Sick Man Talking Podcast
A chronically ill man has spent most of his adult life confined to a room, exploring the limits of agony, sanity, and time. Using recording devices, Turner Classic Movies, and his failing wits, he navigates his mind and the world as it exists to him. The podcast offers a personal reflection on illness, isolation, and endurance.
Episodes
Episode 89
In this episode, the Sick Man talks about drugs.In the first of a three-part series, he traces the arc from ancient poppy fields and shamanic rituals through empires weaponizing substances for control - the British Opium Wars in China, CIA heroin operations in Marseille and Vietnam, Iran-Contra cocaine trafficking, and the Sackler family’s systematic destruction of North American communities. Then
Episode 88
In this episode, the Sick Man puts you to sleep, Sick Man style. Guided meditations for sleep are everywhere these days - millions of people listen to them every night. Now he’s decided to get into the market. Your host hasn’t slept since 2019. And yet he’s confident this will work on you. Contains totally absurd language, graphic images of cereal, and professional concern.Support the showHost: Br
Episode 87
In this episode, Fake Cop returns for the shocking and explosive final chapter of the latest Fake Cop Trilogy, Frontier Fake Cop: Part IIIDead Eye Dolan gets his shot. Fake Cop gets his gun - from a very unconventional holster. Jasper Creed gets… exposed. Karate is involved. So is Connor McDavid. Again.This is Frontier Fake Cop: Part III - Bottoms Up.Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Produce
Episode 86
In this episode, Fake Cop returns for Part II of the shocking and explosive new Fake Cop Trilogy: Frontier Fake Cop. Fake Cop is on the run in Devil’s Kettle, 1887. He teams up with an outlaw. Things escalate. An awkward horse ride is involved. So is a coffin. So is Connor McDavid… Somehow. This is Frontier Fake Cop: Part II - Coffin Break.Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’B
Episode 85
In this episode, Fake Cop returns for Part I of the shocking and explosive new Fake Cop Trilogy: Frontier Fake Cop. Fake Cop wakes up in a Wild West town called Devil’s Kettle in 1887 - no explanation, no room temperature water, no Froot Loops, no pizza, but somehow a hockey league. He gets arrested for existing too loudly, and he totally doesn’t use his shoelaces to strangle somebody. Or maybe h
Episode 84
In this episode, the Sick Man goes looking for the greatest library the ancient world ever built - and finds out how little of it actually made it to us. Hundreds of thousands of scrolls. Centuries of mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, entire plays we’ll never read. Gone, mostly, long before anyone could agree on who to blame. It’s a story about how knowledge disappears - not in one dramatic fire
Episode 83
In this episode, the Sick Man descends into Dante’s Inferno. Nine circles. Demons. Fire and ice. It’s one of the most famous stories in literature - and one of the most misunderstood. Beneath the nightmares, it’s a story about being lost… about the moment the person you thought you were and the person actually making your choices become strangers to each other. And about what refuses to let you st
Episode 82
In this episode, the Sick Man returns to ancient Greece to tell the myth of Demeter and Persephone. On the surface, it’s a story about the changing seasons. Beneath that, it’s about the moments that divide life into before and after - the experiences that change how we move through the world, even when the world itself appears unchanged. Along the way, he explores grief, transformation, identity,
Episode 81
In this episode, the Sick Man talks about the Canadiana Roller Rink.For a generation of kids growing up in Aurora, Newmarket, and the surrounding area, the Canadiana Roller Rink was more than just a a place to skate. It was a place almost everyone seemed to pass through, and decades later it’s still one of those places people immediately start talking about when it’s mentioned.Along the way he exp
Episode 80
In this episode, the Sick Man talks about space.He follows the history of how human beings have looked up and tried to figure out what exactly is going on up there - from early humans sitting under the night sky making sense of patterns, to ancient astronomy, Greek cosmology, Ptolemy, Copernicus, Galileo, telescopes, modern space exploration, and where all of that leaves us now. Along the way he t
Episode 79
In this episode, the Sick Man examines an old Chinese parable called “We’ll See”. If nothing else, this is a great episode for sleep therapy. What started off as a powerful philosophical meditation on an old Chinese parable about how good and bad events may not mean what we think they mean, quickly spiralled out of control to the point where the Sick Man’s audio engineer phoned him and literally a
