"Da" Podcast

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined by the author of NBA Jam (the book) Reyan Ali as they talk about how the idea of writing NBA Jam came to be, arcade nostalgia, all the little details and research that went into writing NBA Jam, pinball games being illegal in the 40’s, the stigma behind arcades in the 80’s & 90’s, the evolution of NBA Jam the game, the easter eggs Midway woul...

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined by stand up comedians, Andrew Schiavone and Steven Rogers as they talk about Steven’s inspirations, worst thing to happen on stage, Steven’s appearance on The Late Show, Steven watching The Joker without Andrew, jazz hands, hosting Panic Attacking Podcast, copycats, Steve’s fuel for success, sounding the same, the guys share some anxiety stor...

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is on location and joined by The GM of Xtreme Couture in Toronto, Jason Gaudette as they talk about how Jason got his role as GM, when Xtreme Couture opened its doors in Toronto and setting realistic goals. Jason tells his motivational story of when he had a stroke and the road he walked in order to achieve recovery. The guys also talk about the power...

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined by actor/filmmaker Kyle Hester as they talk about people hiding behind social media, growing up in New Orleans, Mardi Gras, Voodoo, getting started in acting, weirdest moment while acting, current & past projects, horror movies, remakes, comic books, sequels, Kyle’s Patreon, reducing one’s carbon footprint, being on the other side of the came...

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined by mixed martial artist Jarred Brooks as they talk about how Jarred got his nickname, wrestling in high school, older siblings, fighting for The UFC, fighting in Brazil, getting cut, watching flyweights, women’s MMA, how Rizin puts on a spectacle, Pride FC, Jarred’s last fight in Japan, pro wrestling, how fighters need to get paid better, fak...

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is on location while being joined by recording artists, $ire & J.Kord along with returning guest Ruben Ocean as they talk about how they all got started, inspirations, how Toronto is a hotbed for artists, current projects, learning Japanese, weird foods, conspiracy theory’s, horror movies, technology, wild animals, hockey, video games, card games, anim...

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined by actor, writer and stand up comedian Tommy Campbell as they talk about the entertainment scene in Calgary or lack there of, moving to Toronto, 9/11, a Chinese phone call, living in London & why the comedy scene is better there, how Canadians are not as friendly as Americans, touring with Jim Jeffries, Tommy’s stand up specials, how Tommy go...

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined by returning guest, stand up comedian Sara Wren as they talk about what Sara’s been up to, Second City Chicago, performing in Denver, Sara doesn’t like Las Vegas, voice acting, Florida Supercon, Steve’s trip to Los Angeles, peacocks & earthquakes, L.A. fast food, good customer service, burger spots in Toronto, watching stand up at The Comedy...

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, recorded on location in Los Angeles, Steve is joined by stand up comedian Adam Hunter as they talk about performing at The Dime, Uncle Creepy doing stand up, being a finalist on Last Comic Standing, performing on late night television, travelling all over the world, international women, an update on “Pinned”, co-hosting “Daddy Issues”, what MMA Roasted is an...

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined by Canadian LGBT Hip Hop recording artist Count Klassy, as they talk about becoming a weed farmer, creating music as a gay rapper, being happy with what one does, rap names, Klassy’s new single, having control, feedback, The DP Awards, MMA, ghost writing, getting noticed, influences, haters, R&B, favourite artists, birthday cake, one hit wond...

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined by professional wrestler Alexia Nicole as they talk about living in Vaughan, Canada’s Wonderland, how Alexia got her start, training with Trish Stratus, debuting at TigerFest, dealing with nerves, injuries, having a long career, working as an extra for WWE, wrestling some of the top women, intergender wrestling, The Women’s Revolution, old sc...

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined by professional wrestler, Psycho Mike Rollins as they talk about OWE, Wrestling Trent Seven at Smash vs Progress, coming up with unique match ideas, why people still bring up the word “fake”, not being trained by Harley Race, when and why Mike got his start, today’s independent scene, what is a smart mark, Mike’s match at The Northern against...

