Hey Mike here, I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to Dark Poutine early and

add free on Amazon Music, included with Prime. You're about to listen to a historical episode

of Dark Poutine. After episode 149, you will find Scott is no longer with the show.

In an effort to maintain continuity and offer listeners as many episodes as possible,

we are leaving the episodes in which he co-hosted intact. Thank you.

Welcome to episode number one of Dark Poutine, a Canadian podcast covering our nation's creepier

side. My name is Mike Brown, creator and host of this baloney. With me is my good friend,

co-host and sound engineer, Scott Hemmanway. Say hello, Scott. Hello, everybody.

Nice. Dark Poutine is not for the faint of heart or squeamish. As our content contains mature

themes, harsh language and graphic descriptions of violent crimes, listener discretion is strongly

advised. So put on your tooke, grab a double double and an animal bar. It's time to scarf down some

dark poutine.

Typically, when people think of Canada and Canadians, we're perceived positively. Here are a few

mostly true stereotypes about Canada and Canadians. We love maple syrup, craft dinner,

and drink a lot of Tim Horton's coffee, but not usually at the same time, even though I'd like to

try some maple syrup in my coffee at some point. Yes, make for yourself. I combine that with craft

dinner. Cool. All right. Hockey is our favorite sport, although not our official sport. It's lacrosse,

and I'm not kidding. Have you ever played any lacrosse? I have not. Yep, and I have no interest in it.

Interesting. I doubt I could even spell it. Well, I did. Winters can be rough in most of the country,

unless you live in Vancouver, where it just tends to rain in the winter months. And we're often sorry.

And considered by ourselves and others is one of the politest countries in the world. You're welcome.

Perhaps we're so polite because we're compensating for our noisy neighbors to the south.

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