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At The 55Michael Faulds
Head coach of the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, Michael Faulds, joins the show to talk about his time playing with team Canada and Western as well as his time…
At The 55Nick De Jesus - The Freshmen 15
York Lions QB and friend of the show, Nick De Jesus, makes his second appearance on the podcast to tackle the Freshmen 15.
At The 55Frank Renaud - The Talk
Frank Renaud, former linebacker with the Windsor Lancers, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger Cats, and current linebackers coach with the Windsor…
At The 55Matt Zerker - Tethr
Matt Zerker, founder and CEO of Thethr a peer-to-peer support group for men, joins the show to talk about his platform and men's mental health.
At The 55Mamba Kandolo - The Freshmen 15
First year linebacker for the Carleton Ravens, Mamba Kandolo, joins the show for the Freshmen 15.
At The 55Aaron Geisler
Aaron Geisler, the new Executive Director of the Ontario Football Alliance, joins the show to talk about the state of football in Ontario.
At The 55Brendan McCracken - The Talk
Former receiver for Laurier, Brendan McCracken, joins Dakota and Zac to talk about his career ending knee injury, the relationship of metal health and…
At The 55Tom Sterling - The Talk
Assistant offensive lineman coach at Guelph, Tom Sterling, joins the show to have The Talk.
At The 55Payton McWilliam - The Talk
Dakota and Zac are joined by McMaster offensive lineman, Payton McWilliam, on this new installment of The Talk.
At The 55Chris Bertoia
Head coach of the Waterloo Warriors, Chris Bertoia, joins the Dakota and Zac to talk about his time at Waterloo, the growing competition in the OUA and much…
At The 55Ben Huckabone - The Freshmen 15
First year receiver for the Carleton Ravens, Ben Huckabone, joins the show to answer the Freshmen 15.
At The 55Aiden Arnott - Smith - The Talk
Aiden Arnott-Smith of the Carleton Ravens joins Dakota and Zac to have "The Talk" about mental health in sports.
At The 55Tevaun Smith
Tevaun Smith of the Edmonton Football Team as well as a former NFLer and alumnus from the Iowa Hawkeyes joins Dakota and Zac to talk about his experience being…
At The 55Victor Raposo - The Freshmen 15
Victor Raposo, rookie offensive lineman for the UofT Blues, joins the show in the second installment of the Freshman 15.
At The 55Alain Cimankinda - The Talk
Alain Cimankinda - The Talk by Zachary Bader-Shamai and Tom Sterling
At The 55Dream Academy - Joshua Brown
Zac is joined by former Waterloo Warrior defensive lineman, Joshua Brown, to talk about his new project Dream Academy, a mentorship program in his…
At The 55Nicolas Baril - The Freshmen 15
Dakota and Zac launch their new segment, "The Freshman 15", and are joined by Nicolas Baril of the Bishops Gaiters as he answers their 15 questions.
At The 55State of Mental Health in Sports - The Talk
Zac and Dakota discuss Bell Let's Talk and how it may be more problematic than people want to admit. This is the first episode of their weekly series where…
At The 55Brandon Maki - The Internal Budget
Zac speaks with Brandon Maki, the creator and host of the Ottawa Senators podcast The Internal Budget and writer for the Silver Seven Sens. Brandon is also a…
At The 55Jamari Powell
Dakota and Zac are joined by newly committed member of the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, Jamari Powell, as they discuss what went into his decision and what…
At The 55Lee Barette - CanadaFootballChat.com
Lee Barette, CEO of CanadaFootballChat.com, joins the show to talk about the CFC Prospect Game on TSN, the announcement of the rosters for the 2nd edition of…

At The 55Life After Football - Geoff Coventry
Dakota and Zac speak with former Bishop Gaiter Geoffrey Coventry about his experiences playing in the RSEQ, his stint with the Alouettes, his current career as…
At The 55Life After Football - Tom Sterling
Dakota and Zac speak with former McMaster offensive lineman and current assistant offensive line coach with Guelph Tom Sterling to talk about his time with…
At The 55Garrett Holmes CSSA
Dakota and Zac speak with Western Mustang QB and founder of the Canadian Student-Athlete Association Garrett Holmes to talk about why he started this project…
At The 55Life After Football - Lawrence Hopper
Dakota and Zac are joined by former UofT Blues' offensive lineman Lawrence Hopper to discuss his playing career, his transition into the coaching world, and…
At The 55Life After Football - Mackenzie Chapman
Dakota and Zac speak with former York Lion long snapper Mackenzie Chapman to discuss his time playing OUA and CJFL football and get into the mindset of a true…
At The 55Life After Football - Jeff Lam
Former UofT Varsity Blue, Jeff Lam, joins Dakota and Zac to talk about his experience playing football in Toronto, playing along side his brother while being…
At The 55Life After Football - Mackenzie Ferguson
Mackenzie Ferguson, former Western defensive back, joins Dakota and Zac to talk about his time as a Mustang and how he managed to balance his football and…
At The 55Life After Football - Stevenson Bone
Former Western Mustang QB and current coach with the Guelph Gryphons Stevenson Bone joins Dakota and Zac to talk about his time at Western, and his transition…
At The 55Life After Football - Jimmy Hawley
Former Western Mustang Jimmy Hawley joins Dakota and Zac to talk about his experience at Western, what he learned on his football journey, and his Life After…
At The 55Life After Football - Intro
Dakota and Zac embark on a new series of interviews called Life After Football. In this introductory episode, they explain the concept and talk about what this…
At The 55Jon Edouard
Dakota and Zac speak to Jon Edouard of the Carleton Ravens about his experience living in Orlando during the pandemic, playing football in Canada as an…
At The 55Off Season Walk Through Tour - Recap
Dakota and Zac pull back the curtain on the Off Season Walk Through Tour and let you know about some of the highs, lows, and everything in between of the…
At The 55Off Season Walk Through Tour - Western
Dakota and Zac reach the end of the Off Season Walk Through Tour where they speak with Bleska Kambamba, Kojo Odoom, Dylan Giffen, and Brett Ellerman from the…
At The 55CFL Draft Re-Cap
Dakota and Zac break down the OUA players selected in this year's CFL Draft.
