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Instigating with Clarkey and Drury

Instigating with Clarkey and Drury

Instigating with Clarkey and Drury is a weekly sports show hosted by sports media veterans Chris Clarke and Ryan Drury. The show features hard-hitting takes from around the sports world and guests from all the best leagues, including the NHL, MLB, NFL, NBA and more! Check out the show every week on Youtube and all the best podcast apps, brought to you by Coolbet! Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Wix_x4--bclMBXhtRV3dA Apple:

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00:56:28

Season 4 Episode 1-Jays check-in with Sun beat...

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2025/08/29

WE'RE BACK!Ryan and Clarkey are back for season 4 with a new TV home with Rogers TV. To kick off the season they welcome on friend of the show Rob Longley, Blue Jays beat reporter for the Toronto Sun, to check in on the AL East leading birds!Rob discusses the Jays recent dip in form, including the starting pitchers struggling to keep the ball in the park. He also brings up the Jose Berrios question of whether or not he should be part of a playoff rotation.However, Ryan spins it positive and gets

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00:48:35

Instigating Summer Special ft. Mike Damergis and Mike...

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2025/07/12

Ryan and Clarkey welcome on The Bronx is Burning podcast host and Yankees superfan Mike Damergis, alongside Sportsnet The Fan590 producer Mike Gentile.The guys have a roundtable discussion about the Blue Jays, who recently swept the Yanks to take over first place in the AL East, how they're doing it, what's wrong with the Yankees and plenty of other AL East storylines.Then, Clarkey and the Mikes share stories from their days working together at TheFan, including all of them serving as

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01:01:03

Season 4 Episode 38-Jays beat reporter and media...

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2025/06/26

The guys welcome back friend of the show and Toronto Sun Blue Jays reporter and media critic, Rob Longley, to touch on a number of things including the media landscape.Rob is bringing back an old favourite column of his called "Airwaves", which gives a critical look at media in Canada. Specifically, he recently wrote a piece on Hockey Night in Canada and its perceived decline.In the piece and on this episode, Rob and the guys discuss the production and set up of the storied broadcast, Don

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00:59:20

Season 4 Episode 37-Sportsnet Prospect Guru Sam...

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2025/06/20

Friend of the show and Sportsnet analyst and prospect expert Sam Cosentino joins the show to discuss a big back-to-back championship by the Panthers, and how they did it.Sam also gets into the Leafs' off-season, and touches on the likelihood of Marner returning, Tavares returning, and whether or not it's maybe ANOTHER Leafs star that should exit instead?With the draft inching closer, Sam also shares his thoughts on who should go number 1, first round sleepers and much more, including where

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01:00:00

Season 4 Episode 36-Canadian Open recap and US Open...

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2025/06/13

Ryan and Clarkey welcome back golf pro and instructor Ian Doig to go over what happened at the Canadian Open as Ryan Fox won the event, and Clarkey celebrates his pick-off win.Ian details what was wrong with Rory, the strong play of the Canadians, and then looks ahead to Oakmont as the US Open looms. The guys make fresh picks for the tourney and chat about the unforgiving conditions set up by the USGA.We are looking for new sponsors! Interested? Email instigatingcd@gmail.com or

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00:57:18

Season 4 Episode 35-MLB.com Blue Jays Reporter Keegan...

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2025/06/06

Ryan sits down with MLB.com Blue Jays reporter Keegan Matheson to discuss his new book The Franchise: A Curated History of the Blue Jays. Keegan shares the journey he went on to write the book, his experience covering the Shohei Ohtani situation in 2023, covering this current Jays squad, and interacting with Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins.Following that, Ryan and Clarkey chat with golf pro Ian Doig about the RBC Canadian Open and make some golf picks, as well as some Stanley Cup Final predictions as

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00:59:30

Season 4 Episode 34-BCHL Champion and Brooks Bandits...

