Ed the Sock (and Friends)

This episode: weird cartoon sex, hummus, why some food smells or tastes like feet and why we think we know what feet taste like, bears are not your friends, remembering the McDLT, Timmie's pizza and Drake is a d*ck. Probably a few other things too.

In this extra long episode, Stephen Lautens and Steven Kerzner discuss Pierre Poilievre's transparent media manipulation and the media's role in aiding it, Doug Ford's slimy scheme for counting 'new housing', the reality of Israel's alleged 'war crimes' in Gaza, what most Pro-Palestinian and Pro-Israel protestors are really saying and Steven's impassioned rejection of the 'Canada failed us' rhetoric among many of his fellow Canadian Jews.

They won't admit it - because that would be admitting to a 'weakness' - but a lot of men have trouble letting people in, especially their spouse/partner. And there are reasons for that, which Dr. Avrum Weiss, author of Hidden in Plain Sight: How Men’s Fears of Women Shape Their Intimate Relationships shares in his conversation with Liana.

This Episode: Ed calls BS on Disney's CYA ("cover your a**") tactics and gives his take on the Bible, Liana reveals what was Bonnie Tyler really singing about in "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (not what we thought!), plus - what are political centrists and why does everybody hate them, why laziness leads to stupid beliefs, and what is "Bros before Jehos"? 

Liana Kerzner talks about why women hear things differently than men. And maybe, will hear this podcast differently too.

They’re Shaping Your Brain! But it’s not as terrifying as it sounds! Liana talks with Branding expert Matt Johnson, author of Blindsight: The (Mostly) Hidden Ways Marketing Reshapes Our Brains, about how your brain’s mental shorthand guides you to make decisions you aren’t aware you’re making – and how companies use this to influence our thinking. 

This Episode - Ed makes a TwitterX blunder and the nation applauds!  Pierre Poilievre gets a ringing endorsement from a guy who's had his bell rung! Why young left-wing Canadians have their collective head up their butt! Why sending arms to Israel is the lesser of two evils! There - that ought to be enough to thoroughly outrage everyone!

Don't ask us to describe it, the show went all over the place connecting topics like that old Barrel of Monkeys game. Just listen and enjoy!

This Episode - It's like the classic movie 'Escape from New York' but the urban hellscape is downtown Toronto and instead of escaping, we headed into it! Ed and Liana describe the nightmare of getting into T.O. during rush hour on the torturous DVP, finding parking, dealing with service people who aren't into providing service and getting the bum's rush. Plus - Netflix's "Avatar: The Last Airbender" (is amazing)!

Within today’s political battles and social media landscape, it seems that lying is on the rise. And not even good lies, but obvious ones! Liana delves into the different motivations for lying (they’re not all bad), how to confront possible liars and how to handle it when you’ve been caught lying! Also – Jedis!