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This episode features a 34-minute conversation with CFL on TSN football analyst Luke Willson, (1:06) Steve has a beef with Paul’s social media artwork, (2:35) the boys debate the most notable number 58s in pro sports, (07:00) Steve forces Paul to talk about his new role as broadcast Director for the Carolina Hurricanes, (9:07) Luke Willson introduction, (10:13) Luke joins the boys, addresses his transition from TSN-CFL sideline analyst to the Friday Night Football booth, (11:47) booth preparation vs studio/sideline preparation, (12:55) comparing players on film vs on-field performance, (13:40) CFL schemes, game planning, speed, the good bad & the ugly, (17:35) admits he didn’t know how sports TV broadcasts worked & all that’s involved behind the scenes, (21:52) scripted broadcast elements vs free-flowing game action, (23:50) working with Jay Onrait on TSN SportsCentre’s NFL Sunday Night studio show, (25:20) simplifying technical aspects & terminology so all fans understand, (27:00) gamble on predicting plays before they happen, (31:18) giving credit where credit is due & never making it personal with players, coaches or team staff, (36:44) using team production meetings as an affirmation of his game prep, (39:07) on-air chemistry with his Friday Night Football booth partner Dustin Nielson & the ability to pivot to any football topic at any time during a broadcast, (43:57) the boys debrief their favorite moments from the interview, (51:02) the episode wraps up with social media promotion and a shout-out to our newest Truckers in Ashland Kentucky, Sparks Nevada & White House Tennessee.

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This episode features a 35-minute conversation with Jake Zivin, lead play-by-play voice for MLS on Apple TV, (1:27) Steve & Paul debate the most notable number 57s in pro sports, (5:36) the boys discuss Paul’s recent CFL shows for TSN, (12:18) the boys remember the NASL, the original MLS in North America, (15:16) Jake Zivin introduction, (16:16) enjoying FIFA World Cup matches during the MLS break, (17:05) growing up with the game of soccer, (18:52) what would 12-year old Jake think about what he’s doing now, (20:38) on pursuing TV after graduating college as a math honors student, (22:30) encourage young people to pursue their passion, (24:07) hardest part of calling soccer play-by-play, (26:26) on the art of knowing when to lay out in a big moment, (29:30) his feeling of imposter syndrome, his soccer broadcasting roots & people who supported him growing up in the business (32:40) 2026 FIFA World Cup, its amazing story lines & cultural impact in North America (35:23) FIFA World feed philosophy vs North American style broadcasts, (37:26) diving in pro soccer, (39:55) hot mic moments, (40:49) other sports he’d love to call at the pro level, (41:20) rapid fire MLS favorites, (42:57) recent growth of MLS, quality of play & passion for the product, (48:06) biggest improvement in MLS over the past five seasons, (51:15) Steve & Paul share their thoughts about the interview, (54:26) episode wraps up with social media promotion and a shout-out to our newest Truckers in Mountlake Terrace Washington, Borkop Denmark & Chester New Jersey.

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This episode features a 35-minute conversation with Bruins’ host & rink-side reporter Sophia Jurksztowicz, (1:50) Steve & Paul debate the most notable number 56s in pro sports, (7:05) the boys discuss the new CFL broadcast deal (10:02) Sophia Jurksztowicz introduction, (10:44) Sophia joins the boys (11:00) insane grind of the past condensed NHL regular season due to the extended Olympic break, (13:10) it’s 24/7 on & off the ice during the NHL season, (14:43) the vibes of being rink-side during pregame warmup, (16:40) Saturday nights in the Jurksztowicz household & “hosting” Saturday Night NHL games from her living room at just six years of age, (20:09) a diehard Leafs fans, she reveals her favorite all-time Maple Leafs, (21:38) being acquired by Sportsnet from The Score & finding her path to Hockey Night in Canada, (25:00) getting live reps to handle thirty, sixty-minute shows, (26:15) going live versus recorded segments, (27:38) the difference between working in sports TV in Canada versus the United States, (30:00) being dedicated to Bruins versus covering multiple sports, (32:41) using discretion with privileged information, (35:27) being a people person & great teammate (38:00) sneaky reporting & loaded questions to athletes, (39:55) being respectful & reporting from a human angle, (41:15) empathy for ESL NHL players, (43:44) healthy living & her passion as a holistic health coach, (47:20) Steve discusses the characteristics that Sophia brings to her career, (49:00) entitled journalists demanding answers from pro athletes, (51:16) the episode wraps up with social media promotion and a shout-out to our newest Truckers in Seengen Switzerland, Oak Ridge Tennessee & Reykjavik Iceland.

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This episode features a 35-minute conversation with veteran Carolina Hurricanes/NHL analyst Tripp Tracy.

