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Sleeping With The Elephant

English, Comedy, 1 season, 113 episodes, 3 days, 8 hours, 18 minutes
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Join Paul and Ryan as they discuss the relations between the United States of America and Canada. They'll cover recent news, culture, politics, or pretty much anything! Learn just how much these hosts know about each others countries, or even their own for that matter...
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SWTE 110 – Putin: Hacker Extraordinaire

Returning guest Eric Mahler joins the show to bring his Christmas cheer to the masses! On point for discussion this week is the fact that Trudeau is ok with 18 year olds buying legalized pot, Obama thinks the US should do something about that Russian hack issue, and finally bringing the show full circle: Trudeau […]
12/17/201650 minutes, 3 seconds
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SWTE 109 – Biden Memes To The Rescue

Two returning guests on the show unite to begin the healing. In our first post-election episode, Ryan, Loic, and Jimmy get together to discuss just what the hell happened. We also discuss what the hell might happen, and what’s already started to happen in the US and Canada. Oh, and Joe Biden memes! Have a […]
11/18/20161 hour, 36 minutes, 52 seconds
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SWTE 108 – Under Siege III: Enter Russia

Eric Mahler of the Eric Everyday podcast returns to the show for a final reprieve before election night. While we avoid the T word as much as possible, we do remind our US friends to head out and VOTE. In the news we find out that Steven Seagal has infiltrated Russia and becomes a citizen, the […]
11/4/201643 minutes, 30 seconds
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SWTE 107 – 100 Days Into The Darkest Timeline

Jimmy The Shovel digs up some stories for us to cover on a new Sleeping With The Elephant! On the docket this week we have the RCMP questioning a woman that threw pumpkin seeds at the Prime Minister, Trump looks ahead to the first 100 days of the darkest timeline, Stephen Colbert takes a Canadian […]
10/27/201655 minutes, 4 seconds
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SWTE 106 – Clowns, As Far As The Eye Can See

The return of Paul Swickard is here! Paul takes a break from An Hour of Sleep to chat about Trump and Clowns. Trump made some bold claims that Canadians hate their healthcare system, turns out it’s a very small percentage that do. Trump did a bunch of other stupid things over the last month, so […]
10/16/201645 minutes, 31 seconds
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SWTE 105 – Order 65 Is Up!

Sleeping With The Elephant returns with an all Canadian cast yet again as Ryan is joined by new guest host Loic (@stoicloic on Twitter)! We talk about a whole range of topics starting off with a sandwich artist in Canada attempting to capture Trump to Jeb’s new job as a cameo artist for award shows. […]
9/22/20161 hour, 25 minutes, 25 seconds
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SWTE 104 – Good, Bad, or Canadian

Ryan is joined by the hosts of the Good, Bad, or Bull$#*! podcast: Beau, Crofton, and Mike. This week we cover a range of topics, but of course we start the podcast with a bit of bull. Trump is fairly OK with losing as it will net him a huge vacation, Conservatives use Milk cartons […]
8/17/20161 hour, 13 minutes, 56 seconds
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SWTE 103 – The Crazy Quaid on Emailary

This week Scott Johnson guests on the show to chat about Pokemon GO, Canadian tall tales, and a whole bunch to do about Trump. Pokemon GO has folks getting into trouble, including a pair of Canadians that wandered into Montana while chasing the infamous Jigglypuff. A US realtor is capitalizing on the political climate but catering to […]
7/26/201657 minutes, 40 seconds
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SWTE 102 – Poutine Meetup

Not since Nerdtacular 2015 has a show of this magnitude been crafted as Sleeping With The Elephant welcomes back Jules and Jocelyn. Although we’re all out of apple pie whiskey. Jocelyn did us all a solid and watched Idiocracy before the show so we could comment on the writers reuniting to craft anti-Trump ads. Then […]
6/7/201644 minutes, 56 seconds
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SWTE 101 – Maine LePaging Trump

This week on the show we have a representative from Maine, the Busy Zombie Lord himself, Lou Page! Lou brings along two stories for discussion: George Zimmerman selling gun used to kill Trayvon Martin and HBO’s ‘Last Week Tonight’ goes after Gov. LePage. Not to make the whole show crazy talk, Ryan brings along the story of […]
5/17/201652 minutes
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SWTE 100 – Operation Trumpo Stop

Welcome to Episode 100 of Sleeping With The Elephant! After years of talking about Anthony Weiner, Rob Ford, and other issues plaguing North America, we’re faced with our toughest opponent yet: Donald Trump and the race for the Presidency. That’s where Paul comes in! We have a special report from him on the field explaining […]
5/3/201655 minutes, 11 seconds
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SWTE 99 – PM Yoga Pose

Eric Mahler joins Ryan on this episode of Sleeping With The Elephant to take a closer look at what Trump has been up to for the past few months. More lately though, Trump is stating he will not pledge support for the front runner if he loses. On the Canadian side of things the federal […]
4/5/201647 minutes, 48 seconds
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SWTE 98 – Vote Canada in 2016

After a short new child induced hiatus, Ryan and Paul return to discuss the birth of Ryan’s son Kayden. Both baby and new mother are doing well! After the new baby chat we move into the show proper with news of Canada entering the 2016 Presidential Race. Also Trump has a rally song we just […]
2/14/201645 minutes, 10 seconds
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SWTE 97 – 2015: Going, Going, GONE

