Bilerman: This was the music I discovered myself

Michaela and Vanessa catch-up with Canadian heptathlete Georgia Ellenwood who competed in the Tokyo Olympics but is inured and won’t compete in Paris. Ellenwood gives us insight into what her fellow Canadian track and field teammates are going through. Canada is set to defend their Olympic Gold Medal in soccer. There are new revelations into the toxic environment of harassment and bullying with PWHL Minnesota, who’ve been mired in controversy ever since they won the league’s inaugural championship. The WNBA is closing in on a record new multi-billion dollar TV rights deal. And Caitlin Clark sets a new WNBA record for most assists in a single game.

This week on The 1st Half, Paul Desbaillets sits down with Nick Farkas who is Senior Vice-President of booking and events at Evenko to talk about how he got in the industry, where his love of sports came from, why he loves Liverpool, the health of concerts/events in Montreal, working with the community and much more. Paul breaks down this week’s hot topics including, 14 year-old Cavan Sullivan making his MLS debut with the Philadelphia Union and becoming the youngest ever athlete to play in American sports, Canada’s women’s soccer team at the upcoming Olympics, and CF Montreal vs Toronto FC tomorrow night. Tune into The 1st Half Culture Show every Friday at 6pm where you can expect the unexpected with weekly guests, deep dives into soccer's heart, its influence on pop culture, and the kind of banter only Paul can deliver.

Freelancer John Horn joins Mitch Gallo and Luca Scott on Melnick in the Afternoon to talk about Carlos Alcaraz seemingly taking the torch from Novak Djokovic, who his possible rivals will be in the near future, Jasmine Paolini losing back to back major finals and more.

TSN's Salim Valji joins Mitch Gallo and Luca Scott on Melnick in the Afternoon to talk about the latest with the Flames arena situation, how Calgary did in the draft, the possible upcoming growing pains for this season and much more.

TSN's Dave Naylor joins Mitch Gallo and Luca Scott on Melnick in the Afternoon to talk about the Shawn Lemon suspension, the Montreal Alouettes potentially being without Cody Fajardo, the Edmonton Elks being 0-5 on the season and more.

RDS's Nicolas Landry joins Jon Still and Luca Scott on Campbell vs Gallo to talk about Jesse Marsch speaking to media in Montreal, Marsch wanting to identify talent in Canada at a younger age, CF Montreal having a must win game tomorrow against Toronto FC and more.

Host Jon Still gets to know CF Montreal forward Mahala (a.k.a. Kwadwo Opoku).

Host Jon Still chats with CF Montreal midfielder Bryce Duke.

Scott Laughlin from the NHL Network kicks around the off season storylines including the Predators his top pick for best moves, is Tampa did Stamkos dirty and how he thinks the Habs made out

MLB writer Mitch Bannon joins the show to talk about why the Jays are so predictably bad, what he expects them to do in the next couple of years and what teams he thinks will do damage in the postseason