It’s the Jay and Dan Christmas Special…and fittingly Jay ruins a child’s Christmas surprise. The Man. The Myth. The Legend? Friend of the pod Ben Teller is in-studio sharing what he has learned about Canada and the benefits of celebrating Hanukkah. It’s a reunion from the Fox days as we catch up with Mike Botticello and Pat Muldowney.
Jay and Dan talk about dealing with online criticism (Ol Droopsy O’ Toole) and conclude that they never met Tony Twist. Gary Roberts joins the boys in studio to promote the Deck The Quads program and discusses the moment in his early NHL career that changed his approach to fitness. A huge Rapid Fire Segment with Gary as he shares stories from his career and memories of his teammates.
Dan celebrates the new highway 407 extension and the new Orono Pizzeria while Jay calls James Duthie’s national pride into question. The boys touch on the confusion surrounding last week's pod and Bryan Bickell comes on the podcast to straighten out some of Patrick Sharp’s stories about him. Actor and Radio Personality Terry David Mulligan joins the pod to talk about life in BC, his start in radio, and says you gotta wax your board.
Three-time Stanley Cup Champion Patrick Sharp joins Jay and Dan to discuss his career, talks about coaches and tells some hilarious stories in a game of rapid-fire!
Jay and Dan did what they did…together…in the wild…after which Dan got some questionable food while Jay went to the record store. Friend of the pod Art Mann joins the boys to discuss his fear of flying, interest in buying some Canadian currency and lets us know what events to hit up…and then refuses to leave. TSN 1050’s Matthew Cauz returns to the pod to chat Grey Cup, rave about the wine scene in Calgary and enrage Toolsie with his dessert rankings.
Winter is almost over? Perhaps not, but the west keg of the Jay and Dan Podcast Tour just wrapped up and the boys look back at their favourite moments and encounters. Dan misses out on museums, Jay loses his phone and Stoff slips in puke. Magic.
With Jay taking his first sick day in decades Dan is flying solo. Former Olympian and CFLer Jesse Lumsden joins the pod and tells us what it’s like aboard the Jay and Dan Podcast Express, after witnessing the live show in Saskatoon.
The boys discuss how Halloween went and look back at their time in Saskatoon and Winnipeg (and the airports). If things go sour Dan plans the future JON and DAN Tour (featuring Stiff!) Black Crowes Drummer Steve Gorman joins the pod to take us through his career, the story of the band's fall out and tells us what it was like to work with Engineer Jim!
Dan finally says goodbye to summer while Jay dreads a rainy Halloween. Friend of the pod and host of “The Debaters” Steve Patterson joins the boys to chat about Canadian politics, losing money dealing drugs, and how his wife will eventually kill him. The green party/fringe party debate rages on, and the Leafs may need a couple of hard men to get things going.
It’s the Mystery Pod: The boys try to make sense of the election…why not online? why the rulers? what’s the strip for? what happened to those miners? Dan gets his tupperware back and Jay kicks off the pod’s book club. PGA Golfer Graham DeLaet battles through a rough phone connection (desert lizards) to talk about his foundation, Romo playing golf, and his return to the tour.
Jay talks about his Thanksgiving and Dan goes back to Spanky’s for an odd encounter. Dustin Nielson from TSN 1260 joins the pod to discuss his experience calling CFL games, the current landscape in Oilers nation and to rank Edmonton’s eye doctors.
The boys recap their tour of Alberta. Allan, Jay’s friend from University sheds (some) light on his past. Humboldt survivor Tyler Smith joins the boys to share his thoughts on the Edmonton show. Enjoy what made it past the “chopping room floor”!
Jay ranks the bathrooms at TSN, while Dan visits the Peterborough Museum and runs into a bearded man at his old make out spot. TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger joins the podcast to look forward to the coming season, shine light as to why he never became a rockstar and plugs his new podcast with Ray Ferraro.
The boys recap their two weekend shows in Victoria and Vancouver, and the adventures that ensued. Kilted comedian Rob Trick joins the pod to share his impressions of the podcast tour, tells us about his special toothpaste and describes life in Victoria. Friend of the pod Jim Pearl calls in to describe his journey home and gives the guys tips on how to improve the show.
The guys recap their weekend in Montreal, and debut ‘Naked Time with Duthie’ as James drops by to talk about his weekend attending Jeff O’Neill’s wedding celebration. NHL veteran Brooks Laich joins the pod to discuss his fitness regime, having Duthie stay in his house and shares stories on some of the beauties he’d played with. Our social media guy Danny drops off some good lookin’ cookies.
Jay gives his impressions of Orono after attending the Fair with Dan this weekend. The boys catch up with an old coworker as Andy Roddick looks back at Bianca’s historic win and reveals that Roger Federer could in fact be a cyborg.
