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This week on The 1st Half Culture Show, Paul Desbaillets sits down with CF Montreal and MLS Legend Patrice Bernier as they talk about banter on the football pitch, the intangibles of some of the greatest athletes, his experience with Alphonso Davies and Didier Drogba, what to expect from the upcoming MLS season, the high’s and low’s of his career 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 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!

Canada's Men's National Soccer Team head coach Jesse Marsch joined OverDrive to discuss his experience as head coach of the team, players competing on international teams, building from the World Cup and the Copa America, the team's preparation for the 2026 World Cup and more.

This week on The 1st Half, Paul Desbaillets sits down with Musician PY Letellier of the Damned truth to talk about his music career, how he got started, being an entertainer, touring around the world, new and upcoming projects what made him gravitate towards soccer and more. Paul breaks down this week’s hot topics including, CF Montreal returning to action this week, Pochettino coaching the US Men’s national team. Kevin Durant and Ed Sheeran buying into football clubs and Columbus vs LAFC in the Leagues cup final. 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 Amy Walsh, Canadian Soccer Hall of Famer, analyst for TSN, RDS and a member of the Footy Prime Podcast, as they sit down and talk about why she choose soccer, the health of the women’s league, her transition from playing to being a member of the media and more. Paul breaks down this week’s hot topics including, the round of 16 for the Euro set for Saturday, Canada winning their first ever Copa America game against Peru and the Friedkin Group who own Roma venturing out to the Premier League to purchase majority ownership of Everton. 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.

Noel Butler joined the show to break down the Canadian Men's National Soccer Team hiring Jesse Marsch as their new manager.

This week on 1st half, Paul Desbaillets is joined by Sterling Downey, ex-graffiti artist, former deputy Mayor of Montreal, city councilor, co-founder of the Under Pressure Urban Arts Festival to talk about starting off as a graffiti artist, getting into politics, working to help the community and more. Paul also breaks down this week’s hot topics including, Belgium’s Tintin kits, UB40’s Birmingham City song, Canada’s men’s national team qualifying for the Copa America, and Canada’s women’s team participating in the SheBelieves Cup, Arsenal vs Man City, CF Montreal vs D.C. United 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.