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Tony and Jodie Banter: The Grammy Awards, Super Bowl Commercials, Mike Schreiner to the Liberals?
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Tony and Jodie discuss the Grammy Awards, preview some Super Bowl commercials and wonder if Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner will actually jump over to the Liberals.
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Introduction and Potty Award
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Speaker
And another thing. And another thing. And another thing. And another thing. Welcome to another episode of And Another Thing, the podcast that continues to set the bar in the world of podcasts and continues
00:00:29
Speaker
to rack up awards from around the globe. Did you know that? Why? Did we get a Grammy? Close. Oh, okay. We got a potty. A potty. It's called a potty, yeah. Is it portable, like a porta potty? No. No. Well, I guess it is portable because we can bring the award anywhere we want. That's awesome. But yeah, so we won...
00:00:52
Speaker
We won the potty for best recurring podcast in a starring role, in a leading role. In a leading role. Yes. Congratulations. Best supporting podcast in a leading role. Have you seen that? Have you seen those photos of Madonna, by the way?
Madonna and the Grammys
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Yeah. I didn't need to see the photos. I saw her aunt when I, so I watched about, I don't know,
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Speaker
10, 15 minutes of the Grammys and I saw her and I was like, what the flip is going on with her? I know. It's so sad. What do you make of all that? What are they saying? I didn't read any articles. Everybody's commenting on it and I don't want to, like, I don't know the circumstances, but it just looks like some sort of cosmetic surgery gone wrong.
00:01:43
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in an attempt to ward off aging, you know? Well, yeah, she looked like she'd been injected with quite a bit of like filler of some sort. Yeah, yeah. I couldn't yet. To be honest, I couldn't even stomach watching most of the Grammys because it's just too political. Everyone's got a message they got to get up there and put across. And I guess the argument would be, well, they they've been given
Grammys Viewership Trends
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a platform. So you but I'm just like, I don't know. I mean,
00:02:09
Speaker
I guess in theory, we're doing the same thing every week with this podcast, but that's different. Apparently, we're right with everything we say, right? Of course we are. We're right. But apparently, the viewership went up by 20% from the level. Yes, but it's still down. It's still down overall. The viewership went up since COVID began, yes. Okay, okay. But overall, viewers are down.
00:02:38
Speaker
I don't think I introduced myself. Yeah. I don't even think I said I'm Jody Jenkins. You don't know that by now. Yeah. Well, you know, they teach you, they teach you because I went through broadcasting school. They teach you that first of all, you're only ever talking to one listener. Yes. You want that connection. Yes. And you, you never assume that everyone knows who you are because you never know who's tuning in.
00:03:02
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You never
Political Highlights of the Grammys
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know who's tuning. It might be the Chinese spy balloon that's tuning in for the first time. But anyway, just yeah, quickly on the Grammys, too many, too many strange people, too many strange messages. I liked the hip hop tribute, the award for Dre as well. Um, that was about the highlight of
Sponsor Acknowledgments
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it. But other than that, I mean, I guess I sound like I'm getting old because it's like,
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I don't know. I guess maybe they said that about my hip hop acts in the 90s. Yeah. I don't know. This is what Vanilla Ice went through. No, no. I don't think Vanilla Ice went through that. Oh, okay. But Easy E might have. Yeah. Okay. You know who Easy E is, right? I have no idea. Okay. Of course.
00:03:47
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Why? Why am I surprised? Why are you asking? All right. So we got to thank right off the top our presenting sponsor each week, Municipal Solutions. John Mutton and the team doing a bang up job. Bang up. These days very busy. And Tony, I know that you can shed some light on what they do. Yes. John is very busy. He's busy.
00:04:10
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00:05:23
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And finally, for my part, Jody, we want to thank Hunters Bay Radio at huntersbayradio.com for continuing to have this podcast as part of their podcast offerings every Saturday morning at 8 30 a.m. huntersbayradio.com. Excellent. So you're about what, two, three weeks removed from a disco cruise?