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2025/05/30

BCHL Fred Page Cup champion and assistant coach with the Brooks Bandits, Luke Israel, joins the show to talk about the team winning it all in their first year after joining the BCHL, and his Sutherland Cup experience with the Listowel Cyclones.Luke shares details on his personal coaching journey after many years of playing, his thoughts on becoming a coach, his formative time with the Cyclones, and a bit of NHL chatter to go along with his advice for aspiring coaches.Following that, Ryan airs a sit

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00:59:41

Season 4 Episode 33-Groundhog Day in Leafs Land...

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2025/05/23

Ryan and Clarkey welcome back friend of the show and Leafs super fan Jason Maslakow, aka Dart Guy, to discuss another disappointing end to a Leafs season that saw them crushed 6-1 in Game 7 by the Panthers in round 2.Jason and Clarkey go back and forth on everything that went wrong, from the "Core 4's" lack of offence, Mitch Marner and John Tavares' futures and the notion that the fans are "too hard" on the team.Following that Clarkey nominates now ousted Leafs President

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00:59:39

Season 4 Episode 32-The Hanover Barons are Schmalz...

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2025/05/16

Ryan sits down with Hanover Barons captain Ryan Colquhoun and playoff MVP and goalie Derek Hartley to celebrate the Barons winning their first Schmalz Cup title in 34 years!Ryan and Derek discuss their amazing run, which included sweeping the Essex 73s in the final, including a 5-4 come-from-behind OT win in game 4. The talk about the team, the staff and the amazing support from Hanover.Clarkey then returns to chat about the latest Maple Leafs debacle, after they got blasted 6-1 at home in game 5

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00:59:29

Season 4 Episode 31-Leafs chat with coach Jason...

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2025/05/02

RECORDED PRIOR TO LEAFS/SENS GAME 6Ryan welcomes back friend of the show and longtime junior hockey head coach Jason Brooks to discuss the Leafs and their latest stumble in the playoffs as they looked to eliminate the Sens, which they eventually did.Jason touches on disappointing performances again from some of the stars, especially in the 4-0 shutout loss in game 5. He also shares his doubt that the Leafs can take down Florida in round 2.Next, Toronto Sun Blue Jays beat reporter Rob Longley jumps

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00:59:56

Season 4 Episode 30-Hanover Barons/Minto 81s chatter,...

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2025/04/25

Ryan is joined by CKNX JR Hockey PxP voice Steve Sabourin to dig into the ongoing PJHL Schmalz Cup semis between the Hanover Barons and Napanee Raiders, as well as the impressive showing at the Allan Cup so far by the Minto 81s.Following that, Steve and Ryan get into the Leafs going up 3-0 on the Senators, as well as some of the other series, including reffing controversies, Edmonton looking lost, Dallas and Colorado delivering and the Jets and Blues beating each other up.For the Couch Potatoes,

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01:23:20

Season 4 Episode 29-Rory triumphs at Augusta, the...

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2025/04/18

Golf pro Ian Doig jumps on with the guys right after Rory McIlroy finally conquered the Masters. They go into the highs and lows of rollercoaster ride of a round, including the crash of 13, the insanity of 15 and the final explosion of emotion on the playoff hole.After that, Ryan welcomes on Caleb Warren and Stephen Gibson of the OEHL champion Minto 81s, who are off to compete for senior hockey supremacy at the Allan Cup.To end off, Ryan and Clarkey do an NHL first round bracket, with full

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01:03:20

Season 4 Episode 28-Clarkey Shines in Goal at a...

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2025/04/11

To start this week, we feature Clarkey as he took the net for Huron Motor Products in a 4-team charity hockey night at the South Huron Rec Centre in Exeter as the community came together to donate to the Huron County Food Bank.Clarkey checks in pre-game from the dressing room, and we feature a highlight pack from the night as Clarkey shone to lead the HMP squad to a big win over Jayden's Mechanical. Huron Tractor and McCann Redi-Mix also took part.Then, Clarkey hops on after getting out of his

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01:02:07

Season 4 Episode 27-Hanover Barons GM Pete Irwin

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2025/04/04

Ryan welcomes back Hanover Barons GM Pete Irwin to celebrate back-to-back PJHL Pollock Division Titles for Hanover, as the Barons prep to continue a run towards hopefully a Schmalz Cup PJHL title.Ryan and Clarkey then feature the 2025 Elementary Curling Championships being hosted in Palmerston, with over 270 curlers on 64 teams descending on the town for a great event.Also, the Leafs finally get one over on the Panthers and hold onto 1st place in the Atlantic, torpedo bats in MLB, the Jays are OK

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Season 4 Episode 26-Listowel Cyclones legend Caleb...

