A little dose of #vertical #content from Episode #19.3, "Stagger for the Dagger"

In this episode, come learn about: which recurring CIAS character had a cameo role in the myth-making of rugby football's origins, what the Don Cherry of 1860s football was complaining about, and what went on in the wild life of the man most responsible for the emergence of Australian football.

A New Theory Of Animal Intelligence. see.hatmode.rocks

In the pursuit of covering the history of Canadian football, we've accidentally found ourselves covering the history of all football. Now that we've finally gotten out of our "ball-play" jokes out of the way, there shouldn't be any double entendres going forward. Right?

In Part 1: Can you be killed by a tennis ball? Do knives or "murther" have a place in sports? Is it possible to be pranked so hard by "wags" that you have to leave town forever? Heads up: it contains "develishe pastimes" full of "rancour and malice" and alas, it "all ends with the ape on horseback."

Also in this one: Nicole forces me to reveal the most embarrassing secret behind the production of this podcast.

We get to the bottom of: what a "wheeling nailer" is, who has a "body like a milk bag," and which nature documentaries are "panty soup." Truthfully, this episode is just to make Nicole crack up reading Biz's tweets. There are definitely no tricks or surprises!

Join us and learn about the many hats Avery goes on to wear, including: businessman, actor, activist, vigilante, and (sadly) domestic abuser. Yes, there is a *lot* going on in this one.

We explore the whole continuum of Hockey Decorum, including: how quickly you can alienate 28 teams in a 30-team league, how to navigate situations of you or your opponents marrying a sister-in-law, and the kind of violation of established norms that forces them to change the rulebook on your behalf.

We spent a lot of time goofing around, so what was planned to be the intro section of Part 1 got spun off into its own entire episode. If you are All Business and want to get straight to the Prepared Content, you can jump right ahead to the 0:30:28 mark: youtu.be/mSe4oxqmFcI?...

For those who don't know, Cree is a language continuum spanning much of Canada, and the Plains and Bush variants cover most of Alberta. This is just a small cross-section of the language situation in the country...If you are a teacher of any native Canadian languages (or know one), please reach out!

We do fast-forward or talk over much of the filler, to cover more important topics like: the ways the Canadian "Reform Party" prefigured the UK "Reform Party," the insidious gender politics of figure skates, and the obnoxious radio contest that plagued Edmonton in the late '90s and early '00s.

For those unaware: Tommy Douglas headed up the first democratic-socialist government ever elected in North America, was the person most responsible to bringing public healthcare to Canada, and created a ton of other public services...all while delivering absolute banger speeches.

Topics include: the differences between Eastern and Western Canadian alienation, why Labrador is even a thing, and how the province manages to be our most British place and our most Irish place at the same time.

I had a lot of fun on this show! Go have a listen!

For what it's worth, this is the last episode for the foreseeable future to have participant video. The visuals will be getting scaled back a lot in the next little while.

Pierre Poilievre right now.

Included in Part 2: using alcohol and strychnine to kick your alcohol habit; the long, snaking tendrils of the Québécois Kennedys; and the Canadian cultural cornerstone of asking God to send you a hundred million moths to eat up your Toronto Maple Leafs sweater.

Included in Part 1: the awkwardness of having to clarify your "Remarks on Hitler, Blacks" as a retired hockey player; the security considerations behind a Royal Puck Drop; and the early-20th-century ownership antics that feature one of the most pornographically-named franchises to ever take the ice.

The viewing audience, as a little treat, gets a running total of all of my "haven't seen it" (spoken or not) to his many, many references to other films.

Remember that Raoul Wallenberg saved a ton of targets of the Holocaust simply by confidently telling Nazis "actually, no, you can't take these people"

In this episode: a brief scan of the origins of sovereign citizens (racist and antisemitic, if you can believe it); the man who took "not paying a speeding ticket" to the furthest possible extent (with Alberta still not beating the allegations); and what happens when you mix SovCit with QAnon.

Check out what they're calling "the most sincere episode ever," featuring an earnest approach to topics ranging from the creative process to mental health & addictions...and the most pressing issue of all, namely: what's George Stroumboulopoulos like in real life??

With all that being said, we still manage to work in everybody's favourite topics: Don Cherry, Ken Carter, and Bon Cop Bad Cop.

Also in Part 4: French Ken Carter, The Painful Story of Dick Stone, and a Guinness World Record for medical malpractice. Will there be another surprise violent crime in this episode? Tune in to find out!

Join us in Part 3 to learn about: Hugh Kennedy inspecting his trusting creditors' wallets, Sammy Miller's novel applications of rocket-car technology in the real world, and Evel Knievel's notorious "Bigotry Trifecta." Will there be another surprise violent crime in this episode? Tune in to find out!

Join us to learn if riding in a small plane is helpful for rocket-car jump training (no), if paddling a kayak is helpful for rocket-car jump training (no), and if cocaine is helpful for rocket-car jump training (possibly). Will there be another surprise violent crime this time? Tune in to find out!

This might be the most fun a guest has ever been having on the show!

I should mention you're really going to want the video version on this one!

This episode also features a tragic shipwreck, the AR15.com forums, & Slobodan Milošević. Yes, it's all relevant.

Keep your eye out for more Fred and/or Duncan content in the future!

lmao "I write worse than an LLM" is not the selling point you think it is, bud

The cinematic event of the season is finally here!

When I had a violent stalker who would graphically describe how he would have me gang raped, puncture my organs and and break all my bones, I was told the police "couldn't do anything". Consider this a reminder that they absolutely ✨can✨ do something. They just don't care about YOU.

No big deal but my whole life has been building up to making this episode:

Such a deal! You're basically losing money to *not* take it

me opening my to-do list

crying laughing at this diagram on tiddlywinks.org

The thrilling conclusion! Featuring the Pinkertons!

Big things are happening in 1870s Germany for our Nova Scotian hero!

William King Thomas continues his reign of terror out of Nova Scotia and across the United States!

I'm very excited for this series! Shout out to Tanner for the big, long recording session.