Derringer In The Morning

Today is Legalization Day. We have no idea how we’re going to look back on this day in 5 years – it could be the beginning of a complete social change in this country, or the greatest mistake ever but as of today, recreational marijuana is now legal in Canada. According to the most recent poll, 1 in 10 Canadians who do not traditionally smoke weed are now going to try it. Ryan, who has never smoked pot before, is seriously eyeing a vaporizer and is excited to finally try. We discuss all things green on this episode for #WeedWednesday. The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Wednesday October 17th, 2018 Check out more full episdoes at Q107.com

Come Halloween, lots of people like to dress up and go to a party. Some couples like to dress up in matching couples costumes; famous characters from movies, Adam & Eve, zombies. Did you know that the costume you and your partner pick actually says a lot more about your relationship than you’d think? If you dress up as movie characters, you’re probably the type of couple that prefers to stay in and watch movies over going out and mingling. If you dress up sexy together, you both probably take your fitness seriously. If you dress up as something freighting, it most likely means you've been a couple for a while and are very comfortable around each other. Who knew Halloween costumes meant so much! What are you and your sweetie going to dress up as? The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Tuesday October 16th, 2018 Check out more full episdoes at Q107.com

Canada is going ‘up in smoke’ on Wednesday October 17th with the legalization of marijuana. We take a tour of the Ontario Cannabis website and try to iron out all the details when it comes to the rules and regulations of smoking pot. Believe it or not, the government even has recommendations on their website for why you should use pot – wonder why that is now… An interesting point is also brought up when it comes to pot and your pet – what happens if your dog eats your stash? And Derringer shares an old story about a run-in he had with a cat and some hash. The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Monday October 15th, 2018 Check out more full episdoes at Q107.com

We're on the road again today for the fourth of our six Mobile Morning Shows -- our fourth outing broadcasting from the Q107 mobile home took us to Markham where we stopped at Markham Fire Department Station 95 -- Coincidently, it happens to be fire safety week and since we're at a fire station, we have a list of the top 10 reasons a fire could start at your home and some interesting facts and statistics about firefighters. The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Friday October 12th, 2018 Check out more full episdoes at Q107.com

Writer, author and Montreal Expos historian Danny Gallagher joins Derringer on this episode to talk major league baseball. His new book Blue Monday: The Expos, the Dodgers, and the Home Run That Changed Everything recounts that infamous day in October 1981 when Rick Monday of the Los Angeles Dodgers hit a ninth inning home run off of Expos pitcher Steve Rogers, giving the Dodgers a berth in the World Series.  The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Thursday October 11th, 2018 Check out more full episdoes at Q107.com

“Green Day” in Canada is just one week away now. It’s going to be a little odd walking out of a restaurant and seeing people smoking a joint on the sidewalk. There are still many unanswered questions on how all this is going to work out. Lawyers who want to make a buck should probably read up on their cannabis law because we’re predicting a lot of action in the courts. We discuss pending issues from how police will determine if a driver is high, to the cost of marijuana and being accused of smoking because the smell of it is on your clothes, even though it came from someone smoking it publically on the street. The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Wednesday October 10th, 2018 Check out more full episdoes at Q107.com

Hope you had an excellent Thanksgiving weekend full of good eats and zero boxing matches with family members at the dinner table. In the U.S. however, 40% of Americans says they won’t be having a family Thanksgiving this year for one reason: political differences. It seems that people have become so divided that they would die to defend their political position before ever acknowledging a valid point made from the other side. A lot of American families seem to be aware of this and are trying to avoid a spoiled meal. Is it worth getting the family around the table, adding booze and hoping for the best or is tension and difference of opinion bound to overflow on that turkey? We discuss... The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Tuesday October 9th, 2018 Check out more full episdoes at Q107.com

We're on the road again today for the third of our six Mobile Morning Shows -- our third outing broadcasting from our Q107 mobile home took us to Newmarket where we stopped at The Arts Music Store -- The two things we need in life: food (including water) and music. Can you imagine a life without music? Think of all the things a song can do for you; take you back in time, inspire you. Today's episode is all about the intricacy of song and the impact they have on our lives. Debating over different genres and we ask the question: what happened to the rock star? The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Friday October 5th, 2018 Check out more full episdoes at Q107.com

Today we're talking movies and the beloved characters in them that were supposed to be played by very different actors. John Travolta was supposed to play Forest Gump instead of Tom Hanks. Mel Gibson was supposed to be the lead in Gladiator over Russell Crowe. Molly Ringwald as Pretty Woman! Jenn has a fascinating list of several roles that were intended for a different actor. This opens up a debate about people we love and hate seeing on the silver screen, and let's just say none of us have time for Travolta... The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Thursday October 4th, 2018 Check out more full episdoes at Q107.com

The young buds take to the ice tonight for what many, including Derringer, believe is the most anticipated Maple Leafs season in 51 years. With the way the salary cap works in the NHL, there’s also a very limited time for this extraordinary lineup of players to make a run at a Stanley Cup, enhancing the excitement and anticipation. You don’t have to know every player on the team or every rule, but there’s no sense in being that person that hates the game of hockey in this city. The game of hockey is such a grand part of our culture that it does you no good to not acknowledge the role it plays across the country. It’s all hockey on this episode of the podcast as we get ready for puck drop tonight. Coach Babsy even makes a pregame appearance at the Q studio… Big day! The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Wednesday October 3rd, 2018 Check out more full episdoes at Q107.com

