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Three Wise Guys
by Three Wise Guys
A Chinese Creative, Nigeria Contrarian, and Iranian Photographer walk into a bar, a great friendship comes out... Deceptively well-mannered and wholesomely degenerate - The three friends offer a closer look at a unique intersection of cultural opinions. In other words, just three multicultural friends talking about anything they want.Tune in every other Monday at 9am EST for your dose of "wisdom"
Episodes
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AI regulation, and Asset Classes as Charity
We start with the Dangote IPO and the wave of everyday Nigerians buying in. The excitement got so real that memes started popping up of shareholders jokingly stopping Dangote trucks on the street to tell drivers to take better care of “their” company. That leads us into a bigger question about...
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Carney’s Mega Deduction & ed Sheeran backlash
We kick things off with a recap of our recent Portage trip, including the highs, the chaos, and the inevitable moments that probably sounded better in the planning stage. Then we get into Carney’s “Productivity Mega Deduction” and what it actually means. Strip away the government branding and the...
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Toronto Floods, Moving Costs & Why Most Products Online Feel the Same
Toronto just got crushed by another so-called “100-year storm,” so we start with the obvious question: if these storms keep happening, what does that mean for the city, our homes, insurance, and where people choose to live? Then we get into the hidden cost of moving. Furnishing a new place…
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Moving, Billionaires Voting, and Using AI for your Relationship
We finally moved. After months of talking about it, we break down the last day in the old place, the first night in the new one, and the weird emotional whiplash of realizing you’ve actually entered a new chapter. Then we get into Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke’s controversial take on tax-tiered voting:...
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Turbans, The Odyssey, and Getting Married
We start with a quick review of The Odyssey in 70mm, clear some unfinished business from our prediction markets conversation, and then get into the heart of the episode: watching one of our closest friends get married. From dancing at the mehndi, to getting our turbans tied, to being welcomed…
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Trump vs. Hockey Sticks, LeBron’s Last Decision & Drake’s Top 15
We kick things off by attempting the impossible: ranking Drake’s greatest songs. Then we break down Trump’s proposed 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, including the most Canadian casualty imaginable: hockey sticks. Who actually pays for a tariff, how much of this is negotiating theatre, and could…
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Canada’s Recession, Carney’s Approval & World Cup Chaos
Bachelor party planning, World Cup predictions, and the rise of prediction markets kick off this week’s episode before the conversation shifts to Canada’s economy. The guys unpack why Mark Carney’s approval remains strong despite Canada entering a technical recession, exploring the gap between...
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AI Is Coming for Creators, Gambling Is Coming for Men, and Mamdani Went Viral
This week on Three Wise Guys, the guys open with a fast-moving round of quick hits, starting with the biggest takeaway from Cannes Lions: everyone in marketing is talking about AI, but not everyone is actually using it well. From there, they break down what AI could mean for creators, especially...
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World Cup Dreams, NBA Glory, and the Cost of Moving Out
Canada finally got its moment. The men's national team earned its first-ever World Cup point in a dramatic 1-1 draw, while thousands of fans celebrated by immediately getting trapped in Union Station and paying nearly twenty bucks for a hot dog. Meanwhile, the New York Knicks ended 53 years of...
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The Spurs Go to the Finals and Kanye West is Back?
This episode opens with a full sports rundown, starting with the Champions League Final and the never-ending conversation around Arsenal, their fans, and why the hate seems to follow them everywhere. From there, we shift into basketball and talk about how Victor Wembanyama shocked the world in…
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Certified Roast Boy - Iceman & the Kevin Hart Roast
Today’s episode is absolute chaos in the best way possible. Drake panic-drops THREE albums in one night trying to flood the internet after getting bodied for a year straight, and we ask the uncomfortable question: has his music been mid since If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late? Plus, the group...
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Why Young Canadians Have Given Up on Real Estate
In this episode, we sit down with Tolu, creator of Maple Tolu, a rent vs. buy calculator built specifically for Canadians trying to navigate one of the toughest housing markets in the world. We unpack why Toronto completely changes the traditional rent vs. buy equation, from land transfer taxes…
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Runnymede Healthcare Scandal, NBA Playoffs, All Birds
This week starts with the NBA playoffs and a league still revolving around Steph Curry, while Toronto sits on the sidelines searching for a team to believe in. We break down contenders, early exits, and the strange feeling of a postseason without a Raptors run. Then we shift from fast breaks to...
