Guest host Justin Blackwell reviews the year that was in Canadian politics with Brian Lilley, political columnist for the Toronto Sun, and looks ahead to what 2026 might bring for Canadians. Guest host Justin Blackwell looks back on the year that was and ahead to what 2026 will bring with Jason Aebig, CEO of the Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce. 

A joint research project is underway in Saskatoon to understand the mental health needs of local firefighters. Joel McNair, a Saskatoon firefighter, and Dr. Camelia Adams (MD), a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at USask, are leading the project. They join guest host Justin Blackwell to discuss the project and what they hope comes out of this research. As 2025 wraps up, guest host Justin Blackwell reviews the past 12 months of agriculture in Saskatchewan and Canada with Shaun Haney, founder and CEO of RealAgriculture, and looks ahead to what 2026 might bring.

The World Juniors are back in action! Guest host Justin Blackwell welcomes one of the tournament's commentators, Matt Cullen, hockey broadcaster and former American professional hockey player, to give an update on the latest news on the ice.

2025 was a big year for teachers. We saw ongoing conversations around classroom complexity, which was included in the teacher's collective agreement. But some educators say major challenges remain in the classroom. Samantha Becotte, president of the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation, joins Evan to look back at the year and share what's ahead for teachers and education in Saskatchewan in 2026. 

You’re quick & clever! And for some weird reason you’ve carried the right answer in your head for years. Or maybe you just trust Uncle Google. It's time for Saskatchewan’s Smartest Radio Listener for Little Town Apparel -- your chance for fame and acclaim and to prove just how smart you are. Not only do you get bragging rights, you’ll win prizes too!

A small piece of Saskatchewan is hitting the Hallmark Christmas movie screen. Stephen Huszar, actor and producer from Saskatoon, joins Evan to chat about the new movie he's starring in: Melt My Heart This Christmas, how he got into acting and how being from Saskatchewan influences his work.

Brent taking Christmas calls!

Merry Christmas Eve! Guest host Brent Loucks and Evan welcome Saskatchewan Premier, Scott Moe, for his final chat of 2025. Together, Evan and Moe look back on the year that was and ahead to what 2026 might mean for Saskatchewan.

Guest host Brent Loucks revisits his conversation with Jeremy Cockrill, Saskatchewan Health Minister.

What was your favourite toy or gadget to ever receive? In honour of Santa's sleigh departing the North Pole to begin Christmas deliveries tomorrow

It's time for your annual tech check in, just in time for your holiday shopping! Tech expert, Marc Saltzman, joins Evan to run through some of this year's biggest and best tech purchases.

It's the most joyous and generous time of the year! Saskatchewan is full of amazing charities, non-profits and other organizations who work to take care of people who need it in our province and beyond. With the mail workers strike this year, it's harder than normal for these organizations to receive the holiday support they need. Evan invites volunteers, employees and people generally enthusiastic about the charity of their choice to call in and shout out the charity that has your heart!

A bit of Saskatchewan history is being told in a new song put together by Brad Wall, former premier of Saskatchewan, and Dan Cugnet, Weyburn area singer/songwriter, business leader and farmer. Constable Marmaduke Graburn is the only North West Mounted Police officer stationed at Fort Walsh to die in the line of duty. Using historical letters, Wall wrote the lyrics to a song that Cugnet helped him shape into a piece that he will now include on his next record. The two join Brent Loucks to talk more about this project!

Evan goes to the phones to chat with listeners about what's on their minds today.

Health-care workers and the NDP are sounding the alarm when it comes to overcapacity ERs at Sask. hospitals. Recently, both hospitals in Regina were near or more than 100 per cent capacity, with a very high safety risk. Saskatchewan Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill joins guest host Brent Loucks to explain what the province is doing to deal with this ongoing problem.

Canadians felt the pinch at the grocery store all year long, and according to Canada's Food Price Report for 2026, that won't change. We take a look back at food prices and consumer habits in 2025 with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, food distribution and policy professor at Dalhousie University Agri-Food Analytics Lab and visiting scholar in food distribution and policy at McGill University. He joins Brent to share major trends of 2025 and what's to come in 2026.

As families gather over the holidays, many Canadians will be spending a lot of time with their parents and grandparents, sometimes for the only time all year. Dr. Howard Chertkow, Canadian research scientist at Baycrest Health Sciences and partner with the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA), joins Brent to talk about what signs you can look for and how families can approach the sensitive conversation.

It's almost the end of the year! Brent welcomes Chris Guérette, Saskatchewan Realtors Association CEO, to discuss the Saskatchewan housing market's year-in-review as we wrap 2025, and what trends she might predict for 2026 homebuying in the province. 

Each and every Monday, we invite experts in the law to pull up a seat and discuss the week’s biggest crime and justice stories. In today’s Round Table of Justice, Brent is joined by Michael Spratt, Ontario criminal defence lawyer, podcaster and legal commentator, Prof. Brandon Trask, former prosecutor, associate professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba and adjunct fellow at St. John's College, and Brian Pfefferle, Saskatoon criminal defence lawyer, to discuss the Jordan ruling.

After a week full of deliberations with Regina's city council, we finally have some answers from city hall. Brent welcomes Geoff Smith, 980 CJME Reporter, to the show to talk about what cuts were made and how the mill rate will impact your taxes.