The guys prepare for the Orono Fair as Dan reveals his Carney killing secret. Journalist Kevin Newman joins the guys to discuss his career in news, address what’s happened to his old twitter handle and promote his new podcast “Attention Control”.
It’s Our Heart Warming Season Finale: Dan finds a deal on honey, visits the Orono Fair recaps being the Grand Marshall at a Truck Series race. Montreal Canadiens forward Max Domi joins the pod to address his comments about Leaf fans, picking on his dad on social media and what its like to play for the Habs CNN’s Daniel Dale checks back in to tell us about the joys of fact checking Donald Trump, blocking 500 people on Twitter and that Wolf Blitzer is friends with Masai Ujiri.
Dan shares another major announcement pertaining to the pod’s tour this fall, celebrates Nate Diaz and takes a stroll down memory lane. Rutledge Wood from NASCAR on NBC joins the pod to discuss the origins of his name, chats about southern cooking and tells us about his new show “Hyper Drive”.
Dan reads listener feedback, scrambles for guests and waxes poetic about his love of Detroit. Stanley Cup champion Michael Del Zotto joins the podcast to talk about his summer celebrations, playoff hockey and to dish about some of his favourite teammates.
Dan has hot tub troubles…and takes us back in time to revisit his month long vacation Hot Tub Time Machine style. EDM Dan is joined by DJ Ryan Shepherd to discuss music festival life. Friend of the pod, Jim Pearl who travelled to Europe with Dan, calls in to talk coffee houses, ducking bicycles and the seedy red light district…and of course Dan’s bathroom rankings. Jonathan Torrens tells us what it’s like to host the O’Tooles, and we can all learn a lot from Copper the horse,
Comedian Brent Butt joins the pod from his game room to teach us how to pronounce ‘garage’, talks about his first comedy special and describes what its like to get animated. Engineer Jim takes us down memory lane with a story of his involvement on a long lost album.
Jay opens the podcast with a very special message. Its the Bahds of The Pod edition of the show as we are joined by NFL Network’s Peter Schrager who once again proclaims his love for 90’s goalies, does his impression of Dan and shouts out “Doc” Cherry. Mike Botticello, now of the No Chill Podcast, catches up with Jay and shares his motto on life (catch it before it changes). AND; we have another MASSIVE announcement regarding the fall tour! Hear It Now!
As Dan continues his EDM fuelled tour of the world, Jay settles in for a Klatt chat! Friend of the Pod and Football Analyst for Fox Sports Joel Klatt catches up with Jay, talks about his start in the business and tells us quite the tale from his minor league days. TSN 1050’s Michael Landsberg joins the podcast to reveal his secret second life, chat mental health and lie about reading Jay’s books.
Jay gives an update on Dan’s vacation and calls BS on all the reporting that went around prior to the Kawhi news breaking. Raptors Play By Play announcer Matt Devlin joins the pod to break down Leonard’s decision, its impact on the league and the future of the Raptors. TSN 1050’s Professional Uncle Matthew Cauz is back with his Summer Wine List!
With Dan skipping town Jay dives right into the “JayCentre TradeCentre Special”. TSN Hockey Insider Pierre Lebrun is on his way to the cottage after a long day’s work at TSN…and he’s also on the Jay and Dan Podcast breaking down all the deals. We go cross country looking at the impact of each move, recall how deals unfolded and discuss who the real winners were. Taking full advantage of Dan’s vacation, Ben Teller makes an un-timed appearance (likely the last) and asks Would You Rather?
Dan can hardly wait for his vacation to begin after being accused of being a robot-lover at a local grocery store, while Jay recaps their outing to the Argos game/Arkells concert. Broadcasting legend Jim Van Horne joins the pod to discuss how TSN got started, shares some incredible industry stories and spreads awareness about bladder cancer.
The boys plan their upcoming night out (with or without Producer Tim), Jay’s neighbourhood is overrun by wild animals and the ladies keep blowing up Dan’s phone. TSN Play By Play Legend Rod Black joins the podcast to discuss the Raptors Championship Parade; the uplifting celebration, what could have been planned better and the scary events that almost ruined the day. He also reveals something about Leo and shares that he almost had a career in adult film.
Jay recaps the shows previewed at CTV Up Front, Dan survives a home invasion and the boys discuss (bleeping) and (bleeping) on Speakers Corner. TSN Basketball Analyst Jack Armstrong returns to the pod to recap how the Raptors fell short in Game 5, discuss the crowds reaction to the Durant injury, and comment on the growth of basketball in Canada. Shout out to the Toilet Bowl Cleaners!
Dan is not pleased with the weather, Jay reacts to beer in corners stores and the boys do a bit of housekeeping (answering your mail!). TSN SportsCentre Host Kayla Grey joins the guys to talk about the Raptors playoff run, what it’s like covering the Finals for eTalk and her experience working on the Amazing Race. Ben Teller races the clock to annoy Dannnnnnnnnnnn…
