Big Kris Live!

Dan and I have known each other for about 20 years. There's nobody I'd rather see a concert with.. in fact, he's my lucky charm at rock concerts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Melanie and I did a radio show together for over four years. We both quit and moved to Ottawa. Now I'm a full-time dad and she's building a Kimono empire! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My first podcast since catching COVID. I can no longer taste coffee, curry or cannabis. Ozz. Just Ozz. Like Cher he's a one-name person. I unravel my conspiracies and thoughts on a variety of topics with Ozz, also sharing a time I almost died in the sixth grade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lew MacDonald returns to chat about the genius of the Mermaid Avenue record by Wilco & Billy Bragg, Russia's Dolphin Army, and Amber Heard doing cocaine in court - is there anything more Hollywood? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott recently moved to Ottawa. Joining the crowd who've discovered that it's better than Toronto. Darryl lives 10 minutes away. We gather for the first in-studio podcast in years! On this episode: handjobs, buttholes, taints and 'we have daughters' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dean and I chat about my recent departure from broadcasting almost two-months ago to support my wife's career with a move to Ottawa. I also tease a coming announcement about my return to radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I'm part of the 'The Great Resignation' but it hasn't brought me the sense of satisfaction that I thought it would.. mostly because I'm part of a trend and that bothers me. It's been three weeks since I quit my job. Let's unpack that shall we? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was great to reconnect with Clifford Myers on stand-up comedy, living in the same house of his ex-wife during the pandemic,  LSD trips on his front lawn, gutting fish in the bathroom of the Knights Inn, free-balling under the kilt and that time the mayor of Niagara-on-the-lake had his face buried in Clifford's crotch region.  We covered a lot of ground in this podcast episode.

Scott Penfold from LoadedRadio.com, Nick Cino from Fools Union, Tommy Gunn from.. Tommy Gunn.. all join the panel to talk about different genre's of rock music. 

Joined by pals Nick and Dave from Hamilton, Ontario band Fools Union.  They've been pals and making music together since they were kids. Lots of chat about the city of Hamilton, the unique food scene and indie spirit. When was the last time you saw a for-real glory hole in a public washroom? 

Due to technical problems Finny McConnell couldn't make this episode of the podcast but we're planning to follow up with him ASAP on our discussion about Celtic music and it's cross-section with Punk rock.  Johnny Rowe and I had an awesome chat about our first heavy rock and punk albums that we purchased with our own money and of course talk a lot of about the 'fight club' that we are both in - the Pipe and Drum band scene and shed a little light about how passionate bagpipe and drum players are in our backyard and worldwide!

Is it OK to make fun of other people's kids? My wife says it's bad Karma but Arianna is a mom of two and says it's basically unavoidable.  Mark Davis is now back to full-time Axe throwing as a profession and fills us in on the transition.

Jon Harvey takes a break from the recording studio to join the podcast. We get his reaction to a cringe worthy tv news reporter at a haunted house and speculate about a woman from TikTok who can blow out candles with her empty eye socket.  Listen to the end  of the episode for my 'hillbilly bong cleaner' recipe. 

It's been two Federal elections since my friend Alex Nuttall decided to retire as MP of Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte and what impresses me about him is that he's still out there regularly working hard for the community with charities and other initiatives. We discuss the recent Canadian election and his take on what's next for various leaders and parties plus get caught up and talk a lot about the city of Barrie's ups and downs.

My podcast returns for a new season from a new studio.  Lew MacDonald joins me and we pull the old switcharoo, he turns the tables and interviews me on my career in radio, some of my favourite records and of course what to expect on this new season of Big Kris Live!

Rick Revelle is a novelist who's series started with 'I Am Algonquin' and is now expecting his fourth instalment 'Algonquin Legacy' out this August.  We discuss Canada's ugly history with Indigenous people, residential schools and touch on the 'statue debate' when it comes to figures like Sir John A MacDonald. 

James just wrote an article calling for the invasion of the Vatican. He was serious about it, given the long standing history of abuse and outright murder by the Catholic Church. Are we Cancelling catholicism? We also discuss the anti statue movement, examples being Ryerson University and City Park in Kingston Ontario the home of Sir John A MacDonald.  Plus, the 'conspiracy' that Facebook now lets you talk about - was it made in a lab?

