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The dawgs have a lot to catch up on since we last spoke. We’re touching on goals for 2026, we’re discussing George St. Pierre’s speaking tour. We hope to talk to Shaun Murphy about his upcoming stand-up special. Check out our sponsor Rumor’s Comedy Club. Jeff McEnery is there this week. The second half of this episode we revisit special moments in 2025 for the t-boys. Tommy Prince, Gerald Blanchard and a rant about Louis CK’s show in Winnipeg.

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Episode 37 is here, we’re wrapping up 2025 and setting some serious goals for 2026. Was Tesla a good guy or a dweeb loser? What happened when the pilot took mushrooms before a commercial flight? All this and a brand new Prairie Lore.

Are you ready? Episode 36 is a good one. Tyler Kotowski and Tyler Penner discuss their recent celebrity hang at Luci's Comedy Club featuring Johnny Pemberton, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Paul Walter Hauser and others at Luci's Comedy Club. Other topics: little person basketball team, playing it cool, and more. Sponsored as always by Rumor's Comedy Club.

Episode 35 of the Prairie Dawgs Podcast is brought to you by Rumor’s Comedy Club. This episode features guest dawg Dan Duvall, who’s father’s family has roots around Wayburn and Cut Knife Saskatchewan. The Prairie Lore this week covers the Battle of Cut Knife Hill, fought on May 2, 1885, during the North-West Rebellion, occurred when a flying column of North-West Mounted Police, Canadian militia, and Canadian regulars attacked a Cree and Assiniboine teepee settlement near Battleford in the North-West Territories' District of Saskatchewan. First Nations fighters forced the Canadian forces to retreat, with losses on both sides.

In this episode of the Prairie Dawgs Podcast our hosts record on the highest floor in Winnipeg (ignore any taller buildings in the background, those are deepfake). Pogo sticks come up a lot, but the recreational bouncing pole and the battered hot dog on a stick. This week's prairie lore is about Piercy Augustus “Percy” Haynes. Thanks to our sponsor Rumor's Comedy Club.

Episode 33 of the Prairie Dawgs Podcast - ‘Double Down: The Real Pinball Wizard’ with guest Emmanuel Lomuro. We’re getting into all sorts of hot topics like asian accents (again), smoking weed, corporate jobs, making friends, t pain might be racist, and our amazing Prairie Lore story about legendary Winnipeg basketball phenom Todd MacCulloch. Sponsored by Rumor’s Comedy Club.

Episode 32 of the Prairie Dawgs Podcast. We discuss Filipino Diving Team, Asian accents (again), deep dive into Conspiracy Theory culture, and the prairie lore is all about famous Winnipeg sculptor Leo Mol.

Episode 31 of the Prairie Dawgs Podcast features some great riffs about Toronto Slang, the word Wigga, gang handshakes, Got Milk, Big Daddy Tazz, Clapter, and another great lore about the Mad Trapper of Rat River, criminal Albert Johnson who evaded capture for a month in the Canadian wilderness.

Ep 30 of the PDP features world renowned comedian and viral sensation Benji Rothman. He talks about acting on a canadian tv show with TK, going to Toronto for Game 7 of the World Series, Hutterites, and a thrilling prairie lore filled with war stories.

Episode 29 of the Prairie Dawgs Podcast. Tyler Kotowski and Tyler Penner touch base on an overweight Polynesian island, Dentists, Remembrance Day, the crushing Toronto Blue Jays loss to the Los Angelos Dodgers, Japanese accents, karate class awkwardness and the prairie lore is about 3 war veterans from one block in Winnipeg’s west end who all received the Victoria Cross for acts of bravery during World War 1. Sponsored by Rumor’s Comedy Club, go check out Benji Rothman headline there this week!

It's episode 28 of the Prairie Dawgs Podcast. No guest this week, but that doesn't make it any less special. We discuss an array of topics like pop punk band names, controversial Halloween costumes, Both, and in the Prairie Lore segment we go over the Falcon Lake, Mb UFO incident. Pretty interesting stuff! Join the patreon to hear the bonus alien chit chat. Sponsored by Rumor's Comedy Club.

