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Episode DescriptionNumber 31 on the countdown. First zoo animal on Prozac. JD is joined by Duxoop from Toledo — broadcasting from the actual birthplace of Gus the polar bear — plus Andrew from Winnipeg and Dave from Montreal to dig into one of the most quietly beloved songs in the Hip catalogue.The panel gets into the Adam Kasper production that makes In Between Evolution sound the way it does, Rob Baker's untouchable outro solo, the Hip Museum's wonderfully unhinged George W. Bush theory, and the wordplay hiding in plain sight — because it was never what's troubling Gus. It's what's troubling us.Fair warning: this one gets emotional. Duxoop tells us what the lyrics did to him last year from a nursing home wheelchair, and Dave tells us about his friend Al — nickname Gus — and the cover band he's fronting at Al's memorial this Friday. Then the whole thing derails beautifully into a full inventory of every animal in the Hip discography.Explicit language. Recorded live on YouTube.On the PanelJD — hostDuxoop from Toledo — self-described part polar bear; born-in-Toledo credentials, same as GusAndrew from Winnipeg — arrived with facts and a News Radio shirt; host of Soup Full of RadioDave from Montreal — saw the Hip in Central Park; frontman of brand-new Hip cover band Colonel MustardTale of the TapePulled from The Hip Handbook, which amalgamates HipBase and setlist.fm data. Album In Between Evolution (2004) Producer Adam Kasper, recorded in Seattle Single Third single from the record Countdown position No. 31 on the Top 40 Times played live 327 First played October 27, 2003 Last played August 18, 2016 — the Ottawa show As an opener Once As an encore Five times Poll Results Love it 52% Like it 36% Tolerate it 10% Skip it 1% Never heard of it 1% Possibly the most varied — and most indecisive — poll spread of the series so far. Duxoop's verdict: "That's crazy to me. These numbers should be way more lopsided toward the top."Live Version FeaturedOttawa, 2004 — the Grey Cup halftime show. Andrew remembers watching it live and everyone around him asking why the band was opening the biggest gig of the year with a brand-new song. (They went into Courage right after.)What We Talked AboutThe Album That Everyone Slept OnIn Between Evolution debuted at No. 1 in Canada on roughly 22,500 first-week copies — then got knocked off the top by Avril Lavigne's new album.Certified platinum in Canada that September. Dave notes it was one of the last Hip records to move real units.Where does this song sit in the career arc? The panel lands on "the end of the middle" rather than the dawn of the final third.Andrew's take: Gus is the first song on the record that sounds like the Hip you already knew — you lean back in the chair. Heaven Is a Better Place Today, Summer's Killing Us and Vaccination Scar are louder neighbours, so Gus hides in the first five.Adam Kasper and the Seattle SoundAndrew looked up Kasper's credits and it clicked: Soundgarden's Down on the Upside, Queens of the Stone Age's Songs for the Deaf, Pearl Jam's self-titled (the avocado one), Foo Fighters' One by One.Same studio was hosting the Big Fish and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind soundtracks around the time this record was being made.The panel agrees Gus has a "weirdly familiar, warm Hip sound" — it could have sat on Day for Night with different production, or on Music at Work. Maybe it was on the shelf a while.Rob Baker's OutroUniversal agreement: whichever live version you pull up, Baker is on fire. "A real showcase for him."Dave's sharpest observation of the night — Gord never rants over this solo the way he does over others. It always gets its space, and that may be the only ad-lib that separates the live song from the record.Gus HimselfBorn 1985 at the Toledo Zoo, died August 27, 2013. A 700-pound icon of the Central Park Zoo, seen by over 20 million visitors.Began swimming obsessively — up to 12 hours a day — in the 1990s. Reporters called him neurotic, depressed and flaky, and he became a symbol of the stress of living in New York.The first zoo animal in history to be treated with Prozac. Also got a jacuzzi and, at one point, two girlfriends. Duxoop: "Why is he the one on Prozac and not me?"Gord wrote the song in 2004, nine years before Gus died — so this wasn't an obituary. He'd seen the bear and then done the second-sourcing, as Gord always did.There's a children's book called What's Worrying Gus? The True Story of a Big City Bear. On Amazon, the cover has Gus on a therapist's couch.The Toledo ConnectionThe Hip played the Toledo Zoo twice in the '90s — where Gus was born.When they played Toledo in 2004, Gus was the show opener. The stats say it only ever opened once, so that was absolutely on purpose.The Bush TheoryThe Hip Museum reads Gus as partly about George W. Bush and the invasion of Iraq. Andrew read the paragraph aloud; it describes the two as "lovable, loutish, and incredibly accomplished guys… not bad for a pair of dudes with limited mental capacity."JD's verdict: lots of love for the Hip Museum, but that one's a reach.Gus / UsDave's thesis: he doesn't hear a bear at all. "It's not what's troubling Gus. It's what's troubling us." He's been on that line for twenty years.JD points out the Gordism that makes it work — dropping the G, so "troublin' us" and "troubling Gus" are phonetically the same thing.Duxoop extends it: we've all watched a zoo animal pace or swim figure eights, and that should be troubling us.On the lyrics generally: Gord's word-smithery rewards straining to hear it, and the panel confesses to mumbling through parts for two decades. Compared to Nautical Disaster — all story, no chorus, no pattern — Gus is manageable, but only just.Duxoop's StoryLast year, when the countdown hit No. 31, Duxoop was three months into a nursing home stay with medical issues. Twenty-odd years earlier he'd started going to karaoke — big, scary-looking, socially awkward, mistaken for the bouncer. Now he was in his 60s, in a wheelchair, and the line landed like a ton of bricks: old and grey, and no one's afraid anymore.He sang it at the nursing home. "I don't think I've ever sung a Hip song with more feeling than I do with Gus." Grace, Too he can't fake — he feels like a schmuck trying to match Gord's intensity. Gus he doesn't fake.And after a week of thinking about it for this episode, he made a bold statement: Gus is now his favourite Tragically Hip song, over Grace, Too.Dave's Story — Al, Gus, and Colonel MustardDave's friend Al Morton died suddenly last November. They bonded over the Hip and golf at Dave's club. Al's nickname was Gus.In their fantasy football pick'em league, Al's picks stayed on the board for the rest of the NFL season. "A real lump in my throat."Al's memorial is this Friday at the Dunany Country Club in Wentworth, Quebec — halfway between Ottawa and Montreal. Ashes scattered around the course in the morning; speeches and a gathering at night, billed as his "after par-ty."The family asked for seven or eight Hip songs. Dave and friends have twenty ready, after two nights jamming at his buddy Chris's place. He made them learn Gus — he couldn't imagine doing a show for Al without it.The band is named Colonel Mustard, after Al's imported 1970s Mercedes. Wentworth, Quebec's Tragically Hip cover band. Dave waited 45 years to do this.His approach: very much not trying to be Gord. "I'm just trying to sing it with my truth."Hardest songs to sing so far — Fireworks (the National Fitness Program cadence) and Fully Completely (Gord's offbeat entrance in the middle section). Bassist John Roy has been cueing him in.Also on the setlist: Grace Too, Wheat Kings, The Good Life, Three Pistols.One BucketDave loves the way Gord says "whippoorwill" — audible in the Grey Cup version JD played. He'll be attempting it Friday."Used to be enough to make every bird stop singing." There's a lot of beauty in this song.Dave also went to bat for Sharks as an all-time Hip song — lyrically perfect, everyone gets to shine — while fully admitting he's a party of one on that.The Countdown NeighboursNo. 