People don’t like change and you could really see that over the summer when it came to the name change of Air Canada Centre to Scotiabank Arena -- who knew Canadians had such an affinity with our national airline carrier…  On this train of thought, and on the eve of probably the most anticipated Maple Leafs season in 50 years, we go through a list of arenas and stadiums that have changed their names and add some fun with a little ‘guess the team that plays there’ game. When we switch to a list of countries that have changed names… things go real sideways for Ryan – geography was never his subject. The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Tuesday October 2nd, 2018 Check out more full episdoes at Q107.com

It was on this day, Oct 1, 110-years-ago that Ford presented the Model T to the public. By the early 90s, almost every car on the road had more computing power than what took man to the moon aboard Apollo 11. What would it have been like to be living at the time the first car took to the streets? How life changing a moment it would’ve been to witness man fly in an airplane for the first time. We have some fascinating facts about the Model T and we reflect on the amazing technology you’ll find in modern cars today, the long road we traveled to get here and where that road might take us next: flying cars? Self-driving vehicles? The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Monday October 1st, 2018 Check out more full episdoes at Q107.com

We're on the road again today for the second of our six Mobile Morning Shows -- our second outing doing the show from our Q107 mobile home took us to Pickering where we stopped at Wild Things Petting Farms. Today's episode is all about animals and what living life on a farm entails. The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Friday September 28th, 2018 Check out more full episdoes at Q107.com

Google is celebrating its 20th birthday of popular searches. There are some unbelievable statistics and staggering numbers that go along with search engine company: 130 trillion web pages indexed, 1.17 billion users, 2.3 million searches per second etc. We dive into the numbers and discuss how the internet and Google have evolved our way of living over the past two decades. Even more fascinating though is the things people were using Google to search for back when it first came to be… The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Thursday September 27th, 2018 Check out more full episdoes at Q107.com

After 22 seasons of 'Inside the Actors Studio,' James Lipton at the age of 92 is retiring. At the end of every episode, Lipton would ask his guests the same 10 questions -- What is your favorite word? What is your favorite curse word? What sound or noise do you hate? If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates? We thought we'd have a little fun taking turns answering James Lipton's 10 questions. The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Wednesday September 26th, 2018 Check out more full episdoes at Q107.com

The talk of the internet yesterday was the Philadelphia Flyers’ new mascot, Gritty. It was interesting to see no one online defend the choice or design of Gritty. Even more peculiar about the new mascot is his backstory, which explains that Gritty's dad was a bully and Gritty himself picked up some of those tendencies -- it is Philly after all though, so… maybe this makes sense. Let's not throw stones though because we in Toronto have had some pretty funky mascots of our own. We talk the worst and best mascots the city of Toronto has had over the years -- from Patchy the Porcupine (2015 Toronto Pan Am Games) to Carlton the Bear. The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Tuesday September 25th, 2018 Check out more full episdoes at Q107.com

Tiger Woods is good for the game of golf and people love a good comeback story. Tiger was the only thing people were talking about online yesterday after he won the Tour Championship by two strokes and claimed his first victory since 2013. In the early 2000s an entire generation of young boys and girls picked up the game of golf because of Woods -- so on this episode we look at his career, his life and his impact on golf and culture. The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Monday September 24th, 2018 Check out more full episdoes at Q107.com

We're on the road today for the first of six Mobile Morning Shows -- our first outing doing the show from our Q107 mobile home took us to Mississauga where we stopped at the House of Marley. The company produces headphones, turntables and audios systems, and uses proceeds from product sales to support global reforestry through their foundation, Project Marley. So we thought it would be very fitting to talk about the man himself on this episode of the podcast -- we share some interesting facts you may not have known about Bob Marley. The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Friday September 21st, 2018 Check out more full episdoes at Q107.com

September is recovery month and Danielle McCarron, authour of Journey Back to You: A Guide to Meeting Your Authentic Self joins Derringer to discuss stigmas around addictions. More and more people are being vocal about their past struggles with addiction and their recovery process, which continues to inspire more to make the changes needed in their own lives. Danielle shares her story with Derringer and gives a deeper perspective to the words written in her new book. The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Thursday September 20th, 2018 Check out more full episdoes at Q107.com

After the story of Bert and Ernie potentially being a gay couple divided the internet yesterday, we thought we'd look at some of the other great duos of all time. Ranker has a great list that we go through and debate. Guess where Bert and Ernie landed on this list -- it's pretty high! Batman & Robin, Tom & Jerry, peanut butter and jam; so many amazing duos to rank. It's Talk Like A Pirate Day and Ryan totally abuses this -- this should only be a 5 minute thing, not a whole day. And the mushroom character Toad and Mario Kart were trending on social media and not for a reason you’d ever think... It has to do with Stormy Daniels, the president and his appendage. The Daily Derringer Podcast -- Wednesday September 19th, 2018 Check out more full episdoes at Q107.com