Orbax and Pepper Do A Podcast

If you're like us, then lately you've been saying it's time for a beer. Well have we got a treat for you! Today we chat with Colton and Asa from Brothers Brewing Company in downtown Guelph. We talk all things craft beer, why putting a pickle in a milk jug isn't the party you expect, and what it's like to run a brewpub in a haunted building (spoiler: turns out it's not haunted). You can follow the...

It was an absolute pleasure to interview Tommy Breen this week! While we've been internet pals with Tommy for a while now, this was our first chance to meet him face to (virtual) face. While you may know him best from Texas Tommy's Wild West Revue, Tommy also helms the legendary World of Wonders travelling sideshow! Started by Ward Hall this show has now been touring in some incarnation or another...

Are you ready to feel better about yourself and be happy? Well it's the episode you've been waiting for! This week we talk to the king of positive thinking, Bryan Dickface. It's a COVID miracle and Pepper and I are actually in the same room!! WHA?!?!?! We talk about Bryan's bands Caution Inc and The Black Cat Attack, swap Ontario tour stories, talk about the punk scene in the early 2000's, and jus...

Ladies and gentlemen please welcome the one, the only Reggie Bügmüncher! We catch up with sideshow's hardest working lady and Master of Disaster to talk about the return of gigs, lighting up the internet, vaccinating the masses and, of course, terrible sideshow injuries. Reggie is an incredible performer and has the war stories to prove it, you won't want to miss this one. Also Orbax almost chokes...

The punniest comic we know has now become a Tik Tok star?!?! That's right, this week our old friend David Green comes on to talk comedy, hustle, ghosts, hustle, festival production and hustle, Hustle, HUSTLE! David is seriously one of the hardest working entertainers out there and also a blast. We catch up and investigate his recent Tik Tok fame, his old talk show, and the evolution of comedy duri...

Today we catch up with our old pal and the king of bod-mod, Russ Foxx! Russ Foxx has been a touring body modification practitioner for over a decade now and we have a pretty frank and serious conversation about the moral and ethical implications of turning Pepper into a bird man. There's also a lot of Koko B. Ware talk. You can find Russ on all the socials as Russ Foxx and at his website russfoxx....

It's another technical trainwreck and we spend the time laughing along with Zoltan the Adequate!  We've known Zoltan for a very very very long time and in this episode he gives us the lowdown about the history of renaissance festivals, magic, and of course, horrific on-stage accidents. Absolute blast chatting with Zoltan and cutting up jackpots. You can find Zoltan on FB https://www.facebook.com/Z...

Let's catch up on old times! This week we talk to our old pal and legendary musician Danno O'Shea. Danno is the drummer and band leader of My Son the Hurricane, but you will likely know him better as the drummer of the greatest Thrash metal band of all time, Skullkrusher. This episode we talk about pivoting, staying motivated and driven, and when will shows come back? We also relive some old road...

Referred to as the greatest sleight of hand magician in the world by Ellen DeGeneres, our guest this week is the Grand Prix World Champion of Magic Shawn Farquhar. Shawn's a long time pal so we catch up with his ever increasing laundry list of projects, talk about fooling Penn and Teller like 43 times, reminisce about live shows and we hear some serious show business stories from one of the most p...

It's a sideshow episode so buckle up! This week we chat with America's favourite sideshow couple, Captain and Maybelle! It's been a while since we chatted with show folks and we really get into it with this one! We swap road stories, talk TV tapings, and chat about horrible injuries. It's a whole lotta honest talk about the state of sideshow now, what it was like before Covid, and where it's going...

It's a spooooooky episode today when we chat with the occult collector himself, Calvin Von Crush! Calvin is an atheist, sceptic and paranormal investigator with one of the largest talking board collections in the world. We swap ghost stories, talk hummingbirds, try to understand Tik Tok and catch up on some cryptozoology with our old pal. Lots of laughs and spoopy vibes! You can follow Calvin and...

Aaaaaaand we're back!  Season 2 starts out with a bang as we talk to Canadian sci-lebrity Dan Riskin!  Dan is the former co-host of Daily Planet and current super cool science communication dude! We talk oculus, the time we blacked out the Daily Planet studio with our Tesla coil, and Dan gives us the low down about the link between bats and the novel coronavirus. If you're looking to follow Dan he...

Episode 25!! Happy Holidays everyone!!! It's a series of xmas miracles starting with the biggest one...our first episode where we're actually face to face! That's right, this episode we exchange xmas gifts and we have not just one, but TWO guest stars! First, our clown of the last ten years joins us to catch up and relive a series of painful mishaps. Secondly, we're joined by the one and only Magi...