With 2015 behind us, we take a look at what we thought made the year for Sleeping With The Elephant. There’s a little bit of Trump, a little bit of Trudeau, and a whole lot of conversation about hair styles (not really). We then look forward to 2016, which is right around the corner. Oh, […]
12/31/201539 minutes, 50 seconds
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SWTE 96 – The Prime Minister Welcome

It’s a general holiday miracle! Sleeping With The Elephant returns with Star Wars talk at the top of the show. Both Paul and Ryan are seeing it next weekend, so we chat about our experiences as we await the big release. In the news we take a look at international coverage of Syrian refugees arriving […]
12/13/201552 minutes, 19 seconds
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SWTE 95 – Fueled by Christmas Spirit

Two weeks in a row? It’s a Christmas Season miracle! Speaking of the holidays, Ryan shares his love for the Santa Claus Parade as Paul puts on his Grinch hat. In the news, Paul goes over some crazy US laws and Ryan talks about the legalization of marijuana in Canada and some “as is tradition” […]
12/7/201549 minutes, 50 seconds
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SWTE 94 – Away for Thanksgivings

Paul and Ryan return after dealing with a month and a half of scheduling conflicts. Funny enough, it works out that the last time a show was recorded it was just before Canadian Thanksgiving. So effectively, we took a month and a half off for Thanksgiving (both Canadian and American)… In news we may have […]
11/29/201558 minutes, 14 seconds
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Extra Life 2015

It’s that time of year again folks! The annual Gamers’ Inn Extra Life stream is just around the corner. Join us on November 14th as we play video games for 24 hours in support of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals around the world. Go to bit.ly/TGI2015 to learn more and donate to help a great cause. […]
11/11/20150
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SWTE 93 – Tricepticons

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving everyone! Ryan breaks from turkey prep to discuss the Canadian Federal Election update with Paul. Looks like the Liberals have pulled ahead and also want to legalize marijuana. As we move south we find that Randy Quaid has been arrested at the Vermont border and Ben Carson has had some weird attention lately.
10/11/201545 minutes, 48 seconds
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SWTE 92 – Destiny, Mon Amour

In order to translate the only story we could find on the Canadian election we brought in Patrick (@NotPatrick) from France to let us know that Justin Trudeau keeps his enemies a little too close. Also, it’s that time of year everyone! Canadian Thanksgiving! And we have five ways to make it perfect. 🙂 Finally, […]
10/6/20151 hour, 3 minutes, 33 seconds
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SWTE 91 – Canadian Eye Roll

Canadians lead off the show with the most Canadian thing ever: The Paddle Stick. Part canoe paddle, part hockey stick, 100% Canadian goodness! Also, we promised a Canadian Federal Election update and we have one for you: Harper rolls his eyes live on television. Probably the meanest thing we’ll see come out of these debates… […]
9/26/201535 minutes, 40 seconds
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SWTE 90 – GIFing the Debates

Trump once again trumps the Canadian Federal elections with his many antics found in the second Republican debate. Seriously Canadian politicians, crank up the crazyness or you will be overshadowed each week. Or not, maybe keep it sane… Speaking of Canada, Matt Damon had some words on the topic of building a wall between Canada […]
9/22/201538 minutes, 40 seconds
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SWTE 89 – McAfee 2016 Available, UPDATE NOW!

The Presidential Election continues to ramp up in the United States of America, as John McAfee enters the ring! Also in American news, Kim Davis is out of jail and she’s a huge Rocky fan. North of the wall though, the election for Prime Minister does it’s best to entertain Paul with a list of […]
9/13/201544 minutes, 37 seconds
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SWTE 88 – Putting Canada North of a Wall

It’s a grab bag of stories this week starting off with a US politician calling Canadian politics “Quaint” and JimmyTheShovel suggests we check out the story about building a wall between Canada and the US. In Canadian news Russia was fined $85,000 for skipping out on Canada’s national anthem and in unrelated news Canada is now officially […]
9/8/201537 minutes, 6 seconds
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SWTE 87 – You Lying Piece of Timbit

The elections are firing on all cylinders in both our countries with campaign news from north and south of the border. Jeb needs to stop giving flyer duty to volunteers, an angry Conservative supporter has some choice words for reporters and Deez Nuts gives Trump a run for his money. Oh, also Tim Hortons is introducing […]
8/26/201528 minutes, 22 seconds
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SWTE 86 – Post Nerdtacular Clips

Hello August! Sleeping With The Elephant returns from vacation to talk about Nerdtacular! Paul was unable to attend, but Ryan brought home some treats for you all. First up is a segment recorded with past guest Jules Scott (Tauren Think Tank) and possible future guest Jocelyn Moffett (The Angry Chicken/The Gamers’ Inn). At the time of the recording […]
8/18/201548 minutes, 5 seconds
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SWTE 85 – Sex Edumacation

Paul follows up with Ryan on whether or not he’s panicking about becoming a parent before getting into the topic of the show: Sex. How do Americans talk about it versus Canadians? Is one culture more open to the discussion? We find both are equally awkward on the topic. The reason behind this chat was […]
7/18/201539 minutes, 33 seconds
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SWTE 84 – Rest Dear Raccoon

