1st and Now
By BC Lions Football Club
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Step inside the office of a professional football team and get an inside look at what goes on behind the scenes. Players, coaches & other special guests will join Matt Baker & Nik Kowalski in studio for a unique look at BC Lions football and other stories in the world of sports.
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Training Camp Week 1 + Player Performance Talk With Tanner Care
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May 13, 2026 |
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Training Camp Preview + Farhan Lalji Interview
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May 06, 2026 |
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Draft Recap with J.C. Abbott & 1st-Round Pick Nate DeMontagnac
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Head Coach Buck Pierce ‘Running’ Into Year Two At The Helm
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Chase Brice & Stanley Berryhill Interviews + Lions Defence Preview
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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CFL Combine Season Loading + Assistant GM Rob Ralph Interview
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Casey Sayles On Excitement For Moving West
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Touchdown Kelowna, Free Agent Signings & James Butler + Patrice Rene Interviews
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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2026 Roster Building & Free Agency Talk With GM Ryan Rigmaiden
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Nathan Rourke Is Here To Stay & Catching Up With Adam Konar, Chris Schleuger & Jonah Tavai
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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2026 Season Premiere with Paul LaPolice
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Schedule Breakdown and Around The CFL With Justin Dunk
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Jacob Bond’s Journey From BCFC To The Lions + Touchdown Kelowna News, Grey Cup Week Recap
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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End Of Season Roundtable With The Moj & Giulio
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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BC at Saskatchewan: Previewing Saturday's Western Final
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Calgary vs BC: Previewing Saturday's Western Semi-Final
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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BC Lions Playoff Race + Interview with TSN's Matthew Scianitti
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Jarell Broxton Interview LIVE From Surrey’s Brownsville Pub
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Battle for 2nd in the West + Jevon Cottoy's Africa Trip & 6K Walk for Water
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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CFL Rule Changes + Riley Pickett & Carl Meyer Interviews LIVE From Boston Pizza Guildford
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Nathan Rourke vs. Vernon Adams Jr. with Stamps reporter Natasha Staniszewski
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Previewing Friday's Rematch with Ottawa & All Things Campus Clash + Mike Sutherland Interview
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Bye Week Recaps, Lineup Changes & Ottawa Preview + Lucky Whitehead Interview
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Montreal Win Recap, Toronto Preview, & Lions OL Talk with 3DownNation's J.C. Abbott
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Emmanuel Arceneaux Interview LIVE From Boston Pizza Central City
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Catching Up With Travis Lulay as BC Lions Invade The Hammer
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Memory Lane With Bryan Burnham
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Watermelon Smash Preview with CFL on TSN's Glen Suitor
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Nathan Rourke and Josh Woods Interviews LIVE From Good Co.
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Tackling The Montreal Alouettes With Joey Alfieri
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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All Things Lions-Riders with Rod Pedersen
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Back Home For Rematch with Winnipeg Blue Bombers + Davis Sanchez Interview
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Winnipeg Week! Darrin Bauming Helps Preview Massive Week Two Tilt
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Keon Hatcher and James Butler LIVE From Good Co.
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Bob Marjanovich Breaks Down Camp & Upcoming Pre-Season Finale
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May 28, 2025 |
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Looking Back At Langford & Key Camp Storylines With Rob Ralph
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May 21, 2025 |
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A Look At Camp Battles & 2025 Roster Construction With Neil McEvoy
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May 15, 2025 |
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Boots On The Ground In Kamloops With Nathan Rourke
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May 08, 2025 |
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A Closer Look At The Re-Tooled Defence
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Special Teams Coordinator Cory McDiarmid On Being Back With Lions After 25 Years
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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One Month Out | We Introduce You To A Trifecta Of New Assistant Coaches
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Getting to Know Micah Awe and Deontai Williams
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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March Madness, BC Lions Style with GM Ryan Rigmaiden
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Putting The Bow On A Busy February with TSN's Farhan Lalji
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Free Agent Additions, Nik and Moj's New Orleans Escapades with Bob Marjanovich
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Free Agency Preview With Giulio Caravatta
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Special Episode With Bo Lokombo As He Reflects On Career And What's Next
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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2025 Loading: Signings, Trades & Coaches, Oh My! Plus Josh Woods Interview
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Holiday Edition? You Can Place Your 'Betts' On It!
