Season 4 continues with James Collins and Alec Cranston, though James joins from his sickbed, loaded up on throat lozenges, while Alec runs the studio on his own. This episode is about one of the biggest questions facing the city: what happens next at the Wanderers Grounds?

Halifax Wanderers FC owner Derek Martin explains how a weedy, neglected field became the home of professional soccer in Halifax. He talks about why the "pop-up" stadium was only ever meant to be temporary, and why he's now pitching City Council on a privately funded modular stadium on a 99-year land lease, which he says would cost taxpayers very little. He also covers what the plan could mean for concerts and events, and for Halifax's ability to compete for big shows.

Along the way, they cover:

• Insane as the Crane: the "Lake America" sweaters, an AI photo that went viral, and the CEO who lost her job over it
• This month's Harbour of Lies: Enos Collins, the Nova Scotia privateer whose bank became part of CIBC's history ("he put the R in banker")
• James's accidental three Harbour Hopper tours in 15 hours
• How a beach volleyball event on the waterfront led Derek to the Wanderers Grounds
• The rugby game that was cancelled after the field ended up with "crop circles" of burnt grass
• Why the Wanderers Grounds has been a fenced sports venue since the 1880s and has never truly been open space
• Surviving COVID, a two-year city study, and a $120M worst-case estimate
• Life at the pop-up stadium: no washrooms, no running water, and shipping-container locker rooms
• James on Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, which was in use 300 days a year
• Why concert promoters start every show $2 million in the hole, and how a permanent venue changes that
• The road ahead: HRM review, a council decision targeted by year-end, Maybank Field, and a 2028 opening goal
• How Haligonians can make their voices heard with their councillors

Chapters:

• 00:00 Cold open
• 00:16 Intro: Alec alone in the studio, James sick in bed
• 02:45 Insane as the Crane: the "Lake America" sweaters
• 10:25 Harbour of Lies: the story of Enos Collins
• 19:36 The verdict
• 21:57 Derek Martin joins the show
• 23:01 From beach volleyball to the Wanderers Grounds
• 25:20 The "crop circles" rugby disaster
• 27:18 How the Wanderers and the pop-up stadium were born
• 28:44 "It's truly never been open space" 29:42 Right-sizing a stadium, COVID, and the city study
• 33:36 The privately funded proposal and the 99-year lease
• 34:51 Pop-up realities and the grandstand tender
• 39:35 James on Cardiff's Millennium Stadium
• 42:19 The economics of concerts in Halifax
• 45:48 "We haven't profited yet"
• 46:53 What's next: council, Maybank Field, and the 2028 timeline
• 51:34 How the public can help
• 54:02 Outro

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