Hey, we’re back and almost on time too! 😀 After some announcements and happy wishes to friends on the internet, we get down to business with two of the top stories this week. First up in Toronto, we take a look at a memorial set up for a dead raccoon. No joke… Closing the show […]
7/16/201537 minutes, 34 seconds
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SWTE 83 – Playing the Trump’s Hair Card

After a month long break Sleeping With The Elephant is back, and boy did we pick a great day to return! Happy Independence Day to our American listeners and a belated Happy Canada Day to you fantastic Canadians. Two big stories broke recently that we couldn’t help but cover. Speaking of crappy coverage of world […]
7/6/201538 minutes, 10 seconds
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Episode 82 – Jeb Bush Likes Canada

Sleeping With The Elephant is back! In podcast form! So basically the same as before… Anyways, after some movie discussion featuring Mad Max and Age of Ultron (spoiler free all around) we get to the pressing news. Jeb Bush thinks US-Canadian relations are a little rough, and wants to fix that if he’s President. Don’t […]
5/25/201543 minutes, 40 seconds
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Episode 81 – Emoji Wars

Did you all see that new Star Wars trailer? Don’t worry, pause the show, stop reading and go watch NOW! Done? Perfect, back to another podcast that’s not about Star Wars that still manages to talk about Star Wars. 🙂 After Star Wars we pull ourselves away from Han and Chewie to chat about Canada […]
4/21/201538 minutes, 26 seconds
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Episode 80 – Building Higher Netflix Walls

Paul and Ryan take a break from chocolate mini-eggs to record a new episode for the Easter long weekend! After some back and forth about the holiday Ryan brings up a story on a new copyright law making it illegal to use a VPN to access US Netflix in Canada. Paul counters that with a […]
4/5/201548 minutes, 57 seconds
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Episode 79 – Ted Cruz Week

So… Sorry about this folks but this week is all about Ted Cruz. Wait! Don’t go anywhere! We’re not just going to talk about his announcement to run for President in 2016. He said a lot of other stupid stuff last week too! One of Ted’s biggest pet peeves is that darn ObamaCare, he hates […]
3/29/201541 minutes, 59 seconds
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Episode 78 – The Bush Trilogy

The Toddler Plague strikes again, taking Paul out for two episodes, but it was nice enough to sponsor the episode at least. After the normal back and forth about healthcare, Ryan opens up the Canadian news with an anti-terror bill ad saying you’re more likely to be killed by a moose than a terrorist. Next […]
3/22/201545 minutes, 40 seconds
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Episode 77 – CostCo Magazine Is A Thing

After a long talk about Ryan’s video game habits we get down to Sleeping With The Elephant normality with Prime Minister Harper giving an exclusive interview to… CostCo Magazine? In American news it seems another shutdown may be in the future, this time over immigration. One can hope they come to their senses and throw […]
3/1/201542 minutes, 23 seconds
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Episode 76 – BlackBerry Shades of Grey

Like every other outlet covering news we’ve somehow managed to talk about 50 Shades of Grey. The connection? Turns out the author scribbled notes in her BlackBerry! Also in the news a Republican in South Dakota states Planned Parenthood is worse than ISIS… Where do we get these people?!? Finally, a follow up from last week […]
2/22/201537 minutes, 54 seconds
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Episode 75 – Montana Man Hates Yoga Pants

Two weeks in a row? We’re on fire! Paul does his best to upset the new sponsor at the top of the show, but that doesn’t stop this episode from tackling the big issues from the last week. We have a salty speaking politician in John Boehner, Montana representative wants to ban yoga pants, Jon […]
2/15/201539 minutes, 54 seconds
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Episode 74 – Anti-Vaxxers Be Podfading

Contrary to popular belief Sleeping With The Elephant is not podfading, we were just sleeping! And thinking… And preparing… Actually it was two weeks of work, one week of video games, and the Super Bowl. Let’s be honest. Anyways, after some catch up we have two Canadian stories to discuss including Rex Murphy’s thoughts on […]
2/12/201543 minutes, 1 second
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Episode 73 – Turkey Wars: Revenge of the Ham

We’re knee deep into the holiday season so Paul and Ryan spend the first chunk of the show discussing the Turkey Wars prequel, American Thanksgiving, and it’s much loved sequel Christmas! After a Turkey and Ham back and forth, we go over why Creed is blaming Obama for his troubles.
12/15/201436 minutes, 26 seconds
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Episode 72 – Fake Black Friday

Paul and Ryan return for the second week in a row to chat about Black Friday, video game sales and a few news stories. Ryan describes Canada’s Black Friday sales as “fake”, since the deals are never as good as they are in the States. That being said, both agree on the fact that they […]
11/22/201434 minutes, 48 seconds
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Episode 71 – Black Light in a Canoe Museum

After another month long hiatus Paul and Ryan return to chat about what they’ve been up to. First off we have BlizzCon last week, where Paul got his hands on some great upcoming titles from Blizzard and saw Metallica! This turns the show into a bit of a video game discussion as they’re both been […]
11/15/201434 minutes, 53 seconds
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Paul and Ryan Chat Extra Life

