Garbage Fire Podcast

Wherein your hosts talk about why the PHWA is a bunch of babies, why Cassie Campbell-Pascall is better than all of them, how Riverdale and The Walking Dead are more alike than you could imagine, why Outlander (third season best season) is hitting all the right spots (except if you're Lord John Grey), under what circumstances they'd like to see Kris Russell in the All-Star Game, and how with a coup...

Wherein your hosts talk about why Edmonton's sports media is so afraid of bloggers, what's wrong with the NHL, which league commissioner they'd kill, why Outlander is the best Sunday TV, how they'd choose between Gary Bettman and Roger Goodell, whether or not they still use advent calendars, and why Megan would prefer to be stung by a bee every day.

Wherein your hosts talk about the Oilers for a long time, what they'd do first as Oilers GM (not what you'd expect), why hockey at the Bell Centre is better than at Rogers Place, why the Outlander credits are so perfect, what the plot of their ideal Christmas movie is, whether Chris Hemsworth is more attractive than Taylor Hall, and what Jamie Benn orders at the bar.

Wherein your hosts talk about the Devils and the Oilers, why Miles Wood is pretty good, why 2017 is mostly trash but also a little not, a longish spoilery discussion of Thor, which Marvel hero movies they'd FMK, what's happening in Riverdale, why Outlander is a bit of a problematic fave, which game show host Kelsey wouldn't kill and why Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher is the best of a really bad bunch.

Wherein your hosts talk (a lot) about the Oilers and the Devils and their lord and saviour Taylor Hall, break down Season 2 of Stranger Things (from 17:47 - 52:00ish), a little about Thor (no spoilers!), how Kelsey's husband ACTUALLY works sometimes, the scariest sports mascots and whether or not the Oilers will hit 0.500 (spoiler: no).

Wherein your hosts talk about the Oilers being 2-4, the Devils being 6-2, Gord Downie's universal impact, preparing themselves for Outlander, why Riverdale needs to get off its jingle jangle addiction, why Law & Order True Crime is real good, how watching other people watch good tv for the first time is kind of cool, which kind of pie is the best, and what, exactly, is Jamie Benn.

Wherein your hosts talk about ragefire, twitter protests, how women are humans too, needing a release from the unrelenting horror of the world, how Outlander continues to surpass expectations, why Riverdale brings Kelsey a welcome distraction (from the unrelenting horror of the world), why baseball is stuffed with waiting and why that's a good thing, and whether or not Jamie Benn will ever make a...

Wherein your hosts open with a song, welcome their guest Dan Rice with insights on hockey reporting in New Jersey and the challenges and joys of working with the NWHL, talk about loaded language and "wife material", try out an experimental lightning round, try not to laugh out loud about riding Aaron Judge, and contemplate how they can compete with an owl for Leon Draisaitl's attention.

Wherein your hosts (and special guest Riva!!!!) talk about Oilers training camp through the eyes of a two year old, the preseason being meaningless, why VGK twitter is the best, whether or not the national anthem should be played at sporting events, why they wouldn't mind being chased by Jamie Fraser, why Cillian Murphy is the perfect, why Teen Wolf is the trashiest of trash that ever trashed, wha...

Wherein your hosts talk about Outlander (spoilers, I guess....whatever), the Flames arena 'controversy', why Edmonton Oilers PR is the worst in the league, why watching Aaron Judge hit home runs brings Megan joy, why snapbacks are the worst hat, what to do on day 1 at a new job, and which Ryan Reynolds character deserves to die.

Wherein your hosts talk about the new school year and how they balance work and real life, how art is not a meritocracy, why kelsey is (not) ashamed of watching 16 episodes of Timeless in 4 days, Megan's ambition to be the #2 Twitter search result for Aaron Judge (without being too thirsty), why they're looking forward to season 3 of Outlander (it's not just the sex), and whether or not they'd kil...

Wherein your hosts talk about Leon Draisaitl's new contract, why Kelsey quit twitter (sadface), Dunkirk forever, why men shouldn't explain the patriarchy to women, why Kelsey is garbage for both The Night Manager and Timelines, why Megan can't get Cape Breton Island out of her head, why you should always make the good recipe over the healthy alternative, and why when a lion and a tiger fight it's...

