Blazing Banter

This episode of the Blazing Banter podcast brings you a story, a story of how we are all interconnected… maybe even more than we realize. We bring back a guest from Episode 2 that unfortunately was involved in a life changing event here very recently. On September 17th, John was involved in a serious motor vehicle collision in which he was airlifted to an Edmonton hospital due to the extent of his...

On this week’s episode of Blazing Banter we celebrate hitting episode 10 and double digits with the beautiful Emma Stoned. As a long time friend both on and off of social media, I couldn’t think of a better person to sit down and chat with. The banter absolutely banters in this episode as we talk about all sorts of things. We talk all the way from life as a content creator, and the issues and bles...

On this episode of Blazing Banter we sit down with another fellow firefighter from southern Alberta, Justin Slingerland. We chat about life while being a part of a small town fire department. Some of the good things, the bad things… and just things about it in general. We also, in typical Blazing Banter fashion, banter on about other things from life in general. We talk about camping, family, and...

Well it may not be Thursday but this Tuesday we’re doing the throwback. On this week’s episode of Blazing Banter we sit down with a long time friend of Fire Steve. The one, the only, Super Sower Punch. We chat about growing up in a small town (and some of the outright shenanigans that happened back then). We also talk about growing a platform on the Twitch and some of the benefits and challenges o...

On this week’s episode of Blazing Banter we sit down with Devlin of N.A. Response photography. We banter about the effectiveness and underutilization of social media in today’s emergency services. Because whether you like it, or don’t, the internet and ultimately social media is here to stay. Especially in today’s age where access to information is so rapid, we discuss the importance of having eff...

On this week’s episode (which is a week and a couple days late due to being busy with fire stuff). We don’t get to banter so much as we get to reflect on experiences from the past. The recent events that have happened in the town of Jasper, Alberta has made me reflect on being part of a major wildfire incident that has impinged a town. I tell the story of how I came to end up in Paddle Prairie bac...

Welcome back to some more Blazing Banter with your host Fire Steve. On this week’s episode we sit down with Zack Moss Music​⁠ and banter away in typical BB fashion. We talk about how the content creation process looks as creators that have multiple platforms. What works and what doesn’t. As well as some of the pro’s and con’s of putting yourself out online. We talk about life in general and some o...

On this week’s episode we bring on a very special guest. The one, the only, Mini Fire Steve aka Brooke. I sit down with my oldest daughter, which up to this point many have only known her to be Mini Fire Steve. We talk about what life is like having a dad that is active on social media and what kind of impact that has had on her life (both good and bad). We also discuss from the kids perspective w...

Welcome back to listen to some more Blazing Banter with Fire Steve. On this week’s episode we chat with a long time mutual and friend of mine Safety Girl Tanya. We actually had the pleasure of meeting up in Morinville, AB in the middle of June when I competed in the Firefighter Combat Challenge. This gave us the perfect entry point to discuss meeting people via social media (The good and the bad)....

Welcome back to hear some more Blazing Banter with Fire Steve. On this week’s episode we chat with a good buddy of mine John Degroot aka Firefighter John. We dive into some of the negatives and ultimately some of the positives of social media and the impact on our lives. We continue the conversation about First Responder and Men’s Mental Health and the extreme importance of these conversations. We...

The inaugural episode! The long teased podcast is finally here!! To kick things off we sit down with fellow firefighter, Sask Rescue Guy. We talk about some of the challenges facing some of our small town fire departments as well as the mental health challenges that we face being in the fire service. We also chat about FDIC 2024, what it’s like creating content, and you know there is some good ban...