Bury The Lede

Erin and Jen reflect on the loss of Mitch Podolak, co-founder of the Winnipeg Folk Festival and the West End Cultural Centre. They also chat about inappropriate live music spaces and why they do musicians a disservice, as well as how hard it is to establish and hold on to routines. Erin has an update about The Other Erin. Jen buys an alarm clock. BREAKING NEWS: Bury the Lede is now on Spotify!

Jen and Erin discuss all things neighbourhood — what makes for a good one, how to be a good dog owner, and the merits of joining your community Facebook group. Erin also talks about her email twin.

The gals are back! Jen and Erin debrief about their summers, and discuss the cult of wellness and self-optimization, their conflicting views on going to the dentist, and Erin gives a wedding update.

Jen and Erin are joined by Paige Butz, the owner of Valencia Boutique, a new Winnipeg shop that is a bit of a unicorn on the boutique scene because it actually carries Curve sizing. They also chat about a disappointing article about Nike's curvy mannequins and extended sizing line, and how they are selling women a "dangerous lie." Elsewhere, they try a new vodka soda for Good or Gross. A note from your hosts: This will be the last episode of Bury the Lede until August.

It's episode 100! To celebrate, we have sound problems :( We promise we will figure out how to use our new equipment next week! This episode, Jen and Erin discuss the necessity of Disney remakes, the rash of recent concert cancellations in Winnipeg and the fact burnout is now a medical condition. Also, Ben is back for a radler/citrus beer edition of Budget Wine of the Month Club, and Jen and Erin have a fun giveaway to celebrate their 100th episode.

Jen and Erin are confounded by Erin's new smartwatch, which seemingly pulls information from all of her texts and emails and adds it to her calendar. Technology is terrifying! They also get fired up about the recent abortion legislation in the U.S.

On this episode, Erin and Jen discuss a viral article from Harper's Bazaar entitled Men Have No Friends and Women Bear the Burden, which is all about "emotional golddigging." Elsewhere, they chat about the Royal Baby, the RCMP's unintentionally hilarious #WantedWednesdays, and Detective Pikachu.

The gals are back! Erin was off in New York and Jen was off barfing. On this week's episode they chat about famous people's disproportionate responses to criticism, how there's a second puberty no one talks about when you turn 30, and another eating adventure they have up their sleeves.

Jen and Erin discuss the fire that ravaged the Notre-Dame cathedral last week, and the outpouring of support for the storied landmark. They also discuss a series of Winnipeg events aimed at slowing down fast fashion, and Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson is back for Budget Wine of the Month Club with a Spanish rosé.

The Winnipeg Jets are in the playoffs (FOR NOW), so Erin and Jen discuss the Whiteout street parties — and if that's what they should be called. Elsewhere they chat vanity plates, South Korean birthday conventions and Jen takes another stab at Driver's Ed. (Pod's a rich pageant this week!)

Jen and Erin are joined on the pod by a special guest host: Giovanna Minenna, the founder and CEO of Brows by G! G chats about starting her own wildly successful business from a room in her apartment, recently facing off against the dragons on Dragon's Den, and upping the brow game here in Winnipeg. In Reading, Watching, Listening, the trio talks about our current cultural obsession with grifters.

Jen and Erin weigh in on two debates that recently tore the Twitter world apart: "how many chuggas come before choo choo?" and "what is the correct way to put on a bra?" Elsewhere they discuss spring drivers in Winnipeg, NASA's confusing lack of Size M spacesuits, and what to do if you're tired of internet dating in the return of Erin's advice segment, Tough Love.

Jen and Erin unintentionally dive deep into a theme of money this week, discussing the U.S. university admission scandal, the section of the federal budget which was intended to help millennials buy houses and Jen's story on parental leave (and the things no one tells you about budgeting for it). Erin then gives a long-winded recap of the Bachelor finale, which she found problematic in more ways than one.

Erin and Jen spend a few minutes today sharing memories of their colleague, Randy Turner, who passed away earlier in the week. They also talk about the city's budget for the arts and how they feel about the Juno Awards.

It's International Women's Day! Jen and Erin talk about a size discrimination spurred by an exclusionary sale from Old Navy, a supreme court battle over rap lyrics and R. Kelly's interview with Gale King. They also welcome Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson back to do a segment of Good or Gross with dill pickle vodka.

Jen and Erin talk about I Love to Read month and all the books they loved as kids, as well as the new security measures at the Millennium Library in Winnipeg. Then, drinks and books writer Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson joins them for a special segment of Budget Wine of the Month club in which they taste whisky instead. Jen does not enjoy this.

Jen and Erin debrief on their weekend spent at Girls Rock Winnipeg's inaugural rock camp for adults where, in 48 hours, they learned a new instrument, formed a band, wrote a song, and played a live show. They also defend Winnipeg Jets' Patrik Laine, who is going through a slump right now and is getting heat from fans and critics (#LetLaineLive!)And something sampled gets spit out in a Good or Gross first.

Erin watched all three hours and 45 minutes of the Grammy Awards and wants to talk about it. Jen and Erin also take a minute to discuss the recent allegations against singer-songwriter Ryan Adams. Also, inspired by V-Day, the ladies talk about their earliest "celeb" crushes and when it's appropriate to fart in front of your partner. Erin then quizzes Jen on Homeland, a show she has not seen, in a new edition of Pop Culture Blind Spot.

On this week's episode, Jen (who's back!)and Erin chat about why mildly competitive food events such as Poutine Week seem to take off in Winnipeg, Liberal MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette's all-male calendar, and Tyra Bank's Modelland (is it a mall? a theme park? who knows!) Elsewhere, Erin offers a reality TV update, and Jen details her back injury, which is technically a sports injury, so basically she's a pro athlete now.

Free Press drinks guy/literary editor Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson joins Erin as a special guest host for this week's episode while Jen nurses a back injury (she's fine!)They try out a Chilean blend for Budget Wine of the Month Club, and chat about how to develop and train your wine-tasting palate (Ben tastes some 2,000 wines a year!). Elsewhere, they discuss Erin's recent experience at a weekend-long Catholic marriage prep course which, as it turns out, Ben has also taken.