At The 55Off Season Walk Through Tour - Queens
Dakota and Zac made their stop at Queen's where they sat down with Rasheed Tucker, Anthony Federico, and Nicholas Pinard as well as coaches Matthew Nesbitt and…
At The 55Nicholas De Jesus
Dakota and Zac speak to Nicholas De Jesus about his choice to go to York, the recruiting process, and much more. 00:00 - Intro 00:11 - Interview with Nicholas…
At The 55Off Season Walk Through Tour - Ottawa
Dakota and Zac sit down with Daniel Oladejo and Zach Plausini from the Ottawa Gee-gees. 00:00 - Intro 1:17 - Interview with Daniel Oladejo and Zach Plausini.
At The 55Steph Tanguay
Zac speaks with former SFU Clan lineman Steph Tanguay on his journey to becoming a CFL prospect while being a vegetarian. 00:00 - Intro 3:04 - Interview with…
At The 55Off Season Walk Through Tour - Carleton
Dakota and Zac sit down with Joshua Ferguson, Nathan Carter and Al-Ameen Shipeolu from the University of Carleton to talk all things Ravens football. 00:00 -…
At The 55Off Season Walk Through Tour - Waterloo
Dakota and Zac sit down with members of the Waterloo Warriors. 00:00 - Intro 2:02 - Interview with Greg Brand, Tyler Ternowski and Gordon Lam.
At The 55Off Season Walk Through - Laurier
Dakota and Zac sit down with the Laurier Golden Hawks to talk about their 2019 season and they look towards the upcoming 2020 season. 00:00 - Intro 1:16 -…
At The 55Off Season Walk Through - Windsor
Dakota and Zac head to the University of Windsor to talk with some of their top players. 00:00 - Intro 1:01 - Interview with Cole Verlinde and CJ Church 29:21…
At The 55Avontae Mckoy - Kurleigh Gittens Jr
Avontae Mckoy - Kurleigh Gittens Jr by Zachary Bader-Shamai and Tom Sterling
At The 55Off Season Walkthrough - Guelph
Dakota and Zac head to Guelph to speak with some of the Gryphons. 00:00 - Intro 2:16 - Interview with Kiondre Smith and Clark Barnes 16:04 - Interview with…
At The 55Evan Hillock
Dakota and Zac are joined by future Western Mustang QB Evan Hillock to discuss his decision to de-commit from Guelph, what he is looking forward to most at…
At The 55Off Season Walk Through Tour - McMaster
Dakota and Zac make a stop in Hamilton to interview some of the key players from the Yates Cup-winning Mauraders team. 00:00 - Intro 1:38 - Interview with…
At The 55Off Season Walk Through Tour - UofT
Dakota and Zac visit with some of the players from the University of Toronto Varsity Blues. 00:00 - Intro 1:50 - Clay Sequeira 29:09 - Will Corby and Nolan…
At The 55New Year's Special
Dakota and Zac talk about the upcoming Off Season Walk Through tour and then give their picks for game of the 2010s. 00:00 - Intro 00:39 - Off Season Walk…

At The 55Yates Cup Preview
Dakota and Zac break down the semi-finals games in the OUA. 00:00 - Intro 00:38 - Who's Back of the Week 2:21 - Western Mustangs 30 - Waterloo Warriors 24…
At The 55OUA Semi-Finals
Dakota and Zac breakdown the OUA quarterfinals, and preview the semifinals. 00:00 - Intro 00:33 - Who's Back of the Week 2:44 - Waterloo 44 - Ottawa 21 20:00 -…
At The 55OUA Quater-Final Preview
Dakota and Zac preview the first round of the OUA playoffs. 00:00 - Intro 00:23 - OUA Award predictions 6:48 - Waterloo vs. Ottawa 16:11 - Carleton vs. Guelph…