This isn’t your standard Sleeping With The Elephant episode, both Paul and Ryan are under the weather but wanted to put up an episode detailing Extra Life and our involvement. Extra Life is an annual charity event where gamers gather to play video games for 24 hours in support of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals around […]
10/18/201459 minutes, 18 seconds
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Episode 70 – Geek Up Your Wedding

After a one month hiatus Paul and Ryan return to chat about all the important issues affecting Canada and the United States of America. These hot button issues include ISIS, Ebola, slurping coffee and of course, the ever nefarious, geek weddings! That’s right, Ryan got married in September and he’s back to give us all […]
10/11/201441 minutes, 28 seconds
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Episode 69 – Canadian Drones Are Pro-Timbits

This week we’re joined by special guest Jules Scott (@JulesRPG) of such podcasts as Tauren Think Tank, That TV Show and I Remembered It Better to chat about Tim Hortons, Johnny Depp, In-N-Out and the wonderful world of the NFL. First up we have the most Canadian drone story we could find: a drone delivering […]
9/14/201451 minutes, 52 seconds
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Episode 68 – Ron Paul Has Too Many Guns

This week on Sleeping With The Elephant, Paul shares another email from Ron Paul who has more guns for those willing to vote for him. In a surprising turn of events, a Conservative Judge brutally destroys arguments against gay marriage. Burger King is jumping the border by purchasing Tim Hortons, how does Ryan feel about his […]
9/12/201441 minutes, 7 seconds
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Episode 67 – Coffee Time With Rob

After a week off Paul and Ryan return to Sleeping With The Elephant to kick things off with… A thirty minute video of Deadmau5 getting coffee with Rob Ford? Well that’s not all, plenty more news to cover! Funny or Die shows us what a Canadian cable news show would be like if we modeled it […]
8/15/201436 minutes, 5 seconds
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Episode 66 – Ted Cruz is Team Jacob

We’ve got a jam packed episode following a week off, so let’s get to it! Ted Cruz is in the news again, this time for being referenced to in True Blood’s return on HBO. His reaction is exactly what you’d expect: hilarious (laugh at type, not with). Ron Paul reached out to Paul with an […]
7/31/201442 minutes, 27 seconds
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Episode 65 – The Brendan Fraser Investigation with Tom Merritt

This week we’re joined by special guest Tom Merritt to go over everything that is bothering Americans and Canadians this week. Before we hit the news we chat about Fred Durst having a Twitch account and his recent live stream for Call of Duty: Ghosts. Why you ask? I’m not sure… But Limp Bizkit was a thing […]
7/18/201441 minutes, 3 seconds
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Episode 64 – Nerdtacular, Where Worldly Nerds Gather!

Paul has returned from the wonderful world of Nerdtacular and has plenty to share with you fine folks. After the discussion of mountain air and nerdy awesomeness Paul and Ryan get to the news. It seems Fox News is back at it and ignoring the “don’t be a dick” rule by copying Bioshock Infinite’s logo. Shirtless men […]
7/11/201438 minutes, 4 seconds
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Episode 63 – Fireworks Day Antics

Welcome to that awkard week where both Canada Day and Independence Day fall. First off Ryan tests Paul’s patience with the “Make Your Name More Canadian” generator followed by a friendly message from Canadians to Americans. On the American side of things we have the new ad campaign by Newcastle Brown Ale asking what if […]
7/4/201450 minutes, 6 seconds
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Episode 62 – Kim Jong-un Bombs The Interview

This week we’re joined by Kerry, or better known by the TadPool as Cleeo! At the start of the show we attempt to steer clear of World Cup talk but fail miserably. In the news North Korea is upset about the new Franco/Rogen joint called The Interview, Supreme Court enforces a little common sense when […]
6/26/201453 minutes, 39 seconds
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Episode 61 – World Cup, Crazy Towns

The World has World Cup fever, and what comes as a surprise to Paul and Ryan, so does this podcast! We spend a good chunk of time talking about the World Cup going on currently in Brazil, as well as it’s history in relation to the United States of America and Canada. Afterwards we break […]
6/20/201452 minutes, 48 seconds
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Episode 60 – Dave Nelson Crosses the Border

This week on the podcast we’re joined by fellow podcaster Dave Nelson, who recently moved from the United States of America to Canada. Dave brought a cool Tumblr blog with him to the show called What’s Different in Canada, he says it’s been a valuable tool as he transitions to Canadian living. In the news […]
6/12/201456 minutes, 52 seconds
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Episode 59 – Youppi the Orange Mountain Man

Ryan starts us off this week by sharing the sad news that the Montreal Canadians are out of the playoffs. This makes Canadians and Youppi very unhappy. 🙁 Paul rubs it in by saying his hometown team, the LA Kings, are in the finals and he really doesn’t care. In the news, Glenn Beck takes […]
6/5/201438 minutes, 14 seconds
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Episode 58 – A Biker, Si Robertson and 2 Normies

Welcome to the end of May folks! With June around the corner Paul and Ryan share their versions of the holiday long weekend: Memorial Day and Victoria Day. After some holiday banter they dive head first into a couple of crazies running for Governor in Idaho who showed their true colours in a televised debate. […]
5/29/201435 minutes, 48 seconds
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Episode 57 – Justifying the Hockey Rage

