Yerrrr! Welcome back to another episode of Return of the Mak! This week I’m joined by Osman Ahmed! We get into how he got started in photography, his journey through marketing and advertising, and realize we’ve got more in common than expected after bonding over our OFSA days. Oz also puts me onto a secret Nike store, talks about always having a bit of a temper and somehow we end up revealing Duke’s secret identity.

We also talk about Hassan Phills being one of the most down to earth people around, Toronto’s inability to be objective during the Drake and Kendrick beef and Oz gives his critique of Drake and where he thinks things stand now.

Then I recap my trip to Chicago for Kanye West’s show, including night one of the concert, a very important Kanye vs Jay-Z secret Verzuz debate and the ridiculous setlist Ye pulled out in Chicago. And, of course, we close things out with some Silly Shit.

⏱ Timestamps:

2:23 - How Osman started photography

4:55 - Macklemore the goat

9:48 - Oz’s marketing/advertising journey

17:46 - Oz and Duke bond on going to OFSA

25:29 - Secret Nike store

31:05 - Oz has always been a hot head

32:05 - Duke’s secret identity

36:25 - Hassan Phills is super down to earth

39:31 - Toronto didn’t let you be objective during the Drake and Kendrick beef

41:03 - Oz’s critique of Drake

46:45 - Duke’s trip to Chicago

55:12 - Kanye West Chicago concert night 1

57:02 - Kanye vs Jay Z secret verzuz

1:14:10 - Kanye West Chicago Show Setlist

1:29:35 - Silly Shit

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Yerrrr! Welcome back to another episode of Return of the Mak! This week I’m joined by Slim from Coffee Break Podcast! We get into how he found success during the pandemic, the origins of Coffee Break, some of the weird DMs he’s received over the years and the story behind his most viral podcast clip.

We also talk about what goes into planning Coffee Break, moments they’ve had to completely remove from episodes and then we switch things up with a little crossover action. Slim came prepared with some AITA and moral dilemmas for us to debate, including a couple considering using a surrogate, whether a daughter should be allowed to mourn someone her family hates and whether leaving your friend behind in another country makes you an asshole.

And somehow we eventually end up uncovering the truth behind almond milk, Slim gives us his Tim Hortons conspiracy theory and, of course, we close things out with some Silly Shit.

Shoutout to Slim for coming on the pod!

⏱ Timestamps

9:04 – Slim Found Success During the Pandemic

13:24 – How Did Coffee Break Podcast Start?

15:19 – Weird DMs Slim Has Received

20:19 – Removing Religion From Society

24:59 – Slim’s Most Viral Podcast Clip

29:54 – How Coffee Break Plans Their Podcast

31:50 – Moments They Had to Remove From the Podcast

42:18 – The Couple Surrogate Dilemma

49:42 – AITA for Telling My Daughter She Can’t Mourn?

53:19 – Moral Dilemma From Rexdale

56:59 – AITA for Leaving My Friend in Another Country?

1:03:44 – The Truth Behind Almond Milk

1:07:59 – Slim’s Tim Hortons Conspiracy Theory

1:12:54 – Silly Shit

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Welcome back!! This week I’m joined by friend of the show @Kylewildfern to talk about the release of his latest album: Stolen George, dating white women, not supporting cancelled artists, cucking burgers and much much more! Tune in. We had a time, hopefully you will too!

⏱ Timestamps

0:00 - Intro

6:19 - Releasing Stolen George Album

9:19 - Kyle’s favourite moment on Stolen George

10:19 - Inspiration behind CAMH

14:09 - Writing process for the album

15:36 - Reception of the project

19:15 - Determining your classic album

25:19 - Drake co-sign or 10k loyal fans

29:29 - Reading Twitter drafts and recent tweet

38:16 - Going to the Chris Brown concert is a no go

45:59 - Code switching: adapting or shrinking yourself

53:46 - Drake’s Stake stream

59:49 - Drake conspiracy with Beyoncé

1:05:49 - Kyle attends his first brown wedding

1:08:09 - Silly Shit

1:09:39 - Kyle vs. Mariah the Scientist

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Yerrrr! My bad, I know I’m a couple days late. Life be lifing boy not gonna lie to you. But I’m back and that’s all that matters! Welcome back! This week, I got a very special guest. A friend of the show for a long time but this is his first time on the episode solo. This week I’m joined by @Touraniii from Bigger Dreamz podcast and we talk about his life, career, upbringing and get into what we’re currently listening to. Tourani shares details about how he got into his career of music management, tour management and more! We also get into a few Caribana themed Silly Shit questions. Shoutout to Tourani for coming on the pod.

⏱ Timestamps

0:00 – intro

7:24 - Tourani’s security background

10:51 - Caribana weekends recap

17:34 - Who is Tourani

37:09 - Bigger Dreamz podcast

45:29 - Where’s your passion for podcasting today?

46:24 - Tourani’s new artist

48:24 - Travelling all over Europe

52:27 - What albums are you currently listening to?

53:14 - Thoughts on the Tory Lanez Album

55:34 - Steve Lacy - Oh Yeah album

56:24 - Baby Rose - Yearnalism

57:44 - KWN - and all pride aside album

1:06:54 - Silly Shit: Caribana edition

1:13:24 - Kind words from Tourani

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Welcome back!! Another week, another episode! This week I’m joined by family member of the show @kotiiande. We talk about all that he’s been up to: going to Harvard, organizing Solaso Foods soccer games,running a spice bootcamp and so much more! It was great catching up with Koti after so much time. We also cover the 2026 World Cup and how proud of Congo we are!! We end the episode with a little treat so tune in!

