Nation Real Life

We've landed on another Thursday and that means the boys from the Real Life Podcast are back with a whole lot to talk about as the Oilers enter one of their toughest stretches of hockey of the season. On today’s show, the guys looked at the madness that is crypto, streaming services, and a whole more.Kicking off today’s podcast, the guys got started with a conversation about Bitcoin after Jay listened to a podcast with the FTX founder where he struggled to describe how cryptocurrency works. That led the guys to discuss the utility of these coins and whether or not they will be mass adopted by folks given the mistrust in the industry right now. Somehow this conversation about Sam Bankman-Fried led to Chalmers following up on Monday's gripe about why he can't watch Yellowstone. Sticking with TV, the guys then spent some time talking about Saturday Night Live and how it takes some time to fall in love with a new cast even though they're all funny and incredibly talented. Turning the podcast back to the Oilers, t

A brand new week is underway, which means the boys from the Real Life Podcast are back with a brand new episode to help you ease back into work life after another round of practice retirement. On today’s show, the guys looked at Devan Dubnyk's comments from the DFO Rundown, the Oilers goaltending situation, and a whole lot more.Kicking off today’s podcast, the guys got started with another acknowledgment of Chalmers being back in the studio after another mini hiatus. With that out of the way, the guys got the podcast started with a look at Devan Dubnyk's comments on Nail Yakupov from the DFO Rundown and how the goaltender suggested in no uncertain terms that the former first overall pick was not his favourite teammate. Sticking with the Oilers, the guys then spent the next few minutes gushing about Zach Hyman's game and how he is the exact type of player that this city loves based on his effort and tenacity. The guys then tackled the goaltending situation and how we would split the starts over the n

We've landed on another Thursday and that means the boys from the Real Life Podcast are back with a whole lot to talk about as the Oilers enter one of their toughest stretches of hockey of the season. On today’s show, the guys looked at Evander Kane's wrist injury, who can fill the void, and a whole more.Kicking off today’s podcast, the guys got started with a conversation about Twitter after Elon Musk has been causing all kinds of waves on the platform now that he's starting to make changes. That prompted Baggedmilk to talk about what it's like to be a Twitter Blue subscriber and whether or not he thinks it is worth the $9/month. Changing gears, the guys spent a little bit of time talking about the Brunch for Ben viewing party that will be happening on November 26th, and how excited everyone is about throwing another daytime event. Getting back to the Oilers, Jay and Baggedmilk wanted to know if a Kucherov situation could be on the table given that Evander Kane will be on the LTIR for months, but Tyler doesn

A brand new week is underway, which means the boys from the Real Life Podcast are back with a brand new episode to help you ease back into work life after another round of practice retirement. On today’s show, the guys looked at Saturday’s horrendous loss to the Stars, what we should expect on this current road trip, and a whole lot more.Kicking off today’s podcast, the guys got started with confessions about getting bamboozled on the Internet and how we can be so easily tricked these days. Whether it was Baggedmilk getting upset about Drake not going on the Howard Stern Show or Wanye falling for a fake John Tortorella quote about Auston Matthews, it doesn't take much to get had online these days. That led Wanye to finally telling the story about how he found out Sam Gagner was supposed to be the next captain of the Edmonton Oilers, and how the whole world came crashing down around them when he was wrong. Turning back to the Oilers, the guys looked at the disaster that happened on Saturday and how it's very d

We've landed on another Thursday and that means the boys from the Real Life Podcast are back with a whole lot to talk about after the Oilers rebounded from their slow(ish) start with five straight wins. On today’s show, the guys looked at Ryan Reynolds' interest in the Senators, the Oilers are stacking up wins, and a whole more.Kicking off today’s podcast, the guys got started with a conversation about how everyone on the podcast is sick. Whether it's Baggedmilk's leaky head or Tyler's scratchy throat, this podcast had huge potential to go off the rails before even getting started. Changing gears, the guys actually got to business with a chat about Ryan Reynolds' interest in buying the Ottawa Senators and how everyone on the show thought it was a fantastic idea. Next up, Wanye wondered if Drake might be the next Canadian celebrity in line to be a team owner, which led to Baggedmilk finding out he got bamboozled by the rapper with a deep fake video. Turning back to the Oilers, the guys looked at the Hall of Fa

