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A few microphones and beers make Slightly Sauced a show about everything and nothing. We don’t pretend to be experts on the issues, but we’ll certainly give them a shot. Our regular panel brings a quirky Canadian focus to debate and discussion. Hey, at least it’s not another terrible tech podcast. Email us! contact@slightlysauced.com Subscribe via RSS Subscribe in iTunes

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A few microphones and beers make Slightly Sauced a show about everything and nothing. We don’t pretend to be experts on the issues, but we’ll certainly give them a shot. Our regular panel brings a quirky Canadian focus to debate and discussion. Hey, at least it’s not another terrible tech podcast. Email us! contact@slightlysauced.com Subscribe via RSS Subscribe in iTunes

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English


Episodes
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Episode 222: Election Ontario Vote Compass Part 2

6/1/2018
On this episode of SlightlySauced, Derek, Jon and Tyler continue to discuss the CBC’s Vote Compass questions for the upcoming Ontario election. Hey! Hey you! Did you know that if you send us some listener feedback not only will we feature it on the show but we’ll also make you your own theme song to go with it! Also don’t forget to “rate and subscribe” on your favourite half eaten fruit platform :) Download: Direct Link Links: Vote CompassLet us know what you think: Review and rate us...

Duration:05:07:56

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Episode 221: Election Ontario Vote Compass Part 1

5/25/2018
On this episode of SlightlySauced, Kayla, Jon and Tyler discuss the CBC’s Vote Compass questions for the upcoming Ontario election. Hey! Hey you! Did you know that if you send us some listener feedback not only will we feature it on the show but we’ll also make you your own theme song to go with it! Also don’t forget to “rate and subscribe” on your favourite half eaten fruit platform :) Download: Direct Link Links: Vote CompassLet us know what you think: Review and rate us on...

Duration:05:59:58

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Episode 220: Uranus Transplants

5/4/2018
On this episode of SlightlySauced, the guys hear from Ernie, find out that Uranus smells like farts, learn about penis transplants, fake blood, and unlucky outdoorsmen. Hey! Hey you! Did you know that if you send us some listener feedback not only will we feature it on the show but we’ll also make you your own theme song to go with it! Also don’t forget to “rate and subscribe” on your favourite half eaten fruit platform :) Download: Direct Link Links: Uranus Smells Like FartsAstronaut...

Duration:03:10:00

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Episode 219: Drunk on Ezra

4/10/2018
Every year on St. Patrick’s Day, one street in our city turns into a giant party attended by thousands of drunk students. The lead up to the party always comes with a bunch of media coverage about the size of the party, the cost of policing it, and renewed promises to put an end to the festivities. Even so, year after year, the party rages on. This week on the show, Tyler, Derek, and Jon discuss the Ezra Street St. Patrick’s Day drink-up, how awesome prosthetic appendages have become, and...

Duration:02:33:23

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Episode 218: Drink Driving

3/14/2018
On this week’s show we talk about a recent almost-law that would have lowered the impaired driving threshold. Hey! Hey you! Did you know that if you send us some listener feedback not only will we feature it on the show but we’ll also make you your own theme song to go with it! Also don’t forget to “rate and subscribe” on your favourite half eaten fruit platform :) Download: Direct Link Links: Ottawa backs off proposal to change impaired driving threshold Let us know what you...

Duration:03:01:46

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Episode 217: Generation Screwed

1/22/2018
On this week’s show we talk about a recent article called Millennials Are Screwed that’s been making the rounds. Oh and hey, if you send us some listener feedback not only will we feature it on the show but send enough of it and we’ll make you your own theme song to go with it! Also don’t forget to “rate and subscribe” on your favourite half eaten fruit platform :) Download: Direct Link Links: What we do in the Shadows (2014) All Eyez on Me (2017)Potash was made out of treesGeneration...

Duration:04:07:38

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Episode 216: Space Potash

12/19/2017
On this week’s show Tyler, Derek, and Jon talk some inconvenient truths about mail delivery, Ontario politics and show how little they know about things in general. Oh and hey, if you send us some listener feedback not only will we feature it on the show but send enough of it and we’ll make you your own theme song to go with it! Also don’t forget to “rate and subscribe” on your favourite half eaten fruit platform :) Download: Direct Link Links: Kathleen Wynne’s AMA Ontario to reform...

Duration:02:37:41

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Episode 215: Bad EA

12/2/2017
On this week’s show Tyler, Derek, and Jon talk about how video game giant Electronic Arts angered the rage-filled wasps nest that is the armchair developers of the internet by putting micro-transactions into Star Wars Battlefront II. The company later removed the monetization scheme from the game (at least temporarily), but not before Reddit lost its collective hive-mind about the decision. Oh and hey, if you send us some listener feedback not only will we feature it on the show but send...

Duration:03:52:45

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Episode 214: Privacy Flies

10/7/2017
This week on SlightlySauced, Tyler, Derek, and Jon talk… yeah… it’s one of those episodes… Oh and hey, if you send us some listener feedback not only will we feature it on the show but send enough of it and we’ll make you your own theme song to go with it! Also don’t forget to “rate and subscribe” on your favourite half eaten fruit platform :) Download: Direct Link Links: Ask a Mortician Captain JoeWe Need to Change How We Bury the DeadFly eyes ‘Radical and overreaching’: Bell wants...

Duration:03:33:18

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Episode 213: When You Die

9/14/2017
In this week’s show, we talk about tampons in space and what we want done after we die. Oh and hey, if you send us some listener feedback not only will we feature it on the show but send enough of it and we’ll make you your own theme song to go with it! Also don’t forget to “rate and subscribe” on your favourite half eaten fruit platform :) Download: Direct Link Links: The Waffle House Index International Women’s Air & Space MuseumNASA Engineers Offered Sally Ride 100 Tampons for a 7...

