Episodes
Oct. 16, 2023
31. Give A Little Bit - The CKNX Healthcare Heroes Radiothon
We've said it a lot over the years ... "If we all give a little, we all get a lot." Those words grow increasingly important in times like these. None of us will escape the need for health care of some kind in our lives and wh...
Oct. 9, 2023
30. Gratitude
Thanksgiving is my favourite holiday. It's a time when I feel like I have some kind of unwritten permission to slow down, breathe, really see the people around me and give some thought to all the things I have to be so gratef...
Oct. 2, 2023
29. All My Life's a Circle - Benmiller Inn & Spa
It's hard to believe that though I performed in the lounge there for 12 years, it' now been 27 years since I last sang at beautiful Benmiller Inn. I will be forever grateful for the people I met and the memories I made in tha...
Sept. 25, 2023
28. 'Till The Cows Come Holme (Glen & Vanda McNeil)
I first knew Glen McNeil as my best pal's Uncle when I was a kid growing up on Mary Street in Goderich. My buddy Neil often invited me to his grandparents farm north of Goderich, to catch frogs in the crick and watch his Uncl...
Sept. 18, 2023
27. Walkerton's Run4Health + A Few Millennial Minutes with Milli
This week, we're going to stroll through the mind of our resident Millennial. If you've been wondering about some new music to listen too or what TV show you might like to binge this Fall, have a listen as we discuss that and...
Sept. 11, 2023
26. Jamie Warren - One Step Back ... And a Few Forward
We're excited to have an old friend in the studio today to chat about what has been an incredible music career. He's hit many curve balls in his 40+ years of making music while staying true to who is. And, he's showing no sig...
Sept. 4, 2023
25. The Art of Teaching (and Learning) ~ Eric & Susan Varillas with Keira Schaefer
"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge." ~ Albert Einstein We are beyond grateful for the teachers in our lives who poured their hearts and souls into planting the seeds in ou...
Aug. 28, 2023
24. Bottled Poetry - Hessenland Inn & Schatz Winery
One of my favourite quotes about wine comes from Robert Louis Stevenson who once said, "Wine is bottled poetry." Who can argue with that?! This week it's another great local hidden gem for us all to discover. Kelsey Trotter a...
Aug. 21, 2023
23. The Bridge That Love Built (Ball's Bridge)
"Love can build a bridge, between your heart and mine - Love can build a bridge ... don't ya think it's time, don't ya think it's time?" Those are the some of the lyrics to the 1990 hit song “Love Can Build a Bridge" by the J...
Aug. 14, 2023
22. The Life & Times of Neil Aitchison (Drayton Entertainment)
He has been many things in his lifetime: a broadcaster, actor, speaker and MC as well as a husband, dad and grandfather and friend to many. He's a native of Harriston and at 76 still works at all these things and uses his spa...
Aug. 7, 2023
21. Loreena McKennitt (Goderich Celtic Roots Festival)
I've interviewed many celebrities in my time so I was surprised when I found myself feeling a little nervous to talk with Loreena McKennitt. , platinum and multi platinum sales ... awards in 15 countries on 4 different contin...
July 31, 2023
20. Eat Local Huron & Meeting Place Organic Farm
Milli and I love to buy and prepare food together, particularly when we can find time to hit up a Farmer's Market and grab the produce fresh! A basket of snap peas in Milli's hands will not make it home. This week we chat wit...
July 24, 2023
19. Great Music For a Greater Cause - Music in the Field's
And of course, that greater cause in this case is our community! How cool is it when a group of people come together to do good things? It's that much better when it becomes a world class event and such is the case with the L...
July 17, 2023
18. Grass Roots Farm ~ Pizza
We've enjoyed their wood fired pizza at different festivals over the years but when Milli and I showed up at Grass Roots Farm recently, we were genuinely surprised at everything we discovered. It's a beautiful spot, a lot mor...
July 10, 2023
17. Where Everybody Knows Your Name (Ally Anderson)
Growing up in a small town ... A few reflections this week with our very good friend Alecia Anderson. Ally A and Boomer are both Huron County kids ... Milli is Bruce County raised ...different or the same? We'll also talk abo...
July 3, 2023
16. Goderich Celtic Roots Festival & College 2023 (Cheryl Prashker)
I'm not sure there's much I can say that I haven't said before. This is one of my favourite events of ...ever. The people, the music, the location all makes it feel like home. This week we're honoured to have the artistic dir...
June 26, 2023
15. Adventure in Scotland + Kincardine Scottish Festival
This week we (Boomer and Milli) kick off the show with a few memories of our recent honeymoon in Scotland. A lifelong dream for both of us :) And then ... an Irish guy walks into a radio studio in Canada to talk about a Scott...
June 19, 2023
14. Strawberry Fields Forever (Morrison Berries)
Fresh, locally grown food. It's the thing we do best around here. Thank you Farmers. I have a picture I love of my three kids picking strawberries at Morrisons Berries when they were little. It's not that it's a great photogr...
June 12, 2023
13. Conway Furniture ... "Highway 86 Just East of Listowelll"
This show is called "A Life That's Good" ... and focuses on things that have made life and my career in radio so incredible for close to 40 years. There's no way I could do that without talking to my guest today. He has been ...
June 5, 2023
12. PRIDE (Huron County & Kincardine)
June is PRIDE Month. Many people and communities across Canada recognize Pride Month. It is a time when we celebrate the diversity of LGBTQ+ communities, while acknowledging their history, the hardships they have endured and ...
May 29, 2023
11. A Season of Love @ Stratford Festival (Lee Siegel - RENT)
SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS ONE ... sorry for yelling. My first guest is an actor I've been following for longer than I remember. Yes, I'm a fan of his work ... but also fan of the human ... he's a good guy ... a real good guy. Lee...
May 22, 2023
10. Summertime in The Prettiest Town in Canada
Some claim that Queen Elizabeth II once commented that Goderich was "the prettiest town in Canada" although to my knowledge ... no reigning monarch has ever visited the town on the shores of beautiful Lake Huron. And whether ...
May 15, 2023
9. I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Frosty Queen
Believe it or not, I used to be young. Whenever we studied Shakespeare in high school, I would wonder how language could have possibly changed so much in just a few hundred years. Now that I'm a little older, I have to smile ...
May 8, 2023
8. A Time To Plant - w Birch Creek Nursery & Mama Joan
May is a time to plant! Thanks to our friend Ally Anderson for suggesting we check in with Claire and Andy Roest from Birch Creek Greenhouse & Florals just North of Goderich to get to know them a little and talk about flowers...