Sick Man Talking Podcast

Sick Man Talking
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A chronically ill man has been trapped in a room for the majority of his adult life, exploring the limits of agony, sanity, and time. Armed with failing wits, growing pain, Turner Classic Movies, and a variety of recording devices, he navigates his mind and the world as it exists to him.  Welcome to Sick Man Talking.

  1. Aug 8

    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, but through decades of neglect and war nobody thought to stop in time. And about a lifelong, slightly unreasonable love of books that makes losing any of it feel personal.  Along the way: a desperate man with an urgent and deeply undignified problem, several centuries of finger-pointing, and the one piece of ancient wisdom we know for certain reached the person who needed it.  This is the Library of Alexandria. Support the show Host: Brad Cartner  Show Producer: Greg O’Brien  Sound Engineer: Derek Welsman Music: 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 US ON FACEBOOK at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1113434209965784 Join our Facebook Community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1113434209965784/   and on INSTAGRAM at  https://www.instagram.com/luigivampa44/   SUPPORT & DONATE TO SICK MAN TALKING AT https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sickmantalking https://www.buzzsprout.com/2352199/support   QUESTIONS OR COMMENT DROP US AN EMAIL AT sickmantalking@gmail.com

    Episode 84

  2. Jul 27

    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 stay lost. Along the way, he explores heresy, violence, treachery, greed, other rings, and exactly how far reason can carry a person before it runs out of road.  Even at the very bottom of Hell, something is still pulling him upward. This is Dante’s Inferno. Support the show Host: Brad Cartner  Show Producer: Greg O’Brien  Sound Engineer: Derek Welsman Music: 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 US ON FACEBOOK at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1113434209965784 Join our Facebook Community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1113434209965784/   and on INSTAGRAM at  https://www.instagram.com/luigivampa44/   SUPPORT & DONATE TO SICK MAN TALKING AT https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sickmantalking https://www.buzzsprout.com/2352199/support   QUESTIONS OR COMMENT DROP US AN EMAIL AT sickmantalking@gmail.com

    Episode 83

  3. Jul 17

    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, and why some of the oldest stories ever told still understand us better than we understand ourselves.  Oh… and Hades finally explains himself. Support the show Host: Brad Cartner  Show Producer: Greg O’Brien  Sound Engineer: Derek Welsman Music: 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 US ON FACEBOOK at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1113434209965784 Join our Facebook Community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1113434209965784/   and on INSTAGRAM at  https://www.instagram.com/luigivampa44/   SUPPORT & DONATE TO SICK MAN TALKING AT https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sickmantalking https://www.buzzsprout.com/2352199/support   QUESTIONS OR COMMENT DROP US AN EMAIL AT sickmantalking@gmail.com

    Episode 82

  4. Jul 5

    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 explores the history of roller skating, why the Canadiana became such a fixture of local childhood, nostalgia, school field trips, cruising, moonlighting, first crushes, and the strange social world that existed inside the rink. Also featuring: an unhealthy amount of 80s music. This is the Canadiana Roller Rink. Support the show Host: Brad Cartner  Show Producer: Greg O’Brien  Sound Engineer: Derek Welsman Music: 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 US ON FACEBOOK at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1113434209965784 Join our Facebook Community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1113434209965784/   and on INSTAGRAM at  https://www.instagram.com/luigivampa44/   SUPPORT & DONATE TO SICK MAN TALKING AT https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sickmantalking https://www.buzzsprout.com/2352199/support   QUESTIONS OR COMMENT DROP US AN EMAIL AT sickmantalking@gmail.com

    Episode 81

  5. Jun 27

    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 talks about how people assign meaning to the sky, why the universe keeps getting bigger every time somebody invents a new telescope, whether screens have quietly become our modern version of the night sky, and why watching scale-of-the-universe videos was probably a mistake.  Also featuring: William Shatner, black holes, mild existential discomfort, and a continued commitment to never personally going to space.  This is the Human History of Space. Support the show Host: Brad Cartner  Show Producer: Greg O’Brien  Sound Engineer: Derek Welsman Music: 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 US ON FACEBOOK at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1113434209965784 Join our Facebook Community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1113434209965784/   and on INSTAGRAM at  https://www.instagram.com/luigivampa44/   SUPPORT & DONATE TO SICK MAN TALKING AT https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sickmantalking https://www.buzzsprout.com/2352199/support   QUESTIONS OR COMMENT DROP US AN EMAIL AT sickmantalking@gmail.com

    Episode 80

  6. Jun 18

    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 asked, “Where is this going?” The Sick Man replied: “We’ll see.” Support the show Host: Brad Cartner  Show Producer: Greg O’Brien  Sound Engineer: Derek Welsman Music: 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 US ON FACEBOOK at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1113434209965784 Join our Facebook Community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1113434209965784/   and on INSTAGRAM at  https://www.instagram.com/luigivampa44/   SUPPORT & DONATE TO SICK MAN TALKING AT https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sickmantalking https://www.buzzsprout.com/2352199/support   QUESTIONS OR COMMENT DROP US AN EMAIL AT sickmantalking@gmail.com

    Episode 79

  7. Jun 7

    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-temperature water, shoe polish abuse, and a night at the movies that goes terribly wrong, Taxi Driver collides with suburban Ontario in the latest Fake Cop story.  This is Uber Driver. Five stars or else. Featuring the very popular Steve Hughes as the mayor of Newmarket. Support the show Host: Brad Cartner  Show Producer: Greg O’Brien  Sound Engineer: Derek Welsman Music: 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 US ON FACEBOOK at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1113434209965784 Join our Facebook Community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1113434209965784/   and on INSTAGRAM at  https://www.instagram.com/luigivampa44/   SUPPORT & DONATE TO SICK MAN TALKING AT https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sickmantalking https://www.buzzsprout.com/2352199/support   QUESTIONS OR COMMENT DROP US AN EMAIL AT sickmantalking@gmail.com

    Episode 78

  8. May 8

    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 going on inside his mind. Trying to track down the Toucan Man the only way left… by meeting him face to face. Inside… his own mind…  Will that clear anything up? Probably not. Will it make things worse? Almost definitely. Will there be some kind of calm, rational understanding of reality by the end of this? No. Absolutely not.  And most importantly - will he finally get rid of that body in the trunk? Yeah, actually… that one might get handled.  This is a Greek tragedy in the cereal aisle.  This is… The Mendoza Line. Support the show Host: Brad Cartner  Show Producer: Greg O’Brien  Sound Engineer: Derek Welsman Music: 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 US ON FACEBOOK at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1113434209965784 Join our Facebook Community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1113434209965784/   and on INSTAGRAM at  https://www.instagram.com/luigivampa44/   SUPPORT & DONATE TO SICK MAN TALKING AT https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sickmantalking https://www.buzzsprout.com/2352199/support   QUESTIONS OR COMMENT DROP US AN EMAIL AT sickmantalking@gmail.com

    Episode 77
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A chronically ill man has been trapped in a room for the majority of his adult life, exploring the limits of agony, sanity, and time. Armed with failing wits, growing pain, Turner Classic Movies, and a variety of recording devices, he navigates his mind and the world as it exists to him.  Welcome to Sick Man Talking.

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  • Creator
    Sick Man Talking
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    85
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Sick Man Talking Podcast
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