On the Friday morning edition of TCA Matt and Michaela help you get set for the weekend with some more craft beer chatter and sports talk. Please take a moment to help out the podcast by leaving a rating and review there in your app. On the agenda: fall out from Wednesday's discussion with the Ottawa REDBLACKS new quarterback Matt Nichols, which beers are on the go today, whether Brady Tkachuk has a little extra hate for the Montreal Canadiens in his game, the ridiculous ongoing hate for William Nylander and why it's not even based in reality, the Calgary Flames vs Ottawa Senators matchup dominating the schedule for the next two weeks, why the Claude Julien firing maybe have been a little non-sensical, whether the pandemic impacted who the Habs would select as their new Head Coach, the possibility that having already had and recovered from COVID-19 might actually make you more valuable to teams down the stretch and we announce our next guest. Follow Michaela Schreiter on social @Schreids Follow the show @TallCanAudio

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TCA Ep795: Free Willy and Tkachuk Stuff

On today's show Matt and Michaela are joined by Chris Hofley and the brand new Ottawa REDBLACKS QB Matt Nichols! We'd love it if you'd take a moment to support the show by leaving a rating and a review for us there on your podcast app. We kick it off where we always do - going around the horn with which craft beers everyone has brought to the table and Nichols makes it known right away he's going to fit in nicely here. Conversation turns to how Matt felt when first confronted with the notion of coming to Canada and what that adjustment was like, after years in Canadian football hotbeds what lead him to Ottawa, his unique relationship with REDBLACKS coach Paul LaPolice and how it will impact his adjustment to the team, which guys on the Ottawa D he's pumped to no longer be facing off against, what he knows about his new home and things he's looking forward to when he gets here, spending time through the pandemic as a more stay at home Dad and so much more. The new guy under centre for RNation was a pleasure to talk to and seems real excited to get to work in the Nation's Capital. Football isn't that far down the road so join us here to get to know your new quarterback, Ottawa! Follow Matt Nichols @MattNichols Follow Chris Hofley @ChrisHofley Follow Michaela @Schreids Follow the show @TallCanAudio

TCA Ep794: Matt Nichols is Back In Red and Black

man oh man what a jam packed show! Please take a moment and leave a review there on your podcast app. Today we get in to our usual craft beer nonsense, the Tragically Hip's "Road Apples" album, the anniversary of Team Canada winning gold at the Salt Lake City Olympics Women's Hockey Tournament, the Buffalo Sabres falling apart and why it hasn't worked with Taylor Hall, Jack Eichel's future, Auston Matthews' chase for 50 goals in this shortened season with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Sidney Crosby's place in history as he hits a thousand games with the Pittsburgh Penguins, the NHL's upcoming US tv deal and how ESPN could factor in and so much more. Give us a follow on social media @TallCanAudio

TCA Ep793: Road Apples

On today's episode of the show Matt and Michaela go in depth on this week's series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators and all the weirdness that's gone in to it. Also inside: our usual craft beer chatter, breweries you might want to visit when restrictions lift, early thoughts on Major League Baseball's Spring Training, excitement levels for this year's Toronto Blue Jays, the mammoth deal the San Diego Padres signed this week with Fernando Tatis Jr and we announce our next big guest. It's a jam packed show so let's go! Follow Michaela on social media @Schreids Follow us on social media @TallCanAudio

TCA Ep792: Leafs vs Sens

While Ontario is getting crushed with snow we take an envious look south to Florida where the Toronto Blue Jays are preparing to open Spring Training. Matt is joined by friend of the show Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet to help us get set for some baseball! On the docket today: the usual craft beer check up, Blue Jays management following through on their word and whether or not it will earn them some slack from the fans, the end of the Derek Fisher era in Toronto, how this team is likely to use all their cool new toys, whether we'll see Vladimir Guerrero Jr back at third, the impact of a George Springer to the lineup, where this team will actually play games this season and whether multiple homes are possible, this group's readiness to contend and tons more. Arden has his finger on the pulse of the Toronto Blue Jays like few others and has been a great friend of TCA so we're pumped to have him back on the show to tee things up and help us envision a slightly nicer time of year where MLB games are taking place. Find all of his work at www.sportsnet.ca and on the At The Letters podcast. Give us a follow on social media @TallCanAudio

