Can You Confirm That?

Dearest G - teach us

We have an election in Canada, and it'll be over before we even know it! Strap in for some, always exciting, Canadian politics! 

Anything else happen that could have shook the world, outside of Prime Minister Trudeau calling an election in Canada? Oh, yes, the second the US presence in Afghanistan left the Taliban took the country, in a way not even a predictable story teller would write! 

Enjoy the mess with the fellas this week and learn and laugh and tell a friend to tune in if you like what you hear, we'd really appreciate that! 

Welcome to Can You Confirm That?! If you don't know, we're two pop-culture and media buffs that love learning, about people, about art and film and about anything else in the media! 

This week, instead of our classic "Ruin a Classic" lets re-write one! John is going after 80s anthems, giving them a modern sensibility and re-working them up from 80's to the 2020's.

Our main topic this week, what happened at Disney? Scarlett Johansson is not happy with how the release of Black Widow went down, was she right in voicing her concerns? And other ways people in the industry get hosed! 

If you're new here, check out our instagram or facebook and if you like what you're hearing - tell a friend!! 

Thanks for listening! 

This week we have another "friend of the show" with us, the remarkable Andrew Mercier. Exploring what makes Andrew "tick" has been a real journey.. literally all across the globe! 

Andrew doesn't take any of it for granted and we really hope you listen, learn and enjoy. Lots to take away with this one.

Thank you as always for checking it out! Tell a buddy if they'd be interested and be a super cool friend

What an amazing week to be back to our old format? 

John and Gaurav this week are back talking about the lessons they've learned from last week's guest DW Horton, things you can learn in 40 mins of exposition on the last episode of Loki, with 10,000 hours of training as an Olympian and things to unlearn from Youtube about science. That's the theme this week and this season, growth. 

It felt good to catch the listeners up on how the summer is going and we hope you love it. Special thanks to our episode sponsors! 

This week on Can You Confirm That? we introduce our new Friends of the Show segment with one of my closest friends, DW Horton. We learn what makes him an "all around" good guy, and it's more simple than you think... He sees good in others. 

We talk the past, and present with him, what's made him who he is and values he has. 

He's humble and likeable, and we had a great time trying to learn how to be more like him! 

Check him out at welderseries or check out his tutorials at my figurative shoulder - you can also check out his instagram, @hc3dp 

Thanks for listening and rating, we appreciate it! 

A new outlook, a new format, it's the all new, season 2 of Can You Confirm That?!! 

This year we're showcasing our "Friends of the Show" by deep diving into the human condition. Sound intense? Well, keep listening and tuning into CYCT to make sure we haven't strayed too far away from what you know and love. Yah, don't worry, there's a glory hole joke in there. 

We are so excited to be back and can't wait to bring you a great season 2! Thanks for listening, check out more at cyctpod.com

We did it!! Can You Confirm That? is officially one year old now! We're so proud to hit this milestone, producing and creating a show for 50 straight weeks, and we hope you love this trip down memory lane as much as we did recording it! Thank you to everyone that supports us, we wouldn't be here without you all, and love each and every one of you! 

It's been fun learning and growing and developing this show and this week we talk about the journey we had getting to 50 episodes. We're taking a 2 week vacation and we will see you all July 16th! Until then, keep fact checking and ruining beloved films for everyone! 

Time Codes: 

Finale Breakdown (04:25)

How We Started (07:58)

The Nolan Boys (24:24)

How To Be CYCT (31:30)

The Passion Of John Brown (37:30)

Ruin Things With Us (56:17)

Thanks for listening! Head to cyctpod.com for more Can You Confirm That? and to join the #factcheckarmy

Of course we don't mean real murders, no!! 

Okay, now that the disclaimer is out of the way, do you remember Brian Dunkleman? Does that name sound vaguely familiar to you? The original co-host of American idol, until Seacrest decided he could do it alone... If you don't remember that name, rest assured you're in the majority. Ryan Seacrest really built his career of the back of a murder trial you will likely remember, the O.J. Simpson trail and the celebrity family from that trial, the Kardashians. 

Last week we saw the end of a ground-breaking show, Keeping Up With The Kardashians and we talk about the impact they've had on the world, what their true talents are about where we go from here. 

As always, we thank you for checking out Can You Confirm That? and you can get more of us at cyctpod.com

Time Codes:

Loki Extended Universe (00:45)

Trumps Desk Is Cleared (18:59)

No Kim, No Khloe, What's Next? (41:07)

Well, fact check army, this week features our first official #Friendoftheshow - Author of The Shaman's Daughter, Tyson Remers! We're so thrilled to introduce you to Tyson and his cosmic fantasy novel, his experiences and dreams and we think that if you're a fantasy fan you should definitely check out this book! You can, right here: https://www.amazon.ca/Shamans-Daughter-Part-One/dp/1777478006 

We bring Tyson on as a friend of the show and put him through the Thunderdome - or maybe we can call it a full episode. 

Thank you for listening and checking out cyctpod.com and Tyson's book! 

Time Codes: 

Toto, always relevant (09:13)

Tyson Remers - The Next Tolkien? (32:40)

D&D For G (1:08:05)

Well, it's finally happened, the most beloved Friends cast has finally reunited for the first time in 17 years (except that other time). What an special event, we get to hear about all the fun they've been having as real "friends" since the show has ended and all the stories since they've shared... or not! 

Let's talk about if reunion shows like this should happen, how we want them to happen and where they belong. Please let us know how you felt about the Friends Reunion Special, if you were able to watch! Connect with us at cyctpod.com or any social media. Just search Can You Confirm That. Thanks for listening! 

Time Codes: 

Intro (06:07)

Get TikTok Famous (11:00)

WWE Bios on A&E (29:04)

Friends Reunion, Worth it? (42:14)