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Lowdown Radio: March 2, 2010

Episode 48 of The Lowdown radio show hit the air tonight. While the 48th episode isn’t necessarily a milestone, the return of Jackie to the host’s chair is. The episode starts with a recap of some of Jackie’s adventures in Australia and a few lessons about the land down under that you might not have known. The news features a ridiculous lawsuit and political correctness. Jackie’s Song of the Week makes a return alongside It Came From YouTube in entertainment. Pop Culture Over/Under also makes its radio debut after a previous appearance on The Lowdown Extra. After the break is the return of the Car Wall. Sports has the annual predictions of where the big names will be after the NHL Trade Deadline. It’s a jampacked 28 minutes of radio action that only The Lowdown could bring you.

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Or for fans of proper talk that isn’t cut down to size, there’s The Lowdown Extra. On the Extra, the show gets bogged down off the start with talk about how the time difference in Australia works as Steve tries to get lottery numbers from the future. The lead segment has lots more insider information from the upside-down ground in Australia. Two more stories make The Extra’s news including one about MMA and one that wasn’t a trap. Jason DeRulo sets a benchmark as the first two-time winner of the Worst of Music honour. Two more cars go up on the car wall that you didn’t hear on the radio cut. And the show ends with two more NHL Trade Deadline predictions that couldn’t fit on the radio. In all, it’s a whopping 67 minutes more of Lowdown goodness on this edition of The Lowdown Extra that had to be cut from the radio version of the show. As usual, it comes to you uncut and uncensored.

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The Humanoids: As The Puck Drops

It’s a late and abbreviated edition of The Humanoids this week. We’ve been busy with anything and everything Olympics related. While I admit that I was cynical coming to the Games, I’ve gotten swept up in Olympic fever and am prepping for the semi-final between our heroic Canadians and the dastardly Slovaks. They would be less dastardly and more dangerous if they were still Czechoslovakia but they broke up so it’s better for the rest of the hockey world. Anyway, most of today’s subjects are somehow related to Olympic hockey. Even the two that aren’t are sports folks because it’s a good week to be a sports fan… Unless you watch NBC. Continue reading →

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Lowdown Radio: January 19, 2010

The Lowdown was on the air tonight without Jackie for the first time. Steve drafted in The Enge as Jackie’s replacement and the pair didn’t miss a beat. The show started with the return of the opinion segment called WTF. Steve took the opportunity to sound off on the poor quality of dental hygenists following a pre-show visit to the dentist that cost him pints of blood. That’s followed up with a listener email about Steve and Jackie’s poor Olympic roster preview. The guys then talk about the favourites for the Olympic hockey tournament. The news deals with Law and Order. With no Jackie to give us a single, Steve replaces it with the worst of music followed by It Came From YouTube. After the commerical break, the guys talk about Alex Burrows’ persecution complex and name the NHL’s halfway award winners. It’s a change of pace as far as hosts are concerned but the same old Lowdown insanity as far as the show is concerned.

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On the Extra, there’s more of everything. The WTF is longer as Steve describes what the dental hygenist did to him in too much detail. There’s a more detailed breakdown of the surprises on the Canadian Olympic hockey roster. There’s another story on the news. Entertainment includes a look at Leno vs. Conan. After the break, there’s more on Burrows vs. Auger. There are also more NHL halfway awards given away. All told, it’s over sixty-five minutes of Lowdown Extra fun. As always, the action comes to you uncut and uncensored.

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Ranking The NHL’s Third Jerseys

The NHL was the first of the big four North American sports leagues to popularize the use of the third, or alternate, jersey. Baseball never really had a formal policy governing jerseys (or at least not one that has been well documented) while the NBA and NFL saw third jerseys come into use after the NHL. Given the long(-ish) history of third jerseys in the NHL, it should come as no surprise that 23 teams have some form of alternate outfit. However, while all jerseys are created equally, some are more equal than others.

