In the very first episode of UnHammered, Brantt chats about how this show came to be and what he looks to accomplish while exploring stories from his best selling book 'PainKiller: A Memoir of Big League Addiction'. Brantt also talks about his friend Chris Simon, his take on Valeri Nichushkin entering Stage 3 of the Player Assistance Program of the NHLPA and NHL and why he looks forward to taking it one week at a time with his listeners.