Episode 24!! If you're ready for a delight, then get ready for today's episode! Today we're joined by the incomparable Robin Ince. Robin is likely best known as the cohost of the Infinite Monkey Cage along with Brian Cox for the BBC. He's a podcaster, author and science communicator and we talk about everything. Mostly Halloween and Scanners, but we also manage to sneak in some science chat and ta...

Episode 23! This week we chat with the little stunt boy who grew up to be a stunt man, Jason Gupton. We've known Jason for about a decade now and seen him evolve from being a crazy kid in a stunt crew blowing up buddies with his air bags into being a full blown stunt man playing zombies and getting shot and lit on fire in the Walking Dead! Jason shares stories from the sets of his multitudinous pr...

Episode 22!  This episode we get an opportunity to chat with the Podfather himself, Richard Herring!! Comedian, stone clearer, self playing snookerist and now Twitch impresario, Richard has been one of our favourite podcasters for over a decade at this point. We chat about his appearance on the latest season on Taskmaster, we talk Tipping Point, and also discuss the reality of where comedy is righ...

Episode 21: Rabidog Films! Somehow we've managed to do this for 5 months so far! Yay us! And speaking of yay, this episode is a lot of fun, We catch up with our pals at Rabidog Films. Swap stories from the horror con circuit, find out about indie filmmaking in the time of Covid , and of course reminisce about the almighty Shock Stock. You can follow the boys on IG at @rabidogfilms , @rabidogphilm...

Episode 20! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! In this special surprise episode we reminisce about the last 12 seasons of Fright Nights at the PNE with our buddy and clown host, Singe! We go over some of our most ridiculous major stunts that we've done during those 12 years of shows including the mousetrap record, the truck pull record, roller coaster tattoo, hooks in the face, most animal traps in a minute, the...

Episode 19! The end of #schlocktober is in sight and this week we chat with horror creator, writer, editor, programmer, host and former Editor in Chief of Rue Morgue magazine Dave Alexander! Dave is here and we GET  IN  TO  IT about the Halloween movie franchise! No punches are pulled as we dish the hot takes! We talk about diversity in horror, pushing through, and what you need to do to stay rele...

Episode 18: Black Fawn  Don't you know? It's always Fackest before the Blawn! It's our first gang episode with 3 guests this week! Rolling through #schlocktober we chat with Canada's indie horror movie wunderkinds Black Fawn Film's Chad Archibald, Benner and Chris G! We've known the boys in Black Fawn for close to 15 years now and have watched them grow from struggling artists to cranking out over...

What episode? It's 17, that episode again is 17. Eh? Eh?  That's right our guest this week is our old pal Mr. Plow! We talk about touring Canada, punk rock, and Plow's new book Family Business which is all about growing up in the funeral business. We talk a lot about death in this episode so listener discretion advised. If you're looking to grab a copy of Plow's new book you can get it here https:...

Episode 16! We're officially four months in! Happy 16 week-aversary to us! This week's guest was an absolute delight. Julian Richings is perhaps one of the greatest Canadian character actors that has ever lived. With an IMDB of well over 200 titles this guy is the guy that you say 'Oh! It's that guy!' about more than any other guy! Julian's inspirational message of being a journeyman creative is a...

Episode 15: Bill Moseley Lick my plate you dog dick!  In our most technologically plagued podcast so far we talk to Choptop himself, the legendary Bill Moseley! We get disconnected a couple of times but this is the interview that WOULD NOT DIE! Bill was kind enough to keep following up with us until we eventually got a full episode and MAN, it's worth it!  Pull up a chair and sit at the feet of th...

Episode 14: Jake We sit down today to talk to the king of Shock Stock, Jake!! We've been hustling gigs with Jake for 14 years now. Sit down, grab a beer, and settle in for a long chat about the state of horror in Southern Ontario in the last decade and a half, grindhouse and subculture movies, and just trying to bring people together as a community. You can find Jake on IG at @shockstockcanada and...

Episode 13 Ghoulish Gary Watch the booth! For our spooky thirteenth episode, and the start of Son Of Schlocktober , we talk to our old convention pal Ghoulish Gary Pullin! We've known Gary since his days as the artistic director of Rue Morgue Magazine. We chat about how Covid has affected the horror convention circuit, talk about the state of horror art in general, and just get up to general chitt...