Dan Laxer - blog
Laxer Live, Thursday, March 18, 2010
Thu, 2010-03-18 16:16.
2:00 Are speed traps fair? I saw a guy get nabbed and I laughed and laughed and laughed...2:30 Interview with Benjamin Errett, author of "Jew and Improved: How Choosing to be Chosen Made Me a Better Man." Listen
3:00 Does the Conservative government have to send condoms to developing nations?
Laxer Live, Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Wed, 2010-03-17 16:13.
2:00 Authorities in L.A. release the 9-1-1 call with Corey Haim's heartbroken mom trying to revive him. Do we need to hear this? 2:30 Artist dresses her newborn as Hitler to show that evil is not born, it's made. And even evil men were at one time innocent babies. I'm both horrified and fascinated at the same time. Have a look here.
3:00 A big time Hollywood producer calls for healthy snacks at the movie theatres. If its not hot-buttered popcorn I don't want it.
Laxer Live, Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Tue, 2010-03-16 16:13.
2:00 Cry baby cabbies: is the STM's new airport shuttle a slap in the face to the cabbies, or an affordable, convenient way to get you to the airport? 2:30 Would you take a relatively low-paying job that you're passionate about, or sacrifice happiness for a high paycheque?
3:00 Do you heed travel advisories, or ignore them... at your peril (insert scary laugh here).
3:30 Iggy Pot: Liberal leader tells high school kids stay in school and don't do drugs. But does he have an impact on the kids?
Laxer Live, Friday, March 12, 2010
Fri, 2010-03-12 17:04.
2:00 Who started it? And does it matter? Australian blames disabled Canadian for his own beating. 2:30 Actor Jay Baruchel, star of She's Outta My League, How to Tame Your Dragon, Million Dollar Baby, NDG native, joins me for a chat. Listen
2:45 Could you live in a town without cellphones? New Denver, BC: The Land That Time Forgot.
Laxer Live, Thursday, March 11, 2010
Thu, 2010-03-11 17:27.
2:00 My wife asked if I'd feel the same about her if she got plastic surgery. Care to guess how that conversation went? 2:30 How the Montreal Canadiens Foundation helps the community: Marie-Ann Dube, director-general of Fondation MAB-Mackay, talks to Dan: Listen
Laxer Live, Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Wed, 2010-03-10 17:06.
2:00 My personal view on the Niqab controversy: where it if you want, who cares? But why would you want to? 3:00 Finance Minister Jim Flaherty spent $3100 to go to Tim's. NDP critic Tom Mulcair took issue with that. Transport Minister John Baird suggested Mulcair has something against Tim Hortons, calling him "un-Canadian." I need you to mediate this fight, 'cause clearly the little girls on Parliament Hill can't do it themselves.
3:30 Black Barbie. I know that sounds like a cowboy villain, but it's not. Walmart put black-skinned Barbies on special, and some people got their noses out of joint about that.
Laxer Live, Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Tue, 2010-03-09 17:06.
2:00 Omar Khadr and Ron Smith: Bring 'Em Back Alive? What should the government do? 2:30 Are you worried that apparently rising health care costs will take away from other areas, like education, transportation, or pensions?
3:00 Mom vs. Stepmom: woman goes to court to stop her ex from encouraging their daughter to call stepmom "MummyD." Is she being childish and petty, or rightfully staking her claim as mom?
3:30 Double-smoked, bacon-wrapped seal loin in a port reduction: sounds delectable, doesn't it? What do you say? Would you try it?
Laxer Live, Monday, March 8, 2010
Mon, 2010-03-08 17:07.
2:00 Does it make sense for men to embrace International Women's Day? Or is it patronizing for us to run to the defence of the fairer sex? 2:30 Farah Fawcett snubbed by the Oscar dead celebrity thing. She's a dead celebrity. Was it a glaring error, or did she not deserve to be recognized?
3:00 Did you take your kids to see Alice in Wonderland? Are they addicted to opium yet?
3:30 Would you discourage your 7-year old is she wanted to be a vegetarian? Or is it wrong to impose your own dietary habits on your kids?
Laxer Live on Friday, February 26th, 2010.
Fri, 2010-02-26 17:23.
2:00 Revisiting a topic from earlier this week: 2 high school teachers from Winnipeg lap dance in front of students. It was stupid, sure, but howcome only the female teacher is getting reamed out in the media? That's not fair. 2:30 The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver brought to you by pop and junk food.
3:00 Cranky Cabinet Minister throws a fit at the Charlottetown airport and is given a pass. What would happen to you if you did the same thing?
3:30 Stand-up comic Robby Hoffman makes her big stage debut, opening up for David Pryde, and she joins me in studio for a chat.
