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Award-winning writer Michael Farber joined Mitch Melnick, Jon Still and Luca Scott on Melnick in the Afternoon to talk about the Florida Panthers being one win away from back-to-back Stanley Cup titles, the goaltending issues in Edmonton, Canada getting ready for the Gold Cup, game 5 of the NBA finals and much more.

This week on The 1st Half Culture Show, Paul Desbaillets sits down with Skyler Mota the Co-Founder and President of Canadian Marketing Agency CRUEL, they talk about the difficulties of the marketing world, working on fashion shows at the Paris Fashion Week, helping to bring the Sports Illustrated Circuit Series to the Grand-Prix this weekend, being a massive Portugal supporter and them winning their 2nd Nations League trophy, being in Portugal for the 2004 Euro and much more. Paul breaks down this week’s hot topics including, Alphonso Davies and Christian Pulisic being at Stanley Cup Final games, the Club World Cup getting ready to kick off, with Inter Miami, Bayern Munich, Champions League winners PSG, LAFC, Atletico Madrid among many others. 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 Tom Pearce as they talk about his time playing for Wigan Athletic and Leeds United, how he became a Liverpool fan, playing for Everton Academy, differences between the MLS and the English league, some of the worst experiences of his young career, the best game he’s ever attended, his favorite food since being in Montreal. Paul breaks down this week’s hot topics including, PSG winning their first ever Champions League title against Inter Milan, what it means for Inter going forward, the bright future for PSG, Ange Postecoglou getting sacked by Tottenham and their young stars and the groups for the FIFA Club World 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 Rocco Placentino the Technical Director of Saint-Laurent soccer club and former player for the Montreal Impact, Avellino, Teramo, Gubbio and much more. They talk about the semi-pro scene in Montreal, some of the players that have come through the program, being with France after they won the World Cup in 1998, the Julia Cianci Memorial Tournament, the Jason Di Tullio Foundation and much more. Paul breaks down this week’s hot topics including, Inter Milan vs PSG in the Champions League Final and Chelsea winning the Conference League.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 Marco and Fred who are apart of the Satay Brothers family which has become a staple restaurant in Montreal. Marco and Fred have worked with owners/founders Alex and Mat Winnicki for many years and they talk about how they got into the restaurant industry, how they found their way to Satay, how both of them developed a love for football growing up, the European clubs they support, being able to watch the 2010 World Cup final, and much more. Paul breaks down this week’s hot topics including, Tottenham beating Manchester United in the Europa League final to book their ticket to the Champions league and get their first title in 17 years and Fuego Fuego happening 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 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!