Sick Man Talking Podcast

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

August 7, 2025 55 mins

In this episode, the Sick Man talks about the history and psychology of murder. 

This is the Murder Episode. 

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Host: Brad Cartner

Show Producer: Greg O’Brien

Sound Engineer: Derek Welsman

Music: Brad Cartner

Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter

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In this episode, the Sick Man man talks about dreams. What they are, why we have them, and the different kinds. 

 He then risks his personal and professional reputation by revealing several of his own dreams and interpreting them. 

 This is the Dreams Episode. 

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Host: Brad Cartner

Show Producer: Greg O’Brien

Sound Engineer: Derek Welsman

Music: Brad Cartner

Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter

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July 16, 2025 29 mins

In this episode, the Sick Man returns to his youth (and first principles) to play a simple, yet incredibly meaningful game. 

Grab a ball and find a wall. 

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Host: Brad Cartner

Show Producer: Greg O’Brien

Sound Engineer: Derek Welsman

Music: Brad Cartner

Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter

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July 7, 2025 51 mins

In this episode, the Sick Man examines an ancient philosophical question known as the Problem of Evil. In other words, why do bad things happen under a benevolent God? Let’s open up the Book of Job to find the answer. Hopefully we’ll find something. Anything. 

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Host: Brad Cartner

Show Producer: Greg O’Brien

Sound Engineer: Derek Welsman

Music: Brad Cartner

Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter

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June 26, 2025 36 mins

In this episode, the Sick Man plays the role of Prometheus; the Titan who stole fire from the gods and gave it to humanity so we could do stuff (and to piss off Zeus). 

Light your inner spark for the Myth of Prometheus.  


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Host: Brad Cartner

Show Producer: Greg O’Brien

Sound Engineer: Derek Welsman

Music: Brad Cartner

Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter

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June 18, 2025 42 mins

In this episode, join the Sick Man as he brings you the shocking, explosive finale of the Fake Cop Trilogy. 

The Fake Cop is back from Beverly Hills and back in Newmarket. Prepared to start a new life, a new nemesis steps forward, threatening the Fake Cop’s job and dream, leading to a showdown Newmarket has never seen before. 

Some men play by the rules. Some men break them. They will all face the heat.

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June 9, 2025 59 mins

In part two of the Fake Cop Trilogy, the Fake Cop goes to Beverly Hills to investigate the murder of a childhood friend. 

Froot Loops, fentanyl, bearer bonds, and a fake cop on the edge who absolutely hates traveling. 

This is Beverly Hills Fake Cop. 

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Host: Brad Cartner

Show Producer: Greg O’Brien

Sound Engineer: Derek Welsman

Music: Brad Cartner

Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter

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May 29, 2025 40 mins

In this episode, the Sick Man returns with the Fake Cop, film noir-style. 

 In the first part of this trilogy, the Fake Cop gets mixed up with a washed up hockey player, a powerful gangster, and a very dangerous femme fatale. 

 A tale of love, murder, the mall, and hockey.  

 To Love and Die in Newmarket. 

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Host: Brad Cartner

Show Producer: Greg O’Brien

Sound Engineer: Derek Welsman

Music: Brad Cartner

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May 19, 2025 47 mins

In this episode, the Sick Man talks about PTSD. He gives a history of it, why it happens, what it does, and who it affects. Then he shares his own experiences, and the experiences of other people. 


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Host: Brad Cartner

Show Producer: Greg O’Brien

Sound Engineer: Derek Welsman

Music: Brad Cartner

Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter

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May 9, 2025 50 mins

In this episode, the Sick Man talks about the myth of Sisyphus. Punished by the gods to roll a boulder up a hill, only to have it roll back down to do it all over again, for all of eternity.

Sound familiar? Relatable? Join the Sick Man as he explores how Sisyphus may feel about his punishment. There’s a chance he may not mind it. 

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April 29, 2025 34 mins

In this episode, the Sick Man provides an addendum (two of them) for his previous episode about his latest hospital adventure(s). He also displays concern that he can’t tell the difference between his show and his real life. 

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Host: Brad Cartner

Show Producer: Greg O’Brien

Sound Engineer: Derek Welsman

Music: Brad Cartner

Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter

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April 19, 2025 38 mins

In this episode, the Sick Man brings back a familiar character to tell the story of his most recent hospital adventure. 

Condolences to the Mendoza family.

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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

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https://www.sickmantalking.ca/

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April 3, 2025 44 mins

On a Very Special Episode of Sick Man Talking:

 On March 12th 2025, the Sick Man was contacted by a person calling themselves a podcast promoter. Intrigued for several reasons, he hired them. It would lead him down a twisting path of fake ratings, fake comments, fake subscriptions, and fake people. Fakery. 

 Join the Sick Man as he exposes the dark underbelly of the podcast promotion business. Where anything  is possible, and nothing...

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March 27, 2025 39 mins

In March of 1993,  a 19-year-old Sick Man was recruited onto a men’s slow pitch team, with promises of fortune and fame. It would change his life forever.

Money, fame, women, alcohol, cars, gambling, scandals, cigarettes, hotdogs, hamburgers, beer gardens, picnic tables, gardening gloves, injuries, pills, SWAT cops, steroids.

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March 13, 2025 41 mins

A Sick Man Talking EXCLUSIVE: They tried to erase it from the local history books; now it gets told for the first time. 

 In October 1990, a 17-year-old Sick Man began working in Newmarket’s Upper Canada Mall selling shoes. It would change his life forever. 

 Join the Sick Man in this Very Special Episode as he goes back to the mall and inside the events of the most explosive story in Upper Canada Mall history: The Great North Americ...

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March 8, 2025 46 mins

In this episode, the Sick Man reveals the fate of his missing Dick Pot producer Greg, and has a new message for Jeff Bezos. Then he embarrasses himself by modernizing one of his favourite Greek myths and tragic love stories, Orpheus and Eurydice. 

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Host: Brad Cartner

Show Producer: Greg O’Brien

Sound Engineer: Derek Welsman

Music: Brad Cartner

Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter

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February 28, 2025 43 mins

In this episode, the Sick Man gives an update on his war with Jeff Bezos and the fate of his Dick Pot producer, Greg. Then he talks about Vikings, Valkyries, and Valhalla. 


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Host: Brad Cartner

Show Producer: Greg O’Brien

Sound Engineer: Derek Welsman

Music: Brad Cartner

Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter

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February 16, 2025 66 mins

In this episode, the Sick Man is too sick to talk. So he presents you with Greatest Hits Vol I: The Early Stuff. This is a collection of some of his most popular recordings from episodes 1-17. Revisit some of your early favorites, or perhaps hear them for the first time. 

This is the Greatest Hits Episode. 

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Host: Brad Cartner

Show Producer: Greg O’Brien

Sound Engineer: Derek Welsman

Music: Brad C...

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February 6, 2025 35 mins

n this episode, the Sick Man talks about his greatest enemy: math. And how a learning disability was ignored by every educator around him. 
This is the "I Suck at Math Episode".


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Host: Brad Cartner

Show Producer: Greg O’Brien

Sound Engineer: Derek Welsman

Music: Brad Cartner

Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter

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January 29, 2025 28 mins

In this episode, the Sick Man talks about a position as old as time. One you’re perhaps caught in right now. 

 Meet Scylla and Charybdis. 

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 BuzzSpr...

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