00:05:46
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Two weeks removed. Okay. Yes, I think we go on the 24th or something like that. Yeah, it's
Tony Clement's Disco Cruise
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coming up. For those that don't follow you on social media, you are in the midst of growing what you call a mustache. Yes, it's quite dark. I'm quite surprised. I thought it would be a little bit grayer, but it's coming in nicely. Don't you think, Jody? What do you think?
00:06:12
Speaker
Yeah, it's kind of coincidental because I just started watching the newest, well, it's not that new. It's new to me, but it's been out for a while with the new Borat. Oh, like the second one? Yeah, by the way, which I think it sucks. Yeah, it was horrible. It's terrible. OK, so your mustache, whatever. But if it comes in fuller, maybe you could pull a little Borat, a little Borat off. What a nice highlight.
Borat Movie Critique
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But I'll tell you, that second Borat to me,
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Speaker
There's no way that that stuff isn't mostly set up. Oh, it's like so pathetic. Yeah. I think the first one, the first one, they got away with some stuff because he really, he wasn't known, right? Like Sacha Baron Cohen or whatever. But, but now it's like, I'm watching those and I'm like, give me a break.
00:07:05
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I know. It's like everything else. It's just, it's not real anymore, Joey.
Advertising Legalities
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No, it's not. It's, but I, you know, I, it was, yeah. Anyway, I just. Hey, can I, can I give you another pet peeve I've got though? With Borat or in general? No, no, no. Cause we're going into, uh, as we're taping this, I know there's a temporal difference when people are going to be listening to this, but as we're taping this, we're going into Superbowl weekend.
00:07:31
Speaker
Yes. Oh, the Eagles versus the Chiefs. Is this pet peeve about commercials? No. Well, it is in a way, but. OK. Have you noticed, I'm sure you know this, but when they're people are advertising like radio stations or something to do, you know, they want to sell pizzas on the weekend. That's always called the big game. Yeah. Well, you know why that is, though. They can't say Super Bowl. That's correct. Yes. And again, I'm
00:08:01
Speaker
This is my second broadcasting school reference or being in broadcasting is, yeah, I learned that a long time ago because you can't say Super Bowl. So in any time there's radio advertising or whatever, it's always the big game. Yeah. So what
Super Bowl Ads and Commercials
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do you want them to be able to say Super Bowl? Yeah. Like you have to pay $5 million for a Super Bowl ad to say Super Bowl. I just find that a little bit absurd, don't you? Yeah. No, I always thought that was,
00:08:28
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That was bizarre too, but you know, for us Tony that have been in the game, broadcasting game longer than you, it's kind of like old news. Okay. Okay. I do appreciate you bringing that up. Are we allowed to say Superbowl on this podcast?
00:08:41
Speaker
I don't know what you're talking about. I thought you were referencing the big game. Oh, the big game. That's what I meant. Yeah. Yeah. I should say, too, speaking of speaking of the big game, the other thing that's weird now, and I guess it's not I really shouldn't be surprised, but like they release all the commercials and the way before now. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It's kind of funny. I watched them all. I didn't really I saw the one for Will Ferrell with the electric vehicle placements and Netflix. I was pretty
00:09:09
Speaker
Okay. I haven't seen any of them. I guess there's one with the Foo Fighters or Dave Grohl is in one. Joan Jetson won. There's a lot of musical artists who are Ozzy Osbourne's in one too.
00:09:24
Speaker
Yeah, I watched them all the other day. Oh, wow. OK. You can tell him yawning. You can tell how enthralling they were. Was there a favorite? It's one of you liked the best? I just said Will Ferrell. Will Ferrell, that's it. OK. But it's like it's a commercial about Netflix using electric vehicles more in their own produced programs. It's just a bizarre. Oh, my gosh. It's a weird world.
00:09:52
Speaker
I guess that's virtue signaling. Is that what's going on? That is exactly what that is. But Bill Farrell is is classic. So they what it is, is the I mean, whatever. Give it away. You can watch it. But is he's going through all different shows like Stranger Things and oh, gosh, I don't even remember the other ones because some some of them I don't watch. Oh, squid games. And so he's going through all that stuff.