⏱ Timestamps

1:19 - special day for Congo

5:30 - Koti’s recap of Congo in the World Cup

10:10 - Duke talks about attending a World Cup game

11:10 - Duke meets Majid at Naomi Sharon listening party

14:00 - Duke can’t accept compliments

16:00 - Solaso Foods hosted a soccer event

19:00 - Koti goes to Harvard

33:10 - Congo vs England predictions

36:10 - What are 3 things you love about Congolese

47:10 - Duke misses walking

48:10 - Could we live in Europe

50:35 - Koti’s thoughts on Love Island

1:01:40 - Congolese Silly Sh*t

1:10:00 - Duke and Koti speak Lingala

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I’m baaaack! Back from Europe with stories to tell. This week I’m joined by friend of the show @driver.ca to chat about all of the things. We get into his experience with nurses, baecations, str*pclubs, and much more. I also share stories about my Euro adventure, the World Cup and Toronto beef. You know we had to end the episode talking about Drake’s trilogy and where we rank each album today.

⏱ Timestamps

1:40 - Nurses have done driver dirty

3:00 - Driver’s recent visit to Brass Rails

8:40 - EURO TRIP

10:25 - Duke loses boarding pass

19:09 - Duke’s day trip to Monaco

40:20 - Watching DRC in the World Cup

43:10 - Driver has a secret admirer?

50:00 - Toronto podcast beef?

51:10 - Patricia J vs. Zoie Smith

53:30 - Mr Lewin on Uncommon Sense Podcast

56:00 - Being a provider in 2026

1:08:00 - Ranking the 3 Drake albums after 2 months

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Welcome back!! Another week, another episode. This week I’m joined by new friend of the show @pharaohhhhtt and we discuss her poetry, dating avoidants and how it will shape you, waiting 15 years for the love of your life and SO MUCH MORE. We also talk about the Loosies 3 pack, the growth of ROTM, Extra Gravy on the radio and many other things. Tune in!

⏱ Timestamps

0:00 – Intro

1:32 – pod intro

10:28 - The podcast is gonna be on the radio

13:52 - How Pharaoh got into poetry

20:12 - London is slowly starting to share his feelings with friends

22:52 - Journaling

25:00 - Dating an avoidant

33:17 - Favourite line you’ve ever written

34:32 - Western culture is very individualistic

36:56 - Rituals before going on stage

40:32 - Dating as a lovergirl in 2026

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Welcome back!! I was away (for the audio audience) for a couple weeks but it’s because ICEMAN dropped and I had to react to each one of those albums. Unfortunately, Spotify and Apple do not allow me to play full songs on the pod so you’re gonna have to go watch the reviews on YouTube or Patreon!

On this week’s episode, I’m joined by friend of the show Driver (@Driver.ca) to discuss the failure of a battle the Rick Ross vs. French Montana Verzuz was, Drake vs. The Weeknd, Stefon Diggs and his thick chef, Euphoria season 3, Toronto Summer 2026 and much much more! Take a look at the timestamps below:

⏱ Timestamps

0:00 -Intro

2:30 - Not everyone’s hairline made it to 31

8:39 - Drake vs the Weeknd

15:06 - Rick Ross vs. French Montana Verzuz

27:31 - Best Verzuz ever

28:54 - Stefon Diggs and his live in chef

35:52 - Euphoria Season 3

38:05 - Reviewing the Toronto Tempo Roster

1:00:51 - Silly Shit

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Welcome back!! On this week’s episode, I am joined by friend of the show @malcolmdjiadeu to discuss everything from our birthdays, to new movies (The Drama, The Undertone and much more). Malcolm also shares a story about how he almost got scammed by Dame from Shark Tank. This was a super fun episode, so you guys be sure to check out his page on IG. Also, please excuse the sound of the machine -it was its last episode.

⏱ Timestamps

0:00 - Intro

4:17 - Malcolm celebrated his birthday

6:37 - The Podcast recorder is dying

12:47 - We miss Desus & Mero

15:17 - Kanye’s Marseille Show

20:47 - Michael Jackson was petty

24:10 - The Drama movie discussion

27:47 - Undertone review

34:07 - D4vd found guilty

39:38 - Kevin O’Leary vs Scrub Daddy

41:02 - Damon from Shark Tank scammed Malcolm

49:39 - Flirting with coworkers

50:47 - Dating within the friend group

55:20 - Silly Shit

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Welcome backkkk! On this week’s episode, I’m joined by a big dawg in podcasting - Zoie (@foreverzoie) from Relentless Diaries Podcast. We talked about her presence in Toronto media space, the importance of authenticity, Angela Simmons being unsexy, dealing with criticism from listeners and navagiating dating as a podcaster. Tune in to hear the rest of what we talked about

⏱ Timestamps

0:00 -Intro

3:00 - Zoie growing into her big personality

5:31 - Zoie on the importance of authenticity

9:34 - Angela Simmons makes me sad

11:00 - First date etiquette

11:45 - Sex appeal is learned

17:50 - Things we want to see more of on first dates

29:53 - Dealing with male attention as a podcaster

36:00 - personal life vs podder life

39:07 - Game: Red Flag or Real Life

46:01 - Criticism

48:00 - conversations that don’t make it to the podcast

51:20 - partying at Drake’s house

58:26 - relationship with Mal from New Rory & Mal Podcast

1:02:30 - Silly Shit

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