Kickback With Jas & Ian

We're back! After a long summer break, the boys are back to it catching you up on a busy summer. Join us as we talk about Jas's wedding events, summer trips, fine dining experiences and make our predictions for the US presidential elections (spoiler: only one of us was correct).

On this episode the boys are joined by their friend and language expert Usman who shares his extensive knowledge of multiple languages and we discuss the differences and similarities between Hindi, Urdu & Punjabi. We later debate topics such as: Is life better now compared to the past? Would you want to live forever? Would humans actually ever get to Mars? What would be the next great tech invention with a massive impact?

Rap Beefs Breakdown - 1 min Kendrick’s “Like That” Verse - 3 mins J. Cole’s “7 Minute Drill” & apology - 6 mins Future & Metro’s “WDTY & WSDTY” - 10 mins Drake’s “Push Ups” - 15 mins Drake’s “Taylor Made Freestyle” - 24 mins Chris Brown & Quavo Beef - 32 mins NBA Playoffs Series Breakdown & Predictions - 38 mins

On this story heavy episode of the podcast, we go over the recent events going on in Edmonton including the stolen U-Haul truck story and Ian shares some of his own crazy personal experiences. Jas also goes on a rant about social media and the guys discuss the constant need for entertainment these days and ask the question what would happen if the internet just simply went away for a year? Later we discuss social media beefs and try to figure out who are these people that actually leave comments on Instagram and get into online arguments with strangers.

On this special edition of the podcast, we bring on our friends to recap our 2023 and answer these following questions: - What was your best or favourite memory of 2023? (1 min) - What was your favourite trip of 2023? (9 min) - What was your favourite movie and TV show in 2023? (24 min) - What did you try for the first time in 2023 or any new experiences? (36 min) - What was the most challenging part of 2023? (47 min 30 sec) - What was the most surprising event of 2023? (1 hr 7 min) - What advice would you give your past self at the beginning of 2023? (1 hr 15 min) - What are you looking forward to the most in 2024? (1 hr 23 min) - Growing up where did you think you would be at 30 and where do you want to be at a decade from now at 40 years old? (1 hr 29 min)

On this hilarious version of the Christmas podcast, the boys talk about their Christmas experiences growing up in Kenya/India and all the differences compared to a Christmas in Canada. We discuss how Christmas was from an immigrant perspective and share some dumb and funny stories from our childhood and growing up (you do not wanna miss Ian's Santa story). We also talk about different xmas traditions with friends and family as well as name our favourite Christmas movies and songs. Join us and get in the Holiday Spirit!

On this episode of the pod, the boys talk about diet, fasting, eating out, working out & struggles of staying in shape while getting older. Ian then talks about his work trip to Phoenix and breaks down what it was like seeing the one and only Victor "Alien" Wembanyama live in person in a great game against the Phoenix Suns. Later boys discuss NBA Courtside rules, young athlete dilemma and debate the prime years of life.

Join us as we try not to get cancelled while discussing the hot button topic of the ongoing war between Palestine and Israel. We discuss the widespread propaganda and clickbait news and how it makes it near impossible to trust any source of information. Jas then rants about what really grinds his gear about the colonial powers and their hypocrisies.

Jas talks about his recent trip to Phoenix. The boys discuss the housing crisis in Canada, high inflation and the importance of side hustles. Ian & Jas then share their recent dentist experiences and getting their wisdom teeth pulled out. Lastly, we get into some sports talk on topics like the struggle of streaming sports, the Damian Lillard & Jrue trade and the upcoming NBA season.

We are still here! On this episode of the pod, Ian talks about his summer trip to Kenya and shares all the interesting stories including getting stuck while on a safari. The guys also talk about attending one of their best friends wedding and Ian's first Punjabi wedding experience.

Jas and Ian start off this episode with some Attack on Titan talk (spoiler alert) (2:30min). They then discuss classic old school movies and Ian's first time watching the Godfather and also discovering all the other classics he's never watched including Scarface, Shawshank Redemption (yeah no clue how). Later in the episode, Jas & Ian recap the 2023 NBA Playoffs (30:00min). Series breakdown and predictions for Lakers vs Grizzlies (30:30min), Suns vs Clippers (35:45min), Warriors vs Kings (41:20min), Nuggets vs Timberwolves (48:50min), Sixers vs Nets (52:45min), Celtics vs Hawks (53:40min), Bucks vs Heat (57:50min), Knicks vs Cavaliers (1:02:45min).

