Premier Wab Kinew speaks about the fires and vandalism at the constituency offices of cabinet ministers Nahanni Fontaine and Bernadette Smith.

We also talk about Manitoba healthcare. It's been two years since Premier Kinew's NDP won their election. And we ask him to respond to some Manitoban's concerns that healthcare is still broken.

Half of Canadian girls drop out of organized sports by the time they're 17, according to the organization Canadian Women and Sport. Host Marcy Markusa speaks with Marijke Vandergrift, the director of brand and partnerships at the organization, about its new campaign to combat the problem.

The International Olympic Committee billed the 2024 Paris Olympics as the first Games with "full gender parity on the field of play." Gold medal curling champ Jill Officer and Janine Stephens, who won a silver medal for rowing, talk about how they felt as they watched the 2024 Paris Olympics, and why it took so long to reach gender parity.

And Marissa Naylor talks about representing Canada at the International Bowling Federation World Championships in Hong Kong, her journey to Team Canada, training highlights and her career achievements, including six consecutive awards as Manitoba's female bowler of the year.

As people around the world react to the killing of Charlie Kirk, a vigil was held in Winnipeg this week for the American conservative activist. The CBC's Rosanna Hempel talked to people at the vigil, held at the Manitoba Legislature ground.

Meanwhile, Winnipeg criminal defence lawyer and author Zilla Jones says that vigil left her concerned for the community. She also explains why she’s demanding an apology from the prime minister and Manitoba's premier, after some Canadian politicians stood to honour Kirk.

Also on the podcast: videos of Kirk's shooting on Sept. 10 quickly circulated online. Laura Cavanagh, a registered psychotherapist and professor of behavioural sciences at Seneca Polytechnic, joins us to talk about the effect viewing graphic violence has on people, especially youth.