TCA Ep791: Spring Training In A Blizzard

Matt and Rob are kicking off the work week with a couple pints designed perfectly for the day after Valentine's! So let's go! Please help us out by leaving a rating and a review on your podcast app. On today's show the guys discuss Rob's Valentine's Day dinner not living up to his standards, recent pints, the general state of the NHL, nominees for this year's class in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Ontario Hockey League's plan to get up and running, fall out from UFC 258 and tons more. Give us a follow on Twitter & Instagram @TallCanAudio

TCA Ep790: Banger!

It's a very special edition of the podcast as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Friday by Rebecca Black to send you in to your weekend. Please take a moment and support the show by leaving a rating and a review on your pod app. On TCA today: Matt gets busted singing weird old country songs, Schreids comments on our recent interview with Ottawa REDBLACKS Head coach Paul LaPolice, WWE wrestlers keep popping up on our show out of nowhere, huge moves across the WNBA place the league squarely in the sporting spotlight, Bell Media savagely drops 3 TSN Radio stations across Canada at great detriment to the CFL, Mill Street Brewery is tangled up with the Tragically Hip in a PR war they can't win, the Dallas Mavericks restart the old national anthem debate and so much more.

TCA Ep789: Gotta Get Down On Friday

On today's episode Matt & Michaela are pumped to welcome OSEG's Chris Hofley and Ottawa REDBLACKS Head Coach Paul LaPolice to the show. Make sure you take a second to support TCA by leaving a rating and a review there on your app. We talk to Lappo about the Ottawa craft brewery that helped welcome him to town once he signed in Ottawa, what everyone thought about this year's Super Bowl, whether it's possible for a football coach to still enjoy a game like that as a fan or if you're constantly evaluating, how a kid from New Hampshire ends up crossing the border to coach in Canada, which WWE Superstar he went to high school with, how Paul and his coaching staff kept busy and moving forward during a pandemic season with no games, what the upcoming year could look like with a ton of rust but a pile of fresh bodies, what Ottawa's new QB Matt Nichols brings to the REDBLACKS, what Pinball Clemens is like in real life, guys that Lappo has learned from along the way and so much more. Find the full TCA archives at www.tallcanaudio.com Follow the show on social media @TallCanAudio Follow Michaela Schreiter on social media @Schreids

TCA Ep788: Lappo!

On the Monday morning edition of the podcast Matt and Rob discuss this week's upcoming guest from the Ottawa REDBLACKS, the Los Angeles Dodgers adding another big time arm to their rotation, what the Toronto Blue Jays need to do to keep pace, the Vancouver Canucks being just total trash thus far, what kind of executive might actually want to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins GM job, the Ottawa Senators having already blown through all their vets and being ready to turn it over to the kids and plenty more.

TCA Ep787: Squeaker?

Michaela and Matt are back on the mic to take you through your Friday. Don't forget to take a second and leave a rating and a review for the show wherever you're listening. On today's show: Michaela returns once more from radio land to respond to her on air performance review, an all new set of craft beers set things up, Schreids gives us her Royal Rumble thoughts.... limited as they might be, we announce a huge upcoming guest, turn over at the most important position for the Ottawa REDBLACKS, Super Bowl thoughts and predictions, postponements and cancellations are starting to pile up for the NHL, late night Senators games are taking their toll, Matt loses his damn mind on Winnipeg Jets fans, the NWHL are forced to shut down their playoffs, the Olympics begin to look dumber and dumber and the only people who don't realize it are the IOC and so much more. Follow Michaela Schreiter on social media @Schreids Follow us on social media @TallCanAudio

