Tall Can Audio - A Pint Of Canadian Sports Talk
Tall Can Audio is a Canadian sports, craft beer, comedy and culture pod with a focus on the NHL and beyond. Join Matt Robinson, Rob Christy and the rest of the TCA Crew as we sample a local craft beer on each show while discussing whatever's on our minds from the world of sports, music, or anything else that's making us laugh that day. Plus tons of great guests thrown in to the mix as we go. Yes - we could be accused of occasionally going a little overboard on the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators. Join us for...
The Toronto Blue Jays Are On The Verge! Dan Shulman Is Here To Discuss.
The Toronto Blue Jays have grabbed a strangle hold on the AL East and appear ready to return to the MLB Playoffs. Today Matt Robinson is joined by Dan Shulman to discuss the incredibly unlikely run the team has been on to get them here, the excitement around Trey Yesavage following his first dominant start, pitching plans in this final stretch to set up the rotation, the atmosphere around the Dome for October baseball and more.
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Creech Returns, Early NFL Takes, REDBLACKS Apathy, Senators Camp & More
The *Eagle* has landed. And definitely not some other type of bird...
Graham Creech is back in the TCA Studio with Matt Robinson to discuss a little craft beer, early surprises from the NFL season, whether Ottawa REDBLACKS fans are checking out on the CFL, the Buffalo Bills' most recent attempt to make money on Canada, whether Netflix can rebuild boxing, his takes on the Ottawa Senators as training camps open, the Toronto Maple Leafs, Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers' chances of staying on top of the NHL Atlantic Division and so much more.
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Blue Jays Go Full Ye"Savage", NHL News Heats up, Buffalo Bills Pillage Canada & More
Matt and Rob fire up a brand new week around the Tall Can Audio Studio with tons to discuss including the Toronto Blue Jays calling up their top prospect Trey Yesavage, Connor McDavid remaining unsigned by the Edmonton Oilers holding up the Kaprizov deal with the Minnesota Wild, the Buffalo Bills taking another selfish bite out of the CFL market, the Hughes Brothers desire to play together with the Vancouver Canucks, New Jersey Devils or elsewhere and so much more.
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The Voice Of The OHL's Ottawa 67s Kenny Walls on The CHL vs NCAA And So Much More
Wonderfully fun show today as Matt Robinson is joined in the TCA Studio by Kenny Walls - the voice of the Ottawa 67s on TSN 1200.
So much to cover with him including his own path, modern changes to the way that junior hockey is called in Canada, the best and worst barns to call games from in the Ontario Hockey League, the massive changes that hockey is going through right now as the CHL and NCAA carve new paths, what this year's 67s look like, the likely powers in the OHL this season and so much more.<...
Big Shiny Dudes Having Big Shiny Brews
Just some quick music nonsense from Rob and Matt that was cut out of the Monday morning show when it ran a little long.
Stay tune Friday morning when Kenny Walls makes his TCA debut.
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Blue Jays Stumble, Ottawa Senators Promotions, MLB Karens & More
The boys fire up another week of Tall Can Audio discussing this week's craft beer, the Toronto Blue Jays dropping a big series to the New York Yankees, a major Karen makes her presence known during the Florida Marlins v Philadelphia Phillies series, the Calgary Flames have no idea where to go next, the Minnesota Wild appear on the verge of locking up their superstar, the Ottawa Senators unveil their promotional nights for the year and plenty more.
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The Toronto Blue Jays Rocky Road Down The Stretch With Andrew Stoeten
A big time show on a big time Friday as the Toronto Blue Jays get set for a massive series against the New York Yankees with the division lead hanging in the balance.
Andrew Stoeten joins Matt Robinson to try to untangle what's gone wrong with this pitching staff, early returns on Shane Bieber, how *real* this team is, how George Springer has turned what was supposed to be a throw-away year in to his best yet in Toronto, whether the Jays missed their chance to keep Bo and so much more.
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Ottawa Senators Broadcasters Won't Travel As TSN Radio Cuts Shift In To Overdrive
Matt Robinson checks in mid-week to discuss the fact that Ottawa Senators broadcasters Dean Brown and Gord Wilson will not travel with the Sens this year and what it could mean for the future of sports media in Ottawa. Plus, TSN is painting cutbacks to their flagship show Overdrive as an expansion. What could they possibly be thinking?
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The Boys Back In Studio, Blue Jays Cling To First, NFL Kick-Off, Hockey Takes & More
Rob and Matt return to the TCA Studio on the back end of their summer vacation to catch up with you good listener!