Episode 27 is a gasoline fever dream, stay til the end to find out why! It’s just the T boys this time. They discuss tip culture, subway and the artists they employ, remembering Mr. Sub, and an incredible piece of spooky lore - Dr. T.G. (Thomas Glendenning) and Lillian Hamilton's investigations of psychic phenomena in their home in Winnipeg, Manitoba between 1918 and 1945.

Comedian Chris Locke joins Tyler Kotowski and Tyler Penner to talk about comedy in Canada, classic TV shows, conflict in the bathroom, philosophy, tattoos, and a great prairie lore that’s in A League of Their Own. Sponsored by Rumor’s Comedy Club.

Episode 25 of the prairie dawgs podcast is a banger. Lots of topics covered:

Birthdays and what they mean as you get older.

The truth about health supplements

Does autism cause vaccines?

The priaire lore this week coveres Kathleen "Kate" Rice (1882-1963), a pioneering Canadian prospector and adventurer who worked in northern Manitoba

Thank you Rumor’s Comedy Club for being our sponsor.

episode 24 is here and it features funny man Andy Noble. Catch him hosting Friday’s Finest, a pro stand-up show on the first Friday of every month. He’s also headlining Rumor’s Comedy Club. This episode contains some hot topics:

Playing Poker with Norm MacDonald

Tom Segura tells dirty story in Spanish on Winnipeg cable access show

Andy and T Penner open for Louis C.K.

Chatbot likes little boys

As always thank you to our sponsor Rumor’s Comedy Club. Message us for tickets.

Episode 23! •Tyler is back! •The fellas talk activism, sorta. •What is Uncanny Valley and why Emma Stone is the best way to describe it? Prairie Lore this week is Dr. Jack Fainman •Subscribe and share to help us gain strength. Thanks as always to our sponsor @rumorscomedy

Episode 22 of the Prairie Dawgs Podcast is here and oh boy is it here. Tyler Penner is away on assignment, so producer Tim fills in. Host Tyler Kotowski takes Tim through the following topics:

swimming in an Old Man River

A mac and cheese restaurant

Gordan Ramsey ICE raids

Chicago Fights Back

Blue Jays baseball is as good as it gets

And finally, the Prairie Lore this week is Winnipeger and NHL record holder for the fastest hat trick (21 seconds) Billy Mosienko which he set in 1952 with...

This week the prairie dawgs remain the #1 comedy podcast on the prairies thanks to your unwavering and ill advised support. It’s just the two Tylers this week, and together they tackle some heavy topics such as:

Pokemon Go or Pokemon Stay

Getting ripped off at an early age

Guns

Austin Comedy Scene Trash Talk (mostly David Lucas)

This week’s Prairie Lore is Louis Slotin, a Winnipeg resident who was recruited to join the Manhattan Project.

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This week on the podcast the dawgs hit another incredible milestone - our 20th episode. If you like topics, then you’re going to love this list: Cat Cafe: what am I drinking? The guy that does asian accents is funny Mike Green’s upcoming Comedy Special taping September 19 A man named Garf interesting trash finds Arsonist on the loose in Winnipeg Comedy at Luci’s Duff’s Ditch aka Duff Roblin, former premiere of Manitoba and flood preventor. Sponsored by Rumor’s Comedy Club, hit us up for free tickets to see Nate Craig this week.

This week on the dawg pod we welcome JFL vet and heavy hitting stand-up comic Spencer Adamus. Spencer’s witty and imaginative humour makes him a must see on the international stand-up comedy circuit. We also discuss recording podcasts on a couch, how not to pick up women, adult buys lego, we write a children’s book, a truly epic vacuum salesmen story from Penner, and the prairie lore is Winnipeg WWII vet Andrew Mynarski.

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Episode 18 of the prairie dawgs podcast is a gooper. In this episode tk and t-pain discuss:

Carlos Santana: is he a band?

