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
In this episode, the Sick Man drags Greek mythology through the streets of Newmarket. Join him on his mythic and totally absurd journey through suburban haze clutching his side, facing obstacle after obstacle, terrifying monsters, a seductive sorceress, faceless bureaucrats, and questionable municipal spending, trying to reach his final destination - the gates of Southlake Regional Hospital. Will he find relief? Does he complete ...
In this episode, the Sick Man returns to the land of Greek mythology to confront Oedipus - though he’d really rather not. Do we have free will, or are we just acting out a script we didn’t write? And most importantly, how will the Sick Man’s parents feel about this one?
Host: Brad Cartner
Show Producer: Greg O’Brien
Sound Engineer: Derek Welsman
Music: Brad Cartner
Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter
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Back with his first episode since 1987, the Sick Man returns from his absence to talk about what he is doing, and why he is doing it. And it gets a little weird sometimes.
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/
o...
The Fake Sick Man has an announcement from the Real Sick Man.
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/
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In this episode, the Sick Man talks about the history and psychology of murder.
This is the Murder Episode.
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
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.
Host: Brad Cartner
Show Producer: Greg O’Brien
Sound Engineer: Derek Welsman
Music: Brad Cartner
Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter
FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, NE...
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.
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/
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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.
Host: Brad Cartner
Show Producer: Greg O’Brien
Sound Engineer: Derek Welsman
Music: Brad Cartner
Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter
FOR FULL PODCAST DETAILS, N...
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.
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 DIRECTO...
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.
T...
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.
Host: Brad Cartner
Show Producer: Greg O’Brien
Sound Engineer: Derek Welsman
Music: Brad Cartner
Officer Wilfert: Adam Carter
FOR FULL...
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.
Host: Brad Cartner
Show Producer: Greg O’Brien
Sound Engineer: Derek Welsman
Music: Brad Cartner
Officer Wilfert...
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.
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 WEBSIT...
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.
Host: Brad Cartner
Show Producer: Greg O’Brien
Sound Engineer: Der...
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.
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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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.
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 W...
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...
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.
Join the Sick Man as he recounts the tragic, true rise and fall story of a young slow pitch prodigy, and how ...
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...
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.
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 DIREC...
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