The Stringer

Clay and Tyson Geick (NLL) start off talking about…..how they store their socks (6:12)? Thankfully they quickly move to Tyson’s lacrosse playing days (11:11), the only credit Lebron James deserves (17:36), creating own breaks in the industry (20:21) and that his birthdate is better than Clay’s (30:13). Tyson offers up why he won’t go to Vegas (40:33), praises the work of both Paul Bissonnette (46:13) and Kevin Bieksa (47:34) and the pair keep you “up to date” on the NHL Playoffs (52:23) (bunch of knuckle draggin', mitten-stringin' posers, if you ask me).

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Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, welcome to the Stringer podcast! Mike Valente (Toronto Marlies) and Clayton Hansler will start things off by introducing you to the well guarded secret of ordering four pints before last call (8:20), the plights of being single (16:48), social media etiquette in the twenty-first century (20:42) and the good ‘ol wild west days of Twitter (23:30). Mike heaps the praise on Gary Shandling (30:30), tries to remember 'that guy' (41:41), will try to sell you on Winnipeg (44:01) and how fun it is to be a sports fan in Toronto (59:02). Please remember to not feed the animals, keep your arms and legs inside the car at all times, and like, share, comment and post the podcast abundantly.

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The always kindhearted Caroline Szwed (Sportsnet) sits down with Clay to talk about her coach’s “secret” play in college (06:34), how she had no life outside of school and soccer (10:33), and living off the McDonald’s value menu (28:42). She opens up about her dogs struggles as a puppy (31:36), why we should always adopt don’t shop (34:44), how her return to Canada was more sudden than expected (44:37), her favourite women in the industry (47:28) and how at the end of the day one should always have fun (55:29).

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Rack it up Danny G! Dan Gladman (Toronto Raptors) and Clay talk about the legendary Todd Shapiro (12:25), boxed Coca-Cola (15:53) and what ultimately will be written on Dan’s headstone (21:07). The pair then discuss how to stay sane on long road trips (23:48), discover that you shouldn’t ask Dan if he’s been to Iowa (29:35), reminisce about the hoops one must jump through to drink in Utah (30:51) and, of course, life with the award winning Jack Armstrong (32:30). It takes up until now for Dan and Clay talk about their first “radio gigs” (46:35), how everyone is a content creator (51:34) and how journalism has changed in the last decade (55:02).

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Mike Augello (HockeyBuzz/Sporting News) and Clay start off talking about the early days of knowing each other (8:07), Mike’s life in finance (13:28), his intriguing TV habits as a child (15:08) and the origins of ‘Mike in Buffalo’ (17:00). Mike tells us about his transition from fan to pro (32:39), how to translate the voice in his head into writing (39:22) and how there is nothing wrong with being wrong (1:01:45).

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It’s another crossover episode! Matt Di Nicolantonio, host of the 416 Sports Show, reveals that he in fact was actually the first ever Stringer Podcast guest (7:32) before giving his two cents on Universal Studios’ Harry Potter World (9:04), how he can no longer afford to go on vacation (11:12), his complete immersion in sports (24:38) and his journey to becoming a broadcaster (28:18). When trying to relate his story of meeting Marina Sirtis Clay finds absolutely no allies (45:06), which makes sense seeing as though Matt hates Star Wars (45:20) and so together they do their best to try to figure out which monumental films he needs to see (49:07).

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Matthew Sharpe (daringboy.com) let’s Clay know all about #StartupLife (09:07) and how he embarked on creating something each day (10:24). He discusses the trials and tribulations of being a Patriots fans (16:00), Clay discusses directing (22:14), how he is the anti-George Lucas (25:55) and putting shit on magnets (34:50). We end with working with talented people (46:38), loving the storytellers (53:48) and how Marvel are dominating the poster game (55:18).

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Megan Robinson (Global News) and Clay talk about stalking on social media (11:05), the story behind her first twitter handle (17:58), her trips to Newfoundland (21:20), living in a van (24:23) and embracing the #GrandmaLife (29:35). Megan shares her motto (38:58), how her grandmother watches her on mute (45:08) and leaves us with her own take of the Stringer sign-off (52:50).

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Armen Bedakian (The Score) joins Clay to talk about his traumatic adventures in Montreal (8:10), Satan’s Cat (9:20), not saving lives (21:15), why Canadians are so polite (27:00) and Canadian Tire’s fight against winter (29:40). Armen brings up the time he skipped out on Sean FitzGerald for Jermain Defoe (37:20), how the internet hates everything (44:45) and going from typos to tapas (46:00).

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Simon Bennett (Sportsnet) starts the podcast off by shocking Clay with the reason his kids can’t watch Star Wars (05:45), before continuing to discuss his decade-long career with the Marlies (15:20) and his journey from Germany to Canada at the ripe ‘ol age of 11 (19:50). Simon discusses how he started as an intern at the Score (29:01) and learning from the consummate professional that is Elliott Freidman (37:15) before taking his anger out on the aristocracy (44:05). Simon and Clay compare notes on their guilty pleasures on TV (45:50), Clay plans to open the world’s most boring museum (51:20) and Simon leaves us with some parting wisdom from his years in the industry (53:50).

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