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Bündock - "American Singer"

October 20, 2026 · 1 hr 14 min

This is an episode about Big in Quebec band Bündock but it's mostly about other things. Namely, The Doors. We also solve a certified CanCon-mystery. *Cracks whip* Also, discussed: RIP Sass Jordan, RIP Telephone Explosion Records, the Coors…
Tegan and Sara: Part 2 - "Closer"

October 13, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

In part two of our investigation into whether or not Tegan and Sara are spiritually CanCon, the twins rise from the depths of despair to the Oscar stage and become major influences to some of the biggest pop stars in the world. But is…
Tegan and Sara: Part 1 - "Where Does the Good Go"

October 6, 2026 · 1 hr 19 min

The first part of our investigation into whether or not fully famous twin sister duo Tegan and Sara are spiritually CanCon, takes us from their humble Calgary beginnings to the halls of Seattle Grace Hospital and the first season of Grey's…
TEASER | Bryan Adams' War on CanCon

October 1, 2026 · 4 min

TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON Everything Bryan Adams does, he does it for himself. In anticipation of Bryan Adams' forthcoming album, which he describes as "a deeply personal musical love letter to Canada," we create…
K-OS: Part Zero - "Sunday Morning"

September 29, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min

In the final chapter of our K-OS deep dive, we take a look at his chaotic post-Crabbuckit career which includes teaming up with members of Broken Social Scene , Nelly Furtado, Bob Rock, and many others. Mac also argues that the…

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K-OS: Part 2 - "Crabbuckit"

September 22, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

We climb claw-first into K-OS's breakout 2004 album Joyful Rebellion and continue our quest to figure out what fuels and frightens K-OS. Hip-hop? The biz? Everything? Everyone? It's all in the music man. Also discussed: Lake Ontario…
K-OS: Part 1 - "Heaven Only Knows"

September 15, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

K-OS is one of the defining Canadian musicians of the 00s but his musical output begins in the mid 90s. We trace K-OS's evolution from his upbringing in Whitby, Ontario to him finally releasing his debut album Exit in 2002. We are just…
UNLOCKED | Busted: CanCon's B-tier boy bands

September 8, 2026 · 51 min

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON FOR MORE BONUS EPISODES LIKE THIS ONE, MUSIC RECCOMENDATIONS AND MORE. In the late 90s, tens of Canadian men banded together to sing, dance, gel their hair and try to make it big with their songs of fantasy and…
Summer Gab Vol. II: Raine vs. Chantal The Book, The Hip, AOF and more

September 1, 2026 · 50 min

We say goodbye to the summer months with Vol. II of our seasonal gab. We talk about our interview with Dave from Wave, the real origins of stomp-clap, Raine Maida and Chantal Kreviazuk's new marriage memoire, the rebroadcast of the final…
Goin' to California with Wave's Dave Thomson

August 25, 2026 · 1 hr 27 min

In the late 90s, Dave "Dwave" Thomson was a 20 year old Brock University student who worked at Sunrise Records. But with a mega-hit in his back pocket and bandmate Paul Gigliotti by his side, everything was about to change. Dave joins us…
TEASER | Busted: CanCon's B-tier boy bands

August 21, 2026 · 6 min

TO HEAR THE EPISODE BECOME A PATREON! THANK YOU! In the late 90s, tens of Canadian men banded together to sing, dance, gel their hair and try to make it big with their songs of fantasy and insecurity. These are the ones you DON'T…
Rough Trade - "High School Confidential"

August 18, 2026 · 1 hr 15 min

In the late 70s, Carole Pope and Rough Trade's campy, sexy and provocative live show made them a Toronto staple. But when "High School Confidential" took over the airwaves with its at-the-time shocking line about jean-creaming, they broke…