30 The Darkest One · No. 31 Gus · No. 32 Emperor Penguin — with Pigeon Camera at No. 28. As JD put it: their arctic phase.The Animal Album (An Idea That Got Away From Everyone)Duxoop floated it — Weird Al did a food album and a TV album, so why not a Tragically Hip animal album? The panel then attempted a full inventory:Emperor Penguin · Pigeon Camera · Dire Wolf · Problem Bears · Thompson Girl (polar bear reference) · The Bear on Music at WorkTiger the Lion · The Luxury (zoo lion) · Little Bones (a teeny tiny little cat) · Sled Dogs After DinnerWheat Kings (loon at the beginning) · Bumblebee · Leave ("in this contest, a concave nest") · Sharks · Piano Spider · I'm a Werewolf, Baby · the killer whale tank one on the box setVerdict: someone needs to make this playlist.Quotable Moments"It's not what's troubling Gus. It's what's troubling us. And that's just the best." — Dave from Montreal"Gord Downie sells the fuck out of this song. He sells the flakiness of the bear. He sells the confusion of the person watching it being like, why aren't you like a real bear?" — Dave from Montreal"It's funny — we're happy to hear a song about a sad animal." — Andrew from Winnipeg"Gus is like you're leaning back in your chair and relaxing a bit." — Andrew from Winnipeg"Grace, Too I feel like I'm faking it. Gus, man, I don't fake that one." — Duxoop from Toledo"It's up to us now to keep these songs alive." — Dave from Montreal"I live for that rare occasion where somebody goes, who was that song by? I got to look up that artist — and I get to make a new Hip fan." — Duxoop from ToledoMentioned in This EpisodeThe Hip Handbook — free Top 40 breakdown with episode links: thehiphandbook.tthpods.comHipBase and setlist.fm — live-stat sources behind the Tale of the TapeThe Hip Museum — source of the Gus / George W. Bush readingWhat's Worrying Gus? The True Story of a Big City Bear — the children's bookHipeponymous — where the Summer's Killing Us video ended upAdam Kasper's discography — Down on the Upside, Songs for the Deaf, Pearl Jam, One by OnePlugs & HousekeepingDuxoop from ToledoA friend of Duxoop's was hit hard by the death of Glen Hansard, who was killed in a motorcycle crash outside Dublin on July 29, 2026, at 56. There's a local Toledo tribute on Friday collecting donations for the Dublin Simon Community, the homelessness charity Hansard cared deeply about. Duxoop, who was himself homeless for a couple of years recently: "I would definitely promote that."Andrew from WinnipegSoup Full of Radio — weekly on UMFM in Winnipeg. Every episode is the next letter of the alphabet. Next week: songs starting with "the." The week after: all covers, all Tom Jones covering other people.Head Full of Radio — the podcast, where Andrew plays Radiohead to a guy who's never heard it. Google "Soup Full of Radio" and you'll find both.Dave from MontrealGoogle him for his Hip-related writing; Instagram @DaveKaufman1Dave used his plug to point people at JD's buy-me-a-coffee instead — noting how many unpaid hours go into this and how much the shows are worth to him. JD's reiteration: this stuff is free forever, don't worry if you can't swing it.The Gathering — KingstonRegistration deadline is Friday for all activities. (If you're hearing this on the podcast feed, you've likely missed it.)Three days in Kingston for the 10th anniversary of the Hip's final show: a brunch, an album listening party, a first-day mixer, and hotel blocks. Come for one day or all three.On the 22nd, the national celebration screens in Springer Market Square — side by side with other fans, the way everyone watched it ten years ago.Live stream of the final episode of Your Hipstories: Reflections from the Final Tour. Location to be announced in the coming weeks.Panel call-out: three spots on that final panel go to people who submit a video under one minute explaining why they should be on it, by sharing their favourite memory of August 20th.120 people signed up so far. Kingston is finally embracing and showcasing this band — the banners are up, and JD hopes they're permanent.Next WeekPigeon Camera. Brand new panel, brand new song, a biggie. Live on YouTube, Wednesday at 8 o'clock.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tthtop40/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Episode DescriptionTen years to the day, JD travels back to July 30, 2016 and the second of two Edmonton nights on the Man Machine Poem Tour. He's joined by two Edmontonians who were in the building — Kirsten and Chris — for a conversation about scalped tickets and Ticketmaster nightmares, the last concert ever held in Rexall Place, a set list that dug deeper than anyone expected, and the two encores that sent a city home in pieces.It's a night of firsts and lasts: 'Scared' heard live for the first time and the last time in the same breath, a room full of strangers crying through 'Courage,' and a final 'Bobcaygeon' with the whole barn lit up. Fair warning — the waterworks come up more than once.Around the TableJD — host, Your Hipster's Reflections from the Final TourKirsten (Edmonton) — roughly 20 Hip shows deep; attended both Edmonton nights and Calgary night one. First saw the band on the third Another Roadside Attraction tour.Chris (Edmonton) — about half a dozen shows, going back to an Up to Here–era gig at the old Edmonton Convention Centre. Brought his brother to night two.In This EpisodeThe Icebreaker: One Song That Puts You Back in the RoomKirsten picks "Scared" — she was up in the stands when the lights came down and the neon tubes took over. The song and the staging landed at exactly the right moment.Chris picks "Ahead by a Century," and explains why the line "disappointing news getting me down" hit like a freight train that night. He also names "Scared" as a shock — a deep cut he had never heard live and never expected to.A running theme starts here: how far into the catalogue the band was willing to reach on this tour.Hearing the News, and the Fight for TicketsKirsten on the diagnosis: devastating, and immediately followed by a desperate need to be in the room to honour the band.Her Ticketmaster ordeal — bounced three separate times — and a side story about how organizing an unplugged Headstones gig for a Pledge Music drive led to a friendship with Courtney, from the Hip's management side. Shout out to Courtney for the patience and the eventual tickets to Edmonton night one and Calgary night one.Chris rewinds much further: his first Hip show at the old Shaw/Edmonton Convention Centre, when his buddy won the last pair of tickets on the radio and took someone else. Chris went down anyway, watched people offer $200 for a $20 ticket, walked back toward the LRT station, and got face value from the fifteenth person he asked.The beer jug legend — paying a bouncer $20 to work the beer gardens, selling jugs at a markup, and Gord reaching down, taking a swig from Chris's jug, and hurling it into the crowd.The Fully Completely tour show he almost missed: hungover off a flight home from Mexico, picked up at the airport by his dad, who happened to have tickets. They caught it from about song four.For the final tour, a coworker — Kathy Thompson, ticket savant — tipped him off about the presale three days early. He landed what he calls the worst seats of his life and has never been happier about bad seats.Who They Went WithKirsten took her friend Natasha to night two, up in section 201; she had been on the floor for night one with her now-wife, who had never seen the Hip before.Seeing the tour from two different vantage points meant two different shows — and from the upper level she could suddenly see the teleprompters on stage.Chris invited both of the buddies from that very first show — one in Victoria, one living in France — and both had to bow out. His brother got the ticket, and the two of them have a lot of Hip history together.The Set ListOpens with "Blow at High Dough."Chris on the run of Courage / At the Hundredth Meridian / Wheat Kings / Fifty Mission Cap — four of his all-time favourites back to back. He told his brother he could have walked out happy right there.The deep-album slot that night: We Are the Same. Kirsten singles out "Now the Struggle Has a Name" — she still remembers the notes Gord hit — and talks about the mood of "Coffee Girl" and "Morning Moon."Chris is candid that the later records don't sit with him the way the early ones do, and names "An Inch an Hour" as the one that got away.Both were set-list watching night to night, trying to guess which album would get pulled next — and Kirsten notes what it meant for Gord to rotate the set at all, given how well known his struggles with lyrics were (see: "Cordelia" quietly disappearing from set lists for years).The EncoresEncore 1: Greasy Jungle → Scared → Grace, TooEncore 2: Fireworks → BobcaygeonKirsten on closing with "Bobcaygeon" instead of the usual barn-burner — phones and lighters up across the building, and Gord taking long moments to look out and take it in.Chris connects the "checkerboard floors" line to the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, and reads the closer as the band pointing back at where they started. He still goes to the Horseshoe every time he's in Toronto.Gord on StageThe eye contact — a recurring observation across this series. Kirsten notes Gord historically avoided looking at people because singing faces threw him off, and that on this tour the fourth wall came down.Her impression of him off stage from a brief meeting: quiet, soft-spoken, very funny, extremely thoughtful.Chris was struck by how minimalist the production was — no big screens, just five guys, a silver suit, the feather hat and the Jaws shirt.The honest part: Gord was visibly struggling in places, missing notes, with the band filling the gaps — and getting noticeably stronger night over night. Kirsten describes a collective will from the crowd pushing him through.The Last Night in the BarnThis was the final concert at Rexall Place / Northlands Coliseum before the move to Rogers Place — so the night carried a second goodbye.Chris and his brother started at the Vinyl Needle downtown (dinner, beers, and a Hip tribute band playing to a very envious crowd), then rode the LRT through pouring rain.Walking into a building he had been going to since 1980 and finding it stripped and sterile — memorabilia pulled down, replaced with deep-cut oddities like an old Edmonton Drillers photo.Kirsten on saying goodbye to a venue where she had seen Oilers playoffs, countless bands, and the Hip many times over.When It Hit"Courage." Chris looked left, looked right, looked down, looked at his brother — everyone was crying. First time he had ever cried at a concert.Kirsten describes it coming in waves, every night, over and over: this is it, this is the final tour.Chris screaming himself hoarse for one more encore — and getting it.Walking