Lasers on the Ride

S02e35 is here and it has Mike, Markings and Brittain back to talk that talk and make some jokes and stuff. It kicks off with discussion around the benefits of modern conveniences before Markings teaches Mike and Brittain about the guayabera shirt and everyone talks achieving balance when monetizing your passions. They discuss cool and take it down to the studs before hitting Top of the Hour to an...

S02e34 features a compilation of previously unheard conversations from a few of our favorite episodes this season thus far. Conversation kicks off as Mike, Jay and KC consider how to save baseball from its inevitable demise before Markings explains to Mike and Miro LaFlaga how to know when it’s time to let go. Next up, Lex Garcia and Markings discuss how to really really be an ally, Brittain, Mark...

S02e33 is a b-side episode, piecing together previously unheard conversations from certain episodes this season that we saved to entertain you all but really ourselves. It kicks off with discussion between Mike, Markings and Stephen Malhotra on the Drake and Pusha thing before Mike and Jay examine the reality of photography and why we share. Next up Mike, Jay and Markings talk gambling and when it...

S02E32 is the Fattaloween episode of Lasers on the Ride and Mike welcomes Jay and KC back for the occasion. They kick off by talking the provenance of Canada’s hockey heart and then rank spooky stuff before everyone shares their scariest experiences. Jay shares a bad bank experience and wonders why tellers tend to be pretty before they hit Top of the Hour and pick scary songs. They tell internatio...

S02e31 is here and the Lasers welcome journalist/writer/tv newsman Julian McKenzie to talk a lil bit of everything with Mike and Markings. The discussion opens up with talk of Julian’s investigation into Artbeat and they talk Kaytranada and his 99.9% album and Quebec media’s response to his success. They talk Kanye a lil, what’s going on there and his process in production, and then rundown Julian...

S02e30 has Brittain back to co-host with Mike as they welcome singer CYBER to the podcast to talk all things artistry and other stuff too. They open up by discussing wine, pros and cons, and then examine what it takes to go local to worldwide as an artist in Montreal. Cyber talks about what making it means to her and the group discusses repping the suburbs and living at home forever (and ever). Th...

S02e29 features Jay back to chat with Mike and oft-co host Markings about what’s happening aka the haps. Things kick off with Jay talking about his recent conversion to Islam and engagement to marry and the group explores Markings’ arrival to the podcast and Jay’s feels in that regard. They discuss Combat Jack and Mike disagrees that Lasers bears any resemblance to his show, they talk rolling back...

S02e28 features Markings back with Mike to welcome vintage clothing seller Brittain (guys, it me!!) as a co-host to the show! We kick off by talking Montreal and whether the low cost of living turns out bums, move on to the horrible horns in the Joe Budden Podcast and explore the extent to which Markings and Mike dabbled in battle rap. We discuss the Montreal art scene, I unveil my theory on Quebe...

S02e27 features Markings back as co-host as he and Mike welcome writer / artist / media personality Lex Garcia to the Lasers podcast! They kick things off by talking how Lex and Markings met and then examine latinos deciphering latinos and what role race plays in hispanic households. Mike wonders how the rest of Latin America views Brasil, they discuss the glory of Guatemala and talk fighting as k...

S02e26 welcomes Jay and KC back to the show to investigate the new graffiti that’s suddenly appeared on the studio door and also make jokes in between. They kick off by bemoaning the end of Summer, examining their carbon footprint and talking possible pivots in podcasting that they could explore. Things start to get serious in their deep dive into the graffiti - ie numerology gets thrown around -...

S02e25, Fragments (aka In Memoriam), features Jay back in the mix to talk shop. They kick off by talking kratom, a new but old drug but not drug that Jay’s toying with whilst rehabbing, and discuss seeing random private parts in public and possible facial hair styles. Jay brings up The Combat Jack Show and the drama between the hosts before they talk wearing lady clothes and the untimely passing o...

S02e24 features our favorite guest co-host Markings as the podcast welcomes Montreal creative director Miro LaFlaga to the show!! They kick things off by talking KREAM (kids run everything around me) and Montreal being a creative hub before getting serious about art and commerce and whether the twain shall meet. The crew discusses economics in underserved communities, Miro breaks down his take on...

s02e23 features Jay and KC back in the fray! Jay opens with an unfortunate tale involving fender benders before the gang deliberates on the various Anthony Andersons and talk the virtues of bowling good. They debate whether one can indeed ‘rassle with other people’s kids, Jay expounds on sweatpants and gives TMI on his privates. He shares a little insight into a project he’s working on and then in...

