This week on The 1st Half, Paul Desbaillets sits down with L.Teez a Montreal based recording artist who blends Hip-Hop with hints of Jazz and R&B. They talk about L.Teez releasing his first album in 2022 with local indie label Indica Records, what his influences were growing up, playing at Montreal’s Jazz festival, Osheaga, opening up for Black Star and Earth, Wind and Fire, what made him become a fan of soccer, why he’s an Arsenal fan and much more. Paul breaks down this week’s hot topics including, the award ceremony including Rodri winning the Ballon D’Or, Mario Balotelli signing with Genoa and making a return to professional soccer, MLS playoffs heating up, Liverpool off to a hot start on the road and Manchester United finally sacking Erik Ten Hag after being on the hot seat for months. 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.

This week on The 1st Half, Paul Desbaillets sits down with FLTK collective who are group of producers, artists and DJ’s who curate Latin experiences in Montreal and globally. He talks with members Stopnoxs and Bala, as they discuss their deep connection with soccer, what promoted them to starting their collective, how important community is to what they do how they want to expand the Latin experience. Former NHL center Steve Bégin joins as well, as they talk about a new project in the works that helps kids with learning disabilities. Paul also talks about the MLS playoffs, CF Montreal losing their play-in game and much more. 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.

This week on The 1st Half, Paul Desbaillets sits down with Vanessa Di Tullio to talk about the Jason Di Tullio foundation, which was made to honor her late brother and has a fundraising event coming up. Paul also sits down with Benoît Gagnon who is a radio host, TV host, bar owner, driver in the Canadian Touring Car Championship and much more. They talk about how he got into the world of media, the shape of the industry now, how he developed a love for sports including soccer, his bar refusing the whole AC Milan team years ago and much more. 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.

This week on The 1st Half, Paul Desbaillets sits down with Joe Pillot who is the VP of operations of the Old Orchard Group as they talk about sports being a major part of his life, what made him fall in love with Plymouth Argyle F.C, how he started working in bars and realized the pros and cons of the industry, the great things he does in the community and much more. Paul breaks down this week’s hot topics including, Inter Miami winning the Supporters Shield, how the new Champions League format has been so far, big results in the Champions League as Real Madrid lose to Lille thanks to a goal by Jonathan David, Aston Villa beating Bayern Munich, Cole Palmer scoring 4 goals in the first half, Travis Scott dropping his soccer kits and Oasis coming to North America. 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.

This week on The 1st Half, Paul Desbaillets sits down with, Jen Clyde who is the Co-founder and CEO of Fore All which has helped revolutionize women’s golf apparel. They talk about how the brand and company came about, her experience being in MTL, coming out with clothing for Men as well, the great environment at the Presidents Cup, what’s next for the company and much more. Paul breaks down this week’s hot topics including, the latest with Manchester City’s 115 alleged breaches that could see them get punished, Lionel Messi starting up his own production company, CP Company and Bologna doing a clothing collaboration, Adidas coming out with their George Best Collection 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.

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.

This week on The 1st Half, Paul Desbaillets sits down with President of the Montreal Alliance Jo-Annie Charbonneau as they talk about Jo-Annie’s journey to becoming the president of the Alliance, getting a degree in sports law, how contracts work in the CEBL, needing to be involved with the community, the World Cup and the Euro’s being her favorite soccer tournaments. Paul breaks down this week’s hot topics including, Manchester City’s 115 charges, AC Milan’s collaboration with the New York Yankees, the new Champions League format about to kickoff, AC Milan vs Liverpool, Inter Milan vs Man City, the Hope Solo documentary, the Ballon D’Or nominees Tottenham vs Arsenal and more. 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.

This week on The 1st Half, Paul Desbaillets sits down with British figure skater Olivia Smart as they talk about how she’s able to represent Spain as a figure skater, being a 3 time Spanish national champion how she got into the sport, where she developed her love for soccer and Sheffield United her connection with FC Barcelona and more. Paul breaks down this week’s hot topics including, Alex Morgan announcing her retirement from soccer, Cristiano Ronaldo scoring his 900th career goal, Ivan Toney leaving the EPL to play in Saudi and some of the highest wages in the world of soccer. 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.