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
53 episodes
Episode 52
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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Episode 52
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36:34
Episode 51
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, t...
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Episode 51
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42:24
Episode 50
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. T...
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Episode 50
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59:33
Episode 49
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.&nb...
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Episode 49
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40:43
Episode 48
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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Episode 48
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47:46
Episode 47
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 a...
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Episode 47
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50:32
Episode 46
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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Episode 46
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34:19
Episode 45
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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Episode 45
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38:46
Episode 44
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...
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Episode 44
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44:55
Episode 43
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, ha...
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Episode 43
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39:07
Episode 42
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 w...
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Episode 42
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41:06
Episode 41
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 Eurydic...
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Episode 41
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46:30
Episode 40
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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Episode 40
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43:56
Episode 39
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 he...
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Episode 39
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1:06:56
Episode 38
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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Episode 38
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35:55
Episode 37
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.
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Episode 37
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28:36
Episode 36
In this episode, the Sick Man attempts to rescue his dick pot producer Greg, who has been allegedly kidnapped by Jeff Bezos. Then, he talks about a night at McDonald’s in 1996, where he witnessed the greatest practical joke of all time.
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Episode 36
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30:31
Episode 35
In this Very Special Episode, the Sick Man goes back in time, and gives you a late-night, 70s-style FM radio program. Join him as he plays all the songs featured on his earlier episodes; Lady Gaga, Elvis, Guns n’ Roses, the Rolling Stones and m...
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Episode 35
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47:41
Episode 34
For this week’s episode, the Sick Man talks about how his life and thoughts (and perhaps yours) differ from conventional tradition. Welcome to the Inverse World.
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Episode 34
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40:49
Episode 33
In the final part of the Newmarket Kids Trilogy, the Sick Man talks about the summer of 1986, when an arsonist terrorized his hometown of Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Join him as he runs down the dramatic events in chronological order, and tells...
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Episode 33
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35:50
Episode 32
In this Very Special Episode, the Sick Man brings you part two of his ongoing Newmarket Kids Trilogy. Join him as he leads you on an epic adventure through the Forest, a legendary landmark behind his childhood school Glen Cedar. Leap mult...
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Episode 32
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38:38
Episode 31
In this episode, the Sick Man takes you on an epic adventure through the Southern Serengeti, announces his plans to move to Australia to become a crocodile celebrity, and finally brings his brutal war with Google to a close.
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Episode 31
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36:56
Episode 30
In this episode, the Sick Man talks about his 25 year battle to keep flesh on his body. This is the Involuntary Weight Loss Episode.
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Episode 30
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33:18