Episode 78
In this episode, Fake Cop returns in an absurd satire of the 1976 film Taxi Driver. Working nights as a deeply unqualified Uber driver in Newmarket, Ontario, Fake Cop descends into obsession as he battles unleashed dogs, a collapsing Uber rating, local politics, hockey players, and his own increasingly questionable grip on reality. A tale of loneliness, delusion, civic responsibility, room-tempera
Episode 77
In this episode, the Sick Man returns with the shocking and explosive finale of the latest Fake Cop Trilogy. The Toucan Man is still on the loose and Fake Cop can’t find him. So he does something he hates more than anything: he gets introspective. So he’s going to do what he usually does: double down in the worst possible direction. Going deeper. Not into the streets, but into whatever the hell is
Episode 76
In this episode, the Sick Man returns with part two of the shocking, explosive, new Fake Cop Trilogy. Will Fast Bobby return with information about the Toucan Man? No idea. Will Fake Cop finally confront his role in the death of his son? He doesn’t really know how to, so probably not. Will the Bonanza survive the night? Unlikely. Most importantly, will any of this actually lead somewhere … for onc
Episode 75
In this episode, the Sick Man returns with part one of the shocking, explosive new Fake Cop Trilogy.Will Bobby find information on the Toucan Man? Probably not. Will Fake Cop finally confront his role in the death of his son? Probably not. Most importantly, will he finally get rid of that body in the trunk? Same answer. This is the Last Breakfast.Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: G
Episode 74
In this episode, the Sick Man talks about a story we all think we know; Pandora, the box, and the moment everything went wrong. But instead of telling it the usual way, he slows it down and looks at what actually happened in that moment. Not just what escaped … but what stayed behind, and why that matters. How does hope actually survive?From there, he moves into the modern world and the “boxes” we
Episode 73
In this episode, the Sick Man talks about the ancient Greek concept of hubris; an excess of pride that distorts judgment and pushes individuals and systems beyond their limits; how certainty can override caution, and how ambition, when left unchecked, begins to reshape reality in ways that can’t be ignored. Using myth, literature, history, and personal experience, this episode looks at hubris as b
Episode 72
In this episode, the Sick Man talks about the invisible choreography of modern life. Navigating bureaucracies has reached the level of an Olympic sport. Government agencies, banks, corporate offices, and customer service all insist you follow rules that change while you’re watching. Let’s explore the absurd perfection of these systems and what it means to try to stay human in a world that already
Episode 71
In this episode, the Sick Man steps onto the ice to talk about one of hockey’s strongest traditions: fighting.How it began. How it survived. Who does it. And why the sport that prides itself on speed and skill still makes room for a man whose job description includes punching people in the face. Along the way, he examines the culture that produced it, and the enduring legend of the “Polite Canadia
Episode 70
In this Very Special Episode, the Sick Man talks about the summer of 1987, and his very first job working for a printing factory in Toronto’s Financial District. Before there was ambition, before there was a crash, before there were podcasts recorded in basements, there was ink. Industrial ink. The perfume of capitalism. And there were cigarettes. Lots and lots of cigarettes. A coming of each stor
Episode 69
In this episode, the Sick Man talks about childhood myths from the 80s; paying extra attention to one that still haunts him. He also flips the 80s on their head, and presents them from a different perspective. TRIGGER WARNING FOR GEN X LISTENERS: I know Generation X doesn’t believe in trigger warnings, but this one is necessary.This is the Lost Nut. Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Produce
Episode 68
In this episode, the Sick Man talks about fear; why it happens, what it does, why we need it, and how it has evolved. He then shares some of his own personal fears, many of which are irrational, contradictory, or just plain weird. This is the Fear Episode.Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FO
Episode 67
In this episode, the Sick Man talks (melts down) about technology. Who are these people? What are they doing to us? Why are they doing it to us? Do we have any choice in it? Will there be a Borg appearance? Then he traces his own history with technology, detailing his many psychological breakdowns, while suffering several more during the episode. This is the Technology Episode.Support the showHost