out: heavy, but joyful. The same line over and over on the way to the train — "I can't believe I was here."August 20: The CBC National BroadcastKirsten missed it live — Edmonton Fringe obligations with her wife — caught what she could on CBC Radio in the car, then watched her recording that night and lost it.Her take on Gord's address to Trudeau and the reconciliation focus of his final chapter, and on the optimism she thinks the country still needs.Chris hosted a house party for 15 or so, most of them less invested than he was, and had to explain to a room of nieces and nephews why Uncle Chris was crying on the couch.Both reflect on the outdoor watch parties across the country — and Chris floats the idea of doing one for the 10th anniversary.What They'd Tell Someone Who Wasn't ThereChris on the Hip as Canadiana nobody else has matched — the loon call in "Wheat Kings," getting away with naming an album Road Apples, the reflexive "Jacques Cartier, right this way" he and his buddy blurted out at a statue in France — and on being unabashedly proud to be Canadian.Kirsten remembers a spotlit banner behind the stage reading "Canada Loves the Hip," and lands on the privilege of witnessing it: great musicianship, great ambassadors, good people making good art.Notable Quotes“He didn't just sing it. He poured everything into that lyric — the only way he can.” — Chris, on "Ahead by a Century"“I was in the building. And that was what was important. I don't think I've ever been so happy to get such crappy tickets in my life.” — Chris“You just kind of willing him. There was a collective will, just like — you can do this.” — Kirsten“I looked to my left, looked to my right, looked down, and then I looked at my brother, and everybody was crying.” — Chris, on "Courage"“It came in waves. Each night it would come in waves — this is it. This is the final tour.” — Kirsten“I can't believe I was here. That was the thing we kept hearing over and over again as we got on the train.” — Chris“To be a witness of such great musicianship, such great ambassadors to Canada. Just good people doing good art.” — KirstenMentioned in This EpisodeVenues: Rexall Place / Northlands Coliseum · Rogers Place · Edmonton (Shaw) Convention Centre · the Vinyl Needle · the Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto · K-Rock Centre, KingstonSongs: Blow at High Dough · Courage · At the Hundredth Meridian · Wheat Kings · Fifty Mission Cap · Now the Struggle Has a Name · Coffee Girl · Morning Moon · New Orleans Is Sinking · Cordelia · An Inch an Hour · Greasy Jungle · Scared · Grace, Too · Fireworks · Bobcaygeon · Ahead by a CenturyAlbums & tours: Up to Here · Road Apples · Fully Completely · Live Between Us · Music @ Work · We Are the Same · Man Machine Poem · Another Roadside AttractionPeople: Gord Downie · Paul, Rob, Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay · Courtney (Hip management) · Kathy Thompson · the Headstones · Robert Plant & Alison Krauss at the Edmonton Folk Music FestivalPlugs & Next TimeKirsten and Chris both used their plug on this podcast. Take your flowers, JD.Next episode: Calgary, Night 1 — August 1, 2016.For more information and to follow the series, visit home.tthpods.com. To reach JD, email jd@tthpods.com.This has been a presentation of the Tragically Hip Podcast Series.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tthtop40/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Tragically Hip On Shuffle - Live Stream: Wheat KingsA campfire singalong that's secretly about a wrongful conviction, a cassette thrown out a car window, and a tiny Eiffel Tower in Saskatchewan.EPISODE SUMMARY This week on The Tragically Hip On Shuffle - Live Stream, the wheel landed on 'Wheat Kings', and I had a couple of Andrews riding shotgun to break it down. This is the song the whole country sings around a campfire without ever clocking that it's about David Milgaard, wrongfully convicted of the murder of Gail Miller and imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit.Andrew from Winnipeg brought the timeline receipts (Kim Campbell, the CBC, the wild detail that Milgaard walked free in April 1992, months before "Fully Completely" even dropped) plus a story about his mom chucking the cassette out the car window somewhere in the Alberta mountains. Andrew from Tampa brought the live recording from The Fillmore, October 24, 2000, and the case for 'Wheat Kings' as a pure summertime staple. We get into the loon that cost the band a donation to Ducks Unlimited, the Zippo lighter, Paris of the Prairies (and the 28-foot Eiffel Tower in Montmartre, Saskatchewan). If you love The Tragically Hip, Gord Downie, and a Canadian rock podcast that treats a deep cut like it earns the attention, this one runs deep.GUESTSAndrew from Tampa joined by audio through a Florida thunderstorm and came armed with the Fillmore recording that scored tonight's listen. A devoted Hip fan stateside, he makes the case for the band as a summertime constant and named 'Emperor Penguin' as his favourite album-closer, a song he rations for the days he really needs it.Andrew from Winnipeg is a setlist.fm obsessive, a Crooked Ice bandmate (their album release show is June 4), and host of the weekly Radiohead deep-dive podcast Head Full of Radio. He also runs a weekly show on UMFM. His favourite Hip closer is 'Put It Off', and 'Wheat Kings' carries a complicated, personal weight he opened up about on air.Andrew from Tampa: "Is it about what it's talking about, or is it the way it's made millions of people feel?"RESOURCES, LINKS & REFERENCESThe Hip Handbook, used live to pull the tracking numbers (around 1,350 shows logged, 332 'Wheat Kings'performances). thehiphandbook.tthpods.comSetlist history via Hipbase (primary) and setlist.fm (secondary): first played in Saskatoon, July 27, 1991. The Fillmore, October 24, 2000 performance, shared by Andrew from Tampa from a YouTube upload. Hat tip to the tapers and seeders who preserve this stuff, and to The Tragically Hip Archive for the broader live-recording work.David Milgaard case timeline referenced on air via CBC and Wikipedia.The 'Heksenketel' tour video, which shipped with one of the box sets.The loon and the Ducks Unlimited donation: traced on air to the documentary and a Robby Baker radio interview (see verification note below).YOUTUBE CHAPTERS 00:00 - Welcome, and tonight's imaginary sponsors 02:15 - Weird Winnipeg bylaws 03:13 - The tale of the tape: 'Wheat Kings' by the numbers 05:26 - This week's poll: the 5% who tolerate it 07:31 - The Fillmore, October 24, 2000 09:01 - 'Wheat Kings' 12:56 - Your favourite last-song-on-an-album 17:56 - Hearing it the first time, and the cassette out the car window 19:45 - The ultimate campfire song 22:42 - The loon, and a cheque to Ducks Unlimited 24:06 - Museums, prime ministers, and vivid visuals 25:30 - The Pretty Things and a Copperpenny cover 26:51 - David Milgaard, Gail Miller, and the timeline 32:48 - First played in Saskatoon, 1991 37:11 - Paris of the Prairies (and a tiny Eiffel Tower) 40:55 - Don't forget Gail Miller 43:19 - The killer's face in the Zippo 45:23 - The 'Heksenketel' video and the box sets 46:37 - A complicated, personal love for the song 50:28 - Thanking the Andrews, and next week's shuffle: 'Country Day' 54:05 - Plugs: Crooked Ice and Head Full of Radio 56:37 - Outro and creditsHey There!Want a seat at the table on a Wednesday night? Sign up to be a panelist. Explore 1,358 mapped shows and search every lyric in the Hip Handbook.CLOSING Huge thanks to Andrew from Tampa for digging up that Fillmore recording, and to Andrew from Winnipeg for the timeline work and for trusting us with something personal. Next Wednesday the wheel spins again and lands on 'Country Day', the closer from "We Are the Same", keeping our accidental run of great last-songs alive. The takeaway from this one: a song can outgrow the tragedy that made it, but it should never outrun the people inside it.PROMOS & CROSSLINKSTTHTop40 Countdown #17 - 'Wheat Kings' (with Jillian), the countdown episode that ranked this one. Fully & Completely: Redux - "Fully Completely", the track-by-track on the whole record. Get Yer Letter in your inbox.  → subscribe.tthpods.comSOCIAL & COMMUNITY Facebook group: community.tthpods.com | Instagram: @tthpods | YouTube: youtube.com/@tthpods | Email: jd@tthpods.com #TheTragicallyHip #TheHip #FullyCompletely #GordDownie #TTHOnShuffle #InGordWeTrustAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week on The Tragically Hip On Shuffle, we cracked open 'Coffee Girl' - the fourth track and second single off "We Are the Same" (2009), produced by Bob Rock. On the TTHTop40 Countdown, it clocks in at number 53. It's been played live 78 times, last appearing on the final tour on July 30, 2016.Joining me for this one were two members of west coast tribute act Gift Shop - Craig from Langley and Ian from Maple Ridge - plus returning guest Tim from Columbus, host of the Dig Me Out Podcast. Two-fifths of Gift Shop, for the record. You can't reduce that fraction without going to decimal points, and you just can't do that.What we got into:The pre-release Bathhouse recording - recorded April 6, 2009, the day before the album dropped - was our jumping-off point, and it unlocked a lot. Organ instead of trumpet. A looser, jammier feel. Multiple gaffes and weirdness. And somehow, the bones of the song were all already there.From there the conversation ranged wide. Tim came in with a clear-eyed critique - the drum loop feels mechanical, the melody doesn't shift from verse to chorus, and he wishes Robbie Robertson had gone slide guitar instead of brass. It's a good song for most bands, he said. For The Hip, it's below average. Gauntlet dropped.Craig pushed back from a different angle - the musicality. He broke down why 'Coffee Girl' is so easy to listen to: it's in C major, four chords (F, C, Am, G), and it never deviates once. The chorus just drops the C. The fade-out isn't laziness - it's because there's no satisfying harmonic resolution to this story, and Craig walked through why Gift Shop ends it on a G (a half cadence) while The Hip's Abbotsford version lands on an A minor (a deceptive cadence). Genuinely great music nerd territory.Ian brought the emotional case for the album as a whole - the deliberate smoothness of the production, the loss of grit that divided fans, and why he thinks people owe "We Are the Same" a deeper listen than most gave it. He also flagged Derry Byrne - the trumpet player on the track - as a Kitsilano local who plays with the Jill Townsend Jazz Orchestra. And he introduced a darker reading of the lyrics: is the coffee girl cautious for a reason? Is there something more unsettling running beneath the surface of an otherwise easy, sunny song?That lyric conversation went deep. We talked about Gord's love of people-watching - including jD's two separate sightings of Gord at a Timothy's on the Danforth with his MacBook, pecking away at the window. We talked about Craig's memory of seeing the album's theatre release the night before it came out, seven months after his first kid was born, and how that version of 'Coffee Girl' was the first time he ever heard the song. And we talked about whether the mixtape-with-classic-Beck line ages anyone else as hard as it aged us.The poll results this week showed about 25% of Hip fans in the Facebook group feeling negative or indifferent about 'Coffee Girl.' Not surprising - but Ian made the case for patience, and he made it well.Next week: 'Wheat Kings.' Top 10 on the countdown. If there was ever a song that screams Canadiana - and there never is a time to wave a flag at a Hip show, but if there were - it's that one.Guests this week:Gift Shop - West coast Tragically Hip tribute act featuring Craig and Ian. Catch them live on August 20, 2026 at the Hollywood Theatre in Kitsilano, BC - the ten-year anniversary of the final show. Deep cuts guaranteed. At least one song off "We Are the Same." Possibly with Derry Byrne sitting in on trumpet. Tickets on Eventbrite (search "Gift Shop") or at giftshiphipband.caDig Me Out Podcast (Tim) - Weekly album reviews of obscure and overlooked records from the 70s, 80s, 90s, and 2000s. Guest episodes, round tables, and a genuinely deep love of the format. Find them at digmeoutpodcast.comThe Tragically Hip On Shuffle streams live every Wednesday at 8PM.home.tthpods.com · jd@tthpods.com · @tthpodsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A Forest Of Whispering Speakers - The IdeaA new musical featuring the music of The Tragically Hip is about to open in Hamilton. Episode one is the story of how it got there - from one phone call to a world premiere.Episode summaryA Forest Of Whispering Speakers is the brand new podcast from The Tragically Hip Podcast Series, charting the world premiere of "It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken" at Theatre Aquarius. The musical is built on the music of The Tragically Hip and tells the story of an exiled Iraqi journalist building a new life in Kingston, Ontario. Act I: The Idea is the origin episode - the cold-call, the pitch, the band Zoom, the moment a single CBC story unlocked the whole concept.Host jD sits down with manager Jake Gold and producer Michael Rubinoff ("Come From Away") to trace how a Tragically Hip musical went from a polite email to a full production. Along the way, three lifelong theatre fans - Jen Towndrow, Armand Baksh-Zarate, and Autumn Tuffin-McDonald - help frame what makes a jukebox musical actually work, and what happens when the source material is a band that means this much to this many people.This is a spoiler-free, behind-the-scenes podcast. The production is the hero. The musical is the subject. jD is the listener in the room.Featured voicesJake Gold - Manager, The Tragically HipMichael Rubinoff - Producer, "It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken" ("Come From Away")Jen Townrow - Lifelong musical theatre fanArmand - Musical theatre devoteeAutumn Teffen-McDonald - Theatre fan, seven shows deep into 2026 alreadyWhat's covered in Act IThe original pitch (and the original story - which wasn't Iraq)The Zoom call with the band that started it allLindsay Perigoe's viral 2020 CBC piece on Gord Downie, 'Wheat Kings,' and discovering Canada through The HipHow the title "It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken" landedWhy The Tragically Hip do not exist inside the world of the show (and where the Easter eggs live)The difference between previews and an official opening nightAbout the showA Forest Of Whispering Speakers is a six-episode oral history of the Theatre Aquarius world premiere of "It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken." New episodes drop weekly on Thursdays.Resources & referencesTheatre Aquarius - theatreaquarius.orgLindsay Perigoe's 2020 CBC piece on The Tragically Hip and discovering CanadaHipbase, HipMuseum, This Is Our Life - the standing TTH Podcast Series sourcesListen & followApple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever fine podcasts are foundNetwork home: home.tthpods.comCommunity: community.tthpods.comEmail jD: jd@tthpods.comAlso happening - podList 7: the classicsSubmissions for podList 7 - a fan cover compilation of Tragically Hip songs from the 1987-1995 catalogue, EP through "Day for Night" - close April 30. Drop date is May 15. Submit at podlist.tthpods.com or email jd@tthpods.com.Tip jarIf the work hits, throw a couple bucks at the battery: buymeacoffee.com/tthtop40. Editing is hard. Coffee helps.SocialsFacebook: community.tthpods.com | Instagram: @tthpods | YouTube: youtube.com/@tthpods#TheTragicallyHip #TheHip #GordDownie #AForestOfWhisperingSpeakers #ItsAGoodLifeIfYouDontWeaken #TragicallyHipAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Getting Hip to the Hip - "We Are the Same"Pete and Tim hear "We Are the Same" for the first time. Bob Rock, big strings, and a campfire album that divides fans right down the middle.EPISODE SUMMARYReleased in 2009 and produced by Bob Rock, "We Are the Same" was the first record in over 20 years that made Tragically Hip fans wait longer than two years for new material. It debuted at number one. And it is, to put it diplomatically, a record that asks something of you.Pete Marchica and Tim Lyden sit down with jD for their first full listen, and neither of them is ready for what they get. The conversation covers every track - from the country-laced AM radio chorus of 'Morning Moon' to the sprawling, emotionally devastating nine-plus minutes of 'Depression Suite,' which Pete calls fucking magnificent. There are Pink Floyd comparisons, David Gilmour guitar tributes, a detour into the agricultural meaning of 'Queen of the Furrows,' and a story about how Gord heard a CBC news correspondent's name as "Honey Watson" mid-song and just... went with it.The residential school system, the weight of Gord's legacy as a voice for people who needed one, and the question of where that voice has gone in music today - those threads run through the episode too. Pete says it plainly. Tim agrees. jD doesn't argue.Bob Rock takes some heat. The drum mixing takes some heat. The strings - which show up on approximately every song - take some heat. And yet, somehow, this episode ends with three grown men picking their MVPs and meaning every word.'Depression Suite' is jD's. 'Frozen in My Tracks' is Tim's. Pete's? Listen and find out. Some things you've got to earn.ABOUT THE HOSTSjD is the founder and host of The Tragically Hip Podcast Series, a seven-show podcast network built out of love for a band and a community. He has raised over $35,000 for causes including the Downie Wenjack Fund, the Gord Downie Fund for Brain Cancer Research, and CAMH.Pete Marchica is coming to you from Spain. He showed up this week with notes, opinions, and a strip club analogy that somehow makes complete sense in context.Tim Lyden listened to this album later than he would like to admit, did a deep dive on Honey Watson's true identity the day before recording, and watched a crow destroy something in his backyard mid-episode.RESOURCES & REFERENCESTragically Hip discography and setlist data: HipbaseLive performance history: setlist.fmBand biography: This Is Our Life by Michael BarclayThe Tragically Hip Archive - source for live recordingsIN THIS EPISODEOpening: jD on "We Are the Same" and the three-year waitThe Italian fan translating Hip lyrics into his own melodic structureTrack-by-track: 'Morning Moon,' 'Honey Please,' 'Wheat Kings,' 'Coffee Girl,' 'Exact Feeling,' 'Queen of the Furrows,' 'Speed River,' 'Depression Suite,' 'Love Is a First,' 'Country Day'The Bob Rock debate: production genius or too much Kool-Aid?Gord Downie, residential schools, and the question of who speaks for the people nowMVPs, playlist picks, and a poodle skirt fundraising pledgeCALLS TO ACTIONListen to Getting Hip to the Hip and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.Join the community: community.tthpods.comCONNECT