I've never understood country music. I just don't get it. It all sounds like hillbilly banjo music to me. It's been a battle brewing between my old pal Wendy Boomer and I for a long time and now it's reached the podcast. She brought backup to this debate as well! a panel of top notch country musicians. Shantaia, Ches Anthony & Still Creek Crows pile on and convince why Country is the best genre of music.

Ariana Pile and Jeff Faulkner and I got caught up and shot the shit for a bonus audio only episode

It's probably the biggest rivalry in professional hockey and the Leafs are meeting the Canadiens tonight for Game 1 of the playoffs and it's on at the same time as we did the livestream of this podcast. Joined by comedians Ariana Pile, Jeff Faulkner and radio host Lew MacDonald to talk about hockey, Kevin Pillar taking a 95 mph fastball to his face, my nose fetish, Matthew Perry from Friends completely shitfaced on camera and my newborn daughter gave me pink eye.

I've been obsessed with the story of Oak Island, Nova Scotia, since I was in sixth grade.  I had a map on my bedroom wall and did a class project on it.  It's now a massive TV series on History channel 'The Curse of Oak Island' and some incredible discoveries have been and are being made.  Joined by Dean Blundell, Kent Stewart and Bob Contois all massive fans of the show and the history to discuss.

Is it just me or are fans of 80s rock the best of all time? the tattoos, the tribute acts, the makeup.  You just don't see dedication like that any more.  This podcast joined by Brian Vollmer from Helix along with one of his biggest fans Andrew Libby who's got Brian's signature tattooed on his arm next to all the members of Motley Crue, Lee Aaron, Limp Bizket to name a few.  Ryan Carrol from 'What The Rock' podcast and BIG FM Kingston also on the panel to share the name of his son, who he named after a member of Guns n' Roses.

Ken Tizzard and Dale Harrison have toured across Canada in multiple critically acclaimed acts. They join returning guest Mark Davis and Andrew Libby making his podcast debut to discuss fandom. Andrew has the signatures of every member of Motley Crue tattooed on his arm while Mark grew up as a wannabe Eminem white-boy rapper from Windsor-Detroit. We talk tattoos, piercings and Emimen's real life 'Stan' stalker.

John Angus and I play catch up and talk fatherhood and also about the time The Trews included me in their song 'Highway of Heroes' on bagpipes. They have a new song titled 'I Wanna Play' and JA describes the guitar solo in the song as a tribute to the late Eddie Van Halen.

It's been a wild week adjusting to fatherhood as a first time dad at 40 years old! Return of the 'older dads' roundtable discusses poop 'code brown' mishaps, vaccines and I almost dropped my baby on camera while showing her off to my pals.. like Michael Jackson at a hotel balcony. It was a close call!

Celebrated author and music story teller Jeff Woods has added erotic story telling to his oeuvre. My friends Reese Turner and Pete Smith join me to talk anti-lockdown flute protests, mimosa girl losing her front teeth and we experience some samples of Jeff's erotica together. In was life changing.

Greg Bond is best known as 'Bondzee' and we get his origin story. He sold is house and bought a legit rockstar tour bus, joining the podcast from a Walmart parking lot in Texas.  He's touring across the United States interviewing people, meeting people like 'Nacho' with a unique chest tattoo.  Sponsor: retrokat.ca/bigkrislive  

Friday April 1st, the eve of my 40th birthday joined by my inner circle to talk about the best Thai food in Ontario and it's not in Toronto, Hamilton or in Ottawa. It's in Kingston. Wendy surprises me with a present from my wife, a special cameo greeting from one Jerry Springer!! Lots of great laughs and memories with this crew.

James DiFiore is a freelance writer who I've come to admire. He's walking a centrist line which inevitable gets you despised by everybody on both the left and the right. He shares the journey and some of the stories which have brought negative and positive attention to him plus details a time where he witnessed a major newspaper intentionally 'go after' a household name celebrity, with no supporting evidence, during the height of #MeToo

I no longer know if something is or isn't offensive anymore but I would definitely say that this podcast is not for the ‘easily offended' or maybe even the “regular offended” .  Topics in a nutshell: Little people who race camels, a twerking influencer who had a tampon string hanging out the backdoor and the anniversary of MLB pitcher Randy Johnson pegging a dove with a fastball.

