In this week’s episode of Gent’s Talk (S10, E142), powered by Gent’s Post, host Samir Mourani sits down with Dr. Michael Mak, a leading sleep expert to uncover the shocking truth about poor sleep and its devastating effects on your health. We all know sleep is important—but most people don’t realize just how dangerous sleep deprivation really is. Chronic sleep issues don’t just leave you tired; they’re linked to weight gain, heart disease, cognitive decline, and even early death. In this episode...
Mar 17, 2025•59 min•Ep. 142
In this week's episode (S10, E141) of Gent’s Talk, powered by Gent’s Post, host Samir Mourani sits down with professional snowboarder and media personality Craig McMorris. From carving up the slopes to becoming a TV host and Olympic analyst, Craig has lived an extraordinary life that most can only dream of. But behind the success is a story of resilience, reinvention, and the tough reality of being in the public eye.Craig opens up about his journey—from competing as a national snowboarder to...
Mar 10, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 138
In this week's episode (S10/E140) of Gent’s Talk, powered by Gent’s Post, host Samir Mourani sits down with healing expert and bestselling author Najwa Zebian, a thought leader known for her powerful insights on self-worth, emotional healing, and personal transformation.Most people believe time alone will heal their emotional wounds, but what if that’s a lie? In this episode, Najwa Zebian reveals the brutal truth about healing, why so many people stay stuck in their past, and how to finally ...
Mar 03, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 140
In this week's episode (S10/E139) of Gent’s Talk, powered by Gent’s Post, host Samir Mourani sits down with parenting expert Jess VanderWier, best known for her work supporting over 2M families globally. Most parents try their best to raise happy, well-adjusted children, but what if some of the most common parenting strategies are actually doing more harm than good? In this episode, parenting expert Jess VanderWier reveals the biggest mistakes parents make—and how to fix them before it’s too...
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 139
In this week's episode (S10/E138) of Gent’s Talk, powered by Gent’s Post, host Samir Mourani sits down with Giacomo Gianniotti, best known for his role as Dr. Andrew DeLuca on Grey’s Anatomy, for an open and deeply personal conversation about life in Hollywood, the pressures of the entertainment industry, and the mental resilience required to sustain a career as an actor.In this episode, Giacomo reflects on his journey from theater to television, how landing a role on Grey’s Anatomy changed ...
Feb 17, 2025•49 min•Ep. 138
In this week's episode of Gent’s Talk our host Samir Mourani sits down with Justin Baldoni, acclaimed actor, director, and co-founder of Wayfarer Studios. Best known for his leading role in "It Ends With Us" alongside Blake Lively, Brandon Sklenar and Jenny Slate. Baldoni delivers an unforgettable conversation on modern masculinity, his film 'It Ends With Us', fatherhood and self-worth. Baldoni shares a never-before-told story about his relationship with his father and open...
Feb 10, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Season 10Ep. 137
In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, powered by Gent's Post and supported by VRBO & Expedia, host Samir Mourani sits down with Tim Granaderos, the actor best known for his role in the hit Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. Tim breaks down the hard realities of being an actor facing constant rejection, dealing with feelings of imposter syndrome, feeling like a phony, how he stays positive and the importance of family. #gentstalk Connect with us! Subscribe here ► https://www.youtube....
Feb 03, 2025•45 min•Ep. 136
In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, powered by Gent's Post and supported by VRBO & Expedia, host Samir Mourani / @SamirMourani sits down with Dom Gabriel, the viral television star and content creator. In this conversation Dom, who's appeared on the Mole and Perfect Match shares how he went from receiving positive messaging to negative ones, the impact on his mental health, his battles with depression, the challenges of being on reality tv, how people have sent messages to his mom and why...
Jan 27, 2025•54 min•Ep. 135
In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, powered by Gent's Post and supported by VRBO & Expedia, host Samir Mourani / @SamirMourani sits down with Reza Jackson, the viral content creator known for his engaging and humorous content. Reza talks about the pressures of pleasing family, being an entrepreneur and how he wants people to think of him. #gentstalk Connect with us! Subscribe here ► https://www.youtube.com/@GentsTalkPodcast Website: https://gentspost.com/ Instagram: https://ww...
Jan 20, 2025•49 min•Ep. 134
In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, powered by Gent's Post and supported by VRBO & Expedia, host Samir Mourani / @SamirMourani sits down with Marhsall Glaze, the hit breakout star from Netflix's Love Is Blind. Marshall talks about his emotional turmoil, struggling with his mental health, creating uplifting content for his community, men's health and more. #gentstalk Connect with us! Subscribe here ► https://www.youtube.com/@GentsTalkPodcast Website: https://gentspost.com/ Instagram: https...
