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Do you smoke pot, Syd?

Yes, I do.

Don't make global warming jokes.

What? I didn't make a joke,

I quoted the Bible.

Ain't no jokes in the bible.

Speaking of the Bible,

we are in a church, not a dungeon.

Thanking you, Constable Howard Ing,

of the Ontario Provincial Police.

You know...

Our local pot growers...

are engaged in a deadly

serious business.

Deadly, uh...

booby-traps...

protecting their operations

from prying eyes.

Land mines...

have been found...

- in the backyards...

- Cool it, Grant!

They have vicious attack dogs and

enough ammunition to arm a small country!

Now, these

are family neighborhoods, folks!

If Junior throws a ball

through one of their windows...

he's just liable to trigger

a death squad!

What are you doing?

My producer says... she's talking in my ear.

Luckily you can't hear her.

- Nobody cares, Grant, about your...

- Sydney says nobody cares.

- Maybe she's right.

- You forgot to do the closures...

- after the billboard, I need you to...

- But I think you do care, region.

"Taking no prisoners"...

you know what that means?

It means full disclosure,

- whatever the consequences.

- No, it's not 'full disclosure', Grant!

'School closure'.

I need you to read school closures.

That's what people need!

This is Radio 6-60,

the beacon...

Hey!... You can't just cut me off

like that! Jesus'...

OK, you know, Grant,

the whole 'full disclosure' schtick...

works better in a bigger context.

Well, actually,

this won't get me fired.

Well, there's that to.

The thing is... is that small towns,

already come without prisoners.

It's called "gossip" and it's

way ahead of you.

No no, Sidney,

I'm not talking about gossip.

I'm talking about building

a relationship with my listeners.

You know? Shaking 'em up...

a little bit.

OK, we do news, weather,

sports, local spots.

- That's what I need you to do.

- Hmm.

What the hell do you think

you have to disclose to us anyway?

And what it this that you think

we need to hear from you?

I don't know.

Well...

Actually, I do know, Sidney.

I am trying

to piss a few people off,

because that's how it's done...

simple as that.

You see, a pissed off listener...

is wide awake listener,

and he ain't gonna change the station.

In fact, he may just call his pissed off

buddy, and get him to listen too.

And then, his pissed off buddy,

he might call his pissed off...

I don't know...

preacher.

And that, Lady Briar, is how you build

a loyal listening audience.

Uh... okay, well, I... That all sounds

perfectly pleasant, I'm sure, okay?

Um...

You know, Grant, you're first rate,

and you're doing a first rate job...

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