Episode 66
In this episode, the Sick Man talks about sleep deprivation. What it does, why it happens, and how it feels. He gives a history of his own problems, tracing them back to before birth, and reenacts a scene from a hospital room that just couldn’t contain him.This is the Sleep Deprivation Episode.Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad C
Episode 65
In this episode, the Sick Man talks about vengeance. He traces it back to Ancient Greece through an old myth, examines its philosophical and legal roots, questions whether it has any place in justice, looks at how it’s portrayed in film, and finally turns inward, confronting his own complicated relationship with it. What does vengeance actually do, and who does it really serve? Does it deliver wha
Episode 64
In this episode, the Fake Cop returns in the explosive finale of the latest Fake Cop Trilogy. Will he find the Toucan Man? No idea. Will he continue getting used to his long-lost son? Maybe. Possibly. Temporarily. Will he be able to keep his son safe in an increasingly dangerous world? Of course he will. He keeps everybody safe around him. Well … kind of. And most importantly - will he finally get
Episode 63
In this episode, the Fake Cop returns in the explosive second instalment of the latest Fake Cop Trilogy.Newmarket is dealing with a Froot Loops epidemic. The Fake Cop may be responsible. Will he fix it? Probably not. Will he take responsibility? No. Will he manage to save his own dumb-ass, loop-addicted son? Remains to be seen. The batch has been sweetened. The hooks are in. The loops are now a no
Episode 62
In this episode, the Fake Cop returns in Part 1 one of the explosive new Fake Cop Trilogy. He learns he has a long lost son - and for the first time in his life feels rattled. How does a corrupt, immoral, anti-social man built on lies, intimidation, and bad decisions handle the unexpected responsibilities of a child? Not very well. This is Fake Cop Family Ties.Support the showHost: Brad Cartner S
Episode 61
In this episode, the Sick Man launches a new series - or maybe not. He’s not sure yet; it depends on a few factors, mostly his own laziness, because a lot of research went into this. But he’s doing at least one episode called If They Were Alive.Here, he takes famous historical figures and deposits them into the modern world. What would they be like? What would they be doing? How much money would
Episode 60
In this episode, the Sick Man drags Greek mythology through the streets of Newmarket. Join him on his mythic and totally absurd journey through suburban haze clutching his side, facing obstacle after obstacle, terrifying monsters, a seductive sorceress, faceless bureaucrats, and questionable municipal spending, trying to reach his final destination - the gates of Southlake Regional Hospital. Wil
Episode 59
In this episode, the Sick Man returns to the land of Greek mythology to confront Oedipus - though he’d really rather not. Do we have free will, or are we just acting out a script we didn’t write? And most importantly, how will the Sick Man’s parents feel about this one?Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: A
Episode 58
Back with his first episode since 1987, the Sick Man returns from his absence to talk about what he is doing, and why he is doing it. And it gets a little weird sometimes. Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, NEWS AND DIRECTORIES visit us on our MAIN WEBSITE at https:/
Announcement 57
The Fake Sick Man has an announcement from the Real Sick Man. Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, NEWS AND DIRECTORIES visit us on our MAIN WEBSITE at https://www.sickmantalking.ca/ or visit our HOST WEBSITE on BuzzSprout at https://sickmantalkingpodcast.buzzsprout.co
Episode 56
In this episode, the Sick Man talks about the history and psychology of murder. This is the Murder Episode. Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, NEWS AND DIRECTORIES visit us on our MAIN WEBSITE at https://www.sickmantalking.ca/ or visit our HOST WEBSITE on BuzzSprout
Episode 55
In this episode, the Sick Man man talks about dreams. What they are, why we have them, and the different kinds. He then risks his personal and professional reputation by revealing several of his own dreams and interpreting them. This is the Dreams Episode. Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter
Episode 54
In this episode, the Sick Man returns to his youth (and first principles) to play a simple, yet incredibly meaningful game. Grab a ball and find a wall. Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, NEWS AND DIRECTORIES visit us on our MAIN WEBSITE at https://www.sickmantalking
Episode 53
