Best Canadian Television Podcasts (2025)

1
499 - Peacemaker Season 2 1:15:20

9d ago1:15:20

1:15:20

This week Hassan and Tristan go to the alternate universe where everything actually is fine and only some things are ruined! EiFNiR Theme Music by DJ Dain [email protected] Blue Sky YouTubeBy EiFNiR

1
House and Good Doctor TV boss David Shore 53:49

11d ago53:49

53:49

Send us a text Who is this lawyer writing and producing hit medical dramas? He is David Shore, who got his start in Canada writing for Traders before crossing the border as a writer-producer on The Practice and Law & Order. Besides his hits he was involved with a few great misses, including EZ Streets, a short-lived series that was HBO before HBO, …

1
498 - Absolute Martian Manhunter 1:00:08

16d ago1:00:08

1:00:08

This week Hassan and Tristan get weird with it and become one with the Martian Mind****er! EiFNiR Theme Music by DJ Dain [email protected] Blue Sky YouTubeBy EiFNiR

1
Cote de Pablo & Michael Weatherly 32:57

18d ago32:57

32:57

Send us a text Twelve years after their storyline wrapped on NCIS, Cote de Pablo and Michael Weatherly have reunited as their crowd-pleasing characters on NCIS: Tony & Ziva. As executive producers of this series, the two actors had a say as to where this series would be shot, and they picked Europe -- smart move if you're going to be spending six m…

1
497 - Hollow Knight Silksong 1:09:50

24d ago1:09:50

1:09:50

This week Hassan and Tristan can choose between bashing their heads against a brick wall or basically just do the High Hall fight again! EiFNiR Theme Music by DJ Dain [email protected] Blue Sky YouTubeBy EiFNiR

1
Our dad John Candy featuring Jennifer Sullivan Candy & Chris Candy 36:22

1M ago36:22

36:22

Send us a text Ryan Reynolds said he just didn't want to live in a world without a John Candy documentary. So he produced one, and it's a beauty. "John Candy: I Like Me" premieres Friday, October 9 on Prime Video. Colin Hanks -- whose dad Tom Hanks starred opposite Candy in 1984's "Splash," directs. Hear from both Reynolds and Hanks, along with, in…

1
496 – Absolute Wonder Woman 1:03:33

1M ago1:03:33

1:03:33

This week Hassan and Tristan crawl their way out of hell to help the people of earth with their magic and detachable arms! EiFNiR Theme Music by DJ Dain [email protected] Blue Sky YouTubeBy EiFNiR

1
Bill Carter on the fall and rise of Jimmy Kimmel 1:06:28

1M ago1:06:28

1:06:28

Send us a text Former New York Times television columnist and bestselling author Bill Carter joins me for a wide open discussion about the White House attack on late night talk show hosts. Me and Bill celebrate Kimmel, more than ever our hero for going Brooklyn-rogue and standing up to bullies Donald Trump and his FCC chairman Brendan Carr. Carter …

1
Traveling First Class with Eugene Levy 22:25

1M ago22:25

22:25

Send us a text Have you ever made a bucket list of places around the world you'd like to visit? Eugene Levy did for Season Three of The Reluctant Traveler, streaming now on AppleTV+. This season finds him flying to Mexico, India, Vienna, Ireland, Vancouver, Louisianna, Korea and even London. His tour guide in The UK was none other than The Prince o…

1
Dini Petty: still blazing trails at 80 1:04:36

2M ago1:04:36

1:04:36

Send us a text In the '60s, Dini Petty broke ground with Toronto radio station CKEY as Canada's first female traffic reporter to fly solo in a helicopter. After 5,000 hours in the air she landed her pink chopper and went on to a stellar career as a news anchor at Citytv and as a talk show host at CFTO’s The Dini Petty Show. Now, at age 80, she’s ba…

1
495 - Sandman Season 2 1:02:30

2M ago1:02:30

1:02:30

This week Hassan and Tristan find themselves in the realm of myths, folklore, legends and a Netflix series that really needed a third season! EiFNiR Theme Music by DJ Dain [email protected] Blue Sky YouTubeBy EiFNiR

1
Michael MacMillan goes public (again) 1:06:08

2M ago1:06:08

1:06:08

Send us a text The Blue Ant founder and CEO and former Alliance Atlantis chief rang the bell earlier this month on the Toronto Stock Exchange. His company's reverse takeover of Boat Rocker delivered more Canadian content -- including top-rated The Amazing Race Canada -- to a diverse portfolio MacMillan already successfully shops around the world. Y…

