Today's Episode we have a very special guest; The modern day renaissance man @Gurtêj with is first ever interview. First of all this episode should be considered a therapy session on how chill our guy Gurtej is. His voice is as soothing in this episode as it is when he sings. Gurtej takes us through the journey so far; Moving from New York to Surrey, finding his sound, what it means to stay true to yourself, his parents finding out he want to be a recording artist and how he has ...

Welcome Back! Today on NationTalk Podcast We have the HILARIOUS Actor/ Producer Arkie Kandola sitting down with us to talk about how he broke into Hollywood! Arkie is a working actor with credits on projects like Beeba Boys, Prison break, JO KOY's EASTER SUNDAY, Twilight Zone and much much more. Arkie has deep roots in Surrey BC and before he became an actor he is a self proclaimed OWL of his family. We talk about him surviving 3rd degree burns to 18% of his body while cleaning his bong...

The boys are back! Nothing to celebrate today as we lost a legend, truth speaker and the international superstar Sidhu Moose Wala. We share what Sidhu Moose Wala meant to us, the kaum and what his impact music had on the global industry. Sidhu Moose wala lives forever through his music, the example he set and the wisdome he left behind. From Toronto to Surrey to Panjab the echos of his words will live forever through the speakers across the world. We also get into cancel culture. T...

Welcome back! Its 2022 and our first guest of the year is Abubakar Khan. Abubakar is a film producer from Surrey BC, we get into representation, his travels through Pakistan and India. He has had quite the journey into film starting off as an actor, getting auditions, being rejected and eventual realizing his role as a producer. Check out this journey we go on that leads down many paths and reveals what ultimately connects us all. The Story. https://www.abubakar-khan.com https...

Sach Latti The 100km man has something to say. After running his 100 km run for Veterans we had Sach on to discuss what lead him to this journey and whats next. https://linktr.ee/Fitnationbc@Nationtalkpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nationtalkpodcast/@fitnationben Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fitnationben/@fitnationjohal instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fitnationjohal/Media Team: @JNJENT https://www.instagram.com/jnjent/

In this episode we begin with a harmless conversation surrounding our half marathon race in Victoria then completely switch gears and start an in depth discussion on first hand experiences with steroids. We would like to proudly introduce our FIRST sponsor : West Coast Sofas Located on 12886 Anvil way. They specialize in custom made furniture for the most important room in your house, the family room. He was worked with us to find the right type of firmness to combat back pain which...

NationTalk Podcast: Episode #11- Gary 'Saint Lion' Mangat In the Vancouver residency final episode Ben & Jas welcome their very first Professional Mixed Martial Arts Fighter onto the podcast. In Today/s Episode Gary dives deep into his life that has seen struggle from an early age. He immigrated to Canada very young and faced the challenges of integrating to a new society, seeing his father and mother work to make ends meet while he fended off bullies and then changing car...

NationTalk Podcast: Episode #10- Michael Bains The Vancouver residency continues as Ben & Jas welcome their very first author onto the podcast. Today’s guest is someone that we lived in the same neighborhood as while attending the same high school.Michael Bains recently published his first novel entitled “Hooped.” The conversation begins with Michael’s story of growing up in Surrey which then takes various twists and turns eventually leading into discussion of his book and ...

Join us for the first episode in the Vancouver residency where we switch up the film location! Our guest is music artist @khanvictlife Asad Muhammad Khan Randhawa came onto the scene as a DJ who founded North America’s largest Wedding DJ company called Decibel. In this interview Asad is very candid when sharing deep personal stories filled with trials and tribulations regarding his life as an immigrant in Canada to becoming a thriving entrepreneur.Learn how personal discovery t...

NationTalk Podcast: Episode #8- Arnie Sandhu In this episode Ben & Jas welcome their first guest onto the show who now goes by the name Arnie Sandhu but was formerly known on the creative scene as Arnie McFly. We dig deep into his story and what that led up to him eventually pursuing comedy then taking a slight hiatus to further explore his true inner self. Arnie addresses changes he’s gone through both as a creative and human being alongside speaking on some of his popular...

NationTalk Podcast: Episode #6- Generational Trauma Join us for this conversation as we tackle the subject matter of generational trauma. The conversation begins with discussion of the 215 residential school children’s remains found at a burial site located in BC. Discussion begins with this topic while we share personal insight and opinions while also drawing some parallels with the plight of the immigrant and punjabi communities. It doesn’t take long before you can feel ...

In this episode the guys discuss therapy. The topic of counselling tends to come with some stigma and misconceptions therefore in today’s discussion we go over our personal journeys through therapy and the benefits we’ve experienced as a result. As punjabi males it’s not very common to discuss “therapy,” since it generally goes against the status quo of what we’re taught it means to be a man. Various outlooks and perspectives are discussed as everyone shares opinions and criti...

On this Episode of NationTalk Podcast Ben and Jas get into their personal experiences with alcohol abuse. The effects of which are deep rooted in the Panjabi community. Join us for the conversation. We welcome our Producer Amber and the man behind the camera Sim to the podcast. https://linktr.ee/Fitnationbc@Fitnationbc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fitnationbc@fitnationben Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fitnationben/@fitnationjohal instagram: https://www.instagram.com/f...

🔺🔻NationTalk Podcast: Episode #4In this episode Ben & Jas discuss the concept of contradicting oneself throughout their career whereby philosophies and approaches change due to continuing education yet onlookers may label it as hypocrisy. As the conversation continues they begin to shed light on body image issues as it pertains to Punjabi men. Although this topic receives a fair amount of attention, it usually isn’t from the lens of a male. Listen in on the conversation an...

🔻NationTalk Podcast: Episode #3_______________________________________________________We’re back with the third episode of our Nation Talk Podcast. Join us for this episode as we discuss the concept of masculinity in particular how it tends to exist within the Indo-Canadian community.✅Growing up in Surrey, B.C we both observed various phenomena occurring within our punjabi community which began to shape our viewpoints and outlook on life. ❎As we grew older we began to realize that ...

🔻NationTalk Podcast: Episode #2 We’re back with the second episode of our Nation Talk Podcast. In this episode we dive deep into a topic that personally has impacted the both of us however in two different ways as our experiences were quite different. DIVORCE This taboo issue has been discussed in our community but ALWAYS behind closed doors when no one else is listening. This is our humble attempt to work towards de-stigmatizing a topic that affects countless beings. ...