On the agenda today: how your boys spent their time away, takeaways from last week's USA and Canada Hockey pre-Olympic orientation camps, Connor McDavid remains unsigned by the Edmonton Oilers, Mitch Marner takes one last shot at Leafs fans on his way out the door to Vegas, things to watch in the early days of the NFL season, Matt's craft beer festival discoveries, the Toronto Blue Jays cling hard to first place with the...
Blue Jays' Hoffman Forces Me In To A Milwaukee Brew
The first place Toronto Blue Jays have dropped two in a row to the Milwaukee Brewers this weekend after a tough week. So far Jeff Hoffman has taken most of the blame but there's plenty of that to go around. Let's vent and cope.
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Hockey Canada's Pre-Olympic Camp, BlueJays' Biggest Challenger, The Next NFL Manning & More
Your man Steve Bunda and Matt Robinson connect one last time this summer for a cottage to cottage edition of the show discussing which NHL players got the invite to Calgary to meet with Hockey Canada ahead of the 2026 Olympics, whether Ottawa Senators fans are feeling snubbed by Thomas Chabot not being brought along, whether there should have been more goalies included and more.
The NFL is just one year away from welcoming in the latest member of the Manning family. Where would be the best fit?
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The State Of The Ottawa Senators With Dean Brown
we kick off a brand new week of Tall Can Audio as Matt Robinson welcomes the voice of the Ottawa Senators Dean Brown back to the show for our annual late-summer check in on the state of the Sens.
Up first Dean gives some thoughts on why this season of Toronto Blue Jays baseball has done nothing to warm him up to Major League Baseball. Afterwards talk of course turns to the Sens and the recent news that Brady Tkachuk, Jake Sanderson and Shane Pinto will all be invited to USA Hockey's pre-Olympic orientation camp and what...
The Toronto Maple Leafs Core Four Era Is Over. WTF Happened?!
Mitch Marner is gone, John Tavares is taking a step back, Brendan Shanahan has been fired and Kyle Dubas is firmly entrenched with the Pittsburgh Penguins. It couldn't be more obvious that the Core Four Chapter in Toronto Maple Leafs history has been written. Today Matt Robinson welcomes our friend and hockey historian Mike Commito back to the show to take a look at ... well ... WTF went wrong?!
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Toronto Blue Jays' Berrios Problem, CFL Hoses Argos Fans, UFC Leaves PPV & More
Monday morning means brand new TCA content and this week Matt Robinson is joined by Sportsnet's Kevin Michie to kick around the news of the day over a little craft beer.
On the agenda today - the Toronto Blue Jays rotation has re-enforcements coming at the same time Jose Berrios is struggling, why some Jays' fans still don't quite believe, the UFC makes huge waves as they abandon the Pay-Per-View business in favour of Paramount Plus, the Toronto Argonauts totally hose their fans in advance of hosting the FIFA World Cup, WWE and Netflix launch a new...
What's Going On With The Ottawa Senators Radio Rights?
Now that the Ottawa Senators have reached a deal for their French-language radio rights, attention turns to the English-language rights as the Sens enter the last year of their deal with TSN 1200 and Bell Media.
Are games likely to remain on 1200? Will TSN 1200 even remain in business long-term? Are the rumours that Dean Brown and Gord Wilson won't travel to road games this year a pre-cursor of things to come? And what would a world where the Senators move their games to a different radio home look like for fans of the team?
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Joshua O'Connor Says It's Time To "Create Or Die" (Pt 2)
Our chat with Joshua O'Connor was too mammoth to be limited to just one episode so he returns today to continue the fun. If you miss Part 1, go back and check it out wherever you're seeing this.
Today the boys discuss Joshua's new project "Create Or Die" before the boys veer heavily down the road of content creation nerdom. Once back on track they get in to his wild trip to Lithuania and the craziest MMA themed reality show you've ever heard of.
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Joshua O'Connor Says It's Time To "Create Or Die" (Pt 1)
Joshua O'Connor worked around the cFL and the Ottawa REDBLACKS for a long time before deciding it was time for something new and he's here to tell us what it is.
Today is just part one of our conversation and he tells us what went in to his decision to move on, what the feelings were like on his way out of RNation, how he found himself soon after covering the World Juniors and the IIHF Under 18s, why he has so much trouble taking praise for his work and lots more.
Part 2 of our...
PWHL Payrolls Increase, Blue Jays Bandwagon Grows, Netflix Dives Deeper In To Sports & More
It's a wildly busy week of sports news for the middle of summer and our pal Michaela Schreiter from She's got Game on the TSN Radio Network joins Matt Robinson to have a craft beer or two and get in to all of it.
On the agenda today - Emily Clarke of the Ottawa Charge becomes the highest paid player in the PWHL and what it means for player salaries in women's hockey, Team Canada announces it's invitees to their pre-Olympic orientation camp, the Ottawa REDBLACKS erase an unspeakably bad start to defeat the Toronto Argos in...