Jan 13, 2025•48 min•Ep. 133
In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, powered by Gent's Post and supported by VRBO & Expedia, host Samir Mourani sits down with Charlie Chang. A successful entrepreneur and creator, Charlie shares insights into his success, the key lessons for building a business, how he scales and how he balances life as a business man and a viral creator. #gentstalk Connect with us! Subscribe here ► https://www.youtube.com/@GentsTalkPodcast Website: https://gentspost.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram....
Jan 06, 2025•44 min•Ep. 132
In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by PokerStars, host Samir Mourani sits down with PokerStars ambassadors and poker pros Jen Shahade, Parker Talbot & Joe Stapleton to talk about the secret recipe to their winning mindset, how they build mental resilience and the key to winning in poker and life. Hint, it has something to do with staying positive. #gentstalk Connect with us! Subscribe here ► https://www.youtube.com/@GentsTalkPodcast Website: https://gentspost.com/ Instagram: ht...
Dec 30, 2024•44 min•Ep. 131
In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by PokerStars, host Samir Mourani sits down with Alexander Wolfgang, also known as Wolfgang Poker, a viral poker content creator with over 1.5M subscribers on YouTube. Wolfgang, who recently played in the Big Game on Tour with PokerStars shares insights into how he grew his following, how poker gave him a way of life, his approach to therapy and cold plunges, as well as reflecting on the recent loss of his father. #gentstalk Connect with us! Subsc...
Dec 23, 2024•45 min•Ep. 130
In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by PokerStars, host Samir Mourani sits down with Chance Kornuth, a 4 time World Series of Poker champion with a career earnings over $18M. Chance, an entrepreneur and professional poker player who recently appeared in the Big Game on Tour with PokerStars, shares the #1 secret of successful people, how he stays focused in high stakes moments, why family means everything and talks about his sobriety journey. #gentstalk Connect with us! Subscribe her...
Dec 16, 2024•45 min•Ep. 129
In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by PokerStars, host Samir Mourani sits down with Boston Rob Mariano, winner of the game show Survivor and professional poker player. Boston Rob talks playing in the North American Poker Tour in Las Vegas with PokerStars, lessons learned along his journey in reality tv, how he manages risk and why it's important to take a chance on something that matters. #gentstalk Connect with us! Subscribe here ► https://www.youtube.com/@GentsTalkPodcast Website...
Dec 09, 2024•46 min•Ep. 128
In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by Angel's Envy, host Samir Mourani sits down with Alvin Leung. The award winning chef affectionately known as the Demon Chef is a Michelin Starred chef, entrepreneur and restauranteur. Alvin shares how he acquired the Michelin Star, balancing family and why he doesn't care about the critics. #gentstalk Connect with us! Subscribe here ► https://www.youtube.com/@GentsTalkPodcast Website: https://gentspost.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/g...
Dec 02, 2024•59 min•Ep. 127
In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by Angel's Envy, host Samir Mourani sits down with Justin Wu. The award winning creative is a director and photographer who shares insight into overcoming imposter syndrome, how he captured the last moments of his father's life, the importance of keeping your "receipts", identity and hitting a dream milestone in completing his first feature film starring Noah Beck and James Van Der Beek. #gentstalk Connect with us! Subscribe here ► https://www.you...
Nov 25, 2024•52 min•Ep. 126
In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by Angel's Envy, host Samir Mourani sits down with Hope Agbolosoo. A former contestant on Big Brother, Hope shares the truth about being on tv, why he wanted to quit it all just three days in, how he navigated the hardship of expectation versus reality and how he stays confident through it all. #gentstalk Connect with us! Subscribe here ► https://www.youtube.com/@GentsTalkPodcast Website: https://gentspost.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com...
Nov 18, 2024•56 min•Ep. 125
In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by Angel's Envy, host Samir Mourani sits down with Eric Chong. One of the youngest winners of Master Chef Canada, Eric is now a restauranteur with multiple venues to his name. He discusses what life was like after the show, learning under the tutelage of the Demon Chef Alvin Leung in Hong Kong, balancing life as an entrepreneur, husband, father and chef and his chase for the elusive Michelin Star rating. #gentstalk Connect with us! Subscribe here ...
Nov 11, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 124
In a special episode of Gent's Talk, presented by Movember, host Samir Mourani sits down panel style with returning Gent's Talk guests JP Saxe, Dr. Ellen Choi & Tychon Carter. The panel conversation put on by Movember titled "Let's Talk Masculinity" took place october 18, 2024 in Toronto with the aim of changing the conversation around men's mental health. With opening words by Movember Country Director Todd Minerson, Samir and the panelists discuss modern masculinity, the role of social med...