The Tragically Hip Top 40 CountdownEpisode 25 – Song 16: Brent in Bakersfield

In this episode, Mike and Finn make another appearance on the podcast 3 years later. They reflect on the first episode from 2022 and the place they were all in at the time of the first episode.  They get into some of the new habits they've developed since moving to NYC, career changes that have happened, and new relationships that have been started. They talk about what hockey does better than basketball, what the best live sporting experience is, how to solve US v Canada relations, and much more!!TIME STAMPS:Start-11:04    Reflecting on the first episode and time at Princeton11:04-17:30    Career changes 17:30-23:13   The importance of taking chances in life23:13-35:07   Habit changes after moving to New York 35:07-41:51   Relationships 41:51-55:05   Hockey talk 55:00-59:15        USA vs Canada59:15-End      Music identity segmentCREDITS:Hosted by Folarin OkulajaProduced by Folarin OkulajaEngineered by Folarin OkulajaSubscribe to Go With the Flo on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeheP4nl7aAFDmC8QgV-LUQhttps://open.spotify.com/show/0TCIEfodZuvVgnOVsho4lj?si=N3Pvw2hpR7u4979mwAZ5lQ&dl_branch=1https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/go-with-the-flo/id1551569516

Falko and Rob welcome the newest member of your Wheat Kings, Marcus Nguyen to the podcast!    Get to know 'Marv' a little better before he makes his way to the Wheat City for camp later this summer. 

In the nice episode of the Weekly Harvest, Falko and Rob talk about the 6 game win streak, Teddy Toss fun and catch up with Matteo Michels! The first Texan to suit up for the Wheat Kings, hear about Matteos journey to the Wheat City. 

Barracuda voice Nick Nollenberger is joined by one of the newest members of the team, Tanner Kaspick, to talk about growing up in Brandon, MB, playing for the Wheat Kings, being drafted by the Blues, and much more.

Falko and Rob are joined by Wheat Kings starting goalie and Philadelphia Flyers prospect Carson Bjarnason! 

Falko and Rob are joined by the Brandon Wheat Kings Owner and Governor, Jared Jacobson and the Keystone Centre's Connie Lawrence to discuss the new lease agreement that will keep the Keystone as the home of the Wheat Kings for the next decade! 

This week on the Weekly Harvest, Falko and Rob are joined with BWK Assistant Coach, Del Pedrick!  A good ol' Melita boy that grew up watching the Wheat King legends of old and eventually found his way to the Wheat Kings organization himself.  Pre-season game chat, players that have stood out, community events starting and we tease next weeks podcast...

Falko and Rob talk with Wheat Kings goalie and Flyers prospect Carson Bjarnason and Director of Hockey Operations Chris Moulton on the eve of training camp! The boys do their best to update you on names to watch this weekend as a talented crop of hopefuls look to make an impression on the scouting and hockey staff. 

Chris Falko returns with a new co-host, the new radio voice of the Wheat Kings, Rob Mahon! Falko and Rob chat with Wheat Kings General Manager and Head Coach Marty Murray about his first year back with the BWK and talk through the deep prospect pool as we enter camp next week!  Also we are just making sure everything works... good to be back! 

Summer Series Curfew Calls #5The best fan and listener questions and calls submitted to Shane O'Brien and Scottie Upshall on Missin Curfew!Playing against Tootoo on the Brandon Wheat KingsThe Aaron Rome hit on Nathan HortonThe Best Practice Fights ever witnessedRemembering Joe Louis ArenaWhy does OB HATE Ryan Smyth?Get rid of the Shootout in the NHLVideo is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pmAAebBYz-sFollow Missin Curfew on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missincurfewFollow Missin Curfew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MissinCurfewThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4534761/advertisement

More chat about books, fun facts and memes and Amanda is potentially growing a giant weed. Amanda starts us off this week with a story out of Nova Scotia. Penny Boudreau's daughter went missing, but who is to blame? Keith then tells us the story behind the Tragically Hip Song, Wheat Kings. "Late breakin' story on the CBC..." Sources: Canlii, CTV News, Salt Wire, CBC News, Statistics Canada, Toronto Star, Sask Today, Innocence Canada Resources: You can talk to a mental health professional, one on one: Call 1-866-585-0445 or text WELLNESS to 741741 (Adults) or 686868 (Youth) If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call Talk Suicide Canada at 1-833-456-4566. Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For residents of Quebec, call 1-866-277-3553 (24/7) or visit suicide.ca Visit Talk Suicide Canada for the distress centres and crisis organizations nearest you, if you're experiencing gender-based violence, you can access a crisis line in your province or territory. Hope for Wellness Help Line:  1-855-242-3310 (toll-free) or connect to the online Hope for Wellness chat. Services are available to all Indigenous peoples across Canada who need immediate emotional support, crisis intervention or referrals to community-based services experienced and culturally sensitive helpline counsellors can help if you want to talk in English and French and, on request, in Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut. For Domestic Violence sheltersafe.ca is an online resource to help women and their children seeking safety from violence and abuse. The clickable map will serve as a fast resource to connect women with the nearest shelter that can offer safety, hope, and support. Childhelp National Child Abuse 24/7 Hotline (multilingual service available): 1-800-422-4453 TransLife - 1-877-330-6366

Ted Kulfan says free agents Radko Gudas and Tom Wilson would benefit the Red Wings and Wheat Kings center Nate Danielson is the interview guest on the OctoPulse podcast.

