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Welcome, welcome, welcome, friends, to a brand new episode of the Real Life Podcast, the show where the boys set out an agenda for the hour but follow absolutely none of it. This week, the guys spend the hour trying to make sense of what's going on with the Edmonton Oilers after they stumbled through what was arguably one of their worst weekends of the season. Are there still reasons to be hopeful as Oilers fans? Is it time to close down completely? This week, the boys dig deep into their fandom as they tried to find silver linings in an otherwise dark and cloudy time in Oilersnation. Following last week's explosive episode, the boys were back and hopeful that this week's podcast wouldn't be quite so intense, but with the results that the Oilers put up over the last seven days, that plan quickly went out the window. After recapping the last four games, the boys were once again filled with rage and did what they could to let it out. That inspired Jay to go on a Chiarelli rant for the ages. Not only did he look

A new week means a fresh episode of the Real Life Podcast coming straight for your earholes, and this week's podcast gets a little bit heated as Jay returns from his vacation to discover the Oilers have turned into a dumpster fire since he's been gone. With Jay back from his Australian vacation, there was a lot of catching up to do as he reacclimatizes himself to being back home and being back in the mix with the Oilers. When he left, the Oilers were in the midst of a solid run that saw them climbing their way up the Western Conference standings, but then things really went sideways so we hear the Squire describe what it was like to be frustrated by the Oilers while trying to relax on the other side of the planet. On the bright side, Nation HQ will be getting a new Australian game called Finska set up in the yard and it could be used to solve any and every dispute that comes up with the crew.  With the vacation recap out of the way, the guys got into a lot of Oilers talk as they try to figure out what the hel

Welcome, friends, to the very first Nation Real Life episode of 2019! This week, we recap the Christmas and New Years break, look at the Real Life staff sightings in the wild, Wanye's adventures in social media, and try to figure out what's going on with the Edmonton Oilers. To start off this week's podcast, the boys look to get back in the swing of things with some hockey talk as they recap Canada's loss to Finland at the World Juniors and the reaction that followed. Chalmers used this as an opportunity to tell the story of how he took Finland's late tying goal as a cue to bet on Finland to win the game in OT and it all came as a result of a gut feeling his son had. What other strange betting routines does Chalmers have? Plenty, as it turns out. From there, the boys talk about some real world interactions where they randomly saw each other outside of the podcast setting, including the time Wanye and Chalmers met up at a magic show and Baggedmilk and Wanye chased cabs after an Oilers game. This led into Wanye

Welcome, friends, to a very special episode of the Real Life Podcast! This week, we've got an intercontinental crew coming together to with the Squire checking in from Bondi Beach, Australia. On this week's episode, the boys dive into how the Oilers performed over the weekend and got some updates from Jay as he starts his vacation down under.  To start off the 103rd episode of the Real Life Podcast, Jay talks about getting scammed out of $700 by Internet shysters that pulled some scandalous shenanigans with his hotel room. Fortunately, things aren't all bad as his view of Bondi Beach is beautiful and his plans for a Christmas down under were more than enough to make the boys jealous. With Jay off the phone and back to his Aussie adventure, Baggedmilk and Wanye turn to more important matters such as how they're wasting their time on Instagram. Honestly, though, how could they not be excited when Daddy Long Neck releases a brand new track with Wide Neck that is taking the Internet by storm? As you'd expect, the

Welcome, friends, to another episode of the Real Life Podcast! It's the podcast where a show outline gets made but rarely matters as the boys often find themselves wandering the forests of their own minds rather than sticking to the plan at hand. This week, the guys jump right in by talking about the Oilers big win last night against the Calgary Flames and how the team really seems to be embracing the Hitchcock style of play. Not only are the accepting the messaging from their new coach, but they're also looking like a more cohesive unit on the ice than we've seen in the past. The goaltending is strong, the defensive play is locked in, and the Oilers are grinding out victories that they surely wouldn't have had only a few months ago. Considering how the standings are looking right now, would it be so wrong to ask the hockey gods for another Battle of Alberta playoff series? The guys didn't think so. From there, they boys recapped the Nation Christmas part that went down on Friday night and got into the compet

This week on the Real Life Podcast, the boys talk The Squires birthday ski weekend, Chalmers talks about his beef with skiing, and Wanye guides them along the way. We "Keep It 100" again, and actually get to Best / Worst of the week. All in all, a great show! Check it out, your earholes will thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome, friends, to the 100th episode of the Real Life Podcast! Since its inception, the Real Life Podcast has seen its share of roster turnover, good and bad news for the Oilers and beyond, and now it's time to look back on the first 100 episodes to try and make sense of it all. As the Oilers continue to plummet their way down the Western Conference standings, the boys wonder what it will take for the organization to stop the bleeding. Just this morning, the Philadelphia Flyers fired their General Manager, a team legend we should add, for a record that is identical to what's going on here. With Todd McLellan relieved of his duties last week, would it make sense to make a move at the GM position as well? What would it take for the Oilers to actually make that decision? With this being the 100th episode of the Real Life Podcast, the boys tested out a new segment called "Keeping it 100" where they spill some hot truth about the Oilers or life in general. Needless to say, the truths that came out were a little

After losing both games from this past weekend and six of their last seven overall, the boys are feeling a little bit salty about the way things are going right now. To make matters worse, Baggedmilk and The Squire made their way down to Calgary and had their trip ruined by one of the worst third periods we've seen in some time. From start to finish, this was easily one of the angriest Real Life Podcasts to ever be recorded, but can you blame them? The Oilers managed to make it through the hellish schedule that was October 2018 only to fall flat on their face, completely undoing all of the good from the first 10 games. But to start, Baggedmilk and The Squire recap the Nation Road Trip to Calgary and give thanks to all of the amazing people that made the weekend possible. Even with the loss, there was a great group of people that got in on the bus trip to Calgary and the boys were very grateful for everyone that made the weekend a success. With that out of the way, the angered bubbled over as the boys tried to

