This week on the show that's out for a winter stroll on a snowy sunlit moonlit evening, the Real Good Boys are joined by comedian and author CHARLIE DEMERS for a raucous chat on science class dissections, baseball outfield obstacles, and gay chickens. PLUS: Colin Kaepernick is GQ's Citizen of the Year! The filmography of Paul Gross! And junior goalie Griffen Outhouse.
Follow Charlie on Instagram: @chuckofthesea
His new album "Fatherland" is now available on 604 Records. His crime comedy novel "Property Values" is due out April 1st, 2018, while his books "The Horrors: An A to Z of Funny Thoughts on Awful Things" and "Vancouver Special" are out now. The first book from his new publishing imprint Robin's Egg Books -- "What I Think Happened: An Underresearched History of the Western World" by Evany Rosen -- debuted last month. And his new podcast "Well Reds: A Left Book Podcast" can be found on iTunes. What a busy guy!
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Outro Music: "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)", by Glass Tiger
This week on the Diet Mug Root Beer Real Good Show, the the Real Good Boys go deep on the 2006 Frankie Muniz survival horror video game murder movie Stay Alive, and roll out a Tee Spring campaign fuelled by classic RGS bits. PLUS: We rebrand as a comedy show without all that sports stuff, and then immediately mourn the loss of Roy Halladay. And would you score an own-goal to save a dying child? All that and more after all new Home Improvement.
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Outro Music: "Jessie's Girl", by Rick Springfield
This week on the show that doesn't know why the hell Nike made these damn uniforms with hoods on em, the Real Good Boys are joined by the delightful SOPHIE BUDDLE for a spirited conversation on elementary school birthdays, Halloween and candy corn. PLUS: Yuli Gurriel's deferred suspension! The best Real Good Secret yet! And John Watches A Thing returns to its sports injury roots.
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Outro Music: "In Undertow", by Alvvays
This week on the show that's perplexed by adult goths, the Real Good Boys are joined by comedy writer ROB WHISMAN, a.k.a. Stefan's roommate, for a spirited discussion on the U.S. Postal Service's history of violence, Dave Foley's penis, and the cartoon skin colours of Doug. PLUS: The return of John Watches A Thing! Mike Leach is back! And how many rushing yards could you accumulate on 20 carries against a bunch of 7th graders?
Follow Rob's work: @cafedotcom
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Outro Music: "Continental Breakfast", by Courtney Barnett + Kurt Vile
This week on the show that look on graphic for the final two bullet points, the Real Good Boys are joined by Craig Custance of The Athletic to promote Craig's new book, which happens to be Jesse Farrar's book, Ask The Old Football Coach: Brilliantly Brainless Advice From The Ghosts Of Gridiron's Past. That's because it's actually Jesse Farrar of Your Kickstarter Sucks joining us FOR THE ENTIRE EPISODE for the first time ever (on a non-donorsode). Craig, we'd still love to have you. Please be in touch. PLUS: Al Michaels really steps in it! James Corden sucks ass and should go back to fuckin England or wherever! And Stefan vapes and eats salami.
Follow Jesse on Twitter: @BronzeHammer
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Outro Music: "In View", by The Tragically Hip. RIP Gord.
This week on the show that's been louder places than this, the Real Good Boys are reunited and it feels so good! Stefan is home for Thanksgiving so we get the band back together, live from the SN650 studios! PLUS: The return of Let's Get Real With Stefan! Mike Pence walks out! Szechuan sauce! McDonald's dipping squirts!
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Outro Music: "Amber", by 311
This week on the show that's all of Australia down there, the Real Good Boys take a deep dive into the shallow waters of Action Park, home to America's deadliest waterslides. PLUS: Tim Tebow's curly penis! And Mary Steenburgen's still got it!
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Outro Music: "Action", by Sweet
This week on the show that's taking that for the Pythagorean Theorem, the Real Good Boys recorded this long before Donald Trump declared war on pro sports, which at this point might be nice for you to get a reprieve from all that bullshit. Anyway, we introduce a new Patreon donor tier: Become Stefan's Dad! PLUS: The NHL goes to China! Kevin Durant's Twitter gaffe makes him extremely relatable! Murder in the Real Good Secret! And The Öffice, the Finnish version of The Office.
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Outro Music: "Father of Mine", by Everclear
This week on the show that's having the time of its life, the Real Good Boys hit double-digits inside triple-digits, which is not a thing. But anyway. Stefan's got internet trouble this week so he's a bit of a garbly robot. Justin produces an NHL broadcast. And John blows his leg off on a naval mine. PLUS: Someone sent a secret! Details on the Influencer program! A prolonged Stefan rant on the pure despair of Vancouver sports fandom! And Sergio Dipp barges into our hearts with the worst TV debut since The Shockmaster!