Wherein your hosts talk about Draisaitl for a quick minute (#sportz), and then quickly devolve into travel updates, Megan’s bravery with mice and spiders, what Megan & Kelsey love and hate about travel, catching up on books they’ve read and shows they’ve watched, why beach books are dumb but Megan loves them, trading Oilers and Flames players, our first ever FMK triple murder, and a Taylor Hall So...

Wherein your hosts discuss the third section of To Kill A Mockingbird and some emotionally powerful moments, how trauma can force you to grow up, Atticus Finch’s definition of ‘trash’, Kelsey gets infuriated by Atticus’ righteousness, the fate of Tom Robinson, how Jem has been damaged, how Bob Ewell continues to punish the town, Scout finally meets Boo and mythification of Boo Radley, the meaning...

Wherein your hosts discuss the middle section of To Kill A Mockingbird and how the Tom Robinson trial permeated life in Maycomb and irrevocably changed the lives of the Finch family, who one of the mockingbird figures is, and how Scout learns that people are just people.

Wherein your hosts discuss the first 11 chapters of "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, why Dill is the best of the kids, why Jem is SUPER annoying, and why the book is structured so that the first third is, in essence, an introduction. Next week will be chapters 12-21, followed by chapters 22-31 the week after.

Wherein your hosts (and guest Aaron Kelly) talk about gender dynamics in sports writing, why Megan gets into twitter fights, what movies they're looking forward to seeing, being deceived by our parents, whether or not the NHL is going to the Olympics, and why Aaron would trade his soul to spend a night with the Iron Lady (yes, THAT Iron Lady).

Wherein your hosts (and special guest Avry) talk about Edmonton sports media, what it would take for Connor to get run out of town, whether or not the Oilers are actually good, why Aaron Judge is the saviour of the MLB, why some athletes can transcend the media circus around them, why Seinfeld is overrated and what would happen if you sneezed with your eyes open.

Wherein your hosts talk about why Connor McDavid isn't as selfless as he appears, what they really think of ESPNs Body Issue, why Aaron Judge is the truth and the light, how many bears Kelsey saw, what books Megan has read so far this summer, what the Garbage Fire Book Club is all about (and what book to read to join them), the 5 movies they'd bring into a bunker, which Broadway musical they both...

Wherein your hosts talk about how the last day of school this year was WAY less emotional than last, whether the Oilers should trade Draisiatl (no), if Connor deserves all the money (sort of), why the Devils are better than the Oilers in many ways, why GLOW is a revelation, why everyone needs to see Baby Driver, and which Aaron would die.

Wherein we welcome our first guest and talk (a lot) about the NHL (jerseys, awards, Golden Knights, Jordan Eberle and that 4x4 the Oilers gave Kris Russell), which Chris should run the Oilers social media, why depressing documentaries can be a refreshing change of pace from the unrelenting misery of sports fandom, and which athlete should be in the ESPN Body Issue (the answers will probably surpri...

Wherein your hosts talk about the upcoming NHL Expansion Draft and Awards Ceremony, the top 5 things we hate hearing from students, who's got the NHL's generational booty, why Leap Year is a cinematic masterpiece (even though it doesn't make geographic sense OR star Nicolas Cage), why Jane Austen novels (and Kris Russell) are pretty garbage, who the NHL's Wonder Woman is, and whether or not it's o...

Wherein your hosts address Kris Russell (again), talk a little bit about basketball and hockey, wax poetic about Daveed Diggs (and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), cast Taylor Hall as a member of the MCU, and spend an hour talking about how great Wonder Woman was (no, for real - spoilers from 9:42-1:08:28).

Wherein your hosts talk about climate change deniers, whether athletes should have political opinions (spoiler: yes!), why Wonder Woman is absolutely necessary in today's climate, why Megan likes taking pictures of the stars, and lastly what they'd REALLY ask Taylor Hall if he was a guest on the podcast.

Wherein your hosts talk about not extending Kris Russell, the power of words, how much we loved King Arthur (SPOILER: A LOT), why GotG2 wasn't as good as we'd hoped, why Tom Cruise is not Jack Reacher (#fakenews), goddamned Eddie Bondo, all the (other) Chrises, an alternate universe where Taylor Hall is still an Oiler, and which root vegetable best represents the characters of The Hunger Games.