Hal Anderson

We speak with Marion Cooper, executive director of the Canadian Mental Health Association, about schizophrenia and a number of mental health issues.

We're joined by Charlotte Sytnyk, director of development at the Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba, and Kirsten, a volunteer at the association. Both Charlotte and Kirsten have daughters who required stays in residential treatment centres -- in the U.S. -- because they could not get the help they needed in Canada.

We are joined by Richard Neufeld, general manager at Blue Sky Opportunities in Altona, an agency that supports adults with intellectual disabilities. They make crokinole boards in their Occupational Training Centre, and sell them wholesale. Website www.blueskyop.com

We speak with Canadian sci-fi author Robert J. Sawyer, whose book "Quantum Night" is now available in paperback. In the book, which is set in Winnipeg, a "far-right psychopath comes from out of nowhere to become the American president".

We speak with one of the organizers of 'FanQuest', Dan Vadeboncoeur.

A change is coming the world-famous Winnipeg burger joint -- Blondie's. After running it for 26 years, Sandy Doyle wants to sell her business. She tells us about her love/hate relationship with her restaurant, located at 1969 Main St.

We're joined by Ginny Collins, a Winnipeg-based playwright, to describe her latest work -- "The Flats", is set to debut Wednesday, January 25th at Prairie Theatre Exchange. It's described as "a quirky mystery about what brings people to the edge of the world". After it completes its run at PTE on February 12th, it will be presented in French at Le Theatre Cercle Moliere, from March 2nd to March 18th. 

We speak with Ryan Shore, the conductor of Soundtracks Live, being performed Jan 20th-22nd at the Centennial Concert Hall with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra...

We're joined by Mark Satov, founder and leader of Satov Consultants in Toronto, to talk about why Canadian malls are thriving, and American malls are struggling.

Ringling Bros. is closing up shop, what's next!? Brett and Greg discuss!