00:20:04 FIFA World Cup 2026 – The matches and scene around host city Vancouver including fan zones, TSN broadcasts, and more

00:40:34 Rogers Sports & Media – Rogers  cuts staff and shutters radio stations, and raises cost of the Sportsnet+ subscription… again! Plus online media purchases vs physical disks: Sony to end PlayStation physical disc production in 2028

00:51:38 Bill C-22: Canada’s Canada’s proposed Lawful Access Act, 2026 – Tracking, surveillance, privacy and security

00:58:13 Concerts, Travel & Tech – Concerts, travel, and technology updates, including Metallica and Linux

01:18:40 Tunes of the Week – What we’ve been listening to

01:32:44 New TV for Adam – Samsung 55" Neo QLED 4K QN90F Vision AI Smart TV

01:40:36 Movies & TV – What we’ve been watching

Recorded on Sunday, August 9, 2026.

Stephen's Music:

• Warning – "Rituals of Shame"
• Warning’s Rituals of Shame: A film by Geert Braekers
• Tony Iommi – “World Alone”
• Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats – “Shapes Of Midnight”
• Marilyn Manson – “Front Toward Enemy”

Adam's Music:

• King Ultramega – "Birth Ritual" (featuring Lzzy Hale & Matt Cameron)
• Bear McCreary featuring Slash, Duff McKagan, Chad Smith, and Brendan McCreary – "Cool Kids"
• Her Last Sight – "My Mirage"
• Bring Me The Horizon – "Dehumanized"
• Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts – "Second Song"

Sources:

• Rogers Sports & Media cuts 230 jobs, shutters six radio stations | Broadcast Dialogue
• Rogers is raising the price of Sportsnet+ again | MobileSyrup
• Sony Finally Responds to PlayStation Players Angry About PS5 Physical Discs Ending | Vice
• Canada’s Bill C-22 and the security cost of collecting more data | Tailscale
• Samsung 55" Neo QLED 4K QN90F Vision AI Smart TV | Samsung Canada

00:04:30 Health Update – ER visits, lab work, and colonoscopies

00:20:11 Server Crash – Storage Pool alerts on the Synology NAS, leading to degradation and eventually server failure… Make sure you have backups of your important data!

00:41:58 Sports Update – The 2026 FIFA World Cup is coming soon. Vancouver is hosting matches and the city is going to be crazy! Plus, the Stanley Final starts soon.

00:58:17 Picks of the Week – Tunes, including Record Store Day, movies, and TV.

Recorded on Sunday, May 31, 2026.

Stephen's Tunes:

• Elder – "Capture/Release"
• Monolord – "Oozing Wound"
• SLIFT – "A Storm of Wings"
• All Them Witches – "Culling Line"

Adam's Tunes:

• A Perfect Circle – "Starless"
• Anthrax – "It's For the Kids"
• Tove Lo – I’m Your Girl Right"
• Roxferry – "Blinded"
• All Them Witches – "Hold Up, Say What?"
• Primus – "Holy Diver" featuring Puddles Pity Party
• Black Lung –  "Demons" live at Wrightway Studios

Sources:

• How to avoid crowds in Metro Vancouver during the FIFA World Cup | CBC News
• The 100 Best Dolby Atmos Movies | Hello Atmos

00:02:25 - Valentine’s Day

00:04:10 - New computer setup

00:20:26 - Super Bowl, Winter Olympics, and the FIFA World Cup

00:41:32 – Surveillance cameras and AI

00:57:22 - Adam is hunting for a winter jacket

01:02:12 - Tragedy in Tumbler Ridge, BC

01:07:55 - Recent and upcoming concerts, including the risks of travelling to America

01:33:45 - Picks of the Week!

Recorded on Sunday, February 15, 2026.

 00:01:22 – Happy New Year!

00:04:34 – New year but same bullshit from Amerika… Donald Trump, ICE, and the deaths of Rob & Michele Reiner

00:27:25 – Christmas break, terrible neighbours, and pot smokers

00:45:19 – Boxing Day sales, and technology updates

01:02:10 – Movies, ads, and Christmas horror

01:17:40 – Our top albums of 2025 (See lists below)

01:23:44 – Picks of the week: Music, and TV

Recorded on Sunday, January 11, 2026.