S02e22 features Markings back as co-host as he and Mike welcome Stephen Malhotra aka Punjabi Playboy aka PJPB aka PJ aka Double P aka Spook One to the podcast! They kick things off by getting to know PJ as Mike calls him a little before talking Drake’s influence and beigeness. Moving forward Markings and Spook play Mike’s Hot Take Invitational (First Annual) where they hot take against one another...

S02e21 gets personal yall! The episode opens with Mike sharing an opportunity for growth before he and Jay discuss processes in music since going solo and sober and Kanye’s latest musical offerings. They talk instruments, personas and why one might want one before Jay shares what rehab might teach him and trusting the process. They talk melancholy and then mental health and Jay’s process in addres...

In s02e20 Mike is joined by Markings, rapper / Artbeat and Loop Sessions affiliate, as co-host as they welcome J.u. D., Montreal DJ / producer / graphic designer / radio host, to the podcast. Things kick off with talk of Rico Nasty and reversal of gender roles, modern dating and dating pros before Mike reveals that he cried all morning, J.u. D. reveals that he’s on a streak of a certain kind and M...

Episode 19, Rehabitation, kicks off with talk of the virtues of country living and then the virtues of escaping it when it’s trying to kill you. Mike and Jay talk actors-cum-musicians and vice versa, men’s accoutrements for anti-ageing and the double-standard when it comes to men and women getting older. They talk Dutch atrocities, whether Jay being an awful fisherman = failed masculinity and base...

Episode 18 is a clips episode gathering unheard snippets from episodes 5, 9, 10, 11 and 12, most of which feature guests from this season who we just can’t let go. It opens with Mike and Jay talking Jimmy Fallon, history and a depression blog before we get more in depth with a travel story from the Don’t Be Mad dudes, the Lasers explain why they wouldn’t rent the studio out for a certain sexual so...

17 is a special lil joint that pieces together some unearthed conversations from previous episodes Nay (s02e07) and Cherubian Offerings (s02e08). It kicks off with KC questioning whether he can make reggae being Trinidadian and Jay and Mike getting scientific about colour. They talk animal feats including dance battles and scouts including their cookies. Art rears its ugly head and Mike and Jay fu...

Welcome to episode mother frigging 16! This episode features Imaan Browne, founder and owner of lifestyle clothing brand Pure Luck X out of Montreal. They start off with talk of the brand and where Imaan wants to take it before discussing Michael Jackson the phenom and then Michael Jackson the damaged man. Imaan and Mike broach the evolution of 90s fashion and streetwear and then discuss the night...

Episode 15 welcomes artist and sometimes cannonhead collaborator KOLA who came through with his stuff in order to live score the show! Any smooth chunes you hear while enjoying the episode you can thank him for. It kicks off with the Lasers running through some topic ideas before discussing penises at war and Jay’s black out. Everyone realizes that they have a guru, who they then pit against the o...

Episode 14 kicks off with a return to some of the issues that the Lasers started unraveling in episode 13, namely Jay’s relationship stuff. They play a lil association game that is to games what peels are to bananas and then delve deeper into the drama surrounding Jay’s life. They explore pretty gnarly penis hole stories, Mike makes a bit of a personal revelation :0 and they pontificate on Madonna...

It’s getting personaaaal in episode 13, part 1 of a 2 part series chronicling for the most part Jay’s romantic comings and goings which just so happen to have taken a turn for the dramatic recently. They kick off with him sharing the misadventures that led to the end of more than one unhappy union before they talk the merits of couch sleeping and secret air in pull-out couches. Jay examines his ch...

Episode 12 of Lasers on the Ride welcomes founder of IX Daily, media personality and Montreal art scene staple Nick Brutus Grass to make jokes and discuss serious stuff. Conversation kicks off with talk of North vs South Carolina before the Lasers make Nick draw a self portrait and they get esoteric about art and life. Nick talks discovering new music and his passion for that stuff, ranks his best...

Episode 11 of season 2 welcomes dun dun dun duuunnnnnnh Son Raw, musical journalist / critic / observer to talk music and also nothing and also everything. The episode opens with the self-portrait game, where the guest is expected to draw himself and answer serious questions, before the gang discusses why certain people troll so hard, involuntary celibacy being bonkers, and making friends as adult...