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined by returning guests, Max & Jesse from The Got Til Five Wrestling Podcast as they run down their top 5 moments from various wrestling shows during SummerSlam week in Steve’s hometown of Toronto! They also talk about branding, Britney Spears, super kicks, Smash vs Progress, Steve can’t do math, TakeOver, ROH, lucha, spinaroonie’s, Wrestlemania...

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined by former TNA tag champ, professional wrestler Crazzy Steve as they talk about growing up in a small town in Canada, how Steve got his start, wrestling legally blind, debuting in TNA with The Menagerie, Decay’s origin story, how important entrance music is, winning the tag titles with Abyss, wrestling The Hardy’s, being apart of The Broken Un...

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined by returning guest, professional wrestler Benjamin Banks and his co-host from Leveling Up, Travis as they talk about Netflix’s Black Mirror. The guys start off by running down their favourite episodes from season 1-4 and review season 5. They also talk about threesome’s, pornstar guests, The Office, SummerSlam week in Toronto, The RAW reunion...

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined by professional wrestler PCO as they talk about wrestling in the Middle East, a couple of crazy stories from Puerto Rico, becoming 3x WWF Tag Team Champ, feuding with Brett Hart, doing French commentary for TNA, retiring from wrestling in 2011 & eventually making a comeback to the Indy’s, how the character PCO was created, being a part of Vil...

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined by returning guest, hip hop producer, Ruben Ocean as they talk about Ocean Shore Management, Ocean Records, partnering with Sony, video games, visiting Toronto, dispensaries, ordering marijuana, shopping at Yorkdale Mall, living in Toronto, eating at Portuguese restaurants, waking up on an empty plane, the dumbass of the week and so much more...

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve had the pleasure of visiting Adrenaline MMA in London, Ontario and whilst there was able to talk with the TKO flyweight champ, Malcolm “X” Gordon about the stigma that’s attached to the flyweight division, judging, the essence of martial arts, training, the evolution of MMA, moving from Calgary to London, cornering fighters, walk out music & watching f...

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined by professional wrestler, former WWE Cruiserweight Champ, TJ Perkins as they talk about, humid weather, living in Canada, indy wrestling, how TJ got his start at the age of 13, wrestling for NJPW, wrestling under a mask, becoming homeless & almost quitting wrestling, some facts about The CWC, winning The Cruiserweight Championship & signing w...

On this bonus episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined by returning guests, mixed martial artists, Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett & Leo “The Lion” Kuntz as they talk about their most recent twitter beef, how it all went down, making up, today’s fight game, Bellator, Leo lets loose, the PC movement, weapons training, The Ultimate Fighter, cutting weight, an update on Paddy’s injury, Liverpool winning T...

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined by returning guest, NYC sports journalist, Bryan Fonseca as they talk about The Raptors winning The NBA Championship, how fans need to chill, offseason hope & transactions, booing KD, Lowry getting shoved, if Masai Ujiri is a genius, where Kawhi ends up & how good he is, the officiating in the finals, The Championship Parade, gun violence, Dr...

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined by professional wrestler, founder and CEO of Smash Wrestling Sebastian Suave as they talk about The Northern Day 1, story telling in wrestling & the emotions it brings out, Psycho Mike Wrestling his conscience, how Smash was founded, the hardest thing about running a promotion, Smash’s relationship with The Fight Network, Smash’s future, runn...

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined by producer, make up artist, special effects genius and the director of WWE’s The Firefly Fun House, Jason Baker. Steve starts off the show by introducing the wrong Jason Baker, what a rookie, after the dust settled the guys talked about, Jason’s involvement with The Misfits, how Jason got started and his favourite job in the entertainment bu...

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined by former strongman turned artist John Charles as they talk about volunteering in Kenya, The OA on Netflix, John’s career as an artist & what he paints, getting to hang out with Mamadou Sakho, favourite soccer/football team, John’s first solo art exhibit, being sober for 8 years, posing naked, bouncing at clubs, strongman training & competiti...

On this special bonus episode of “Da” Podcast, you’ll get to hear Steve’s segment from The Live Stream For The Cure marathon to raise money in order to find a cure for cancer. Steve brought in his co-host Pedro as they talk about being a new dad, Canadian stereotypes, new words added to The Webster’s dictionary, Cancer sucks, sleeping on public transit, staring problems, video games and so much mo...