Throwback Thursday lands in 1989, and the gap between then and now is either comforting or devastating depending on what you look at first. The Game Boy launched. The Canadian Space Agency was officially created. And the average Canadian home cost $125,000.

Brian Mulroney was at a NATO summit in 1989. H.W. Bush was in the White House. The conversation around who owes what to whom sounds familiar. Meanwhile, road trips still ran on license plate bingo and counting Volkswagen bugs out the window, at least until that Game Boy showed up bundled with Tetris and changed the back seat permanently. Major League, Say Anything, Field of Dreams. VHS at the video store. Some of 1989 feels like yesterday. Some of it feels like another country entirely.

Topics: throwback Thursday 1989, Game Boy, Canadian Space Agency, housing prices, road trip car games

Originally aired on 2026-04-23

Throwback Thursday lands in 1989, and the gap between then and now is either comforting or devastating depending on what you look at first. The Game Boy launched. The Canadian Space Agency was officially created. And the average Canadian home cost $125,000.
Brian Mulroney was at a NATO summit in 1989. H.W. Bush was in the White House. The conversation around who owes what to whom sounds familiar. Meanwhile, road trips still ran on license plate bingo and counting Volkswagen bugs out the window, at least until that Game Boy showed up bundled with Tetris and changed the back seat permanently. Major League, Say Anything, Field of Dreams. VHS at the video store. Some of 1989 feels like yesterday. Some of it feels like another country entirely.
Topics: throwback Thursday 1989, Game Boy, Canadian Space Agency, housing prices, road trip car games
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-04-23

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From politics and pop culture to mental health, technology, and everyday life, this podcast is where night owls, deep thinkers, and curious minds come to connect. Featuring expert guests, passionate callers, and Shane&rsquo;s signature style&mdash;thoughtful, fearless, and refreshingly real.
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