YOU WOOD THINK?

Bobby and Mikey D

 Bobby D and Mikey D are 2 Canadians who have been friends for longer than most people are alive and they have teamed up to give their perspective on the world through their lens. We are both licensed professionals in our fields of study and are willing to discuss the hot topics.

  1. 3D AGO

    From Marathon Records To NBA Chaos And Why Everything Feels Off

    Send us Fan Mail EP 60 A pacemaker wins a marathon, the shoes sell out instantly, and we’re left asking the only reasonable question: how is any of that real? We start with a ridiculous endurance story that turns into a quick look at sports marketing, sponsorships, and why one performance can change an athlete’s life overnight. Then reality hits at the gas pump. We talk fuel prices, taxes, and why the numbers keep climbing no matter what politicians claim they’ve “fixed.” From New Zealand to Malaysia to long winter commutes, we connect the dots between energy costs, cost of living, and the stuff people can’t opt out of even when it’s painful. After that, it’s NBA playoffs chaos. We run through fines, awards talk, and the kind of shooting stretches that make you wonder if the rim is regulation. We also get into the Steve Kerr quote about the three-point shot ruining basketball and what that says about the modern game, then pivot to OKC’s defense, third-quarter avalanches, and why the Lakers’ injury math makes the matchup brutal. We finish with big-picture hoops talk, including why Wembanyama looks like the next face of the league, plus a quick hit on Shaq building a dunk league. If you like sports stories with jokes, skepticism, and a few rants that feel way too relatable, hit subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review telling us which take you disagreed with most. Support the show   You Wood Think? Bobby and Mikey D

    36 min
  2. APR 27

    From Assassination Fears To Gas Price Games

    Send us Fan Mail EP 60 A shooting story breaks and somehow the loudest question becomes “Was it real?” We start there, because that knee-jerk doubt says a lot about where politics and media have pushed us. We talk presidential security, how threats keep getting too close, and how the nonstop cycle of outrage and distraction makes people feel like they’re being played, even when the stakes are deadly serious.  Then we swing hard into real-life economics with “gas gambling” in Canada. We unpack the excise tax talk, why pump prices seem to move together across stations, and why a promised drop can feel like a head fake when costs climb again days later. From there it’s classic news-whiplash: Calgary setting a Guinness World Record with hundreds of dinosaur costumes, and an Ottawa online marijuana distribution bust that shows how sloppy logistics can bring a whole operation down.  The wildest stop is the Enhanced Games, basically an “all drug Olympics” that openly allows performance-enhancing drugs, claims athlete health screening, and offers massive prize money for record-breaking performances. We dig into incentives, risk, and the uncomfortable truth that elite sports and doping history have been tangled for decades. We close out with NBA playoffs talk, OKC’s dominance, the Lakers narrative machine, Skip Bayless-style hot takes, foul baiting, tanking and draft lottery suspicion, plus one of our biggest rants: TV graphics that spoil the score of the game you’re recording.  If you like fast, honest conversations that bounce between political culture, sports media, and the weird stuff everyone’s talking about, hit subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review. What’s the one topic you want us to go deeper on next time? Support the show   You Wood Think? Bobby and Mikey D

    48 min
  3. APR 20

    Two friends talk: Potholes, Stupid Gas Pricing and Sports Rants

    Send us Fan Mail EP 59 A hose and a power washer sitting inches from a brand new car sounds like nothing… until you’re the one forced to park around it and hope it doesn’t tip over. We kick things off in foggy Halifax with the kind of daily-life annoyance that flips a switch, then zoom out to what everyone’s feeling on the roads: brutal Nova Scotia potholes, rough commutes, and the constant fear of a tire-killing crater. From there we hit sports and go big. We talk Connor McDavid and why his scoring run belongs in the same breath as Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux, then pivot to the circus side of fighting where Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao rumors feel driven by money, taxes, and one last massive payday. We also kick around the Rousey and Carano chatter and what happens when hype meets reality. Then the headlines get heavier: the Olympic Committee drawing boundaries around men’s and women’s sports, the fairness arguments people keep dodging, and how global tension around the Strait of Hormuz can whiplash oil markets and make any gas tax “relief” feel like a rounding error. We even hit a Halifax-adjacent curiosity with a Titanic life jacket selling for nearly a million dollars. We wrap with NBA playoff talk, why the play-in still bugs us, what fines don’t fix, and how awards rules like the 65-game minimum and weird exemptions can shift money and legacy. If you like unfiltered takes that jump from local life to global chaos to basketball debates, you’ll feel right at home. Subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave a review with the topic you want us to go off on next. Support the show   You Wood Think? Bobby and Mikey D

    38 min
  4. APR 13

    Two friends talk about how the "Interrupter Clause" is Real, but it Sounds Made Up!!