1
CBC Archives: documentary dream factory 1:07:50

2M ago1:07:50

1:07:50

Send us a text Where do documentary filmmakers go to find that historic clip or interview nobody else has? Many turn to the CBC Archives in Toronto. The vast, climate controlled vaults at the CBC Broadcast Centre are home to approximately 1.5 million hours of digitized material. Those restored holdings are drawn from over 90,000 cans of film, 215,0…

1
Fun for All Ages host Frank Santopadre 52:35

2M ago52:35

52:35

Send us a text If you are a fan of comedy, film, television, movies, music, or even Bazooka Joe bubble gum jokes, join me this week in conversation with Frank Santopadre. For over eight years and 600 episodes he brought comedian Gilbert Gottfied in like a tugboat to harbour in the truly amazing Gilbert Gottfried’s Amazing Colossal podcast. Santopad…

1
More Fun for All Ages with Frank Santopadre: Pt. 2 49:22

2M ago49:22

49:22

Send us a text If you've already listened to Part 1 of my conversation with writer-producer-podcaster Frank Santopadre, you just know there was more to explore. This is the second half of our terrific conversation. Here the focus is more on life after Gilbert Gottfried and Frank's eventual decision to create an entirely new podcast that would be Fu…

1
494 - Absolute Superman 56:27

2M ago56:27

56:27

This week Hassan and Tristan escape an exploding planet in a rocket ship and proceed to hostilely remove all of the corporate overlords! EiFNiR Theme Music by DJ Dain [email protected] Blue Sky YouTubeBy EiFNiR

1
FROM THE VAULT: 3 TV stars from the '60s Dawn Wells, Bob May and Monty Hall 42:47

2M ago42:47

42:47

Send us a text I went into the vault this week to create a 3-Pack of favourite TV stars from the '60s. Two are from interviews conducted in 1997 at a Hollywood Collectors autograph show. First up is Dawn Wells (Mary Ann), who was signing autographs with her old Gilligan's Island pal Russell Johnson (the professor). Wells was one of the stars who di…

1
493 - Like A Dragon: A Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii 55:48

3M ago55:48

55:48

This week Hassan and Tristan sail the seven seas (of Hawaii) and plunder the natives (of Hawaii) of their Spanish (Hawaiian) dubloons (US Dollars)! EiFNiR Theme Music by DJ Dain [email protected] Blue Sky YouTubeBy EiFNiR

1
492 – Absolute Batman 1:03:36

3M ago1:03:36

1:03:36

This week Hassan and Tristan just absolutely punt a child into the ocean! Just like FWAM! SPLOOSH! Oh and they discuss Scott Snyder and Nick Dragota's Absolute Batman series. EiFNiR Theme Music by DJ Dain [email protected] Blue Sky YouTubeBy EiFNiR

1
Ed Sullivan doc producer Margo Precht Speciale 48:11

3M ago48:11

48:11

Send us a text Back in the 1950s and '60s, every Sunday night, families would gather around their living room TV and watch The Ed Sullivan Show. The variety hour ran 23 seasons, ending 54 years ago in 1971. Now streaming on Netflix, the documentary Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan is not just another "best of" blast of nostalgia. It rec…

1
491 – The Death of Living Worlds 59:26

3M ago59:26

59:26

This week Hassan and Tristan discuss the en-shitification of fiction across mediums! EiFNiR Theme Music by DJ Dain [email protected] Blue Sky YouTubeBy EiFNiR

1
490 – Tower Dungeon 1:01:54

4M ago1:01:54

1:01:54

This week Hassan and Tristan climb an ever-shifting tower of pillars and stairs in a liminal space designed to keep a princess hostage! EiFNiR Theme Music by DJ Dain [email protected] Blue Sky YouTubeBy EiFNiR

1
Do not overlook Jennie Bovard 41:45

4M ago41:45

41:45

Send us a text Meet the star of the new series Pretty Blind. As described in her AMI-tv bio, Jennie Bovard is a running, beer-drinking, thirtysomething with albinism. She loves making people laugh and is very involved in accessible sport and recreation opportunities in her community. She has lived with partial sight all her life, has a diploma in f…

1
Spend Canada Day with Jonathan Torrens 1:03:27

4M ago1:03:27

1:03:27

Send us a text Here is why Jonathan Torrens is the perfect Canada Day Weekend podcast guest: As a producer, he is behind two new Canadian TV comedies: Pretty Blind, starring Jennie Bovard as a legally blind but supremely independent library worker (premiering July 8 on AMI); and 0-to-60 Driving Academy, steering headlong into a second season on Bel…

1
489 – The Future of Console Gaming (And Also the Nintendo Switch 2) 1:11:44

4M ago1:11:44

1:11:44

This week Hassan and Tristan wrangle in those video game companies to take a good, long look at the future of video games! EiFNiR Theme Music by DJ Dain [email protected] Blue Sky YouTubeBy EiFNiR

