Gent's Talk

In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by BULOVA, host Samir Mourani sits down with one of Canada's leading mental health experts and the founding physician-in-chief of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Dr. David Goldbloom. David talks about the rise in depression which should worry us all, how to support those battling a state of mental illness, why silence was the approach when it came to men...

In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by BULOVA, our host Samir Mourani sits down with returning Gent's Talk guest chef Devan Rajkumar, to talk about his sobriety journey, how he eliminates his triggers, why your ego can be your worst enemy and how he keeps a positive mindset, while working in an industry full of the very substances he works hard to avoid...PLUS, his newest passion project: his #MadLove cookb...

In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by BULOVA, host Samir Mourani /  @SamirMourani  sits down with Antonio Park, a world renowned chef and entrepreneur to talk about what he learned from losing $1.8 MILLION in cash on a failed business venture, his upbringing, relationship with his parents, his approach to fatherhood and his model for success. #GentsTalk Connect with us! Subscribe here ► https://www.youtube....

In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by BULOVA, host Samir Mourani sits down with Dr. Ellen Choi, an Assistant Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University, to talk about a new study highlighting the positive impacts of a contemporary men's group and the effects that has on men versus traditional therapy. Dr. Choi talks about the role of psychedelic therapy as a growing practice and questions why we keep los...

In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by BULOVA, host Samir Mourani sits down with musician Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo where Jim talks about his relationship with his World War II veteran father, becoming a professional musician, how he stayed with his craft despite not seeing success until his 30s, the rise of Blue Rodeo followed by band decisions that resulted in him going solo and what it's like playing music...

In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by Reifel Rye, host Samir Mourani sits down with Cedric Newman and Tychon Carter for this special edition Father's Day episode where the father & son duo pull the curtain back on their relationship, where Cedric didn't show up the way Tychon needed him to, the balance between being the fun dad and the parental dad, lessons learned along the way in the fatherhood j...

In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by BULOVA, host Samir Mourani sits down with music artist Forest Blakk to talk about his tumultuous childhood from searching for his birth father to growing up with a mobster and how one seemingly random act of kindness turned into a burgeoning music career. #gentstalk Connect with us! Subscribe here ► https://www.youtube.com/@GentsTalkPodcast Website: https://gentspost.com...

In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by BULOVA, host Samir Mourani sits down with JUNO-nominated Canadian music artist Danny Fernandes to talk about his rise to fame and stardom followed by an encounter with drugs that sent his life down a spiral. After a tumultuous situation, Danny turned to drugs to cope resulting in the fall of many of his relationships, his music career and ultimately sending him down the da...

In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by BULOVA, host Samir Mourani sits down with Yanchan Produced, a Canadian-Tamil producer, mixing engineer, vocalist and South Indian hand drummer (Mridangam). Yanchan talks about the curveball life threw him where he suddenly found himself spending a night in jail, his struggle with his identity, how he manages his Tamil and Canadian identity and how music changed his life.

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In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by BULOVA, host Samir Mourani sits down with professional poker player Daniel Negreanu to talk about his wild career with earnings in the 7-figure range, the highs and lows, how he copes with stress in high stakes games, the World Series of Poker and his role with GG Poker and the secrets to reading your opponents. #gentstalk Connect with us! Subscribe here ► https://www.y...

In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by BULOVA, host Samir Mourani sits down with world renowned speaker and author Robin Sharma (Author of the 5AM Club, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari) to talk about the 8 forms of wealth money cannot buy, how to live a purposeful life, the focus needed to go from having a victim mentality to a leader mentality and the steps to take to become the best version of yourself. #gents...

In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by BULOVA, host Samir Mourani sits down with dietitian and expert Abbey Sharp to break down the negative effects of yo-yo dieting, how restrictive diets can be counter-productive to weight loss, the difference between good and bad carbs, the important correlation between gut health and mental health as well as whether you should be intermittent fasting. #gentstalk Connect ...

In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by BULOVA, host Samir Mourani sits down with Olympian Nick Wammes to talk about his goals for the Paris Olympic games in 2024, what it was like being an Olympian at only 21 years of age, suffering through a back injury right before the Tokyo Olympics, the short life span of the sport, the challenges of financially sustaining a career as an Olympian and what athletes must do i...

In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by BULOVA, host Samir Mourani sits down with actor Atticus Mitchell to talk about working in the film industry for over 15 years and how dealing with rejection shapes him, the opportunity to learn from Lawrence Fishburne on set, what he thinks of rising stars like Austin Butler, the ups and downs of being an actor constantly searching for that dopamine hit, keeping a positive...

In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by BULOVA, host Samir Mourani sits down with renowned psychotherapist and parenting expert Jess VanderWier to talk about parenting tips and tricks 101. Jess breaks down how to support your child at the formidable years of their early lives to ensure they are able to communicate without resorting to tantrums, better options to spanking, how you as a parent need to work through...

In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by BULOVA, host  @SamirMourani  sits down with global music star Sid Sriram to talk about how music is cathartic for him and provides an outlet, how he's dealt with his identity crisis for so long, finally becoming self-aware, understanding his ego and why vulnerability is a strength not a weakness. #gentstalk Connect with us! Subscribe here ► https://www.youtube.com/...

In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by BULOVA, host  @SamirMourani  sits down with TEDx speaker and standup comedian Joze Piranian about his journey from overcoming an early childhood stutter to learning breathing techniques to help him cope, why he puts himself in extreme social situations and how he works through his stutter by speaking to 100 people a day every single day. #gentstalk Connect with us! Subsc...

In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by Bulova, host Samir Mourani /  @SamirMourani  sits down with Paralympic gold medalist Andrew Haley to talk about his journey from battling cancer twice and losing his leg in the process to becoming an Olympic gold medalist in swimming. Andrew shares his recipe for how to turn failure into success and how to keep a positive mindset in the midst of what feels like insurmounta...

In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by Bulova, host Samir Mourani /  @SamirMourani  sits down with Psychotherapist Sarah Ahmed, also known as The POC Therapist, to talk about the growing challenges being faced by people of colour when seeking out mental health resources and support, how we deeply internalize our stress and the harms that come form doing so, how to heal your inner child, seeing our parents as vu...