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Outro Music: "Blurred Lines", by Robin Thicke (ft. T.I. & Pharrell)
This week on the show where there's nothing different, we go to work every week and make our podcast. But things are different this week, because it's an episode full of momentous occasions, as Justin gets a potentially sinister invitation and Stefan witnesses a horrific car accident. But good stuff happens too, I swear! Like, REAL good. PLUS: Squeezing a tennis ball up your butt! Bro Jake's naked bus ad! The Traveling Wilburys! And we brace for the cultural storm that is Hurricane Sheldon.
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Outro Music: "Runaway", by the Traveling Wilburys
This week on the show that didn't swear, we swear, the Real Good Boys take a trip to Easy Question City and pop in our official tennis players, Nick Kyrgios and Genie Bouchard (while keeping tabs on the emergent El Shapo). PLUS: No reason to Vanek, as the Canucks sign the aging winger to a modest deal. John tries to coax out Stefan's banking info! And we want you to send us your secrets, anonymously, so we can read them for the world to hear. #SendUsYourSecrets
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Outro Music: "Over Everything", by Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile
This week on the show that lost the card game to Curt Schilling, we try to talk about Mayweather-McGregor as if it's already happened despite the fact that that we had to record before it did, and cover all of our bases by breaking down every possible outcome. PLUS: Kickball vs. Soccer Baseball! eSports animal movies! And Justin works himself into a shoot on a topic we will only be addressing one last time.
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Outro Music: "The Old Apartment", by Barenaked Ladies
This week on the show that's lost the number, the Real Good Boys looked directly at the one thing optometrists warned us not to: SummerSlam. But you know we're talking about that eclipse, baby. What a sight to see, or not see! An indelible moment that will surely be cherished forever, or immediately forgotten. Who can say? PLUS: Josh Ho-Sang is a good dude! Don La Greca explodes! John insists he doesn't want to be appreciated online but it sure sounds like he does! And Stefan debuts his all new segment, "I'm Callin' You Out!"
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Outro Music: "Shadow On The Sun", by Audioslave
This week on the show that takes big daddy hacks, hot take food tweets have driven a wedge between the Real Good Boys, whose friendships have been pushed to the brink by pickles and mustard. John is blocked, and Justin is a human being god damnit. Be nice. PLUS: Discussing Chris Benoit on a CJFL broadcast! What does Dilbert's dick look like? And Nazi punks can fuck off.
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Outro Music: "Nazi Punks Fuck Off", by The Dead Kennedys
This week on the show that deep down knows Colin Kaepernick is right, the Toasty Boys are joined by comedian KYLE BOTTOM, here to make the case for eSports as a sport. He's also here for an audition to replace Stefan, who has died from too much Hollywood Business. God, Stefan would have loved all this video game talk so much. It's heartbreaking really. RIP. PLUS: Colin Kaepernick! The Entourage Movie! League of Legends! And Skip Bayless finally says the right thing. Man, it's a hot one.
Follow Kyle on Twitter: @kylesbottom
And vote for him on Top Comic, along with former guests Jacob Samuel & Gavin Matts: https://topcomic.siriusxm.ca/
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Outro Music: "Superhero" by Jane's Addiction
An excerpt from Chris James' set during the RGS & Friends Comedy Show, recorded live at The Shop Theatre in Vancouver, BC on June 17th, 2017.
Find the full show, with stand-up from CHRIS JAMES, JENNY TOEWS, ALEX SPARLING and JOHN CULLEN, as well as a brief snippet of sketch from TOM HILL & DEVIN MACKENZIE of HIP.BANG! on our Patreon: www.patreon.com/RealGoodShow
This week on the show that's in for a rude awakening when I get back from vacation, the Real Good Boys are joined by comedian GAVIN MATTS to discuss Stephen A. Smith's status as an evil wizard, a big night for the UFC, and a joke from last week's show that we're just going to beat into the ground forever apparently. I don't know. I don't even know what episode number it is. PLUS: Justin works for the CJFL now! And Stefan has a very bad experience with edibles at Dodgers Stadium.
Follow Gavin on Twitter: @GavinMatts
And vote for him on Top Comic: https://topcomic.siriusxm.ca/
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Outro Music: "Cold To The Touch", by Ralph
This week on the show that's been derailed by hemorrhoids, we're still locked in the dog days of summer with little sports news worth discussing. Which is fine, because who needs it? The Real Good Boys pay tribute to Chester Bennington of Linkin Park, talk Adam Scott's giant key in the movie Torque, Freddie Prinze Jr.'s Summer Catch, and play a new game called Guess The Soundtrack. PLUS: Dramatic readings of private texts! Kyrie vs. LeBron! The best fast food! And an ad campaign that asks, who even plays in the CFL anyway?
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Outro Music: "My December", by Linkin Park. RIP Chester, gone but not Frgt/10
This week on the show that needs to dress its age carrying a school bag onstage, Stefan is settling in to his new L.A. digs, so we dial him up and ask what it's like down there in the old U.S. of A. I've heard of Rick Steve's Europe, but Stefan Heck's America? Mostly it's Mexican food-induced digestive problems. PLUS: Mayweather-McGregor go on tour! And we need to put this out there, officially, on the record: Stephen Hawking does not have AIDS.
