The Evan Bray Show w/ guest host Brent Loucks - Bill Waiser & Mike Jack - November 10th, 2025

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The town of Duck Lake has put its naming rights up for sale. But with the town's rich history, some are worried this could erase that historical significance. Bill Waiser, historian, volunteer for Foundations Learning (formerly Read Saskatoon) and author of Saskatchewan: A New History and A World We Have Lost: Saskatchewan Before 1905, joins Evan to discuss the town's history and what he makes of the name change idea.

It's National Pepper Month and who better to celebrate with us than the Spice King of Canada? Mike Jack holds 20 Guinness World Record titles and is a competitive chilli pepper eater. He joins guest host Brent Loucks to talk about his heated journey.
10 Nov 2025 9AM English Canada News Commentary

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