Apologies to the Boston Bruins fans as Ryan starts us fresh from the big Game 7 win in the Montreal/Boston match up with a story about how Boston cream donuts aren’t too popular at a Montreal Tim Hortons. Now that the good news is out of the way, we have some bad news: Earth, it’s […]
5/15/201442 minutes, 34 seconds
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Episode 56 – The British Invasion

This week we get the British perspective with special guest James “Iyagovos” Bartholomeou of Indie-Love, InitCheck and soon to be Funderdome fame. Each host submitted a story from their country this week, so it’s the best of all three worlds. Starting things off out of the US, Paul brings us a story about a California […]
5/9/201452 minutes, 38 seconds
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Episode 55 – Palin is NRA Crazy

We have three words to describe this episode: Crazy, Racism and Drugs. Paul and Ryan conclude the month of April with the crazyness that is Sarah Palin at a NRA rally, the racism behind LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling, and finish the show with breaking Rob Ford drug news.
5/2/201439 minutes, 6 seconds
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Episode 54 – Les Habitants de Hockey Playoffs

After a one week hiatus the Canadian/American duo return to discuss the Easter long weekend and the NHL playoffs. In the news we have an article claiming the middle class in Canada is better off than in America, Russia kicked out a Canadian diplomat, Netflix prices are on the rise for North America, and finally […]
4/28/201435 minutes, 43 seconds
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Episode 53 – Scientifically Proven Liars

This week we have an article proving that 70% of the time Fox News is full of shit, using bar graphs and everything, so you know it’s legit! Next up we take a look at a stabbing victim who took a selfie and finally we close out the show with Rob Ford adding a Trailer […]
4/14/201435 minutes, 36 seconds
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Episode 52 – Canadian BBQing

It’s Spring Break in the states so after Ryan references Spring Breakers Paul uses a video from Fox News to explain the difference between good cocaine and bad cocaine (quality education programming coming out of the folks at Fox). Next up we have House of Thrones, a mash up between House of Cards and Game […]
4/7/201433 minutes, 58 seconds
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Episode 51 – Obama Calls In A Titan

Ryan was a not feeling so well this week but braved an ear infection to describe his experience with a walk-in clinic and Canada’s amazing healthcare system. Spoiler alert, it was worth the wait because all it cost was time. 🙂 In the show proper we examine a video where someone pretends to be Obama […]
3/31/201440 minutes, 35 seconds
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Episode 50 – Earthquake Face

What does Rick Mercer, Jimmy Kimmel, Obama and beer have in common? Well they’re all featured on this weeks Sleeping With The Elephant of course! First up Ryan matches America’s Two Ferns with Rick Mercer being put to sleep by Harper but then promptly confuses Paul by talking about Quebec separatism. Also on the show […]
3/24/201448 minutes, 21 seconds
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Episode 49 – Advertising Boring Ass Platforms

This week we have a heavy comedic focus as Obama has not only created Iron Man but he appeared on Between Two Ferns to promote HealthCare.gov. After that we have a Cadillac commercial that insists Americans work hard to buy them, Rob Ford was on Jimmy Kimmel and Kimmel tore him a new one, old […]
3/18/201437 minutes, 42 seconds
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Episode 48 – Canada Owns The Ice

The Olympics are now over and Paul faces Ryan after the show Canada put on for the world as the Men’s and Women’s team dominated in Curling and held on in Hockey for GOLD! Obama also faced the music and paid up on his case of beer bet with Harper. Canadians everywhere celebrated the Gold […]
3/3/201440 minutes, 4 seconds
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Episode 47 – A Canadian in Mexico

Ryan has returned from his vacation in Mexico and has a few stories to share with Paul and the listeners. After a trip down Mexico lane Paul and Ryan get into a little Olympic talk with friendly competition between Canada and the United States and Rob Ford wants the Pride Flag removed from the top of […]
2/25/201437 minutes, 58 seconds
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An Olympic Message From Paul

While Ryan is away in the land of sun and tequila, Paul gives us an update on how the good old USA is doing in the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Note: This was recorded over the weekend when Canada was in fact ahead of the United States. I guess giving your country a hard time […]
2/17/20142 minutes, 7 seconds
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Episode 46 – Started by a Mountie

With the Super Bowl behind us Ryan once again reminds Paul that Canada does indeed care about it, also commercials. First up we take a swing at all the idiots who are calling out Coke on their fantastic ad, which concludes with something that should really fire those folks up. Second we talk a bit […]
2/8/201445 minutes, 53 seconds
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Episode 45 – Commentary Surrounding the Talky Talk

After Paul fills us in on what we missing in the State of the Union we jump into a whole grab bag of stories! First up we answer the question of what you should do when someone is dying at your doorstep (Clue: Don’t ask your supervisor), then we take a look at why Steve […]
2/3/201436 minutes, 9 seconds
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Episode 44 – That’s A Lot of Canadas

This week on Sleeping With The Elephant Paul and Ryan return to talk about weather, the Olympics, and Justin Bieber. Thanks to listener Aubrey Peabody we analyze a map showcasing the US population split up into units of Canada. Next up we have a look at the Nanny knit US Olympic uniforms, Obama believes Marijuana […]
1/28/201442 minutes, 37 seconds
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Episode 43 – Year of the Sleeping Elephant

