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EPISODE · Jan 12, 2026 · 24 MIN

Should Montreal have World Cup regrets? Plus: 50 years of the Big O.

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Elias Makos welcomes in Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia. ...

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