Middle Of The Crop

Middle of the Crop Podcast

 

With great power, comes great responsibility… for us to make an episode about superheroes! With the crazy success that the likes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has achieved over the last decade, to the original comics/cartoons (like spiderman, batman) or manga/anime shows (dragonball) that were so important to us in our childhood, we dove right into it. What draws us in to these superheroes? Which ones are cool and which ones aren’t? What are some really cool match-ups to talk about? Join us for this fun episode where we dig a bit into our nerdiness and talk superheroes!

 

Links or things we mentioned on the episode: 

• Marvel and DC: Batman, Spiderman, Wolverine, The Flash, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, Phoenix, Superman, Black Widow, Rogue
• Anime: Goku, Hero Yui, Kira Yamato
• Other: Power Rangers, Jedi

 

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Sports is this wonderful thing that brings people and nations together...but it’s also got a dark side filled with money and greed. In this episode, we dive into all things money around sports. We cover bribery, gambling, and sport scandals to the financial player of individual players and the role the sport leagues play. Join us for this greedy episode!

 

Links or things we mentioned on the episode: 

• FIFA 2015 Bribery Case
• MLB White Sox Scandal (Black Sox Scandal)
• NFL Bountygate
• Juventus
• Vegas Sports Betting
• Lionel Messi Barcelona
• NBA
• UEFA Supercup

 

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#summer2021 is here and with covid19 still around, local summer getaways are all the rave! We live in Toronto and thought we’d spend the episode talking about the short but sweet summer we have here and what there is to do around the province. From provincial parks, beaches to exploring the cities - there’s plenty to do this summer to keep yourself busy.

 

Links or things we mentioned on the episode: 

• Toronto Batonical Gardens
• Algonquin Provincial Park
• Rouge beach
• Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal
• Scabrough Bluffs
• Petroglyphs Provincial Park
• Bruce Peninsula National Park / Tobermory
• Provincial Campsites: Oastler Lake, Killarney, Killbear 

 

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I raise you $10,000! Yeah we wish we had that kind of money to gamble around. In this episode we roll our dice into the world of gambling. We cover all forms of gambling, from the casino, sports gambling, online games, to just betting cash with your friends. More importantly we talk about the positive and negative role of gambling in society.

 

Links or things we mentioned on the episode: 

• Mahjong
• Casino Games: Black jack, Texas Hold’em Poker, Baccarat, Big Small, Roulette
• Other forms of gambling: Online (Poker Stars), Lottery

 

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In this episode, we invited our two close female friends to add their perspective on how relationships can thrive (or not) over time. What talk about a LOT of things, but also a lot of basic things from communication to honesty to sometimes just putting the effort in to do things that aren’t so pleasant. Join us for this episode where we try to bring a male and female perspective to love, which is many things.

 

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Ever wonder what our real personalities are like? In this episode, we dive right into sharing our results after completing the 16Personalities test. We reveal what Personality Types each of us are and dive into the associated key strengths and weaknesses, discussing if we agree with them or not. Join us for this super fun episode and find out what Personality Type each of us are and where we really try to understand each other (for once)!

 

Links or things we mentioned on the episode: 

• 16Personalities.com
• Myer Brigg Test
• Insights Personality Test

 

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Over the last year, hate crimes continue to be an issue, leading to anti-racism movements around the globe taking place. In particular, asian hate crimes and therefore anti-asian hate movements in the last few months have been dominating the headlines. To play our little part in supporting the community, we decided it would be prudent for us to dedicate an episode to this topic. We dive into our personal experiences with being asians immigrants in North America, and how asian hate crimes, and also the anti asian movements have impacted us. Join us for this serious episode.

 

Links or things we mentioned on the episode: 

• Model Minority
• www.stopaapihate.org

 

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We were reminiscing about this time of year and we realized it’s actually exam week! Although it’s been a few years for us, we revisited our favourite exam week memories. From group studying to last minute cramping to the types of strategies we used to ace (or not ace) our exams. Join us as we test our memory in the nostalgic podcast. 

 

Links or things we mentioned on the episode: 

• Multiple Choice Exams
• Essay Exams 
• Practice / Mock Exams (Tutoring Centre, SOS)

 

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How to be more productive? How to stop procrastinating? How do you maximize your productivity? If you haven’t searched or watched one of the videos on Youtube before, you may be shocked to know that it’s one of the most watched topics on the site. Maybe because people use it as a form of procrastination :P. Well we decided to talk about our own “regular people” productivity hacks. From tactical things like drinking water, to do lists, to more intangible things like the time of day to work, and how to say no - we try to cover what’s worked for us. Join us for this episode and you can be more productive too! 

 

Links or things we mentioned on the episode: 

• OneNote, Evernote
• Kanban Board
• Trello
• Google Calendar
• Pareto Rule (80/20 Rule)

 

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Do you travel? We do and we miss it so much! So here is an episode of us reminiscing about chilling at a 5 star resort, to backpacking in an European city, or hiking mountains at a national park. With all these different types of trips, we also delved into how we plan our trips like things we do, things to eat and where to stay. Join us for the wandering episode!

 

Links or things we mentioned on the episode: 

• Seeing sights in a city: TripAdvisor
• Airbnb, Hostels (hostelworld)

 

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