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1st and Now — 215 episodes

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Chase Brice & Stanley Berryhill Interviews + Lions Defence Preview

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CFL Combine Season Loading + Assistant GM Rob Ralph Interview

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Casey Sayles On Excitement For Moving West

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Touchdown Kelowna, Free Agent Signings & James Butler + Patrice Rene Interviews

5

2026 Roster Building & Free Agency Talk With GM Ryan Rigmaiden

6

Nathan Rourke Is Here To Stay & Catching Up With Adam Konar, Chris Schleuger & Jonah Tavai

7

2026 Season Premiere with Paul LaPolice

8

Schedule Breakdown and Around The CFL With Justin Dunk

9

Jacob Bond’s Journey From BCFC To The Lions + Touchdown Kelowna News, Grey Cup Week Recap

10

End Of Season Roundtable With The Moj & Giulio

11

BC at Saskatchewan: Previewing Saturday's Western Final

12

Calgary vs BC: Previewing Saturday's Western Semi-Final

13

BC Lions Playoff Race + Interview with TSN's Matthew Scianitti

14

Jarell Broxton Interview LIVE From Surrey’s Brownsville Pub

15

Battle for 2nd in the West + Jevon Cottoy's Africa Trip & 6K Walk for Water

16

CFL Rule Changes + Riley Pickett & Carl Meyer Interviews LIVE From Boston Pizza Guildford

17

Nathan Rourke vs. Vernon Adams Jr. with Stamps reporter Natasha Staniszewski

18

Previewing Friday's Rematch with Ottawa & All Things Campus Clash + Mike Sutherland Interview

19

Bye Week Recaps, Lineup Changes & Ottawa Preview + Lucky Whitehead Interview

20

Montreal Win Recap, Toronto Preview, & Lions OL Talk with 3DownNation's J.C. Abbott

21

Emmanuel Arceneaux Interview LIVE From Boston Pizza Central City

22

Catching Up With Travis Lulay as BC Lions Invade The Hammer

23

Memory Lane With Bryan Burnham

24

Watermelon Smash Preview with CFL on TSN's Glen Suitor

25

Nathan Rourke and Josh Woods Interviews LIVE From Good Co.

26

Tackling The Montreal Alouettes With Joey Alfieri

27

All Things Lions-Riders with Rod Pedersen

28

Back Home For Rematch with Winnipeg Blue Bombers + Davis Sanchez Interview

29

Winnipeg Week! Darrin Bauming Helps Preview Massive Week Two Tilt

30

Keon Hatcher and James Butler LIVE From Good Co.

31

Bob Marjanovich Breaks Down Camp & Upcoming Pre-Season Finale

32

Looking Back At Langford & Key Camp Storylines With Rob Ralph

33

A Look At Camp Battles & 2025 Roster Construction With Neil McEvoy

34

Boots On The Ground In Kamloops With Nathan Rourke

35

A Closer Look At The Re-Tooled Defence

36

Special Teams Coordinator Cory McDiarmid On Being Back With Lions After 25 Years

37

One Month Out | We Introduce You To A Trifecta Of New Assistant Coaches

38

Getting to Know Micah Awe and Deontai Williams

39

March Madness, BC Lions Style with GM Ryan Rigmaiden

40

Putting The Bow On A Busy February with TSN's Farhan Lalji

41

Free Agent Additions, Nik and Moj's New Orleans Escapades with Bob Marjanovich

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Free Agency Preview With Giulio Caravatta

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Special Episode With Bo Lokombo As He Reflects On Career And What's Next

44

2025 Loading: Signings, Trades & Coaches, Oh My! Plus Josh Woods Interview

45

Holiday Edition? You Can Place Your 'Betts' On It!

46

Buck Pierce Era Begins

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Lions Changes & A Grey Cup Recap With Ben Grant

48

BC Lions Off-Season Begins

49

We Love Regina In November

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(Regular) Season Finale With Alex Hollins, Vernon Adams & More

51

Ramping Up For Regina And Huge 2nd Place Battle

52

Serving Up A Gravy Bowl Preview As Lions Look To Get Back On Track

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TSN's Glen Suitor Discusses The Upcoming Stretch Drive And Previews Friday Night Football Against Hamilton

54

Damon Allen Talks 2000 Grey Cup Ahead Of The Squad's Wall Of Fame Induction

55

Previewing The Alouettes, Some Lion Award Candidates & Victoria Memories

56

Touchdown Pacific & A Breakdown With Veteran Sukh Chungh

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Set To Invade R Nation

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Harpreet Pandher On Sunday's Winnipeg Battle & Impact Of Lions Radio Punjabi Broadcasts

59

Special Episode | Beyond Borders Kenya Expedition with World Vision

60

Talking Defence, Tre Ford Challenge & Women's Flag Football With Tanya Henderson

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Bakes & Nik Celebrate 100 Episodes Of 1st and Now

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Breaking Down The Bombers With Winnipeg's Own Hustler Paterson

