9to5.cc Podcasts: Including Go Plug Yourself (GPYS) & 9to5 Entertainment System (9ES)

The Montreal podcast that asks football analyst Seth Galina: Have you ever had a surgical procedure and what were the best or worst moments of it? That question was asked by Ubisoft Senior Writer Dan Bingham back in episode 242 . And honestly Seth Galina’s response to that question is still making me squirm a little in my chair. Seth Galina is a Montrealer that has taken his passion for foot...

The Montreal geek and pop culture podcast that still doesn’t quite understand Dr. Who is back and this time we talk about Squid Game. Among other things. There is something extremely compelling about Battle-Royale style fight to the death media, isn’t there? Hunger Games was a massive mainstream media success and now Squid Game is the biggest show ever on Netflix. If that doesn’t...

The Montreal podcast that asks Dan Bingham, Senior Writer on Far Cry 6: “What cult piece of media would you recommend?” – as asked by Sam Fairbrother back in episode 240 . For some reason or another the Far Cry games have a way of getting plugged here on Go Plug Yourself. Whether it be Michael Mando coming on the show to talk about being Vaas in Far Cry 3 or Creative Director Ale...

Your favorite three people in Montreal return to the podcasting airwaves to remind you that indeed, Covid-19 is still a thing and if your name is Josh and you live in Alberta you should really be aware of that by now. The world breathed a sigh of relief on Monday that they didn’t even know they were holding in when Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram all suddenly stopped for about 10-12 hours....

So the last time we recorded an episode in the back of Grumpy’s bar was probably March 2nd, 2020. It was episode 202 with BOIDS . That was over 570 days ago. That’s madness. But all the same it felt tremendously special to be back at the back of Grumpy’s recording a podcast after a year and half of not doing it. So special in fact that we decided we didn’t want to overshado...

The Montreal podcast that is your number one stop for Machine Gun Kelly news and current events is back with a brand new episode devoted entirely to the world of MGK. For at least a few minutes anyways. At the top of the episode Mr. Machine Gun’s fame and relevancy levels are called into question. His most recent album “Tickets to My Downfall” came out only a year ago and hit #1...

The Montreal podcast that asks Green Party candidate Sam Fairbrother: What is special about your favorite socks? That questions was asked by Jonathan “Jobi” Bouchard on our last episode which you can listen to here. It has been less than two years since Canada last had a federal election but boy does it somehow seem like it was either just yesterday or an entire lifetime ago. The last...

The Montreal podcast that has so much to say about so little is back once again with all kinds of fun talk about some talented celebrities who have passed away recently like Trevor Moore and Michael K. Williams! That’s a bummer, don’t worry, things pick up when we transition over to a casual discussion about opioids and the lack of justice for those who have perpetrated one of the grea...

The Montreal podcast that asks Jonathan “Jobi” Bouchard (one of the contestants on CBC’s “Race Against the Tide”): If you were stranded on a desert island, what would be the one song and one luxury item you would bring with you? As asked by Sue Montgomery back in episode 238 . Jonathan Bouchard probably spent his time on the beach as a kid the same way most of us do:...

The Montreal podcast that knows your anger, and knows your dreams is back. It’s the podcast that has been everything you want to be. That’s right, CM Punk is back in professional wrestling and that’s pretty cool for about two-thirds of us. We also talk about Scarlett Johansson going toe-to-toe with the House of Mouse and question Netflix’s business model. We also get into o...

The Fantasia International Film Festival podcast series by the good people of 9to5.cc is coming to an end. Sadface. In this episodes the hosts of 9ES discuss: Agnes , Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched and Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes . Boy, we sure did choose some long movie names to cram into that episode image, didn’t we? Once again this year’s Fantasia Festival is mostly online, with o...

The Fantasia International Film Festival podcast series by the good people of 9to5.cc is back! In this episodes the hosts of 9ES discuss: Martyrs Lane and #Blue_Whale . Once again this year’s Fantasia Festival is mostly online, with only a few films being screened live due to the ongoing pandemic that, spoilers, isn’t over yet! The real horror was Covid-19. I digress. As we have since *checks note...

The Montreal podcast that asks Borough Mayor of Borough Mayor of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Sue Montgomery: “What do you want to do as an adult?” Asked by Léa Philippe and Émilie Allard of the FAR Festival back in episode 237 . Walter steps back into his co-hosting shoes on this episode since he actually lives in NDG which just so happens to be the borough that Sue Montgomery...