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Buck Pierce Era Begins
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Lions Changes & A Grey Cup Recap With Ben Grant
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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BC Lions Off-Season Begins
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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We Love Regina In November
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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(Regular) Season Finale With Alex Hollins, Vernon Adams & More
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Ramping Up For Regina And Huge 2nd Place Battle
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Serving Up A Gravy Bowl Preview As Lions Look To Get Back On Track
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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TSN's Glen Suitor Discusses The Upcoming Stretch Drive And Previews Friday Night Football Against Hamilton
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Damon Allen Talks 2000 Grey Cup Ahead Of The Squad's Wall Of Fame Induction
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Previewing The Alouettes, Some Lion Award Candidates & Victoria Memories
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Touchdown Pacific & A Breakdown With Veteran Sukh Chungh
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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Set To Invade R Nation
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Harpreet Pandher On Sunday's Winnipeg Battle & Impact Of Lions Radio Punjabi Broadcasts
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Special Episode | Beyond Borders Kenya Expedition with World Vision
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Talking Defence, Tre Ford Challenge & Women's Flag Football With Tanya Henderson
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Bakes & Nik Celebrate 100 Episodes Of 1st and Now
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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Breaking Down The Bombers With Winnipeg's Own Hustler Paterson
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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Giulio Caravatta on the 5-1 start, what makes Vernon Adams Jr. an elite QB and preview of Calgary
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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A Watermelon Smash Week Episode Featuring Chase Brice
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Special Episode On Help Starts Here Program With BC Government & Lions Alumni
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Talking Ticats With Hamilton Football Staple Steve Milton
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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Another Elk Hunt Beckons
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Andrew Harris On Running Back Relentless Doc & Great Lion Memories
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Winnipeg Week & Previewing Canada's Quest For Another Gold At Worlds
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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Previewing Concert Kickoff & A Chat With Joshua Archibald
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Ayden Eberhardt On Year Two With Lions, Memories Of Wyoming And Love Of Denver Sports
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Kyle Nelson On Lions Camp Life, CFL Bloodlines & Memories of the San Francisco 49ers
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May 29, 2024 |
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Scouting Life With Jim Jauch As Camp Kicks Into High Gear
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May 21, 2024 |
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Training Camp Talk With Ryan Phillips and Jason Tucker
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May 16, 2024 |
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Talkin' about draft picks, Christian Covington and a 2006 Grey Cup Recap
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May 03, 2024 |
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Welcoming 2000 Champs To Wall Of Fame With Jamie Taras & Sean Millington
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Big Play VA Joins The Show
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Combine Memories, Travel Talk & Gearing Up for 2024 With David Menard
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Game Themes, Grey Cup Throwback & Coach Tanya on International Women's Day
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Free Agent Additions, Vegas Stories & Key Camp Battles Ahead
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Chopping Wood With Tibo Debaillie| The Boys Head To Belgium & Look Ahead To Super Bowl LVIII
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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2024 Season Premiere With Ryan Rigmaiden
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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Schedule Breakdown, Holiday Traditions & And A Talk With RP
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Talking Touchdown Pacific And A Lookahead To Free Agency With Giulio Caravatta
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Live From Lions Den In Hamilton | Sean Whyte & Neil McEvoy
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Nov 18, 2023 |
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Live From Lions Den In Hamilton | Mathieu Betts
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Come On Down To Winnipeg| Western Final Preview
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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A Western Semi-Final Smorgasbord | Previewing Saturday Playoff Tilt
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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And Then There Was One | Previewing Final Playoff Dress Rehearsal
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Short Term Setback For a Long Term Comeback
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Pass The Gravy: Previewing Thanksgiving Weekend Showdown With Bombers
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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RP, 'Batman' and Lions Regain A Little Swagger Ahead Of Rider Matchup
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Comeback Kids Invade Edmonton
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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And Then There Were Six: Previewing Ottawa, Reviewing Beyonce & Much More
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Labour Of Love: Looking Ahead To Montreal Clash
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Back Home For a Hammerfest & A Chat With Garry Peters
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Mid-Season Awards, Preparing For Regina & A Talk With Tuck
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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The West Gauntlet Continues With Calgary
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Battling The Bombers | Matt and Nik Preview Week 9 Tilt
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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The Prez Duane Vienneau Stops By
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Terry Williams Joins The Show As Fellas Tee Up Watermelon Smash
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Guinness Record Holder Bobby Dubeau On CFL Stadium Odyssey
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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On To Montreal
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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On To The Argos As We Tee Up Week 4 With Davis Sanchez
