AA Show

No intro or outtro, just the fax along with my scattered June thoughts

My fortunate lucky year continues as a sports fan, my background on CHL/OHL fandom including my NHL 2004 Mod, and finally some announcements about the show and myself. Intro: Billy Idol - White Wedding

Swerve on the "Best of" episode promised, instead the AA SHOW proceeds to trash the largest city and the media market - New York City for its pitiful sports teams (esp. the Knicks) in the 21st century. Intro: Audioslave - Somedays

With ChatGPT-4.0o release, there are FIVE questions I have about the ChatGPT and its future. Also, what does the parental control really mean with AI bot? Intro: Audioslave - Drown Me Slowly

We briefly preview the 2024 Toronto Maple Leafs Offseason, my thought on the head coaching search, and finally we review all of Nike's MLB City Connect Releases given the latest unveil for the Detroit Tigers this week. Intro: Chamillionaire - Fly As The Sky

It's that time of the year, NHL Playoffs while my Toronto Maple Leafs are still alive. And my annual position since 2021 hasn't changed. Also a life update. Intro: Dua Lipa - Break My Heart

Our final part of the AEW Ruthless Regression Series talks about Tony Khan's way of 'punching back', as reflected on 4/10's episode of AEW Dynamite on responding to CM Punk's podcast. We talk about what needs to change not just internally but with the fans to regain some of the lost trust and differentiators offered. Intro: None this week

A welcome delay due to the gift that kept on giving - Phil Brooks (aka CM Punk) and his MMA Hour Episode from 4/1/2024. Instead of directly getting into AEW, taking a different route based on how I try to distinguish CM Punk's criticism of Tony Khan and AEW into three parts: 1. Punk's Gimmick vs. Reality 2. Politics 3. Management/Working Style ...also I talk about the general Threads/Twitter (X.com) discussion style and the tribalism that should be resolved through honest and healthy conversations. Intro: Dua Lipa - Hallucinations

Continuing our AEW's Ruthless Regression series - let's talk about AEW's fall in quality of their merchandises and why I personally stopped spending money in ShopAEW.com over the last 18 months + things I've noticed in four AEW events in four different cities in 2023. Intro: Queens of the Stone Age - I'm Designer

We bring back the series that I put on hold for couple months - we dive into AEW's woes, starting with Marketing. For preview and background, hear moar on Ep #355 Intro: Garbage - Vow

It's the Super Tuesday, and we already know the answers. That said, let's review the candidates who have fallen and also preview the candidates we have in front of us. Also why Nikki Haley is failing and hides her true self. Intro: Doja Cat - I Don't Do Drugs (ft. Araiana Grande)

I finally caught COVID after four years, so we catch up on the world happenings over the last two weeks including P. Diddy lawsuits, more Tech Layoffs, record S&P 500 mark driven by the AI/ML craze. I close the episode talking about my cautionary view and questions surrounding current LLM products and their learnings. Intro: Queens of the Stone Age - What The Peephole Say

Happy Valentine's Day! Snap Super Bowl LVIII judgements, and we look back on our last V-Day episode from 2018 during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Intro: Blur - Parklife

Netflix's Beef has been critically-acclaimed but I've found the show lacking in punches where they should've been. Also some of the topics specific to Asians didn't fully resonate in my viewing. Intro: Rage Against the Machine - Vietnow

*Trigger Warning* Lots of actual poop details from the lawsuit (05:50) the case background + my initial reaction (11:00) Penn State Parallel and my disconnect with WWE (15:35) Labour Law Violations & Cover-ups of multiple NDA's (18:45) Looking back on Vince McMahon Creative from 1999-2020 (21:27) Internet Reaction: Victim Blaming & False Equivalency (27:30) Internet Reaction: Hindsight Rage & Shareholder Structure (31:35) Hostile Work Environment + Fear of Retaliation (35:22) Parent company TKO, Endeavor and UFC (Dana White) on notice (37:12) Sponsors: SlimJim's Tone-deaf Return Response (38:00) Will Netflix still release the McMahon documentary?? (40:20) Vince McMahon Psychology + Past Tricks in Crisis (44:38) Vince's Kids - Stephanie & Shane (46:06) Son-in-Law Paul Levesque (HHH) Response on Saturday 1/27 (49:35) Brand Tribalism non-sense from this issue (51:15) Grandpa Regression and Grandkids lives ruined? (55:20) Feeding into Vince's Ego by mindless support Intro: Avril Lavigne - Complicated [ref] Complaint via WSJ: https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/WWE_complaint.pdf Original WSJ article: https://www.wsj.com/business/vince-mcmahon-accused-of-sex-trafficking-by-wwe-staffer-he-paid-to-keep-quiet-0b19b21c Wrestlnomics:https://wrestlenomics.com/2024/01/26/vince-mcmahon-sex-trafficking-lawsuit-says-other-executives-knew-of-exploitation-can-tko-remove-him/