Hard to believe it’s been an entire year of Sleeping With The Elephant and what a crazy year it’s been! We start the show off covering the little things that dominated the show, including Tim Hortons, the Heritage Minutes and of course Nerdtacular (which was the first time Paul and Ryan met in real life). […]
1/20/201435 minutes, 19 seconds
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Episode 42 – Cold As A Lifeless Planet

2014 has started and like any other Winter month on the show we start things off with weather talk, mainly focusing on how cold it is for Ryan and how comfortable it is for Paul. In the “news” the American media seems to have a fascination with following their President’s on vacation, as we get […]
1/13/201439 minutes, 58 seconds
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Episode 41 – Not Radio Friendly Christmas Music

It’s the holiday season so Paul and Ryan discuss some news and annoying Christmas songs, complete with annoying clips! First up, it wouldn’t be an episode of Sleeping With the Elephant without Rob Ford, and this time he keeps with the holiday theme by saying he knows exactly what women want at Christmas. Our main […]
12/24/201343 minutes, 46 seconds
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Episode 40 – @#$!in Eh, Right?

This week Paul and Ryan take Sleeping With The Elephant out for a rip. Starting off the show Ryan introduces Paul to Canadian rap with Out For A Rip by Shark Tank (hear the full track at the end of the show). Afterwards Paul swings it back to America with talk of the National Liberty Foundation […]
12/19/201344 minutes, 4 seconds
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Episode 39 – Global Warming… Good?

We’ve got a grab bag of news this week featuring a Governor (sans eye patch), a Mayor, and a President of the United States. First up, a Governor, Paul LePage of Maine thinks global warming is good. Second is a Mayor, and you guessed it, Rob Ford is back in the news who said women […]
12/10/201348 minutes, 15 seconds
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Episode 38 – Dude, Where’s My Ham?

On this holiday edition of Sleeping With The Elephant Paul and Ryan kick off the cheery season by talking about the Rob Ford porn parody (WHAT?!?). After that weirdness Paul shares how his Thanksgiving was, we talk about Black Friday sales starting a day early, check in on the Black Friday death count, and wrap […]
12/3/201333 minutes, 39 seconds
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Episode 37 – It’s a Common Canadian Mistake

We’re back with more Rob Ford talk, but we vow to try and ignore Mr. Ford from here on out (unless he does something incredibly stupid). In the news, Rob Ford is getting plenty to eat at home, the Mayor of Toronto is also getting the spotlight on pretty much every single American comedy show […]
11/26/201329 minutes, 27 seconds
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Episode 36 – The Canuck on Crack

This week on Sleeping With The Elephant how could we NOT talk about Rob Ford and his admission of smoking crack (Paul certainly wouldn’t let Canada get away with that). First off, Rob Ford admitted he smoked crack at some point, which gave us a Taiwanese computer generated news clip and a dance remix! Before […]
11/11/201340 minutes, 25 seconds
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Episode 35 – Raisins and Strongly Written Notes

On this spooky edition of Sleeping With The Elephant, Paul and Ryan talk about their respective Halloween evenings, check in to see if the government is open yet, a North Dakota woman gives up on raisins and moves on to strongly written notes, a racist ad on Facebook, and finally Congress needs to take a […]
11/2/201333 minutes, 52 seconds
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Episode 34 – Canadian Thanksgiving Is Real

This week on Sleeping With The Elephant Ryan starts things off by explaining Canadian Thanksgiving, Paul still thinks he’s a time traveler. In the news the crew check in on the Government to see if they’re open yet, they take a look at the most depressing shutdown photo, Fox News makes yet another mistake, ObamaCare […]
10/15/201339 minutes, 49 seconds
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Episode 33 – Government Tantrum

As we’ve all been made aware by every single news outlet, the US government is currently shut down. Paul does his best to explain to Ryan how one of the superpowers of the world still has the ability to throw a tantrum and walk away from the table. But before all that madness, Ryan fills […]
10/8/201349 minutes, 11 seconds
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Episode 32 – 21 Hour Complaint

This week starts off with more wedding talk as Ryan recently found out a poutine bar was an option for a midnight snack. This comes as no surprise to Paul. In the news Texas Senator Ted Cruz talks for 21 hours straight, Rob Ford (allegedly) smoked crack and is still popular amongst voters, and finally […]
10/1/201343 minutes, 18 seconds
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Episode 31 – French Words Go Bad In English

The episode starts off with talk of weddings as Ryan has been knee deep in planning. Also it turns out weddings are very similar and equally complicated between the US and Canada, at least according to Paul. In the news this week Canada is in a bit of hot water over a cold beverage promotion, […]
9/26/201338 minutes, 10 seconds
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Episode 30 – Wave Goodbye to Weiner

This week Ryan asks Paul how America is doing on 9/11 week while Paul gives us an update on Syria. Also it’s a sad episode with what could be the final Weekly Weiner segment as Carlos Danger flips the bird at the end of his campaign for NYC Mayor. If you want to nominate someone […]
9/16/201326 minutes, 59 seconds
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Episode 29 – Timmies vs The Dunks

The episode starts off with a delicious discussion of how Taco Bell differs between the US and Canada. Afterwards Weiner is up to more shenanigans by yelling at New Yorkers in the Weekly Weiner. In the news a Canadian man has been charged with assault over a Tim Hortons coffee transaction, Syria is next on […]
9/9/201337 minutes, 19 seconds
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Episode 28 – Chummy With Canadian Beatle Juice

