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Real Life Podcast: The Winter Games, Team Canada in the semi-finals, and Wanye’s art class

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Feb 19, 2026, 22:00 ESTUpdated: Feb 19, 2026, 17:07 EST
Thursday afternoon means a fresh episode of Real Life was recorded and edited, and it’s ready to help you wrap up the week. On today’s podcast, the guys discussed the winter games, Team Canada in the semi-finals, and more.
The guys kicked off the Thursday episode of Real Life with a conversation about the winter games, as Tyler kicked off the podcast by admitting he’s watching the curling semi-final as Canada works to punch their way to the final. Chalmers, however, hasn’t been able to get into the games outside men’s hockey, and it was a fascinating change of pace for the guy who even downloaded an app to find out what time things were showing.
Changing gears, the conversation turned to Team Canada’s quarter-final win over Czechia and how remarkable it was that no one noticed the Czechs had 6+ players on the ice for that third goal. While it was definitely a mistake by the officiating crew, it was also baffling how none of the Canadian players or coaches noticed and called it out. They also discussed what Canada needs to improve on as they face Team Finland in the semis on Friday morning.
Finally, the guys wrapped up the podcast with the Thursday episode of Real Life with a run of topics, starting with what everyone’s plans are for the rest of the men’s hockey tournament, including the events schedule for the next couple of games. They also discussed the upcoming Brunch for Ben that’s happening at the end of February, and this is an event that you absolutely want to be at. From there, the show really devolved into nonsense, as the guys decided to the to tell old stories about peeing their pants.
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