The Pal‘s Podcast

🎙️ Ricky and Dani are joined by content creator Leah White for an episode full of hilarious debates, personal stories, and some very unfiltered opinions. Leah opens up about growing up shy, struggling with insecurity and chronic blushing, and how she eventually learned to stop caring so much about what other people think. From being terrified of public speaking to putting herself out there online,...

🎙️ Ricky and Dani are back for another Pals Only episode, and there’s A LOT to catch up on. Ricky kicks things off after seeing Zach Bryan back-to-back nights in Toronto, and the two break down both shows, the experience, and whether seeing the same artist two nights in a row is actually worth it. Then things get controversial as Ricky and Dani attempt to define what actually makes someone an A-li...

🎙️ This week on The Pal's Podcast, Ricky and Dani are back with a very special guest: DJ, producer, and all-around great guy, Frank Walker. If you can appreciate a good beat and love some light-hearted entertainment, this episode is definitely for you. Frank shares his history with the Canadian electronic music scene and reflects on what the local scene was like for him when he was starting out at...

🎙️ This week on The Pal's Podcast, Ricky and Dani are back with a very special guest: comedian, storyteller, and Kenny vs. Spenny co-creator, Kenny Hotz. If you can take a joke and love some light-hearted entertainment, this episode is definitely for you. The conversation starts with a trip down memory lane as Kenny shares his unique connection to Toronto history and reflects on what the city was...

🎙️ This week on The Pal's Podcast, Ricky and Dani are back for their monthly catch-up, debating everything from the creator economy and wedding etiquette to the chaos of living in Toronto. The conversation starts with a debate over influencers vs. content creators. Is there actually a difference anymore? Ricky and Dani break down how social media has evolved, why traditional celebrities are becomi...

🎙️ This week on The Pal's Podcast, we sit down with Toronto-born content creator Saif Shawaf, who has built an audience of more than 20 million followers across social media. Saif shares the unlikely story of going from working in tech sales and getting fired from his 9-5 to eventually turning content creation into a full-time career and building one of the largest social media audiences to come o...

🎙️ This week on The Pal's Podcast, we sit down with Unsighted, the creator behind the viral "white girl dance" videos and transit karaoke clips that have brought millions of people together online. Unsighted shares how a single comment sparked one of the internet's most recognizable content series, why his goal has always been to spread joy through unexpected public interactions, and what it's rea...

🎙️ This week on The Pal's Podcast, we sit down with Jada Bui, one of Canada's top professional pickleball players, Team Canada athlete, and a member of the Toronto United Pickleball Club. Jada shares her incredible journey from playing Division 1 tennis at UC Berkeley to unexpectedly becoming one of Canada's rising stars in professional pickleball. She opens up about the injury that changed the co...

🎙️ This week on The Pal’s Podcast, it’s just Ricky and Dani for an honest catch-up episode covering everything from dating and friendships to movies, birthdays, and getting older. The two share stories from recent movie screenings, including a frustrating experience trying to get into a Netflix premiere, review The Dink and Netflix’s Obsession, and talk about why Tom Holland and Zendaya continue t...

🎙️ This week on The Pal's Podcast, we sit down with Shep Rose, longtime Southern Charm star, author, and outdoor adventurer, during his visit to Toronto. Shep opens up about his transformative ayahuasca retreat in Costa Rica, the wake-up call that pushed him to make a change, and how those experiences inspired his new book, Nothing in Moderation. He shares what it was really like spending 12 seaso...

🎙️ This week on The Pal’s Podcast, we sit down with Chris to explore his incredible journey from construction sites and corporate law to the fitness industry and entrepreneurship. Chris opens up about what it was like discovering later in life that he had severe, undiagnosed ADHD, how it shaped his career and relationships, and how he ultimately learned to turn it into one of his greatest strength...

🎙️ This week on The Pal’s Podcast, we sit down with the Boys of 98, one of Canada’s most entertaining lifestyle content groups. Childhood friends since elementary school, the guys share how their friendship grew from growing up in the same neighborhood to building a career creating content together. We dive into their journey from making long-form YouTube college tours to evolving into short-form...

