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Smark & Friends; watching wrestling with people who don’t watch wrestling! Our host, Zak, welcomes actors, musicians, fight choreographers, and other Montreal artists to watch a match, and we invite YOU along for the ride! Listen to the podcast on it’s own, OR queue up on Powerslam.tv and use this podcast as an alternate commentary track. #WrestlingIsForEveryone, and S&F wants to show how true that is! Host: Zak Thriepland Producer: Kristina Lulham Technical Producer: Kristina Lulham Network ...
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IWS is back. MOTHER TRUCKER is back. All in all, it's a good time to be Animal Bob Anger! We've talked to Bob at length about MOTHER TRUCKER on previous episodes, and since then his sci-fi comic about a space-truckin' ass stomping wrestling goddess has come to fruition. Much like the kickstarter for book one, the crowdfunding campaign for book two …
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We've been wanting to cover Money Plane for a while, and with a moniker like that of our guest, now is the perfect time. Professional wrestler Flying Frank Milano joins the show today! Frank is a second-generation wrestler who makes the Quebec wrestling scene his stomping ground. We talk a little about that but mainly, we're here to review Money Pl…
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**Disclaimer : The video in this watchalong begins with a strobe light** It's the first episode of the summer, and in the spirit of rest and recreation, Zak welcomes his five-year-old son and return guest Buddy to Smark & Friends. This lucky kid got to watch TWO wrestling matches this week after some technical difficulties in our first attempt, but…
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We're proverbially heading back to the West Coast to speak to one of Albertan wrestling’s rising stars. Balancing books with striking good looks, we're speaking to the master of the Number Cruncher, Taryn From Accounting joins the show. Taryn’s been wrestling for 3 years and has recently gotten back into the ring as COVID-related restrictions begin…
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Call him the punk hunk, the weirdo hero, call him Ravenous, Zak welcomes west coast’s wrestler Randy Myers to the show. Randy’s a vet, having worked for 20 years in the wrestling scene, but he’s now about a year removed from wrestling - which, admittedly, sucks, but that hasn’t stopped Randy from being busy. Down time in the wrestling scene has aff…
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Joining the show today are two guests who are as passionate about beer as Zak is about wrestling. Robin LeBlanc and Jordan St. John, co-hosts of The Ontario Craft Beer Guide The Podcast join the show for a wrestling watchalong. Robin and Jordan have been writing and podcasting about craft beer for years. Between the two of them they have written be…
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As he's recently kicked off the second season of Rocketman Explores, the Rocketman himself makes his three-peat appearance on Smark & Friends. We tried to find a wrestling film that would tie into RME's present theme of Artificial Intelligence, but the closest we got is Las luchadoras contre robot asesino (1969), which is exactly about what the tit…
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He loves being a wrestler, but he wants to be more than that - and his Twitch channel is just the tip of that iceberg! Shay Purser began his in-ring career by surprising Pete Dunne with a school boy to win the ATTACK! 24/7 Championship and continues his journey as a wrestler to this day seven years on. But here's the thing, Shay sees himself as mor…
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It’s a big week for comic book lovers in Canada as the Toronto Comic Arts Festival kicks off this weekend, running from May 8th through the 15th. Sticking to digital as they had last year, they'll be welcoming some very dynamic creative forces, including today's guest. Jason Lapidus is the talented artist behind Group of 7, a work of historical fic…
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Feels like awhile since we did a watchalong, huh? Well, we have a great guest to get back into the swing of things. Erica Taddeo is a stand-up comedian out of our fine city and has been named one of the rising stars of comedy by The Comedy Nest. She's also a staple on a monthly geek war game show called BattleCOM which was originally a stage show, …
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Coming soon to the film festival circuit; Out In The Ring! This documentary film explores the growing prominence of LGBTQ+ culture in the wrestling industry and it's often under-discussed history. We're joined by filmmakers Ry Levey and Brad Webb to discuss the making of the film, how changes in the wrestling and global landscape shifted the focus …
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One of the motivators behind creating new formats of our podcast is so we can invite rad return guests like Time Warp Radio! It's always an absolute blast recording with Katie and Hayley and our next episode is no different. They recently wrapped up Time Warp Radio, a minute-by-minute deep dive into Rocky Horror, and are now moving on to a new minu…
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Rap artist, YouTube personality, producer, Smash Wrestling Champion - you won't find many resumes like that of The Kevin Bennett! Kevin's talent for rap and wrestling come in equal measures have lead to rapid growth of his YouTube channel, fast approaching 15K subscribers. His Insane Pokemon Rap Song went viral and opened some very unique doors for…
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Reviewing a movie about homicidal denim jeans. Yes you read that correctly! Pro Wrestling Eve Champion and reputable horror buff Rhia O'Reilly joins the show for an in-depth review of the horror comedy Slaxx. You can consider this episode an unofficial sequel to a past episode, when we had Slaxx filmmakers on to watch a Rhia O'Reilly match! Please …
