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Cous (Marcus MacDonald) and his guests share stories and opinions that will inspire and entertain you.

Marcus MacDonald


    • Apr 30, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 39m AVG DURATION
    • 77 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Cous' Corner

    Cous' Corner in Rwanda: The Final Chapter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2023 15:26


    Cous shares stories about his trips to Canada and Kenya, why he made the decision to move on, and some final words about his experience in Rwanda.

    Cous' Corner in Rwanda: Chapter 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2022 11:11


    Cous shares stories from his vacation to England and France, living a luxury lifestyle in Kigali, a birthday dinner to remember, and a send off for his friend and colleague Fred.

    Cous' Corner in Rwanda: Chapter 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2022 8:27


    Cous tells his story on golden monkey trekking followed by the ups and downs of living in Rwanda for six months.

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    Cous' Corner in Rwanda: Chapter 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 15:18


    Cous shares stories on going to the Basketball Africa League Finals, his mother's visit to Rwanda, his moto accident and more.

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    Cous' Corner in Rwanda: Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2022 16:09


    Cous shares stories from exploring Rwanda. He talks about chimpanzee trekking, getting stuck while driving through a village, going on a safari, and settling in to the country.

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    Cous' Corner in Rwanda: Chapter 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2022 11:08


    Cous shares some stories from his first few weeks in Rwanda. He talks about battling jet lag, going to the genocide memorial, riding a moto taxi, life in the village, and more.

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    Cous and Christian Self Improvement Journey 8: Social Awareness and Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2021 54:46


    Cous and Christian start off the episode with a new segment of successes and failures from their week. Following that they discuss current social injustices, using social media to drive change, how to approach conversations about social issues, and more.

    Cous and Christrian Self Improvement Journey 7: Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous System ft. T'Keyah

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 71:50


    Cous and Christian are joined by T'Keyah for this episode on the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. The discussion focuses on the differences between the systems, how to transition between them, and so much more. T'Keyah is currently studying Naturopathy with her current interest being in sexual health and reproduction. 

    Cous and Christian Self Improvement Journey 6: Adaptability

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 74:31


    In this episode Cous and Christian discuss survival of the fittest, business adaptation, adapting during the COVID-19 pandemic, and so much more.

    Cous and Christian: Free Flow 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 68:23


    In this episode Cous and Christian discuss reaching out to strangers genuinely, the value of our podcast, and our experiences with sobriety.

    Cous and Christian: Free Flow 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 62:15


    Cous and Christian discuss finding their purpose, struggle with school, managing motivation and much more!

    Cous and Christian: Free Flow 3 - Social Interaction ft. Brock and Niclas

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 69:23


    Cous and Christian are joined by Brock and Niclas who are working on a business idea focusing on social interactions. Feel free to reach out to them to share your perspective and experiences on the questions we discuss in the episode!

    Cous and Christrian Self Improvement Journey 5: Learning and Processing Information ft. Jade

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 121:31


    Join Cous, Christian and their guest Jade for a discussion that encompasses topics from visualization, to meditation, to writing a PhD, and more all in the context of learning. Hope you enjoy! We sure did!

    Cous and Christian: Free Flow 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 76:31


    For this free flow episode, Cous and Christian discuss their future goals. With Valentines Day a couple days away, they also discuss the intensity of love, romance culture, and masculinity.

    Cous and Christian: Free Flow 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 63:13


    For this episode Cous and Christian don't follow a structure and just free flow. They dive in to setting intentions each day, their experiences in elementary school, the power of kindness, and so much more.

    Cous and Christrian Self Improvement Journey 4: Discipline ft. Alex

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 67:02


    Alex joins Cous and Christian for this episode on discipline. Mentioned at the end of the episode is a poem Alex wrote. To find a transcript of this poem use this link. As always we would love to hear your feedback!

    Cous and Christrian Self Improvement Journey 3: Failure

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 49:29


    Episode 3 of Cous and Christian's Self Improvement Journey focuses on failure. Feel free to message either one of us on social media if you have any ideas or feedback on our discussion!