TCA Ep786: The Ol Switch-A-Roo

On today's show we are pleased to be joined by the Big Cheese over at TSN 1200 and host of their morning show - John Rodenburg. We ask JR about his thoughts and relative excitement level about this year's Super Bowl, his professional journey from Tillsonburg to Ottawa, how the pandemic challenged him like never before when it came to running an all sports radio station, that time he set out for New Jersey in a Molson sponsored Winnebago full of Senators fans and the unfortunate trip home and so much more. Oh. And of course! We asked him to conduct our pal Schreids' on air performance review right there live on the show. John was a great guest, is a terrific broadcaster and has been a great help to this show as we've gone along. We hope you'll enjoy this chat with one of Ottawa's best known and most respected media personalities. Follow us on social media @TallCanAudio

TCA Ep785: From Tillsonburg to Ottawa in a Winnebago with John Rodenburg of TSN1200

On the Monday morning edition of the podcast Matt and Rob discuss the craft beer of the day, that time a bunch of idiots made John Scott an All Star and ruined his career, why you're pretty wrong about the biggest Tragically Hip songs of all time, the Rangers putting Tony D'Angelo on waivers, young NHL guys suddenly lining up to request trades and lots more.

TCA Ep 784: Twist and Stout

Welcome back to your Friday edition of the TCA podcast as Michaela Schreiter returns from her recent trip to the mainstream radio to slum it with us on the podcast side. On the agenda today - our usual craft beers, the NWHL's Bubble experience, Barstool looks like trash again, the Toronto Blue Jays are still out there taking their swings and landing big name free agents, Baseball Writers decide not to elect anyone to the Hall of Fame this year, Curt Schilling tries to martyr himself but looks pretty dumb, Tkachuk and Flames fans get punked out by Jake Muzzin and the Toronto Maple Leafs and so much more. Follow Michaela Schreiter on social media @Schreids Follow the show @TallCanAudio

TCA Ep783: Schreids Succincts It

On today's show Matt is joined by one of TCA's favourite guests - Kevin Michie of Sportsnet - to tee up the WWE Royal Rumble taking place this weekend. Before they cover the show at hand the guys discuss their latest craft beer findings, the recent sale of WWE Network rights to NBC and the Peacock streaming service and what it might mean for WWE fans in Canada moving forward. Later on talk of course turns to some of Matt & Kevin's favourite Royal Rumble memories including Vince McMahon eliminating Stone Cold Steve Austin in 1999 and Bret Hart and Lex Luger having a bit of a tie in 1994. And then it's down to business. What's in store for us at the 2021 version of the event? Which matches should you have an eye on? Are we likely to see many surprise entrants this year? And who are the favourites to outlast 29 other competitors and get a title shot at WrestleMania? The WWE Royal Rumble is one of the most universally beloved shows in wrestling every year and we're thrilled to have Kevin Michie here to help us get you prepared. Visit us at http://www.tallcanaudio.com/ (www.tallcanaudio.com) Follow us on social media @TallCanAudio Follow Kevin Michie @KevinMichie

TCA Ep782: Jamming Up The Mash - 2021 WWE Royal Rumble Preview

On your Monday morning edition of the podcast Matt and Rob discuss their favourite live concerts to stream while stuck at home, the Laine for Dubois trade the Columbus Blue Jackets and Winnipeg Jets pulled off this weekend, the passing of a true baseball legend, fall out from the Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier fight Saturday, where the UFC could go next in the light weight division, the debacle that the IOC has created by not making a move on the Tokyo Olympic Games, Rob's rage towards the Ottawa Senators coaching staff and plenty more. Follow us on social media @TallCanAudio Visit us at www.tallcanaudio.com

TCA Ep781: Calf Kicks

Matt, Rob and the rest of the TCA Crew you know and love rip on sports, pop culture, news, beer and whatever else needs tearing down from our studios in beautiful Bytown, Canada. Visit www.tallcanaudio.com Follow along on Twitter @TallCanAudio

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