What video game, no matter how old, can you still play over and over again? The panel talks classic games they can't get enough of along with contemporary classics like Red Dead Redemption 2.  PC vs. Console gaming debate continues.  Welcoming our new partners a Retrokat Gaming to BKL Podcast with a Gamers Roundtable! visit retrokat.ca/bigkrislive to get 10% off!

People love to focus on the spectacular ending of Dean's time at 102.1 The Edge in Toronto but it what people fail to recognize is how hard you have to work to achieve an elongated and popular run as a morning radio host in Toronto. Dean worked his ass off to build an audience which has translated into what is now a podcast network in 2021. Dean helps me welcome Retrokat.ca to the podcast sponsorship family and we shout-out my father in law Brad for his bday all he wanted was an Iron Maiden t-shirt plus have you heard Gilbert Gottfried's rendition of 'WAP' by Cardi B?

Melanie and I aren't strangers. In fact she's been a guest on the podcast three times now and we see each other every day while hosting the BIG101 morning show. Often we chat about stuff that we think is funny but maybe not appropriate for our FM radio audience.  This is where we take those conversations.  Guess who joined Only Fans today? 

I was about 15 years old when Ashley MacIsaac had a fiddle tune in the top 10 popular music charts in Canada. He shot to fame with a previously unseen look in the roots music community - combat boots and sunglasses.  While his ride has been rocky at times, at heart he's a charismatic Cape Bretoner with lots of stories to tell and fiddle tunes to write. I also break out an original of my own, for the bagpipes, to get Ashley's opinion on it. 

A mixture of 'older dads'. Joe just had twins at 41, Patrick is a first time dad at 40, Ozz just fathered his third in middle age and Pat Young is 41 and recently had a vasectomy reversal; currently trying for child number three.  Will Pat lose his brand new import car? he blames me and my wife for starting 'baby fever' in his household.

Graham Greer was the songwriter and frontman for The Barstool Prophets who released a string of major label records and toured heavily in Canada during the mid 1990's. We talk about the bands legacy, the songs still hold up! plus one of Graham's bandmates, Glen, has a unique skill.. some would call it a super power. Some big laughs and real chat with 'Moonlight' Graham.

Up until 2013 I had lived my life without any regrets. Whenever there was a fork in the road I was always 100% sure I'd taken the right path.  Leaving these buddies and the City of Hamilton behind was the first time that I wasn't sure if I'd made the right life decision. I still think so fondly about the 2011-2013 era of Y108 and the great vibe we had in the hallways of the radio station and notorious nature of our posse on the streets of the city. Ben McVie, Chuck Evans, Scott Penfold, Nick Cino.

Excited to have this pair on the podcast. We chat about fatherhood, as it's now 6 weeks and counting until my daughters due date. On this episode hear the Poutine-themed story behind Tragically Hip's 'Live Between Us' album. Rob Baker and Craig Northey started Strippers Union in 2005 well before the final tour for the Tragically Hip.  They released a second album in 2011 and now they have teamed up again for album number three 'The Undertaking' which is out there for streaming and limited vinyl release!

Jesse Modz and I did radio battle as competitors in Kingston a few years ago and since then he's made his way to Calgary Alberta to host the morning program at legendary station CJAY92. We talk about fatherhood, Jesse has two young boys that he had in his early 20's. In comparison I'm having my first daughter at 40 years old.  Like every dad I've talked to, he sends glowing reports from the roll of father hood and I think he genuinely meant it! He's got a killer basement and won't tell his fiancé how much he's spent on rock n' roll memorabilia.

Quick hits on what we talk about: Weird artwork, phony nursing clinics, getting ripped off by a drunk accountant, all 3D ultrasounds are creepy, except my daughter's.  Wendy Boomer and I did a morning radio show together for 3.5 years at K-Rock in Kingston with our friend Tony Orr. We catch up and share some old 'bits' and funny moments plus set up future appearances from Boomer on the #BKL

If you truly live in Kingston, you are guaranteed to bump into at least one of the guys from The Tragically Hip weekly. Paul Langlois and I reconnect and chat about fatherhood and how he and his bandmates balanced growing families amongst recording and touring and the chaos that came with his gig as guitar player for Canada's most beloved band.

