Synopsis
Come along with me, Shaun Newman, as I track down unique stories centered around current & past athletes. I am a former Junior A, Division 3 hockey player. I spent a short cup of coffee in Finlands Suomi Sarja League and in 2006 biked across Canada. I currently play Senior for the Hillmond Hitmen in the SaskAlta Hockey League.Believe life is an adventure and everyone has a unique story to tell. Here we will try and uncover some of those stories.
Episodes
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Ep. #177 - Maverick Party Leader Jay Hill
24/05/2021 Duration: 01h01minTitle says it all. Leader of the federal Maverick Party hopped on to discuss why they might be the best for the west. Let me know what you think Text me 587-217-8500
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Ep. #176 - Brady Leavold
19/05/2021 Duration: 01h23minMan what can I say. Played in the WHL, fell deep down the rabbit hole of drugs (cocaine, heroine & fentanyl), was homeless living on hastings street in Vancouver, overdosed 10+ times in his life and went to prison for 3 years. Now he's been sober 15 months, started a charity & his own podcast "Hockey 2 Hell and Back" where he has had some great guests on. Let me know what you think Text me 587-217-8500
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Ep. #175 - Brother's Roundtable #7
17/05/2021 Duration: 01h05minWe're back! Oilers, playoff predictions, Taylor Hall, Mike Smith & the Legend Mike Crawford joined us. Let me know what you think Text me - 587-217-8500
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SNP Archives #20 - Wayne King
16/05/2021 Duration: 01h45minInventor, business owner & community pillar. He developed the Grithog technology, a widely used auger-based system for removing sand laden sludge from heavy oil tanks. We talk about his business "Grithog Industries", his early days & travelling the world. Let me know what you think Text me 587-217-85000
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Ep. #174 - Brady Rach
12/05/2021 Duration: 01h21minBrady is a biking enthusiast who on May 14th will be going from Lloydminster to Edmonton in 9ish hours. He is raising money for heart & stroke foundation and we get into why this means so much to him & how he got into biking. Let me know what you think Text me 587-217-8500
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Ep. #173 - Ron MacLean 2.0
10/05/2021 Duration: 01h48minRon hops on for his 2nd go around on the podcast (previously #100) We discuss the current state of lockdowns across Canada & whether they are warranted. He also shares some great stories about Bobby Orr, Connor McDavid being on another level & the ultimate hockey dad Walter Gretzky. Let me know what you think Text me 587-217-8500
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Ep. #172 - Mother Newman
09/05/2021 Duration: 01h31minTo all the moms out there Happy Mother's Day! This has been long in the making, but figured it was time I had on the most important women to me on the podcast to share a bit about her life. Marriage, raising 5 kids, smoking at 13 & life on the farm. Let me know what you think Text me 587-217-8500
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Ep. #171 - Brandi Hofer
07/05/2021 Duration: 01h44minWith Mother's Day just around the corner it was fitting that I sat with Brandi for an hour. She is a talented artist & entrepreneur who is the mother of 3 boys. She pulls no punches as we talk about motherhood, being an entrepreneur & her latest projects. Let me know what you think Text me 587-217-8500
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Ep. #170 - Wade Redden 2.0
05/05/2021 Duration: 01h22minWade hops on for his 2nd go around discussing his career. We talk about the Ottawa years, the run to the cup, signing with the Rangers & some of his toughest years. Let me know what you think Text me 587-217-8500
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Ep. #169 - Dennis Chopko
03/05/2021 Duration: 01h06minFormer Nait Ooks basketball player, stoic, coast guard & salesman Dennis is an interesting story. We discuss sales, people & philosophy. Let me know what you think text me! 587-217-8500
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SNP Archives #19 - Zuhy Sayeed
28/04/2021 Duration: 01h45minOriginally from Bombay India, she graduated as a school teacher. At the age of 21 she immigrated to Canada where she first taught & then later owned Happy Days Nursery School here in Llloydminster. In 1998 she received Lloydminster’s Citizen of the Year, has been involved with an immense amount of volunteer work & is proud community pillar. Let me know what you think Text me 587-217-8500