    Cous and Christrian Self Improvement Journey 2: Limiting Beliefs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 62:53


    Cous and Christian go over our idea regarding how so many of us walk around carrying limiting beliefs that restrict us from achieving our full potential. We spend some time discussing where limiting beliefs come from, what they are and how to move past them. If you like the episode or it sparks any interesting thoughts for you, feel free to let us know and reach out! We love to expand our horizons by being introduced to new ideas. Podcast with Jim Loehr on The Tim Ferris Show: https://open.spotify.com/episode/56bhUsmZ5yNpEIMxd6ZvPR?si=41IaidHjTR66Q0PHX9TsjA

    Cous and Christian Self Improvement Journey: Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2021 54:31


    Raw unedited discussions between Cous and Christian on their self improvement journeys. This episode they chat about their highlights of 2020, resources they have been using to assist them in their pursuit of self improvement, and more!

    Cous' Corner: Success and Risk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2020 59:55


    What is the formula for achieving "success"? Cous, Christian Gray, and Zack Secord discuss their thoughts on how to achieve success. The trio chat about potential changes to the education system, what they have learned from interviews, making friends and romantic moves, being vulnerable, living in the present, and more!

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    Cous' Corner: Quarantine Corner ft. Jack

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 47:28


    Cous and Jack are in self-isolation. They discuss the coronavirus, tinder, the ideal self-isolation situation, and much more. Hope everyone is well and safe.  

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    Cous' Corner: MTL Food ft. Hank and Tommy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2019 27:03


    Cous, Hank, and Tommy discuss their favourite food spots in Montreal. 

    Cous' Corner: Christian Gray V

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2019 54:57


    Cous and Christian take a deep dive into social media's pros and cons along with how it has influenced our society. They discuss spam accounts, the intimacy of social media, personal brands online, trolls, censorship, privacy, and much more.

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    Cous' Corner: Aidan Harris, Nicola Barakat, Graham O'Donnell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2019 38:55


    A typical night for Cous, hanging out with friends talking sports. Cous, Aidan, Nicola, and Graham discuss NBA free agency, Gretzky and Wilt's records, NHL players in the Olympics, Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens potential next season, Japanese baseball vs American baseball, the best salary cap system and more!

    Cous' Corner: Toronto Raptors 2019 NBA Champions ft. Jack MacDonald and Marielle Rowan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2019 59:09


    After over a year of recruitment, Marielle Rowan (Cous' mom) has finally agreed to be a guest on Cous' Corner. What did it take to get her on the podcast? A NBA Championship for the Toronto Raptors!! Cous, Jack, and Marielle share their thoughts on the Toronto Raptors championship season.

    Cous and Quinn: May 30th, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2019 32:46


    In this episode Cous and Quinn discuss how the Raptors match up against the Warriors, whether or not Kyle Lowry is the greatest raptor of all time, the importance of home court advantage, and of course Kawhi's future with the Raptors.

    Cous and Quinn: May 14th, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2019 39:38


    Cous and Quinn share their thoughts on Kawhi's buzzer beater and the Raptors-Sixers series, along with other NBA playoff talk.

    Cous' Corner: Stella Forbes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2019 31:29


    To celebrate Cous' 50th episode for his podcast, he is joined by Stella Forbes to do an episode on podcasts! They talk about their favourite podcasts, when and where they listen to podcasts, why podcasts are so popular now, ideas for Stella's potential podcast, and much more.

    Cous' Corner: Christian Gray IV

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2019 33:52


    Cous catches up with his friend Christian Gray who is currently studying in Wollongong, Australia. They talk about surfing, Aussie rules football, Kangaroo meat and fishing in the ocean, his decision to not stay in residence, why he chose to do a whole year instead of a semester, and much more.

    Cous and Quinn: Apr 19th, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2019 42:50


    Cous and Quinn are fresh off the Raptors game 3 win and share their thoughts on the Raptors' performances in the playoffs so far. To start off the episode they recap Tiger Wood's historic Masters victory. After a week of upsets, they talk about the shocking NHL playoff series as well as Champions League matchups. To finish off the episode they discus Russell Wilson's new contract and what it means to the future of contracts in sports.

    Cous and Quinn: Apr 10th, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019 75:42


    Cous and Quinn's one year anniversary of doing podcasts together. To celebrate, they do one of their longest, but best episodes yet! Cous and Quinn discus the Masters, Magic Johnson resignation, Virginia NCAA Basketball Championship, NHL Playoffs, and the NBA awards/playoffs.

