Episodes
There's no way your Thursday wouldn't be complete without a fresh episode of the Real Life podcast to wrap up your week, would it? Of course not. Thankfully, the gang was back with a fresh episode of Real Life that was all over the map and covered a wide range of topics. The guys started the podcast with a random collection of topics, including Chalmers' party habits, leaving drinks around Nation HQ, and always having to be the last one to bed regardless of the social scenario. Talking about...
Published 08/22/24
Happy Monday Nation Citizens. To kick off a fresh week, the Real Life crew (sans Baggedmilk) is back with another fresh episode of the podcast. To begin things today, the guys talked about their weekends, which featured a golf trip for a few of them. There was a little bit of controversy between Jay and Chalmers as one of the two is accusing the other of tanking his handicap to give himself an advantage on their trip. Tyler sparked up a conversation about the worst kinds of people to get...
Published 08/19/24
It was a skeleton crew today for the Real Life Podcast as a bunch of the guys were away on vacation. The two in attendance: Yaremchuk and Wanye. They were joined by social media star Matt Wozniak and the trio took on a handful of different stories.  To start, they talked about the news that the Edmonton Elks have an owner. They've been community owned for the last 75 years and now with a solo owner in charge, could things be changing for the local football team? They talked about the ideas of...
Published 08/15/24
The guys are back with a Monday episode of The Real Life Podcast as Tyler, Jay, Wanye and special guest Liam sat down for an hour to talk about their lives and of course, a little bit of Oilers hockey. To kick things off, the guys talked about the wild weekend that went down in YEG. The Edmonton Riverhawks won their first ever playoff game and while Wanye was excited for the team, he took issue with their 20-minute post-game firework show. The Edmonton Elks won a second consecutive football...
Published 08/12/24
There's no way your Thursday wouldn't be complete without a fresh episode of the Real Life podcast to wrap up your week, would it? Of course not. Thankfully, the gang was back with a fresh episode of Real Life that was all over the map and covered a wide range of topics.  The guys kicked off the podcast with a random question about how many Teen Burgers they could eat in support of Burgers for MS Day on August 22nd for our friends at A&W. As you'll hear, the boys believe they can put back...
Published 08/09/24
There's no way your Thursday wouldn't be complete without a fresh episode of the Real Life podcast to wrap up your week, would it? Of course not. Thankfully, the gang was back with a fresh episode of Real Life.   The guys kicked off the podcast with a random collection of sports, including the recent passing of Jellybean Bryant and Wanye's question about why he was unaware that Jellybean played in the NBA. After a quick Googling on the topic, it turns out that the answer is a lot sadder than...
Published 08/02/24
It wouldn't be Monday without a fresh episode of the Real Life podcast to wrap up the day and walk through everything that's happened over the weekend, would it? No. That's the answer. The guys got this week's podcast started by critiquing Tyler's lunch after he shovelled a microwaveable pasta down the hatch as the intro was playing. Tyler has never been shy to enjoy plastic-adjacent meals, but today's Buffalo Chicken Mac N Cheese was especially colourful and fun to watch him eat. Changing...
Published 07/29/24
There's no way your Thursday wouldn't be complete without a fresh episode of the Real Life podcast to wrap up your week, would it? Of course not. Thankfully, the skeleton crew boys were around to give you a dose of randomness. The first thing you'll notice about the Thursday episode of Real Life is that most of the hosts didn't show up for the recording, which left Baggedmilk and Wanye to their own devices. As a result, the start of the podcast was a mix of random topics and discussions that...
Published 07/25/24
It wouldn't be Monday without a fresh episode of the Real Life podcast to wrap up the day and walk through everything that's happened over the weekend, would it? No. That's the answer. The guys got this week's podcast started with a discussion about video games. Chalmers' sons love playing vids, which led the boys to talk about teen slang and how nothing makes you feel older than not understanding what kids are saying. Chalmers then described how his kids aren't allowed to use social media,...
Published 07/22/24
Your Thursday wouldn't be complete without a fresh episode of the Real Life podcast to wrap up your week, would it? Of course not. This week, the fellas covered Chalmers' approach to eating eggs, VLT strategies, and the MLB home run derby. The guys started the podcast by discussing how Chalmers eats eggs and how they have to be made in very specific ways. But just as the guys started talking about breakfast, the conversation very quickly chanced to VLT strategies and how it literally makes no...
Published 07/18/24
Your Monday wouldn't be complete without a fresh episode of the Real Life podcast, would it? Of course not. This week, the fellas covered a busy weekend of sports, the Xavier Bourgault trade, and a whole lot of other random topics. The guys kicked off the Monday episode of Real Life with a quick chat about the Xavier Bourgault trade that happened this morning. Even though it was a minor trade in the grand scheme of things, it's still fascinating to see how Oilers fans are thrilled by the...
Published 07/15/24
You're one day closer to the weekend, and the boys from the Real Life podcast want to help you get there with a fresh episode of the show to close out the week. The gang started the Thursday episode of Real Life by discussing Connor McDavid and Lauren Kyle's wedding and how no one except Wanye is excited about it. Despite trying to get the boys excited about the Oilers' royal wedding, no one was buying what he was selling. Put another way, if the wedding was on TV, not one person said they...
