, Josh becomes addicted to Twitter.

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all-lies

Friday March 9, 2012

Part 1: All Lies Great and Small

Jonathan's mother confesses to a lifetime of lies. Plus, Jonathan invites a group of youngsters into the studio to play "Canada's Littlest Liar", and Taylor Tower reveals a secret love affair from the heyday of internet chatrooms.

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answeringmachine

Part 2: No Man is an Island

Howard turns his apartment into a micro-nation: the first country with wall-to-wall carpeting. Plus, Gregor makes Jonathan a personalized mix-tape to help him seduce the ladies, and Patri Friedman discusses his latest project, the Seasteading Institute.

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godwhistle

Friday March 2, 2012

Part 1:The God Whistle

Gregor markets a new product for skipping the prayer line: a whistle only God can hear. Plus, a pet psychic opens the line of communication between a man and his dog, and an interview with Margaret Atwood gone awry.

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answeringmachine

Part 2: The Answering Marchine

Howard launches "Johnny 2.0", a monolog machine that can stand in for Jonathan when he goes on vacation. Plus, Spirals, a story from Sum.

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honeymooners

Friday February 24, 2012

Part 1: The Honeymooners

Live from the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Jonathan tells the story of his trip to Puerto Rico where he retraced the steps of his parents' honeymoon. Plus, Josh thinks it's about time he and Jonathan take their relationship to the next level: bromance. Musical guests Imaginary Cities.

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lifeislovely

Part 2: Life is Lovely

Jonathan tests Tucker's perception skills with a pop quiz...about the details of his own apartment. Plus, Starlee reunites with her 15 year old personal intern and Gregor tries to convince Jonathan to leave the hustle behind and take some dance lessons.

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bythebook

Friday February 17, 2012

Part 1: By the Book

Howard discovers the magic of reading and decides to start his very own book club. Plus, Gregor tries to convince Jonathan to get into the Fast Food business, and things get a little out of hand when Josh opens a daycare in his own home.

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Mistakes

Part 2: Why We Mistakes

Howard is the subject of a young graduate student's thesis paper, but the focus of the study turns out to be less flattering than he imagines. Plus, Jonathan speaks with author Joe Hallinan about his book "Why We Make Mistakes."

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Bytheseashore

Friday February 10, 2012

Part 1: By the Seashore

Jonathan revisits the shores of Wildwood, New Jersey where he spent the summer of his 16th year working at an arcade. Plus, we speak with an original cast member of the reality TV show "Jersey Shore," who got kicked off the program for inappropriate behaviour before it even aired.

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Adhesion

Part 2: Adhesion

Howard puts his and Jonathan's compatibility to the test with a relationship quiz, and newlyweds Tony and Natalie enlist Jonathan for some marriage counseling. Plus, Adhesion, a short story from David Eagleman's book "Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives.

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The Pitch

Friday February 3, 2012

Part 1: The Pitch

Live from the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Jonathan tells the story of the ten years he spent telemarketing before getting into radio. With musical guests Imaginary Cities. Plus, Gregor tries to convince Jonathan to take a leaf from Kim Kardashian's book and invest in some plastic surgery.

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Mr. Helpful

Part 2: Mr. Helpful

Operation: guerilla opera. Jonathan Goldstein sends a trained soprano out on a mission...taking opera to the street. To help Josh get his groove back career-wise, Jonathan convinces him to talk to one of the most successful people they know, multi-talented Jeannette Lu. And, Jonathan’s session with his life coach who seems less than fully functional himself.

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'Til Death Do Us Part

Friday January 27, 2012

Part 1: 'Til Death Do Us Part

After not hearing from him for a few days, Gregor concludes that Jonathan is dead and starts brainstorming ways to capitalize on his corpse. Plus, Howard meets the woman of his dreams at the dog park, and Jonathan thinks he may have found the cure to his insomnia: his ex-girlfriend, Wendy.

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Fishin' for Glory

Part 2: Fishin' for Glory

Jonathan leaves the safety of the studio for a fishing trip with Howard. Plus, world-record holder Mark Lamster breaks his own record in the field of complaining.

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The Big Thrill

Friday January 20, 2012

Part 1: The Big Thrill

While recording his weekly monologs, Jonathan is startled by an unexpected visitor to the studio. Plus, Josh becomes an adrenaline junky, and Howard writes his very own self-help book.

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100 False Messiahs

Part 2: 100 False Messiahs

What would it take to make it as the Messiah these days? Gregor pitches his PR campaign that'll put any Messiah on the map, including billboard ads and celebrity sightings with Angelina Jolie.

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