Derringer In The Morning

Remember when computers were just for the geeks? Call them geeks or whatever you want but they’re all extremely rich and successful today. Turns out the guys who started that whole Google thing became pretty successful too – on this episode we look back at the most popular Google searches for shows, people, events and news worldwide for 2018. The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Thursday December 13th, 2018 Check out more full episodes at Q107.com

Christmas movies are as much a part of the season as getting into political fights with family members over dinner! Ryan and Jenn had a major dispute on this episode over the new Netflix movie, The Christmas Chronicles starring Kurt Russell. Ryan feels it’s the best Christmas movie of the last 15 years and one of the all-time greats. After singing its praise for a few days, Jenn finally watched it and thinks it’s really not that great -- Ryan completely oversold it. Major drama ensues… After everyone calms down a bit, we go through a list of the Top 15 Christmas Movies of All Time – most of the films we agree should be on the list but some, we just don’t get... The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Wednesday December 12th, 2018 Check out more full episodes at Q107.com

Cam Gordon, who does communications with Twitter Canada joined Derringer and Jenn on this episode to breakdown and share some insight into what mattered to Canadians in 2018, according to our tweets. From the Humboldt Broncos to Doug Ford, John Tavares to pot legalization, Cam provides fascinating details into how certain topics and trends go viral and the unlikely places in which these viral fires start. The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Tuesday December 11th, 2018 Check out more full episodes at Q107.com

Remember BiWay? You got to love a store that’s got everything -- where you can get socks, jeans, salami and medication all at once. Well, rumour has it that BiWay is making a return to Toronto after 15 years, opening a store in 2019. In this episode, we talk about bargain shopping, sales associates misjudging clients based on their appearance and finding the best deals during the holiday season. The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Monday December 10th, 2018 Check out more full episodes at Q107.com

It’s the holiday season and something you hear a lot of around this time of year is donating a toy or unwrapped gift for an underprivileged child. But we started thinking, how about a little something something for the privileged kids!?! Private airplane, a business class ticket, trying out 5-star restaurants, having a personal assistant, going sailing – here’s a list of 40 signs that you’ve made it in life. The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Friday December 7th, 2018 Check out more full episodes at Q107.com

One thing that will take up a lot of media time over the next few weeks is ‘year-end’ lists, as they start to pop online now. On this episode Derringer, Ryan and Jenn pull up a few of these 2018 lists to review: Most Tweeted Celebrities, Most Twitter Followers, Most Instagram Followers, Most Streamed Artists and Most Popular Movies of 2018… you know, all the important stuff. The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Thursday December 6th, 2018 Check out more full episodes at Q107.com

The Ultimate Leafs Fan, Mike Wilson joined Derringer for this episode to share stories and his experiences thus far on ‘The Ultimate Road Trip,’ travelling to all 82 Maple Leafs games this season. Mike has been travelling to different cities and collecting stories and memories from Leafs fans across North America. After 28 games, Mike’s here to update us on his journey and to tell the history of the Toronto Maple Leafs through the eyes of sport’s most passionate fans. The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Wednesday December 5th, 2018 Check out more full episodes at Q107.com

Something you may not know about Ryan Parker – he’s a huge fan of Cosmo magazine! In the latest edition of the UK version, there’s a piece on different gift ideas for women to get their man this holiday season. With Derringer and Ryan being guys, we thought it would be kind of funny to go through these gift suggestions and see if we’d actually want any of them or if Cosmo’s suggestions we’re wildly off the guy radar. This information will come in handy for Jenn when she goes Christmas shopping for her husband... -- Also on this episode, the great Canadian hockey legend himself, Don Cherry, Grapes dropped by the Q studio to share some hockey stories with Derringer and talk about his new book. The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Tuesday December 4th, 2018 Check out more full episodes at Q107.com

We have a lot of Christmas spirit here at Derringer in the Morning – we love Christmas movies and songs, and getting into the festive mood but there has to be a limit on how many times you can hear the same Christmas song over the holiday season. We don’t want to be Christmas bummers but there are just some songs that need to go. We talk about our favourite holiday songs, movies and traditions on this episode, as well as the ones we just can’t stand, as the countdown to Christmas day is officially on. The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Monday December 3rd, 2018 Check out more full episodes at Q107.com

Looking back at those youthful years, one of the fondest memories a hockey player has is that away tournament when the whole team gets to stay overnight in a hotel. Playing mini-sticks in the hallway, laughing and being mischievous and of course, watching Slap Shot. It’s one of those classic movies that you still can’t help but laugh at all these years later. On today’s episode we take a look at the real events and characters that inspired the movie and the Hanson brothers. The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Friday November 30th, 2018 Check out more full episodes at Q107.com