A brand new week is underway, which means the boys from the Real Life Podcast are back with a brand new episode to help you ease back into work life after another round of practice retirement. On today’s show, the guys looked at Saturday’s BOA, the pre-game event that set the tone for the night, and a whole lot more.Kicking off today’s podcast, the guys got started with a quick chat about Chris Chalmers' triumphant return to the podcast after what feels like an eternity. Seeing as this was his first episode in the new studio, the boys had fun asking for his feedback and first impressions. Changing gears, the guys looked at an amazing weekend for Oilersnation as the boys made their way down to Calgary for the Battle of Alberta and the incredible event that happened at Greta beforehand. As you'll hear, the game day giveaway went so much better than any of the boys could have expected, but that's also what made the event so spectacular. Needless to say, it may have been an impromptu contest and trip bu

We've landed on another Thursday and that means the boys from the Real Life Podcast are back with a whole lot to talk about after the Oilers started their season with anything but smooth sailing. On today’s show, the guys looked at the new podcast studio, the boys' road trip to Calgary, and a whole more.Kicking off today’s podcast, the guys got started with a look at the new studio and how the layout of the new studio left Baggedmilk in control of the board. As if it wasn't enough of a bad idea given his proximity to the Rodecaster buttons, there were also a few technical issues that arose when you give control to someone that doesn't know what he's doing. Getting back to the Oilers, the guys announced more details for the game day giveaway that'll be happening for our friends in Calgary. As you'll hear, this contest could not be easier. As for the team, the boys were all very excited about the way things are going for the Oilers right now, and how it's been a whole lot of fun to watch the team come together.

A brand new week is underway, which means the boys from the Real Life Podcast are back with a brand new episode to help you ease back into work life after another round of practice retirement. On today’s show, the guys looked at Saturday's BOA, overreactions at this point in the season, and a whole lot more.To kick off the Monday episode of Real Life, the guys got started with a random conversation about the Swedish House Mafia and how they got back together for the paycheques. That led the guys to talk about artists performing at private events for all kinds of cash, and how crazy it must be to be at one of these small parties when Drake shows up. Getting back to sports, the guys then spent some time talking about soccer after both Wanye and Jay talked about wanting to be more involved in the sport leading up to Qatar. Leaning into the randomness, the boys then spent some time talking about an upcoming Jonah Hill movie that will see him profile the legendary golfer, John Daly. Can anyone picture Jonah Hill a

We've landed on another Thursday and that means the boys from the Real Life Podcast are back with a whole lot to talk about after the Oilers started their season with anything but smooth sailing. On today’s show, the guys looked at today's Sports Equinox, what's going on with the Oilers, an upcoming giveaway in Calgary, and a whole more.Kicking off today’s podcast, the guys got started with a conversation about today being the Sports Equinox, which means that all of the major sports leagues are playing on the same day. Even though Jay and Baggedmilk didn't really care, there is no doubt that October is the best time for watching sports with everything that's going on. From there, the guys teased an upcoming contest in Calgary that we'll have more details on in the coming week or so. Speaking of said contest, Jay and Baggedmilk spent the next few minutes trying to convince Tyler why he should bail on the Arkells and go to the BOA instead. Getting back to the Oilers, the guys talked about how this team just can

A brand new week is underway, which means the boys from the Real Life Podcast are back with a brand new episode to help you ease back into work life after another round of practice retirement. On today’s show, the guys looked at Saturday's BOA, overreactions at this point in the season, and a whole lot more.To kick off the Monday episode of Real Life, the guys got started with a look at Saturday's night Battle of Alberta and how the overreaction to what's happened so far. For Baggedmilk and Wanye, overreacting this early in the season makes absolutely no sense at all, but surprisingly, Tyler didn't quite feel the same. From there, the guys talked about Wanye's first game of the year and how he was blown away by some of the concession prices these days. Outside of spending countless dollars on beers and food, both Tyler and Wanye had a great time at the Oilers game and both guys talked about the atmosphere being fantastic at Rogers Place. Changing gears, the guys talked a little business as Wanye's been workin