Nov 04, 2024•56 min•Ep. 123
In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by BULOVA, host Samir Mourani sits down with our favourite sexologist Dr. Jess O'Reilly to talk about perfectionism in relationships, the rise of Tik Tok couples creating false realities, navigating jealousy and how to navigate modern dating depending on what generation you come from. #gentstalk Connect with us! Subscribe here ► https://www.youtube.com/@GentsTalkPodcast Website: https://gentspost.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gentspost...
Oct 28, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 122
In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by BULOVA, host Samir Mourani sits down with paralympian hockey player Tyler McGregor to talk about being diagnosed with bone cancer as a young teenager, losing his leg and learning to cope with his new reality, learning to become a hockey player again and what phantom pain really feels like. Tyler shares insights into his career, his life and his recent work with the Princess Margaret foundation. #gentstalk Connect with us! Subscribe here ► https...
Oct 21, 2024•57 min•Ep. 121
In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by BULOVA, host Samir Mourani sits down with Lubalin, a creator who reached peak Tik Tok virality with his internet comedy drama videos. Lubalin talks about changing gears to pursue his passion for music, how he balances his personal and public life, the cost of virality, how his videos hit 40+ million views and what he's chasing after. #gentstalk Connect with us! Subscribe here ► https://www.youtube.com/@GentsTalkPodcast Website: https://gentspos...
Oct 14, 2024•49 min•Ep. 120
In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by BULOVA, host Samir Mourani sits down with Tamika Tremaglio, a successful lawyer, former managing principal for Deloitte's greater Washington branch and the former Executive Director of the NBPA Player's Association to discuss how athletes are working through mental health challenges, how the NBPA / NBA supports its athletes and the mechanisms in place in the newest collective bargaining agreement to support building generational wealth. From st...
Oct 07, 2024•48 min•Ep. 119
In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by BULOVA, host Samir Mourani sits down with motivational speaker and life coach Raia Carey to discuss the secrets to overcoming imposter syndrome, building your foundational confidence and levelling up your mental resilience. #gentstalk Connect with us! Subscribe here ► https://www.youtube.com/@GentsTalkPodcast Website: https://gentspost.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gentspost/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gentstalkpod Facebook: ht...
Sep 30, 2024•56 min•Ep. 118
In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by BULOVA, host Samir Mourani sits down with Indigenous music artists the Snotty Nose Rez Kids to talk about growing up on a reservation, community, representing the Indigenous community, dealing with racism and healing intergenerational trauma. #gentstalk Connect with us! Subscribe here ► https://www.youtube.com/@GentsTalkPodcast Website: https://gentspost.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gentspost/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com...
Sep 23, 2024•45 min•Ep. 117
In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by BULOVA, host Samir Mourani / @SamirMourani sits down with Canadian men's national team soccer player Doneil Henry who talks about the heartbreaking injury that took away his FIFA World Cup dream away. Doneil talks about how it happened, the response from his coaches and teammates, lessons learned and how he's still coping with the struggles of losing the one thing he worked his entire career for. #gentstalk Connect with us! Subs...
Sep 16, 2024•53 min•Ep. 116
In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by BULOVA, host Samir Mourani sits down with Paris 2024 Olympic athletes Sam Schachter & Dan Dearing. The two professional beach volleyball players competed in Paris for Team Canada and share insight into what the life of an Olympian is really like, what it means to compete on the world stage at one of the premier events of the tournament, & how it all came apart at the end crushing their Olympic dreams. Sam and Dan reflect on how ...
Sep 09, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 115
In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by BULOVA, host Samir Mourani sits down with Ricki Liorti, a dynamic creator, entrepreneur and new author to talk about dating habits and mistakes, your relationship to self, why people rush dating only to find unhappiness, therapy and why he was jealous of a homeless man. #gentstalk Connect with us! Subscribe here ► https://www.youtube.com/@GentsTalkPodcast Website: https://gentspost.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gentspost/ Ti...
Sep 02, 2024•59 min•Ep. 114
In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by BULOVA, host Samir Mourani sits down with Dr. Ishrat Husain, a professor and the Scientific Head of the Clinical Trials Unit at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the Lead of the CAMH Mood Disorders Service. Dr. Ishrat's research into postpartum depression has shown results of an increase affect on new fathers, how mood disorders left untreated can lead to severe illnesses, the role of trauma in triggering depress...
Aug 26, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 113