Stephen’s Top Albums from 2025 (not meant to be “a best of” and in no particular order):

• Testament – Para Bellum (Thrash metal from California) 
• Paradise Lost – Ascension (Doom metal from UK) 
• Deadguy – Near-Death Travel Services (Hardcore from New Jersey) 
• The Haunted – Songs Of Last Resort (Heavy metal from Sweden) 
• Coroner – Dissonance Theory (Thrash metal from Switzerland) 
• Gaahl’s Wyrd – Braiding The Stories (Black meta from Norway) 
• Igorrr – Amen (Black metal from France) 
• Warbringer – Wrath And Ruin (Thrash metal from California) 
• Messa – The Spin (Doom metal from Italy) 

Adam’s Top Albums of 2025 (in no particular order):

• Ed Sheeran – Play
• Finger Eleven – Last Night On Earth
• Big Wreck – The Rest Of The Story
• White Reaper – Only Slightly Empty
• Nine Inch Nails – TRON_ Ares
• Spiritbox – tsunami sea
• Deftones – Private Music
• Her Last Sight – Seasons SUMMER
• Killswitch Engage – This Consequence
• Sleep Token – Even In Arcadia

Sources:

• ‘People are worried’: Air travel from Vancouver to U.S. falls for 10 straight months | Vancouver Sun 
• Neil Young Scorches Donald Trump: ‘It’s ICE Cold Here in America’ | Rolling Stone 
• Trump repeats criticism of killed Hollywood director Rob Reiner | BBC

Recorded on Sunday, December 14, 2025.

Recorded on Monday, September 1, 2025.

00:02:13 - New York City! And Toronto.

00:28:46 - Hellberta, and incompetence at Telus!

00:40:02 - Getting older sucks! But massage therapy is awesome and helps!

00:44:21 - New LG G5 OLED TV! I’m never leaving the house again!

00:56:40 - Black Sabbath, and Ozzy Osbourne… Back to the Beginning! RIP Ozzy.

Recorded on Sunday, July 13, 2025.

Sources:

• The Best Moments From Ozzy Osbourne’s Back to the Beginning Farewell Concert | The Hollywood Reporter 
• Ozzy Osbourne’s final Black Sabbath concert raised $190 million for charity | The Independent 
• Mick Ralphs, Guitarist in Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, Dead at 81 | Rolling Stone

00:02:27 - It’s been awhile – again! So we kickoff this episode with some coffee shop talk to catch up… Hellberta and other travel, plus the NHL Playoffs and broadcast rights here in Canada.

00:10:24 - Big news on Plex. Is it time to move to Jellyfin? We also discuss Navidrome, Immich and Tailscale.

00:26:45 - More dating stories from Adam.

00:30:55 - Update on Hi-Res audio.

00:40:47 - We turn to politics and government… Mark Carney, deficits, separatists, and more.

00:56:24 - Music news.

01:08:25 - Picks of the week.

Recorded on Sunday May 18, 2025.

Sources:

• Important 2025 Plex Updates | Plex
• Tailscale
• Trump insults Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift from Air Force One | CTV News
• What, exactly, are Alberta separatists mad about? | CBC News
• Rogers, NHL have agreed to another broadcast deal. What will that mean for how you watch the game? | CBC News
• Queens of the Stone Age To Release Alive In The Catacombs This June | Metal Injection
• Foo Fighters Fire Drummer Josh Freese: ‘I’m Not Angry, Just A Bit Shocked And Disappointed | Blabbermouth
• Metallica’s Kirk Hammett Unboxes Remastered Deluxe Box Set Of ‘Load’ Album | Blabbermouth

00:00:50 - Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal scoring record. And more on hockey with the playoffs about 2 weeks away.

00:11:17 - Live music updates.

00:19:15 - The latest on Amerika and Trump’s tariffs, including your digital devices at the border.

00:34:35 - Peanut butter… Fridge or cupboard? Smooth or crunchy?

00:42:24 - Carbon tax.

00:45:52 - Adam’s dating updates.

01:00:06 - Val Kilmer’s best movies, the TV series ‘Adolescence’, and more.

01:12:58 - Tunes, and our Picks of the Week!

Boycott the USA!

Recorded on Sunday April 6, 2025.

Sources:

• The GR8 Chase: Alex Ovechkin – NHL All-Time Goals Leader | NHL.com
• ‘Comply and be forthcoming’: Feds update travel advice for Canadians heading to U.S. | CityNews Vancouver
• Canada updates travel advice to warn of U.S. border officers’ power to search electronic devices | CBC News
• US Customs New Crackdown Prompts Canadian Lawyers To Urge All Travelers To Use Burner Phones To Protect Personal Data | Travel and Tour World
• How to protect your phone and data privacy at the US border | The Guardian
• Canadian detained for 11 days by U.S. immigration speaks out for others stuck in limbo | CBC News
• I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped | The Guardian
• I was a British tourist trying to leave America. Then I was detained, shackled and sent to an immigration detention centre | The Guardian
• A wave of artists are reconsidering tours over U.S. border detention fears | CBC News
• ‘This is an authoritarian country, now’: Professor blasts U.S. as he moves to Canada | CTV News
• U.S. could lose democracy status, says global watchdog | CBC News
• Skippy Settles the Debate—Can You Store Peanut Butter at Room Temperature? | EatingWell
• Val Kilmer: 10 Best Movies | Rolling Stone
• The Controversy Over Adolescence Is Even More Intense Here in the U.K. | Slate
• The Damned’s Founding Guitarist Brian James Dead At 70 | Metal Injection

00:01:12 - Coffee shop talk… Concert updates, Seattle, and crossing the border.

