On this weeks episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined by UFC lightweight, John Makdessi as they talk about being born in Halifax and growing up in Montreal, training in Phoenix, training camps, kickboxing, making the jump to MMA, marketing, becoming a fighter, getting signed to UFC, first fight, over saturation in UFC, adding weight classes, fighting at 155lbs., pay structure, interim titles, best & worst performances, travelling issues, favourite cities, fighting during COVID, injuries, bareknuckle fighting, head trauma, stoicism, affirmations, life after MMA, hobbies & interests, “The Weird Story of The Week” nickname origin and so much more!

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Ep.259 John Makdessi

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined by stand up comedian Paul Thompson, as they talk about putting a set together, timeless & topical comedy, changing times, getting into comedy, first performance, private shows, smoking cannabis, Paul’s album “Horny”, forgetting material, PC & cancel culture, critics, becoming a painter, favourite painting, nude portraits, favourite stoner movie, what sit-com should make a come back and so much more!

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Ep.369 Paul Thompson

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined by professional wrestler Ken Anderson as they talk about memorizing promos, spending birthdays on the road, being a heel, catch phrases, getting into video games, nostalgic gaming, gaming style, achievements, recent games played, jumping back into a game, wrestling games, video game adaptations, reality shows, social media, Freddy Krueger, dirt sheets, comedic roles and so much more!

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Ep.370 Ken Anderson

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined by stand up comedian/actor, Abbas Wahab as they talk about moving to & growing up in Canada, visiting Sudan, having immigrant parents, getting into comedy, being an engineer & working in The States, sketch comedy, The Simpsons, getting into acting, working with M. Night Shyamalan, Canadian production vs American production, on set mishaps, game show hosts, podcasting, wrestling, audiences, how hard stand up is, bad acting, dream role and so much more!

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Ep.371 Abbas Wahab

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined by pro wrestler Dro Dooby as they talk about becoming a wrestler, Sting retiring, The Crow remake, traditions & thinking outside the box, gimmick matches, favourite match, smoking with strangers, favourite strains, smoking too much, hot boxing, legalized cannabis, magic mushrooms, edibles, smoking for the first time, using a bong, vaping, smoking in weird places, movies, TV reruns, music and so much more!

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Ep.372 Dro Dooby

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined by videogame localization director Andrew Alfonso as they talk about getting into videogames & eventually working on them, favourite games, RPG’s, future game releases, gaming style, portable gaming, living in Japan, lack of diverse food, live wrestling in Japan, North American vs Japanese wrestling, favourite Wrestlemania moments of all time, psychology, favourite era, the streak, nostalgia, factions, good story telling, gimmick matches, work rate, multiple belts, favourite wrestling games, favourite video game publishers and so much more!

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Ep.373 Andrew Alfonso

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined by his 2 co-hosts Jesse & Max as they talk all about Wrestlemania 40. They also talk about spending time together, visiting Camden, travelling to the Caribbean & Las Vegas, favourite underdogs, giving the fans what they want, good storytelling, title runs, brother vs brother matches, promotions working together, great commentating, fantasy booking, entrances and so much more!

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Ep.374 A New Era

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined live in studio by author Devin Meireles as they talk about Portuguese last names, ancestry and finding out one’s roots, becoming an author and writing “The Portuguese Immigrant”, not having Portuguese pride & lack of Portuguese representation, lost history, Portuguese parents, supernatural experiences, old wives tales, Portuguese guilt & cheapness, some wrestling talk and so much more!

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Ep.375 Devin Meireles

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined once again by recording artist Mega Ran as they talk about performing on stage for Roman Reigns’ Wrestlemania 40 entrance & how Mega Ran got there, the insertion of Logan Paul into wrestling, covering retro gaming, video game music, favourite retro games, difficult games, Super Mario Bros. 3 vs Super Mario World, Fallout TV series, X-Men ‘97, favourite X-Men & powers, new music, touring and so much more!

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Ep.376 Mega Ran

On this week’s episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined by returning guest Ben Fate and promotor/producer Jon Melo as they talk about how Jon & Ben starting working together, when & how Jon started promoting, promoting hip hop, comedy & cannabis shows, working with indy wrestling promotions, working with Cheech & Chong, comedy duos, supporting parents, smoking cannabis & the benefits, being featured on FPTV, fear & phobias, the Portuguese way, becoming wrestling fans, attending shows, favourite wrestlers, greatest villains & heroes, fantasy booking and so much more!

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Ep.377 Fate & Melo

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