The VonDubCast

So with everything going on in the news and on social media about shorting stocks, new regulations and the first time everyone heard of gamestop since 2013 I knew this was perfect opportunity to record an emergency episode to try and break it down for yall! I threw up the bat signal and none other than podcast favourite and early adopter of r/wallstreetbets, Saad Khan came to the rescue.  We didn&...

What a fun interview for you guys today! We get down and dirty on podcasts, what makes them special, what separates the successful from the failures and a million other nuances of the podcast game.  I learned so many things in this conversation and I can't wait to implement them and also to grow my team and bring along for this ride with me!  I always felt this to be true but it was very sati...

When I was a kid nothing was cooler than watching the wolves play on a Saturday night, I always remembered TK's white skates and no matter how many people chirped them they were pretty cool to me! Now to get to have in-depth conversations with guys like Taylor, Chad and Woogy it is quite the surreal experience.  It was great to commiserate with Taylor over growing up in Slave Lake with larger...

Today's episode is a little different and special for a couple of reasons.  First off its the first appearance of my dad Ingo, who is a constant topic of discussion but is slated for episode 100 so this is just a small sneak peak! The other is that this episode is us discussing our recent trip to Maricopa Arizona to golf, cook good food and reset from a tough year on all three of us.  This ma...

Happy new year it is hard to believe this is the 40th episode already! Starting 2021 out with an amazing episode! Scotty has been the Head of the transportation department at nait for over a decade and it was super fun to get his take on the inevitable changes coming to post secondary education in general but specifically in the area of trades and transportation. We also discuss a broad range of a...

Merry christmas to all! Yall gave me the gift of your attention in 2020 and I fully plan on re-gifting it in the form of even better content and bigger guests in 2021 but we still have a few more episodes recorded until then! Today’s guest is Trevor Hoffart who I met in the comment section of one of Lex Fridman’s LinkedIn post's funnily enough. The moment I knew I was meant to start a podcast...

For the second time in 2 weeks I was able to live out a childhood dream by getting to interview 2 of my favourite authors of all time!  The unincorporated series is some of the best writing I have ever come across, it is science fiction with rock solid science, razor sharp dialogue and haunting themes that stick with you months and even years after reading.  What I did not expect however was how h...

Finally, the first solo episode of the podcast! This has been something I have wanted to do for a long time but found that the fear of it kept me from diving in.  I was joined once more by my trusty side kick Brennan on the 1's and 2's and my best bud Chase even sat in and added his fresh take on all the new NHL divisions as well as the upcoming UFC card this weekend! I cant wait to fine...

Red Alert! All Hands on Deck! We have our first comedian!!!! This has been something I have been desperately wanting since way before anyone even knew I was starting a podcast.  And what a comedian it is, Lars Callieou is a local Edmonton Comedian that has been in the game since the early 2000's, he has appeared at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montréal, has a 1-Hour Comedy Special currentl...

Some episodes I record are so much fun that it hurts to have multiple podcasts banked so I have to wait to release it, and sometimes I even release multiple in a week for this very reason, this is one of those cases.  Saad is a deep-thinker who regardless of the topic was able to add a nuanced viewpoint that inspired more conversation and brought us down many a rabbit hole! His upbringing in the m...

Continuing the trend of returning guests, one of my best friends on earth joins us today in Fraser Oliver! Just like last time this interview is a lot less structured and more of a catch up between two good friends that haven't seen each other in far too long! As always sports were on the table and we talked our expectations for the NHL restart, the football season and of course some good ol&...

This week we welcome back Simon Vanasse  for his second appearance on the VonDubCast!  Since our first conversation a lot has changed in both of our lives, most important of all Simon has welcomed his new son Eli into the world and at the time of recording was experiencing the first few weeks of newborn baby bliss!  We discuss parenthood and all that comes with it at length as well as the current...

