Np Podcasts - Not The Public Broadcaster

One international Night of Fights (or, FIght Night, as the UFC likes to call it) gives way to another international Fights in a Night. What do the results from Brazil mean? What can we expect from London? Why do Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather do so much talking about fighting but not so much signing for fighting? How could a poster make Daniel Cormier so antsy?

After UFC 209, where do the winners and losers go? GSP returns against Michael Bisping, which felt like a loss - but then they had a press conference and it felt like a win! Except, one of them comes out of this with a different Q-rating, but who could that be? All that and more, on The Hurt Take.

This is The Hurt Take! Your new, trusty source for the wheelin' and dealin' in the world of mixed martial arts. In our very first episode, Rhys and Mitch take on headlines from the past week, check in on what fighters' Q-rating is going up or down (re. who's making themselves look real dumb or look real purty), and preview UFC 209.

It's Oscar time! With the golden statues being dished out this weekend, Rhys called in a few favors to get two very informed, knowledgeable guests to make him sound good when talking everything Oscars. He is joined by filmmaker Thomas Robert Lee, the filmmaker behind Empyrean, and Allan Stringer of @guygonger film reviews. They discuss all the big categorizes and throw in a few hot takes for good measure.

Who is going to win the Super Bowl? Will Kyle SHanahan's lost playbook be responsible? Why does Charles Barkley have to be so mean to Lebron James? Lebron James have to be so mean back to CHarles? The boys discuss all the biggest news this Super Bowl week.

This week on NPP, the Dowbboy and Rhys talk the NFL Conference Championship weekend from how Le'Veon Bell's injury spelled doom for Pittsburgh and Atlanta is faaaaaaast. They go over how Canadian Adam Hadwin made golf history, what that means about Canadian sports, and what a Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor matchup would mean for the Irishmen's UFC future.

On this episode of NPP, it's all about playoffs! With the NFL playoffs set to go and the first round of the College Football Playoff in the books, everything is on the line on the football field. Meanwhile, to cap the episode, the Dowbboy asks Rhys, 'Wha happen?' to Ronda Rousey at UFC 207.

On a pre-Christmas edition of NPP, Dowbboy and Rhys talk the Boomer/Gen X/Millenial divide in the college football heirarchy, Leonard Fournette and Christian McCaffrey choosing not to play in their teams' Bowl Game, the rise of Canadian MLS soccer, and recent UFC controversies.

In the second episode of 'Left Out of the Essentials', Evan explore songs that are usually left out of the lists of essential listening for major pop/rock artists. This episode, Elvis Costello.

By 1973, there was no bigger soul star than Al Green. Just when the Memphis-based soul scene looked played out and all but spent as a commercial force as the 70's dawned, green emerged from a little known record label called hi records to revive the sound. With Willie Mitchell as a writing and production guide, a string of smash hit singles and LP's resulted over the next 7 years- though the hot streak wavered by the end with the advent of disco.

Two months late and two weddings completed, the show returns - and just in time for NFL season! The Dowbboy and Rhys talk Colin Kaepernick, the Tony Romo/Teddy Bridgewater incidents, their favorite teams this season, and the team they think is overrated.

After a lengthy hiatus, the podcast returns in force! The Dowbboy and Rhys recap the flurry of moves in the first days of NBA free agency - most notably Kevin Durant's move to Golden State, the return of the CFL, and what's gone down over the Atlantic during the Euros.

Whether it be kings, queens, dukes, duchesses, kingdoms/empires- anything feudal, absolutist and/or medieval; all of it fits the criteria. Could just be the allusion or metaphor the song is built upon or the actual subject matter of the lyrics. This is the 2nd of 2 episodes that collect some of my favourites from a variety of artists. Yep, it was only a matter of time before I got onto the monarchy what with all this hoopla over Prince's death.

On Not The Public Podcast we’re joined by Jackson Doughart, editor of The Prince Arthur Herald, and ask him Is Conservatism dead? Both the Liberals and Conservatives have just wrapped up their first national conventions since the election of Justin Trudeau as prime minister. How is he doing since deposing Steven Harper? What is the state of conservatism since their fall to there Liberals?

Whether it be kings, queens, dukes, duchesses, kingdoms/empires - if it's feudal, absolutist and/or medieval, it fits the criteria. Could just be the allusion or metaphor the song is built upon or the actual subject matter of the lyrics. This is the first of two episodes that collect some of my favourites from a variety of artists. Yep, it was only a matter of time before I got onto the monarchy what with all this hoopla over the death of the great Prince.

This week is a special Usual Suspects-themed episode of NPP. The Dowbboy is joined by veteran CBC producer and reporter, Alex Shprinsten, one of Canada's leading experts on Russia. Shprinsten speaks about the President of Russia, Vladmir Putin, his aggression in Crimea, how he rose to power, and the situation among the people in the country.

The Dowbboy and Rhys return to war it out. One week, two drafts. The NFL Draft was #mustwatch material as usual, but was the NHL Draft Lottery #mustwatch material, as well? Not so much. Lastly, the boys wonder whether the Raptors have what it takes to win championships.

How have journalists changed their attitude to their job? Is it about being bigger than the story? Are reporters being drawn from too small a demographic? This week’s Not The Public Podcast features Howard Bernstein, a veteran journalist who ran TV newsrooms in Toronto for CBC, CTV and Global— in addition to having his own production company.

'Mean' Hakeem Dowadu is one of the finest mixed martial artists in Canada. A featherweight in the World Series of Fighting, one of the top three promotions in North America, Dowadu is one win away from earning a shot at the title. After that? He wants to hop up, win the lightweight belt, and the on to the UFC with the big boys.