1
Pat Ferns sees The Big Picture 1:04:01

5M ago1:04:01

1:04:01

Send us a text In the digital age, the question is not only which tools are still available to support Canadian content production but which ones are still relevant. One with an insider's perspective is Pat Ferns, author of "The Big Picture: A Personal History of Independent Television Production in Canada" (Sutherland House). Ferns began his caree…

1
488 – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 1:11:43

5M ago1:11:43

1:11:43

This week Hassan and Tristan explore The Continent in search of a way to defeat The Paintress (and review the dang game)! EiFNiR Theme Music by DJ Dain [email protected] Blue Sky YouTubeBy EiFNiR

1
Sultan of sitcoms Chuck Lorre 41:47

5M ago41:47

41:47

Send us a text By far, the biggest name in TV sitcoms this century has been Chuck Lorre. This June, when I saw that he was going to be a keynote speaker at the Banff World Media Festival, I thought what the hell, put in a request for a podcast interview. So glad I did, because on this episode, we talk about the glory that is The Kominsky Method, Bi…

1
Matlock's TikTok dance master Jason Ritter 24:12

5M ago24:12

24:12

Send us a text Jason Ritter is my guest this week on brioux.tv: the podcast. I spoke with the 45-year-old actor recently at the Corus Entertainment Upfront in Toronto. Ritter is so thrilled to be on Matlock -- last season's biggest rookie hit on both Global in Canada and CBS in the US -- that he's been dancing up a storm on TikTok. We talk about th…

1
487 - Invincible Fight Girl 59:52

5M ago59:52

59:52

This week Hassan and Tristan get into the squared-circle and dropkick their way to victory! EiFNiR Theme Music by DJ Dain [email protected] Blue Sky YouTubeBy EiFNiR

1
Dave Thomas stands with Ukraine 1:03:22

5M ago1:03:22

1:03:22

Send us a text This 200th episode of brioux.tv: the podcast features a SCTV original who remains one of my favourite people to interview -- Dave Thomas. On this, our third podcast conversation, Thomas talks about his recent trip to Kyiv, a city where drone strikes and missle attacks from Russia have created a living hell for Ukrainians at war. Thom…

1
486 - X-Men Comics Catch Up 1:21:18

6M ago1:21:18

1:21:18

This week Hassan and Tristan talk about the post-Krakoa era of the X-Men where they're no longer a nation with grey morality that worships five people with the power to resurrect the dead! EiFNiR Theme Music by DJ Dain [email protected] Blue Sky YouTube

1
485 - Sentai Watch 2025 1:04:27

6M ago1:04:27

1:04:27

This week Hassan and Tristan combine their powers to form a megazord that rivals all others! Timestamps: Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger - 00:09:05 Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger - 00:24:11 No.1 Sentai Gozyuger - 00:37:44 EiFNiR Theme Music by DJ Dain [email protected] Blue Sky YouTubeBy EiFNiR

1
484 - Squid Game 2 1:05:23

6M ago1:05:23

1:05:23

This week Hassan and Tristan compete in a series of death games for $0.000025! [email protected] Blue Sky YouTubeBy EiFNiR

1
Breakfast Television's Tim Bolen 38:53

6M ago38:53

38:53

Send us a text People who work television's morning shift could be forgiven for being a tad grumpy. That's never the case with Tim Bolen, who recently made the leap from co-hosting Morning Live on Hamilton's CHCH to pairing with Dina Pugliese on Citytv's national franchise Breakfast Television. Add living in Toronto when he was on TV in Hamilton an…

1
Back to school with Andrew Barnsley 1:00:46

7M ago1:00:46

1:00:46

Send us a text My guest this episode is an executive producer who helped guide Schitt’s Creek to a canoe full of Emmy and CSA awards. He’s currently one of the executive producers on another wonderful sitcom, Son of a Critch, shockingly ignored -- nomination wise -- at this year’s Canadian Screen Awards. Yes, it is Andrew Barnsley and he's just bac…

1
483 - Transformers One 1:06:02

7M ago1:06:02

1:06:02

This week Hassan and Tristan qoo-chi-chik-dza-chzk! [email protected] Blue Sky YouTubeBy EiFNiR

1
Tripping the Muskokas with Mitch Azaria 49:28

7M ago49:28

49:28

Send us a text Bummed your invitation to Martin Short's cottage in the Muskokas was evidently lost in the mail? Save yourself the long drive and listen to this week's episode of brioux.tv: the podcast. One of my favourite guests, filmmaker Mitch Azaria, is back with his sixth in an annual series exploring the province of Ontario: Tripping The Musko…

