Basement Place Radio

In the fifty-first episode, “Upnorthisode 2 (Pt. 2)”, the Basement Placers return with the exciting conclusion to their week-long stay in Tobermory, Ontario with their voluntarily absent friend, Jorge Silva. This episode contains hot tubs, billiards, hiking and the aftermath of getting locked out of the cottage. Featuring a live acoustic performance of Planet World’s … Continue reading "Episode 51 – Upnorthisode 2 (Pt. 2)"

In the fiftieth episode, “Upnorthisode 2 (Pt. 1)”, the Basement Placers travel back up to Tobermory, Ontario with Jorge Silva to spend a week in the same cottage they stayed in last year. This episode contains discussions of appropriate roadtrip food, self-portrait poles, plastic surgery, dating apps, the parallel between trying to kill the two … Continue reading "Episode 50 – Upnorthisode 2 (Pt. 1)"

In the forty-ninth episode, “Big Brother 2”, the Basement Placers sit down with Steve’s older brother, JP, for the first time since Episode 5, Season 1. Oh boy,.. lotsa ground. Mushrooms, kidney stones, improper usage of a wake & bake joke just before losing consciousness, sharing a house with 5 females during quarantine (yikes), toilet … Continue reading "Episode 49 – Big Brother 2"

In the forty-eighth episode, “Etiquette”, the Basement Placers sit down with friend-to-the-show/friend-in-real-life/cousin-in-law, Dave Kubacki, to discuss tipping etiquette, wishing someone a Happy Anniversary etiquette, Uber Eats etiquette, fatherhood etiquette, losing your baby in the depths of an over-sized beanbag chair etiquette, raising children from behind a smartphone etiquette, etiquette etiquette. It’s got it all.

In the forty-seventh episode, “Now! with Headphones!”, the Basement Placers do some more experimenting with the Zoom recorder and celebrate the very first episode where they use headphones. Discussions range from Spishak products to comets to the Werner Herzog & Winnie the Pooh connection to Alexa being a witness to a crime to neon signs … Continue reading "Episode 47 – Now! with Headphones!"

In the forty-sixth episode, “The New Normal”, we sit down with friend to the show/friend in real life, Dave Kubacki, to discuss life in the new normal, opinions, facts, fictions, statistics, police brutality, the differences of how Canada & US is handling the pandemic, the benefits of the quarantine and maybe some lighthearted stuff peppered … Continue reading "Episode 46 – The New Normal"

In the forty-fifth episode, “In the Garage”, we return after a YEAR of radio silence to bring you more podcast nonsense. Originally intended as just a sound test, topics that are aimlessly tackled range from synchronicities, time travel, Slaughterhouse-Five, Big Macs, relationships, break ups, mood music, rockstar deaths, death and living with an untrusting cat. … Continue reading "Episode 45 – In the Garage"

In the forty-fourth episode, “Ask Us A Thing”, we sit down in the living room in the garage to answer YOUR questions. No query too dumb, no response too short. We answered whatever you asked. This episode features various species of birds chirping and a few neighbourhood dogs barking and is brought to you by … Continue reading "Episode 44 – Ask Us A Thing"

In the forty-third episode, “YouKube”, we sit down with our friend, Dave Kubacki, to discuss the trial & error & woes & growing pains of podcasting, Marilyn Manson vs. ABBA, the inevitable disappointment of series finales, losing the spark of creativity, nostaligic yearning & the greater good to grow, the age span of turtles & … Continue reading "Episode 43 – YouKube"

In the forty-second episode, “Upnorthisode”, we travel up to Tobermory, Ontario for our very first roadshow with unpaid semi-regular, Brigham Shearon, to discuss the drive up, roadtrip urinating etiquette, the large cottage we’re living in, calling in sick, the history of Tobermory & Big Tub, the hot tub, the pool table, Spyware, space stations vs. … Continue reading "Episode 42 – Upnorthisode"

This episode is brought to you by the movie, Pirate Radio.

In the fortieth episode, “Brave New Girl”, we sit down with artist, Ashley Habernal and discuss customer service, the Beyond Meat Burger*, sleep paralysis/night terrors and an in-depth look at life with autism. * – This was recorded weeks ago and Steve has since tried the Beyond Meat Burger. He also mistakenly says Geoffrey Wright … Continue reading "Episode 40 – Brave New Girl"

In the thirty-ninth episode, “The Hermit”, Steve and Cale swap mics and discuss adult film situations, movie tropes, Tom Waits, the No Meat Til May challenge and the mysterious neighbour that, for over 30 years, has been known as The Hermit. This episode features Kalimba Short 2, “Hello”, and is brought to you by water.

