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Brainwaves
Brainwaves is two GenX guys who never quite let go of the good stuff. Jason Reilly and Barry Nixon take the movies, comics, TV shows and cartoons that raised them and drag them, kicking and screaming, into middle age, one pointless debate at a time. How you watch a movie. What's worth owning. The stuff you loved at twelve that you're weirdly still defending at fifty. It's about 20 minutes, it settles nothing, and you'll leave with a laugh, a hot take, and something to argue about. If you grew…
Episodes
BrainwavesOur 420 Tradition with Gaye Mandel
It's 420 year two with returning guest, the queen of cannabis, Gaye Mandel. We talk edibles, pre-rolled vs self rolled joints, CBD vs THC and even manage to…
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Episode 75! Beware of Chest Twitch, Morbius and more!
To celebrate our diamond episode we unearth some priceless topic gems - like our first ever movie non-review (of Morbius), the mystery of the dreaded chest…
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Life Hacks
This week we provide key strategies on how to hack hangovers, heavy books, bus trip drinking and 4K movie selections. It's an episode every busy human needs to…
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Bitters Guys
We talk bitters and funerals and parking spaces. Yup, lots of ground to cover this week!
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More Collections Horror Stories with Alex Riebel
You asked for more, and we're happy to deliver! Barry shocked us all with his collections horror stories in season 1. So for season 2 we're joined by none…
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Mostly Batman
In this Batman heavy episode we discuss the history of The Dark Knight from his humble beginnings to the mega franchise he is today. Then Barry shares a…
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Mad Max, Mushrooms and More
We talk all things Mad Max, improving your memory through mushrooms and anything else we can remember with our enhanced mushroom brains!
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B-Movie Bonanza! with Rob Peets
The Movie Guy Rob Peets joins us as we review three almost-classic B-movies: CHUD, Saturn 3 and Grizzly!
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Superbowl full of laughs with Craig Zavitz
Craig Zavitz is back to talk all things Superbowl 56! And if you don't like football, tune in anyway because we chat about all kinds of fun stuff. And who…
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Brand New Shot. Brand New Gains.
Barry's leveling up the newsroom workout area. Jason's excited to introduce a bold new shot. And both of us gush over Boba Fett.
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Barry's Hot Topics
This week Barry takes over the show and we cover the topics near and dear to his heart. Marvel at his story of headphone success. Listen in wonder as he sums…
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Gravy Train
This week Barry delivers an impassioned public service message on the war against gravy loss. Then we talk Eternals, football, B-movies and more!
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Cobra Rising with TJ Cheslea
Our special guest actor, director, documentarian, photographer and bodybuilder TJ Cheslea talks about his journey and inspiring work. And together we instantly…
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Trends, Compliments and Complaints
Have you ever wanted to write an open letter? Jason sure has and he gets it off his chest this week. Then we talk clothing compliments and trends and Barry is…
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New Year New Stuff We Ain't Got No Time For
We ring in the new year by finding new things Barry ain't got no time for. We also review emoji social etiquette and talk about our favourite new years from…
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Holiday Cheer In The Multiverse
We discuss the holidays, the multiverse, New Year's Resolutions, Barry's trip out west and so much more!
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Don't Think About It Too Much
It's rapid fire time as we take on a series of hot topics without overthinking our answers. Grab a whiskey (or two!) and join in the fun!
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Spotify Wrapped, mmmuffins and mmmore!
We reveal our 2021 Spotify Wrapped playlists - can you guess which our favs of the year were? Then we discuss the triumphant return of mmmuffins and learn what…
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Discovering Crypto, Orange Theory and Fries Supreme!
This week Jason talks crypto currency, Barry talks Orange Theory and we find common ground with Star Trek: Discovery.
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The Next Big Thing: ScreenX & Booster Gold
We talk about our biggest pet peeves, Barry falls in love with "ScreenX", and Jason picks his next can't-miss superhero screen adaptation.
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Memory Lane: Improvising with Lawrie Carruthers-Hopkinson
This week our special guest is our former sketch and improv troupe member Lawrie Carruthers-Hopkinson. Lawrie joins us to talk all things improv…from getting…
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The Eternals: Marvel Miss or Misunderstood? ...and more!
This week Barry reviews The Eternals (spoiler free), we keep plowing through Chucky, look at the future of retail and even talk oral care. Oh yeah, we pack a…
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Toilet Humour: Commodes, Chucky, Christmas ...and more!
Welcome to Season 2. We "waste" no time talking about miracle toilet repairs and the magic of tile from New Jersey. Plus we talk about jumping from halloween…
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Season One is Dune...er...Done! - with Rob Peets
Special guest Rob "The Movie Guy" Peets helps us put a bow on season one with a spoiler free discussion of the new Dune movie. We're so careful, even the movie…
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When Mea met Culpa
This week we make our apologies, conclude our extensive Leprechaun franchise reviews, talk 4K, concerts and more.
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Nothing Ventured. Even Less Gained.
We power through leprechaun 3 and 4 and talk Bond, Dune and coffee pods.