Ottawa Craft Beer Week With Ian From WHIPR SNAPR Brewery
It's that time of year again! It's Ottawa Craft Beer Week as all the best breweries across the Nation's Capital throw their doors open for you to sample their product and check out their space.
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Mid-Summer Thoughts on The REDBLACKS, Sens, The Oasis Tour & When That Team You Hate Loses! ft Matty K
Matt Kaunisviita returns to the TCA Studio following his trip to Europe to see Oasis. We talk to him about why the Ottawa REDBLACKS aren't dead yet, whether it's been a successful off-season for the Senators, that time you got to see your most hated team go down in flames, seeing Oasis in their hometown, getting a small taste of Finland and plenty more.
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<...Who Are Your All-Time Toronto Blue Jays?
***Apologies for the short show today. It was unavoidable and we'll try to make it up to you later in the week.***
Rob and Matt discuss a recent Fox Sports post outlining the greatest all-time Blue Jays lineup.
Read the article here. https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/2025-mlb-all-star-building-best-blue-jays-lineup
Check out the Dave Stieb YouTube series that Matt referenced here: https://youtu.be/ZlviajJlctQ?si=KkasrSzd1XWPMeUr
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Summer Long Weekend Bonfire Talking Jays & Leafs
Matt Robinson checks in on your summer long weekend to discuss whether or not you're ready to believe in Max Scherzer with the Toronto Blue Jays and the Maple Leafs re-signing Nick Robertson avoiding arbitration with the young winger.
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Blue Jays Bring Bieber To Toronto. MLB Trade Deadline Thoughts.
Matt Robinson checks in on your Friday to give some of his thoughts on the work the Toronto Blue Jays did at the MLB Trade Deadline including their big swing on Shane Bieber.
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Lisa Wallace Of CP On Her Journey, The REDBLACKS, the PWHL & More
On today's show Matt Robinson welcomes Lisa Wallace in to the TCA Studio for the first time to discuss her distinguished career, the change in how women are treated in sports media, the Ottawa REDBLACKS coming out of their bye-week, the Ottawa Charge locking up their goaltender longterm, PWHL expansion and plenty more.
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On The Death Of Hulk Hogan
Rob and Matt discuss the death of Hulk Hogan and why his legacy became so difficult to celebrate later in life.
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Blue Jays Best In The League, Hockey Canada Verdict & Mid-Summer NHL Nonsense
Rob and Matt are back in the TCA Studio for your Monday and don't appear to agree on much this week.
The Toronto Blue Jays touched top of the league this week but the boys disagree on whether John Schneider and the management team are hurting or helping the squad. The 2018 World Juniors Team verdict came down last week in London, Ontario and the guys give their differing opinions on how this has played out and whether any of the accused will ever return to the NHL. And finally talk turns to some random NHL news for...
Are The Ottawa REDBLACKS Salvageable? Who Owns The CFL East? & What's Up In The UFC?
We roll on through a bye-week for the Ottawa REDBLACKS and check in with their sideline reporter Steve Bunda as he tries to talk Matt off the ledge as they sit last in the East. That of course leads to the natural questions - who does have control over the CFL's Eastern Division? And later on we check in on the world of MMA and wonder if they're seriously going to try to host a UFC event at The White House.
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Ian Mendes On Leaving The Athletic & His First Year Working For The Ottawa Senators
The latest edition of our TCA Summer Sessions sees good friend of the show Ian Mendes return to the Tall Can Audio Studio to discuss his move from the media to working for the Ottawa Senators in the NHL.
Everything is on the table in this one including when the Sens first approached him about making the jump and any input he might have had on who would replace him on the beat. Talk of course later turns to some of the early challenges Ian faced including why many Senators' fans struggled to get the local broadcasts...
WNBA All Star Weekend, Sens In The News, Euro25, REDBLACKS "Feelings" & More
Matt Robinson kicks off another week of this TCA Summer with a great friend of the show Michaela Schreiter as they discuss all the news that went down around the WNBA All Star festivities, Tim Stutzle leading a group of Ottawa Senators on to the NHL radar, the final 4 at Euro 2025, fans being horribly frustrated around the REDBLACKS as the CFL season marches on and plenty more.
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Toronto Blue Jays Deadline Plans & What's Up With Vladdy ft Andrew Stoeten
The TCA Summer Sessions roll on as Matt Robinson is joined by our man Andrew Stoeten ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays firing up their unofficial second half against the San Francisco Giants.
Matt and Stoeten give their thoughts on the current state of the MLB All Star festivities, Stoeten's recent deep dive in to everything Vladimir Guerrero Jr and what's currently going wrong, whether the Jays' front office has earned a little trust ahead of the MLB Trade Deadline, what the team should be prioritizing in terms of improving their roster, which breakout performances are real...