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Poilievre Wears a T-Shirt & Why Everyone’s Less Happy
Arya kicks things off with a wild Vegas recap… and let’s just say it wasn’t exactly glamorous. From there, the guys revisit their earlier take on Vegas getting a basketball team before diving into Pierre Poilievre’s recent podcast tour. Why is he everywhere right now? Is it strategy, exposure, or...
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AI chip heist, Vegas expansions, and LLM productivity
Luke and Dolapo are back, covering everything from courtside economics to the messy truth about AI productivity. They kick things off with the buzz around a potential NBA expansion in Las Vegas, breaking down franchise valuations and why so few cities can realistically support all four major…
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Don’t be a “first prompt user” & the OpenAI-Anthropic Wars
This episode starts exactly how most great conversations do, with the guys completely off track. Arya and Dolapo roast Luke for his “marketing company name” Lucrative, which quickly spirals into a string of random debates and useless topics before eventually landing on a more serious question:...
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Growing Up Online and Mardi Gras
Arya’s back from New Orleans, so we open with historic streets, Mardi Gras energy, and a few travel stories before turning to something more serious. March 2nd marks World Teen Mental Wellness Day, and we unpack the reality of today’s youth mental health crisis. A York Region teacher shares...
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Mountains, the Winter Olympics, and Space
We kick off in Banff, Canmore, and Panorama, reflecting on nature shock, crowds versus solitude, and how massive landscapes reset your perspective. That scale shift leads into the Winter Olympics, touching on spectacle, representation, and why some nations show up with one athlete while others...
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Popcorn to Protocols
Dolapo kicks things off and the guys do what they do best, chopping it up before landing on a question a lot of people are quietly asking: are movie theatres on the way out? Luke makes the case for the in-person movie experience. Big screen, shared energy, no pausing. The rest of the table is…
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From Utah to Agentic AI
This episode starts with Luke recapping a recent trip to Utah. From catching up with clients to first impressions of Salt Lake City, including the undeniable fact that Mormons are incredibly nice. The conversation then takes a turn as the guys bond over just how bad the snow was, unpacking a few...
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Top 10 of the Year (2025)
Luke and Arya recap top 10 moments of the year, personally and culturally.
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Values Talk, Incentives Win.
This episode moves fast through the headlines before slowing down for a core idea that quietly shapes almost everything we do. The guys open with a rapid-fire run through the news. A Newfoundland and Labrador healthcare report riddled with AI hallucinations raises uncomfortable questions about...
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Black Friday is Dead, Canadian Tourism, & Why Marketing Isn’t a “Professional” Service
The guys bounce through a trio of headlines this week starting with Canada’s record tourism surge, joking about how most of the money came from Canadians basically traveling in their own backyard. From there they dive into the five phases of brain aging and take comfort in learning that age 32 is...
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Wisdom From the Guys and Fashion Art Toronto
The guys open this week’s episode with a brand-new segment: “Wisdom From the Guys,” where each host teaches the others something new every episode. For the first instalment, Dolapo dives into a surprisingly fascinating topic - energy. They kick things off by untangling a common confusion: What’s...
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World Series Highs, Workplace Lows
The guys kick things off by recapping a wild sports weekend — from the Blue Jays’ improbable World Series run to the Bills game they caught live. They relive the tension of those final innings, talk about how no one saw the Jays making it this far, and laugh about how Dolapo and Luke somehow…
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Moose are B*tches and our Life Philosophy in 10 words or less
The guys kick things off by recapping Dolapo and Luke’s latest portage trip. They revisit the surprisingly perfect October weather, why a portage always tests you no matter how many times you go, and the key differences from their last adventure. Highlights include conquering beaver dams, the...