Marvel Movie Decline
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So did he mention that he mentioned the Umbrella Academy?
00:10:22
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He did. Yes, he's in one of that one, a clip of that one as well. They're filming right now in Toronto, season four, and my daughter's working on the set.
00:10:31
Speaker
Oh, nice. Is she a gaffer or a key grip? I don't know. She's a director's assistant or something like that. Every time I think of somebody, like every time I think of somebody that's on set or someone says, yeah, a friend of mine's on set. I always, I, for some reason, the first visual I get is someone holding a long mic and just angling it over. That's what I always think of. Yeah, exactly. I don't know what she does here, but she's very, that's my job. And I should say this too. I watched.
00:11:01
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Wakanda forever, because I'm a huge Marvel movie guy, and I watched Wakanda forever on Disney Plus the other day when it came out. I thought it sucked. Yeah, not a lot of buzz about that. It was slow, but I got to believe that with Chad Boseman passing away that that
00:11:19
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clearly through a curve ball to what they wanted to do with that episode or that version or that show. They had to do something because it was one of the biggest grossing films on the universe, but no, I don't- Did you watch it? I haven't seen it, no.
00:11:37
Speaker
Oh, it's it's you. You'll see, man. It's like it's the first Marvel movie, which I guess isn't a bad thing because they've had so many out. But it's the
Ancient Civilizations and Pyramids
00:11:46
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first Marvel movie where I was like, I'm going to I'll watch the rest of this tomorrow. I think I think they're in big trouble. I really do. I think I think people are tired of Marvel movies and tired of the genre. And I don't know. We'll see. Quantum when Ant-Man and the Wasp and Quantum Mania looks pretty good. We'll see. OK.
00:12:06
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Just yeah, you're right. I mean, I don't disagree to a certain point because I've lost interest because I liked the Avengers and although those ones are all those people are all gone now, right? Yeah, it's done. It's done. Yeah, exactly. Unless they resurrect them somehow, which, as you know, in most comic book adaptations, you do have a window to do that. Yes, you do. Well, while there's a many there's an infinite number of universes now, so you can do whatever you want. Holy crap, I am freaking out.
00:12:35
Speaker
I knew that was coming at some point. You knew that one was coming? Something like that. Yeah.
00:12:40
Speaker
Oh, gosh. So what else is going on these days? This is a real casual laid back episode. We're having a conversation here. Yeah. As I was pointing out, I'm getting ready for the big trip, you know, and the the whole crew are together in Muskoka right now, including my wife and all the other friends who are going on this cruise planning our itinerary. So that should be
00:13:08
Speaker
Good. I think we stop off at Cozumel, Mexico. Okay. So I think I do want to see that pyramid, you know, at Chichen Itza.
00:13:20
Speaker
You know that one? Heard about that one.
Disco Cruise Anticipations
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There's a, no, what is that? It's a Mayan pyramid in Mexico. So why not? I want to see the pyramid. You know, I've got, I'm still jazzed up over watching ancient apocalypse. So I'm right. I'm really into pyramids right now and all the history of the pyramids in different parts of the world. So that's a 10. Yeah. Well, you know, I used to be right into Egyptian,
00:14:03
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history. So I think actually seeing the pyramids would be pretty cool. Yeah, I think that that one would be worth seeing. I really haven't toured the world's pyramids to any extent. I've certainly never been to Egypt and I've never seen them in Mexico. So why not? Makes you wonder how they built them, really.
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history back in the
00:14:25
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It does well. This ancient apocalypse has the whole theory behind an ancient civilization that predated a massive apocalypse, which included a flood. And the remnants of that worldwide civilization helped build those pyramids using tools and methods that are unknown. Oh, yes. And what was that beginning, middle, and end part again? Yeah, exactly.
00:14:55
Speaker
Oh my gosh. By the way, with the disco crews getting back to that specific aspect of your conversation. What are the bands on it again? We know KC and the Sunshine Band. KC and the Sunshine Band and Cool and the Gang. Cool. Those are the two bands? Yeah. That's pretty impressive, man. It's pretty high end, I'd say.
