Best Mpi Podcasts (2026)

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Dec 24 2025- Xmas Eve Letters on MPI, Drug Consumption Site, and More 33:22

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Three pieces of correspondence sent to TGCTS form the basis of Episode 60, which opens with the story of Marty's surprise meeting in a drug store with a former NDP cabinet minister. You'll then hear a letter sent to Premier Wab Kinew and Justice Minister Matt Wiebe by an aggrieved NDP supporter. He had asked for help with an arbitrary punishment im…

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Episode 12: Cardiovascular Imaging Training at an Inflection Point 20:48

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In this episode, Editor-in-Chief Marcelo F. Di Carli, MD, MASNC leads a timely conversation on the future of cardiovascular imaging training with Ron Blankstein, MD, FASNC and Lawrence Phillips, MD, MASNC. The conversation unpacks the new ACC-sponsored advanced imaging training statement and why multimodality competency is essential for nuclear car…

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Jan 5 2026- The Top Episodes of 2025 53:07

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We kick-off Season 7 with a review of the most-listened to podcasts we produced in 2025. Four of the top 10 aired last January which gave TGCTS a strong start to the season, and overall five of the top 10 featured our exclusive interviews with newsmakers! In Part 1 you'll hear which episodes didn't make the top 20 but led the months of May, June, O…

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Dec 30 2025- City Logic Lacking In Granite Housing Push 26:31

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Episode 61 reviews an editorial from Don Woodstock about the insistence of City Councillors and Mayor Scott Gillingham to disregard a ruling by the Municipal Board and ram through a Housing Accelerator Fund "affordable" apartment building on the west parking lot of the Granite Curling Club. "When a win-win requires one side to give up land, parking…

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Dec 19 2025- Inspector Helen Peters Bursts Dan Lett's SCS Balloon 35:58

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The NDP government tried to throttle opposition to a drug use site slated for the North Logan neighbourhood by scheduling only one in-person meet-up. Episode 59 explains what they heard at two more hastily-added sessions this week. (Sorry for the blizzard delay!) Part 1- In November, Winnipeg Free Press columnist Dan Lett criticized neighborhood op…

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Changing Climate, Changing Migration: Trapped by Climate Change: The Economics of Staying or Leaving 30:03

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It is not guaranteed that someone harmed by a natural disaster or other environmental change will leave their home. A complicated web of factors affects whether climate-vulnerable individuals want to—or even can—move. One of these factors is financial: How much money or other resources someone has at their disposal. In this episode, we speak with K…

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Achieving the "Quadruple Win": Labor Migration Strategies for Europe to Meet its Skill Needs 56:06

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Europe’s demand for workers is growing across a wide range of skill levels, with more than three-quarters of small- and medium-sized enterprises struggling to find workers with the right skills. Meeting these labor needs will be essential to sustaining economic growth and competitiveness yet will prove even more challenging as workforces shrink and…

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U.S. Immigration Courts at a Crisis Point 1:12:30

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Backlogs in the nation’s immigration courts have reached record levels in recent years, with nearly 4 million removals cases pending—adding new pressures to longstanding challenges that have overwhelmed the courts. With it now taking an average of four years for an asylum applicant to get a hearing, the delays are undermining the goals of both the …

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Dec 10 2025- Bernadette Smith Bombs At Drug Site Consultation 52:15

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The NDP government attempted to manipulate the public consultation process for a drug use site slated for a small downtown neighborhood off of Logan Avenue- but got big pushback and plenty of questions they don't want to answer. We have a play-by-play recap of the meeting that's a real eye opener about the desperation of the "harm reduction" lobby …

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Dec 1 2025- Ontario Senator Dismisses Winnipeg’s Right to Public Safety 58:23

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December kicks off with a recap of the visit of a far-left member of the Canadian Senate who tried to tour the in-progress 'sobering centre' that Wab Kinew's NDP is opening at 190 Disraeli. Kim Pate - who represents Ontario- dismissed the idea that Winnipeg residents need protection from out of control meth and alcohol addicts. Part 1- A hard drive…