We’re another Thursday closer to the start of hockey season and that means the boys from the Real Life Podcast had plenty to talk about after missing the Monday episode because of meetings. On today’s show, the guys looked at the Oilers' season opener, Wanye and Baggedmilk's nonsense, and a whole more.Kicking off today’s podcast, the guys got started with a conversation about last night's season opener against the Vancouver Canucks and how it was the most Oilers start to the year ever. Even though it wasn't a great start, the Oilers found a way to battle back and win the game in spite of themselves. From there, the show fell off the rails a little bit as Wanye and Baggedmilk started talking about everything from Tokyo Toni to how much people are spending on OnlyFans. Bless Tyler for trying to get the podcast back on the rails, but as you will hear, that was easier said than done. Getting back to the Oilers, the guys wrapped up the Thursday episode of Real Life with a whole bunch of hockey talk from around the

The Thanksgiving long weekend is behind us, the Oilers' season kicks off tomorrow, and that means the boys from the Real Life Podcast are back with a brand new episode to help you ease back into work life after another round of practice retirement. On today’s show, the guys looked at Chalmers' trip to Arizona, the Oilers launching their on-demand service, the season starting tomorrow, and a whole lot more.To kick off the Tuesday episode of Real Life, the guys got started with a bunch of random nonsense that was not at all on the list of topics, which is par for the course on this podcast. Getting back to hockey, the guys looked at the Oilers+ program that launched this morning and how the feedback on the new offering has been very split. Changing gears, the guys spent a few minutes talking football and baseball as everyone was betting heavily on all kinds of things over the weekend. Circling back to the Oilers, the guys tackled their season long predictions that they'd be teasing over the last couple of weeks

We’re another Thursday closer to the start of hockey season and that means the boys from the Real Life Podcast had plenty to talk about after missing the Monday episode because of meetings. On today’s show, the guys looked at Chalmers' place in Arizona, the latest from Oilers training camp, and a whole more.Kicking off today’s podcast, the guys got started with a recap of Chalmers' trip to Arizona and how his home away from home is infested with scorpions. As you'll hear, Chalmers way of handling the problem is as intense as the initial issue was in the first place. Changing gears to the Oilers, Jay and Tyler got into a passionate conversation about the plan with Evan Bouchard and whether or not the team dropped the ball by not extending the defencemen this summer before his stats probably get juiced up stats on the power play. Lastly, the guys wrapped up the Thursday episode of Real Life with a look at the Toronto Blue Jays playoff run that kicks off tomorrow against Seattle and how the boys decided to throw

A brand new week is underway, which means the boys from the Real Life Podcast are back with a brand new episode to help you ease back into work life after another round of practice retirement. On today’s show, the guys looked at the business Jay is getting done in Calgary, Chalmers' vacation, the Oilers' salary cap situation, and a whole lot more.To kick off the Monday episode of Real Life, the guys got started with sheer amazement that all four guys actually showed up on time for the podcast. Even crazier was having Chalmers appear in the Zoom from his family vacation down south to give a few updates on what he's been up to. As you'll hear, Chalmers didn't spare any details in this story. Changing gears, Jay jumped in to talk about what he's doing in Calgary, including the revelation that Flamesnation will be getting a new office/recording studio. Getting to the Oilers, the guys spent the next little bit talking about the pre-season and how the team is finally paring down the roster to a point where we're se

We’re another Thursday closer to the start of hockey season and that means the boys from the Real Life Podcast had plenty to talk about after missing the Monday episode because of meetings. On today’s show, the guys looked at the influx of new Nation Network programming, the Oilers' pre-season, roster battles, and a whole more.Kicking off today’s podcast, the guys got started with a confession about how tired and overwhelmed everyone is with everything that's going on behind the scenes right now. With an avalanche of new shows and programming coming down the pipe across the Nation Network. As a result of the foggy brain, the guys decided that a beer would help to solve the issue. Changing gears, the guys dove into the Oilers' pre-season and how everyone on the show expected more out of varying players. Has Warren Foegele done enough to stand out? Is Jake Virtanen doing enough with his PTO? Getting away from hockey entirely, the guys got Jay's take on Big Brother and whether or not Taylor deserved to win the $