Like so many others my internal rock n' roll encyclopedia has come from years of listening to Jeff Woods' voice via his nationally syndicated radio program. He's written a book which shares the title of his podcast name 'Records & Rockstars' and details some intimate relationships big name stars often at the heigh of their fame. Now Jeff is focusing on up and coming talent. We discuss his new project, Wild Woods Studio which is in The Blue Mountains outside of Collingwood Ontario. Jeff has built a full scale production studio and live stage with seating for an audience (once we can have audiences again) and he teases a coming announcement and partnership. This episode is a backup of our chat which was lost. Thanks to Jeff for screen recording and saving the day so that our chat lives on!

14% of Americans are all-in on QAnon compared to 14% of Afghans who identify as sympathetic to the Taliban. Is the United States headed for an insurgency after Inauguration Day? Will we see Donald Trump wearing a military outfit, calling himself colonel and announcing a shadow cabinet tomorrow? (retired Capt.) Professor David Harmes and (retired Maj) Kent Stewart join me to discuss psy-ops and information warfare, China & Russia, social media's thirst for negativity and what security looks like for Joe Biden's inauguration.

Back so soon? The last time Melanie Martin was on the podcast we had our live-stream pulled and since then I've received strike two from Facebook, we discuss. Ontario education minister Stephen Lecce's package made an appearance in the background of a Doug Ford press conference, Melanie is finally interested in politics. Plus we both tested negative for COVID-19 and recount our experience waiting for the results and dive down the rabbit hole of cannibalism fetishes.

I've never understood Wrestling. I can't believe how many adults in my circle of friends absolutely love 'sports-entertainment'. Seriously, what's up with Wrestling?? somebody explain it to me. The Panel: Eric Johnson - Bullwhip Productions, Mark Davis - CFRB 1010 Toronto, Shawn Gibson - Barrie Today & Barrie Wrestling, Matt McLean Fresh Radio Barrie. These four enthusiasts explain to me why Wrestling is great. Did they? meh, sort of. It's a pandemic might as well watch Hogan vs Andre the Giant, I've got the time.

Mark Davis is a retired white boy wannabe rapper from Windsor-Detroit who was once in a viral meme. His girlfriend left him because of the meme. Davis worked in broadcasting but then quit to become a professional axe-thrower. He shares his origin story with us. Matt McLean joins us via satellite and is on-air at Fresh Radio in Barrie and reconnects with Mark who we suspect has no idea what condoms are or how they work.  We do some 'bits' about condoms. What if there were condoms that match international stereotypes? plus look back at the year that was 2020, what a year!!

Always some big laughs and dirty jokes with Humble Howard Glassman from Humble & Fred. Pandemic and 2020 catch-up. Blow-up doll sales have jumped 25% during the past year. Pornhub has eliminated all non-verified auteurs. Howard offers advice on fatherhood, porn site preferences & fetish consolidation.

I've known Chris Quigley best for his headshot on Comedy Club walls across Canada. He's been a Stand-Up Comic since he was a teenager and has toured relentlessly until recently when the entertainment industry was ground to a halt by the pandemic.  He's teamed up with illustrator Jon Ljungberg to release a children's book titled 'Josie The Christmas Saving Cat' which is available everywhere.

I had a feeling that things were going to get wild on this podcast.  Our livestream was cut off 48 minutes into the episode because we began analyzing the cornucopia of dick pics in Melanie's DMs... and well, one or two of them might have showed up on camera.  It's a daily assault she has to deal with by some, generally, very well endowed men.  We pick up on this podcast after the phallus police shut our party down.

Surely every Canadian has a copy of Akimbo Alogo in their collection or at the very least in a milk crate somewhere in storage.  Kim Mitchell has been the soundtrack to multiple generations of music fans through his work with Max Webster and then as a solo artist with hits like 'Patio Lanterns' and 'I Am A Wild Party'.  His new album is out now! find 'The Big Fantasize' at www.KimMitchell.CA

I've had the pleasure to know some great patriots in my life but (retired) Major Kent Stewart is my my favourite veteran.  We chat about what Canadian patriotism is to each other and Kent shares some moments in his career with the Canadian Forces.