So here’s a look at the best and worst that the stars of the NHL will don on special occasions. Continue reading →

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10 Things Gary Bettman Should Be Thankful For

NHL fans may be wondering what good there has been for their league this season. Sure, the standings have been pretty scrambled and you’re never really sure who will win on a given night (unless the Leafs are playing) but that was the whole point of the salary cap and the attempt to create parity. Of course, that was the reason why the owners hired commissioner Gary Bettman in 1993. If he were to listen to the fans, Gary wouldn’t think he has a lot to be thankful on his Thanksgiving. But I think there are a few things that he give thanks for helping the NHL. Continue reading →

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Saturday Link-Off: Big Winners

nicole-kidman-cma09-1I’m a late call-up to drop the links today. Making her first appearance on the blog, here’s Nicole Kidman.

We all think that the NHL just hands out suspensions randomly. We know that’s how they do it in the OHL. But the NHL does have a very scientific method to dole out punishment. (Down Goes Brown)

Speaking of hockey suspensions, a minor league coach was suspended indefinitely for one of the best tirades of all time. This man should be given a medal for his performance. (Deadspin)

One last hockey(-ish) link: There’s hockey and Canadian content in this competition to find the worst jersey in the history of North American sports. (Uni Watch)

After the jump, lots of car stuff, sports fan protests, and some photo gallery. Continue reading →

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Lowdown Radio Classic: November 13, 2007

While I work on the next episode of the radio show, I thought why not post a classic episode of the show that I really like. This episode goes back to the beginnings of The Lowdown radio show. In fact, it was our second ever episode and you can really tell the difference between then and now. In this vintage episode, Steve talks with Michael Parkin, a UWO economics professor and former president of the Canadian Economics Association, about the fluctuating value of the Canadian dollar. On entertainment, the guys discuss the latest Westlife single, Home, and compare it to the Michael Bublé original. They also tackle the then days old TV and movies writers strike which prompts Steve to call a strike. The show ends with sports which was the NHL quarter-season review and the first time we play Toss Up for the first time ever. In case you were wondering, that game makes a return on Tuesday. As an added bonus, we’ve touched up the episode a bit to improve the sound.

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Wednesday Link-Off: Learning Something New

blake-lively-nylon-5When in doubt, Blake Lively is the smart way to go.

So what have we learned about Andre Agassi before reading his book. Well, he took crystal meth and now we know that he was a hustler. (FanIQ)

Want to be on the FOX NFL Pregame show? Then you should review this secret internal memo so you know what you’d be in for. (Sports Pickle)

Hockey is full of weird superstitions. I didn’t know that the order of the team as they walked out of the dressing room was one of them. (Globe and Mail)

After the jump, loads of hockey links, a new way to learn how to drive, and a new way to drive in the snow. Continue reading →

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Wednesday Link-Off: The Deal Breaker

kate-beckinsale-esquire-4Here’s this week’s sexiest woman alive Kate Beckinsale.

 The Phoenix Coyotes may be bankrupt but the news isn’t all bad for the NHL. They have the highest proportion of visitors making over $75,000 of any of the big four sports leagues. (Wall Street Journal)

How did Rio de Janeiro win the 2016 Olympics? The Governor of Tokyo says that political deal brokering earned them the votes they needed. (Around the Rings)

The Erin Andrews peephole videographer was arrested over the weekend. The FBI got a tip from TMZ that the man had tried to sell them the video. They’ve been sitting on that information since January and Deadspin’s A.J. Daulerio has been doing some sluthing. (Part 1, Part 2)

After the jump, NFL news, it’s Mario, and the Prime Minister gets by with a little help from his friends. Continue reading →

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The Humanoids: Fade To Black

It’s a slightly abbreviated version of The Humanoids today. I blame it largely on catching swine flu or something like that. Yeah, getting swine flu and blogging sounds reasonably tough for the internet. Let’s go with that. So as my time on earth apparently fades to black, so do many of our subjects today. Some have seen their careers come to an apparent end. Others are still going for the time being but you would have to imagine they’re in bad shape or are going to close up shop soon.

Speaking of things closing up shop soon, the radio show will be taping tonight. Why would the radio show be closing up shop soon? Well, there might be a change in plans/location for a host which could throw a wrench in the usual operations. We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it. We always manage to solve things at the last second. Anyway, on with the show. Continue reading →