Matt Skube's Ottawa "Exit Interview"
In the first of this year's TCA Summer Sessions Matt Robinson sits down with Matt Skube just hours before he moves from Ottawa too Toronto in search of a new challenge.
In his Tall Can Audio debut, we ask Skube about his days as a recruited quarterback, his time at the Toronto School Of Sports Media, an early encounter with a well-known Canadian sports broadcasting legend that helped shape his future, his early days of doing weather, sports and news all at once, how he found his way to CTV Ottawa, some of the biggest stories he...
NHL Summer News, Toronto Blue Jays At The MLB All Star Break & More
Here we are! We've arrived at that week on the calendar that we typically view as the worst sports week of the year. It's MLB All Star Week and pretty much everything is shut down.
But TCA doesn't disappear and there's lots to talk about. The NHL has a new CBA and we've got takes on what it means for the league moving forward, Sportsnet has raised it's prices by 30% for anyone who wants to watch the National Hockey League or the Toronto Blue Jays, the MLB All Star Game has some notable omissions including Juan Soto...
Blue Jays Finally Stumble, A Soft CFL East, NBA Has SGA Fever & More
Some more of Matt & Matty's Manic Musings coming at you on your Thursday as Matty Laing checks back in to discuss whether the PWHL should have an All Star Game, how SGA stacks up against Steve Nash in all-time Canadian NBA GOATS, the Toronto Blue Jays grabbing the heart of The Big Smoke despite their winning streak finally coming to an end, how Ed Rogers finally got his way in removing Masai Ujiri from the Toronto Raptors and plenty more.
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Toronto Blue Jays Are Fun & Hot, An Unfortunate Anniversary For The Sens, NHL Summer Moves Trickle In & More
Rob and Matt are back in studio for another Monday morning edition of the show where they discuss some NHL moves continuing to trickle in, that time the Ottawa Senators signed Dominik Hasek, the Toronto Blue Jays sweeping a homestand and firing up the fans, Oasis and Black Sabbath re-unite the UK rock scene and plenty more.
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40 Year Old Men In Their Oasis Era, Ottawa REDBLACKS concerning start, CFL Surprises, NHL Free Agency & More
Today Matt Robinson is joined by our man Matty K to talk about his upcoming European vacation to see Oasis in their hometown, whether it’s too soon to give up on the Ottawa REDBLACKS, early surprises in the CFL season, the whole Mitch Marner thing, teams that did well in NHL free agency and more.
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Premium Pints And NHL Bargain Basement Free Agents On Canada Day
Rob and Matt check in on Canada Day evening to have a pint or two and discuss what was a fairly uninteresting NHL free agency day. The Florida Panthers keep their rats, Mitch Marner is off to the Vegas Golden Knights, the Montreal Canadiens keep making good bets, the Ottawa Senators lock up some depth, the Toronto Maple Leafs show off a bit of a mixed bag, the Vancouver Canucks commit to the group that let them down, the Edmonton Oilers lose some depth and so much more.
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NHL Draft WKND Take 2: Giroux, Tavares, Dobson & More
Rob and Matt are back to discuss a wild few days around the NHL world including Claude Giroux returning to the Ottawa Senators, John Tavares sticking with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Noah Dobson joining the Montreal Canadiens, the Florida Panthers keeping Sam Bennett, what Max Scherzer returning to the Blue Jays rotation might mean and plenty more.
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NHL Draft Weekend, Giroux, Dobson, Tavares, Gibson & Plenty More
It's a jam packed edition of the Tall Can Audio podcast in between the NHL Entry Draft and the beginning of free agency on Canada Day. Matt and Rob discuss the Montreal Canadiens trading for Noah Dobson, the Detroit Red Wings bringing in John Gibson, Claude Giroux finally coming to terms with the Ottawa Senators, the Toronto Maple Leafs get John Tavares to stay home for cheap, Max Scherzer finally returning to the Blue Jays rotation and so much more.
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This Podcast Could Have Been An E-mail
Matt Robinson checks in on the Friday of a long weekend to give garbage time thoughts on Noah Dobson to the Montreal Canadiens, the Toronto Raptors firing Masai Ujiri, John Tavares extending with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Gary Bettman's pointless press conference to announce a new NHL CBA.
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The Summer State Of The Ottawa Senators With Graeme Nichols Of The Hockey News
today Matt Robinson catches up with Graeme Nichols of The Hockey News to discuss his increased coverage of the Ottawa Senators this year, how active we expect the team to be over the next week or so, how the Sens can fit Claude Giroux back in to the mix, reports of a new CBA dropping this week between the NHL and the NHLPA and plenty more hockey bits and bites.
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