Shorzy Classic tour tickets sell out in your city. You're watching a TV comedy character play actual hockey against NHL alumni at a sold-out arena. Nine thousand people paid to see this. The team raises tens of thousands for charity while running shirtless laps after giving up ten goals. This isn't a promotional stunt—it's becoming legitimate hockey culture.

The Calgary Saddledome sold nearly 9,000 tickets for a comedy show's hockey team to play Flames alumni. When the alumni scored ten goals, the Shorzy team ran shirtless laps on NHL ice per the rules. The event raised $30,000 for local charities while Season 6 got greenlit for production.

A TV show is selling out NHL arenas to play actual hockey. The fundraising isn't a side benefit—it's built into the game itself. What started as small-town hockey comedy is reshaping what hockey culture can be.

Topics: Shorzy Classic tour, hockey charity events, Shorzy season 6, Canadian comedy, NHL alumni games

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Originally aired on 2026-01-23

Ryan Wedding arrest gets announced with FBI and RCMP bosses standing together. You're watching the press conference. FBI Director Kash Patel calls Wedding a "modern day El Chapo" and "modern day Pablo Escobar." Then he credits President Trump's leadership for the capture. The RCMP Commissioner congratulates everyone. The stage is packed with law enforcement from two countries celebrating six of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted captured this year.

Edwards points to the spectacle: 60 metric tons of cocaine allegedly moved through Southern California, multiple murders ordered including four in Ontario, and $55 million in seized assets including motorcycles, artwork, and a $13 million Mercedes. FBI boss Patel spent the press conference listing arrest statistics up 200 percent and thanking Trump for "historic record-breaking numbers." Wedding turned himself in at the U.S. Embassy after negotiations, according to reports, not a dramatic takedown.

The press conference focused on congratulations and political credit more than investigative details. Next arrest announcement, watch who gets thanked before you hear how the case actually broke.

Topics: Ryan Wedding arrest, FBI press conference, drug trafficking kingpin, Kash Patel, RCMP cooperation

GUEST: Peter Edwards | Crime reporter, Toronto Star

Originally aired on 2026-01-23

Viral jingle commercial partnerships change everything. You notice Dr. Pepper has no jingle. You make one on TikTok in 15 seconds. The video hits millions of views. Three weeks later, you're sitting in front of your TV watching your homemade clip air as an official Dr. Pepper commercial to 20 million viewers during a major game. Career changed.

Romeo Bingham created the jingle because the brand didn't have one. Dr. Pepper turned it into their real commercial campaign. The catch: partnership discussions started weeks before the public reveal, raising Shane's question about whether this was ever truly organic. Separately, Quebec's transit system learned that ignoring a 78-year-old at a bus stop costs exactly $2,000 in court.

What looks like grassroots success might be corporate strategy in disguise. The next viral brand moment you see could be planned from the first view. And yes, Canadian bus drivers can be sued for driving past you.

Topics: viral TikTok marketing, Dr. Pepper jingle, Romeo Bingham, Quebec transit lawsuit, user-generated advertising

Originally aired on 2026-01-23