A brand new week is underway, which means the boys from the Real Life Podcast are back with a brand new episode to help you ease back into work life after another round of practice retirement. On today’s show, the guys looked at Nation HQ's new podcast studio, the start of the pre-season, and a whole lot more.To kick off the Monday episode of Real Life, the guys got started with some updates about the new recording studio that's being built at Nation HQ and how Tyler's latest upgrade looks very similar to a certain casting couch. Unfortunately, that new studio also happened to be Wanye's old office that he's since been kicked out of in favour of this new production space. Changing gears, the guys looked at the Oilers' first pre-season game from last night, which prompted Tyler to confess that he really doesn't care about these tune-up games at all. Lastly, Wanye told another dad story about Young Wanye from this past weekend after the youngster both punched him and puked on his face.  Hosted on Acast. Se

We’re another Thursday closer to the start of hockey season and that means the boys from the Real Life Podcast had plenty to talk about after missing the Monday episode because of meetings. On today’s show, the guys looked at Tyler's favourite colour, fake celebrity news, training camp, and a whole more.Kicking off today’s podcast, the guys got started with a random conversation about social media and music after Wanye and Tyler compared notes on what they're listening to these days. From there, the podcast kept up with the randomness when Chalmers joined the show and Baggedmilk asked him about Adam Levine's leaked texts. Trying to get the podcast back on the rails, Tyler talked about his vacay to Toronto/Buffalo and how it was an incredible experience to see the Bills play in person for the first time. He then told a really uncomfortable story about an Uber ride he had and how the driver was giving the worst takes of all time. Lastly, the guys wrapped up the podcast with another round of NFL picks, a fa

A brand new week is underway, which means the boys from the Real Life Podcast are back with a brand new episode to help you ease back into work life after another round of practice retirement. On today’s show, the guys looked at Chalmers being MIA once again, Wanye's gas station story, marketing ideas for the Oilers, and a whole lot more.To kick off the Monday episode of Real Life, the guys got started with another episode of Where in the World is Christopher Chalmers. Even though he keeps telling the boys he'll be back on the podcast, another episode got started and wrapped without so much as a text message about his whereabouts. From there, Wanye told a story of participating in a high school kid's scavenger hunt and how he helped him out with only 11 cents worth of gas. Next up, the guys worked through a brilliant Oodle Noodle marketing plan after a Nation Citizen came up with the nickname, "Ginger Beef" for Reid Schaeffer. Lastly, the guys wrapped up this week's podcast with a little bit of Big Brother ta

A brand new week is underway, which means the boys from the Real Life Podcast are back with a brand new episode to help you ease back into work life after another round of practice retirement. On today’s show, the guys looked at Chalmers being MIA, Tyler's trip to Buffalo, Edmonton Oilers rumours, and a whole lot more.To kick off the Monday episode of Real Life, the guys got started with another discussion about how Chalmers is NOT on the podcast despite saying he was going to be back in the mix more regularly. Put another way, he is back to being Chalm-out on the podcast. From there, Tyler told the story of his upcoming trip to Buffalo and how a credit card mishap left him paying significantly more than initially anticipated. Tyler also talked about playing in a charity baseball game this past weekend and how he ended up teetering on the edge of failure before rounding his game back into form. Getting back to the Oilers, the guys talked about a tweet from Ryan Rishaug earlier today that suggested the te

We’re another Thursday closer to the start of the regular season and that means the boys from the Real Life Podcast are back with a brand new episode to help you get through what’s left of your week. On today’s show, the guys looked at the evolving world of Internet celebrity, the start of the NFL season, Queen Elizabeth, and a whole more.Kicking off today’s podcast, the guys got started with a random collection of Internet stories ranging from hip hop artists to MrBeast giving away cash en masse. For Baggedmilk and Wanye, there is no such thing as too much Internet because of the interesting cats and characters that are making bank online. Despite Tyler trying to get the podcast back on the rails, the guys inexplicably spent the 25 minutes of the podcast taking guesses at random celebrity net worths that had absolutely nothing to do with anything. To crowbar some sports into the podcast, the guys spent a few minutes talking about the start of the NFL season that kicks off tonight as well as the announcement