In the thirty-eighth episode, “The Art of Zoo”, Steve and Cale sit down with artist, Ashley Habernal, to discuss the No Meat Til May challenge, music, art and the shared experience of struggling with confidence and self-promotion. This episode features music by Tom & Ashley Habernal and is brought to you by water.

In the thirty-seventh episode, “No Meat Til May”, Steve and Cale sit down with unpaid regular & reality skeptic, Brigham Shearon, to discuss Steve and Brigham’s upcoming meatfast for the entire month of April. There are zero stakes in this pact. Steaks. Let’s go get some steaks. Introducing the very first Kalimba Short, “Bringham”, this … Continue reading "Episode 37 – No Meat Til May"

In the thirty-sixth episode, “To Whom This May Concern”, Steve and Cale sit down with BPR veteran, Tiff Rizok, to discuss dreams, psychedelics, mental health, relationships and Momo. This episode is brought to you by water.———–NOTE: This was recorded a few days after the passing of Brody Stevens, so the vast subject of mental health … Continue reading "Episode 36 – To Whom This May Concern"

In the thirty-fifth episode, “Ride the Trim”, Steve and Cale cleanse the palate by having a one-on-one session as they warm up and wait for Episode 36’s guest to arrive.

In the thirty-fourth episode, “Swapisode with the Toddfather Pt. 2”, the exciting conclusion to Basement Place Radio joining forces with, Todd Shearon, host of the podcast, See Hear Speak No Evil, unfolds before the listener.

In the thirty-third episode, “Swapisode with the Toddfather Pt. 1”, Basement Place Radio joins forces with, Todd Shearon, host of the podcast, See Hear Speak No Evil, in a good ole fashioned swapcast. Steve and Cale must first teach Todd about the swapcast as they hijack and bootleg their host’s episode and pass it off … Continue reading "Episode 33 – Swapisode with the Toddfather Pt. 1"

In the thirty-second episode, “Test For Echo”, Steve & Cale sit down with unpaid regular, Brigham Shearon, to test out both the sound quality of their new digs and their brand new festive undergarments.

WE’RE BAAAAAACK! In the thirty-first episode, “Shelter From the Storm”, Steve & Cale sit down with series regular, Joel Boyce, to discuss being uprooted from Basement Place. Why did they leave? Where did they go? Who the hell is Joel Boyce? Join us for the Season 3 premiere as Joel Boyce gets to the bottom … Continue reading "Episode 31 – Shelter From the Storm"

In the thirtieth episode, “Steve Turns Thirty-.. uh,.. Something”, the Basement Placers sit down with unpaid regular, Brigham Shearon and good friend and veteran to the show, Brian Vance, to celebrate Steve’s birthday. Instead of pinning the tail on the donkey or beating the shit out of a piñata, the festivities include discussions on streaking, … Continue reading "Episode 30 – Steve Turns Thirty- ..uh,.. Something"

In the twenty-ninth episode, “Short & Sweets Vol.1 Pt. 1”, the Basement Placers sit down with unpaid regular, Brigham Shearon, in the earth-shattering introduction to their game of Seinfeld Monopoly. This episode is brought to you by Hasbro, Windsor Pizza and Brigham’s obnoxious vape pen.

In the twenty-eighth episode, “Peace Sign”, the Basement Placers sit down with unpaid regular, Brigham Shearon, and the great Tiff Rizok, to smooth things out from the Battle of Episode 26. After clearing the air, they move on to discussions about undercooked steak with wine & tequila, showers vs. bidets vs. baby wipes, Kato Kaelin, … Continue reading "Episode 28 – Peace Sign"

In the twenty-seventh episode, “Short & Sweets Vol. 1, Pt. 3”, the Basement Placers sit down with unpaid regular, Brigham Shearon, in the exciting conclusion to their game of Seinfeld Monopoly. This episode is brought to you by Hasbro, Windsor Pizza and the Puffy Shirt game piece.

In the twenty-sixth episode, “Runnin’ With the Boys”, the Basement Placers sit down with unpaid regular, Brigham Shearon, and longtime friend, Tiff Rizok, to discuss the things they usually discuss, only now, with a long overdue woman’s perspective. They tackle such topics as Tiff’s epic parties, the Oscars, Bambi, Get Out, the shithole president and … Continue reading "Episode 26 – Runnin’ With the Boys"

In this episode, “Short & Sweets Vol. 1 Pt. 2”, the Basement Placers sit down with unpaid regular, Brigham Shearon, to play Seinfeld Monopoly and eat pizza and, yep, it’s exactly how you think it will sound. This episode is brought to you by Hasbro, Windsor Pizza and Brigham’s banker skills.