Canadian sportscaster, journalist and author Jim Lang joins John Derringer on this episode, reminiscing on their first meeting back in the 6 O'Clock Rock Report days, sharing sports stories from the following years to the successful book career Lang grew into. Co-authored by Bob McKenzie, Jim’s latest book Everyday Hockey Heroes: Inspiring Stories On and Off is a volume of stories about Canada’s most beloved sport—hockey—and the everyday heroes who embody the spirit of the game and help shape its future. The book looks at the pros who compete in NHL arenas and the dreamers and fans who play on backyard rinks. The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Thursday November 29th, 2018 Check out more full episodes at Q107.com

There are few movies that really lend themselves to the movie theatre experience. Now, you can get a really good 4k TV relatively inexpensive, along with the home sound system and have a great experience watching a flick from the comfort of your own home. On today’s episode we look at those big budget movies that lost a ton at the box office – Lone Ranger, John Carter. Most of the time, there’s a good reason why a movie fails and usually it’s because the story or plot just doesn’t connect with audiences, even if there are great actors casted. The new Robin Hood movie is a perfect example of this. We examine and laugh at these bombs. The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Wednesday November 28th, 2018 Check out more full episodes at Q107.com

You got your Black Friday; you got your Cyber Monday -- so some genius thought, why don’t  we do something on Tuesday to give back after a weekend full of taking, hence Giving Tuesday. As Canadians, how are we as “givers?” Do we give’er with the best of ‘em? Well, yes -- 84% of Canadians donate every single year and the average Canadian donates $446 over the course of a year. On this Giving Tuesday we talk some impressive facts and statistics when it comes to charity and the kinder side of humanity. The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Tuesday November 27th, 2018 Check out more full episodes at Q107.com

You may have great memories of someone you lived with years ago, or maybe you live with someone terrific right now.  Ryan Parker never had a roommate before getting married and is always jealous of Derringer and Johnny Garbutt’s crazy stories about living in an apartment with a good friend. The guys get all nostalgic and trade funny stories from back in the day. But not all roommate situations work out well – and one woman’s 12 rules for her roommate sounds insufferable... take a listen to this. The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Monday November 26th, 2018 Check out more full episodes at Q107.com

If you’ve ever made the mistake of giving a retailer your email address, you’re probably inundated with emails today from every company you’ve ever done business with. There are Black Friday deals to be had everywhere today but how much of a deal is worth the headache of a stampeding crowd in a mall to you? Last night during Thanksgiving dinner, Americans already had spent $1.75B online before Black Friday even started – bet grandma was not pleased with junior shopping on Amazon instead of eating turkey dinner. The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Friday November 23rd, 2018 Check out more full episodes at Q107.com

Most people who aren’t very good at small talk probably have no interest in small talking to begin with. Derringer and Ryan definitely fall in that category but just for the giggles; we look into the fine art of small talk and how to survive the holiday get togethers with people you don’t really know that well. We have a ridiculous list of the top 10 ‘ice-breakers’ you could use to start up some small talk to spread the warmth this holiday season… yeah, right. The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Thursday November 22nd, 2018 Check out more full episodes at Q107.com

With it being TV Day today, after listening to this episode of the podcast of course, we suggest you sit down on the couch in front of tube and binge watch something for the rest of the day. We decided to take a look at the most watched television broadcasts of all-time and if there’s one thing we can take away from it: people love their sporting events. Many different Olympics fill out the top 10, with the number 1 broadcast of all time being the London 2012 summer Olympics, having 3.6 billion watch over the course of the event. When looking specifically at Canadians TV habits, sports still take the cake – but this sparks another debate over which hockey game was more significant: the 72 Summit Series or Canada’s 2010 gold medal hockey win in Vancouver? The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Wednesday November 21st, 2018 Check out more full episodes at Q107.com

Alexander Ludwig, who portrays Björn Ironside on the TV series Vikings, made a stop at the Q studio this morning to sit down with Derringer (a series fan) and talk about the second half of Season 5, which begins airing on November 28th. Alexander gives some insight into the writing process of the show, the choreography behind the battle scenes and hints at some story threads for the upcoming season.   The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Tuesday November 20th, 2018 Check out more full episodes at Q107.com

With today being International Men’s Day, Ryan has a list of the “50 Things A Gentleman Must Do Before He Dies.” Some of the items on the list are doable, like drive across the country, vacation without the internet or get an old-fashioned straight razor shave at a barber shop. However, some of the other items on the list are utterly ridiculous -- what gentleman is living of the land for at least a week?! Needless to say, we still have a lot of items to check of our lists… The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Monday November 19th, 2018 Check out more full episodes at Q107.com

Long-time rock and roll legend, Jeff Woods crashed the studio this morning to catch up with his old pal Derringer. The two reminisce upon the ol’days of radio and the music scene, and Jeff shares some stories from his book Radio, Records & Rockstar. The 15.5 hour audio version of the book is narrated by Woods himself and features original audio of 28 conversations with the who’s who of rock. The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Friday November 16th, 2018 Check out more full episodes at Q107.com