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A(ttra)cting Crazy
We review Leprechaun 2, order drinks using only adjectives, and talk about being approached by the street involved.
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Cola Showdown and Horror Movie Letdown
We review Coke Zero Vs Coke Zero, the 1993 not-so-smash-hit movie Leprechaun and talk unnecessary car features.
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Let's Get Physical with Andre Orlando
Barry's personal trainer Andre jumps in this week to teach us how to transform our bodies into finely tuned fitness machines.
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the ABCs of OCD
We talk PIE vs PI. We talk unwanted emails. We talk Rituals becoming OCD. Basically we cover it all, as usual.
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The Recasting Couch
This week we recast The Beastmaster and some classic family movies with a very dark bent. Plus Coke recasts Coke Zero.
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Okay Boomer! (that's still a thing right?)
Lot's of boomer talk - like mailing a letter, jury duty and eating strange foods. Now you kids get off our lawns!
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Between the Buttons - with DJ Teenage Werewolf
Special Guest Rob Ferraz (aka DJ Teenage Werewolf) joins us for an in depth analysis of the Rolling Stones 1967 classic album Between The Buttons.
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The Perfect Grilled Cheese and the Rambo Dilemma
This week we disagree on the amount of pain the Rambo franchise can inflict on viewers but we sync up nicely on the perfect grilled cheese. And we talk about…
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Misfires and Wise Words
This week Jason blows the intro and learns something. Plus, we talk video game amusement parks, useless furniture and so much more.
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More Real Talk
We didn't plan it this way but we get real again! From positive covid takeaways to how to change a mood, come learn all the top strategies from two guys who…
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Vacations and Revelations!
This week's questions all come from executive producer Linda and are some real doozies! From funniest memories to fondest childhood vacations, we tackle them…
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Sequels, Spinoffs, and Reboots with Brian Edwards
Special guest Brian Edwards joins us as we get into the good, the bad and the forgotten of all three!
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Revenge of Tokyo 2020
We talk Olympics! Plus...which collectables are going to be hot Hot HOT in 20 years? We got ya covered. And we talk de-aging Indy, which musicians we'd want to…
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Speak No More
This week Barry tries on a new catch phrase, Jason has two monuments erected in his honour, and we both have movies to review.
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We Review Everything!
This week we provide our thoughts on the Euro Cup, The Stanley Cup, Conan The Barbarian, Dredd, Patios, Leather Pants and more!
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Spin-off in Circles
We talk Eurocup, spin offs of spin offs and what we want to do when the world eventually starts to spin itself again.
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Memory Lane with Chris Whitby
Actor and long time friend Chris Whitby stops by the show as we take a stroll down memory lane to chat about how we met, our earliest improv stories, on-set…
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A Pride of Zombies
Jason finally samples the black bush, we review Army of Darkness and talk all things Pride!
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Cold Brew-Ha-Ha
Our product feature is Jameson Cold Brew Irish Whiskey. You'll find out exactly how it stacks up. Plus, what's your Star Wars name???
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They Live with Rob Peets
Rob becomes our first returning guest as we dissect the “classic” John Carpenter’s They Live.
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The Pitch
We pitch the ultimate Stephen King collaboration and hire a Master of the Universe to tend our lawns.
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Wiser Guys
This week we sample Wiser's Whisky - a great Canadian whisky brand - for the very first time! Plus we talk Star Wars, Star Trek, movies, wrestling and more...
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The 4-1-1 on 420 with Gaye Mandel
It's our weed episode, so we brought in the queen. Special guest Gaye Mandel joins us to talk all things cannabis and more!
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Collections Horror Stories!
This week Barry shares some hair curling tales of his time spent in the world of third party collections. If we had any spare "parental advisory" warning…
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Apocalypse Soon
This week we outline our team for the upcoming zombie apocalypse. Plus we talk 80's fight movies, how much IQ we'd give up for money and our choice between…
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Anxiety and Animals
This week we talk about what animals we think we could take in a fight, the movie genres of our lives and anxiety. Fun stuff!
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Real Talk in 3D
This week we have an exciting product feature that manages to confound us through the whole episode. Then we reveal whose body we'd take over for a day and we…
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TONS of Music Talk with DJ Rob Ferraz
We’re with special guest Toronto DJ Rob Ferraz. We talk music. We talk movie posters. We talk music!
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Smartphones Vs Flip Phones and Cereal Vs Soup
This week we talk smartphones vs flip phones, which animal we’d like to “horse sized” and whether cereal can be considered soup.
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Nobody Puts Trapjaw in a Corner
This week we debut a brand new segment and Barry tries a Keto Bomb! We also discuss He-man and whether Trapjaw finally deserves to get his due. Then we talk…
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Rapid Fire Punk Rock Voltron Force!
This week Barry highlights a new punk rock find, Jason complains about his sleep, they both geek out over Voltron and Barry brings the first ever rapid fire…
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Talkin' Sports 'n Stuff with special guest Craig Zavitz
This week Barry and I are joined by special guest Craig Zavitz. Together we deep dive into the Superbowl. We talk the game, the half time show and even Tom…