Weekend at Burgie's with SJ The Wordburglar

Weekend at Burgie's with SJ The Wordburglar

Rapper, writer, retired paperboy and comic shop veteran SJ the Wordburglar waxes comedic and drops knowledge. An engaging and funny podcast about music, comic books, food, sports and everything in between. Spend the weekend with your host, Wordburglar, in this highly entertaining and kaleidoscopic journey through the world of comic books, hip-hop, character based comedy and so much more. Whether you’re a fan of his critically acclaimed albums, or just generally into the nerdier side of pop-culture, Weekend at Burgie’s could very well be your new favourite podcast.

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October 23, 2025 115 mins

The mighty Timbuktu of Swamp Thing, Backburner, Teenburger, Toolshed, Tongue Helmet and more joins ol' pal Burgie to share some history, tour stories, secrets and a lot of fun. Enjoy and check out Timbuktu's new album THUNDERDOME with T.O. Huxtable and GRANNY KNUCKLES with Swamp Thing on Urbnet Records.

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Burgie's finally back to podcasting! Get the scoop on Burgie's not quite so top secret anymore WORDBURGLAR RHYMES WITH COMICS project and enjoy a great comic book chat with our bff R-LEX THE ROBOT! Make sure you don't miss the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thewordburglar/wordburglar-rhymes-with-comics-1-graphic-novel-and-soundtrack

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Burgie is joined by his great pal R-Lex The Robot to get into the behind the scenes of the new Wordburglar EP "THE SPINNER RACK" (available now wherever you hear music!). Don't miss the new EP and video for 1980 FORCE at wordburglar.com and 1980FORCE.com



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This weekend our special guest is none other than Beatmason! The Mason behind the Beats joins Burgie to chat, reminisce and have some good laughs as they dig into their rich history together and the tenth anniversary of 3rdburglar. Hear some never before heard tales about their early days and some awesome behind the beats info on the makings of 3rdburglar. And be sure to support the 3rdburglar vinyl campaign, ending June 29 2023. I...

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Burgie welcomes comic creator JASON SANDBERG to the show to discuss the long-awaited return of his brilliant One Man Anthology Comic JUPITER! For those unfamiliar fear not, we'll get you up to speed on what makes JUPITER such a great read (and one of Burgie's favourite comics!) and be sure to go and support the return and grab a copy of the comic yourself from Jason's Indiegogo page: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/j...

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January 13, 2023 63 mins

Live from the Wordburglair with a new year, new music, news and a Burgonomic Q&A! 

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Flowing is half the battle! And just like that we're back to our INSIDE COBRA ISLAND mini-series where Wordburglar breaks down every song from his album WELCOME TO COBRA ISLAND. This weekend Burgie digs deep into the secret origins and lyrical metaphors of Broca Beach's favourite snake, RAP-VIPER!  PLUS: keep your eyes and ears open for news about the new album BURGONOMIC coming soon... 

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February 25, 2022 22 mins

News, new jams and rhymes to celebrate the full-funding of THE MACGUFFIN DEVICE VINYL LP https://propsdept.bandcamp.com/campaign/the-macguffin-device-lp-2 



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It's WEEKEND AT BURGIE'S EPISODE 38! Happy New Year! We're kicking off 2022 with an extensive interview with our pal, producer and podcaster Diagnostik80 of The Full Force Podcast. Diagnostik80 is also the beatmaker behind many rap jams you may have heard - including the Wordburglar collaborations TORONTAUN, CYBERTRONNOISEUR & SPECTRAL MIC! On today's episode Diagnostik80 (aka Chris McLeod) and Burgie dig deep into a lifetime l...

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We now return to Weekend At Burgie's! This weekend, Wordburglar breaks down the song "Call Destro" from his album "Welcome To Cobra Island".

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Continuing Wordburglar's deep dive "Inside Cobra Island" with track 2 "A Letter From Snake Eyes Part One". This weekend Burgie drops more fun facts and behind the song info. Enjoy! And be sure to email us at weekendatburgies@gmail.com

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April 15, 2021 18 mins

Back in full effect! Kicking off the new season of Weekend At Burgie's with "Inside Cobra Island Part One". In the first of our "Inside Cobra Island" series, Burgie breaks down the intro track of Welcome To Cobra Island with some fun facts and behind the song info. Enjoy! If you have any questions email us at weekendatburgies@gmail.com 

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Just a quick little check-in! 

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New year, new rhymes, new news and new episode! To kick off 2020 Burgie is joined by one of his oldest and bestest pals, the great Dave Howlett ( @paskettiwestern on instagram)! Dave and Burgie break down some of their favourite comics of last year as well as their thoughts on all the WATCHMEN and STAR WARS related things that happened in 2019. Also there's a very special announcement...

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Episode 32 – It's our biggest episode of Weekend At Burgie's yet! Since it's taken so long to drop a new episode we made sure this one was chock full of dopeness including a feature-length, in-depth interview with Hand Solo Records founder Thomas Quinlan. Stay tuned to the end for an extended mix of Hand Solo Rarities spanning the label's 20+ years! Thanks for listening - and don't miss Wordburglar's new album "SpaceVerse" availabl...

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HUGE 2-HOUR EPISODE! Wordburglar kicks off 2019 with a long-awaited giant-sized episode featuring: news, announcements, exclusive rhymes, a brand-new song debut, Burgie's Japanese tour report, listener Q&A, fresh jams PLUS a full-length, in-depth interview with long-time rap-collaborator and Backburner Crew original member Ginzu 333 aka ginzuintriplicate aka yourboyginzu and everything you love about this crazy podcast!  T...

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Wordburglar records on the road from Vancouver, BC with his best pal R-LEX THE ROBOT aka Alex Kennedy (of IdieYoudie.com). The fellas hang out for another hilarious episode featuring enlightening discussion about growing up together in Halifax, DIY music, their lifetime of comics collaboration (Motorcycle Maniac, Infinity Wart, The Last Paper Route) and more. It's another super-good episode of Weekend At Burgie's! Follow Wordburgla...
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World Canadian Super Tour Special from the road! Burgie is on his 2018 cross-Canada tour and takes a break from the road to record a double interview special in Edmonton with rapper TOUCH and comic book genius Ciaran McEvoy. Enjoy and be sure to catch Wordburglar live in your town during the upcoming shows in: VANCOUVER (Fri Sept 28 at Anza), SASKATOON (Fri Oct 5 at Black Cat Tavern), ST. JOHN'S (Fri Oct 12 at The Ship), HALIFAX (S...

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Burgling & birding with Wordburglar and drummer extraordinaire Danny Miles of the bands July Talk, The Job & Tongue Helmet! Plus Burgie previews some tracks off his brand-new album "Rhyme Your Business" (dropping Sept 2018) plus news, freestyles and comic book chat as you'd expect on another pulse-pounding episode of Weekend at Burgie's!
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Episode 27 of Wordburglar's hit music arts and pop culture podcast featuring special guest comic book creator Jason Loo (The Pitiful Human Lizard). Learn more at wordburglar.com
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