Ted Kulfan says free agents Radko Gudas and Tom Wilson would benefit the Red Wings and Wheat Kings center Nate Danielson is the interview guest on the OctoPulse podcast.

This week's guest is Manitoba local, Flames Nation legend, and recent podcast convert Dean "Boomer" Molberg.Dean hosts the Barn Burner podcast, a show dedicated to everything Calgary Flames-related, along with his long-time cohost/friend Ryan Pindler and former Flames player Rhett Warrener. But much like many of our guests, Dean has a long and storied history in radio. He's been in the industry for decades at this point, but you're most likely to know him from his tenure on the morning show at FAN 960 in Calgary.Dean and I talk about fan interactions, interviewing pros before they went pro, why his team felt the switch to podcasting was a necessary one, and most importantly, hockey. Dean's full of stories you won't want to miss, from both junior hockey teams like the legendary Wheat Kings and NHL teams like the Flames. Dean also spoke at length about his team at CKX in Brandon, Manitoba. If you want to see what they looked like working together, click here for a flashback to the early 90's!If you're a Flames fan, or just a hockey fan in general, check out the Barn Burner podcast on Amazon or Apple Podcasts. You can also follow Dean at all the usual places: Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.A thanks to the people who support the show each week and allow it arrive on your phones for free.NLogic: TV & radio advertising and audience data solutionsMegatrax - Licensed Music for your radio station or podcast production company.A Transcript of the episode is available here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With the standings real tight now, two points are critical, but more would have been nice. Three more games upcoming, a hot Tigers team, then a back-to-back with the Wheat Kings. Hear from John, Stan & Sim after the Lethbridge game. Like, share & subscribe to the show! Follow us on twitter @whlpatscast, @theblueliner & @theclarksy Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/matrika/smack-that License code: KNMZVRLLCFWMOOLR Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/abbynoise/hard-as-steel License code: EMPZPN40TBECDYCD

Beloved in their native Canada but often unheralded elsewhere, Kingston Ontario's The Tragically Hip made intelligent, intensely evocative rock music that won them legions of fans in the Great White North. Their final concert in 2016 - after lead singer Gord Downie's tragic diagnosis of terminal brain cancer a year earlier - was broadcast globally by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as a cross-platform television, radio and internet streaming special. This week's returning guest (and non-Canadian) Eric Loehrmann, brings us their 3rd release, 1992s iconic 'Fully Completely'. Check it out, eh? Songs featured in this episode: Fifty Mission Cap (Live Kingston, ON 8/20/2016), Wheat Kings, Grace, Too, Ahead By A Century (Live Cobo Arena Detroit, MI Nov 1996) - The Tragically Hip; Best Of Both Worlds - Midnight Oil; Rockstar - Nickelback; Magic Power - Triumph; Great White North - Bob and Doug McKenzie with Geddy Lee; Courage (For Hugh MacLennan), Looking For A Place To Happen, At The Hundredth Meridian, Pidgeon Camera, Lionized - The Tragically Hip; Fire Woman - The Cult; The Dead Heart - Midnight Oil; Locked In The Trunk Of A Car, We'll Go Too, Fully Completely, Fifty Mission Cap, Wheat Kings - The Tragically Hip; In The Square - The Pretty Things; The Wherewithal - The Tragically Hip; Pssyche - Killing Joke; Eldorado, Ahead By A Century (Live Kingston, ON 8/20/2016) - The Tragically Hip

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In Episode 90 I catch up with Marty Murray. Marty was a center piece of the biggest WHL trade in 1991. Goaltender, Trevor Kidd, was brought to Spokane from the Wheat Kings - 15 year old prized prospect Marty Murray, and veteran sniper Bobby House went the other way.The trade was a pivotal moment for both franchises, as Spokane went on to win the Memorial Cup, and the Wheat Kings resurrected their place within the league, going from a last place team team to becoming dominant in the Marty Murray era.I was supposed to to play with Marty in Spokane! He was such an amazing playmaker, and I would have loved the opportunity to be on his wing, so I feel I go the raw end of that deal! Haha!Marty won 2 World Junior Championships with Canada, and in his second time at the illustrious tournament, he led the entire event in scoring! Murray went on to an impressive pro career that started in the NHL, turned into a minor league star, which led to a 3 year stint overseas, finally to return to the NHL as a regular at 26 years old.Marty Murray was a LEGIT player everywhere he went and one of the games best examples of a great human being!Everyone has a different path and Marty shares his journey with us!

Today's guest is Brandon Wheat Kings play-by-play Branden Crowe! Branden comes on to discuss how he got the job for the Wheat Kings, what fans should know about Ridly Grieg, if different barns give him chills while commentating + much more! FOLLOW BRANDEN CROWE: https://twitter.com/branden_crowe https://www.instagram.com/bcrowe17/ FOLLOW PAGCAST: https://twitter.com/pagcast https://www.instagram.com/pagcast/ Music: www.bensound.com Please share the podcast with your friends and family!

We take a trip to speak with two of our favourite newspaper scribes Lucas Punkari and Perry Bergson:  topics include the Wheat Kings being decimated by injuries, league attendance, the upgraded video feed, OHL trade insanity, the state of local news, and beyond (the audio gets better as the episode goes on)

Season 2: The Great Weird North Episode 11: Saskatchewan On September 1, 1905, Saskatchewan became Canada's 9th province. Here, in the land of the Wheat Kings, a lot of weird things have happened and in this episode we'll share a couple of our favourites. First, there is the incredible story of the madman/genius/prophetic letter writer Tom Sukanen who dedicated his life to building a boat with his own two hands to sail from landlocked Saskatchewan to Finland. Then, we take a dark turn into a story of Satanic Panic that caused what would become known as the Martensville Nightmare. Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages. Visit our website at www.someweirdpodcast.com Have your own story or your own take on our stories? Email us at SomeWeirdPodcast@gmail.com or on twitter @SomeWeirdPod

Caitlin tells the heartbreaking story behind Atmosphere's song "That Night" - the death of Marissa Mathy-Zvaifler. Bibi covers the incredible journey of David Milgaard - the man who inspired the Tragically Hip's Wheat Kings.

In the final episode of the season, Crowe and Falko put a bow on the 2021 season, pay tribute to long-time Wheat Kings staffer Rick Dillabough as he is set to retire, place bets on the NHL playoffs and discuss important summer dates in the CHL.

Hey hock­ey fans.. it's TALKIN' HOCK­EY SEA­SON THREE EPISODE TOOTOO This episode is ded­i­cat­ed to Jordin Tootoo, a for­mer Bran­don Wheat Kings who went on to an NHL career of over 700 games and 1010 PIMS! Mr. Tootoo knew how to throw a hit and make his pres­ence known on the ice! We also go through a list of a few oth­er leg­endary 22's and we give our quick takes on McDavid, Matthews, and whether or not the Jets have turned the corner. Then, Mr. Eric Melvin from NOFX joins us to talk about how he got into hock­ey being from Cal­i­for­nia, who are some oth­er punks that play puck, he shares some sto­ries about play­ing hock­ey on the road, and more! Next week we have Chris #2 from Anti-Flag join­ing us to talk hock­ey and some Penguins!

Crowe and Falko break down the Wheat Kings 2021 East Division Pennant win, the inaugural Subway Cup, and life inside the bubble as the season comes to a close. Plus, Crowe visits with best-selling author & Humboldt Bronco alumnus Kaleb Dahlgren to discuss his new book, his health, recovery, and life after hockey.

Crowe and Falko visit with former Wheat King Ryan Stone. The guys talk about the great Wheat Kings teams of the 2000s, playing in Pittsburgh with Whit and Biz from Spittin' Chiclets and life after hockey in Alberta.

