A conversation with Robert Young Pelton - #241 - a man who vacations in war zones.

RYP has a unique and extremely qualified viewpoint on the school's regimen. We meander through a river of hair-raising experiences, the swat regimen, lessons learned, Parkman, life in the 60s and 70s, and the unique fate of the canoe formerly known as the David Thompson (sp?). Enjoy it already.

This short episode was recorded the night before Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Pierre and Crazy James talk about Da Oilers and their personal experiences with hockey and television at St. John's. Fun, short, and timely.

30th Episode - Good evening, today! Pierre and Crazy James talk about what everyone is talking about - the Edmonton Oilers. Meandering through James' love of the Oilers, Pierre joins in to shower love on Gary Bettman and bemoan the fact that there could have been a Bedard playing in San Jose. We discuss an arson incident in Alberta, the ups and downs of Oilers hockey, how Pierre is really just a beer league Ken Dryden, and how we all hate Florida. This episode was recorded two days before game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

Today we talk to the antithesis of Jordan Peterson, Doctor James Arnold, a retired psychologist who also happens to have attended SJSA. Doctor Arnold is very active in his local community (if you consider Saskatchewan a community) both as a serious Saskatoon biker and social activist. He read Toughest School in North America and keeps a copy in the washroom. Richard de Candole and I discuss things with the good doctor.

As a core mission of any school, education is key, if not everything. Emma Croft-Biggs, an educator with 35 years experience and a Masters joins her husband Matt and myself, an overeducated bilingual St. John's graduate with a BA, a French DEUG, an MBA, and Juris Doctorate, to talk about Education @ St. John's.

Pierre and Crazy James talk about absolutely nothing: their past jobs, hobbies, and the impact of certain events like the demolition of the Tropicana in Las Vegas, movies, TV shows, and the St. John's culture, including the prevalence of a 'prison economy' and strict disciplinary measures (according to #722). They terminate the interminable podcast by talking about baseball cards from the late 1960s.

Pierre and Richard talk canned meat products, primarily. Other deep thoughts include personal anecdotes and confessions, family origins histories, and the impact of the fur trade route on canoe sizes. Listen while eating some Spam, or Klik, or whatever.

Immigration is a central theme of a new dystopian series, break the chain. Writer Eswar Priyadarshan and I share our immigration experience in this special edition of Bedard's Unofficial Podcast. ​ Every immigrant has their own immigration origin story, and ours were no harder, nor easier than anyone else's. Readers of break the chain may recognize how our views on immigration manifest themselves throughout the storyline. You can get break the chain on Amazon.