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Nov 20 2025- Fiction, Not Facts, Fuel Lett’s Fight For Drug Use Site 50:13

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The NDP gave the Free Press the scoop on a new plan to invoke an emergency authorization to open a drug user site. Dan Lett accordingly doubled down on the misinformation and myths used to attack the stakeholders who derailed the first safe consumption site plan. As Episode 56 explains, we saw how it really unfolded- and also noticed he got a key a…

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Episode 11: SPECT MPI 2.0 17:05

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What if SPECT could bring the promise of myocardial blood flow quantification to every lab on earth? In this episode, Editor-in-Chief Marcelo Di Carli, MD, MASNC sits down with Yufan Gu, MD and Lei Wang, MD from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Fuwai Hospital in Beijing, China, and ASNC President Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD, MASNC to dis…

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Nov 13 2025- Winnipeg Transit Fare Crackdown Nothing To Brag About 35:20

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Episode 55 looks at the first batch of results released about the 'Winnipeg Transit Violent Crime Intervention Strategy' and the enforcement focus on fare-jumpers. Marty Gold evaluates the numbers, including attempted fare skipping and those who took a hike when asked at the bus stops to verify they had the money to pay. There are also statistics o…

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Changing Climate, Changing Migration: The Young Lives Uprooted by Climate Change 27:01

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Children are especially vulnerable to displacement linked to climate change. Each year, millions of young people are displaced by weather-related disasters, as schools and other services break down and adults send children away to find safety. Forced from their homes, children often face new challenges, including being unable to access education or…

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Episode 10: The Missing Link Between Imaging Results and Patient Management 17:13

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What’s the real value of a perfect image if no one understands it? In this episode of JNC CardioConnect, Editor-in-Chief Marcelo Di Carli, MD, MASNC sits down with Krishna K. Patel, MD, MS, FASNC and John A. Spertus, MD to discuss their manuscript Patient-centered reporting: Should this become the new standard? and to explore how patient-centered r…

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Nov 4 2025- Is Winnipeg Importing Homeless People? 30:27

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An online reaction to our series in the Winnipeg Sun on homeless encampment mayhem and failed government policies has raised an important question for Episode 54- are governments actually bringing homeless people into Winnipeg? Part 1- A recap of recent Sun columns and podcasts, and a reflection on the 15 years since our last broadcast on 92.9 KICK…

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Changing Climate, Changing Migration: Will Climate Change Push Some People into Statelessness? 27:04

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Within the next few decades, rising sea levels could wipe some small Pacific Island nations off the face of the earth. The prospect that the physical territory of countries such as Kiribati and Tuvalu is no longer habitable raises the prospect that their nationals could lose their citizenship, becoming stateless. It also poses profound questions fo…

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Oct 28 2025- Media Malaise Helped Fuel Low EK Voter Turnout 45:45

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Episode 53 wraps up our coverage of the Elmwood-East Kildonan by-election to succeed the late Jason Schreyer on Winnipeg city council. Part 1- Our analysis: The win by Emma Durand-Wood sets the stage for the organization of a far-left slate in the 2026 general election to try to take control of civic politics. We look at the radical policies she an…

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Oct 17 2025- Urbanist Durand-Woods Vies For Votes in Elmwood-EK Race 1:00:53

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After being the first candidate to declare, the campaign of Emma Durand-Wood has knocked on every door in Elmwood-East Kildonan. In Episode 52, she tells about her platform, her background in urban issues, and her vision for the ward as the October 25th vote draws near. A writer and editor by trade, Emma Durand-Wood moved to Elmwood in 2008 from Va…

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Oct 11 2025- Sweryda Seeks To Succeed Schreyer in Elmwood-EK 1:00:06

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Chris Sweryda was the last entrant to the October 25th by-election, but he's counting on the hard work he did as the ward assistant to Jason Schreyer to resonate with voters in Elmwood-East Kildonan. Episode 51 has a wide-ranging and informative interview about Sweryda and his platform. First on his list is building a new Louise Bridge, after he le…

