Episodes
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Sam Drysdale on Almost Quitting Music, Finding His Sound & His Debut Album | The Pal's Podcast
🎙️ Ricky and Danny sit down with Toronto-based singer-songwriter Sam Drysdale for a conversation about music, creative struggles, finding your sound, and everything that goes into building a career in the music industry. Sam opens up about his musical journey, from producing pop music to…
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Stephen & Jacey on Brand Trips, Content Creation & Dealing With Haters | The Pals Podcast
🎙️ Ricky and Dani are joined by Toronto-based content creators Jacey and Stephen for an episode all about life behind the content, brand trips, and navigating the world of social media. Jacey and Stephen take us through their recent brand trip to Prague and Pilsen, sharing what it was like...
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Nathan Webb: From Male Stripper to Netflix Star, OnlyFans & Fatherhood
🎙️ Ricky and Dani are joined by Nathan Webb, best known for Netflix's Too Hot to Handle, for an unfiltered conversation about his wild journey from working as a male stripper to becoming a reality TV star, OnlyFans creator, and now a father. Nathan takes us back to life before Netflix, sharing...
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From Barber to TV Star: Mitchell Bright on Drag Brunch, Cooking & Toronto’s Food Scene
🎙️ Ricky and Dani are joined by Mitchell Bright for another episode of The Pals Podcast, talking about everything from his early days as a barber to his latest adventures in television, cooking, and Toronto's food scene. Mitchell takes us back to where it all started, sharing stories from his...
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Leah White on Fame, Mommy Issues, Social Anxiety & Celebrity Culture | The Pals Podcast
🎙️ Ricky and Dani are joined by content creator Leah White for an episode full of hilarious debates, personal stories, and some very unfiltered opinions. Leah opens up about growing up shy, struggling with insecurity and chronic blushing, and how she eventually learned to stop caring so much…
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Who Actually Counts as an A-List Celebrity?
🎙️ Ricky and Dani are back for another Pals Only episode, and there’s A LOT to catch up on. Ricky kicks things off after seeing Zach Bryan back-to-back nights in Toronto, and the two break down both shows, the experience, and whether seeing the same artist two nights in a row is actually worth…
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Frank Walker on His New Album Oasis, Global Touring, & Wedding Planning
🎙️ This week on The Pal's Podcast, Ricky and Dani are back with a very special guest: DJ, producer, and all-around great guy, Frank Walker. If you can appreciate a good beat and love some light-hearted entertainment, this episode is definitely for you. Frank shares his history with the Canadian...
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This Episode Is Basically A Live Stand-Up Comedy Show ft. Kenny Hotz
🎙️ This week on The Pal's Podcast, Ricky and Dani are back with a very special guest: comedian, storyteller, and Kenny vs. Spenny co-creator, Kenny Hotz. If you can take a joke and love some light-hearted entertainment, this episode is definitely for you. The conversation starts with a trip down...
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You Don't Have to Go to Every Wedding You're Invited To
🎙️ This week on The Pal's Podcast, Ricky and Dani are back for their monthly catch-up, debating everything from the creator economy and wedding etiquette to the chaos of living in Toronto. The conversation starts with a debate over influencers vs. content creators. Is there actually a difference...
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Saif Shawaf Got Fired... Then Built an Audience of 20 Million
🎙️ This week on The Pal's Podcast, we sit down with Toronto-born content creator Saif Shawaf, who has built an audience of more than 20 million followers across social media. Saif shares the unlikely story of going from working in tech sales and getting fired from his 9-5 to eventually turning...
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The Truth Behind His Viral "White Girl Dance" Videos
🎙️ This week on The Pal's Podcast, we sit down with Unsighted, the creator behind the viral "white girl dance" videos and transit karaoke clips that have brought millions of people together online. Unsighted shares how a single comment sparked one of the internet's most recognizable content...
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She Quit Division 1 Tennis... Then Became One of Canada's Best Pickleball Players
🎙️ This week on The Pal's Podcast, we sit down with Jada Bui, one of Canada's top professional pickleball players, Team Canada athlete, and a member of the Toronto United Pickleball Club. Jada shares her incredible journey from playing Division 1 tennis at UC Berkeley to unexpectedly becoming…
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The Truth About Dating, Friendships & Getting Older
🎙️ This week on The Pal’s Podcast, it’s just Ricky and Dani for an honest catch-up episode covering everything from dating and friendships to movies, birthdays, and getting older. The two share stories from recent movie screenings, including a frustrating experience trying to get into a Netflix...