🎙️ This week on The Pal's Podcast, Ricky and Dani catch up on everything happening this summer, from quieter days in Muskoka and Toronto's patio scene to the electric atmosphere created by the World Cup. The conversation dives into Canada's tipping culture, the realities of concert ticket prices and Rogers Stadium, why Euro Summers have become so popular, and how they're approaching this season of...

🎙️ This week on The Pal’s Podcast, we sit down with the founders of Offside Boys, one of Toronto’s fastest-growing vintage soccer jersey brands. Friends since high school, Santi and Ben share how a passion for collecting football kits turned into a business, from building personal collections of hundreds of jerseys to sourcing rare finds through Facebook Marketplace, thrift stores, warehouses, and...

🎙️ This week on The Pal's Podcast, we sit down with Toronto rock band Stuck on Planet Earth to talk about their latest album, All But Nothing, and what it takes to keep a band together for over a decade. The trio shares the story behind recording their new album between Nashville and Toronto, working alongside acclaimed songwriters and producers, and why they chose to capture part of the record li...

🎙️ This week on The Pal's Podcast, we sit down with Norwegian music trio The Bausa during their first-ever North American trip to Toronto. The group shares how a friendship that started in middle school turned into a global music career, from creating songs in a home studio and selling music to Norway's famous graduation bus culture, to landing a chart-topping hit and performing in front of 60,000...

This month on Pal's Podcast, Ricky and Dani are back for another catch-up episode, and this one comes with some big news. We officially announce that The Pal's Podcast has joined Narcity Shows, a partnership that we hope will help take the show to the next level through expanded distribution, bigger opportunities, and even more great conversations. We also dive into life lately, including Dani's C...

🎙️ This week, Ricky and Dani sit down with Elan Bibas to talk about leaving behind a successful career in engineering and AI consulting to pursue content creation, endurance racing, and a life built around pushing limits. From selling his first startup to quitting corporate life, Elan shares what led him to bet on himself and fully commit to building his own path. We talk about marathons, ultra-ma...

🎙️ Episode 353. This week, Ricky and Dani sit down with former NHL player Cody Hodgson for one of the most unbelievable comeback stories we’ve heard on the podcast. Cody reflects on growing up playing elite hockey in Toronto, making it to the NHL, representing Team Canada at the World Juniors, and spending six seasons in the league with teams like the Nashville Predators. But at just 26 years old,...

🎙️ New Episode Alert! This week, Ricky and Dani sit down with professional pickleball player Max Wild, the first American ever drafted into the CNPL, to talk about his journey from elite tennis at UCLA to the rapidly growing world of pro pickleball. They dive into how Max first discovered the sport while finishing his MBA, the moment he got completely humbled by an older player with a knee brace n...

🎙️ This week, we sit down with Tyler McGregor (@tylermcgregor8) captain of Team Canada’s Para ice hockey team, fresh off the Paralympic Games. Tyler shares what the experience in Italy was really like, from the electric atmosphere and having over 200 friends and family in the stands, to the tough reality of coming home with silver. We talk about how the team processed the loss, why there’s still s...

🎙️ Episode 350. What a milestone. This week, Ricky and Dani sit down for a special episode to reflect on reaching 350 episodes of The Pal’s Podcast and everything the journey has brought with it. From how the show started to how it’s evolved, we look back on the moments, guests, and lessons that have shaped the podcast along the way. We talk about memorable episodes, behind-the-scenes stories, how...

Follow NOTTORIA: https://www.instagram.com/nottoriamusic/ Join Nottoria as they share their band story, from Dom and Joe meeting at a music store to recruiting Ella after a standout live performance. The band dives into their creative process, collaboration, and chemistry that fuels their music. They also talk about live shows, upcoming festival performances, and their album release plans, giving...

🎙️ New Episode Alert! This week we’re joined by Emma Maltais, Team Canada Olympic medalist and Toronto Sceptres forward, for a fun and insightful conversation about life at the highest level of hockey. We dive into her Olympic experiences from Beijing to Milan, the growth of women’s hockey through the PWHL, and what it’s like competing on some of the biggest stages in the world. Emma shares storie...

With the podcast approaching 350 episodes, we talk about what’s next. We also get into a bigger conversation about building a creative space, what it could look like, and whether it actually makes sense right now. We break down how to level up the podcast through consistency, better production, and more intentional guest outreach. And somewhere along the way, we get into Botox, skincare, and why t...