About this episode

The episode features an interview with Mark Stephen and discusses the upcoming game against the Calgary Stampeders and the Kelowna festival.

Matt, Nik and MOJ bring you another edition of the podcast ahead of Saturday’s big battle with the Calgary Stampeders. The longtime voice of the Stamps, Mark Stephen, pays a visit to give a perspective from the other side after Calgary dropped a couple of close games to start their season. We get you primed for a big week in Kelowna, including some of the exciting festival details to look forward to. Also, it’s a Hall of Fame edition of Kowalski’s famous trivia! TIMESTAMPS: ⁣ 0:00 - intro 2:00 - Week 3 at Hamilton recap 10:43 - Mark Stephen interview 28:31 - Week 4 vs Calgary preview 39:08 - Kowalski's BC Lions trivia

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