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Shep Rose: From Bravo to Costa Rica & His Journey to Self-Discovery
🎙️ This week on The Pal's Podcast, we sit down with Shep Rose, longtime Southern Charm star, author, and outdoor adventurer, during his visit to Toronto. Shep opens up about his transformative ayahuasca retreat in Costa Rica, the wake-up call that pushed him to make a change, and how those...
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Chris Lewarne: Journey From Lawyer to Fitness Entrepreneur
🎙️ This week on The Pal’s Podcast, we sit down with Chris to explore his incredible journey from construction sites and corporate law to the fitness industry and entrepreneurship. Chris opens up about what it was like discovering later in life that he had severe, undiagnosed ADHD, how it shaped...
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The Boys of 98 on Toronto Nightlife, Adult Friendships & Building a Creator Career
🎙️ This week on The Pal’s Podcast, we sit down with the Boys of 98, one of Canada’s most entertaining lifestyle content groups. Childhood friends since elementary school, the guys share how their friendship grew from growing up in the same neighborhood to building a career creating content...
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Why Toronto Feels Different This Summer
🎙️ This week on The Pal's Podcast, Ricky and Dani catch up on everything happening this summer, from quieter days in Muskoka and Toronto's patio scene to the electric atmosphere created by the World Cup. The conversation dives into Canada's tipping culture, the realities of concert ticket prices...
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Offside Boys: Turning Vintage Football Kits Into a Growing Brand
🎙️ This week on The Pal’s Podcast, we sit down with the founders of Offside Boys, one of Toronto’s fastest-growing vintage soccer jersey brands. Friends since high school, Santi and Ben share how a passion for collecting football kits turned into a business, from building personal collections of...
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Stuck on Planet Earth: 10+ Years, 1 Band, No Breakups (Toronto Rock Story)
🎙️ This week on The Pal's Podcast, we sit down with Toronto rock band Stuck on Planet Earth to talk about their latest album, All But Nothing, and what it takes to keep a band together for over a decade. The trio shares the story behind recording their new album between Nashville and Toronto,...
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The Bausa: High School Friends to Global Success
🎙️ This week on The Pal's Podcast, we sit down with Norwegian music trio The Bausa during their first-ever North American trip to Toronto. The group shares how a friendship that started in middle school turned into a global music career, from creating songs in a home studio and selling music to...
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Big News: The Pal's Podcast Joins Narcity Shows | Monthly Catch-Up
This month on Pal's Podcast, Ricky and Dani are back for another catch-up episode, and this one comes with some big news. We officially announce that The Pal's Podcast has joined Narcity Shows, a partnership that we hope will help take the show to the next level through expanded distribution,...
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Elan Bibas: Left AI & Consulting to Chase Adventure, Running & Content Creation
🎙️ This week, Ricky and Dani sit down with Elan Bibas to talk about leaving behind a successful career in engineering and AI consulting to pursue content creation, endurance racing, and a life built around pushing limits. From selling his first startup to quitting corporate life, Elan shares…
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Cody Hodgson: NHL Retirement, Health Scare, Comeback & Owning a Pro Pickleball Team
🎙️ Episode 353. This week, Ricky and Dani sit down with former NHL player Cody Hodgson for one of the most unbelievable comeback stories we’ve heard on the podcast. Cody reflects on growing up playing elite hockey in Toronto, making it to the NHL, representing Team Canada at the World Juniors…
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Max Wild: UCLA Tennis to Pro Pickleball, CNPL Rivalries & Olympic Dreams
🎙️ New Episode Alert! This week, Ricky and Dani sit down with professional pickleball player Max Wild, the first American ever drafted into the CNPL, to talk about his journey from elite tennis at UCLA to the rapidly growing world of pro pickleball. They dive into how Max first discovered the...
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Tyler McGregor: Milano-Cortina, Sacrifice & The Road to Gold 🇨🇦
🎙️ This week, we sit down with Tyler McGregor (@tylermcgregor8) captain of Team Canada’s Para ice hockey team, fresh off the Paralympic Games. Tyler shares what the experience in Italy was really like, from the electric atmosphere and having over 200 friends and family in the stands, to the…
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350 Episodes Later: Our Best & Worst Moments & What's Next
🎙️ Episode 350. What a milestone. This week, Ricky and Dani sit down for a special episode to reflect on reaching 350 episodes of The Pal’s Podcast and everything the journey has brought with it. From how the show started to how it’s evolved, we look back on the moments, guests, and lessons that...
