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Ep202 - "Apartment Hunting" with Tristan Wheeler Jul 16, 2026

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Tristan Wheeler is a Toronto based filmmaker and writer. His debut feature length film "Toronto Apartment" premiered last night at the Paradise Theatre via Bleeding Edge Movies. Tristan sat down with us on the hottest day of the year to discuss broken air conditioners, living in Parkdale, St Lawrence Market, The Old Spaghetti Factory, 'real' small towns, Boston Pizza, Panago, living in Vancouver, moving to Toronto in 2020, his early short films, the 'Toronto Apartment' posters, side hustles, the state of comedies in 2026, Leslie Neilsen, Tim Robinson, the Toronto film scene, imposter syndrome, spite, Skinny Puppy, working for Narcity, The Megabus, Toronto Style and much more!

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Ep201 - "The Ghosts of Queen St West" Jul 10, 2026

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We're back with our weekly one on one pod!

In this episode we discuss Jackass: Best and Last, Big Brother Magazine, CKY, Nick dressing like Johnny Knoxville, Dead Boys, almost getting into a fight at the movie theatre, Hooters, Squirly's, the Bathurst and Queen Beer Store employees, Super Queens Market, 'The Backwards Bike Rider, 'The Wet Man', Kazaa, Bar Bus 2 recap, tuna melts, the original Ravi Soups location, New York Subway, Prague Deli, One of a Kind, Bellwoods Bar and Grill, Barn diner and much more.

Josh McIntyre

Nick Marian

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Ep200 "Bender" (Part 2) with Austin Hutchings Jun 30, 2026

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We're back with part two of our 200th episode! After answering your questions in part one, Austin stopped by to tell us what he's been up to since leaving the pod in 2025. In this episode we discuss quitting drinking for 9 months, traveling to Mexico alone, script writing, seeing a psychic, his short film "The Fan Man", Slamdance Film Festival, Toronto having its moment, GenZ optimism, Canadian identity, condos, dating apps, quitting smoking, The Strokes going to Mickey Limbos, the return of rock music, Rosa Branca, performative reading, the origins of Cold Pod, and why he left the podcast in the first place.

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Ep200 - "Bender" (Part 1) Jun 26, 2026

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Thank you all for listening! 200 episodes is crazy. Heres to 200 more!

In this weeks one on one pod we discuss the soft opening of Mickey Limbos, Nicks upstate New York trip, Community Wines final party at Bather, the Knicks championship win, Taste of Little Italy festival, World Cup Fever, Josh's five day DJ tour of Toronto, the Nomad Nike party, Rum vs Rye, the term 'bender', Kat Duma's release party, Rob Gordon drilling holes in his records during his live set and we answer YOUR questions!

Josh McIntyre

Nick Marian

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Ep199 "Easy Access" with Nick Flanagan Jun 24, 2026

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Nick Flanagan is a Toronto based comedian and founding member of the hardcore band Brutal Knights. His latest comedy album 'Mortal Komedy' is out now! Nick sat down with us to discuss Q Bar, Rotate This, Arcadia Books, growing up in Toronto's west end, learning to drive later in life, thrifting in the outskirts of Toronto, Vietnamese restaurants, cultural generalisations, the Annex in the early 90s, daycare co-ops, Suspect Video, The Vinyl Museum, BMV, Honest Eds, his first band Head Cleaner, seeing bands at CFNY, The Deadly Snakes, 'Location Nepo Babies', CIUT 89.5, the origins of Brutal Knights, Danko Jones convincing him to try stand up, SCTV, Howard Stern, Rage Against the Machine, Sneaky Dee's, 'Drunk Punk', the early 2000's hardcore scene, Will Munro, Limp Wrist, Deranged Records, Fucked Up, Career Suicide, Vice's 'Practice Space' show, SXSW, moving to LA, Comedy Death-Ray, Ariel Pink, his new comedy album and much more!

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Ep198 "Do West Fest Recap" Jun 12, 2026

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This weeks one on one pod is free and available on all streaming! Join us on Patreon to access all episodes and weekly one on one pods!

In this episode we dive in and recap the beautiful chaos of Do West Fest, peoples complaints about the festival being too crowded, Nick getting into an argument with a cop, drinking Buckfast, Maria's Sports Bar, Lambo's cheesesteak special, Edmund Stay live at Expo, Majid Jordan's surprise DJ set, cops shutting down the festival early and much more.

Josh McIntyre

Nick Marian

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Ep197 - "Home Opener" (Uncut) Jun 05, 2026

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This weeks one on one episode is free and available on all streaming! Join us on Patreon to access all episodes and weekly one on one pods!

In this episode we catch up after taking a week off to discuss this weekends Do West Fest, Maria's Sports Bar, our Cold Party tonight at the Garrison, the E.L. Ruddy / Milou Patio, stop and chats, 'Magnet Nights', a Nick Marian punk DJ set, patio licences, Lambo's Cheesesteak, 5 Star Taiwanese Chicken, 'The Designer is Dead', the Royal Cinema, Osler Records, Grand Electric, Community Wines, 'Phantom Hangovers', Nick's pizza tour of Connecticut, sleeping on floors, 24 hours in NYC, Brennan and Carr, White Manna, East Room's 'Happier Hour', 'Cosmo Summer', Chloe's last night at Bowie, poppers, Obsession and much more!

Josh McIntyre

Nick Marian

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Ep196 - "Downtown Dreams" with Spencer Badu May 22, 2026

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Spencer Badu is a Toronto based fashion designer and judge on the TV show Project Runway Canada. Spencer sat down with us to discuss growing up in Brampton, living in Ghana after high school, going to school for fashion in Calgary, commuting to Toronto as a teenager, Yonge St during Caribana, Goodfoot, the New Era hat stretching machine, Ransom, his old Jordan collection, Sis Vous Play, intimidating street wear stores, retail spaces as creative hubs, being anonymous in the early stages of his career, introducing more colour into his collections, GenZ fashion trends, Rick Owens, uniform dressing, Drake's Iceman, staying in Toronto, sobriety, late night networking, the World Cup, judging upcoming designers on Project Runway upcoming projects and much more!

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Ep195 - "Long Weekend" May 20, 2026

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This first half of this episode is free and available on all streaming platforms, the second half is available to paid subscribers on Patreon.

In this episode we discuss allergy season, the 'Secret Society Of' Instagram account, wellness cults, The MOCA spring preview, Danny's Next Door one year anniversary party, 'Iceman Eve', illegal ready to drink cocktails, Toronto pride, The Beaches, Ash Bridges Bay fireworks, Teenagers firing roman candles at each other, Cherry St BBQ, 4am last call in Toronto this summer, girls night, people walking out on their bar tabs, gearing up for a chaotic summer, 'Harambe', gourmet hotdogs, Inter Steer, Carpenter bees, Loveless pink lemonade and much more!

Josh McIntyre

Nick Marian

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Ep194 - "The Iceman Cometh" May 15, 2026

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This weeks one on one pod is free and available on all streaming!

In this episode we discuss the hype surrounding Drake's new album Iceman, sneaking into parties, the 'real' Iceman, our Cold Pod party with CFCF at Standard Time, bachelor parties, strippers, CN Tower projections, World Of Posters, 'The Underground Store', vintage Nu-Metal shirts, Galaxie 500, The Devil Wears Prada 2, Star Wars being overrated, Lord of the Rings vs Harry Potter, DJing a wine event, late night karaoke, Fakemink at history, the opening of Nile Coffee Club, Pacific Mall, Hong Kong style food, Sumaq Iraqi Grill and much more!

Josh McIntyre

Nick Marian

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