(1:28) Steve & Paul debate the most notable number 55s in pro sports, (7:28) Steve wants a Utah Mammoth update; best & worst things about the past two seasons in Salt Lake City, (14:13) Tripp Tracy introduction, (14:54) Tripp Tracy joins the boys, (15:56) watching other teams play during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, (17:26) his collegiate goaltending career at Harvard, (18:55) the fear that crept into the latter years of his playing career & faith over fear, (21:22) trusting his gut & going on instinct, (23:10) breaking into TV & trying not to sound scripted or forced, (25:54) using talkback to his advantage to set up replay sequences after a big play, (20:00) his early days as an NHL broadcaster & improving on analyzing all areas of the game, not just goaltending, (31:47) broadcasting philosophy; regular season vs playoff hockey, (34:53) the hardest part of his job, (36:59) most important aspect of playoff hockey broadcasts (39:06) true NHL friendships & his passion for nicknames, (43:27) funniest on-air moment, (46:45) observing in the TV truck for the first time & the appreciation for the level of difficulty in executing a live broadcast, (48:50) the boys take a deeper dive into commentators using talkback as a means of communication in realtime during a broadcast, (51:33) the episode wraps up with social media promotion and a shout-out to our newest Truckers in Baia Mare Romania, Caerphilly Wales & Santa Clarita California.

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This episode features a 35-minute conversation with veteran Kansas City Royals announcer Ryan Lefebvre.

(1:42) Steve and Paul debate the most notable number 54s in pro sports, (9:15) After The Pod takes a trip down memory lane to the Golden Goal at the 2010 Winter Olympic Gold Men’s Gold Medal hockey game (10:57) Paul reflects on his memories of that historic game day (17:02) Ryan Lefebvre joins the boys from Spring Training in Arizona, topics include Spring Training, the beauty of baseball season, balancing storytelling vs analysis, growing up in an MLB family, working with Hall of Fame announcer Denny Matthews, radio vs TV, calling games in the analytics era, handling the big moments, memories of Vin Scully, thoughts on having trademark calls, a quick-hitter segment on his favorite MLB road cities, booths, hotels, restaurants, his all-time favorite Royals’ player, toughest player name pronunciation, funniest Royals’ player, best thing about Kauffman Stadium, cheering for players instead of teams, all-time favorite Royal’s moment, (52:00) Steve and Paul talk about some of MLB’s iconic stadiums, (53:17) the boys reveal their top storytelling colleagues, (56:35) social media promotion and a shout-out to our newest Truckers in Orem Utah, Akron Ohio & West Babylon New York.

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This episode features a deep dive with TSN Hockey analyst Mike Johnson on the upcoming 2026 IIHF U20 World Hockey Championship aka The World Juniors, (1:32) Steve & Paul debate the most notable number 53s in pro sports, (7:41) Steve shares an bizarre story tied to E52, (12:42) Mike Johnson intro, (14:34) his tournament preparations, (16:00) shifting gears from mid-season NHL to analyzing the top under-20 players in the world, (18:37) the amount of resources TSN invests in these broadcasts, (19:20) TSN’s philosophy of celebrating the greatness of the game & skill of best under-20 players in the world, (22:17) focus level of Team Canada versus their opponents, (23:50) Canada’s emotional investment in this annual event, (28:50) the competitive balance of the under-20 landscape, (32:12) the TSN-IIHF partnership, (35:00) a holiday season staple for Canadians, (35:40) TSN Play-by-Play announcer Gord Miller, an integral part of TSN’s coverage for 30+ years, (39:30) favorite moments from tournaments past, (42:07) thoughts & predictions on this year’s tournament in Minnesota, (43:45) supplemental programming & how TSN stick-handles 80+ hours of television over the two weeks, (47:55) the boys talk about their World Juniors experience with a peak behind the curtain of Paul’s 16-year run at this tournament, (52:55) the episode wraps up with social media promotion and a shout-out to our newest Truckers in Sydney Australia, Abilene Texas & Yorkton Saskatchewan.