In this episode, the Sick Man examines an ancient philosophical question known as the Problem of Evil. In other words, why do bad things happen under a benevolent God? Let’s open up the Book of Job to find the answer. Hopefully we’ll find something. Anything. Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter
Episode 52
In this episode, the Sick Man plays the role of Prometheus; the Titan who stole fire from the gods and gave it to humanity so we could do stuff (and to piss off Zeus). Light your inner spark for the Myth of Prometheus. Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, NEWS AND DIR
Episode 51
In this episode, join the Sick Man as he brings you the shocking, explosive finale of the Fake Cop Trilogy. The Fake Cop is back from Beverly Hills and back in Newmarket. Prepared to start a new life, a new nemesis steps forward, threatening the Fake Cop’s job and dream, leading to a showdown Newmarket has never seen before. Some men play by the rules. Some men break them. They will all face the h
Episode 50
In part two of the Fake Cop Trilogy, the Fake Cop goes to Beverly Hills to investigate the murder of a childhood friend. Froot Loops, fentanyl, bearer bonds, and a fake cop on the edge who absolutely hates traveling. This is Beverly Hills Fake Cop. Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL
Episode 49
In this episode, the Sick Man returns with the Fake Cop, film noir-style. In the first part of this trilogy, the Fake Cop gets mixed up with a washed up hockey player, a powerful gangster, and a very dangerous femme fatale. A tale of love, murder, the mall, and hockey. To Love and Die in Newmarket. Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusi
Episode 48
In this episode, the Sick Man talks about PTSD. He gives a history of it, why it happens, what it does, and who it affects. Then he shares his own experiences, and the experiences of other people. Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, NEWS AND DIRECTORIES visit us on ou
Episode 47
In this episode, the Sick Man talks about the myth of Sisyphus. Punished by the gods to roll a boulder up a hill, only to have it roll back down to do it all over again, for all of eternity.Sound familiar? Relatable? Join the Sick Man as he explores how Sisyphus may feel about his punishment. There’s a chance he may not mind it. Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound
Episode 46
In this episode, the Sick Man provides an addendum (two of them) for his previous episode about his latest hospital adventure(s). He also displays concern that he can’t tell the difference between his show and his real life. Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, NEWS AN
Episode 45
In this episode, the Sick Man brings back a familiar character to tell the story of his most recent hospital adventure. Condolences to the Mendoza family.Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, NEWS AND DIRECTORIES visit us on our MAIN WEBSITE at https://www.sickmantalkin
Episode 44
On a Very Special Episode of Sick Man Talking: On March 12th 2025, the Sick Man was contacted by a person calling themselves a podcast promoter. Intrigued for several reasons, he hired them. It would lead him down a twisting path of fake ratings, fake comments, fake subscriptions, and fake people. Fakery. Join the Sick Man as he exposes the dark underbelly of the podcast promotion business. Where
Episode 43
In March of 1993, a 19-year-old Sick Man was recruited onto a men’s slow pitch team, with promises of fortune and fame. It would change his life forever.Money, fame, women, alcohol, cars, gambling, scandals, cigarettes, hotdogs, hamburgers, beer gardens, picnic tables, gardening gloves, injuries, pills, SWAT cops, steroids.Join the Sick Man as he recounts the tragic, true rise and fall story of a
Episode 42
A Sick Man Talking EXCLUSIVE: They tried to erase it from the local history books; now it gets told for the first time. In October 1990, a 17-year-old Sick Man began working in Newmarket’s Upper Canada Mall selling shoes. It would change his life forever. Join the Sick Man in this Very Special Episode as he goes back to the mall and inside the events of the most explosive story in Upper Canada M
Episode 41
This Episode No Longer Available.Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, NEWS AND DIRECTORIES visit us on our MAIN WEBSITE at https://www.sickmantalking.ca/ or visit our HOST WEBSITE on BuzzSprout at https://sickmantalkingpodcast.buzzsprout.com/ Keep up to date and LIKE U
Episode 40
In this episode, the Sick Man gives an update on his war with Jeff Bezos and the fate of his Dick Pot producer, Greg. Then he talks about Vikings, Valkyries, and Valhalla. Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, NEWS AND DIRECTORIES visit us on our MAIN WEBSITE at https:/
Episode 39