With BaggedMilk out, Wanye and The Squire welcome Chalmers back from his recent vacation to talk about the Oilers last 4 game losing streak, toots on a plane, road trips, and what options the Oil have going forward. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to a brand new episode of the Real Life Podcast, the show where the boys set out an agenda for the hour but follow absolutely none of it. This week, the guys have a hard time containing their excitement about the Edmonton Oilers after they made their way through a very difficult October schedule with a record that puts them in contention for the division lead. With this being the 97th episode of the Real Life Podcast, the boys decided they would use this momentous occasion to look back at the only 97 that matters, meaning, of course, Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid. From the moment the golden ticket flipped over in our favour, to the draft part that followed, to being named one of the youngest captains in NHL history, a lot has happened over the first 3+ years of his career and the boys wanted to pay him tribute. With the Connor love-fest out of the way, albeit for a short time only, the guys looked at the rest of the Oilers and what they're doing to put themselves in contenti

You've spent the last week pining away for a new episode of the Real Life Podcast and the wait is finally over! This week, the boys are bursting with excitement as the Oilers find themselves near the top of the Pacific Division standings for the first time in a while and they just can't hold it in.  How could the boys not start this podcast off by gushing about the Oilers? Impossible! After knocking out three straight wins against some of the league's best and temporarily sitting atop the Pacific Division standings, there's a hell of a lot to be excited about. After turning things around from their first two losses to New Jersey and Boston, the boys try to decide where was the turning point that got things moving the other way. Continuing on with the Oilers talk, the guys look at Connor McDavid's early season success, the horrible calls Milan Lucic has had against him, and Mikko Koskinen's first game in seven years.  After having Uffe Bodin and Peter Sibner on last week's show, Jay wrapped up the Swedish inva

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the 95th episode of the Real Life Podcast! On this week's show, the boys are thrilled to welcome Uffe Bodin and Peter Sibner from Elite Prospects and talk to him about the Oilers, growing the game abroad, and what he's been up to since the last time he visited. Over the past few years, the Nation Network and Elite Prospects have formed a partnership to better utilize resources and information across the two platforms. Part of the partnership means that the boys get to host EP staff like Uffe Bodin and Peter Sibner and show them around the city and take them to a few Oilers games. So what do the Swedes think of Edmonton? "I love it. It is my third time and I am always very happy to return," says Bodin. With that out of the way, the guys wanted to get to what really matters — the Edmonton Oilers. With that in mind, Wanye asks Uffe and Peter what they think of going to a game at Rogers Place and how that compares to an SHL game in Sweden. Is there anything North American fans can lea

Episode 94 - 94 conversations about nothing   Welcome, citizens, to the 94th episode of the Real Life Podcast. It's the podcast that starts out each episode with an agenda and gets to absolutely none of it. On this week's show, Wanye and Baggedmilk were happy to welcome the Nation's new sound engineer, Jared, to the podcast to teach them about audio, video, and upcoming plans for the Network. After a brief history of his accomplishments and backstory, Jared the Engineer tells the boys about what he sees for the Nation Network going forward and what he likes about what we're doing so far. If he has his way, you, the readers, will be getting a lot more audio and video content in the coming weeks and months. From there, the guys talked about how the media landscape is changing and how the Nation Network fits into all of that, especially with the advances in technology making broadcasting to fans easier than ever. Next up, the plan was to talk about the Oilers but that got derailed by a look at how the boys used

Welcome, citizens, to another brand new episode of the Real Life Podcast. It’s the podcast where there’s an outline about what the guys wanted to talk about and get to absolutely none of it. To start off today’s show, the boys take a trip down memory lane and talk about what life might have been like in the early 1900s before Netflix and Daddy Long Neck. Would J.B. Little have ever expected an Internet company to plant roots in his old house? No! He’d probably say what the hell is the Internet, silly, he lived at Nation HQ in 1903. From there the guys get into what kind of morning TV they used to watch before heading off to school and Instagram accounts posting from prison. Where Wanye finds these things we will never know. From there, the guys actually get to some Oilers talk with a recap of Nation Dan’s European vacation. Was he Chevy Chase like in his shenanigans? You’ll have to listen to find out. One thing we’ll say for sure is that this here website has grown into a worldwide phenomenon and Dan’s mind w

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Another week means another episode of the Real Life Podcast, and this week the boys were thrilled to welcome comedian and former WHL linesman, Norm Shaw, to talk about the Oilers, life, and the time he got hit in the head by a Zdeno Chara slap shot. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome, friends, to a brand new episode of the Real Life Podcast! It's the podcast that starts with an agenda and quickly falls off the rails as soon as the recording starts. This week, the boys set an agenda and stuck to it! Just kidding, they went completely rogue again. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Another week is upon us and that means another masterful episode of the Real Life Podcast is here to help distract you from the rigours of your everyday life. This week, we get into some hockey talk with the Oilers Rookies facing off against the NAIT/MacEwan All-Stars at Rogers Place tonight, beer prices going up, space talk, and Wanye's brushes with stardom. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Another week means another episode of the Real Life Podcast, and this week, the room has emptied out a little bit and the terrific trio are back to discuss all things Oilers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week's Real Life Podcast, the boys were lucky and honoured to welcome former Edmonton Oilers defenceman, Brandon Davidson, on the day that his PTO with the Chicago Blackhawks was announced. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.