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Ep. #168 - Professor Ken Rutherford
26/04/2021 Duration: 01h49minKen is a professor, business owner, podcast host & father of 6. Since the last time we talked he's been a busy man - we discuss the Maverick party, focussing on kids (the stats will bring you to tears) and Ken's worst case scenario. Let me know what you think Text me! 587-217-8500
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Ep. #167 - Kim McConnell
21/04/2021 Duration: 01h22minKim is a wealth a knowledge. Just to give some frame of reference he has been named entrepreneur of the year, mentor of the year, inducted into the agriculture hall of fame & received the order of Canada (highest civilian award). He has some absolute great advice for entrepreneurs & just people in general when it comes to living life & pursuing what is meaningful. Let me know what you think Text me 587-217-8500
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Ep. #166 - Bob Strumm
19/04/2021 Duration: 01h10minOriginally from Saskatoon Bob has 40+ years in the hockey industry from his early days as the GM of WHL teams Billings Bighorns, Regina Pats or Spokane Chiefs. We discuss his year as assistant GM of the Detroit Redwings & some of his crazy stories from having another manager come out of the crowd to fight him or finding a young Barry Trotz. Let me know what you think Text me 587-217-8500
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SNP Archives #18 - Fred Murray
14/04/2021 Duration: 01h56minHe was born in 1943, originally from Capetown South Africa. Initially he became an electrician working for the Ford Motor Company, but one day he went to a chiropractor and fell in love with the profession. Still to this day at 77 he is still actively working. We discuss immigrating to Canada in 1971, what living with apartheid was like, rolling blackouts & the search for his biological father. Let me know what you think Text me 587-217-8500
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Ep. #165 - Brent Saik & Sam Sayeed
12/04/2021 Duration: 01h31min2 part episode - In part one I sit down with Brent Saik who has help facilitate in 9 different events raising money for cancer research. He has put together 2 worlds longest baseball games & now 7 worlds longest hockey games. Part two which starts at the 32:00 min mark is Sam Sayeed a local from Lloydminster who was played in his first worlds longest hockey game. Both share some stories from the game which lasted over 10 days and saw some of the coldest temperatures on the planet. Let me know what you think Text me 587-217-8500
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Ep. #164 - Tim Tamashiro
07/04/2021 Duration: 01h03minJazz musician, radio host & amazon best selling author Tim has quite the background. We discuss in depth his journey to finding his Ikigai (life's purpose) which ultimately led to his book How to Ikagai - Lessons for finding Happiness & Living your Life's Purpose. Let me know what you think Text me 587-217-8500
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Ep. #163 - Stephen Barbour
05/04/2021 Duration: 02h43sOwner of Upstream Data, he builds units that converts waste gas from Oil wells into energy to mine Bitcoin. We discuss Bitcoin, fiat currency, the term "Green" (why Steve will not use it) & some of the challenges he faces because his business associates with crypto currency. Let me know what you think Text me! 587-217-8500
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SNP Archives #17 - Michael Stonhouse
31/03/2021 Duration: 01h51minBorn in 1948 he is originally from a farm outside of Red Deer. He is a self proclaimed red neck from central Alberta who talks bootlegging, suicide, communism & Jesus... Did I mention he's a pastor - essentially he leaves it all on the table. Let me know what you think Text me! 587-217-8500
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Ep. #162 - Roundtable: King, Soups & Tomayer
29/03/2021 Duration: 01h57minChris King (Hoop Factory, Golden Ticket Sports) Tyler Campbell (Soups on Sports) & Shane Tomayer (Bobcats Play by Play) hopped on to discuss ... well a bunch of different topics. Brady, LeBron (who King has a hate on for), Oilers, Yellowstone, how much COVID weight we've gained (I lose), best wedding gift and a whole bunch more. Let me know what you think Text me! 587-217-8500