63

Giulio Caravatta on the 5-1 start, what makes Vernon Adams Jr. an elite QB and preview of Calgary

64

A Watermelon Smash Week Episode Featuring Chase Brice

65

Special Episode On Help Starts Here Program With BC Government & Lions Alumni

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Talking Ticats With Hamilton Football Staple Steve Milton

67

Another Elk Hunt Beckons

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Andrew Harris On Running Back Relentless Doc & Great Lion Memories

69

Winnipeg Week & Previewing Canada's Quest For Another Gold At Worlds

70

Previewing Concert Kickoff & A Chat With Joshua Archibald

71

Ayden Eberhardt On Year Two With Lions, Memories Of Wyoming And Love Of Denver Sports

72

Kyle Nelson On Lions Camp Life, CFL Bloodlines & Memories of the San Francisco 49ers

73

Scouting Life With Jim Jauch As Camp Kicks Into High Gear

74

Training Camp Talk With Ryan Phillips and Jason Tucker

75

Talkin' about draft picks, Christian Covington and a 2006 Grey Cup Recap

76

Welcoming 2000 Champs To Wall Of Fame With Jamie Taras & Sean Millington

77

Big Play VA Joins The Show

78

Combine Memories, Travel Talk & Gearing Up for 2024 With David Menard

79

Game Themes, Grey Cup Throwback & Coach Tanya on International Women's Day

80

Free Agent Additions, Vegas Stories & Key Camp Battles Ahead

81

Chopping Wood With Tibo Debaillie| The Boys Head To Belgium & Look Ahead To Super Bowl LVIII

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2024 Season Premiere With Ryan Rigmaiden

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Schedule Breakdown, Holiday Traditions & And A Talk With RP

84

Talking Touchdown Pacific And A Lookahead To Free Agency With Giulio Caravatta

85

Live From Lions Den In Hamilton | Sean Whyte & Neil McEvoy

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Live From Lions Den In Hamilton | Mathieu Betts

87

Come On Down To Winnipeg| Western Final Preview

88

A Western Semi-Final Smorgasbord | Previewing Saturday Playoff Tilt

89

And Then There Was One | Previewing Final Playoff Dress Rehearsal

90

Short Term Setback For a Long Term Comeback

91

Pass The Gravy: Previewing Thanksgiving Weekend Showdown With Bombers

92

RP, 'Batman' and Lions Regain A Little Swagger Ahead Of Rider Matchup

93

Comeback Kids Invade Edmonton

94

And Then There Were Six: Previewing Ottawa, Reviewing Beyonce & Much More

95

Labour Of Love: Looking Ahead To Montreal Clash

96

Back Home For a Hammerfest & A Chat With Garry Peters

97

Mid-Season Awards, Preparing For Regina & A Talk With Tuck

98

The West Gauntlet Continues With Calgary

99

Battling The Bombers | Matt and Nik Preview Week 9 Tilt

100

The Prez Duane Vienneau Stops By

101

Terry Williams Joins The Show As Fellas Tee Up Watermelon Smash

102

Guinness Record Holder Bobby Dubeau On CFL Stadium Odyssey

103

On To Montreal

104

On To The Argos As We Tee Up Week 4 With Davis Sanchez

105

Talking Beatdown Of Bombers And A Visit With Game Host Katie Hamilton

106

TSN's Kate Beirness Recaps Week 1, Looks Ahead To Panel's Vancouver Visit

107

Previewing Season Opener, LL Cool J And A Visit From Sarah Said

108

Lucky Whitehead And Dom Rhymes On Kamloops Camp Life

109

Giulio Caravatta Tees Up 2023 Camp And Breaks Down Key Roster Questions

110

First-Round Pick Francis Bemiy Joins The Show As Kamloops Beckons

111

Punters Are People Too

112

Previewing The CFL Draft, '23 Training Camp With Neil McEvoy

113

Lui Passaglia, Sean Millington and Farhan Lalji On Fight To Save SFU Football

114

Marcus Sayles On The DB Room, Taking The Next Step in '23 And Living In Vancouver Year Round

115

Bobby Singh On Suiting Up In Memorable Lions Era, Plus Eventful Time In Both NFL, XFL

116

Solomon Elimimian On Getting Hall Of Fame Call, Path To CFL And Great Lion Stories

117

Hall Of Fame Member Paul McCallum On Lion Memories, Playing In Scotland And Making XFL History in '01

118

A Deep Dive Into The Defence

119

A Deep Dive Into The Offence

120

Free agency recap, wild Super Bowl stories & a chat with Justin McInnis

121

Previewing The Frenzy With Giulio Caravatta

122

Takin' Care Of Business & A Chat With Rhymes

123

2023 Season Premiere With Vernon Adams Jr.

124

Schedule Breakdown, Manny Rugamba and more

125

Bryan Burnham On Retirement, Look Ahead To Next Chapter

126

The BC 'Snowstorm' Special

127

Football, Soul Food and Longhorn Life With Kent Perkins

128

Live From Lions Den | Reid Johnson And The MOJ

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Live From Lions Den | Rick Campbell and Tanya Walter