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We'd like you to meet a very talented musician whose music is growing more and more intertwined with the wrestling industry. His songs have been featured in All Elite Wrestling as the score for hype videos for huge rivalries. Most recently, the single Not Afraid to Die was featured as the theme for the match between Cody Rhodes and Darby Allin at F…
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If you've ever stepped on a Lego block, be ready to cringe! We are joined by Michael Mongiardi in this latest episode. Michael is one of the co-founders of The Sonar Network, a network of podcasts based out of the Toronto area. Sonar's podcasts range from critically acclaimed to award winning, and by sheer volume of content they produce they quite …
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Balancing wrestling and pursuing your master's degree - no sweat for The Golden Child. One of the must-see talents of the Alberta wrestling scene Kayla Jaye joins the show. We're talking life on the western Canadian indie wrestling scene, as well as her current academic endeavors working towards her degree in psychology. What drives Kayla to be a d…
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In a perfect world, this podcast would be scratch n' sniff. Only then would you get a true sense of the amazing work done by Chris Pilkington at Main Event Candles. Chris has been crafting scented candles inspired by pro-wrestling. Be it a beer & leather scented candle called 'Hell Yeah'' or a Lavender & Chamomile candle that will leave you feeling…
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How about a little pod-on-pod action? Zak welcomes Love Wrestling founder Spencer Love and professional wrestler Chris Perish to the show. Together, Perish and Spencer have put together a new podcast which will serve as a cornerstone to Love Wrestling! We talk all about this awesome project - which we are refraining from saying it's title and let t…
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Glasses up, friends. We're watching wrestling and enjoying some vino with wine blogger Miroki Tong of 9 Ounces Please. Zak and Miroki find a lot of common ground between wrestling fans and wine circles. The conversation gets heavy and worthwhile, but it's not without it's fun either! We're watching Nicole Matthews take on Nicole Savoy for the ECCW …
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The wrestling world is in mourning for the loss of a great talent and a better man. As we all process the loss of Jon Huber, better known as Brodie Lee and as Luke Harper, wrestling television and social media is awash with tributes for Huber. Among those tributes was a mural painted in neon colours out of London that captured the love and attentio…
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Join the TFGC crew in their inaugural Christmas Special. What was supposed to be a family show quickly becomes hectic within minutes as trivia host Alexa gets lost in her own logic of the game, silent partner Alex decides to speak up, Technical Tina gets aggressive, Zak reveals his stripper name, Rocketman fends for himself and Dora swears in Roman…
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Ending the year with a return by our favourite guest. Zak's son Buddy, now 5 years old, is back to watch a little wrestling! Honestly, is there anything like hearing a budding fan get invested in a match? Because that's exactly what happens when Zak shares one of his favourite matches - Sami Zayn vs Adrian Neville from NXT R Evolution - with Buddy!…
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We're in the thick of the holidays now, so it's time to spend time with your closest friends, even if remotely! Zak welcomes longtime pal and jack-of-all-trades Evan Harkai for a review of Santa's Slay, the slasher/comedy starring wrestling legend Bill Goldberg as an evil Santa! Evan is presently working on an awesome project - he's working with Sa…
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The pocket-sized podcast procuring your positive perspectives on the world of wrestling... yes the alliteration falls apart. We're sorry. GrapsParade returns, and we're talking about all the good stuff this year. Yes, 2020 was an odd-duck, but there was quite a bit to celebrate in the world of wrestling, and content creators from the wrestling scen…
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Fresh off of the release of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, voice of Princess Zelda Patricia Summersett returns to Smark & Friends. We talk all about reprising the role as Zelda, doing voice work for Star Wars Squadrons as well as Wasteland 3, and also speak about Friends At The End Of The House, the upcoming sophomore album from her indie folk b…
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Twenty-three years ago this week, an infamous night in Montreal. Backstage politics gone haywire, or intended long-term storytelling? Former owner of Win Column Sports Network Spencer Love joins us as we review the 1998 documentary Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows. After an in depth review of the film, Zak and Spencer jump into the never-ending …
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Should we roll for persuasion to get you to listen, or can we just tell you how awesome Annie Yao and Nikki Haggart are? The writers, directors and co-stars of Dungeons & Distancing join us on today's podcast for a wrestling watchalong. The webseries follows a Dungeons & Dragons party not only involved in their campaign, but dealing with the inhere…
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It's Halloween, it's our biggest guest to date, and we're not sure what to be more excited about! Whether you know him from WWF’s golden age in the French Canadian tag team The Quebecers, whether you know him today as a former Ring of Honor World Champion or from somewhere in between, the man behind one of the most surprising career reinventions in…
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You may have noticed we’ve adopted a bit of a Rocky Horror aesthetic this month. Don’t beat yourself up if you didn’t, we were pretty subtle, but someone who did pick up were the hosts of Time Warp Radio. Once they were on our radar we thought they'd make great guests for our show, and WERE THEY EVER! Katie & Hayley's Time Warp Radio podcast is a m…
