The Breakdown Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

In the final episode of this season, the boys preview the Oilers Playoff hopes! Esco and Papi detail who they think will be X-Factors in the series against the Jets, what makes this Oilers team deeper than previous teams, who will emerge as the Oilers Pisani Playoff Performer, and so much more! 

Thank you so much for joining us on this exciting journey this season! From old friends to new friends, this season was a blast! We cannot wait to come back next season and bring you even more content! In the meantime, you can still follow our social's @TheBreakdown_Pod and subscribe to our YouTube Channel, The Breakdown Podcast! Stay Safe! 

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After a week off, the boys are joined by Love Wrestling's Founder, Spencer Love, to talk about his journey through Pro Wrestling Reporting, how AEW has changed the wrestling landscape, and much more!

You can read some of Spencer's work at LoveWresling.ca; You can also follow Spencer on Twitter @SpennyLove!

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In this episode the boys discuss the racial injustice that is happening in our world today, and the widespread protests in the wake of George Floyd.

RESOURCES:

https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

https://www.refinery29.com/en-ca/2020/06/9851684/black-lives-matter-how-to-help-donate-support

https://www.afrobiz.ca/Edmonton

https://globalnews.ca/news/7027673/how-to-support-local-black-owned-businesses/

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Esco and Brett find out what the weather's like up there with Tre the Giant Employee (Lopushinsky). Hear all about the hurdles he’s had to clear and door frames he's had to duck while living life in the clouds.

Headlines makes its return to the show with stories on love lighting the way for one British woman, and a half-million-dollar debt from a childhood game hits the court system.

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Esco and Brett are joined by resident New England Patriots fan and all-around good guy Mike Specht to breakdown the main storylines heading into 2020 NFL Draft. Will a team trade up for a quarterback? How will the Giants screw up this year? And when does the run on wide receivers start and end? The fellas break it all down.

This episode features everything from mock drafts to trade debates and arguments to rules to Brett and Esco's Draft Night Drinking Game, which they'll be hosting live on Instagram on night one of the NFL Draft.

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Hear about the progression of his career from Canadian theatre buff to auditioning for Ross Geller on Friends and later starring in a groundbreaking lead role on primetime T.V. 

More than that, we delve into McCormack's background in theatre and singing and how that led to a close relationship with one of the most widely appreciated musicians of all time.

Esco pops off on meaningless crowdsourcing efforts and Brett shares the real life story of a Florida woman giving her son bleach to--wait for it--cure autism...?

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The winner of Edmonton's Funniest Person With a Day Job, Adam Blank shares insight into the comedy scene in Alberta and life as a full-time comedian now. Plus, thoughts on the state of professional wrestling...what's going right and what makes you change the channel?

Brett and Esco debut a new segment called "Scenarios", that you won't want to miss, and did Dana White actually think he could buy an island to skirt around the law? Of course he did, and we tell you who should fight him because of it.

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Esco and Brett are joined by guitarist Alex Fedorouk from award-winning Northern Alberta rockers FKB to discuss to rise from house shows in Bonnyville to North American tours and opening for Pop Evil, The Trews, Bif Naked and many more. Check out their latest single, Glow, right here. 

Plus, the boys debut TWO great segments: Headlines, where they take a look at the most outrageous & hilarious news stories in the world, and Decrescendo where they breakdown the music that defined any year from 1779 to 2020!

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Brett and Esco chat with respiratory therapist Stewart Lemphers who is on the front lines of the COVID-19 battle in Vancouver, BC. Find out what he's seeing, what kinds of measure the hospital has taken and how the life of the staff has been impacted by the pandemic response.

But first, a look back at the Humboldt Broncos bus accident on two-year anniversary of the tragedy.

Finally, 34 years after Wayne Gretzky set the NHL single season points record, Esco and Brett look examine the historical impact of that feat, and compare and contrast the Oilers dynasty years with the modern NHL.

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Cassius Morris shares stories from his tenure as a music/entertainment journalist, chasing photos at major shows in Edmonton and interviewing the likes of Gene Simmons, George Stroumboulopoulos, Madchild and more. 

Then, Esco and Brett take a hypothetical cross-country roadie and tell us which celebrity they're bringing along and why you're wrong to disagree.

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