The Fishbulb Podcast: Recent Episodes

Fishbulb Productions

Variety podcast hosted by Phil Chertok, focuses on a wide range of topics including but not limited to business, culture, technology, health, fitness, sports, gaming, politics with a GTA / York Region spin.

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John Pollock is a broadcaster and journalist, formerly of the FIGHT Network and the LAW on TSN Radio. He is currently co-owner of POST Wrestling, a crowd-funded podcast and media network that covers the world of Professional Wrestling and Mixed Martial Arts with a sprinkle of pop culture.

broadcasting #journalism #entrepreneurship

https://www.postwrestling.com

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Next week voting concludes in the Federal Conservative Leadership race, to help me break down the contest, I'm joined by Professor Sanjay Jeram, a senior lecturer & chair of undergraduate studies in Political Science at Simon Fraser University. He's a regular contributor to multiple national and local media outlets including but not limited to, the CBC, Breakfast Television and the Vancouver Sun.

Sanjay dives into the history, candidates, process and issues that are shaping this crucial leadership contest that could determine the next Prime Minister of Canada. 

polisci #canadianpolitics #podcast

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Professor Elliott Bayev is a Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu Blackbelt & the owner of the OpenMat family of Mixed Martial Arts schools, BJJ101.tv and understandingjiujitsu.com. He's the co-author of the upcoming book Sales Jiu-Jitsu, and the founder of Fight2Unite, and globalunity.org. We talk about his history in martial arts, his life as an entrepreneur and his work to make the world a better place.

business #leadership #successstories #martialarts

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Sam Arion is a music producer & songwriter. He is currently the frontman for the Toronto based band Mute Choir who's debut album Silent Conversations is out now. We discuss his path to becoming a career musician along with a detailed look at his latest record.

Listen to Mute Choir's New Album - Silent Conversations

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Matt Osten is a television writer, producer & an old friend. We reminisce about our time in University together where he met his future partners Tas Melas, Phil Elder and Jason Doyle. He tells us about the history of #thebasketballjones and #thestarters, adding Trey Kerby and Leigh Ellis to the team, moving to America, the struggles with producing live television and a whole lot more. 

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Matt Chapman is a professional rock climbing coach, fitness instructor and head coach at Boulder Parc in Toronto, Canada. We had a great time talking about the history of climbing, the competitive climbing scene and his 25 years in the sport. We touch on his coaching methodology and the dedicated work he does with his daughter Indiana, a professional climber. 

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Jason MacIsaac is a professor of video game design, theory and history at the University of Toronto. He's got more than 2 decades of experience working in the video game industry. He breaks down the history of micro-transactions, loot boxes and other predatory practices in the game business and how governments are responding.

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Eli Gembom is a partner at Segal LLP, an accounting firm with over 100 employees. We sat down to talk about his immigrant path to business leadership, his struggle with cancer, his charitable work and more. He's a hilarious old friend and I think you're really going to enjoy listening to him share his personal success story and leadership advice.

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My old friend Dr Christian Rizea is a clinical psychologist, hypnotherapist and relationship coach. We talk about all of those things along with his work dealing with people facing the most serious mental health challenges.