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This week on The 1st Half, Paul Desbaillets sits down with, Ryan Hart the Executive Director of the 2024 Presidents Cup, as they talk about the tournament that will be set to begin next week in Montreal, activities involving the tournament in the city, Netflix opening up people’s eyes to golf, whether or not there can be a ProAm in Montreal one day and more. Paul breaks down this week’s hot topics including, David Beckham’s new Champions League show, AC Milan x Off White clothing collaboration, the who the Ballon D’Or favorites are, who is likely to win coach of the year, Arsenal vs Man City, AC Milan vs Inter Milan, Juventus vs Napoli and CF Montreal vs Chicago. 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.

Hockey analyst Pierre McGuire on the news that the Senators will be getting their new arena in LeBreton Flats, the Swayman/ Sweeney standoff in Boston and what the expectations are for Habs up and comers and players coming back from injury

Former NHL defenceman Aaron Ward talks Habs training camp, line chemistry and takes your questions for Ask Aaron Anything Friday..and boy, do things get spicy...

Legendary filmmaker Spike Lee joins the show to talk about everything from film to politics to sports as Montreal gets set to host the 20th International Black Film Festival

NFL.com's Eric Edholm on the stellar performance of Aaron Rodgers in his first home game with the Jets and what to expect from NFL Sunday action

RDS hockey analyst Bruno Gervais is back for his weekly hits every Friday at 4:35 and takes a look at Habs training camp today and talks about what the expectations should be for this team to start the season

Montreal Canadiens prospect forward Owen Beck joins Sean Campbell and Simon Tsalikis on Campbell vs Gallo to talk about how training camp has gone so far, what his expectations of himself are this season, the veteran leaders on the team and much more.

Darren Dreger weighs in on Patrik Laine, the Canadiens Top 6 forwards and how much better with the team be this year?

Former NHL defenceman Aaron Ward on who is catching his eye at Habs training camp and what is going on with Jeremy Swayman in Boston

Canadiens forward Cole Caufield joins the show to talk about the Quebec launch of Cwench Hydration, the chemistry with his linemates and what he expects from the upcoming season