In this episode, the Sick Man is too sick to talk. So he presents you with Greatest Hits Vol I: The Early Stuff. This is a collection of some of his most popular recordings from episodes 1-17. Revisit some of your early favorites, or perhaps hear them for the first time. This is the Greatest Hits Episode. Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanM
Episode 38
n this episode, the Sick Man talks about his greatest enemy: math. And how a learning disability was ignored by every educator around him. This is the "I Suck at Math Episode".Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, NEWS AND DIRECTORIES visit us on our MAIN WEBS
Episode 37
In this episode, the Sick Man talks about a position as old as time. One you’re perhaps caught in right now. Meet Scylla and Charybdis. Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, NEWS AND DIRECTORIES visit us on our MAIN WEBSITE at https://www.sickmantalking.ca/ or visit ou
Episode 36
In this episode, the Sick Man attempts to rescue his dick pot producer Greg, who has been allegedly kidnapped by Jeff Bezos. Then, he talks about a night at McDonald’s in 1996, where he witnessed the greatest practical joke of all time. Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DET
Episode 35
In this Very Special Episode, the Sick Man goes back in time, and gives you a late-night, 70s-style FM radio program. Join him as he plays all the songs featured on his earlier episodes; Lady Gaga, Elvis, Guns n’ Roses, the Rolling Stones and more. Plus amazing new remixes that you can totally dance, chill, or groove to.This is the Remix Episode.Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Gr
Episode 34
For this week’s episode, the Sick Man talks about how his life and thoughts (and perhaps yours) differ from conventional tradition. Welcome to the Inverse World.Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, NEWS AND DIRECTORIES visit us on our MAIN WEBSITE at https://www.sickma
Episode 33
In the final part of the Newmarket Kids Trilogy, the Sick Man talks about the summer of 1986, when an arsonist terrorized his hometown of Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Join him as he runs down the dramatic events in chronological order, and tells the story about how he and his childhood best friend tried to catch the arsonist when they were 13. Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg
Episode 32
In this Very Special Episode, the Sick Man brings you part two of his ongoing Newmarket Kids Trilogy. Join him as he leads you on an epic adventure through the Forest, a legendary landmark behind his childhood school Glen Cedar. Leap multiple timelines. Get chased by dogs and bullies. Learn how to win a crabapple war. Down every twist, turn, path, trail, hide, holler, and hill, waits a new story
Episode 31
In this episode, the Sick Man takes you on an epic adventure through the Southern Serengeti, announces his plans to move to Australia to become a crocodile celebrity, and finally brings his brutal war with Google to a close. Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, NEWS AN
Episode 30
In this episode, the Sick Man talks about his 25 year battle to keep flesh on his body. This is the Involuntary Weight Loss Episode. Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, NEWS AND DIRECTORIES visit us on our MAIN WEBSITE at https://www.sickmantalking.ca/ or visit our HO
Episode 29
In this episode, the Sick Man tells a Rocky-style story about a piece of geography he went to war with in the summer of 2009. Then, he releases a classic series of short recordings from a long time ago, and finishes by attempting to sing for the first time in 12 years (he fails). Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer
Episode 28
In 2006, the Sick Man bought a retired police car. For the next three years, he went on a reign of terror. This is the Cop Car Episode. Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, NEWS AND DIRECTORIES visit us on our MAIN WEBSITE at https://www.sickmantalking.ca/ or visit ou
Episode 27
In this episode, the Sick Man takes you on a psychedelic trip through a car wash, then considers becoming an Instagram influencer. Keep up to date and LIKE US ON FACEBOOK at https://www.facebook.com/sickmantalkingJoin our FACEBOOK COMMUNITY at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1113434209965784/and on INSTAGRAM at https://www.instagram.com/luigivampa44/SUPPORT THE SICK MAN TALKING AThttps://www.buyme
Episode 26
In this very special episode, the Sick Man celebrates Halloween. Join him as he re-creates scenes from classic horror stories, contacts a spirit in his room, and succumbs to a murderous paranoid breakdown.Additional credit to Stephen King, Paranoid: A Chant, 1985; George A. Romero, Night of the Living Dead, 1968. Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek
Episode 25