This week on Sleeping With The Elephant Paul equates the Miley Cyrus controversy to Americans and Canadians getting a little too chummy. The Weekly Weiner segment is still standing  (this time with a brand new bumper) and we have an interesting clip of Weiner claiming to be pro-woman. In the news this week we discuss […]
9/2/201343 minutes, 17 seconds
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Episode 27 – Blame America First Tactic

This week on Sleeping With The Elephant we start things off with a discussion on what it takes to be the greatest country in the world. Afterwards we touch base with Carlos Danger in our Weekly Weiner segment where Anthony described low income jobs as “poor people” jobs. Will someone please get this guy a […]
8/27/201340 minutes, 25 seconds
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Episode 26 – Creepy Mayor of the Week

More creepy Mayors this week, but first we start things off on a controversial topic: Anti-Abortion Protests. Ryan has been experiencing some local occurrences of anti-abortion protests which sparks a discussion. In our Weekly Weiner segment, Mr. Danger seems to be in hot water with Hilary Clinton as he made comment on her 2016 Campaign. […]
8/19/201337 minutes
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Episode 25 – The Weekly Weiner

Sleeping With The Elephant returns with a very American heavy episode. But first up Ryan talks about his experience at a Canadian Country Music Festival that featured an awful lot of American singers. We check in with Anthony Weiner in our new Weekly Weiner segment (hilarious bumper pending). In the news Maine Governor Paul LePage […]
8/13/201335 minutes, 42 seconds
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Episode 24 – New American Center

Immigration takes centre… Er.. Center stage this week as Paul and Ryan start things off with the views of an Iowa Congressman. After that we revisit the Weiner debacle with the Communications Director calling an intern a slutbag… Classy! Finally we end things off with some quick fire covering the fact that Obama having lunch […]
8/7/201339 minutes, 26 seconds
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Episode 23 – The Mountie Always Gets His Man

Ryan introduces Paul to the most famous Canadian WWE fighter: The Mountie! After the shock wears off Paul leads us into some talk on Americans requiring an average of $10.20 an hour to survive, McDonald’s tells their employees how to budget, more Anthony Weiner drama, and finally the Canadian saints in the making: Coffee Angels. […]
7/29/201339 minutes, 38 seconds
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Episode 22 – Culture Shock at McDonalds

Ryan had a great time in America, until he went to McDonald’s at the SLC airport and they didn’t carry carrot muffins! HERESY! Also some serious stuff happened like a joke being told at a murder trial, Americans having their voting rights invalidated, and finally the language police bust a Quebec Frozen Yogurt restaurant.
7/13/201344 minutes, 54 seconds
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Episode 21 – LIVE From Canada’s Shorts!

Ryan and Paul met on neutral grounds in Snowbird, Utah to record a live episode of Sleeping With The Elephant. Ryan shares his experience of traveling from Canada to the United States for the first time and tells a story of the most talkative shuttle driver ever. Enjoy the episode folks! We had a blast […]
7/8/201331 minutes, 26 seconds
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Episode 20 – Superman is Half Canadian?!?

Did you know that Superman was invented by a Canadian? Ok, ok, Paul has reminded us that he was invented by a Canadian AND an American… In AMERICA! Anyways, after our Heritage Minute we discuss Canadian security, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair running a few stop signs and we talk a bit about that whole PRISM thing.
6/16/201336 minutes, 20 seconds
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Episode 19 – Super Taxed Beer

This week on Sleeping With The Elephant Paul is astounded by Canadian liquor laws! Also we have another Heritage Minute focusing on the anniversary of D-Day (which was on June 6th). In the news Paul’s worst nightmare has come true: Beaver kills a man! Also man fights off a cougar with a skateboard, Martin Short […]
6/9/201343 minutes, 15 seconds
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Episode 18 – BTO: Bachmann Taking Off

Starting us off this week is yet another Heritage Minute featuring the origins of Winnie the Pooh. In the news we have Grade 5 students letting Harper know he’s a bully, an IndieGoGo campaign to show off the Toronto mayor smoking crack, Michele Bachmann is not running again, and finally Colbert says we owe Chine […]
5/31/201342 minutes, 2 seconds
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Episode 17 – Canoe Get Away Vehicle

After a weeks break Sleeping With The Elephant is back! Round 1 of the NHL Playoffs are over and Ryan gives us an update on the Canadian teams (I think the week break was due to the Toronto loss). In Playoffs talk back when the Canucks were still in the game one fan canceled a […]
5/18/201337 minutes, 21 seconds
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Episode 16 – Canada Does Stuff in Space

The NHL Playoffs are here and Ryan is super excited to note FOUR Canadian teams are in the running. Speaking of hockey, a Conservative MP took a minute in the House to congratulate the Toronto Maple Leafs, but set a new record for quickly switching targets. Next we discuss a couple of funny Obama related […]
5/4/201333 minutes, 1 second
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Episode 15 – Barbara Bush Does Not Approve

Sleeping With The Elephant is back, and Barbara Bush does not approve… No, we’re just kidding! She’s a huge fan (we assume)! Anyways, this week Justin Trudeau is back with a response ad to last weeks Conservative attack ad. Fox News isn’t a big fan of how Canada organizes it’s press conferences. Finally Barbara Bush […]
4/26/201338 minutes, 25 seconds
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Episode 14 – Canadian Attack Ads Are Silly