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Talking Beatdown Of Bombers And A Visit With Game Host Katie Hamilton
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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TSN's Kate Beirness Recaps Week 1, Looks Ahead To Panel's Vancouver Visit
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Previewing Season Opener, LL Cool J And A Visit From Sarah Said
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Lucky Whitehead And Dom Rhymes On Kamloops Camp Life
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May 17, 2023 |
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Giulio Caravatta Tees Up 2023 Camp And Breaks Down Key Roster Questions
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May 10, 2023 |
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First-Round Pick Francis Bemiy Joins The Show As Kamloops Beckons
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May 05, 2023 |
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Punters Are People Too
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Previewing The CFL Draft, '23 Training Camp With Neil McEvoy
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Lui Passaglia, Sean Millington and Farhan Lalji On Fight To Save SFU Football
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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Marcus Sayles On The DB Room, Taking The Next Step in '23 And Living In Vancouver Year Round
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Bobby Singh On Suiting Up In Memorable Lions Era, Plus Eventful Time In Both NFL, XFL
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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Solomon Elimimian On Getting Hall Of Fame Call, Path To CFL And Great Lion Stories
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Hall Of Fame Member Paul McCallum On Lion Memories, Playing In Scotland And Making XFL History in '01
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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A Deep Dive Into The Defence
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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A Deep Dive Into The Offence
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Free agency recap, wild Super Bowl stories & a chat with Justin McInnis
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Previewing The Frenzy With Giulio Caravatta
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Takin' Care Of Business & A Chat With Rhymes
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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2023 Season Premiere With Vernon Adams Jr.
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Schedule Breakdown, Manny Rugamba and more
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Bryan Burnham On Retirement, Look Ahead To Next Chapter
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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The BC 'Snowstorm' Special
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Football, Soul Food and Longhorn Life With Kent Perkins
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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Live From Lions Den | Reid Johnson And The MOJ
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Nov 19, 2022 |
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Live From Lions Den | Rick Campbell and Tanya Walter
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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All Good Things Must Temporarily Come To An End
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Duking It Out For The Western Crown
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Previewing The Lions And Stampeders Playoff Dance
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Rourke Is Back
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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David Mackie On Path To CFL, Pride In Community Service & Getting Back Into Lineup
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Then There Were Three
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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Around The CFL With TSN's Matthew Scianitti
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Crunch Time
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Knocking On The Playoff Door
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Saddle Up
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Neil McEvoy On Trade Activity, Look Ahead To Final Stretch
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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Rod Pedersen Talks Roughriders, Broadcast World Changes & More
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Kicking, Firefighting & The Bachelor With Sean Whyte
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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Kelly Bates On Improved O-Line As Lions Prepare For Calgary
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Delvin Breaux Sr. On Life With Lions, Return From Serious High School Injury
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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Ryan Phillips Talks Defence, Regina Memories, Seattle Sports And more
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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Tacking The Tiger-Cats
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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Feeling Humbled
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Dancing With the Defending Champs
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Dominique Rhymes On Huge Start Plus His Off-Field Talents
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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Teeing Up Boatmen Clash
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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James Butler On 4-TD Performance, Path To The CFL
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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John Bowman On Lions D-Line, Growing Up in Brooklyn
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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Bryan Burnham On Camp Life And Much More
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May 26, 2022 |
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Lucky Whitehead Talks Camp Life, Dog Dad Life And More
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May 21, 2022 |
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Training Camp Preview With Neil McEvoy
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May 10, 2022 |
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Nathan Rourke's Football Path
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May 03, 2022 |
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Ryan Rigmaiden On Scouting Life, Re-Shaping Roster For 2022
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Giulio Caravatta On 2022 Squad, Great Stories From Playing Days
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Sukh Chungh On Quest For Grey Cup, Sikh Heritage And Giving Back To Community
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Sean Whyte On Kicking, Firefighting, The Roxy And More
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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A Chat With the CFL Most Outstanding Rookie
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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Don't Call It A Comeback
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Rick Campbell Talks Homecoming, Keys To Improvement
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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The MOJ Stops By!