00:09:09 - More on Trump, tariffs, Wayne Gretzky, and our sovereignty.

00:31:36 - Sick? Stay home!!

00:40:48 - Multi-factor authentication… Passkeys, hardware security keys, one-time passcodes, and more.

00:47:04 - Gene Hackman and David Johansen.

00:57:27 - Concert attendance, Ticketmaster, Neil Young, and streaming services.

01:22:29 - Picks of the Week…

Boycott the U.S.A.!!

Recorded on Sunday March 2, 2025.

Sources:

• In Ukraine, a mix of anger and pride as Zelenskyy called disrespectful and ordered out of White House | CBC News
• Trump calls for ‘immediate’ ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia following Oval Office blow up | CityNews
• Trump defends Gretzky in social media post | Sportsnet
• Sick of sick notes: Doctors say scrapping paperwork would save time better spent on patients | CBC News
• David Johansen, Flamboyant New York Dolls Vocalist and Co-Founder, Dies at 75 | The Hollywood Reporter
• Actor Gene Hackman and his wife found dead in their New Mexico home | CBC News
• Metro Vancouver city sees event boom with 500% attendance boost since 2019 | Daily Hive

00:03:10 - Health updates… New bed for your back, COVID-19, Cardiac ablation for SVT (supraventricular tachycardia), and more.

00:17:40 - Film & TV, including Super Bowl and the halftime show, and Hi-Res audio update.

00:25:41 - Trump… Tariffs, TikTok, Canada, National Anthems, 4 Nations Face-off, and more.

01:02:26 - Music news… Black Sabbath’s ‘Back To The Beginning’ show, Ticketmaster, and more.

01:19:27 - Adam’s Music Picks of the Week, and more on film & TV.

Boycott the U.S.A.!

Recorded on Sunday, February 16, 2025.

Sources:

• ‘We’re not going to America’: Canadians boycott U.S. over Trump threats | CBC News
• Buy Canadian! | reddit
• Trump tariffs could cost B.C.’s economy almost $70B in 3 years, government says | Global News
• Fans again boo U.S. anthem before spirited rendition of ‘O Canada’ at 4 Nations | CTV News
• Wastewater monitoring dashboard | Government of Canada
• Canadian COVID-19 Hazard Index | COVID-19 Resources Canada
• Everything you need to know about the Black Sabbath reunion show at Villa Park | Loudersound / Metal Hammer
• Thousands of Oasis tickets are now being cancelled by Ticketmaster in bot crackdown – but many fans are unhappy | NME

Happy New Year!

Stephen’s Best Albums of 2024:

• Judas Priest – Invincible Shield
• 1000mods – Cheat Death
• Causa Sui – From the Source
• Space Slug – Out of Water
• The Saints – (I’m) Stranded (2024 Remastered Box Set) 
• The Sword – Live at Levitation
• Sólstafir – Hin Helga Kvöl
• Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – The Gennaro Tapes (Live In Edinburgh 1982)
• High on Fire – Cometh the Storm
• Lucifer – Lucifer V

 Honourable Mention:
 Van Halen – Live in Dallas 1991 (2024 Record Store Day Black Friday release)

Adam’s Best Albums of 2024:

• As I Lay Dying – Through Storms Ahead
• Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft
• Eminem – The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)
• Kelsea Ballerini – Patterns
• Linkin Park – From Zero
• Poppy – Negative Spaces
• The Offspring – Supercharged
• Tove Lo – Heat
• Joyner Lucas – Not Now I’m Busy
• Judas Priest – Invincible Shield
• Pearl Jam – Dark Matter

00:01:50 - Some coffee-shop talk to kick off the new year, including a trip to San Francisco.

00:20:29 - New Year’s Eve.

00:25:59 - Tech updates, including keyboards, mobile phone plans.

00:38:36 - Taylor Swift Mania hits Vancouver.

00:50:50 - Messaging apps, end-to-end encryption, and more reasons to use Signal.

01:06:45 - Picks of the Week… Music, film, and television.

Recorded on Sunday, January 5, 2025.

