The Steve Warne Project - Ottawa Sports Talk

Steve and Jimmy dive into a multitude of topics including entertaining tales from Jimmy's road trip to Toronto. Listen as they humorously discuss the pitfalls of Airbnbs, give a nod to their old producer Kenny Walls, reminisce about TGOR and sports night memories at the Prescott, and tackle recent Ottawa Senators trade news. Plus, get updates on Jimmy's other podcast, The Suspendables, alo...

In this episode, Jimmy is freaked out by AI technology after his daughter takes life-like animated photos. We also unpack the online uproar surrounding Wayne Gretzky's association with Donald Trump and whether you can separate politics from personal admiration. The show takes a somber turn, discussing the mysterious death of actor Gene Hackman and debates various scenarios. We also get into our we...

Jim is back from Montana with his own unique perspective on the 4 Nations Faceoff and what made the tournament a success. In this episode, we dive into everything that went down, including the controversial anthem booing and the political discussions that followed. Plus, we mix in some lighthearted golf talk and share our current favourite TV shows. Tune in for a fun conversation that covers sport...

In this episode, Steve is joined by Don Brennan, sports columnist for Postmedia, to dive into a variety of hot topics in the world of hockey. They kick things off with an in-depth discussion of the recent 4 Nations Face-off , breaking down the key moments and fighting's role in today's game. We also the talk about the Ottawa Senators , analyzing the team's current season, their playoff...

We discuss Jim 's weird encounter with a weird waiter at a 95th birthday party - a party that caused him to miss the Super Bowl. The Eagles shockingly destroy the Chiefs in Super Bowl 59. The NHL 4 Nations Faceoff is here, which arrives at just the right time for the Ottawa Senators.

Jim explains his recent absence and the scary drive home from BC to Edmonton. Steve is addicted to buying TVs. We get into the Super Bowl storylines and a couple of the early previews of commercials we like. Buffalo got hosed in the AFC title game. We're not sure about Tom Brady as the best option to call the big game. The Ottawa Senators are rolling.

Eric Marcamalla, host of TSN Radio's Offside joins us to discuss Connor McDavid's suspension, the Sens and Habs, fighting in the NHL, Pro Wrestling memories, the recent Seinfeld-Jim Gaffigan show and other pop culture hoopla.

Jim's fitness report reveals probable memory issues. We discuss the fires in California, Canada's Nick Taylor Wins Again; NFL Playoffs, 4 Nations and more.

Jerry Jones On Yellowstone; NFL Playoffs Set, Will McDavid Stay? Sens Goalie Issues, Skip Bayless in hot water, Canada the 51st state?

Steve and Jimmy discuss the holidays thus far. Jimmy is back in the gym and cranky about the lack of encouragement from his family. We talk about Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby and their pursuit of big records. The Red Wings fired their head coach, the fourth coach to be fired this season. And a bunch of other rambling about sports and whatever in our final recording of 2024.

We talk a little sports, looking at the crazy value of sports franchises. Then we play back some of the old classics from our TGOR sports radio days.

Jim is going all out for Christmas. As in, he's out. Steve gets brain damage from stripping an old door. Bill Belichick gets a college job at UNC and apparently a college girl as well. Ottawa had an EBug scenario on Saturday. Diving in the NHL. Our NHL teams are doing nicely but Jim scolds Steve for looking at the standings too early. We also discuss best and worst Christmas gifts.

We get into a little Christmas Nostalgia discussing our first Christmas gift we ever remember getting. The rosters for the 4 Nations Face-off are out. We haven't decided how into it we are. The Chicago Blackhawks have fired head coach Luke Richardson,and the Pizza Line reunited in Ottawa.

Steve and Jim do the show from the same room for the first time in at least a couple of years.

We discuss interviews we've done that went sideways. The St. Louis Blues fire their head coach to hire Jim Montgomery, Paul Bissonnette gets in a brawl with seven drunk guys at a restaurant. A weird new PWHL rule that forces penalty killers to stay on the ice tired.

Topics today include a 5 game suspension in the NHL, a shrinking traditional media, the Grey Cup goes to the underdog Argos, Detroit Lions are Super Bowl favourites, the oh so sad Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight.

We talk about Kenzie Lalonde making Canadian broadcast history and how she grew up listening to our radio show on the way to school. An OHL player was suspended for five games for calling an opponent a Mennonite during a game. A Wheel of Fortune contestant's brain breaks. Jim talk about his recent conversation with 67's great Brian Kilrea.

World Series Dumbassery; The Yankees blow it, we also talk about the Yankee goofballs who tried to rip the ball away from Mookie Betts, Bob Costas packs it in with his MLB career; McDavid Gets Hurt; Times in radio when we got in trouble with our sales staff, Steve is worried about nerd's neck.

A heavy dose of rambling about whatever. We get into the effectiveness (or lack thereof) of coaching or leading with anger. We talk about our interest level in the Four Nations Faceoff in February, and the unveil of the team jerseys.

We play our Friday song from the old TGOR show. Steve was once an actor in a drunk driving TV commercial. Jim didn't realize Thanksgiving had come and gone. It's maybe a little early for WNBA rookie Angel Reece to complain about her salary while living in an $8,000-a-month apartment. How the hell can Wayne Gretzky already be retired for 25 years? Some of the recent team sports nicknames are failin...

Shesterkin's Crazy Contract Demand, NY Jets Coach Robert Saleh Fired By His QB? And will Mike Tyson be the one to stop the cocky You Tubers from thinking they're great boxers?

Some rambling about the President's Cup and the American victory. Jim's betting heavily on the baseball playoffs. Caitlin Clark is the WNBA rookie of the year but business-wise, she's the MVP. And NHL teams always have a tough decision this time of year on what to do with the kids.

We provide closure to Jim's crazy Jim Treliving Mixup story; We discuss the Death of Pete Rose and how sports has softened on gambling; NHL Pre-Season Injuries and the talk that preseason should bs shorter; Comedy Has Changed Forever

We discuss the strange new NFL Kickoffs, which generally seem to be a waste of time. Broadcaster Golden Rules; Sidney Crosby Takes One For the Team' and Jimmy makes a major error in booking a big guest, accidentally booking the guest's father.

We catch up with guest Eric Macramalla, host of Offside on TSN Radio, a show about the business and legal side of sports. We get into PEDs in sports and whether they might be an issue in hockey and if so, how much do they actually help a hockey player compared to other sports? We discuss the legal side of the Johnny Gaudreau tragedy. We look back at Eric's involvement with the screening of the...