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Marlowe Granados is a Toronto-based writer and filmmaker who’s work has appeared in publications such as Harper’s BAZAAR, Nylon, The Cut, and Air Mail. Her debut novel ‘Happy Hour’ is out now. Marlowe sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss becoming an accidental dog influencer, engaging with wildlife, Art Basel, The Crypties awards, fraud, reporters in TV shows, dealing with editors, befriending newscasters, getting verified on Instagram, “Smithfits” parties, Marlowe hating Josh for years because she thought he stole her leather jacket in 2009, fake last names, pre-Instagram ‘It Girls’, her friend cementing someones car door shut, breaking her ankle playing tennis, which Sex and the City characters we are, her dates worrying they’re going to be written about, turning Happy Hour into a movie, Elon Musk’s twitter, meeting the Oppenheim twins, the OG’s of TikTok and much more!

Marlowe Granados

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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Brendan Canning is a Toronto-based musician and founding member of the seminal indie rock band Broken Social Scene. Fresh off the heels of celebrating the 20th anniversary of their wildly influential album 'You Forgot It In People', Brendan sat down with the Josh and Austin to discuss their recent show at History, new music, driving between Canadian cities, touring as a DJ with The Tragically Hip, bands that won't break out of Canada, his first band hHead, niche audiences, artists not realizing they're entertainers, older bands dressing better than younger bands, HMV's return policy, the first BSS album 'Feel Good Lost', 'Trucker Speed', the first BSS show, recording 'You Forgot It In People', working as a PA on music videos in the 90s, Pizza Gigi, Indie Sleaze, getting lumped in with The Strokes and the New York music scene of the early 2000's, taking ecstasy for the first time, writing TV jingles, his brief period as a member of the band Len, finding the sample for 'Steal My Sunshine', Len inadvertently helping launch BSS, Norman Wong makes a surprise appearance, 'This Movie Is Broken', living in the same house since 1995, bad music at restaurants, Meryl Streep joining the band on stage in New York, their next album and much more!

Brendan Canning

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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We’re back with our first solo pod of 2023. In this weeks episode we recount our debaucherous New Years Eve party, ‘The Masked Ball’ and discuss the stress of setting up a party, ‘Couchgate’, trying to find a single cable an hour before the guests arrive, Josh running into his parents outside of the Ace Hotel, Gangsta Boo, Homeshake, Kristie Muller playing The Postal Service, almost missing the countdown, Teesh’s mask, money people and art people in the same room, taking advantage of the open bar, the afterparty in room 1302, the cursed confession booth pod, Modern Family, Dry January (Josh’s Version), being easy on yourself, New Years resolutions, Shirley Temple’s, Austin’s new music video, oxygen bars, 2023 plans and much more!

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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We’re back for our last episode of 2022 with fan favourite Lauren Armstrong. In this episode we discuss the best and worst of 2022 as well as the BlogTO article, The Little Jerry, whether or not Obama makes his ‘Best Of’ list, Nico the puppy, ‘Ambient TV’, Lady Bug Tavern, Ethel Cain, our favourite music of 2022, Dean Blunt bros, Kanye’s downfall, the ‘Hallmark-ification’ of “Its Giving”, 2023 trend predictions, Ambrosia Salad, big plate restaurants, our New Years Eve party and much more!

Lauren Armstrong

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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Melissa Vincent is a writer, producer, researcher and strategist based in Toronto who’s work has appeared in publications such as Pitchfork, The Fader, NPR Music, The Globe and Mail and CBC Music. Melissa sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss Christmas carollers, coming straight from CBC’s The National to record with us, Nickelback, musical moments on Tik Tok, beating the algorithm, disassociating on the internet, short attention spans, post-humanism, digital self vs physical self, Comic Sans, building your own world, archiving Toronto, passing the torch, gentrification, construction peep holes, disconnected music scenes, moshing, black metal, Blasphemy (band), the Cold Pod universe, the infamous Rob Gordon DJ set at The Little Jerry and much more!

Melissa Vincent

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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We're back with fan favourite guest Lauren Armstrong to introduce the newest member of the Cold Pod universe, Nico the puppy. In this episode we discuss how a puppy came into our lives, impulse purchases, the Lady Bug Tavern, FOMO, babies vs puppies, dog clothing, fake primitive building videos, urban exploring, Ye on Alex Jones, people who comment on celebrities Instagram accounts, Austin's upcoming trip to Miami, Art Basel seeming like hell, radio hosts, Jean-Luc Godard's 'Histoire(s) du Cinema', Hallmark Christmas Movies, bad CGI, expecting life to play out like a movie as a teenager, a massive announcement about the upcoming Cold Pod x Ace Hotel Toronto NYE Masked Ball and much more!

Lauren Armstrong

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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Basia Wyszynski is a Toronto-based stylist and actor who’s worked with brands such as Dime, JJJJound and Louis Vuitton. In 2023 she’s set to appear in the feature length films ‘Verona’ (dir. Sebastian Back) and ‘Sorry’ (dir. Adam & Chris Levett). Basia sat down with the boys on a chaotic evening as Josh was settling in to his new life as a puppy owner to discuss fashion shoots vs commercial shoots, returning clothes, hating music videos, working with Drake, poker being unsexy, costume design, astrology, acting, being a child model, 'Pisces Directors', the Balenciaga scandal, her billboard in LA, going to Dov Charney’s mansion, the perfect level of fame, manipulating your way in to roles, online dating, wishing she could meet her drunk self, memes and much more.

Basia Wyszynski

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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Jen Agg is a Toronto-based restaurateur and author of the national bestseller “I Hear She’s A Real Bitch”. In part two of our conversation with Jen, we moved on from red wine and charcuterie, cracked open the Coors Lights and discussed performing for her audience, her husband Roland, sexist restaurant reviews, being viewed as a villain, cheap beer, multitasking, the Michelin Guide, Grey Gardens, Top Chef, reality TV, people responding to her Instagram stories, light bulbs, Sneaky Dee’s veggie nachos, Uber walkers, Old Toronto, Dance Cave, Indie Rock, when Trinity Bellwoods was a scary place, becoming a snowbird, her friendship with Anthony Bourdain, her next book and much more!

Jen Agg

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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Jen Agg is a Toronto-based restaurateur and author of the national bestseller "I Hear She's A Real Bitch". Well equipped with a fresh plate of Bar Vendetta charcuterie, Jen sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss the right kind of bottle opener, running restaurants during Covid, staffing issues, cursed locations, Vancouver, what kind of woman Toronto would be, King St, Tequila Tonics, Drake's old restaurant 'Frings', her DM's, purchasing 'cool', putting your heart and soul into something, gatekeepers, The Killers, Gen X & Gen Z vs Boomers & Millennials, normcore, cancelled artists, billionaires, male feminists, the loss of nuance, Google reviews, people's perception of her as a 'bitch' and much more!

Jen Agg

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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Tom Henry is a Toronto based stand up comedian whos TV special ’66 Jokes’ is available to stream on Crave. Tom sat down with Josh and Austin on a Saturday afternoon to discuss day drinking, Daylight Saving, Comedy Bar, everybody wanting to be a comedian, open mic nights, ‘Laugh Sabbath’, pandemic comedians, freak dreamers, edgy comedy, his dead pan style, joke books, German criticism, '66 Jokes', honesty, polite Canadians, learning to tap dance, audience approval, acting, auditions, the glass ceiling of Canada, the grant system, America, his Covid-era variety show, his old blog, writing his first film and much more!

Tom Henry

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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