Episode 135: The Mars One Project

On this week’s SlightlySauced, we discuss the Mars One Project, a privately funded effort to send a crew of colonists to Mars. The catch? It’s a one-way trip. Sure, there are great opportunities for science and exploration and symbolism, but in order to grasp them, crew members have to give up everything and everyone that they’ve ever known and trust their lives to each other and the project. Would you sign up? Would we? Listen in to find out.

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Episode 134: From the Archives - Bullet Control

Everything went really wrong this week and we just couldn’t get a show together. As consolation, we’re re-releasing Episode 80: Bullet Control. It’s a great discussion about whether or not we should enact stronger gun control legislation, and features a friend of ours who happens to be a gun collector. We’ll be back next week with brand new content. Enjoy!

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On this week’s SlightlySauced, we talk about guns. Big guns, small guns, machine guns, and handguns. Our discussion covers gun collectors; sport and trophy hunting; whether or not guns and ammunition should be regulated, and if so, how. All that, some listener email and a voicemail message. It’s a great show!

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Episode 133: Conversation Starters

This week’s SlightlySauced covers a wide range of fascinating topics! No seriously, we started reading listener email and got so deep into tangential conversation that we never actually got started with the article that we had intended to share. Nevertheless, we covered a lot of funny and interesting ground, so grab a beer and give us a listen.

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Episode 132: We drink. We swear. We don’t f—ing smoke

On this week’s SlightlySauced, we discuss the contentious hiring policies of an Ottawa-based software development firm. Momentous Corp. refuses to hire smokers, and the Canadian media is sliding down a slippery slope demanding to know what group will be targeted next. Does the company have the right to refuse to hire people based on traits and habits that are non-essential to the work at hand? If so, could they also fire people based on those traits? Are smokers a protected class in Canada? All this and more, when we get SlightlySauced.

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Episode 131: Men at Work

This week’s SlightlySauced is all about home improvement! Not the sitcom with Tim Allen, but the gender issues that arise when men don’t possess the skills necessary to fix their own homes. Are the guys around the table a bunch of sissies? Or are they comfortable with their ability to pay others to do their manly work? Grab a beer and find out when we get SlightlySauced.

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Episode 130: The Gamblers’ Fallacy

This week on SlightlySauced, we talk about casinos. Lately, it seems as though the Ontario provincial government has a thing for building gambling houses, and we figure that it may have something to do with the fact that they’re broke. Does Waterloo Region need a casino? Will it attract people who aren’t currently travelling to Elora or Niagara to gamble? What of problem gambling and the supposed rash of broken homes and ruined lives that it allegedly leaves in its wake? All of this and more when we get SlightlySauced.

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Episode 129: From the Archives - Polygamy for Me and You

This week’s SlightlySauced is a re-run! Don’t worry though, it’s over a year old, so if you’re a new listener, you’ve never heard it before. And if you’re not a new listener, stop complaining, because it’s a great episode.

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On this week’s SlightlySauced, Tyler returns to a lively discussion about Polygamy. Is it inherently damaging to society? Should we prevent consenting couples from joining in multiple marriages? And what of the isolated communities of Polygamists throughout Canada and the Western United States?

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Episode 128: Mein Eyes!

On this week’s episode of SlightlySauced, Tyler regals us with a story of one man attempting to acquire contact lenses. It’s funny, disgusting, touching, and ridiculous. Afterward, we discuss commonly misused phrases and odd misconceptions. Jon thinks that ponies are baby horses, and everybody else misunderstands the meaning of colour blindness. It’s a great show, so grab a beer and get SlightlySauced with us.

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Episode 127: Two Loud Earbuds

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is allegedly leading the way on a new health crusade against earbuds that are too loud. We dissect the situation, ask whether or not legislating against lifestyle choices is ok, and talk about the plight of fat people and smokers in modern society.

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