In the twenty-fourth episode, “Fashionably Late”, Steve gives the listeners a tour of Basement Place while he waits for Cale to get to Basement Place so they can dissect the new format of the show and ponder whether or not people actually still listen to the show. Upon Cale’s arrival, the duo then wait for … Continue reading "Episode 24 – Fashionably Late"

In the twenty-third episode, “The Gang Watches Heartbeeps”, the Basement Placers sit down with unpaid regular, Brigham Shearon, and Steve’s cousins and co-stars of Episode 18, “The Gang Watches Cabin in the Woods”, Brett Chaborek and Kiernan Murphy, to watch Heartbeeps, a film starring Andy Kaufman and Bernadette Peters, about two robots who fall in … Continue reading "Episode 23 – The Gang Watches Heartbeeps"

In the twenty-second episode, “On Air”, the Basement Placers sit down with unpaid regular, Brigham Shearon and star of Episode 6, “Vancey Refrigeration”, Brian Vance to discuss exploding hot sauce, CTE, DMT, God & religion, porn, selfie angles, the woes of relationships/pizza delivery (two separate thoughts), online dating, the Curse of the Dustless Bust of … Continue reading "Episode 22 – On Air"

In the twenty-first episode, “The Dry-Erase Board Agenda”, the Basement Placers sit down with unpaid regular, Brigham Shearon, and BPR virgin, Dave Kubacki. In this episode, the dry-erase board quartet tackles Guatemalan bananas, New Year’s resolutions, Hawaii’s 38 minutes of confused terror, space junk, painkillers, Stephen Hawking, Matthew Good, Dolores O’Riorden, Pilot Inspektor, Audio Science … Continue reading "Episode 21 – The Dry-Erase Board Agenda"

In the twentieth episode, the Basement Placers sit down with a couple heavyweight veterans to the show, Erik Gurney and Brigham Shearon, to talk all things Christmas…….ish. This episode was definitely recorded on Christmas day and it definitely only took one day because Brigham definitely didn’t allow anyone else to storm the podcast on the … Continue reading "Episode 20 – A Very Special Christmasode"

In the nineteenth episode, “Turnin’ the Tables with Joel Boyce”, the tables are turned when professional birder and star of Episode 7, “Boyce Will Be Boyce”, Joel Boyce, turns the tables on the hosts by putting them in the guest seat. This epic saga of an episode includes one-on-one interviews with each host, a group … Continue reading "Episode 19 – Turnin’ the Tables with Joel Boyce"

In the eighteenth episode, “The Gang Watches Cabin in the Woods”, the Basement Placers head upstairs and watch Cabin in the Woods with Steve’s cousins, Brett Chaborek & Kiernan Murphy and unpaid regular & CITW virgin, Brigham Shearon. Afterwards, the fearless five head back down to Basement Place to discuss the movie and their Scooby … Continue reading "Episode 18 – The Gang Watches Cabin In The Woods"

In the seventeenth episode, the Basement Placers retreat from the merciless cold of the frontyard and crawl back down to Basement Place’s green room with unpaid regular, Brigham Shearon. Opting for the comfort of couches over the tradition of the podcast roundtable, the trio tackles pressing topics such as the War on Christmas, sexual predators … Continue reading "Episode 17 – In the Green Room"

In the season premiere of the second season, the Basement Placers celebrate Halloween by crawling out from the depths of the basement and on to the front lawn, only to discover the trick-or-treater turnout isn’t what it used to be. Special guests include neighbor Kevin Menard & his friend Randy Pare and a sit-in with … Continue reading "Episode 16 – Halloweenilawnisode"

In the season finale, the Basement Placers revisit the roundtable with roundtable veterans, Erik Gurney and Brigham Shearon, to discuss 1969, bike lane issues, dick illustrations, laptop woes, dinosaur bones, Dave Grohl’s Hour of Cheese, La Bamba, the White Stripes, urinal etiquette and Steve’s car crash. Special guest and star of Episode 4, “Chaplin!”, Casie … Continue reading "Episode 15 – Flatearth Roundtable 2"

In the fourteenth episode, the Basement Placers sit down with long-time friend and ginger, Justin Vienneau, to discuss the good ol’ days, margaritas, the relativity of time, aging, domestication, The Drug Story, the Sauble Beach Trip & the lost video tape, sea monsters, music, zombie dildos, egg-laying alien dildos, ankle fleshlights, AC/DC, Africa, Seinfeld, Skittles … Continue reading "Episode 14 – Red"