On this hard to believe episode of the podcast, we talk about our experiences and share some interesting stories from our bachelor party trip in Scottsdale. Ian also talks about some of his memorable childhood moments including eating an elephant?? Find out what else he is willing to eat for survival... We then discuss potential future stag locations for us and crazy sports stadiums. A bit of everything on this wild ride but nothing beats Ians last story at the end about a man he met on the trip and what he showed him... make sure you stay tuned for that in.

Join us as we recap our 2022 and take you through our highest and lowest points of the past year along with some of our favourites for the year. - Our favourite restaurant we tried in 2022 (5 mins 30 secs) - Our favourite movie of 2022 (12 mins) - Our Best and Worst Purchase of 2022 (15 mins 30 secs) - Something new that we tried for the first time last year (28 mins 30 secs) - Worst moment of 2022 (36 mins) - Most memorable moment of 2022 (49 mins) - Our favourite TV show of 2022 (55 mins 30 secs) - Our favourite Sports moment of 2022 (1 hr 3 mins)

On this episode, we introduce a new segment in which we discuss topics and ask each other how much do we really care? We then give our rankings on a scale of 1 to 10 of how much we care about a certain topic. The topics we discuss range from Kanye rants, Spotify Wrapped tradition, IG comments and stories among others.

On this episode, we take on the giant behemoth that is Coca-Cola and talk about its history, rise to popularity and how it became such a worldwide recognizable product. When it comes to unethical and evil companies, join us to find out why Coke might be the winner. We then discuss our workout routines and the supplements we take and their benefits (25 mins). Lastly, we talk about the ongoing World Cup, Canada's performance in the WC and also make our predictions for who we think is going to win it all (42 mins).

On this episode, Jas & Ian discuss everything from social media content creators, Elon musk and the Twitter chaos and comparison between all the abundance of streaming services. Listen in to find out why Ian finally decided to cancel his Netflix membership. Jas talks about the TV shows that he's recently watched including The Bear and The Terror. We then get side tracked as usual and discuss how far would we go to survive if we ever find ourselves stranded on an island. Finally at the end (41 mins), we review and discuss Swan Song (spoilers) and Ian talks about why he was not a big fan of it.

On this podcast, Jas & Ian talk about the Queens death, monarchies and ask the million dollar question: why in the world is Canada still under the British monarchy?? We also discuss the new trend of serial killer documentaries and shows and all the hype around them. We then talk about the gradual change in the movie industry for lack of original and creative new movies. Jas talks about the amazing movie Swan Song and the brilliant performance of Mahershala Ali in it. We also discuss the tragic car accident in Millwoods and the failure by the city and government in regulating drivers licenses. We end this pod with some sports talk and looking ahead to the new NBA and NHL season as well as the 2022 World Cup starting next month.

Freshly back from our summer vacations, we talk about our trips and all the interesting experiences that we both had (1:00). Jas talks about meeting the NDP leader, Jagmeet Singh (17:30) and how being famous can potentially be more of a curse than a blessing. We then discuss the Brittney Griner situation and always entertaining US politics (23:00). Jas then vividly describes how it felt like driving through the largest recorded hail storm in Canadian history! (39:00). We then discuss our experiences with natural disasters and being in an earthquake. Lastly we talk about the TOP G Andrew Tate and the toxicity of the red pill community. Njoy Luv.

On this episode, Ian and Jas discuss their travel experiences and the differences between all the places and cultures. Jas then convinces Ian on why Cancun is mathematically the perfect vacation spot in the world. We further discuss NYC's latest trend of building skinny skyscrapers and the dangers of them. We then breakdown all the different Edmonton areas and their stereotypes and what to expect in each spot in Edmonton. Finally, Jas quizzes Ian on his country population knowledge and Ian declares himself as the Geography King.

On this podcast, Jas & Ian talk about the Oilers playoff run and making it to the 2nd round and all the excitement in the city (1:00). We then debunk global warming and get into deeper conspiracy topics like the ocean pollution and sugar industry conspiracy (11:00). Ian then drops his skin care and hair care routine (30:00) while we talk about the struggle of slowly losing friends as an adult (35:00). We then switch topics to discuss the messed up things going on in the world that we are unaware of and how it affects every single one of us. This episode might be a bit of a rollercoaster... I hope you're strapped in.