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A mosh is a mosh - funny stories with coworkers and Larry Ellison
In this episode, the guys kick things off with a tangent on the art of drinking with co-workers. From bosses who surprise everyone by loosening up, to juniors who maybe take things a little too far, they swap stories about the unspoken rules of office socials. From there, the conversation pivots…
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Liquid Lines — What $100K, $10M, and $25M Really Change
Just Luke & Arya today. We map the felt differences between liquidity tiers: how $100K buys breathing room, $10M buys options, and around $25M you can plausibly spend ~$50K/month and still grow your net worth under conservative returns (rule-of-thumb math, not advice). Then we zoom out to a world...
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The Department of War & Hard Vs Soft Power
Welcome back! Starting off with some rapid fire headlines: NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani battles a 135-lb bar and the guys debate whether that’s a fair “average male” yardstick or just social-media theater. Then: the CNE casino fine gets a quick audit, Giorgio Armani’s passing earns a...
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Free Drinks at the Jays and the Rise of South Asian Hate Crimes
In this episode, the guys open on a classic tangent before transitioning it to Luke for a funny story at the Jays. Then it’s rapid fire headlines, starting with the world robot games held in Asia, the Menendez parole decision, and Ontario missing its housing target. The guys then shift gears then...
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Are we cooked? Technology, Society, and Consumerism
The guys open with rapid-fire headlines: The Plain Bagel on Tariffs: Why a new 35% tariff headline made consumers think prices would skyrocket overnight - and why that’s not quite how it works. BuildCanada.com: A surprisingly cool, searchable map of infrastructure projects across the country. The...
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Cut, Keys, and Consumerism
The episode kicks off with a hilarious callback to last week’s “trade” of Arya, as the guys dive into a discussion about athletes who were cut from their leagues—only to claw their way back in. From there, it’s onto the headlines: 👩⚖️ A surprising PR win from Gwyneth Paltrow and Astronomers...
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Chelsea Triumphs, Canadian Rockets & Love Island Controversy
Just Luke and Dolapo on the mics this week—no filters, no filler, just rapid-fire takes: Chelsea’s comeback crown 🏆—Dolapo’s over the moon as the Blues clinch the championship after a bumpy post-pandemic ride. Canada shoots for the stars 🚀—a home-grown space company preps its maiden spaceship...
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Male Hygiene, Hamilton Roads, and Classes everyone should take
This episode kicks off with Luke's recent trip to Hamilton, where he shares his hot takes on the city's notoriously brutal roads and its growing homelessness crisis. The guys then blitz through some current headlines — including a major pay raise for the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders and a massive...
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Fan fainting, We are Your Fathers, Smino Concert, and This week’s headlines
Friday night lights turned weird: the Argos game dragged on until a fan collapsed, prompting Luke, Alyssa, and a very insistent “hun”-throwing stranger to jump into action—right as the stadium announcer weirdly dubbed the entire crowd “our fathers.” From there we detour to Smino’s visually...
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SIR vs. Drake beef, Sobriety, and Vyvanse
What happens when a viral clip frames SIR as beefing with Drake, Luke befriends a trust‑fund baby on exchange, and the crew questions whether hangovers are becoming extinct? In this episode we cover: SIR’s Couple‑Core Concert – why the crowd felt like a date night convention and the story behind...
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Mammoths, Maple Leafs & Millions
This episode kicks off with a prehistoric throwback as the guys revisit last week’s Utah mammoths convo — leading into a wild Ice Age deep dive. Arya hits us with some icy facts: North America buried under glaciers, Africa once lush and temperate, and Asia doing just enough to survive. Woolly...
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2025 gorilla battle draft and The Crisis of Modern Men
The guys open this week’s episode catching up on Dolapo’s trip to Montreal. They reminisce about how their Montreal trips have evolved—from staying in sketchy Airbnbs to enjoying company-paid hotels and the finer things in life. The conversation then takes a wild turn: Could 100 men take down a...