Episode 65 Sean interviews the most interesting unknown man you've never heard of until now. As the great Gord Downie said...No one’s interested in something you didn't do!Do you want a personalized video from Sean Avery?--> https://www.cameo.com/seanavery

Subscribe to Patreon for $3 a month to listen to entire episode and a bonus episode each month!https://www.patreon.com/lifepairingsThe second in our Tragically Hip series where we pair Hip songs with alcohol.We learn about the Paris of the Prairies, the wrongful conviction of David Milgaard and why we didn't pick a wheat beer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Crowe and Falko visit with actor Matt Doherty, who played "Averman" in the Mighty Ducks trilogy. The boys talk about the making of the film, the impact it had on the hockey world, and share a few laughs about some of their favourite moments from the movies. Also, Crowe and Falko breakdown the Wheat Kings play as we reach the quarter mark of the season.

Crowe and Falko visit with former Wheat Kings netminder Jomar Cruz. The trio talk about life in the north, being a part of a pair of classic WHL goalie fights and being the first Filipino to be drafted to the NHL.

Ross Levitan and Brandon Piller begin todays #LOSP discussing the pros and cons of Timmy Stützle being allowed to compete at the World Junior Championship coming off his broken hand. While Stützle was named to the preliminary German roster, Ridly Greig has yet to show up at Team Canada's selection camp as he finishes his 14-day quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19. Then, we welcome Brandon Sun reporter Perry Bergson (@PerryBergson) to the show for some great insight on both Wheat Kings selected by the Sens in the 2020 draft- Greig and Cole Reinhart. Finally, we check in on our Sens In Europe and ask...what happens to Kevin Mandolese after the Brampton Beast announced they will not take part in the 2021 ECHL season. Support us by supporting our sponsors!!! BuiltGo: Visit BuiltGO.com and use promo code “LOCKED,” and you'll get 30% off your next order. Use promo code “LOCKED” for 30% off at builtGO.com LET'S GO! Built Bar: Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you'll get 20% off your first order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ross Levitan and Brandon Piller begin todays #LOSP discussing the pros and cons of Timmy Stützle being allowed to compete at the World Junior Championship coming off his broken hand. While Stützle was named to the preliminary German roster, Ridly Greig has yet to show up at Team Canada's selection camp as he finishes his 14-day quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19. Then, we welcome Brandon Sun reporter Perry Bergson (@PerryBergson) to the show for some great insight on both Wheat Kings selected by the Sens in the 2020 draft- Greig and Cole Reinhart. Finally, we check in on our Sens In Europe and ask...what happens to Kevin Mandolese after the Brampton Beast announced they will not take part in the 2021 ECHL season. Support us by supporting our sponsors!!! BuiltGo: Visit BuiltGO.com and use promo code “LOCKED,” and you’ll get 30% off your next order. Use promo code “LOCKED” for 30% off at builtGO.com LET’S GO! Built Bar: Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get 20% off your first order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We were joined by longtime listener of the show, and Wheat Kings beat writer for the Brandon Sun, Perry Bergson.  We spent some time talking about the plan for returning to play in January, then looked back on the 25+ years that Kelly McCrimmon dedicated to the Brandon Wheat Kings […]

A solo Branden Crowe visits with Wheat Kings legend of the 80's Jeff Odgers. The Spy Hill, SK native talks about his life long friendship with Kevin Cheveldayoff, playing for the expansion San Jose Sharks and Atlanta Thrashers, fighting Bob Probert and the BWK bus running out of gas on the highway. 

Crowe and Falko stay at home and visit with Brandon Sun Sports Writer Perry Bergson. Perry dives into the history of the Wheat Kings and his alumni series, while the trio discuss the WHL's Return to Play format and what the WHL looks like in 2020-2021.

Crowe and Falko chat with Canadian comedian Kelly Taylor about life in Northern Saskatchewan, his time as an emergency back-up goalie for the Wheat Kings and how he has developed a huge fanbase in over 17 years of stand-up comedy.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The intro for Season 15 of The Pipeline Show [1:13] - Guy kicks of the episode with the Question of the Week, some brief news and notes plus the guest list [11:52] - The first 2020 Draft Spotlight segment of the week features Jan Mysak of the Hamilton Bulldogs who came to the CHL after the U20 WJC and is now ranked inside the 1st round. [34:18] - Perry Bergson of the Brandon Sun is my guest for In the Dub this week to talk about his massive project on the 2015-16 Wheat Kings and more. [57:23] - Another 2020 Draft Spotlight segment shines on another probable 1st round pick, Brendan Brisson of the Chicago Steel who had a great year in the USHL. [1:17:29] - Guy puts a bow on the episode and looks ahead to next week.

Falko and Crowe are joined by Ray Ferraro and Darren Dreger - 2 guys with very different but successful paths and both have outstanding connections to the Wheat Kings and the Wheat City.

Crowe and Falko change the dynamic of the Weekly Harvest podcast by broadcasting from their home offices during social distancing. They discuss life without hockey, planning for next season, and invite Wheat Kings fans to join in the discussion and ask questions.

Wheat Kings defenseman, Braden Schneider, is in the studio with Falko and Crowe in this episode. They talk about Dave Lowry’s coaching style and going back home to play Prince Albert, the last time they’ll play there this year. Recap on the weekend set vs Prince Albert and tee up the remaining games in the regular season. Playoff Ticket Options and plans for playoff games in Virden if necessary. Talk about the season and the upcoming NHL Entry Draft. Where the BWK sit in the standings/pennant race. Prospect of the Week, Jaxon Dube.

Falko and Crowe sit down with Medicine Hat Tigers Legendary Broadcaster, Bob Ridley. Wheat Kings Blue Bomber Night coming up on Friday., February 21, 2020. Coaches thoughts from last Friday’s game vs Saskatoon on February 14. Prospect of the Week - Rylen Roersma.

Falko and Crowe sit down with TSN Insider Bob McKenzie during his quick visit to the Wheat City. Also, a look back at last weekend's loss to Medicine Hat and a peek into the remaining games on the regular-season schedule. Prospect of the Week - Owen Harris.

Special hour-long episode! Branden and Chris interview Kelly McCrimmon, Vegas Golden Knights General Manager and Wheat Kings owner. He discusses some Brandon connections and how they fit in. Kelly also talks about the progression of Jiri Patera and Marcus Kallionkieli and how well Ethan Kruger has stepped up when asked to. Brandon and Chris also talk about Wheat Kings' prospect of the week, Nate Danielson and Connor Gutenberg's 300 game watch.

Crowe and Falko talk about the recent nine-game winning streak and break down the numbers on an impressive month of January so far. Plus... Part two of their sit down interview with Wheat Kings Head Coach, Dave Lowry.

In part one of a two-part series, Chris and Branden sit down with Wheat Kings Head Coach, Dave Lowry and discuss raising four kids while playing in the NHL, the NHL expansion draft and a special moment he shared with country music legend, Garth Brooks.

Branden and Chris talk about the overwhelming win at the teddy bear toss game on Dec. 13, 2019, then a conversation with Wheat Kings General Manager, Darren Ritchie. Along with the success of the last four games, they'll also summarize the first half of the 2019 season before expressing their views on what is ahead for the Wheat Kings after the WHL holiday break.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - Season 15 intro for The Pipeline Show [1:02] - Guy begins the episode with the Question of the Week, lots of news and notes through junior, college and USports hockey plus the guest list in Coming Down the Pipe [15:49] - The USHL Season Preview with Ryan Wagman from McKeens Hockey recaps the Fall Classic from Pittsburgh and looks ahead to the coming season. [45:15] - NCHC Conference Season Preview features Brad Schlossman from the Grand Forks Herald. [1:14:34] - The first 2020 Draft Spotlight segment of Season 15 features Sudbury Wolves power forward Quinton Byfield. [1:31:49] - In the Dub this week focuses on Manitoba as Brandon Sun scribe Perry Bergson updates the season for both the Wheat Kings and the Winnipeg Ice. [1:46:16] - Guy closes out the show and looks ahead to next week.