Laxer Live - Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Thu, 2010-02-25 17:13.
Thursday, February 25, 2010:
2:00 Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue destroyed... in a movie... and now the archdiocese is suing. But it wasn't really destroyed. It's still standing. It was a CGI Christ the Redeemer.
2:30 Gary Busey's a dad at 65. Mazel tov. But is that fair to the kid?
3:00 Yet another breastfeeding mom told to put away the boob or get out. I like boobs just as much as the next guy, but I don't have a problem with public breastfeeding. Do you? Listen
3:30 California may legal approve "Cuss Free Week." Could you go for a week without swearing?
Laxer Live - Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Wed, 2010-02-24 17:23.
2:00 Can 2 high school teachers really be this stupid?2:30 Tyler Stewart of the Barenaked Ladies joins me to talk about their new album, new single, upcoming tour, and life without Steven Paige.Listen
Laxer Live, Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Tue, 2010-02-23 17:28.
2:00 I'm sick, but I'm not interested in taking a sick day. Is that wrong? Listen2:30 Danny Williams: "It's my heart, it's my health, it's my choice." Is that a nice way of telling the Canadian public where to go? Or is it any of our business where he gets his heart surgery?
3:00 Is having children a basic human right? And if it is, does that mean fertility treatments should be covered?
3:30 Go into labour, get to the hospital, right? Not if you're at an AC/DC concert. What's the craziest place you ever went into labour, or had your baby?
Laxer Live, Monday, February 22, 2010
Mon, 2010-02-22 17:11.
2:00 Are the Paralympic Games any less worthy than the "real" Olympic Games? Harper's not attending. TV time is cut down to 51 hours. 2:30 Can a pre-op transvestite join an female only health club?
3:00 An Olympic moron sent packing after he put his bronze medal in an uncompromising position. Check out the photos here.
3:30 Valuable and much-loved performnace dogs in stolen truck found.
Laxer Live, Friday, February 19, 2010
Fri, 2010-02-19 17:19.
2:00 Tiger Woods can kiss my faithful, happily married arse. Callers had very strong views: Listen2:30 Do screens, computers, TVs, video games, make your kids grumpy and unhappy?
Laxer Live, Thursday, February 18, 2010
Thu, 2010-02-18 17:28.
2:00 Online Gambling, or How the Government are a bunch of bandits making money off the losings of fools. 2:30 Britain's Top Missing Model: is the world ready for disabled fashion models?
3:00 Auto thief's parents ask for more jail time so their son can get treatment for Asperger syndrome.
3:30 If you could, would you choose the body scan or the pat down? Muslims are being urged to opt for pat down in the name of modesty.
Laxer Live, Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Wed, 2010-02-17 17:29.
2:00 My wife's birthday: I went with a gift certificate. Sounds impersonal, I know, but what if I'd gotten the wrong size dress? 2:30 I like Lucien Bouchard's view of Quebec
3:00 What's Ross Rebagliati been smoking? Is he getting too big for his britches?
3:30 Man removed from plane for being too stinky.
Laxer Live, Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Tue, 2010-02-16 17:21.
2:00 Is Canada's lust for Olympic glory to blame for Nodar Kumaritashvili's death? 2:30 Too sexy for the high school dance: parents and administrators hard-pressed to put an end to grinding. Listen
Laxer Live, Monday, February 15, 2010
Mon, 2010-02-15 17:25.
2:00 My review of the opening ceremonies. 2:15 Bride-to-be... or rather not-to-be... walks out on too-public proposal.
Laxer Live, Friday, February 12, 2010
Fri, 2010-02-12 17:25.
2:00 Lighting the Olympic Flame: It's got to be Betty Fox. Any other choice would be a slap in the face. 2:30 Monday is Family Day, a statutory day off, a long weekend... but not here. Couldn't you use an extra day off? And extra long weekend? Is Family Day not good enough for us? Or is it too frivolous?
3:00 Valentine's Day: Office Romance is frowned upon, but we do it anyway. I mean, as busy as we all are, where else to you expect to meet someone?
3:30 Billboard's list of the Sexiest Songs just doesn't make sense.
Laxer Live, Thursday, February 11, 2010
Thu, 2010-02-11 17:15.
2:00 John Mayer shoots his mouth off about shooting his mouth off. 2:30 Saskatoon woman banned from city bus because her perfume bothers the driver. That stinks.
3:00 C'est Tintin, hostie: Tintin, written in French, gets translated into French. Quebecois French, that is.
3:30 I'm sorry, but it needs to be said: I don't like Nikki Yanofsky's Olympic song, I Believe. Dan Laxer's blog | read more |
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