A Sick Man Talking EXCLUSIVE: A story 37 years in the making. They tried to erase it from the history books; now, it gets told for the first time in its entirety. Join the Sick Man as he goes inside one of the most explosive events in Newmarket history. Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR
Episode 24
In his Comeback Episode, the Sick Man sits down with America to lecture them about bacon. Then, he tells the strange and tragic tale of an FBI agent named John O’Neill.Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, NEWS AND DIRECTORIES visit us on our MAIN WEBSITE at https://www
Episode 23
In this episode of Sick Man Talking, there is no Sick Man. Instead, fans talk about Sick Man Talking. This is the Fans Episode. Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, NEWS AND DIRECTORIES visit us on our MAIN WEBSITE at https://www.sickmantalking.ca/ or visit our HOST WE
Episode 22
In this episode, the Sick Man talks about isolation. This is the Isolation Episode.Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, NEWS AND DIRECTORIES visit us on our MAIN WEBSITE at https://www.sickmantalking.ca/ or visit our HOST WEBSITE on BuzzSprout at https://sickmantalking
Episode 21
In this episode, the Sick Man returns to the Upper Canada Mall, Apocalypse Now-style. Then he wraps up his three-part series Family Ties: Cartner Edition by revealing his actual true last name.Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, NEWS AND DIRECTORIES visit us on our MA
Episode 20
In this episode, the Sick Man ends his war with Amazon prime; then he gives a Family Ties-style follow up on his fake relative story from EP 15. Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, NEWS AND DIRECTORIES visit us on our MAIN WEBSITE at https://www.sickmantalking.ca/ or
Episode 19
In this episode, the Sick Man continues his war with technology. Then he tells stories about selling shoes at the mall as a teenager.Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, NEWS AND DIRECTORIES visit us on our MAIN WEBSITE at https://www.sickmantalking.ca/ or visit our HO
Episode 18
In this episode, the Sick Man discovers Star Trek: The Next Generation (35 years after the rest of the world has), and gives his typical Warp 9 perspective. This is the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode. Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, NEWS AND DIRECTORIES vi
Episode 17
In this episode, the Sick Man displays an alarming interest in the mind and work of William Shakespeare. He even attempts to act. This is the Shakespeare Episode. Additional Music: Individual Projects Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, NEWS AND DIRECTORIES visit us o
Episode 16
In this episode, the Sick Man shares the story of his first kidney stone, revisits a 10-year-old recording on artificial intelligence, and recounts a spiritual episode he had laying on a stretcher in the middle of downtown Toronto.Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, N
Episode 15
In this episode, the Sick Man shares an anecdote about his father, goes through hell trying to rent First Blood from National Video, re-creates a famous scene from Jaws, and then plays his own rendition of a Rolling Stones song. Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, NEW
Episode 14
In this episode, the Sick Man plays his oldest recording - a 30 year old conversation about pizza (of course). Then, he shares his experiences in the quarantine section of a hospital, loses his mind trying to cancel Amazon prime, and delivers his own rendition of a popular song by The Who. Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartn
Episode 13
In EP 13, the Sick Man sends a warning to a friend, talks about Mountain Men, shares a strange moment from the St. Lawrence Market, and discusses his medical records.Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, NEWS AND DIRECTORIES visit us on our MAIN WEBSITE at https://www.s
Episode 12
In this episode, the Sick Man talks about pills and aliens. This is the Pills and Aliens Episode. Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, NEWS AND DIRECTORIES visit us on our MAIN WEBSITE at https://www.sickmantalking.ca/ or visit our HOST WEBSITE on BuzzSprout at https:/
Episode 11
In this episode, the Sick Man laughs at a Black Sabbath song, shares his thoughts on animals, and then offers a cinematic metaphor for anxiety.Support the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, NEWS AND DIRECTORIES visit us on our MAIN WEBSITE at https://www.sickmantalking.ca/ or vi
Episode 10
n his 10th episode, the Sick Man talks about Greek Mythology. This is the Myth Episode.Music: Brad Cartner, PhillipMariani, dimafocus, ZtarrZoundSupport the showHost: Brad Cartner Show Producer: Greg O’Brien Sound Engineer: Derek WelsmanMusic: Brad Cartner Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, NEWS AND DIRECTORIES visit us on our MAIN WEBSITE at https://www.sickmantalking.ca/ or