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2025/03/28

Ryan and Clarkey welcome back friend of the show and Listowel Cyclones legend Caleb Cameron from sunny Georgia. Caleb is now the head coach of the first ever women's college hockey team at Wesleyan College, and he discusses putting a team together for the Wolves.Caleb also shares his thoughts on the Leafs and where they stand, his feeling as a coach on how they play, and the futures of the pending UFAs that may significantly shape the future of the team.Clarkey then grills Ryan for baseball

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01:01:02

Season 4 Episode 25-Rory is back w/pro golfer Ian Doig

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2025/03/21

Ryan and Clarkey welcome back pro golfer Ian Doig to discuss Rory winning The Players Championship in a dramatic playoff over JJ Spaun. Doigy digs into how Rory pulled it off despite not necessarily playing his best, the mistakes Spaun made in the playoff, and how he's feeling about Rory as the Masters approaches.Ryan and Clarkey then discuss more of the big NHL deadline moves and their impact so far, the Leafs recent struggles and turnaround, and the Jays maybe circling back on Vladdy?The Couch

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01:00:00

Season 4 Episode 24-Former Leafs GM, current analyst,...

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2025/03/07

Longtime hockey executive and broadcaster, Gord Stellick, joins the show to discuss the Leafs and what they should be targeting for the trade deadline.Gord also discusses the contenders in both conferences, and he identifies some teams that he feels are separating themselves from the pack. He also touches on Ovi's chase for the goal record, just 10 back of passing Wayne.Following that, Ryan and Clarkey dig more into the Leafs and their outlook for trades, as Ryan goes on a bit of a rant about

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01:00:46

Season 4 Episode 23-Curler Shawn Cottrill on the...

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2025/02/28

Mixed doubles curling star and friend of the show, Shawn Cottrill, hops on to discuss Rachel Homan's unstoppable dominance at the Scotties, as well as previewing the upcoming Brier in Kelowna.Following that, CKNX Jr Hockey PxP voice Steve Sabourin jumps in to discuss the PJHL Pollock Division playoffs being underway, as well as Canada winning the 4 Nations, Matthews and Marner's performances there, and Ovi chasing down Gretzky.Ryan and Chris unveil their Couch Potatoes and Clarkey names

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01:01:05

Season 4 Episode 22-Super Bowl Breakdown for KC...

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2025/02/14

Albert Vartanian, freelance sports host who's done great work for Homestand, Fight Network and loads of Leafs content, joins Ryan to chat about the explosive Super Bowl victory by the Eagles over the Chiefs.Ryan and Albert talk about what went wrong for the KC three-peat attempt, what went so right for Philly, and where the GOAT conversation sits after Mahomes got blown out in a Super Bowl for the second time.Afterwards, Ryan and Producer Adam discuss some hot topics in sports including the 4

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00:59:51

Season 4 Episode 21-Fedex Cup Season Draft and Is...

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2025/02/07

Golf pro Ian Doig jumps back on to discuss Rory McIlroy winning the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro AM, and whether that win and the adjustments Doigy saw could spell a huge Major year for Rory.The guys also unveil their Waste Management picks, and welcome on Ian's wife and golf enthusiast Chuggy to take part in the first annual Instigating Fedex Cup season draft.To end, Ryan and Clarkey unveil their Couch Potatoes, as Ryan celebrates his relative's hockey accomplishment and Clarkey sewers Ryan.We

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