00:15:16
Speaker
Like you probably just get, how many times do you think you'll hear celebration? Like every day. You're just going to like shock them. Yeah, I know. I know. Get down on it. Come on and get down on it. It's going to be a lot of older people dancing. Yes.
00:15:39
Speaker
Play celebration again. I'm not sure how many Gen Z's are going to be on board. What's a Gen Z again? That's like the, I don't know, what are they? 24 to 35 now? Oh, okay. What am I? I mean, I'm like, what's a millennial again? No, I'm not a millennial, obviously.
00:16:02
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What's, uh, like Jen, what are they, what are they again? You got a Jen X and you've got a baby boomers. So I was right on the cusp of like, I'm like, I'm like right in between. Cause I was like 1976, but it's like, I think you're, I think you're a Gen X. Yeah. Yeah. I'm like, whatever. So yeah, we're the, we're the brilliant ones. We know how to do every, we know how to do all the tech stuff. We still got a far foot and a little bit of the other old stuff.
00:16:31
Speaker
Yeah, and you like irony a lot. You're very sarcastic. In general? Or just me? Well, I think you're certainly fitting up to the type, I think. Don't you?
00:16:52
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All right, let's get Tony to the main deck here. Tony to the main deck. Yeah, exactly. I'm going to have to find different parts of this ship that I can hide out from all of this disco stuff. So you'll be able to like, I mean, I miss, I bet you'll be able to meet cool in the gang then.
00:17:09
Speaker
Do you want me to see if I can interview him for the podcast? Yeah, buddy.
Cruise Logistics
00:17:14
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Yes, absolutely. Oh, this is now my mission. We just thought of this. Yes. If you can get an interview with either Casey and the Sunshine Band or Cool and the Gang, I think you've made it. I think I'll get the third trombonist from the Sunshine Band. Yeah, I wonder how big their bands are actually. I don't know. I don't know. And how many of them are new members of the band versus the original, right?
00:17:38
Speaker
And how many of them are actually, yeah, exactly. How many are still alive and all that stuff. Yeah, who knows. Okay. I'm going to, this is a mission now for the, for the good of the podcast and for our loyal listeners, I'm going to try to get some sort of interview with cool, the gang or Casey or the sunshine band somewhere in there. I'm Tony Clement from And Another Thing. We're here with cool, cool and the gang. Cool. Yeah.
00:18:07
Speaker
Oh my gosh, it'd be like, like, OK, enough. Yeah, enough already. Yes, we get it. You're going to celebrate. OK. There's a party going on. And then all of a sudden you just hear a big, you just knock the guy out or something. Yeah, yeah, exactly. Oh my gosh, that's. Yeah, there you go. Well, you got a job now. I have a job. You have a job there. You're cruising. Hey, now you can write it off. It's you're working.
00:18:35
Speaker
Yeah. Yeah, I'm sure CRA will not see through that at all. Keep every receipt. Yeah, exactly. I've never been on a cruise, but they're like, everything's inclusive on that, right? It's all inclusive, yeah. Although you don't have to buy into the drinks. Oh. But if you don't buy into the drinks package, your spouse doesn't buy into the drinks package, because otherwise it'd be a lot of gaming in the system, right? So it's like all in or nothing. Exactly.
00:19:01
Speaker
Do they have casinos on these cruises? Oh, I have no idea. They must. I've only been on a cruise once before and that was a couple of decades ago. I don't know what to expect, honestly. Yes, we're running out of time here. Just quickly, anything new on the political front? What's going on in the world of
Ontario Politics Discussion
00:19:22
Speaker
... I did find it comical and I'm sure all our lefty listeners will love this one, but
00:19:27
Speaker
You know, they, they installed merit styles provincially in Ontario as the new leader. And I think it was Steve Paken that tweeted out about, you know, the.
00:19:35
Speaker
a classic political move, have a small room, pack it. But I did think it was kind of hilarious, though, that they said she was declared the winner by a majority vote. I'm thinking she was the only person. Well, they had to vote for her, though. I guess that was part of their constitution. But if there was actually people that didn't vote for her, clearly, because otherwise they would have said it was unanimous. Unanimous, yeah, exactly. But what about the stuff with the green leader and the liberals, though?