130

All Good Things Must Temporarily Come To An End

131

Duking It Out For The Western Crown

132

Previewing The Lions And Stampeders Playoff Dance

133

Rourke Is Back

134

David Mackie On Path To CFL, Pride In Community Service & Getting Back Into Lineup

135

Then There Were Three

136

Around The CFL With TSN's Matthew Scianitti

137

Crunch Time

138

Knocking On The Playoff Door

139

Saddle Up

140

Neil McEvoy On Trade Activity, Look Ahead To Final Stretch

141

Rod Pedersen Talks Roughriders, Broadcast World Changes & More

142

Kicking, Firefighting & The Bachelor With Sean Whyte

143

Kelly Bates On Improved O-Line As Lions Prepare For Calgary

144

Delvin Breaux Sr. On Life With Lions, Return From Serious High School Injury

145

Ryan Phillips Talks Defence, Regina Memories, Seattle Sports And more

146

Tacking The Tiger-Cats

147

Feeling Humbled

148

Dancing With the Defending Champs

149

Dominique Rhymes On Huge Start Plus His Off-Field Talents

150

Teeing Up Boatmen Clash

151

James Butler On 4-TD Performance, Path To The CFL

152

John Bowman On Lions D-Line, Growing Up in Brooklyn

153

Bryan Burnham On Camp Life And Much More

154

Lucky Whitehead Talks Camp Life, Dog Dad Life And More

155

Training Camp Preview With Neil McEvoy

156

Nathan Rourke's Football Path

157

Ryan Rigmaiden On Scouting Life, Re-Shaping Roster For 2022

158

Giulio Caravatta On 2022 Squad, Great Stories From Playing Days

159

Sukh Chungh On Quest For Grey Cup, Sikh Heritage And Giving Back To Community

160

Sean Whyte On Kicking, Firefighting, The Roxy And More

161

A Chat With the CFL Most Outstanding Rookie

162

Don't Call It A Comeback

163

Rick Campbell Talks Homecoming, Keys To Improvement

164

The MOJ Stops By!

165

ATL Duo Primed For Grey Cup Run With Lions

166

Hall Of Famer Leroy Blugh Talks Lions D-Line

167

CFL Draft, Broadcast Legends & Excitement For 2021

168

Scouting Season Heats Up

169

Sukh Chungh| Football, Muscle Cars, Sikh Heritage & More!

170

BONUS: A Chat With Lemar Durant

171

From North Delta To Bright TSN Lights

172

Do Ya Feel Lucky?

173

Free Agent Frenzy

174

Mackie Embracing New Role In 2021

175

The Co-GMs Talk 2021 and MORE!

176

McEvoy Talks Grey Cup Memories And MORE

177

A Tribute To David Braley

178

Coach Campbell Joins The Show

179

Shaq Johnson AKA H.I.M.

180

Stadium Cribs Reunion

181

Catching Up With Superman

182

Romantic About The Grey Cup

183

From The Shores Of Kingston

184

Tuck Tales

185

Put Your Helmet On!

186

Father Figures

187

Episode 29 | Camp Life And Wallyisms

188

Episode 28 | If Beale St. BBQ Could Talk

189

Episode 27 | Tales of a Canadian QB

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Episode 26 | Sergio Castillo

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Episode 25 | Makin' It Rain

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Episode 24 | Reilly's Ramblings

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Episode 23 | I Still Keep A Suitcase In Berlin

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Episode 22 | Smells Like Football

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Episode 21 | Interview with a Lions Legend

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Episode 20 | Free Agent Frenzy

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Episode 19 | Catching Up With Coach Campbell

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First And Now Season Premiere | Let The Offseason Fun Begin

199

Episode 17 | Grey Cup Saturdays Were Made For Partying

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Episode 16 | "You need to start with a core and a core is there."

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First & Now Special | Chat with the Prez

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EPISODE 14 | "The grind don't stop"

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Episode 13 | "We're In a Yelling Mood."

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Episode 12 | "It's like having kids. You've gotta believe in them."

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Episode 11 | No apologies for victory

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Episode 10 | "They played that game in just a torrential downpour."

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EPISODE 9 | "Her majesty just sits on her laptop, opens up Netflix and just watches?"

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EPISODE 8 | "If you're going to base your entire opinion of a league on one game, you are in fact, an idiot."

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EPISODE 7 | “I’d rather be found dead in my own bathtub from drowning than wear a halloween costume to work”

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EPISODE 6 | Maybe someone's out of town and has arranged for me to be taken out.

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EPISODE 5 | “We had a meeting and we decided we can curse..”

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EPISODE 4 | "Have a little self-awareness!"

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EPISODE 3 | "I don't know if you're going to die but I just want you to do it quietly so I can get some sleep."

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EPISODE 2 | "Coming back into this building definitely brings back a lot of memories."

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EPISODE 1 | "They just let anybody get podcasts these days."