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Jen Agg is a Toronto-based restaurateur and author of the national best seller "I Hear She's A Real Bitch". Her newest restaurant General Public was recently ranked #1 on Toronto Life's Best New Restaurants 2025 list. Jen returned to the pod to discuss cultural shifts, her haters having to see her face every time they go to Shoppers Drug Mart, getting snubbed by publications for years, the 2017 Grey Gardens review, the next generation of media, her article about Michelin coming to Toronto, whether lists are important or not, Ontario Wine, Utah drinking laws, food critics, perimenopause, her workout routine, spending winters in LA, California produce, the General Public burger, TikTok food reviewers, Keith McNally, Holt Renfrew, changing the title of her second book, writing in New York, 50/50 Martinis, her secret love of DJing and much more!

Jen Agg

Josh McIntyre

Nick Marian

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We're back with our weekly one on one pod to recap Do West Fest, Josh and Nick hosting separate parties over the weekend, skewers, germaphobes and much more!

Josh McIntyre

Nick Marian

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Moon King is a Toronto based musician, producer and DJ who's most recent EP 'Roses' was released last year on Arbutus Records. Moon King sat down with us to discuss knowing each other for 20 years, our high school bands, working as a session drummer, the Rosedale music program, Spiral Beach, the golden age of Toronto DIY, Montreal overshadowing Toronto in the 2010s, The House of Everlasting Superjoy, Sterling gentrification, the $1 Megabus as a connector for DIY scenes, 64 Augusta, The White House, Phedre, covering The Beastie Boys, Shae Stadium, Silent Barn, Andrew WK, Torn Curtain, when Moon King was a band, playing in an early version of DIIV, the tunnel between 285 Kent and Glasslands, living in Detroit, Doldrums, The Ward, Detroits influence on his later music, Ryan Spencer, learning to DJ with 2lanes, the blog era, getting a bad Pitchfork review, the death of music media and more!

Moon King

Josh McIntyre

Nick Marian

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Marlowe Granados is a Toronto-based writer and filmmaker who’s work has appeared in publications such as Harper’s BAZAAR, Nylon, The Cut, and Air Mail. Her debut novel ‘Happy Hour’ is out now. Marlowe sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss becoming an accidental dog influencer, engaging with wildlife, Art Basel, The Crypties awards, fraud, reporters in TV shows, dealing with editors, befriending newscasters, getting verified on Instagram, “Smithfits” parties, Marlowe hating Josh for years because she thought he stole her leather jacket in 2009, fake last names, pre-Instagram ‘It Girls’, her friend cementing someones car door shut, breaking her ankle playing tennis, which Sex and the City characters we are, her dates worrying they’re going to be written about, turning Happy Hour into a movie, Elon Musk’s twitter, meeting the Oppenheim twins, the OG’s of TikTok and much more!

Marlowe Granados

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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Brendan Canning is a Toronto-based musician and founding member of the seminal indie rock band Broken Social Scene. Fresh off the heels of celebrating the 20th anniversary of their wildly influential album 'You Forgot It In People', Brendan sat down with the Josh and Austin to discuss their recent show at History, new music, driving between Canadian cities, touring as a DJ with The Tragically Hip, bands that won't break out of Canada, his first band hHead, niche audiences, artists not realizing they're entertainers, older bands dressing better than younger bands, HMV's return policy, the first BSS album 'Feel Good Lost', 'Trucker Speed', the first BSS show, recording 'You Forgot It In People', working as a PA on music videos in the 90s, Pizza Gigi, Indie Sleaze, getting lumped in with The Strokes and the New York music scene of the early 2000's, taking ecstasy for the first time, writing TV jingles, his brief period as a member of the band Len, finding the sample for 'Steal My Sunshine', Len inadvertently helping launch BSS, Norman Wong makes a surprise appearance, 'This Movie Is Broken', living in the same house since 1995, bad music at restaurants, Meryl Streep joining the band on stage in New York, their next album and much more!

Brendan Canning

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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Melissa Vincent is a writer, producer, researcher and strategist based in Toronto who’s work has appeared in publications such as Pitchfork, The Fader, NPR Music, The Globe and Mail and CBC Music. Melissa sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss Christmas carollers, coming straight from CBC’s The National to record with us, Nickelback, musical moments on Tik Tok, beating the algorithm, disassociating on the internet, short attention spans, post-humanism, digital self vs physical self, Comic Sans, building your own world, archiving Toronto, passing the torch, gentrification, construction peep holes, disconnected music scenes, moshing, black metal, Blasphemy (band), the Cold Pod universe, the infamous Rob Gordon DJ set at The Little Jerry and much more!

Melissa Vincent

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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We're back with fan favourite guest Lauren Armstrong to introduce the newest member of the Cold Pod universe, Nico the puppy. In this episode we discuss how a puppy came into our lives, impulse purchases, the Lady Bug Tavern, FOMO, babies vs puppies, dog clothing, fake primitive building videos, urban exploring, Ye on Alex Jones, people who comment on celebrities Instagram accounts, Austin's upcoming trip to Miami, Art Basel seeming like hell, radio hosts, Jean-Luc Godard's 'Histoire(s) du Cinema', Hallmark Christmas Movies, bad CGI, expecting life to play out like a movie as a teenager, a massive announcement about the upcoming Cold Pod x Ace Hotel Toronto NYE Masked Ball and much more!

Lauren Armstrong

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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Basia Wyszynski is a Toronto-based stylist and actor who’s worked with brands such as Dime, JJJJound and Louis Vuitton. In 2023 she’s set to appear in the feature length films ‘Verona’ (dir. Sebastian Back) and ‘Sorry’ (dir. Adam & Chris Levett). Basia sat down with the boys on a chaotic evening as Josh was settling in to his new life as a puppy owner to discuss fashion shoots vs commercial shoots, returning clothes, hating music videos, working with Drake, poker being unsexy, costume design, astrology, acting, being a child model, 'Pisces Directors', the Balenciaga scandal, her billboard in LA, going to Dov Charney’s mansion, the perfect level of fame, manipulating your way in to roles, online dating, wishing she could meet her drunk self, memes and much more.

Basia Wyszynski

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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Jen Agg is a Toronto-based restaurateur and author of the national bestseller “I Hear She’s A Real Bitch”. In part two of our conversation with Jen, we moved on from red wine and charcuterie, cracked open the Coors Lights and discussed performing for her audience, her husband Roland, sexist restaurant reviews, being viewed as a villain, cheap beer, multitasking, the Michelin Guide, Grey Gardens, Top Chef, reality TV, people responding to her Instagram stories, light bulbs, Sneaky Dee’s veggie nachos, Uber walkers, Old Toronto, Dance Cave, Indie Rock, when Trinity Bellwoods was a scary place, becoming a snowbird, her friendship with Anthony Bourdain, her next book and much more!

Jen Agg

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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Jen Agg is a Toronto-based restaurateur and author of the national bestseller "I Hear She's A Real Bitch". Well equipped with a fresh plate of Bar Vendetta charcuterie, Jen sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss the right kind of bottle opener, running restaurants during Covid, staffing issues, cursed locations, Vancouver, what kind of woman Toronto would be, King St, Tequila Tonics, Drake's old restaurant 'Frings', her DM's, purchasing 'cool', putting your heart and soul into something, gatekeepers, The Killers, Gen X & Gen Z vs Boomers & Millennials, normcore, cancelled artists, billionaires, male feminists, the loss of nuance, Google reviews, people's perception of her as a 'bitch' and much more!

Jen Agg

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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