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Two White Guys and a Wheelchair

"Two White Guys and a Wheelchair" is a dynamic podcast where two charismatic hosts, Erik and Raiden, connect with Calgarians to showcase the city of Calgary"s diverse stories and perspectives. Join them on their journey as they share engaging conversations with interesting people from all walks of life.

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01:26:07

Episode 27 - interview w/ Luke Antosz a Film Location...

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2025/10/29

In this episode, Luke Antosz shares his journey from growing up in Calgary to building a thriving career as a location manager in the film industry.Luke reflects on his early experiences as a production assistant, the lessons learned from life on set, and what makes Calgary such a distinctive and sought-after filming destination. He also dives into the importance of relationships, personal growth, and the storytelling that drives both film and life itself.The conversation expands to touch on

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01:38:03

Episode 26 - Interview w/ Malcolm DeDominicis of MJD...

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2025/10/28

In this episode, hosts Raiden and Erik welcome back Malcolm from MJD Consulting. Malcolm shares insights into his new venture, offering life coaching and marketing consulting services. Dive into a candid conversation about personal growth, marketing strategies, and the power of positivity. Whether you're looking for life advice or business tips, Malcolm's unique approach is sure to inspire. Tune in to discover how to harness your potential and achieve success in both personal and

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01:29:31

Episode 25 - interview w/ Yusuf Ahmed CEO of Zevenue

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2025/10/13

In this conversation, Raiden and Erik engage with Yusef Ahmed, exploring his journey from engineering to the startup world, particularly focusing on sales and growth engineering. We discuss the intricacies of sales processes, the role of technology and automation in enhancing sales efficiency, and the challenges faced by sales representatives in managing customer relationships through tools like Salesforce. Yusef shares insights on how to effectively reach out to potential clients and the importance

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00:58:16

Episode 24 - Interview w/ endurance athlete Nick...

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2025/10/08

In this conversation, ultra-endurance athlete Nick Pelletier shares his experiences and challenges in preparing for the Moab 240 ultramarathon. Nick discusses the importance of crew support, his transition from baseball to endurance sports, and the logistics involved in his various adventures, including cycling across America and swimming across Okanagan Lake. Nick reflects on his attempts at the Molokai Channel swim and shares insights into the mental and physical demands of ultra-endurance events

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01:42:53

Episode 23 - interview w/ Gary McMillan (Raiden's...

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2025/10/06

In this episode Erik and Raiden interview artist Gary McMillan. Gary is an artist and jeweller based in Calgary, Alberta.This conversation is a good listen for any aspiring or working artists. He is truly a great person!He currently has a showing at the Ruberto Ostberg Gallery (2108 18th Street NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada) running until the end of the month.October 4th, 2025 @4:00PM Calgary time - Gary will be at the gallery to take questions and talk about his work.Check out his work

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01:50:52

Episode 22 - interview w/ Moe (Raiden’s friend)

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2025/09/29

In this episode Erik and Raiden interview Moe. Data analyst and business professional, aspiring entrepreneur, and friend of Raiden’s.Moe tells us about his upbringing in Morocco and the Middle East, moving to Canada, making friends in a new country, meeting and working with Raiden.Raiden tells us how he met Moe and how their friendship began. Raiden comes clean to Moe about something he feels guilty about.Raiden insults all the Guyanese listeners. Moe tells us all the countries he’s been; Raiden and

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01:25:13

Episode 21 - Pasquale (Pat) DeDominicis (part 1)...

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2025/09/22

In this episode we talk with Pat DeDominicis, Raiden's paternal grandfather (or "Nonno" as he calls him).Pat tells us about growing up in Italy, coming to Canada as a teenager, meeting Raiden's grandmother ("Nonna"), how Calgary has changed over the years, working at the Hudson's Bay and how he got into construction and concrete.Pat talks about starting his company Con-Forte Contracting, how he grew his company, and the early days of working with (friend of the show)

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01:37:56

Episode 20 - Interview w/ Marco DeDominicis (part 1)...

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2025/09/15

In this episode Erik and Raiden interview Raiden's dad, Marco DeDominicis.We go through Marco's life starting at the beginning and winding through his childhood and early adulthood. We hit our time constraint around when Raiden is born.We talk about Marco's education and introduction to construction and entrepreneurship. Business and investing in real estate in Calgary and Alberta. Marriage and kids. And much more.Be on the look out for a Part 2 interview where we cover the other half of Marco's

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01:25:11

Episode 19 - Interview w/ Jonah Smith canditate for...

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2025/09/08

In this episode Erik and Raiden interview Jonah Smith a recent St. Francis High School graduate who is running for mayor of the City of Calgary in the upcoming October 20th municipal election.We discuss the pillars of his campaign: opportunities for young people, public safety, and economic accountability.We also discuss what got led him to put his hat in the race and why he wanted to run as a young person.It a hell of a listen if you care about young people, politics, or just people doing

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00:50:36

Episode 18 - Central Library Special

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2025/09/01

We discuss the library, energy, our week, wins and loses, current events, and more.WARNING: audio gets CRAZY loud at the 14:35 mark. Brace your ear drums (or volume settings)!

