Episodes

  • Oct 2025 - Sports Lunatics - Montreal Expos Memories
    Oct 15 2025

    With the anniversaries of so many fall baseball accomplishments and the coming of a new documentary on the team, Shawn and Howie decided to take a look back at the life and memories that were created by the Montreal Expos. The team still holds a place in the hearts of many and the guys reminisce about some of the ups and some of the downs and a few of the wacky moments that took place in the 36-year history of the club.

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Oct 2025 - Sports Lunatics - Howie's Top Ten Blue Jays' Postseason Memories
    Oct 8 2025

    Listen in as Shawn and Howie discuss a list of the Toronto Blue Jays postseason memories. Howie made the list and Shawn doesn't let him forget it. From Dave Stieb to Marco Estrada, from Devon White to Josh Donaldson, from Dave Winfield to Jose Bautista to Joe Carter and a whole bunch of other memories in between. Shawn inserted some amazing audio to help make all the memories come alive!

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    43 mins
  • Sept 2025 - Sports Lunatics - Why Is September 28 So Important?
    Sep 28 2025

    In this episode of The Sports Lunatics Show, Howie explains why September 28 is so important. Specifically, the anniversary of that date in 1972 - the date that Paul Henderson scored the goal that allowed Canada to overcome the Soviet Union in their Summit Series.

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    40 mins
  • Sept 2025 - Sports Lunatics - CFL Rule Changes, Sept 22, 2025
    Sep 23 2025

    On September 22, 2025, Canadian Football League commissioner Stewart Johnson held a media conference during which he laid out numerous rule changes that would take effect in 2026 and 2027. The reaction from fans was mixed. BC Lions quarterback called the new rules 'garbage'. Moments after the media availability, Shawn and Howie discussed their responses to the declaration and to Rourke's reaction as well. While it's too early to tell how everything will play out, the guys speculated on how they thought things may go.

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    45 mins
  • Sept 2025 - Sports Lunatics - Remembering Bernie Parent
    Sep 23 2025

    There was a two-year period in which the Philadelphia Flyers' Bernie Parent might have been the greatest goalie on Earth. His team won two Stanley Cups and Parent won two Conn Smythe Trophies and a couple of Vezina Trophies as well. His career was a colorful one and in this episode, Shawn and Howie examine his life and legacy.

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    40 mins
  • Sept 2025 - Sports Lunatics - Ed Giacomin, Bob Goodenow, Robert Redford & The Natural
    Sep 17 2025

    It's been a time for loss and remembrance. Within a few days, the world lost Rangers' great Ed Giacomin, former NHLPA executive Bob Goodenow and legendary actor and director Robert Redford. The boys recount how the scene in The Natural in which Roy Hobbs gets shot by Harriet Bird was inspired by a real live incident involving a former major leaguer. In the course of recording this episode, Howie got word that his latest book had been released on Amazon. It was a wild show. (52 minutes)

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    52 mins
  • Sept 2025 - Sports Lunatics - Davey Johnson Remembered
    Sep 13 2025

    Howie flies solo on this episode as he remembers the late Davey Johnson. A Gold Glover, 4-time all-star and World Series winning manager, Johnson had a colourful career both on the field and as a field boss. You'll hear some insights into why he left North America for Japan in the mid-70s, how he treated his players "like men", and the fact that he used his mathematical training in university to introduce rudimentary analytics to managing. Johnson was 82 when he passed away on September 5, 2025.

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    28 mins
  • Sept 2025 - Sports Lunatics - Howie & SiriusXM's Mick Kern Discuss the Passing of Ken Dryden
    Sep 6 2025

    On September 5, 2025, Ken Dryden passed away. Dryden was a Hall of Fame goalie, author, Member of Parliament, NHL executive. He was an astute and intelligent man. Yes, he was an athlete, but he was more than that, especially to a generation of kids who saw something different in him. Howie sat down with the NHL Network Channel's Mick Kern from SiriusXM's Under Review Show to discuss the life and the legacy of Ken Dryden.

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    36 mins