00:20:06
Speaker
Yeah, I don't know what to make of all that. So he was, Shriner was in, in Picton in Prince Edward County today. Yeah. And he was in Muskoka and Perry Sound a couple days ago. Yeah. So he was doing a town hall. It was packed. Well, packed is a relative term. I mean, I think there was like 130 or something people there. That was pretty good. Yeah, for him. Um, but again, a lot of, a lot of environmentalists and people like that in that area and that, uh, are big into that stuff. It was all about the green belt stuff, right?
00:20:35
Speaker
Yeah, it was all about build 23. Yeah, I think it's 23. Yeah. But it was interesting because I read the article.
00:20:43
Speaker
about it and someone in the crowd asked him, what's your position? What's going on with your, you know, the liberal party situation and them asking you to run? And he said, I haven't made it. I haven't made any decisions. Oh my word. Yeah, I don't know why you would say that. You could have easily just said something like I'm focused on, like I'm focused on the task at hand right now.
00:21:08
Speaker
But he seems to, clearly he's thinking about it. He's thinking about it and he's got a bunch of liberals who want him to do it, including a lot of the old hands of the Ontario Liberal Party. I'm thinking of people who worked in McGinty's office or what have you.
00:21:28
Speaker
I'm, I'm shocked that there are liberals who are willing to say that there's no one, not a single person in the Ontario Liberal Party is good enough to lead. So we've got to go, we've got to outsource it. Uh, you know, that's, that's a pretty damning indictment of where they stand right now. Yeah.
Federal Politics and Trudeau
00:21:48
Speaker
But is there anyone that jumps out? I mean, I, I, I don't, not anyone that like,
00:21:53
Speaker
flies in my face and says they've got a really good shot or item. You know how it works. At some point, the wheel will turn and Doug Ford won't be as popular or popular at all. That's normal. That's natural. That happens to everybody pretty well. Then they would have their shot by saying that there's no one in the party who can
00:22:19
Speaker
who can do a decent job. It's not exactly a good advertisement for, uh, for the voters, you know? Yeah. Well, it'll be interesting to see what happens, but yeah. Oh yeah, for sure. And then federally I see the conservatives are getting some big bumps in polling. I think it's too early. It's going to go up and down and sideways and, uh,
00:22:41
Speaker
But they're definitely in the hunt and the liberal, Mr. Trudeau is in his eighth year of office and I remember what it was like under Stephen Harper being your eighth year in office. You don't get away with as much as he used to or you're not given the benefit of the doubt is what I'm trying to say. So he's in that role now and I think it's going to be very competitive.
00:23:06
Speaker
Yeah, it's going to be interesting. It's nice to see that Mr. Polyev hasn't really, well, he hasn't really, he hasn't at all, in my opinion, taken the bait on anything that the media keeps goading him into, so it's a good sign.
00:23:20
Speaker
No, he's talking about the issues, whether it's crime or the economy still and inflation, cost of living. These are all the issues that people really care about. He's just doing his job. He's busy being a leader of the opposition. That's all he can do right now.
00:23:40
Speaker
That's all you can do. It's so true, Tony. It's so true. And we're going to wrap it up. It is what it is. Yes.
Episode Conclusion
00:23:47
Speaker
We're going to wrap it up on that note. Time will tell. Yes. All right. Well, we appreciate you joining us tonight. We certainly appreciate the continued support from our loyal listeners. And again, big thanks to Municipal Solutions for their continued support presenting the show week in and week out. You can find them online at municipalsolutions.ca.
00:24:11
Speaker
and haltongr.com for Steve Sparling and the gang, of course, and the West GTA. They're there to get the job done for you. And of course, Hunters Bay Radio, huntersbayradio.com every 830 Saturday morning. The show is repeated as well as many other fine podcasts that you can listen to. All right, Tony, we will do this again in seven days. Yes, sir.