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Nottoria Band Story: Origins, Creative Process & Upcoming Album Plans
Follow NOTTORIA: https://www.instagram.com/nottoriamusic/ Join Nottoria as they share their band story, from Dom and Joe meeting at a music store to recruiting Ella after a standout live performance. The band dives into their creative process, collaboration, and chemistry that fuels their music....
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Inside Team Canada with Emma Maltais: Olympics, PWHL & The Future of Hockey
🎙️ New Episode Alert! This week we’re joined by Emma Maltais, Team Canada Olympic medalist and Toronto Sceptres forward, for a fun and insightful conversation about life at the highest level of hockey. We dive into her Olympic experiences from Beijing to Milan, the growth of women’s hockey…
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Podcast Growth, Creative Vision, and Life Updates
With the podcast approaching 350 episodes, we talk about what’s next. We also get into a bigger conversation about building a creative space, what it could look like, and whether it actually makes sense right now. We break down how to level up the podcast through consistency, better production…
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Finance Bro Turned DJ: VYTØ on Music, Mentorship & Toronto Takeover
This week we sit down with VYTØ for a conversation that goes deep into the journey from finance bro to full-time DJ. We dive into how a pandemic boredom sparked a major career pivot, the mindset shift required to treat music as a business, and why approaching DJing like an entrepreneurial venture...
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Ernesto Gaita on Authenticity, Dating in your 30's & Why Creators Are Leaving Canada
🎙️ New Episode Alert! This week we sit down with our longtime friend Ernesto Gaita for a conversation that goes way back. Having spent nearly 15 years in the nightlife and creator world together, we dive into how our journeys started, the evolution of podcasting, and why consistency matters more...
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How the Out of Shape Olympics Went Viral | Simona Stallone
Follow Simona: https://www.instagram.com/theotherstallone/ This week on the Pal's Podcast, co-hosts Dani Galarneau and Ricky Liorti sit down with Simona Stallone, the creator behind the viral Out of Shape Olympics on Instagram and TikTok. Simona breaks down how the Out of Shape Olympics started,...
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The Winter Blues, 2026 Goals, and Winter Olympics Lore
This week on the Pal’s Podcast, Dani and Ricky catch up on life, goals, and what this season has really looked like. The Pals also talk about surviving winter in Toronto, their travel strategies to beat the winter blues, and their thoughts on the Winter Olympics, including figure skating, the…
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Kyle Cooke: The Reality TV Entrepreneur Playbook
This week on Pal’s Podcast, Dani Galarneau and Ricky Liorti sit down with Kyle Cooke, original cast member of Summer House, CEO of Loverboy, and DJ. Kyle opens up about taking the risk on reality TV, surviving multiple failed startups, and building Loverboy into a wildly successful brand. From...
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Obi Nnadi: Too Hot to Handle, Concussions, & Mental Health
In this episode of the Pal’s Podcast, Dani Galarneau and Ricky Liorti sit down with Obi, reality TV star from Netflix’s Too Hot to Handle, fitness coach, and former football athlete. Most people know Obi from Too Hot to Handle, but this conversation goes beyond reality TV. Obi shares his story of...
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Moving Back Home at 35, Tulum Taxi Nightmares & Australia Run Club Culture
🎙️ New Episode Alert! This week it’s just Ricky and Dani back in the studio for one of our most fun and unfiltered catch-up episodes yet. We kick things off with Dani deep in exam season and what the next few months of studying look like as she gears up for the final stretch. Ricky, on the other...
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Marlon & Duke: Inside Toronto’s Podcast Culture with Extra Gravy
In this episode of The Pal’s Podcast, Ricky Liorti sits down with Marlon and Duke from the Extra Gravy podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about podcasting, creativity, comedy, and building something that lasts. Dani is off handling exams, so Ricky takes the lead as they dive deep into what…
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Michael Chao: Building Pickleball in Canada & Owning a Pro Pickleball Team
Follow Michael Chao: https://www.instagram.com/mchao95/ https://www.instagram.com/apacircuit/ https://www.instagram.com/northernlightspickleball/ https://www.instagram.com/grandviewpickleballclub/ This week on the Pal’s Podcast, Ricky sits down with Michael Chao, CEO and Founder of the newly...