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Canadian Gustavo Fring and 3WG Q&A
This week, the guys unpack the wild takedown of the largest drug lab in Canadian history — think Breaking Bad meets Brampton. 400kg of meth, body armour, precursor chemicals, and one big question: who snitched?From cartel conspiracies to cracked-out curiosity, it’s a ride. Then things get…
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Snowboarding, The Raptors, and Drake
The guys kick things off with a recap of their snowboard trip out west—epic powder days, scenic hikes, and a ski-in, ski-out Airbnb that Arya can’t stop gassing up. But even in paradise, petty energy finds a way. In the dead of winter, bacon beefs emerge and the age-old debate of who really owes...
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Bill Belichick and definitions of success
The guys kick off this episode with a lighthearted debate on co-host titles before diving into the legendary life of Bill Belichick—specifically, that beach photo with his girlfriend. From coaching dynasties to vacation vibes, Bill has lived a life unlike any other. Then, the conversation takes a...
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Toronto’s Sports Scene, Political Fireworks & Canada’s Future
In this episode of Three Wise Guys, the guys kick things off with the Raptors-Wizards game, breaking down the overturned game-winner and reflecting on Toronto as a sports city—past, present, and future. The conversation then shifts to the explosive Trump-Zelensky exchange, balancing humor with...
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Celebrating Canada's 4 Nations Win + Reddit’s Wildest “Am I the Asshole?” Stories
The Three Wise Guys kick off this episode with some well-earned celebration—Canada’s big win at the 4 Nations Playoff! But once the cheers settle, they dive into the real meat and potatoes of the episode: breaking down some of the most debated "Am I the Asshole?" stories from Reddit. First up…
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Parental Lies and Terrible Tariffs
Were we all lied to as kids, or just gullible? The guys break down some of the biggest childhood myths—like trees growing in your stomach if you eat seeds and why turning on the car light felt illegal. Then, they tackle the Santa debate: Is keeping the magic alive worth it? Finally, Dolapo and…
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Slang is “poggers” not “cheugy” and Dolapo’s desire to be a baddie
This week, the Wise Guys kick things off with a slang showdown! Arya reads off terms like “Poggers,” “FUBAR,” and “Cheugy,” while Dolapo and Luke try to guess their meanings—and whether they hail from Gen Z, Millennials, or Gen X. The guys then explore how slang evolves, blending generational...
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Fantasy League Payouts, LA Wildfires, and Changing Views on Immigration
The Wise Guys are back for the first episode of the new year! Kicking things off with some banter, Arya shares his commissioner woes—having to dish out extra cash thanks to exchange rates between Canada and the U.S. Meanwhile, Luke gets roasted for bringing a laptop along while shopping with his...
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🎙️ Holiday Responsibilities and AI Toilets 🎉
From holiday hilarity to heartfelt reflections, the Wise Guys are closing out 2024 in style. Dolapo talks about the "grown-up" side of family holidays (hello, gift-giving responsibilities), while Luke shares his first-ever White Family Christmas experience, and Arya weighs in on the joys (and...
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Snowboarding, Holiday Parties, and is College a Scam?
This week, the Wise Guys hit the slopes—well, sort of. Luke and Arya recap their snowboarding trip to Tremblant, where the village vibes were world-class but the hills were decidedly mid. They dive into the fun, the “meh” conditions, and how a little skiing vs. snowboarding bias still lingers in...
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medieval Times, black friday shenanigans, and musk vs. bots #106
The Wise Guys are back, jousting their way into your ears —starting with a recap of their trip to Medieval Times. Turns out, it’s not just for kids; Luke, Arya, and Dolapo break down the spectacle, the cheering adults, and, why Dolapo thought he’d be allowed to get on stage and fight a night.…
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party recap, religion, and frameworks for life #105
Fresh pizzas, free-flowing drinks, and the whole room shouting “seven!” in unison—if Three Wise Guys casino night was a movie, it’d be Inception meets Dazed and Confused. Tune in as the guys dive into the art of hosting a party, from picking the perfect drinks to mixing friend groups and all the...
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A Chinese Creative, Nigeria Contrarian, and Iranian Photographer walk into a bar, a great friendship comes out... Deceptively well-mannered and wholesomely degenerate - The three friends offer a closer look at a unique intersection of cultural opinions. In other words, just three multicultural friends talking about anything they want.Tune in every other Monday at 9am EST for your dose of "wisdom"
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