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This episode features a 35-minute conversation with Alex Faust, (1:30) Steve & Paul debate the most notable athletes to wear the rare number 52 in pro sports, (5:35) the boys share a hilarious story about their recent meeting in Calgary, (11:50) Alex Faust intro (12:27) Alex joins the boys from an NHL road trip stop in Seattle, (13:33) dream job of calling his hometown NY Rangers broadcasts, (15:50) collegiate days at Northeastern, (16:44) growing up in a broadcasting family & moonlighting in sports broadcasting during college, (20:15) aspirations of becoming an NHL broadcaster, (22:05) memories of his first network assignment at NESN, (23:05) solid advice for younger broadcasters, (24:12) becoming the NHL’s youngest TV play-by-play announcer with the LA Kings, (26:55) expanding his broadcast skill set while in LA, (29:30) the importance of knowing the sports you’re broadcasting, (31:49) shares a funny story about NHL hockey legend Dave “Tiger” Williams, (33:33) inside scoop on the Alex Trebek-Jeopardy story that broke in 2018, (37:20) shares the broadcast booth with Will Ferrell in full character as Ron Burgundy, (39:10) the uniqueness of calling Grand Slam tennis, (41:55) complexities of calling MLB games in the pitch clock era, (45:50) winds up with a couple of technical nightmare stories from his career, (48:00) Steve shares a story about the day Nick Kypreos put him in a headlock at the Sportsnet NHL studios, (50:27) Paul discusses recently working Matt McConnell’s 2,000th NHL broadcast, (53:30) the episode wraps up with social media promotion and a shout-out to our newest Truckers Oksave, North Ostrobothnia (Finland), Caracas (Venezuela) & Sao Paulo (Brazil).

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This episode features a 30-minute conversation with TSN’s Rod Smith, (1:20) the boys debate the most notable athletes to wear the rare number 51 in pro sports, (6:36) Steve & Paul discuss their time on the front bench for CFL broadcasts with CBC & TSN, (16:20) feature guest Rod Smith introduction, (17:00) Rod Smith joins the boys, (17:25) Rod explains his broadcast preparation & philosophy for the 112th Grey Cup Championship broadcast, (19:50) talks about the thrill of doing football play-by-play at both the collegiate and CFL level, (22:33) shares how he handles Grey Cup Week & all it’s distractions, including his days of hosting Grey Cup Saturday with Darren Dutchyshen, (26:00) the boys talk Rod into sharing the some of his funniest stories from the booth, (34:12) Paul shares a hilarious story about Leif Pettersen working a college football game for TSN in Halifax, (38:30) Paul & Rod share some funny moments from Vanier Cups at TSN, (41:51) memories of an extremely awkward moment while hosting TSN Sportscentre, (42:59) the boys talk about pacing in a football broadcast, from the booth to the TV truck, (47:10) growing up as a CFL fan in Ottawa, Ontario, (49:57) the episode wraps up with social media promotion and a shout-out to all our CFL Truckers on the eve of the 112th Grey Cup.

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This episode features a 30-minute chat with Julie Stewart-Binks, (1:05) celebrating our 50th episode, (1:35) Julie joins the boys right off the top, (3:10) all three debate the most notable athletes to wear the number 50 in pro sports, (13:42) JSB relives her unusual path into sports broadcasting, (17:18) talks about her childhood, growing up and her true passion for all sports, (19:37) paying her TV dues in Regina Saskatchewan, (22:20) an Inside The Truck exclusive, for the first time JSB shares the story about her impromptu first date with Matthew Perry, (26:27) a nightmarish assignment involving her beloved Toronto Maple Leafs for the NHL on TNT, (32:31) best golf stories, attending The Masters during an eclipse and being chased by cicadas during a celebrity pro-am, (35:05) Paul pointblank asks JSB what Piers Morgan likes to drink while watching EPL matches, (35:58) final comments and JSB drops a bombshell parting shot, (36:44) the episode wraps up with social media links and a with a shout-out to some of our newest Truckers in Sooke British Columbia, Rochester New York & the Banana Capital of the World, Machala El Oro Ecuador.

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This episode features a 30-minute chat with Jody Shelley, veteran NHL analyst for FanDuel Sports Network Ohio, Prime Monday Night Hockey and the NHL on TNT, and as is usually the case, plenty of broadcast insight and laughs along the way, (1:15) Steve mentions that his voice is a little thick due to the smokey air quality in Calgary, (1:37) the episode takes an immediate detour when the boys get into a medical discussion and how to triage household knife injuries and childhood mishaps, (4:00) the boys finally gets back on track with a debate about the best pro athletes to wear the number 49, (9:50) feature interview with Jody Shelley, topics of conversation include the differences between regional and national NHL broadcasts; working in the booth versus ice level, amusing moments from working between the benches; mindset shifting from player to broadcaster; learning on the fly as a young announcer; his former broadcast partner Jeff Rimer and his current one Steve Mears; establishing chemistry with colleagues away from the rink; love for being part of team; involvement growing the game in the Columbus community, (44:20) Paul throws Steve under the bus and calls him out for admitting in E45 that he had no idea who Jody Shelley was, (47:12) Steve tells a funny story about pranking John Davidson on his debut as an NHL analyst, (52:17) the episode wraps up with social media links and a with a shout-out to some of our newest Truckers in New Taipei City Taiwan, High Prairie Alberta & Ooltewah Tennessee.

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