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Oct 6 2025- EK's Kyle Roche Keen On Capturing Council Seat 1:00:12

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Sept 30 2025- Selahadin Seeks Support in Elmwood-EK By-election 56:06

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(Editor's note- Spotify required we delete this episode and republish it. No edits were made to the interview content.) In a crowded field of seven hopefuls, Zekharia Selahadin is hoping his simple grassroots approach will generate support on October 25th from voters in Elmwood- East Kildonan. Part 1- He moved to Canada from Ethiopia as a child and…

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Sept 26 2025- Woodstock Slams Supportive Housing Consultations, Bus Safety Plan 1:05:19

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A focus on civics - and a look at his new book - brings Don Woodstock back to TGCTS for Episode 48. There's lots of ideas, opinions and observations on tap! Part 1- Don was among the few Winnipeg residents who actually went to one of the city's "Information Sessions" about the five proposed sites for new supportive housing projects. With good reaso…

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World of Migration: Humanitarian Protection at a Crossroads: What Future for the Strained Refugee System? 24:13

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The global humanitarian protection system is at a critical juncture. It is under major strain as record numbers of people have been forced out of their homes by a complex array of factors and protracted crises. Yet at the same time, a system created in the wake of World War II no longer meets today’s challenges and is increasingly coming under poli…

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Snapshot - Grower services in action: a chat with Bridgette at Birchwood 19:05

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In this episode of Snapshot, Lisa chats with Bridgette from Grower Services at Birchwood. With years of experience supporting kiwifruit growers, Bridgette shares what she loves about the industry and her role as a biosecurity champion. From fruit fly and myrtle rust responses to Covid-19 logistics and search and rescue operations, Bridgette’s story…

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Immigration and Democracy: Rebuilding Trust in a Changing Europe 1:58:39

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Public trust in migration systems—and in democracy more broadly—is eroding. As rapid demographic shifts fuel anxieties in many communities, governments are feeling the pressure and responding with increasingly restrictive policies—scaling back immigration, imposing stricter integration requirements, and narrowing pathways to long-term residency and…

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On the Move: Rapidly Evolving Migration Trends and Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean 1:02:05

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No single world region has experienced a greater relative increase in international migration since 2010 than Latin America and the Caribbean. Buffeted by displacement crises, economic dislocation, and changing migrant demographics, Latin America and the Caribbean have seen migration become one of the most pressing issues of our time. And while mov…

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Sept 15 2025- A Dr. Ted Talk- Rosenberg on Antisemitism in Health Care 1:02:13

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Dr. Ted Rosenberg, who was raised in Winnipeg, has written a book Ayekha about the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the meteoric rise he witnessed of antisemitic attitudes and actions in the medical field and in general society. Episode 47 presents our full interview with Dr. Rosenberg. He explains why he resigned from a 30 year teachin…

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Sept 13 2025- Nahanni Fontaine Must Go, Manitobans Tell Wab Kinew 31:27

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Nahanni Fontaine couldn't stop herself from parroting radical rot about the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk - and Premier Wab Kinew's ride to the rescue only made things worse for him and his Families Minister. In Episode 46, we review the public outburst after Kinew forgave Fontaine's online antics and half-baked apology and said she's not b…

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Sept 7 2025- Braydon Maz Makes Waves in Elmwood-EK Council Race 38:12

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The delays in repairing the Louise Bridge made Braydon Mazurkiewich decide to put his name on the ballot, and he's bringing a brash style of campaigning to the October 25th by-election in Elmwood- East Kildonan. Part 1 - He knows his way around political campaigns, but after the City of Winnipeg continually missed target dates to get the Louise Bri…

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Aug 30 2025- Prefontaine Touts Labour Experience in Elmwood-EK Run 1:02:54