    Cous and Quinn: Apr 1st, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 45:15


    Gronk retirement, LeBron out of the playoffs, Booker on fire, NHL playoff race, March Madness, MLB preview

    Cous and Quinn: Mar 20th, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019 35:42


    Mike Trout, Dirk Nowitzki, Gregg Popovich, Johnny Manziel, D'Angelo Russell, March Madness Preview.

    Cous and Quinn: Mar 13th, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2019 34:51


    An all English and American football episode. Cous and Quinn discuss Ronaldo's hat trick, Zidane hiring, premier league top 4, fan altercations in sports, NFL free agency and trades. 

    Cous' Corner: Tommy Loubser-Munn

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2019 24:15


    With baseball season coming up, Cous and Tommy talk about Tommy's baseball career, Blue Jays, MLB legends and more. 

    Cous and Quinn: Mar 6th, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 41:40


    NHL Playoff Race, Bryce Harper, Real Madrid, German National Team, NBA Talk, NFL Offseason Report.

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    Cous and Quinn: Feb 27th, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019 37:09


    Mark Stone trade, NFL combine, Chelsea manager/goalie controversy, Lakers struggles, Harden 30pt streak over, Zion injury/NBA draft age.

    Cous' Corner: Aiden O'Laughlin

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2019 42:31


    Cous and Aiden talk about frat life at Concordia, high school sports in the U.S., Boston sports and more. 

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    Cous and Quinn: Feb 20th, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2019 42:42


    Manny Machado, Adam Silver, GSP vs Khabib, Odell Beckham Jr., NHL trade deadline, Kaepernick settlement.

    Cous and Quinn: Feb 13th, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2019 44:53


    Leafs over Habs, Chris Bosh retiring, CFL free agency, Champions League, NFL talk, Raptors additions/matchups

    Cous' Corner: The Listeners

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2019 28:36


    For this episode Cous tries something new. He goes solo! Cous shares his thoughts on questions and topics submitted by the listeners of his podcast. Topics range from conspiracies to his best trips to best Canadian athlete.

    Cous and Quinn: Feb 6th, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019 47:39


    Superbowl review, Premier League title race, El Classico, Matthews Signing, NFL season recap, NBA trade deadline talk

    Cous' Corner: Nick CB and Milan Roy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2019 40:15


    Cous is joined by two of his best friends. They talk about Montreal, engineering at Carelton, music, art, and much more.

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    Cous and Quinn ft. Alex Hall: Jan 30th, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019 42:21


    Anthony Davis, NFL Awards, EPL, Goodell Address, NBA All Star Starters, Superbowl

    Cous and Quinn: Jan 23rd, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2019 44:47


    Peter Chiarelli Firing, DeMarcus Cousins, Tottenham Injuries, 2019 MLB Hall of Fame Class, Carmelo Anthony, Raptors vs Rockets, NFL Playoffs

    Cous' Corner: Jack MacDonald III

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2019 29:01


    Cous and Jack share their thoughts on the new Gillette ad and social change.

    Cous and Quinn: Jan 16th, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2019 40:38


    Jalen Hurts, Tiger's return, Warriors 51 point quarter, Sharks win streak, mid season all NBA, NFL Championship Sunday.

    Cous' Corner: Brock De Wolde

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2019 37:49


    Cous and Brock discuss the differences between Calgary, Montreal, and Toronto, his upcoming exchange to Amsterdam, gym culture, football, Calgary stampede.

    Cous and Quinn: Jan 10th, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2019 35:29


    City over Liverpool, Clemson over Bama, NFL coaching hirings, Klay drops 43, NFL playoffs, Dual sport athletes

    Cous Corner: Christian Gray III

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2019 50:01


    Cous is joined by a Cous' Corner veteran, Christian Gray. The two of them discuss bar tending, his upcoming trip to Australia, social media, individual vs team sports and much more.

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    Cous' Corner: Milan Roy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2019 37:57


    A conversation with one of the most interesting guys in Ottawa! Cous is joined by his friend Milan to discuss his studies in Architectural Engineering, ultra efficient buildings, ornithology, designing shoes, his acting experiences, and much more.

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