Former NHL Defenseman and Winnipeg native Derek Meech joins the podcast for Episode 34. What an episode we’ve got for you here! Derek takes the time to reflect on his journey to the NHL from the frozen streets of Winnipeg, where his dream began, like so many others. He recalls a hilarious story of how he found out he was drafted, and shares another another about his first NHL training camp in Detroit, surrounded by absolute legends. He would finally stick with Detroit in 2007-08, winning the Stanley Cup, and would go on to play over 100 games with the club before signing as a free agent with the reborn Winnipeg Jets in the summer of 2011. He would only skate in 18 games wearing the jersey of his childhood team, however, he would suffer multiple knee injuries and endure a lockout as well. He remembers many of the incoming Atlanta Thrashers first impressions of the city, as some had difficulty adjusting to the winters. Timmy slides in for the second half of the episode, taking ‘Meecher' back in time to his Memorial Cup winning days, reminiscing of his days in a Red Deer Rebels uniform. Timmy and his dad would often drive up the road to Brandon to watch their clashes with the Wheat Kings. Meech would partner up with Dion Phaneuf for the majority of his time in Red Deer as well, happily feeding Dion ‘One-Tees’ from the blueline. The two would be chosen to represent Canada at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Finland. There are many other fun stories, including ones about former coaches Mike Babcock and Claude Noel, and past teammates such as Darren Helm, Nicklas Kronwall, Dominik Hasek, and Cam Ward. A massive thank you to Derek for lending his voice to the podcast. Enjoy the episode!

WHL This Week - Radio Edition, looks back on Portland Winterhawks F Joachim Blichfeld big weekend. Back-to-back hat tricks has powered the Dane past the 50 goal milestone. He enters the weekend leading the WHL in goals (51) and points (102). Former Red Deer Rebel Colby Armstrong has found his niche after hockey. Now a personality with Rogers Sportsnet, he'll look back on his time in Red Deer and his new career as a TV broadcaster. Lethbridge Hurricanes F Logan Barlage is excelling off the ice. He's in the WHL's Academic Spotlight. He'll join us to talk about balancing hockey and schoolwork. Wrapping up the show, Brandon Wheat Kings F Stelio Mattheos is the WHL "On The Run" Player of the Week. He has the Wheat Kings right back in the playoff mix thanks to nine points and three victories.

In this week's episode the guys start off by letting the listeners know about their exciting new venture into the world of winemaking. Sticking to sports however, they dive right into all the biggest stories, none hotter than the Auston Matthews show taking place in the NHL. The boys also get into the MLB Playoffs, NFL Week 6, UEFA Nations League and finish off the Starting 5 segment with some Raptors and basketball talk as the NBA season is finally upon us. In the 2nd half of the show, the "NFL Picks against the Spread" is updated from last week and the boys give their picks for Week 7. With the Legalization of Marijuana just a day away, the guys discuss some of the potential impact it might have in the sports world and also follow up on a great discussion of Greatest Sports Movies and give a long list of some of their personal favourites. Wrapping up the show, the guys break out a big announcement of their Special Edition - Red Leaf Sports "Outdoors" Podcast being released next week. with special guests Paolo Celebre from Souljah Fishing and Seabass Outdoors.   

After two periods the Pats and Wheat Kings are tied at 1.

Welcome back for episode 66 in partnership with the Grandstand Sports Network. On this week's show, we get together to talk about the first regular season game against the Nashville Predators to start the hockey talk. We talk about the Malcolm Subban waiver pickup from the New Las Vegas Gladiators franchise and the first 2017-18 expanded edition of the Bruins Prospect Update. Also, I added some bonus talk adding my interview with Brandon Wheat Kings beat writer Perry Bergson of the Brandon Sun for an awesome discussion of Bruins prospect and Wheat Kings defenseman Daniel Bukac. Please follow our new partners over at Grandstand Sports Network Twitter: @Grandstand_SN grandstandsportsnetwork.com If you'd like to support the show and are an Amazon or Fanatics, shopper, we ask that you, please use our blackngoldhockeyblog.com advertising partner banner located to the right of the screen in our affiliation link area. By going through our website every time you shop we get a commission. You can also financially support our show by donating $1 and have exclusive access to our new "What Ya Bruin" Mailbag segment where paying contributors get their questions answered with the highest priority. Go to patreon.com/blackngoldhockeypodcast for another way to cut the opertaing costs. Follow us on Twitter at: Mark Allred @BlackAndGold277 Rob Tomlin @Rob40bruins Court Lalonde @courtlalonde Podcast Account @BlackNGoldPod Have a question or a comment for the hosts? Please send us an email at blackngoldhockeyblog@gmail.com Thanks for tuning in and all the support! We'll be back next week for another show of Bruins Hockey related material. Take Care and GO Bruins!!

This week's episode may very well have too much Vegas! We chat with a co-owner of the new Axe Monkeys, a fun place to show off your hatchet-throwing skills for bragging rights. We also come dangerously close to escaping from an escape room at Escapology. There's also a chat with the chef responsible for Project BBQ, a new pop-up barbecue joint on Fremont Street. You won't want to miss this week's listicle, the subject of which has slipped our mind because we drink during the show. Plus, hear our interview with a listener. Yes, this show has at least one listener. There's so much news and history in this episode, you should probably loosen your belt!

A familiar voice returns to the podcast this week. Ryan, Geeta and Dave gather in her palatial estate to talk about hockey, Wheat Kings and pretty things. The Montreal Canadiens are 8-0-1 to start the year. They had a similar hot start last season going 9-0 before the wheels coming off after Carey Price's injury. With the new Shea Weber led Habs able to prevent it happening two years in a row? And the PK Subban / Shea Weber trade comparison comes up again, with the goal differential growing between the two. Podcast correction: Nolan Patrick is not related to Lester or Frank Patrick, but Dave still gives a good history lesson about the origins of professional hockey in Vancouver. They look at the Canucks' continuing struggles. From Loui Eriksson's awkward chemistry with most lines on the team and Jake Virtanen not being able to find his stride, what will happen to this team in the coming months? How much time is left for Coach Willie D? Is Travis Green ready to jump to the NHL? And who will score first, Troy 'The Boy' Stecher, or Loui Eriksson? Dave mentions an interesting stat regarding Auston Matthews and when the Maple Leafs win, Ryan smugly reads Jared McCann's season stats in Florida and they read some reviews from the US iTunes store. Enjoy!

Joining Steve Bujold is Downhomer Byron Christopher-Journalist and Author and Fascinating storyteller. Also David Milgaard who inspired the Tragically Hip's song Wheat Kings!

Oil Kings GM Randy Hansch talks to Reid about the Oil Kings upcoming series against the Wheat Kings. Plus Sharks Insider Kevin Kurz and Reid preview the Oilers Sharks game.

Celebrating the beginning of Indolence Days, White Tiger Radio Live featured four special in-studio guests selecting music and talking about them damned selves. "Baba O'Reilly," The Who "As Good as I Once Was," Toby Keith "Hotel California," The Eagles "In the Air Tonight," Phil Collins "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," Bob Dylan "Sunday Morning Coming Down," Johnny Cash "Ode to Billy Joe," Bobbie Gentry "Childrens Story," Slick Rick "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," Beyonce "Wheat Kings," The Tragically Hip "Misunderstood," Wilco "Let There Be Rock," The Drive By Truckers "Mama Said Knock You Out," LL Cool J

With the NHL draft, WHL Bantam Draft and CHL Import Draft all wrapped up, there's only one thing left to do before next season starts. Yes, it's that time of year again. We look towards the 2013-14 season as we preview the Vancouver Giants, Prince George Cougars and the Brandon Wheat Kings. 

With the NHL draft, WHL Bantam Draft and CHL Import Draft all wrapped up, there's only one thing left to do before next season starts. Yes, it's that time of year again. We look towards the 2013-14 season as we preview the Vancouver Giants, Prince George Cougars and the Brandon Wheat Kings. 

Wheat Kings looking for new announcer, Fran Capo YouTube Video, Voices.com 60 Second Pitch Contest, Elie Hirschman on Allergies, Adam Fox with Bob Green, and great feedback for voice over experts Julie Williams and Bob Bergen.