Sick Man Talking Podcast
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.
Episodes
34 episodes
Episode 33
In the final part of the Newmarket Kids Trilogy, the Sick Man talks about the summer of 1986, when an arsonist terrorized his hometown of Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Join him as he runs down the dramatic events in chronological order, and tells...
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Episode 33
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35:50
Episode 32
In this Very Special Episode, the Sick Man brings you part two of his ongoing Newmarket Kids Trilogy. Join him as he leads you on an epic adventure through the Forest, a legendary landmark behind his childhood school Glen Cedar. Leap mult...
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Episode 32
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38:38
Episode 31
In this episode, the Sick Man takes you on an epic adventure through the Southern Serengeti, announces his plans to move to Australia to become a crocodile celebrity, and finally brings his brutal war with Google to a close.
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Episode 31
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36:56
Episode 30
In this episode, the Sick Man talks about his 25 year battle to keep flesh on his body. This is the Involuntary Weight Loss Episode.
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Episode 30
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33:18
Episode 29
In this episode, the Sick Man tells a Rocky-style story about a piece of geography he went to war with in the summer of 2009. Then, he releases a classic series of short recordings from a long time ago, and finishes by attempting to sing for th...
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Episode 29
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19:39
Episode 28
In 2006, the Sick Man bought a retired police car. For the next three years, he went on a reign of terror. This is the Cop Car Episode.
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Episode 28
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32:13
Episode 27
In this episode, the Sick Man takes you on a psychedelic trip through a car wash, then considers becoming an Instagram influencer. Keep up to date and LIKE US ON FACEBOOK at https://www.facebook.com/sickman...
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Episode 27
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35:40
Episode 26
In this very special episode, the Sick Man celebrates Halloween. Join him as he re-creates scenes from classic horror stories, contacts a spirit in his room, and succumbs to a murderous paranoid breakdown.Additional credit to Stephen Ki...
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Episode 26
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57:00
Episode 25
A Sick Man Talking EXCLUSIVE: A story 37 years in the making. They tried to erase it from the history books; now, it gets told for the first time in its entirety. Join the Sick Man as he goes inside one of the most explosive events in New...
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Episode 25
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34:32
Episode 24
In his Comeback Episode, the Sick Man sits down with America to lecture them about bacon. Then, he tells the strange and tragic tale of an FBI agent named John O’Neill.
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Episode 24
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34:46
Episode 23
In this episode of Sick Man Talking, there is no Sick Man. Instead, fans talk about Sick Man Talking. This is the Fans Episode.
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Episode 23
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36:54
Episode 22
In this episode, the Sick Man talks about isolation. This is the Isolation Episode.
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Episode 22
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32:59
Episode 21
In this episode, the Sick Man returns to the Upper Canada Mall, Apocalypse Now-style. Then he wraps up his three-part series Family Ties: Cartner Edition by revealing his actual true last name.
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Episode 21
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30:50
Episode 20
In this episode, the Sick Man ends his war with Amazon prime; then he gives a Family Ties-style follow up on his fake relative story from EP 15.
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Episode 20
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39:11
Episode 19
In this episode, the Sick Man continues his war with technology. Then he tells stories about selling shoes at the mall as a teenager.
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Episode 19
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43:14
Episode 18
In this episode, the Sick Man discovers Star Trek: The Next Generation (35 years after the rest of the world has), and gives his typical Warp 9 perspective. This is the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode.
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50:44
Episode 17
In this episode, the Sick Man displays an alarming interest in the mind and work of William Shakespeare. He even attempts to act. This is the Shakespeare Episode. Additional Music: Individual Projects
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Episode 17
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1:31:30
Episode 16
In this episode, the Sick Man shares the story of his first kidney stone, revisits a 10-year-old recording on artificial intelligence, and recounts a spiritual episode he had laying on a stretcher in the middle of downtown Toronto.
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Episode 16
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44:06
Episode 15
In this episode, the Sick Man shares an anecdote about his father, goes through hell trying to rent First Blood from National Video, re-creates a famous scene from Jaws, and then plays his own rendition of a Rolling Stones song.
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Episode 15
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32:57
Episode 14
In this episode, the Sick Man plays his oldest recording - a 30 year old conversation about pizza (of course). Then, he shares his experiences in the quarantine section of a hospital, loses his mind trying to cancel Amazon prime, and delivers h...
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Episode 14
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32:28
Episode 13
In EP 13, the Sick Man sends a warning to a friend, talks about Mountain Men, shares a strange moment from the St. Lawrence Market, and discusses his medical records.
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Episode 13
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40:20
Episode 12
In this episode, the Sick Man talks about pills and aliens. This is the Pills and Aliens Episode.
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Episode 12
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44:15
Episode 11
In this episode, the Sick Man laughs at a Black Sabbath song, shares his thoughts on animals, and then offers a cinematic metaphor for anxiety.
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Episode 11
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40:45