The whole continent is freezing AF, we talk about the frozen Teslas and the dumbest part of the whole EV debate. Finally I preview some of the upcoming episodes talking about the lack of Business out of the wrestling promotion the All Elite Wrestling (AEW). I first share my history and purchase history as a loyal customer from day 1, leading to the upcoming multiparter. Intro: Kanye West - Cold Winter

They did it. Jim Harbaugh got it done. We discuss the journey, the agony, the glory, and the future. Along with the reason why COVID-19 is the main reason why the national championship happened for the Maize & Blue. Intro: The Killers - Mr. Brightside (Original Demo)

We kick off the new year to discuss the glorious return of Michigan Football following the horrible end (for me) for Toronto sports teams. I mostly talk about the Toronto Raptors ending the horrible Detroit Pistons 28-game losing streak and how embarrassing this is for the rest of this season. Intro: Alicia Keys - Dragon Days [ref] Joel Klatt show (01/02/2024) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBq61Kpz0Z8

Last week, GM announced its hybrid employees to be on-site from Tuesdays to Thursdays each week. On top of the latest UAW ratification, Cruise layoffs and issues, and the stock buyback - would on-site work really help with the outcomes? What about the local media coverage? Hear from the former employee who moved across the country. (Spiritual successor from Episode #226) Intro: Doja Cat - Go Off (ref) 1. Inc.Com on GM RTO policy: https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/gms-just-announced-stricter-return-to-office-policy-actually-reveals-how-employees-increasingly-have-greater-power-over-employers.html 2. Fortune on GM Stock Buyback: https://fortune.com/2023/11/29/gm-stock-buyback-10-billion-electric-cars/ 3. Wall Street Journal on RTO being a disaster for working moms: https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/return-to-the-office-mandates-are-a-disaster-for-working-mothers-bf57a071

Some Baseball Fans are up in arms about Shohei Ohtani's monster contract, but these are idiotic takes without reading the finances of the deal. And I repeat myself on why the salary caps are stupid and billionaire handouts. Intro: Our Lady Peace - Superman's Dead

Let's talk about that College Football Playoffs 2023 and the reactions Intro: Bruno Mars - Lazy Song

The Great Black Friday and Cyber Monday of 2023 have been a ridiculous dud and awfully misleading prices, we examine. Intro: Biggie Smalls - Only You [Ref] CNBC Article: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/28/black-friday-weekend-shopping-turnout-soars-to-a-record.html

As I continue to recover from Stockholm, I talk about my journey back and very briefly about the city and the people. Intro: Royal Blood - High Waters

Circling back on Jeff Bezos Best of episode with Lauren Sanchez Vogue spread, NHL in Sweden for some reason this week, world population, and we talk about that Michigan Football fairplay-sign-stealing and the early B1G punishment. Intro: The Hives - Won't Be Long [refs] - Vogue article https://www.vogue.com/article/lauren-sanchez-december-2023-interview-profile - World Population: https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/

This month's "best of" revisits every single Jeff Bezos psycho-analysis I've done Intro: Franz Ferdinand - You're the Reason I'm Leaving

We reminisce about Toronto's Fan 590 station and Norm Rumack's Late Night shows given the latest news about Norm. We also cover the sports radio and its role in a democratic society Intro: U2 - Electrical Storm ref: https://betweentheposts.ca/2023/10/my-pal-stormin-norm-rumack/

We kick off lightly with Jada in Detroit & Michigan Football scandal, and finally go over the on-going clash and protests around the world in regards to Israel and Palestine (Hamas) and my take on not-so-Black-and-White issue and taking sides that is myopic. Intro: 2Pac - S*** Don't Stop

We discuss the latest on Jada Pinkett Smith's book tour that caused some stir. Intro: Finger Eleven - I'll Keep Your Memory Vague

[Apologies for the audio this episode, too lazy to re-record with my Yeti] 2023-2024 NHL Season kicked off with a boom of a memo, and also Toronto Blu.. Blew Jays 2023 Edition and my take on what was supposed to happen and what actually happened. Intro: Alice in Chains - Man in the Box

We go back almost six years back to revisit Episode 58 - the October Awareness Month of everything along with my short trip to Atlanta Intro: AC/DC - T.N.T.

Coach Prime basically set off the chain reactions of College Football coaches cutting promos like they in wrestling, and also live-happening of being a cat dad. Intro: Starship - No Way Out

This week in Debacle in a Professional Environment - it's Mike Babcock going through phones of players and the team tried to skirt it off Intro: Lenny Kravitz - I Wanna Go Home

AA Show's first Best of show covers Phil Brooks (aka CM Punk)from my very first half-sode (Ep #2.5) and the annual Q&A from 2021 (Ep #231). Hear back on the fascination of this chap and compared with last week's Episode #337... Intro: R.E.M. - Bad Day

