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This is a story about what happens when a shaman from an indigenous tribe put their trust in a banker from America. In Part 2 of this story we analyze the fallout of Maria Sabina after being exposed by Gordon Wasson. How the locals in Oaxaca reacted in a disruptive way, but ultimately it all may have been for the best? Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Down to the Wire on IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This is a story about what happens when a shaman from an indigenous tribe put their trust in a banker from America. Over this episode and part two this Thursday, we will go through and analyze the birth of the magic mushroom economy in Mexico, but the cost it came at for the shrooms matriarch, Maria Sabina. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Down to the Wire on IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠...

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Today's feature story is on 'The Big Penis War'. Which all started with urologist James Elist, who faced some stiff competition in the long hard fight for the worlds first cosmetic penis implant. A man named Robert Cornell travelled to Beverly Hills to train with Elist and stole all of Elist's methods, but was it for the greater good of men? A full breakdown of this weeks Back Page...

This weeks Back Page News: Florida Squatters Create ‘Meth Island’ Complete With 4 Story Treehouse, A Welcome Center, And A Trampoline (2:41). Janitor 'turns off cold freezer to stop beeping noise and destroys research worth $1m' (19:27). Man ‘addicted’ to cheese has spent £60k on cheddar and eats at least two blocks a day (30:05). Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Down to the Wire on IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe...

We got MAJOR news stories this week, so we called in some help to break down this weeks Back Page News. We welcome a couple of touring comedians into DTTW HQ, including Emo Majok from Perth and Aliya Kanani from Toronto. Check them out this weekend if you're in the Ottawa area, if you'd like to catch Emo at the Laugh Lounge on Tuesday June 27th we may have free tickets for you, so go follo...

This weeks Back Page News features the following stories; 'Jury convicts Oregon man who rigged home with 'Indiana Jones' booby trap, injuring federal officer' (3:35) 'Trump Makes Insane Allegation That the FBI Planted Classified Documents on Him — Just Hours Before He’s Due in Court' (16:20) 'Garth Brooks doubles down after Bud Light backlash: ‘I love diversity’' (3...

We converted the studio into a news room with a whole new spin on The Down to the Wire Podcast. Our new look comes with more offbeat stories circulating around the globe this week, including; Las Vegas strip club offers Golden Knights ‘free lap dances for life’ as Stanley Cup incentive (3:51). The FDA says people are confusing poppers with energy shots, and dying. Experts want proof (11:13). and A...

We're back after nearly three weeks since we recorded the Solomon Friedman episode, hope you all enjoyed both parts and know PornHub a little better beyond it being your favourite website. That was all fun and intriguing, but now it's time to get back to the Back Page News with headlines such as; 'Bouncy castle king jailed for burning down rivals' (3:33), 'Driver tried to switc...

This week's episode is a part two feature from last week's episode featuring Solomon Friedman, a top Criminal Defence Attorney in Canada who is the Co-Founder of Ethical Capital Partners (ECP), which just acquired MindGeek, thus making him apart of the ownership team of Pornhub. This sequel is guaranteed to not be played out as some part 2's are, with lots of new information surroundin...

We have a major interview coming at you today, Jacob and John welcome Solomon Friedman into Down to the Wire Studios for an exclusive sit down. Solomon is a top Criminal Defence Attorney in Canada and is now the Co-Founder of Ethical Capital Partners (ECP), which just acquired MindGeek, thus acquiring Pornhub. We discuss the details of this purchase, the core values of ECP and their approach to th...

We tease an interview coming up with the Partner of a global tech giant we have in store for you all next week, so STAY TUNED. But before we get too ahead of ourselves, we have a buffet of an episode today that we need to digest first before getting to the dessert. We have a variety of segments before getting into our Back Page News, starting with Algorithm Suckjob where Pete Davidson and Miley Cy...

This week Racco goes off-brand with an inspirational message for the people to lead things off. After we shed a few tears, we get into some giggles with our new segment Algorithm Suckjob where we talk about stuff that's clogging our algorithm such as Fyre Fest 2 and this guy who got into a beef with a baby on an airplane. Then we get into our Back Page News where we discover the oddest stories...

