Garbage Fire Podcast

Wherein your hosts talk about their summer plans (Australia! New Zealand! Summer School!), why the start of summer holidays is a real big adjustment, whether or not they would pass a Canadian citizenship test, where they would stand to watch history happen, and whether or not Jamie Benn likes the World Cup.

Wherein your hosts talk about how great it is to wake up knowing you were right all along, why it's fun to remind people that you're right, why sports are both infuriating and exhilirating, why the end of the school year is a very frustrating time, which NHL award winner they would kill immediately, and why teaching Hamlet to NHLers is preferable to literally anything else.

Wherein your hosts talk (a lot) about the Ottawa Senators tire fire (and everything that entails), a podcast called In The Dark, why Sense8 is worth watching (it's the sex), who is going to win the real NHL awards, who should win the M&K Awards for Bravery and Entitlement, which NHLers would make it into their fallout shelter (there are a few BIG surprises), what percentage of NHL players can't re...

Wherein your hosts talk about why Solo was disappointing, whether or not there are intentional parallels between Han Solo and Rey with respect to Kylo, why Twitter burner accounts are both ridiculous and kind of awesome, which NBA player is most like Taylor Hall, why this time of the school year feels like the beginning of Act V of Romeo & Juliet, are joined by a special guest to discuss what to d...

Wherein your hosts talk about Hamilton, New York City, the Champions League Final, what TV shows to binge, 13 Reasons Why, and what type of food delivery system Jamie Benn likes least.

Wherein your hosts talk about throwing catfish, why Riverdale is SO BAD (really, it's inexplicable), the origin of the word ointment, how easy it is to invent new words, the only situation in which Adam Scott doesn't die (there are lots of conditions), which Chris Pratt is the worst, and where a new head coach is most needed.

Wherein your hosts talked about Riverdale, a Nantucket beach book that should also be a Lifetime movie, Avengers (again!), whether they would want knives for fingers, which version of Captain America they'd like to see twice on Sunday, what stretch of highway is their favourite, what stats about their lives they do and don't want to know, and how DJ Khaled and Jamie Benn have a lot more in common...

Wherein your hosts talk for an hour and fifteen minutes about Avengers: Infinity War, and 10 minues about Taylor Hall. You have been warned.

Wherein your hosts talk about being sad that the Devils are out of the playoffs, why season 7 of New Girl is living up to expectations, why Tender is the Night is an inferior Fitzgerald novel, why it's frustrating that their students don't enjoy reading, which NHL players would be considered 'nice hockey boys' and which Office character they'd want as their actual boss.

Wherein your hosts cry about Taylor Hall finally getting a chance to play in the Stanley Cup Playoffs (HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES), the generation gap between them and their students, which MCU man would be the best performer (hint: it's not Dr Strange), which two body parts are their favourites, under which circumstances they would consider having multiple husbands and which NHL Award would be n...

Wherein your hosts (and very special guests) talk about Easter chocolate, hockey boys, why George Laraque needs to be strapped to a rocket and fired into the sun, Taylor Hall going coast to coast like butter on toast, past Oilers crushes, how Brittney lost a game specially designed for her (but don't worry, she finished above 0.500), what order to watch the MCU films in before Avengers: Infinity W...

Wherein your hosts watch Guy Ritchie's "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword", and comment on the number of times the subtitles say clamoring, drool over Charlie Hunnam (because of course they do), discuss the reasons that there isn't going to be a sequel (even though there should be), and why this film is criminally underrated.

Wherein your hosts talk about school (a lot), the Oilers (a lot, for some reason), the Devils (for other reasons), why Penn Cage is a terrible person (and name for a character), why RISE on NBC has some potential despite Ted from HIMYM being the main character, what luxury items they would like to have but would never buy, and why they're pleased that the PHWA has to release their NHL award votes.

Wherein your hosts talk about what's new in their jobs, their private versus public lives, why a return visit to Wakanda wasn't quite as resonant, which Scientologist should be pushed in front of a moving vehicle, whether PK or Clay Matthews would make a better animal caregiver, which iteration of Taylor Hall should be cherished, and why the letter Y is always a safe bet.

Wherein your hosts spend an AWFUL lot of time talking about the Oscars and whether or not the Best Picture of the year will win the Best Picture award, which songs from the 90s best encapsulate that decade, why Alan Rickman wasn't a great Louis XIV, why the show Everything Sucks is better than its title, which NHLers eyebrows need to die, and which A-word is stuck in Kelsey's head.

NOW WITH THE LAST 10 MINUTES! Wherein your hosts talk a lot (like A LOT) about the Olympics, which Olympic moments were their favourites, why they'd let both Scott and Tessa walk all over them wearing skates, what might happen at the NHL deadline (Erik Karlsson to New Jersey - you heard it here first), why Kelsey was disappointed with the three billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri, which Marvel cha...

Wherein your hosts talk a lot (like A LOT) about the Olympics, which Olympic moments were their favourites, why they'd let both Scott and Tessa walk all over them wearing skates, what might happen at the NHL deadline (Erik Karlsson to New Jersey - you heard it here first), why Kelsey was disappointed with the three billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri, which Marvel character needs to die, and wheth...

Wherein your hosts take a trip to Wakanda to explore the masterpiece that is Black Panther (spoilers ahoy!), spit some hot takes about the Star Wars universe, create content for Three Billboards Outside Rogers Place and decide which morning experience leaves you the most bitter.

Wherein your hosts battle with technical difficulties, and talk about the Olympics, why the New York Rangers did a good thing this week, why Taylor Hall is better than you (and why the Devils are one of the best organizations in hockey), why the Patriots losing the Super Bowl was for the best, which type of precipitation they would be, and which Olympic athlete they'd choose as a side piece.

Wherein your hosts talk about the Oilers Skills Competition (with help from a very special guest), everything wrong the Oilers Twitter douchebag poll, why JJ Watt is, in fact, the Walter Payton Man of the Year, why this winter has been so goddamned terrible, which Dame is best and which breakfast food they'd fuck.

Wherein your hosts talk about the Oilers for a surprisingly long time, decide on their next live commentary movie, discover that Daniel Day-Lewis' most recent movie is Not Good, talk about the wonder that is (American Hero) Brian Boyle, lament Taylor Hall's absence from this year's ASG, discuss the merits of having a redo for a life event, and decide which pirate they'd kill if necessary.

Wherein your hosts, without a plan of any sort, talk (a lot)about why Jesse Puljujarvi is their favourite Oiler, what the NHL needs to change in order to be more appealing (spoiler: most things),what's good about The Last Jedi upon a second viewing (spoiler: everything), and answer a ton of questions about the Oilers, breakfast, sharing a mental link with another person, famous Chrises, why it's i...

Wherein your hosts watch and talk about Leap Year, a cinematic masterpiece starring Matthew Goode, Amy Adams and occasionally Adam Scott. We strongly recommend watching it before you listen, and be prepared for a bunch of really long pauses because this podcast runs the length of the movie (televised, with commercials).

Wherein your hosts talk about the things they liked about 2017 (and unsurprisingly they liked a lot of the same things).

Wherein your hosts talk about a Star War (spoilers), Outlander (spoilers), why The Walking Dead is dumb (spoilers) screamed at each other about Love Actually (spoilers), named Christmas movie towns (no spoilers), completed a Marvel vs DC Would You Rather (bearded Captain America forever), how to celebrate Trash Day, and were introduced to the Benn Diagram with predictable results (ie. disappointme...