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Another special interview for a long weekend, as Episode 44 brings a conversation with Carmen Prefontaine, seeking the city council seat in Elmwood-East Kildonan on October 25. 8.40 Part 2 - First-time candidate Carmen Prefontaine brings over 16 years of experience as a City of Winnipeg employee, along with her current union leadership role to her …

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Changing Climate, Changing Migration: Connecting the Dots: How Climate Detectives Link Human-Caused Environmental Change to Migration 23:55

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It is no easy task to say with certainty that a particular storm, drought, or other extreme weather event causes human displacement, or that those individual events are due to human-caused climate change. Hurricanes, wildfires, mudslides, monsoons, and other sudden-onset events, as well as slow-onset ones such as drought, extreme heat, and sea-leve…

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Aug 24 2025- Winnipeg's Decline Becoming A Ballot Box Issue 38:14

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Episode 43 pivots off of two emails received from followers of our reporting. Their observations lead to an analysis of the potential issues in next year's Mayoral and civic election. 5.53 Part 2 - "Fabulous results from your articles" A resident in the East Exchange notified us of two separate actions taken against illegal encampments- and gave cr…

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In a Heartbeat: Episode 9 19:26

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JNC CardioConnect has expanded to include a new episode format that homes in on the most important pearls from each new research article in the latest Journal of Nuclear Cardiology issue. In a Heartbeat episodes feature JNC Early Career Editorial Board members and JNC associate editors joining Editor-in-Chief Marcelo F. Di Carli, MD, MASNC, for foc…

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World of Migration: Amid Backlash to Immigration, Can Contact Smooth Relations between Groups of Diverse Backgrounds? 33:21

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The fact there is a growing backlash to immigration in communities around the world is well established. What is less discussed are the solutions to address decline in social cohesion and rise in mistrust, misinformation, and prejudice. Meaningful contact between different groups can reduce tensions. Under the right conditions, this dynamic can str…

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Aug 18 2025- Stolen Bikes Column Sparks Outcry From Victims 34:23

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In the Sun last Wednesday, Marty Gold pinpointed that crime became "acceptable" under Mayor Brian Bowman inWinnipeg in 2018, after bicycle theft skyrocketed and nothing was done to stop it. The column evoked strong reactions and opinions about what is happening, and what should be done now. Part 1 of Episode 42 opens with a reply from the police af…

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Episode 8: When normal SPECT isn’t reassuring—Rethinking risk in exercise SPECT 19:43

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In this episode, Editor-in-Chief Marcelo F. Di Carli, MD, MASNC, is joined by Steven C. Scherping, III, MD, and ASNC President-elect Jamieson M. Bourque, MD, MHS, FASNC, from the University of Virginia to discuss their manuscript 'The prevalence and prognostic impact of additive abnormal stress exercise markers in patients with normal stress myocar…

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Aug 10 2025- Did A Dirty Cop Thrive Under Danny Smyth's Watch? 36:56

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The return of the Crime, Courts and Public Safety Update is the focus of Episode 41! Part 1- A look at our recent interviews, and an explanation of some of the costs that your contributions to the Season Six Support campaign take care of- so we stay on the beat as Your Watchdog! The current total is $2675, thanks to our donors and sponsors! 12.00 P…

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Aug 5 2025- Council candidate Abel Gutierrez talks about Elmwood-EK 52:39

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Carrying on our tradition of covering civic elections, Episode 40 is an interview with Abel Gutierrez, one of the hopefuls looking to succeed the late Jason Schreyer as the representative of Elmwood- East Kildonan. 4.40 Part 2- Born in northeastern Mexico, Abel Gutierrezcame to Canada when he was 3 years old and grew up in North Kildonan. As an adu…

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Aug 1 2025- Speaking of Sports with Paul Edmonds 49:26

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For the long weekend, a special interview with Paul Edmonds, the radio voice of the Winnipeg Jets! Every season hockey fans tune out the TV feed and tune in their radio to hear Paul on CJOB & Power 97. Part 1 - Marty's imitation of Peter Warren inspired Paul to show off his own. He tells about handling sports radio call-in shows and why doing the m…