Two time Canadian Comedy Award winner Sandra Battaglini joins the show this week and drops some knowledge on what we didn't know about the comedy industry. She explains the art of 'Clown', it's influence and how many of the mainstream comedians are actually clowns but may not realize it. Sandra also co-founded The Canadian Association of Stand-Up, Sketch and Improv Comedians (CASC)...

This week’s episode begins with Racco revealing his new favourite yet questionable hobby that raises some interesting questions about his Uncle. We then followed that with a new segment tentatively named ‘Algorithm Suck-Job’ where we shamelessly plug stories that will boost us in the algo such as the NCAA Women’s March Madness Finals celebration controversy and Doge Coin’s recent jump after Elon s...

This weeks episode is a hot one with Racco opening up with a story about some interesting Southerners he met while in Boston this past weekend. Then we jump into Front Page News where we discuss PornHub being acquired locally by an Ottawa firm and what this means for security on the web moving forward. In Back Page News we discuss some offbeat stories that may not be on your radar, such as; 'S...

This week we welcome on multi-talented artist Logan Brown ahead of his upcoming comedy special next month. Once a member of a Jazz duo who caught the attention of The Weeknd and others in the Toronto music scene, he has now pivoted to a career in stand-up comedy where he has quickly risen in the local scene. We talk about his start in music, a conversation with "the biggest rapper in Toronto&...

We have a loaded episode this week featuring a range of personalities. From random strangers off the streets to the Hanover Chief of Police, and of course yours truly, hosts of The Down to the Wire Podcast Jacob Racco and John Balser.   We kick today's show off with a compilation of 60 second podcasts we shot with random people in public. Catch us on the streets of Ottawa this weekend at...

This week's episode of the Down to the Wire Podcast is blessed with the presence of Hassan Phills who stops by DTTW HQ while in Ottawa for his comedy tour. After a sold out show at the Laugh Lounge the prior night, the Scarborough native talked about his short yet impactful career, how playing professional basketball helped his stand up comedy career and his perception of the Canadian comedy indus...

This week we have a pair of exclusive interviews from DC Defender fans who were at 'The Lemon Game' (9:57), a historic moment for Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's XFL revamp. They give us insight to what really went down once beer snakes got taken away, the lemon tossing and look ahead towards what we can expect at the next home game coming up in just a few days.  After a compilation style intervi...

Apologies to our listeners who will not understand he first minute and thirty seconds of today's show. Viewers, we are also sorry. The time comes for everyone to grow up, rub a little peanut butter on your chest and quit the cussing. We're holding ourselves accountable and implementing a swear jar as we try and cut out that devil talk. Before getting into todays episode, we want to thank you for b...

We have such a special episode for you all today, but before we get into detail, thank you for making last weeks episode our most listened to episode of 2023 so far! We really enjoy interviewing people from the news stories we source, and we're happy you guys do too. So let's keep that going into this week, as we welcome on one of the accused from a Serial Sausager conspiracy that's taken over New...

This week's episode of the Down to the Wire Podcast is a special one where we put our journalism skills to work. After a spicy intro we invite a couple special guests, Chelsea (13:07) and Dan (34:44); two former employees of the infamous 99 Rideau St. McDonald's to share horror stories from their time there. Their stories range from police visits to brawls, management corruption and even a serial...

We're on Thursdays now! We're dropping later in the week to give more time for weird news stories to develop from this current week, rather than talking about the previous weeks news on Mondays.  We open things up with Front Page News (6:38), where we came across a headline about Chat GPT taking peoples jobs. So we put it to the test to see if it's capable of taking OUR jobs and ran a news st...

Racco discovers something new about his mom, John helps him come to terms with it before kicking off todays episode. We start things off this week with Front Page News, followed with a trio of Back Page news headlines, then concluding the episode with our Soapbox segment.  In Front Page News (8:17), we discuss the current epidemic of grocery store theft happening in Canada.  Then in Back Page News...