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October is usually when Montreal is bustling with outrageous theatre and other spirited live events. For obvious reasons that's not happening this year, but luckily our guests have a show they want to share with you! Cloak & Dagger Theatre Company will be putting on a 'Cabaret of Curiosities' at the end of the month in which they'll be streaming sk…
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The last time Andy Belanger joined our podcast he was getting the gears moving on Mother Trucker, his ambitious sci-fi/wrestling graphic novel. As Mother Trucker is heading to the Kickstarter phase THIS WEEK, Andy is back to talk a little more about the project, as well as the set of tapings for IWS he performed in as Bob "Animal" Anger. Plus, you …
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You can't have Halloween without costumes, so Ian Geldart and Julia Borsellino of the Real Legitimate Apocalypse join us to watch some cosplay wrestling from FSCW. Real Legitimate Apocalypse is part of the Real Legitimate Anthology podcast, a fictional podcast serial from The Sonar Network. Real Legitimate Apocalypse follows Hannah - played by Juli…
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It's October, and we are spending the month with all the people you want around for this wonderful Halloween season! Our guest kicking off this wicked and ghoulish month with us joins us from the Other Side of Darkness, international pro wrestler Holidead. We're talking about going to war in a cage match this past weekend at Titan Championship Wres…
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Pour yourself a cocktail, you won't be drinking alone listening to this episode! Matt Lacas and Rosie Callaghan are actors out of Toronto who have put together #IsolationCocktails, a web show where they guide you through some very tasty beverage recipes. Matt and Rosie join in on a wrestling watchalong where we catch Private Party vs Hybrid 2 from …
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Man of Two Minds Jack Pride was having an amazing 2019 wrestling on the independent scene in Western Canada, but we'll give you a guess what happened to his 2020. COVID-19 took the steady workload out from under him along with hundreds if not thousands of others in the Canadian wrestling scene. Jack spoke with us about what his experience was at th…
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Last time we had Julian Stamboulieh on the show, we took him out of his element with a wrestling watchalong. This time we got him to bring his filmmaker's eye to review a new documentary. We're talking You Cannot Kill David Arquette, the unlikely wrestling documentary highlighting Arquette's return to the pro-wrestling scene. The film has made wave…
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This podcast is a real kick in the pants. Fresh off of their world premiere at the Fantasia Film Festival, director Elza Kephart and star Sehar Bhojani of the horror-comedy Slaxx are in for a wrestling watchalong. We're catching Rhia O'Reilly take on Alpha Female in Pro Wrestling Eve, as well as discussing the big premiere, how Fantasia is handling…
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Hey, a brand new format for Smark & Friends! On top of watchalongs and interviews, we're adding wrestling-related film reviews to our repertoire. TFGC co-founder joins Zak to review the 2000 classi-- err-- 2000 film Ready To Rumble! Spoilers: There are A LOT of plot holes.
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We were going to call this episode "the art of wrestling" but we don't want to step on any toes. John Kirby and Sam West of the UK's theatre-led promotion Wrestling Resurgence join the show. Wrestling Resurgence has something of an unconventional background for a wrestling promotion, as the creative team - Sam and John included - all have backgroun…
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Terrific actor, brilliant singer, and now the teacher of her own school! Alana Cosgrove joins us on Smark & Friends to talk about Songbird Music School before we watch an AAW Pro match between ACH and Garza Jr. We still want you to check out the Powerslam Wrestling Network, but if you'd like to watch along with us this match is freely available on …
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He's the Monster Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Champion, but before he found success in wrestling he was a lightweight division fighter in the UFC. "Magnificent" Mitch Clarke joins us to talk his upcoming defence at MPW's The Return before getting very candid about his time in UFC. Mitch DOES NOT pull punches in this one! Will Zak's stomach survive Mit…
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Future guests have big shoes to fill. Zak's four-year-old son Buddy joins the show for a wrestling watchalong! Unlike our usual guests, Buddy doesn't have anything to promote, but he will let you know about what books he's reading and what he had for breakfast. Then we jump into a fatal-four way match from Qatar Pro Wrestling with Rey Mysterio Jr, …
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This is a throwback! Back in February we did our first interview with someone in the wrestling industry about their outside projects as part of TFGC's 28in28 Challenge, but now it made sense to migrate this episode to the Smark & Friends feed. We're joined by a man who wears many hats both in and out of the IWS wrestling ring, and on top of a real …
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He's a graphic novel illustrator who brought a comic book character to life in the wrestling ring! Andy Belanger - aka Bob "Animal" Anger joins the show! Andy's extensive list credits include Friday the 13th, Kill Shakespeare, WWE Comics, Southern Cross (sidebar: we got some breaking news on that in this episode), and recently Pound For Pound out o…
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Smark & Friends gets adventurous on the latest episode as we welcome the team behind the interactive storytelling gaming platform for kids called Adventures To Go, actors Elizabeth Neale and Jonathan Silver! We're watching a matchup straight out of a tabletop gaming session where King Khash takes on the one and only Luchasaurus in DEFY Wrestling.…
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