It’s been a busy and crazy week, but Sleeping With The Elephant is back to discuss it all! We start off with the story that Justin Trudeau was recently elected the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and one day later the Conservatives released their first attack ad. AOL has a video of a […]
4/25/201348 minutes, 46 seconds
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Episode 13 – Having a Beaver of a Day

Sleeping With The Elephant is back and with it brings the discovery that there is a Paul the Beaver! In the show proper we have The Muppets singing about Canada, a list of 12 quirks when it comes to Canadian English, a rap about the Canadian Prime Minister, and finally a Virginia Attorney General wants to outlaw […]
4/12/201344 minutes, 15 seconds
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Episode 12 – Kentucky Fried Person

This week on Sleeping With The Elephant Ryan drops the gauntlet and challenges Paul to drink Tim Horton’s this July at Nerdtacular! After a little top of the show fun Ryan and Paul focus on a single topic this episode, the Death Penalty. It’s no longer a thing in Canada, but very much a thing in the […]
3/23/201344 minutes, 1 second
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Episode 11 – Toronto, The New York Of Canada

This week on Sleeping With The Elephant Paul proposes an interesting experiment in SimCity where both hosts will play their respective countries as a city of a SimCity region. Stay tuned for more details on that! Ryan then takes things to a sad note as the Canadian legend Stompin’ Tom Connors has passed away. After Paul is awe […]
3/15/201345 minutes, 51 seconds
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Episode 10 – The Canadian Lottery

That’s right fellow Canadians! Tim Hortons is back with their Roll Up the Rim to Win campaign, where you can win plenty of prizes like delicious coffee! The Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper got in on the fun by winning on his first cup. After the Tim Hortons talk we move into a story […]
3/8/201339 minutes, 10 seconds
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Episode 9 – We Have An Army Paul

On this weeks episode of Sleeping With The Elephant Ryan opens up with talk of Hockey Day in Canada. For a second there Paul thought we celebrated it as a national holiday, which Canadians don’t, it just happens to fall on a Saturday. After that it’s a whole bunch of stories starting off with the […]
3/1/201338 minutes, 42 seconds
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Episode 8 – TimBits vs Donut Holes

Tim Hortons has once again taken over How I Met Your Mother, Vancouver is the most expensive city in North America to live in, and the President of the Treasury Board hasn’t found any treasure. A very Canadian heavy episode this week, which involves a lot of confused Paul. Enjoy!
2/22/201338 minutes, 58 seconds
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Episode 7 – Killer Canadians

On this weeks Sleeping With The Elephant Paul and Ryan tackle the Super Bowl! While Paul wonders if Canada even has any professional sports, Ryan reminds Paul that football isn’t the only sport out there. Hockey is pretty big in Canada with the Stanley Cup pretty much being the Canadian Super Bowl. That being said, […]
2/17/201340 minutes, 43 seconds
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Episode 6 – Super Tight and Unhealthy With Israel

This week Ryan bought an XL Tim Hortons coffee in a hospital, two hilariously confusing news stories, and finally our first listener feedback! First up in the news we have Prime Minister Harper meeting with reality stars. Second we have Chuck Norris endorsing a Prime Minister… In Israel! Finally Lou “The Busy Zombie Lord” Page sends […]
2/8/201343 minutes, 59 seconds
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Episode 5 – The Beaver Coin Episode

On this episode Paul has a story about pamphlets being left on his car and Ryan has been watching The Newsroom (and is learning!!!). In the news the United States of America will NOT be building a death star, and unlike other governments, gives a pretty darn compelling reason on why not to build a giant planet destroyer. Also […]
2/1/201341 minutes, 26 seconds
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Episode 4 – Trillion Dollar Coin

This weeks Sleeping With The Elephant is packed with talk of Lincoln, trillion dollar coins, and a crazy gun guy. Ryan shared what he thought of Lincoln, which makes him wonder when a Canadian equivalent will be out. Paul tries to explain the concept behind a trillion dollar coin, but there’s no fooling anyone, Simpsons did it […]
1/25/201339 minutes, 2 seconds
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Episode 3 – Going to War on Christmas

The Sleeping With The Elephant crew are about to tackle Christmas! Evidently in the US there is a War on Christmas (Canadian Note: Really? You guys need another war?) and in Canada there is a movement to put Christ back in Christmas (American Note: That’s the same thing as our war!). After getting past the […]
1/18/201338 minutes, 40 seconds
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Episode 2 – Bush, The Revenge

This week on Sleeping With The Elephant Paul and Ryan tackle the fiscal cliff! Paul does his best to explain to Ryan just what’s going on in the United States and why December 31st was the real Mayan apocalypse. Also Paul finds out Canada owes chump change in relation to what the US owes. All that […]
1/11/201341 minutes, 53 seconds
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Episode 1 – Do You Have Presidents?

Welcome to the very first episode of Sleeping With The Elephant! Join Paul and Ryan as they sort out just how much they know about each others country. You’ll soon find out it’s not much… We hope you enjoy the new podcast and be sure to let us know what you think! You can do […]
1/4/201339 minutes, 21 seconds