This week we welcome Brennan Murphy onto the podcast.  Brennan has worked for over  a decade at the University of Alberta students union.  Over that time Brennan has built teams and put on some of the largest  live events in the Universities history including multiple world record breaking dodgeball games, campus wide dodgeball tournaments, concerts, week of welcomes, as well hundreds of others! ...

The VonDubCast has been blessed with a return visit from the one and only Cugs! Freshly returned to Saudi Arabia we both had to be highly caffeinated due to the time change, which made for some great conversation and lots of laughs! We discussed meditation in depth and provided tips and tricks on what works for us and little ways to try it out yourselves! Also we dug into a few of Kyle's firs...

Today's episode is a  very special  one for me as Cody was one  of  the first people I confided in  that I was even starting a  podcast as he was a large inspiration for me in his posts as i loved the effect  his words could have on me and I knew I needed to find a medium to bring my own thoughts to people.  Funnily enough that extra time it took for me and Cody  to  find a time  to  record a...

For the  second time in the past few weeks my guest is Damon  Cardinal.  It became obvious after our first chat that there was much  more to talk about and a second sit down  was required asap.  Luckily  we were able to actually meet in person  this time and with 3hrs at our disposal got down to brass  tax on multiple subjects such as trauma, meditation, mind-body  connection, and how Damon  incor...

Today's guest's I happened to stumble upon on linkedin as there was an article about 2 masters of geology students at the UofA who were gathering signatures on an open letter to the Canadian Prime Minister and as I looked further into the content of  that letter it felt like it came straight from myself!  What they are asking is for a middle ground to be struck between environmental prot...

Today's guest is my good buddy Evan Gerrard! We had  a blast catching up about our old glory days in Lister talking dodgeball, video games, drinking at dukes and more recently our journeys into the real world and how we leveraged our university degrees as well as certain other skills we gained outside of the classroom in a corporate setting.  It was very refreshing to talk to someone like eva...

Shaun Newman is a podcaster out of Lloydminster, who has had some of the biggest names in sports, as well as interesting locals to create an amazing lineup for your listening pleasure.  In talking with Shaun you can really feel the genuine love of the podcasting medium and I thoroughly enjoyed picking his brain on exactly what makes it so special as well as exactly how he got into it to start with...

Super excited to welcome Damon Cardinal to the podcast! Damon is a personal trainer that understands fitness is so much more than simply sweat and calorie deficits.  Using his own weight loss journey as a benchmark for what progress should look like, Damon is helping people make real life changes in all aspects and not just in waistlines.  We discuss our personal journeys and how change has to hap...

Very special episode today with one of the nicest, most talented, and strong people I know! I have always loved music and when i learned my first 3-chord song on guitar in grade 12 I was hooked!  So when I started this podcast musical guests were at the top of my list and I couldn't be more excited for the first of many to be Marley Corrigan! Marley was yet another guest I met at University t...

Was an absolute pleasure to catch up with Shawn and pick his brain on everything he has been up to since I moved away from Slave Lake. Shawn was not only able to break down exactly what  the town council does, a role he has been in for the past few years, but he has also ran me through the stress and glory of putting together multiple Ice Breaker charity events as well as a few benefit concerts as...

Today we welcome back my sister Courtney to catch up, try out a new recording software and bring forward the idea for my Sober/Optimize October! For the entire month of October I and anyone else who wants to join are going to be going sober and adding any personal growth tasks as well.  This could be in the form of one little thing or a large section of major change!  For me the toughest part is g...

Some real Slave Lake royalty in the house for today's episode!  TJ Foster hopped on with me for a good old fashioned bullshit about Hockey, Sports in general, video games, and chasing your dreams.  It was immediately clear that physical talent was not the only reason behind his  success as his intellect and depth of thought on all subjects we discussed proved to be extremely insightful form s...

Joining the podcast today is my cousin Katrina Demers.  Growing up with a 6-10 year difference between me and all my cousins in our extremely close family provided a unique opportunity to get to know them anew as adults.  Knowing this going into the podcast I was still blown away by the degree to which Katrina has grown and matured way beyond her years.  Listening to our conversation I could have...