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Outro Music: "Change (In The House Of Flies)", by Deftones
This week on the show that's feeling very nostalgic for a century of magical RGS moments, the Real Good Boys look back at the road that brought them here. We're joined by MICHAEL HALE of the Your Kickstarter Sucks podcast for a countdown of the most classic RGS moments over the last two years. PLUS: Justin has professional beef to work out from last week's football tournament! How many Stefans could take down Conor McGregor? We're still stuck on Steve Rannazzisi's 9/11 claims! And thank you so much to our good friend Jonathan Feather.
Follow Michael on Twitter: @dogboner
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Outro Music: "All These Things That I've Done", by The Killers
This week on the show that dares you to put that in your report, you little pipsqueak, FAKE SHARK lead singer KEVVY joins the Real Good Boys to talk about touring with Marilyn Manson, meeting Limp Bizkit, and writing music for WWE Films. PLUS: Picking Stefan's bandwagon teams in LA! Pooping in the octagon! First concerts! Sending human remains into space! And John and Kevvy announce their new nü-metal podcast The P.O.D.cast.
Follow Kevvy on Twitter: @kevvy
Follow Fake Shark on Twitter: @fakeshark
Fake Shark's new album Faux Real is full of infectious hooks and is the perfect summer soundtrack. Find it on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you get your music.
Support the show at www.patreon.com/RealGoodShow, where $5 a month gets you access to all of our donor content, which this month includes a delightful Mailbag episode and the recording of last month's RGS & Friends Comedy Show.
Outro Music: "Mistake", by Serial Joe
This week on the show that -- metaphorically speaking -- is on crack, the Real Good Boys are left alone to get back on their bullshit as they say goodbye to Luca Sbisa, hello to Elias Pettersson and Timothy Liljegren, and revisit the Luca Sbisa Would Do of the Week one last time. PLUS: Speaking of being back on your bullshit, Stephen A. Smith is wilding out on Phil Jackson! Roberto Osuna and the Blue Jays are commendably honest about mental health! And in honour of our two-year anniversary, we try to remember things we talked about way back on Episode 1.
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Outro Music: "Pretty Pimpin", by Kurt Vile
Recorded live at The HiVE Social Space in Vancouver, BC on Friday, June 16th, 2017. The Real Good Boys bring the show before an audience for the second time ever, and are joined by perennial favourite Chris James for a 'Where Are They Now?' on the storied athletes of the Pro Bowling Association, and Stefan's mother Elizabeth Heck for speculation on pro athlete penises. PLUS: Justin and Stefan solved the Akron Pooper case back in January and finally decide to talk about it. No, really. For real.
Thank you so much to everyone who came out in support of the show last weekend. It really means a lot to us that people travel great distances to come watch us talk about dicks.
Support the show at www.patreon.com/RealGoodShow, where a $5 donation this month gets you a special movie review episode of BEEBA BOYS (2015), a crime drama about Indo-Canadian gang activity in Vancouver, as commissioned by listener Rohit Bhatti. And look forward to the RGS & Friends Comedy Show on the Patreon feed next month!
Outro Music: "Green Light", by Lorde
This week on the show that just gets worse as time goes on, comedian KEVIN BANNER returns to the show to talk No Fear T-shirts, bad junior hockey teams, Mike Komisarek's Brazzers password, and getting punched in the head by the hardcore legend Sabu. PLUS: Hangable or bangable? Kurt Eichenwald's parn problem! And Stefan makes a major announcement (that he got a fidget spinner).
Follow Kevin on Twitter: @BannerComedy
His comedy album DREAMBOAT is now available on vinyl through 604 Records. You can find it wherever you stream music or comedy, or you could even buy it if you want to be beautiful.
REAL GOOD WEEKEND is THIS WEEKEND. We are recording a live podcast at The HiVE in Vancouver on Friday night, and an evening of stand-up and sketch at the RGS & Friends Comedy Show on Saturday with John, Chris James, Alex Sparling, Jenny Toews, HIP.BANG! (Tom Hill and Devin Mackenzie), Katie Burrell, AND MORE, hosted by Justin and Stefan. Buy tickets now at realgoodweekend.eventbrite.com
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Outro Music: "Heart 2 Heart", by Fake Shark
This week on the show that uses Listerine before every game, our resident Auston Matthews insider and Dalhousie Tigers forward JACKSON PLAYFAIR returns to the show, joining the Real Good Boys in studio for the very first time! We discuss death by drinking water, bad radio contests, Rasputin's dick, and early 2000s Russian NHLers. PLUS: Jackson shares some all-time great trash talk stories from his WHL days! And the Subban/Crosby altercation has us examining the ordinary off-ice lives of NHL superstars for evidence that they're real people too.
Follow Jackson on Twitter: @jackplayfair
REAL GOOD WEEKEND is coming up fast! Our second-ever live show and a night of stand-up sketch with RGS & Friends is NEXT WEEKEND. Full details and ticket information at realgoodweekend.eventbrite.com
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Outro Music: "Ocean's Deep", by Born Ruffians