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Fresh off a grueling 2,600-kilometer trek to Edmonton and back, Dave and Candace Rae break down the raw reality of post-road-trip exhaustion, juggling work with the kids back in school, and the hilarious voices that live inside their heads. Between West Edmonton Mall adventures—from shooting ranges to the Santa Maria replica—and Candace’s unfiltered take on water park slide closures, the trip proved that family getaways are equal parts fun and endurance test.

The heart of the episode turns toward live rock and roll. After catching the Foo Fighters’ relentless set in Edmonton and catching AC/DC rattling the stadium walls on the drive home, Dave and Candace tackle the big debate: when does a legendary band cross the line from rocking hard into hanging it up? The conversation expands into decades of concert memories across Western Canada, the timeless magic of dingy local clubs, and how crowd culture has shifted from bootleg cassette tapers to sea-of-phone-screens.

Episode Highlights

• 00:00 – Canada geese takeovers, sisterly tattoos, and sponsor shoutouts
• 02:30 – Post-road-trip hangover: 2,600 km, zero recovery days, and the school-year routine
• 05:15 – Unfiltered inner voices, singing accents, and the mystery behind the head chatter
• 08:15 – West Edmonton Mall recap: water park slide debacles, Santa Maria history, and boys at the shooting range
• 14:40 – Transit talk: LRT comparisons across Canadian cities and missed opportunities
• 17:15 – Foo Fighters live: Dave Grohl’s vocal longevity vs. AC/DC’s Brian Johnson facing the final curtain
• 21:30 – Passing down the torch: taking the boys to their first massive arena rock show
• 25:10 – Living Canvas Tattoo special alert: celebrating 20 years with $20/hour tattoos! Listen closely for the exclusive podcast CODE WORD revealed in this episode to DM Living Canvas for your chance to claim the deal
• 28:40 – Flashback files: Bowie, Chris Cornell at the Pantages, Green Day, and old-school Winnipeg music joints
• 33:20 – Frank’s Pizza corner: the Ty-Roni debate and custom pizza subs
• 37:05 – The evolution of live crowds: bootleggers, Bic lighters, phone screens, and staying present
• 42:15 – Week 45 countdown wraps with a live Foo Fighters outro

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