Tag: podcast

  • People got Plans – October 13 2015

    [powerpress] Join us on Friday night with the panel as we discuss the latest topics that caught our attention. SHOW TOPICS What we are drinking tonight Federal Election is on Monday Vaping crackdown happening everywhere http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/vaping-ecigarettes-waterford-valley-high-students-1.3272803 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/p-e-i-e-cigarette-vaping-restrictions-begin-sept-1-1.3203857 Nova Star Ferry not paying its bills? http://www.wmtw.com/money/nova-star-cruises-vows-to-pay-pastdue-bills/35845034 Toronto Blue Jays passed round 1, now game 1 tonight…

  • We Got Lots of Opinions – October 9 2015

    [powerpress] It’s that time again for the panel to assemble, have a brew and talk about the latest news topics from the past week. SHOW TOPICS What we are drinking tonight Harper and his dirty politics Refugee halt from PMO – http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/prime-ministers-office-ordered-halt-to-refugee-processing/article26713562/ Plastic bags are slowly going away http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/no-more-plastic-bags-for-shoppers-on-fogo-island-1.3193018 Urban Outfitters great fall idea http://www.cbc.ca/news/trending/urban-outfitters-weekend-work-1.3263760…

  • Apple Cider is like Helium – October 2 2015

    [powerpress] Join us for the latest #FridayNighthangout  session! SHOW TOPICS What we are drinking tonight Kim Davis and The Pope http://flip.it/Wd95G http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/02/us/kim-davis-pope/index.html Selfie Deaths http://mashable.com/2015/09/21/selfie-deaths/#RRyg7hH25kq7 Nobody wants to pay for news http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/375848/paying-for-news-is-not-a-popular-option-for-millennials/ Jays clinch AL East http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-orioles-recap-mlb-1.3251143. Nova Star Ferry – AGAIN http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1314521-nova-star-passenger-numbers-down-from-last-september  

  • Back in School – September 18 2015

    [powerpress]   We are back from our summer holiday and ready to resume our weekly schedule. The panel is back and ready to talk about the latest news topics that caught our eye and a round of +1’s – stuff that we discovered while browsing. University professor refuses to wear a FM transmitter for hearing…

  • August 28 2015 – Halifax Can’t Mow Grass

    [powerpress] Welcome to Avoiding Chores’ Friday Night Hangout, our weekly maritime kitchen party on google+ hangouts and our best-of podcast. Check back later today as the show topics are being set. The fun starts at 9:30pm AST

  • August 14 2015 – Hey Summer is Almost Over

    [powerpress] Welcome to Avoiding Chores’ Friday Night Hangout, our weekly maritime kitchen party on google+ hangouts and our best-of podcast. OK, lets start with our Halifax story for this week. Dalhousie can’t stop spending money [panel discussion] NEXT! our Maritime story for this week. Harper’s secret meeting in Cumberland-Colchester, will you get in? [panel discussion]…

  • Friday Night Hangout – July 31 2015

    [powerpress] SHOW TOPICS What we are drinking tonight Exhibition Park to close in Halifax this fall. What is the best bar to have a beer in Halifax? Man found safe after 5 days in woods Brampton Batman’s Batmobile Trouble Halts Traffic On Ontario’s Highway 401 internet mob justice is out of control

  • Ladies Night Hangout – July 17 2015

    [powerpress] Join us for a special Friday Night Hangout where the all-female panel takes over and riffs over the latest news topics while enjoying some adult beverages. SHOW TOPICS Introductions What we’re drinking tonight Topic 1: Music festivals and drugs: win the battle, lose the war? http://metronews.ca/news/halifax/1428729/young-man-dies-in-halifax-hospital-after-attending-evolve-music-festival-police-investigating/ Topic 2: Halifax v Dartmouth branding war Topic 3:…

  • Friday Night Hangout – July 10 2015

    [powerpress] SHOW TOPICS What we are drinking tonight Queen Mary 2 in Halifax for 175th anniversary of the ocean liner  N.S. government discussing ways to make Peggys Cove safer  Possible shark at Martinique Beach alarms hundreds #DeadRaccoonTO honoured by Toronto with sidewalk vigil national stem cell registry

  • Friday Night Hangout – June 26 2015

    [powerpress] SHOW TOPICS What we are drinking tonight Nova Star must prove itself to Nova Scotia taxpayers Yarmouth, N.S., deck collapse picture-taker wants to set record straight Man from Conche, N.L., hits moose, but can’t remember it  City of Ottawa proposing GottaGo! toilet-finder app Man finds mysterious face on cliff near Vancouver Island  Pee, not…