Duration:03:09:28

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Episode 212: Fire Safety

8/19/2017
On this show, the guys try to help Ernie with a sexist(?) co-worker, explain how to reddit, debate the future of Twitter, why the CN Tower is a ripoff, that time that it lit on fire, the state of modern fire safety, and the trade-offs between convenience and privacy when it comes to internet of things devices. Oh and hey, if you send us some listener feedback not only will we feature it on the show but send enough of it and we’ll make you your own theme song to go with it! Also don’t...

Duration:03:59:42

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Episode 211: Counterfeit Twenties

8/2/2017
This week on SlightlySauced, we’re joined once more by Dave from the UK. Our discussion is wide-ranging, covering pizza toppings, polyphonic singing, bad Canadian pop music. Don’t forget to send us your feedback and we’ll feature it on the show! Download: Direct Link Links: Polyphonic Overtone Singing Visually Explained by Anna-Maria Hefele Strange Brew: The Weirdest Canadian Pop Music From the ’90s and ’00sB4-4: Get DownRicky J: No Means NoThe World’s Greatest Counterfeiter: Frank...

Duration:02:46:52

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Episode 210: UK Update

7/18/2017
Dave is back! If you’ve been listening to the show for a long time, you might remember our friend Dave. He was a regular contributor to the show before moving to Europe to become a Communist a few years ago. On this show, he tells us all about what’s going on in London and why the tube sucks. Don’t forget to send us your feedback and we’ll feature it on the show! Download: Direct Link Links: The United KingdomHow is this a thing?: Candy Crush is now a TV Show Kim Jong Un RomperActivated...

Duration:02:19:44

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Episode 209: Yet Another Wedding

7/6/2017
In this episode we hear all about Derek’s wedding as well as discuss our experiences at some of the previous weddings we’ve been to. Don’t forget to send us your feedback and we’ll feature it on the show! Download: Direct Link Links: Hubertus Haus The Finger Lakes, New York State What’s everyone’s favourite hidden gem restaurant?: Guelph/Eramosa Justin Trudeau’s Canada 150 speech leaves Alberta out of the countryAllan Wine GumsBrew House on the GrandElora Brewing CompanyMango Salad...

Duration:03:33:50

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Episode 208: Travelling the UK

6/7/2017
In this episode we tell you all about the rest of our trips to the United Kingdom! Don’t forget to send us your feedback and we’ll feature it on the show! Download: Direct Link Links: Google Maps What’s everyone listening to right now?: Futuristic Sex Robotz‘90s on 9 KFUN 99.5The Joshua TreeSound CityCBC Radio 1Let us know what you think: Review and rate us on iTunes Subscribe to us on Google Play Music contact@slightlysauced.comSlightlySauced @SlightlySaucedLike us on...

Duration:05:43:46

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Episode 207: A Wedding in a Castle

5/18/2017
In this episode we hear all about our trip to Ireland for Tyler’s wedding as well as other adventures touring around Europe. Don’t forget to send us your feedback and we’ll feature it on the show! Download: Direct Link Links: Castle Leslie Where the hell have you all been?!: Let us know what you think: Review and rate us on iTunes Subscribe to us on Google Play Music contact@slightlysauced.comSlightlySauced @SlightlySaucedLike us on FacebookContinue the discussion on RedditListen to...

Duration:04:17:13

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Episode 206: It’s a trap!

4/5/2017
In this episode we hear all about Jake and Kayla’s trip to the wonderful city of Kingston, searching through family history and all of the interesting tourist traps along the way. Don’t forget to send us your feedback and we’ll feature it on the show! Download: Direct Link Links: Edible Anus (Boing Boing)Check out our YouTube channel! Look at this thing!: The Big Apple (Tourist Trap)The Tragically Hip: Live Between Us (Vinyl)Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom (Podcast) Giaco Whatever:...

Duration:03:48:58

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Episode 205: Robotic Space Millenials

3/12/2017
In this episode we’re all over the place - from self-landing rockets to colonizing the moon to old media formats and finally to how you too could buy a house and quickly pay off your mortgage if you weren’t such a lazy millennial! Send us your feedback and we’ll feature it on the show! Download: Direct Link Links: Interview with the creator of Stranger Things’ title sequenceWe Can Colonize the Moon by 2022 - and for Less than the Cost of an Aircraft CarrierQuantum Entanglement CRS-10 |...

Duration:03:09:09

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Episode 204: There Go Our Jobs

2/19/2017
In this episode we discuss a variety of topics from military spending, racist trademarks and our future job perspectives. It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… well actually it is a plane but should we still be buying it? A band tries to register their contentious name as a trademark but should they be allowed to? Jobs are fleeing the country but is it really Mexico or China’s fault? Listen to our thoughts and don’t forget to send us your feedback! Download: Direct Link Links: This jet fighter...

Duration:03:28:53

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Episode 203: Pure Asteroid Cigarettes

2/5/2017
Through the magic of pre-recording this episode of SlightlySauced continues on where we left off from last time! NASA plans to mine an asteroid - better call Bruce Willis! Jason Kottke writes a blog about things you should probably know - and we talk about some of them! Mennonites are getting a bad rap again - and Weird Al isn’t to blame this time! And more! !! Download: Direct Link Links: NASA’s Asteroid Redirect Mission The Asteroid Could be Worth $10,000 Quadrillion Jason Kottke:...

Duration:00:49:49