Published 07/11/24
Your Monday wouldn't be complete without a fresh episode of the Real Life podcast, would it? Of course not. This week, the fellas covered summer activities in Edmonton, expanding the Savannah Bananas, and whatever other random topics popped into mind as the recording wore on. The guys kicked off the Monday episode of Real Life with a discussion about summer living in Edmonton and how it's time to get into other activities now that the Oilers are done. Talking about summer activities led...
Published 07/08/24
It's a special free agency edition of the Real Life Podcast, and that meant the boys had to get back on the grind and talk about what happened so far on the first day in free agency. Kicking off the podcast, the guys got started with some of the news and stories they didn't have a chance to get to since the last time everyone was in the same room together. From what they did after Game 7 in Florida to Tyler's hotel room having sewage backing up into the sink, there was a lot to get caught up...
Published 07/02/24
It's the first Nation Real Life Podcast since the Edmonton Oilers fell in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final to the Florida Panthers. Wanye, Chalmers, and Liam reminisced on the season that was chatting about their favourite memories with family and friends, as well as the vibes around the city. They talked about the feeling of having the season come to an end and how crazy it is that the new season isn't so far away. As the show went on, they discussed Connor McDavid's decision not to come out...
Published 06/27/24
This might be the most real episode of the Real Life Podcast we've ever recorded. Raw emotion and pure excitement from the guys tonight as the Edmonton Oilers will head into Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final tonight. Chalmers is holding down the fort at Nation HQ as Jay and BaggedMilk join from Sunrise, Florida on their way to the bar before the game. In this episode we talk about how we get to this point, the keys to victory tonight as well as the raw emotions of the situation, enjoying the...
Published 06/24/24
The Oilers went to Florida and came up with a clutch 5-3 road win in Game 5, extending their series for at least one more game, which meant there was plenty to talk about on the Thursday episode of Real Life. Now the question becomes whether the boys can do it for a third time and force the Panthers into an elimination game of their own. The Thursday episode of Real Life kicked off with a hilarious discussion about Chalmers' unique eating habits. He confessed to pairing toast with every meal,...
Published 06/20/24
The Oilers kept their Stanley Cup dream alive with a big Game 4 win on Saturday night, which meant there was plenty to talk about on the Thursday episode of the Real Life podcast. The boys kicked off the Monday episode of Real Life by chatting about how much fun everyone had on Saturday night after the Oilers extended their Cup Final series by at least one more game. Without talking much about what happened on the ice, the boys had to talk about how amazing it was to be in Edmonton on...
Published 06/17/24
The Oilers are only hours away from kicking off Game 3 back at Rogers Place, which meant there was plenty to talk about on the Thursday episode of the Real Life podcast. The guys started the podcast with a quick recap of the boys' trip to Florida and how everyone was feeling now that the team is back home, down by two games. Obviously, being in this position was the last thing anybody wanted, but that doesn't mean we should give up hope, either. Down but not out. But as you'd expect, the...
Published 06/13/24
The boys are back with a fresh edition of the Real Life Podcast as they’re down in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for the Stanley Cup Final. It’s been a wild couple of days for the boys as they were in attendance for Game 1 of the series and got up to some off day shenanigans. To kick off the podcast, they did a quick keep it for cut it segment where they discussed the lineup changes that Oilers Head Coach Kris Knoblauch is making ahead of Game 2. For the first time as an Oiler, Cody Ceci is going...
Published 06/10/24
The Oilers are only days away from kicking off the Stanley Cup Final, which meant there was plenty to talk about on the Thursday episode of the Real Life podcast.  The guys kicked off the Thursday podcast with a discussion about the history of Oilersnation and how having the team in the finals is the biggest moment in our company's existence. After so many years of watching horrible hockey, the way this feels for all of us is so indescribably exciting that it's almost difficult to...
Published 06/06/24
The Oilers punched their ticket to the Stanley Cup Final last night in Game 6, and that meant the boys were beyond fired up for the Monday episode of the Real Life Podcast.  The guys started the podcast with a recap of last night's series win over the Stars, where everyone was to watch the game, and what it meant to them. Baggedmilk and Tyler were lucky enough to be at the game, and their perspective on what it was like to be at Rogers Place was very fun to listen to.  Now that the boys are...
Published 06/03/24
It's Thursday afternoon after a HUUUUUGE Game 4 win over the Dallas Stars, the boys on the Real Life podcast The boys started the Thursday episode of Real Life with a recap of last night's Oilers game after the boys came up with one of the most exciting outings of the playoffs. After being down 2-0 after 5:29, Edmonton woke up in a huge way and absolutely laid the boots to the Dallas Stars for a dominant comeback win. Changing gears, the guys started talking about the amazing collection of...
Published 05/30/24
The Oilers are getting set to kick off the Western Conference Final tonight against the Dallas Stars, and that meant the opportunity for an on-the-road edition of the Real Life Podcast. The guys kicked off the Thursday episode of Real Life with a quick recap of their travel down to Texas after the boys took the red eye to Dallas for games one and two. Despite a long night of travel and very limited sleep, the boys' spirits were high, and everyone was excited about what was to come in the...
Published 05/23/24
It may be a holiday Monday, but that didn't stop the boys from heading into the studio for a Game 7 edition of the Real Life Podcast to get prepped for Edmonton's biggest game of the season. The guys started the Monday episode of Real Life with an array of topics related to the Oilers but didn't really relate to the task at hand. From Crawford's acting as the ultimate insider to the way we felt before and after Game 6, the boys tap-danced around tonight's game a little bit before finally...
Published 05/20/24