1
482 - Spider-Man 2 1:10:07

7M ago1:10:07

1:10:07

This week Hassan and Tristan thwip onto the scene to stop their best friend from becoming a crazed goo monster! EiFNiR Theme Music by DJ Dain [email protected] Blue Sky YouTubeBy EiFNiR

1
Jay Leno comes to Canada 49:05

7M ago49:05

49:05

Send us a text Jay Leno is Jay-walking his way back to Canada. The former Tonight Show host, who turns 75 in May, will join fellow late night rival Arsenio Hall as comedy headliners May 2 at Casino Rama near Orillia, Ont. In an exclusive brioux.tv: the podcast interview, presented in partnership with latenighter.com, Leno says he was hesitant about…

1
Fabulous Kenny Robinson 50:03

7M ago50:03

50:03

Send us a text People of Comedy: Celebrating 30 Years of the Nubian Show starts streaming April 9 on Crave. It features this week's guest on brioux.tv: the podcast and one of the true iron men of the Toronto comedy club scene: Kenny Robinson. Since 1983, he's been performing at YukYuks as well as at Just For Laughs and other Canadian comedy venues.…

1
When Hope Calls stars Cindy Busby & Christopher Russell 26:09

7M ago26:09

26:09

Send us a text These days it is not unusual for fans to wait over a year for a second season of their favourite series. But five years?? That is the situation for When Hope Calls, the spinoff to the popular period piece drama When Calls the Heart. The shot in Ontario series returns April 6 on Super Channel Heart & Home in Canada and on Great Americ…

1
481 - The Failure of Dragon Age The Veilguard and Final Fantasy XVI 1:11:53

8M ago1:11:53

1:11:53

This week Hassan and Tristan discuss what brought upon the downfall of Dragon Age the Veilguard and Final Fantasy XVI. EiFNiR Theme Music by DJ Dain [email protected] Blue Sky YouTubeBy EiFNiR

1
Look who's turning 70 -- Gumby! 43:12

8M ago43:12

43:12

Send us a text For this episode we go back into the vault for an interview conducted ten years ago with Joe Clokey. He was the son of the man who created and animated Gumby, the most bendable children's TV character ever. Joe grew up in California as "Gumby's little brother," watching his dad and mom stamp out dozens of brightly coloured characters…

1
480 - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart 1:10:24

8M ago1:10:24

1:10:24

This week Hassan and Tristan go dimension hopping to defeat a more competent, eviler version of their nemesis! (And maybe hang out with their girl selves?) EiFNiR Theme Music by DJ Dain [email protected] Blue Sky YouTubeBy EiFNiR

1
Ontario Place documentarian Ali Weinstein 47:50

8M ago47:50

47:50

Send us a text Ali Weinstein is the writer/producer/director behind "Your Tomorrow," a look at Ontario Place the summer before it was shut down after 52 years. For over five decades a 155-acre Toronto waterfront sanctuary, it is being radically redeveloped. Gone are 850 West Island trees. Instead we get a spa with a killer view of Cinesphere. In a …

1
479 - Star Trek Lower Decks Seasons 4 + 5 58:22

8M ago58:22

58:22

This week Hassan and Tristan bounce a graviton particle beam off the main deflector dish! Again! EiFNiR Theme Music by DJ Dain [email protected] Blue Sky YouTubeBy EiFNiR

1
Malcolm McDowell returns 1:01:57

8M ago1:01:57

1:01:57

Send us a text Podcasts were invented for guests such as Malcolm McDowell. He is a smart, funny, generous man and as terrific as ever as Pop on CBC's Son of a Critch. This conversation took place last summer in St. John’s, Nfld., in McDowell’s trailer which was parked outside the Bella Vista banquet hall. It had been an exciting 24 hours with the P…

1
478 - [Spoilercast] Pantheon New Game + 1:09:05

8M ago1:09:05

1:09:05

This week Hassan and Tristan discuss simulation theory and what it means to be God. No I'm not joking. EiFNiR Theme Music by DJ Dain [email protected] Blue Sky YouTubeBy EiFNiR

1
Jennifer Whalen & Meredith MacNeill's Small Achievable Goals 25:25

9M ago25:25

25:25

Send us a text Two of the four Baroness Von Sketch Show players, Jennifer Whalen and Meredith MacNeill, are back with a new CBC series -- and it's a period piece! The series is called Small Achievable Goals and it is about two women in midlife encountering all of the joys of menopause. Hot flashes, mood swings, homicidal trendencies and more. Now, …

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Canadian Television Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Quick Reference Guide