In the thirteenth episode, the Basement Placers sit down with bassist for The Dirty River Band, Norm Lassaline, to discuss music, sports (especially kayaking – my god, so much kayaking), the science of curling, jam room woes, Friday night paddles, a wet exit and walking around the house naked. “Roi de Joachim” contains music from … Continue reading "Episode 13 – Roi de Joachim"

In the twelfth episode, the Basement Placers sit down with Andrew Bateman of The Rapscallions to discuss music, sports, ambidextrousness, touring, Much Music & the death of the music video, Soundgarden’s final show and the latest on Bullet Tooth Tony and Drown the Noise. Two-time guest and first-time caller, Brigham Shearon (Ep 9, Ep 10), … Continue reading "Episode 12 – Bateman On Fire"

In the eleventh episode, the Basement Placers sit down with Andrew Cyrenne of the Feedbacks to discuss music, broom ball, Chris Cornell, Drew steaks and the perpetual debate between the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. “Soaked in Feedback” contains music from Bleach and the Feedbacks.

In the tenth episode, the Basement Placers sit down with past guests, Erik Gurney (Ep 2 “Gurnzbot”) and Brigham Shearon (Ep 9 “Brigonometry 101”) in the first and possibly last roundtable as they ponder such hard-hitting issues like extra-terrestrials living among us, the music industry, road rage, Pogs, hobo fashion, the Mandela Effect, the Flat … Continue reading "Episode 10 – Flatearth Roundtable"

In the ninth episode, the Basement Placers attend a lecture from Brigonomics major and Pizza Spice wizard, Brigham Shearon, to pick his magnificent brain on the possibly-fake moonlanding, the Flat Earth Movement, Woodstock 99, his “brief” knowledge on Chaturbate and to discuss his struggles with anxiety and how he attempted to overcome it by breaking … Continue reading "Episode 9 – Brigonometry 101"

In the eighth episode, the Basement Placers sit down with Jon Loiselle of Diesel Junkies and have some conversations regarding music, movies, books, zombies and Mike Patton’s dick. “Diesel Withdrawal” contains music from Starkiller, Credible Witness and Diesel Junkies.

In the seventh episode, the Basement Placers sit down with creator of the show Cooked, Joel Boyce, to discuss birds, showbiz, fatherhood and what it was like growing up the son of a preacher man. “Boyce Will Be Boyce” contains music from Ashes of Soma, Help and ClassX.

In the sixth episode, “Vancey Refrigeration”, the Basement Placers sit down with long-time friend, Brian Vance, in this epic discussfest about life, death and everything in between including politics, sports, puppies and porn. “Vancey Refrigeration” contains music from Menos Mal, Downfall and Help.

In the fifth episode, “Big Brother”, the Basement Placers sit down with Steve’s brother, J.P. LeFave, to discuss everything from growing up under the same roof and clashing with parental authorities to the parallels of now having become a parental authority. “Big Brother” contains music from Planet World, Oddity, Rocketships and Next In Line.

In the fourth episode, “Chaplin!”, the Basement Placers sit down with Casie Chaplin of The Trudys in this action-packed epic saga of monumental proportions. Sex shop robberies, electrocution, child-sized mannequins, growing up the daughter of a bassist and the struggles of being a diabetic are just some of the occupants living in this house of … Continue reading "Episode 4 – Chaplin!"

In the third episode, “Tubeman”, the Basement Placers sit down with one of their oldest friends, Jim McDonald, to discuss Jim and Steve’s musical genesis, the diverse and colorful history of masks and bands Jim has worn, fatherhood and the infamous Tennis Ball Fight. “Tubeman” contains music from Central Slang, The Electric Kool-aid Sideshow, Planet … Continue reading "Episode 3 – Tubeman"

In the second episode, “Gurnzbot”, the Basement Placers talk to Erik Gurney about his early days as a musician, the state of the music industry and what it’s like to balance a career, a recording studio and fatherhood all while his neighbour plans a conjoining basement and urinal. “Gurnzbot” contains music from Planet World, Rocketships … Continue reading "Episode 2 – Gurnzbot"

In the pilot episode of Basement Place Radio, “Pilotsode”, there is talk about what is going to be talked about, a confession of self-doubt and a layout of what’s to come. A brief history lesson on the lives of a couple basement dwellers give the listener a chance to decide whether or not they’re worth … Continue reading "Episode 1 – Pilotsode"