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Ariana Joy & Renee Reina: Reality TV, Real Moms, Real Chaos
What happens when two reality-TV obsessed best friends (and full-on parents) try to keep up with drama, diapers, and deadlines at the same time? Join us with Ariana & Renee from Friend Of as we chat Vanderpump Rules, Summerhouse, dream crossovers, parenting vs podcasts (seriously, WHERE’S THE...
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Emily the Recruiter on Being Memorable, AI Trends & Building a Creative Career
Emily Durham — aka Emily the Recruiter — is BACK on Pal’s Podcast! One of our early guests (way before Episode 100), she returns for Episode 336 with even more insights, stories, and real talk about careers, creativity, and the future of work. Follow Emily:...
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Brennan Clost: From the Juilliard Dance Studio to Big TV Sets
This week, we sit down with the incredibly talented actor and dancer, Brennan Clost (known for The Next Step and Tiny Pretty Things). Brennan opens up about his journey from childhood training to the rigorous demands of Juilliard. He shares valuable insights into the dance community, the…
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Andy Colonico: Going Country, Going Viral, and Finding His Sound
This week we sat down with Andy Colonico, a powerhouse vocalist, dynamic performer, and one of Ontario’s fastest-rising country-rock artists. From fronting Revive the Rose to breaking through in the country scene, Andy walks us through the evolution of his sound, the leap into a new genre, and…
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The Return of George: Pickleball, Plot Twists & Pals
This week’s episode is a special one — packed with sports hype, big life updates, and a reunion we’ve all been waiting for lol We’re joined by our pal George, OG co-host, President of Impact, and co-owner of Toronto United Pickleball. It’s a full-circle moment as we dive into everything happening...
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Blue Jays Fever, Best Friend Tattoos & Forever Single?
This week’s episode is one for the books filled with sports hype, friendship surprises and a lot of dating tea lol First we kick things off with the electric energy taking over Toronto as the Blue Jays make a historic World Series run. The city is buzzing and we break down what this moment means...
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Kelsi Mayne: Chasing the Country Music Dream
🎙 New Episode Alert! This week we sat down with Kelsi Mayne, one of Canada’s rising country music talents. We dive into her journey, how she got started in music, the twists and turns of building a career in the industry, and the moments that shaped her along the way. We talk about the creative...
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Viral Content & Healthy Pizza: The Eden Hazan Story
🎙️ New Episode Alert! This week, we sat down with Eden Hazan — Founder, Creator, and Content Strategy Coach behind @thereelcoach, @socialdrop, and @dreamcrustpizza. Eden has built a community of over 750K+ followers in just 15 months, gone viral more than 100 times, and helped some of the…
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Denver, London, Ibiza & Life Updates: A Much-Needed Catch-Up
After a chaotic August and start to September, Ricky and Dani finally sit down for a much-needed catch-up episode. Ricky shares all about his 35th birthday trip to London and Ibiza — the celebrations, the energy, and the unforgettable moments. They also give a quick recap of their wild time in...
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Girls Run the 6ix: Where Running Meets Friendship & Purpose
🎙️ New Episode Alert! This week, we sat down with Jill and Claire, the founders of Girls Run the 6ix, a fast-growing Toronto run club that’s building more than just miles — they’re creating a movement. We talk about how they started the club, the incredible community that’s formed around it, and...
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Inside the Mind of Charlie B: Toronto’s Hitmaker & DJ Extraordinaire
We sat down with Toronto’s own Charlie B — DJ, producer, and hitmaker who’s been shaping the sound of Canadian music for over a decade. Charlie’s journey has taken him from teaching kindergarten to touring with icons like Cardi B, Rick Ross, and Wiz Khalifa, and headlining festivals from OVO Fest...
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From Toronto to LA: Building a Life You Love with Ayesha Sehra
🎙️ New Episode Alert! Episode 225 The Pal's X Ayesha Sehra We sat down with Ayesha Sehra — entrepreneur, community builder, and host of the Coffee & A Good Vibe podcast. Ayesha’s journey is all about chasing passion with purpose. Born and raised in Toronto, she made the bold move to Los Angeles…
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