The Montreal geek podcast that opens up the show with hot takes about the music of 1994 is back in your ear holes with all three of us on the show! Spoilers: 1994 may have been one of the greatest years in music history I will fight you on this.  While it didn’t come out in 1994, The Color and The Shape by Foo Fighters is definitely one of the greatest albums of the last few decades and we g...

The Fantasia International Film Festival podcast series by the good people of 9to5.cc is back! In this episodes the hosts of 9ES discuss: Wonderful Paradise (Nouten Paradise) and Indemnity . Once again this year’s Fantasia Festival is mostly online, with only a few films being screened live due to the ongoing pandemic that, spoilers, isn’t over yet! The real horror was Covid-19. I digress. As we h...

The Fantasia International Film Festival podcast series by the good people of 9to5.cc is back! In this episodes the hosts of 9ES discuss: The Suicide Squad and Sweetie, You Won’t Believe It . Once again this year’s Fantasia Festival is mostly online, with only a few films being screened live due to the ongoing pandemic that, spoilers, isn’t over yet! The real horror was Covid-19. I digress....

The Fantasia International Film Festival podcast series by the good people of 9to5.cc is back! In this episodes the hosts of 9ES discuss: Alien on Stage and Kakegurui Once again this year’s Fantasia Festival is mostly online, with only a few films being screened live due to the ongoing pandemic that, spoilers, isn’t over yet! The real horror was Covid-19. I digress. As we have since *c...

The Montreal podcast that asks Léa Philippe and Émilie Allard of the FAR Festival: “Have you ever destroyed someone?” (as asked by John Hatz from I Love Neon in episode 236 ). So, I thought it was 2019, but apparently it must have been 2020 when I happened to stumble upon a pop-up circus performance in one of Montreal’s alleyways. It turns out that it was a part of a festival tha...

The Montreal geek and pop culture podcast is back once again and this time we’re taking a look at some of this summer’s biggest blockbusters. In this case Keith went to go see F9 and in a Cineplex VIP cinema and Scott watched Black Widow from the comfort of his own home on Disney+. As I mentioned (repeatedly) in this episode, Scott and I actually recorded this episode in the same room...

Kyle Brownrigg was a finalist in SiriusXM’s Top Comic competition, the search for Canada’s next top comic, one of JFL42’s New Faces, and was selected as one of Canada’s Homegrown Comics for Just for Laughs. In his short career Kyle has done tapings for Comedy Network, CTV, and CBC Gem as part of Just for Laughs, CBC’s Halifax Comedy Festival, Laugh Out Loud, and The Debaters. He...

You might know Brittany Lyseng from CBC Radio’s Laugh Out Loud, CBC’S The Debaters and Sirius XM. Brittany’s down-to-earth view of the world is capturing audiences across Canada and has earned her a place at the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal, JFL Northwest in Vancouver as well as JFL42 in Toronto. Brittany will be appearing on Comedy Night in Canada which will be available to li...

The Montreal podcast that takes a look back at the original Dark Phoenix Saga in the same breath that they break down the 2021 Stanley Cup Finals. Scott and Keith lament the loss of the Montreal Canadiens to the Tampa Bay Lightning and whether or not Tampa has the “best fans in the world” – spoilers: they don’t. Sadly, we weren’t aware of the fact that the Bolts dente...

John Hatz is our guest on this week’s Go Plug Yourself podcast and we ask him: What is your favorite chip? A question asked by none other than Mike Carrozza back in episode 235 . This is a podcast nearly 20 years in the making. I met John Hatz let’s say over 10 years ago and have been going to the parties thrown by his promotion company the legendary “I Love Neon” for close...

The Montreal podcast that always caters to all of your geeky desires discusses… *checks notes* the Tour de France and the Stanley Cup Playoffs? I guess we are a sports podcast now so you’re just going to have to deal with it. Happy Canada Day! Jon returns from his one show break to talk about that lady who single-handedly tried to ruin the Tour de France. Keith ran a session of the Ali...

Mike Carrozza returns to the Montreal podcast that asks him the question: What did you want to be when you were 5? That question was asked by Alexis Diamond back in episode 233 . Before this whole pandemic thing hit Mike Carrozza had moved to Toronto to make the entire city laugh and fall in love with him. As it did for so many of us Covid-19 derailed that plan just a little bit. So it was that Mi...