    Send us Fan Mail $100 million per episode for a Harry Potter reboot is the kind of headline that makes us stop and ask: what are we even paying for anymore? We start with a windy-day catch-up and immediately tumble into streaming reality, where you can subscribe to a service and still get hit with “pay extra” buttons. Along the way we trade a couple of recent movie watches, laugh at how studios label films, and wonder who’s actually winning in the attention economy. Then we get grounded fast: Nova Scotia potholes, freeze thaw damage, and the daily fear that one bad crater just ate your tire and your rim. That road talk turns into a bigger cost of living rant about gas prices, provincial rules like the so-called “interrupter clause,” and why official explanations often feel like smoke when your power bill and grocery total keep climbing. We also get into political trust, including whether crossing the floor should trigger a by-election so voters aren’t left holding the bag. From there we bounce through the cultural chaos of ever-expanding acronyms, a fuel protest story that leaves travelers walking toward an airport, and a detour into moon-mission skepticism, re-entry blackout footage, and renewed “disclosure” chatter. We close out with sports, debating the NBA MVP race (Jokic stats vs SGA momentum), complaining about modern shot selection, reacting to a brutal UFC Achilles moment, and previewing how injuries reshape the playoffs. If you like current events podcasts that feel like a real conversation, press play, then subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave a review. What topic do you want us to go harder on next time? Support the show   You Wood Think? Bobby and Mikey D

    43 min
  5. APR 7

    Two friends explain the Strait of Hormuz Issue and Gas Price Reality!

    Send us Fan Mail One minute we’re laughing at a wild “open the Strait of Hormuz” post, and the next we’re doing the math on why that kind of talk can show up in your life as higher gas prices. We start with the way politics has drifted into late-night posting and viral one-liners, then zoom out to the real-world stakes of energy supply, oil markets, and why “it’ll calm down soon” doesn’t automatically mean cheaper fuel. From there we pivot into Canada’s gun buyback program and the uncomfortable logistics nobody wants to say out loud: if only a small slice of firearms are returned, who enforces the rest, and how does that work when staffing is already short? We keep it grounded and practical, including the difference between hunting culture and the question of high-capacity, semi-automatic style rifles in everyday civilian life. Then it’s NBA mode. We break down the Lakers injury situation, what hamstring and oblique timelines really mean in the final stretch, and why teams gamble with star minutes even when it looks pointless from the couch. We get into MVP debate, voter fatigue, Jokic’s case, and how media narratives shape awards as much as box scores. We close with the business side of fighting: Ronda Rousey criticizing the UFC, the shift away from pay-per-view incentives, and how streaming platforms like Paramount or Netflix can change fighter pay overnight. If you like sharp sports takes, current events, and the economics behind the noise, hit play, subscribe, and share the show with a friend, then leave us a review and tell us what topic we should hit next. Support the show   You Wood Think? Bobby and Mikey D

    40 min
  6. MAR 30

    Tiger Woods Crash Talk and Border Tolls and NBA Rumors

    Send us Fan Mail Snow in almost April puts us in the perfect mood to rant, and we do not waste it. We start with the small stuff, weather, tires, and daily annoyances, then pivot into celebrity news that gets uncomfortable fast. Tiger Woods’ latest crash talk turns from internet jokes into a real question about injury, medication, impairment, and what accountability looks like when the whole world is watching your worst moments. From there we get into the Alan Ritchson punch video and why these “regular person versus celebrity” run-ins feel so staged now. We talk motive, escalation, and the growing belief that some people go looking for a lawsuit payday. That naturally rolls into policing and personal responsibility, including RCMP undercover tactics, seatbelt basics, and why using your phone behind the wheel is still happening when every car can handle hands-free. Then it becomes a full sports podcast sprint: NBA expansion rumors with Las Vegas and Seattle, what it could mean for the league, and why fans still miss the Seattle SuperSonics. We debate the Lakers, LeBron’s evolving role next to Luka, and the MVP mess with SGA, Jokic, and Victor Wembanyama, especially the idea that defense should matter as much as highlights. Subscribe, share this with a friend who argues sports like we do, and leave a review with your MVP pick and your hottest take. Support the show   You Wood Think? Bobby and Mikey D

    45 min
  7. MAR 23

    Two Friends Bitch about Pricey Fill Ups and seeing Self Driving Cars

    Send us Fan Mail Gas prices are making everyone feral, and nothing tests your patience like a sunny day followed by 15 to 20 centimeters of snow. We start with the everyday stuff that actually matters, driving costs, tire change timing, and the feeling that you can’t go anywhere without paying for it. From there we get practical about electric vehicles and hybrid cars, including why a hybrid that stretches a tank to near 1,000 kilometers can change your whole monthly budget, and why workplace charging makes the “go electric” argument feel a lot more real.  Then the future shows up in traffic. We talk self-driving cars, why it’s not just Tesla anymore, and the uneasy gap between impressive driver-assist technology and the messy reality of sensors, pedestrians, and what happens when the system gets it wrong. From there we jump into sports and politics with the World Cup and Iran’s concerns about playing in the United States, plus the bigger issue of how countries and people get stereotyped depending on who’s telling the story.  We close out with a fast run of what we can’t stop watching: Paralympics moments that are genuinely jaw-dropping, RCMP road enforcement around seatbelts and distracted driving, Kurt Cobain conspiracy chatter, Chuck Norris memes, and a big stretch of basketball talk covering injuries, the NBA MVP debate around Luka Doncic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and why traveling and the gather step make fans lose their minds. If you like March Madness, we’ve got that chaos too, blown leads, missed timeouts, and the kind of refereeing that lights up group chats. Subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find us. Support the show   You Wood Think? Bobby and Mikey D

    42 min

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 Bobby D and Mikey D are 2 Canadians who have been friends for longer than most people are alive and they have teamed up to give their perspective on the world through their lens. We are both licensed professionals in our fields of study and are willing to discuss the hot topics.