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01:28:44

Episode 17 - issues with the government, videogames,...

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2025/08/25

Erik and Raiden meet up for the second time in the week to update each other on there lives.The boys rant and rave about changes in the government that have resulted in lower customer service for Albertan's with disabilities, cost of living, nuclear proliferation in minecraft and other online video games, having a gun pulled on a young Raiden, gun safety and culture, virtual reality, epic freakout and the early internet.Whey also talk about the origins and the evolution of memes, meme university

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01:11:10

Episode 16 - politics, Saskatchewan, and car problems

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2025/08/18

In this episode we talk breakfast, the weekend, sports, the flatness of Saskatchewan, @JustBins instagram and twitter account.We talk politics and learning new skills and car problems.Let us know what you think in the comments!

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01:02:02

Episode 15 - What's been going on since last week

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2025/08/11

Topics discussed: getting stuck in the rain, future and present of work, being active and playing sports, golf, pickle ball, racquet sports (especially ping pong), how old and the origin of chess, digitizing old film, Chat 'Gee Pee Tee', the changing social fabric of society, pressures on job security and wealth stratification, nature of living, purpose and meaning, Happy Gilmore 2, theories on casting celebrities in movies, white casting, gender and race in movies, Chinese vs. Western media

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00:47:04

Episode 14 - It's So Over, We're So Back

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2025/08/04

Back by popular demand (jk, we needed something to do to get us excited about life)! This episode we skip another year to the dazzling future of July 2025.Erik and Raiden discuss why they want to pick the podcast back up, what caused it to fizzle out, and some ideas they have to incentivize themselves to stick with it better.Besides that they discuss some ideas of what they want to do with this iteration of the podcast and some other stuff too!Enjoy the listen, let us know what you think.Peace be

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01:13:15

Episode 13 - another 2024 throw back (recorded May...

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2025/08/01

This one was from a month after the last episode (episode 12). Raiden moved out to Ottawa and Erik had a renovation of his house in full swing.The guys discuss how the summer is going, moving, life logistics, trying to be healthy, time blindness and haziness, biking to work, French criminals, if crime is going up or down, Ontario car thefts, Raiden's moped "disappearing", the Kendrick vs. Drake beef, the Diddy situation, playoff hockey, future of the Flames, pro sports in Ottawa,

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00:45:43

Episode 12 - Erik and Raiden catch up (recorded April...

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2025/07/29

Hello! - It's been 680 days since we posted our last episode with Emily. Man time flies.This episode was recorded April 18th, 2024. Raiden and Erik discuss barriers to podcasting. The different pressures they face in adult life and how they are reassessing their approach.The guys discuss the drudgery of looking for work and apply for jobs, new years resolutions, pool and chess, fighting off depression, weight loss and fitness, stress eating and stress management (or lack there of), local

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01:39:29

Episode 11 - Emily James up and coming Hollywood Actress

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2023/09/18

Join us this episode with long time friend of Erik's, Emily James, a burgeoning acting talent, movie lover, and all around great person.Emily takes the boys through what it's like behind the scenes of Hollywood in Alberta. The ups and downs of the acting profession, being a child actor, and the skills she is focused on developing to become the best there is out there! Emily talks about projects she's worked on, who inspires her, how her and Erik met, and the three talk about their shared love of

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00:57:59

Episode 10 - Erik and Raiden review their podcast...

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2023/07/10

Apologies for the new format. Audio and video may be a bit off; also there is some video footage missing. It's all explained in the episode. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this episode Erik and Raiden take you behind the scenes to discuss the ups and downs of starting a podcast. The boys talk about the production, the studio, the finances, the parts they like and the parts they don't like. This special 10th episode is a

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01:24:15

Episode 9 - Logan Freedman Cosplay Photographer,...

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2023/07/04

Sorry all loyal listeners for the long delay in posts. -------------------------------------------------------- In this episode hosts Erik and Raiden engage in a talk with the one and only Logan Freedman. Logan is Raiden's close friend from university having originally bonded over a fierce competition of door-to-door sales of nuts to people who didn't really want them. This episode is a good one. Logan introduces himself and asks why the hell is he even on this podcast and questions what

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02:01:29

Episode 8 - Logan (Smitty) Smith w/ Market Wines

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2023/06/02

Join hosts Erik and Raiden in this engaging podcast episode as they sit down with their friend and special guest, Smitty. In this lively conversation, Erik and Smitty reminisce about their enduring friendship, tracing it back to their university days. Smitty, a up-and-coming professional in the wine, beer, and spirits market, shares his journey and how he found himself at Market Wines. As the conversation unfolds, the trio delves into various topics, exploring the significance of personal growth

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