This week on The 1st Half Culture Show, Paul Desbaillets sits down with Massimo Lecas as they talk about what prompted Massimo to get into the food industry, the latest restaurants that he’s opened up and the upcoming projects they have in mind, the state of the restaurant industry now, supporting Juventus, being at the Champions League Final between Barcelona and Juventus in 2015, his connections with CF Montreal much more. Paul breaks down this week’s hot topics including, Ted Lasso season 4 being announced, Manchester United having plans to make the biggest stadium in the UK, Arsenal vs Chelsea, Newcastle playing Liverpool in the Carabao Cup Final, Newcastle announcing new stadium plans, the quarter-finals of the Champions League and the World Cup Qualifiers.The 1st Half Culture Show every Friday at 6 pm on TSN 690 Montreal, where soccer meets pop culture. With weekly guests, bold takes, and Paul’s signature wit, it’s the ultimate mix of football, culture, and conversation you didn’t know you needed!

This week on The 1st Half Culture Show, Paul Desbaillets sits down with two members of Darby Magazine, Tagwa Moyo the creative director and co-founder and Jason Kim the Editor of the magazine, as they talk about what made them gravitate towards soccer, what they aim to do with Darby, the stories they want to tell, how the culture of football in Canada will develop, the Club World Cup and the $1 billion being invested into the tournament as prize money with the winner getting $100 million and much more. Catch The 1st Half Culture Show every Friday at 6 pm on TSN 690 Montreal, where soccer meets pop culture. With weekly guests, bold takes, and Paul’s signature wit, it’s the ultimate mix of football, culture, and conversation you didn’t know you needed!

This week on The 1st Half Culture Show, Paul Desbaillets sits down with Annie Larouche the President of the Montreal Roses and former President of the Montreal Alliance, as they talk about the inaugural season for Roses FC, the details behind making sure things go well, surrounding herself with the right team and the similarities between the Alliance and the Roses. Paul breaks down this week’s hot topics including Samuel Piette signing a new contract with CF Montreal, the round of 16 Champions League games next week, PSG vs Liverpool, Atlético Madrid vs Real Madrid, Bayern Munich vs Bayer Leverkusen, the Europa league and Conference league knockout rounds and Bad Bunny investing into the USL. Catch The 1st Half Culture Show every Friday at 6 pm on TSN 690 Montreal, where soccer meets pop culture. With weekly guests, bold takes, and Paul’s signature wit, it’s the ultimate mix of football, culture, and conversation you didn’t know you needed!

This week on The 1st Half Culture Show, Paul Desbaillets sits down with Kei Kamara, MLS legend who is 2nd on the MLS's all-time scoring list, being at the NBA All-Star weekend, how it is being a free agent, moving around to different teams and the impact that has while having a family, his favorite MLS goal, representing Sierra Leone at the 2026 World Cup and much more. Paul breaks down this week’s hot topics including, CF Montreal’s new jersey’s for the upcoming season, Chelsea losing to Brighton, Newcastle United vs Man City, Inter Milan vs Juventus and AC Milan vs Hellas Verona. Catch The 1st Half Culture Show every Friday at 6 pm on TSN 690 Montreal, where soccer meets pop culture. With weekly guests, bold takes, and Paul’s signature wit, it’s the ultimate mix of football, culture, and conversation you didn’t know you needed!

This week on The 1st Half Culture Show, Paul Desbaillets sits down with Felipe Arriagada-Nunez also known as Chien Champion. Felipe is a visual artist from Montreal who’s done designs for the Montreal Canadiens, Nike, Artur Beterbiev and much more. They talk about how Felipe began drawing at two years old, how he got his artist name, support from his family and friends, moving to Paris and the importance of community. Paul breaks down this week’s hot topics including the new managers in the MLS, some of the big transfers in the latest window including Kyle Walker, João Félix and Santiago Giménez joining AC Milan, Marcus Rashford joining Aston Villa, Arsenal making an offer for Ollie Watkins and Manchester United beating Leicester City in the FA Cup. Catch The 1st Half Culture Show every Friday at 6 pm on TSN 690 Montreal, where soccer meets pop culture. With weekly guests, bold takes, and Paul’s signature wit, it’s the ultimate mix of football, culture, and conversation you didn’t know you needed!

This week on The 1st Half Culture Show, Paul Desbaillets sits down with Laurent Courtois who is the Head coach of CF Montreal but is also a former footballer with Lyon who was his childhood club, Toulouse, West Ham United and several other big clubs. They talk about Courtois growing up and starting his pro career in France, playing in England, his transition into coaching, his love for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and much more. Paul breaks down this week’s hot topics including, the playoff draw of the Champions League which include Manchester City vs Real Madrid, Celtic vs Bayern Munich, AC Milan vs Feyenoord and Arsenal vs Manchester City in big time Premier League Action this weekend. Catch The 1st Half Culture Show every Friday at 6 pm on TSN 690 Montreal, where soccer meets pop culture. With weekly guests, bold takes, and Paul’s signature wit, it’s the ultimate mix of football, culture, and conversation you didn’t know you needed!

This week on The 1st Half Culture Show, Paul Desbaillets sits down with Marcello Furgiuele and Stefano Polillo the President & VP of the Milan Club Montreal and hosts of the Milan Weekly Podcast as they talk about the foundation of the Milan Club Montreal, how they developed their love and passion for AC Milan, starting up their podcast and the process of getting it to where it is now Serie A and Milan needing to do more to get involved with international fans and much more. Paul breaks down this week’s hot topics including, Canada Soccer appointing Casey Stoney as the head coach of the Canadian Women’s soccer team, Kyle Walker officially signing with AC Milan from Manchester City, Wilfried Zaha signing with Charlotte in the MLS and Chelsea vs Man City. Catch The 1st Half Culture Show every Friday at 6 pm on TSN 690 Montreal, where soccer meets pop culture. With weekly guests, bold takes, and Paul’s signature wit, it’s the ultimate mix of football, culture, and conversation you didn’t know you needed!

This week on The 1st Half Culture Show, Paul Desbaillets sits down with Jonas Tomalty, lead singer of Jonas and the Jaguar Moon. Together, they’ll dive into their new self-titled album, being on the road constantly as a musician, running a production company, the style of music they aimed for with their latest project, the harmony between music and sport and much more. Paul breaks down this week’s hot topics including the Erling Haaland contract, Milan vs Juventus, Arsenal vs Aston Villa, Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion, Newcastle United vs AFC Bournemouth, & Calli Mingopoulos, co-founder of the Northern Lights Supporters group for the Canadian women’s national team, joins to talk about the COPA 71 screenings coming to Montreal. Catch The 1st Half Culture Show every Friday at 6 pm on TSN 690 Montreal, where soccer meets pop culture. With weekly guests, bold takes, and Paul’s signature wit, it’s the ultimate mix of football, culture, and conversation you didn’t know you needed!