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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ATL Duo Primed For Grey Cup Run With Lions
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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Hall Of Famer Leroy Blugh Talks Lions D-Line
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May 12, 2021 |
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CFL Draft, Broadcast Legends & Excitement For 2021
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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Scouting Season Heats Up
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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Sukh Chungh| Football, Muscle Cars, Sikh Heritage & More!
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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BONUS: A Chat With Lemar Durant
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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From North Delta To Bright TSN Lights
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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Do Ya Feel Lucky?
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Free Agent Frenzy
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Mackie Embracing New Role In 2021
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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The Co-GMs Talk 2021 and MORE!
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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McEvoy Talks Grey Cup Memories And MORE
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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A Tribute To David Braley
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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Coach Campbell Joins The Show
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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Shaq Johnson AKA H.I.M.
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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Stadium Cribs Reunion
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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Catching Up With Superman
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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Romantic About The Grey Cup
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Sep 04, 2020 |
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From The Shores Of Kingston
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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Tuck Tales
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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Put Your Helmet On!
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Jul 08, 2020 |
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Father Figures
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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Episode 29 | Camp Life And Wallyisms
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May 28, 2020 |
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Episode 28 | If Beale St. BBQ Could Talk
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May 13, 2020 |
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Episode 27 | Tales of a Canadian QB
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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Episode 26 | Sergio Castillo
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Apr 21, 2020 |
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Episode 25 | Makin' It Rain
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Mar 27, 2020 |
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Episode 24 | Reilly's Ramblings
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Mar 12, 2020 |
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Episode 23 | I Still Keep A Suitcase In Berlin
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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Episode 22 | Smells Like Football
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Feb 26, 2020 |
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Episode 21 | Interview with a Lions Legend
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Feb 20, 2020 |
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Episode 20 | Free Agent Frenzy
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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Episode 19 | Catching Up With Coach Campbell
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Feb 06, 2020 |
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First And Now Season Premiere | Let The Offseason Fun Begin
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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Episode 17 | Grey Cup Saturdays Were Made For Partying
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Nov 26, 2019 |
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Episode 16 | "You need to start with a core and a core is there."
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Nov 19, 2019 |
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First & Now Special | Chat with the Prez
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Oct 23, 2019 |
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EPISODE 14 | "The grind don't stop"
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Jul 30, 2019 |
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Episode 13 | "We're In a Yelling Mood."
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Jul 22, 2019 |
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Episode 12 | "It's like having kids. You've gotta believe in them."
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Jul 16, 2019 |
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Episode 11 | No apologies for victory
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Jul 09, 2019 |
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Episode 10 | "They played that game in just a torrential downpour."
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Apr 23, 2019 |
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EPISODE 9 | "Her majesty just sits on her laptop, opens up Netflix and just watches?"
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Apr 17, 2019 |
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EPISODE 8 | "If you're going to base your entire opinion of a league on one game, you are in fact, an idiot."
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Apr 10, 2019 |
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EPISODE 7 | “I’d rather be found dead in my own bathtub from drowning than wear a halloween costume to work”
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Apr 04, 2019 |
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EPISODE 6 | Maybe someone's out of town and has arranged for me to be taken out.
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Mar 29, 2019 |
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EPISODE 5 | “We had a meeting and we decided we can curse..”
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Mar 26, 2019 |
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EPISODE 4 | "Have a little self-awareness!"
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Mar 13, 2019 |
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EPISODE 3 | "I don't know if you're going to die but I just want you to do it quietly so I can get some sleep."
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Mar 01, 2019 |
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EPISODE 2 | "Coming back into this building definitely brings back a lot of memories."
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Feb 28, 2019 |
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EPISODE 1 | "They just let anybody get podcasts these days."
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Feb 28, 2019 |