CM Punk getting fired by Tony Khan at AEW and what precipitated over the last 18 months (in public) basically is the greatest study case for HR and Management lessons. Also some thoughts from my end also as a fan who has been getting impatient after AEW making certain promises to fans as a company back in 2019. Intro: The Weeknd - Best Friends ref: Post Wrestling - The Last Dance: CM Punk's Exit from AEW https://www.postwrestling.com/2023/09/04/the-last-dance-cm-punks-exit-from-aew/

We talk about the current state of the AA Show and some of the podcasting realities Intro: Queens of the Stone Age - Negative Space

I went to the Ark Encounter so you don't have to. Intro: Avicii - Waiting For Love

We talk about Trump's latest indictment and how little impact it has on the Republican 2024 running, Travis King running into North Korea and what would Joe Biden do? What would North Korea do with Travis? Intro: BLACKPINK - Playing With Fire

Did the USWNT get bounced by Sweden because they were woke? Or not woke enough on the pitch to really perform or even bother to prepare? We examine the REAL issues found in FIFA Women's World Cup amongst the traditional powerhouses USA, Germany, Brazil, and even Canada. How much did the "woke" really affect this team and all these fellow Americans cheering the American team loss. Intro: Queens of the Stone Age - Carnavoyeur [ref] Athletic Article: https://theathletic.com/4747722/2023/08/03/uswnt-portugal-analyis-world-cup/

We continue with our positive thoughts by reviewing Barbie (2023) and Oppenheimer (2023) that I saw over the weekend and I explain why the "Anti-men" reviews are overblown, and also how Oppenheimer actually is very similar to the movie Barbie when it comes to humanity. Intro: Royal Blood - Mad Visions

As we stay "positive" over the next month, we talk about the new Max Original show (Originally for Discovery+) Robert Downey Jr's "Downey's Dream Cars" or as I call it, "RDJ's GM Cars" Intro: The Beatles - Drive My Car

Let's talk great things that happened over the last week --- including the Threads app, Microsoft clutch performance, Brayden on this Bachelorette Season 20-something, and finally the new Golden Bachelor Intro: Radiohead - Paranoid Android

Let's talk everything about all women's sports: Cis, Trans, Medical challenges, Physical differences, Skill gaps, Economics, virtually everything. Intro: Lenny Kravitz - American Woman [ref] Yale Medicine Article: https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/sports-injuries-gender

I pick the winner of Elon vs. Zuck MMA fight and also the aging population of the digital age and what I envision the old digital-self. And finally Twitter nonsense with the limited "view" it put in without any prior notice. Intro: Arctic Monkeys - I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am

We re-examine the recent topics including Harry & Meghan fallout, NHL foregoing cause-based Warmup jerseys, and finally we examine how Arnold Schwarzenegger ranks in the all-time ESL-er list Intro: Queens of the Stone Age - Paper Machete

Harry & Meghan got canned by Spotify and we see the parallels of them and the Beckhams from 15 years ago. What is common between these two that led to a hypetrain and their eventual flop? Intro: Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke

Nuggets won the NBA Championship, Vegas clinching for the Stanley Cup, and finally Anthony Bass - Blue Jays situation and why the Jays did the right thing. Also deep-dive on how Anthony Bass got into his wormhole possibly not snitching on his bigot teammates according to BlogTO, and how Bass fell into "Chick-Fil-A" syndrome when it came to LGBTQ+ issues in the name of the "lord". Intro: Kendrick Lamar - Ignorance Is Bliss BlogTO Article: https://www.blogto.com/sports_play/2023/06/anthony-bass-not-only-toronto-blue-jay-following-hateful-accounts/

We go over the Apple Vision Pro and AR, plus the wildfire in Canada causing bad air quality in USA, PGA-LIV Golf merer, and finally we examine who's the real cuckhold in a Bezos-Sanchez-Gonzalez "blended family". ref: Vice Article -- https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d93x5/cuck-obsession-jeff-bezos Intro: Johnny Cash - I Don't Hurt Anymore

Let's look back on the horrible lack of adjustments and the worst pre-game 7 speech I've heard in my life that resulted in the Miami Heat series victory. Intro: Diddy - So Complete

Are today's superstar athletes in every league simply softer than old-timers or is there something else? We examine the definition of "Soft" athletes today. Intro: DMX - Get At Me Dog Athletes & Recovery: https://www.uchealth.org/today/rest-and-recovery-for-athletes-physiological-psychological-well-being/ Soft-Tissue Injuries (CNN): https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/21/us/sports-injuries-rise-trnd/index.html

I have two immediate solutions to re-tool (not rebuild) the Maple Leafs. Intro: The Chainsmokers - Break Up Every Night

We talk briefly about the Leafs lackluster 2nd round run so far, Chicago Blackhawks winning the draft lottery, and finally the so-called "apologist" piece Amy Chozick (Chasing Hilary Author) wrote about "Liz" Holmes [Spiritual Sequel to Episode #111: Fraudean Slip] Intro: Doja Cat - Get Into To It (Yuh) Original NYT article: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/07/business/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-interview.html