Episodes

  • 26 - Feat. James O'Brien: Drug Abuse and Addiction and COVID's Impact on the Music Industry

    26 - Feat. James O'Brien: Drug Abuse and Addiction and COVID's Impact on the Music Industry
    May 6 2021
    In this episode, we have our first official guest: James O'Brien a music artist who switches between Hip-Hop/Rap and R&B Vibes and began going hard at his art after the release of his first album OB Season.

    We begin the episode by getting a background of the music side of things and OB's experience with rejection, how covid impacted the music industry, and reminiscing back on the high school soccer days. We then switch gears to more serious and deep topics such as our opinions on Ontario's new lockdown, O'Brien's experience with drug abuse and addiction, and our message to men struggling with mental health.

    If you enjoy the podcast make sure to follow us on our social media:

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • 25 - Making the Best Out of Sh*tty Situations

    25 - Making the Best Out of Sh*tty Situations
    Mar 11 2021
    In this episode I talk about how losing my job due to the pandemic was a blessing in disguise and all the positives it has allowed for. I begin by giving background into what life was like pre-pandemic and tell the story of how things unraveled during the first lockdown. I then talk about all the positives of losing my job and the progression in my life that has allowed for. Finally, I give a direct challenge to the listener and some pointers on how to make the best out of the pandemic for yourself.

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    35 mins
  • 24 - Immigrating to and Starting a New Life in Canada and the Journey of Rediscovering Myself (Story Time 1-PT.2)

    24 - Immigrating to and Starting a New Life in Canada and the Journey of Rediscovering Myself (Story Time 1-PT.2)
    Jan 8 2021
    In this continuation of my life story, I reflect on the effects of the past on how I was influenced up until Immigrating to and starting a new life in Canada. I touch on how starting a new life in Canada was and adjusting to the Canadian lifestyle, I move on to talk about my endeavors, Interests, and the personal dilemma of straying from my true self as I grew up. Finally, I tie it all together to slightly touch on discovering my passions and the process of rebuilding myself to be a better and more self-aware person.

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    Main Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYZg6UbdrBDVfFCAtyralMg

    Youtube Clips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSMKLpN-JY2R2WlpFm7_irg
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • 23 - Life During the Israel-Lebanon War of 2006 and Running Across Borders to Escape (Story Time 1-PT.1)

    23 - Life During the Israel-Lebanon War of 2006 and Running Across Borders to Escape (Story Time 1-PT.1)
    Dec 30 2020
    In this episode as the host, I talk about my life story, the challenges endured, and the background of my childhood to give the viewer another perspective and a deeper understanding of me as the host.

    In the story, I give a background of my childhood growing up and how life was like in Lebanon at the time and help paint a picture by giving you examples of some of the stories I remember. I also touch on the war that broke out as we were living in Lebanon and my recount of how I crossed borders Illegally to flee the war.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • 22 - Update: Where We've Been and the Future of the Podcast

    22 - Update: Where We've Been and the Future of the Podcast
    Jul 15 2020
    This episode is one for the regular listeners that have been wondering where we've been, why we haven't posted, and if the podcast is done.
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    20 mins
  • 21 - George Floyd Crisis: Our Opinion on What Can Be Done to Prevent This From Happening Again but the Ugly Truth-Nothing Will Change

    21 - George Floyd Crisis: Our Opinion on What Can Be Done to Prevent This From Happening Again but the Ugly Truth-Nothing Will Change
    Jun 4 2020
    In this episode, we start off by clarifying that majority of police officers are not bad people with bad intentions but the negative media attention just highlights the negative police encounters, we then give our opinion on what can be done to prevent this from happening again and how the riots feed into the real problem, the systematic racism.

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    44 mins
  • 20 - Fishing and Hunting vs. Factory Farming and Our First Time Camping on Our Own

    20 - Fishing and Hunting vs. Factory Farming and Our First Time Camping on Our Own
    May 19 2020
    On this episode, we start off by discussing the problem with animal rights being prioritized over human rights and whether hunting is more moral than purchasing factory-farmed meat which shifts to Zoos and Abdullah's solution that allows us to be humane without sacrificing the experience that many love. The conversation then shifts from serious discussion to us giving you a funny story about the first time we went camping on our own and all the tickets we could have gotten.

    Enjoy and stay tuned for new episodes every Tuesday and Friday.

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    43 mins
  • 19 - America; Land of the Free or Land of the Stupid? and More Corona Conspiracies (Corona Chronicles PT 4)

    19 - America; Land of the Free or Land of the Stupid? and More Corona Conspiracies (Corona Chronicles PT 4)
    May 15 2020
    On this week's Corona Chronicles segment we discuss the way the United States is dealing with the Coronavirus and how it highlights the ignorance in American society, we also discuss how Canada should deal with America's lack of action and whether strict border control should be enforced. In this episode, we also end up bringing up some more conspiracy theories like doctors in Russian "falling" out of windows and researchers that were found shot after claiming they were close to finding a cure. Stay tuned for a new Corona Chronicles episode every Friday.

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    39 mins