Sources:

• CISA urges switch to Signal-like encrypted messaging apps after telecom hacks | Bleeping Computer
• Improving Private Signal Calls: Call Links & More | Signal Blog
• Keep your phone number private with Signal usernames | Signal Blog
• Ireland orders X, TikTok and Instagram to curb terrorist content | The Guardian
• Federal government departments have green light to advertise on TikTok — despite security concerns | CBC News
• Meta Fined €91 Million for Storing Millions of Facebook and Instagram Passwords in Plaintext | The Hacker News
• Telegram’s Response to Piracy Has Improved Since CEO’s Arrest | TorrentFreak
• Neo-Nazis Are Fleeing Telegram for Encrypted App SimpleX Chat | Wired
• Telegram has disclosed criminal data to authorities for years, Durov says | The Record
• What went wrong with Telegram: ‘Terrorist attack broadcast live’; channels selling drugs, guns and more | Gadgets Now: The Times of India
• The French Detention: Why We’re Watching the Telegram Situation Closely | Electronic Frontier Foundation
• How a Free 1991 Van Halen Concert Nearly Broke Up the Band | Ultimate Classic Rock

June is National Indigenous History Month and we would like to recognize the history, heritage and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada. We encourage all Canadians to educate, understand and to create a path toward reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.

In this episode, we list some athletes who wore the number '69' on their jersey. Do you know any of these guys? The latest on the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs and COVID-19, plus my struggles with TELUS… Yes, I finally purchased a new Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra but it was not a fun experience. Adam is in a similar boat with WorkSafeBC. And we chat about some new music, including a cool, new video from Red Fang.

Recorded on Saturday, June 5, 2021.

Sources:

• The Best Athletes Who Wore #69 | Ranker
• A comprehensive list of the greatest hockey players to wear 69 | The Comeback

Recorded on Sunday, May 30, 2021.

 Sources:

• Health Gateway: A single place for BC residents to access their health records | Government of British Columbia
• Florida rock concert tickets are $18 if you’re vaccinated – $1,000 if you’re not | The Hill
• U.K.’s Download To Host Three-Day Festival ‘Pilot’ In June: Moshing Is Allowed | Blabbermouth.net

 Recorded on Saturday, May 22, 2021.

Shopping for vacuums and other household appliances & electronics, and how to save some cash; The NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are underway. Plus, craft beer, COVID-19 vaccine update, the latest inductees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and a lot more in this episode.

Recorded on Sunday, May 16, 2021.

Happy Mother’s Day!

We kick off this coffee-shop talk with some film and television, including an older series starring Damian Lewis. Then, we bounce around to an update on Adam’s injury; Another gang-related shooting in Metro Vancouver; Tom Wilson, fighting in hockey, and the resulting debate on Hockey Night in Canada; Google privacy and security updates coming soon; And finally some music talk to finish it off, including a new cover tune from Dave Grohl and his daughter, Violet.

Recorded on Sunday, May 9, 2021.

Donald Trump’s final days in office (Fuck Off!); Adam provides an update on his new workstation; The NHL season kicks off with 116 consecutive days of hockey; The latest on film & TV; WhatsApp vs Signal; and my recent run-in with an anti-maker.

Delete Facebook!

Recorded on Sunday, January 17, 2021.

Sources:

• Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Sunday, January 17th | CBC News
• Signal operational again after daylong outage | CNET
• Donate to Signal
• WhatsApp Will Disable Your Account If You Don’t Agree Sharing Data With Facebook | The Hacker News
• The Stand [2020] | Wikipedia

We sit down and catch up with Neil Morrison, legendary radio broadcaster in Vancouver and Toronto for over 25 years. We yak about working in radio and the challenges broadcasters face today. Also, podcasting; Who the hell is ‘Brother Bill’; The Toronto Maple Leafs; Meeting his idol, Joe Strummer; And what he is listening to now!

Recorded on Sunday, December 6, 2020.

Recorded on Sunday, November 29, 2020.

Sources:

• Canada ‘not at the back of the line’ for COVID-19 vaccine, Moderna chairman says | CBC News
• Moderna Says Its COVID-19 Vaccine is 94.5% Effective. It Could Also Solve Pfizer’s Storage Problem. | Rogue Rocket
• Vaccine hesitancy a looming hurdle to ending pandemic | CBC News
• Pfizer and BioNTech could make $13bn from coronavirus vaccine | The Guardian
• Alberta reveals its COVID-19 app has been used to trace only 20 cases over 6 months | CBC News
• Download COVID Alert today | Government of Canada
• Secure email: Tutanota free encrypted email. | Tutanota
• Twitter’s disappearing tweets, called Fleets, are now available for everyone | The Verge
• System of a Down’s “Chop Suey!” Is The First Metal Music Video To Hit 1 Billion Plays on YouTube | Metal Injection
• Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends) | HBO

We are pleased to have Todd Hancock join us for this episode. Todd is a well-known radio and podcasting personality, as well as an instructor at BCIT. He talks about being a broadcaster and the move to host of the TODDCast Podcast.

How is he managing the pandemic? The podcast? Who have been his top guests? The best Vancouver band right now? And what other music has he been listening to lately? He answers all of these questions and more!

Visit Todd’s website here.

Recorded on Sunday, November 22, 2020.