Behind the scenes of That 70’s Show

Do Irish people have thick potato skin?

What’s wrong with boomers in Winnipeg’s city hall?

Tattoo Convention 2025

What is sugaring?

Are eggs dairy?

Tyler Kotowski premieres a brand new joke! It’s a hair raiser

Prairie Lore: The Winnipeg-born-and-raised gynecologist and Goop Debunker Dr. Jen Gunter

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This is part one of the 17th episode of the prairie dawgs podcast. We’re mixing it up this week due to travel schedule requirements. We had to get tpain out of the country. If you know, you know. Part two with TK, lore and a special guest coming soon.

Episode 16 of the prairie dawgs podcast arrives, predictably, after episode 15. This banger of an ep includes these topics: •The Great Hotdog Debacle of 2025 •What do you do when you find a bag of cash? •We reference these two videos pretty heavily. Swipe to get in the loop before you listen. •You moderate a subreddit? Dork! •Prairie Lore: Leslie Nielsen Subscribe literally right now so you don’t miss it.

Get to know the man - John B Duff. mentor to many, tormentor to some, the godfather of wpg comedy to us.

This week the Dawgs are joined by a Winnipeg comedy OG: Ben Walker Ben tells us how he got his nickname, The Old Ball Coach. We have him blind rank the top 10 fictional coaches. Then we teach him about the international jewel thief from St.James; Gerald Blanchard Leave us a review wherever you listen to your podcasts, and subscribe on Youtube for the full video episodes! Big thanks to our sponsor - Rumor’s Comedy Club

Who was A.E Van Vogt? Who stole his alien? This week the Dawgs learn about how a low-german speaking man from the menno fields of Manitoba would go on to inspire generations of Sci-Fi Fantasy writers like L.Ron Hubbard and Ridley Scott • Tyler is going to ask Theo Von • Thinkster and the downfall of mankind • Kotowski needs a new barber Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Watch the full podcast on YouTube! Leave a review, a thumbs up or a comment, it helps a lot! Thanks again to our sponsor Rumor’s Comedy Club

This week the Dawgs are going local with a who’s who of Winnipeg personalities, culminating with a blind ranking of some of the city’s top weirdos. Also this week: • Portage & Main opening • Films shot in Winnipeg • The Bridge to Total Freedom Subscribe, leave a review, and follow us over on Instagram at @praire.dawgs Big thanks to our sponsor - Rumor’s Comedy Club

This week the Dawgs are joined by Paul Rabliauskas (Acting Good, Ghost Block) to discuss managing a rap group, and why he loves The Spongebob Movie. In return, the Dawgs teach him very little about The Winnipeg Falcons - Canada’s first Olympic champions. Also this week:     •    Casino Etiquette     •    Norwegian People     •    …and more! Leave us a review wherever you listen to your podcasts, and subscribe on Youtube for the full video episodes! Big thanks to our sponsor - Rumor’s Comedy Club rumorscomedyclub.com (http://rumorscomedyclub.com) for tickets

This week the Dawgs learn about how a full blown war broke out over a trail mix/beef jerky style snack - Leading to Cuthbert Grant and Robert Semple coming face to face at The Battle of Seven Oaks. Spoilers: this town wasn’t big enough for the both of ‘em.

• stories from the comedy club (ms Pat, Tony woods, and more)

• subliminal advertising

• stealing from the nation’s oldest company

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The Dawgs are joined by Mark Forward (Letterkenny, Humber Comedy College) who teaches us about keeping a comedy toolkit for comedy emergencies. In exchange, we teach him very little about Monty Hall. Also this week: • a nice Bill Burr story • the “Burton Cummings getting bottled at 7/11” story • and much more! Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Watch the full podcast on YouTube! Leave a review, a thumbs up or a comment, it helps a lot! Thanks again to our sponsor Rumor’s Comedy Club

Who was William “Little Bill” Stephenson? The real man from North Point Douglas who ran the precursor to the CIA from the 36th floor of the Rockefeller Centre. The inspiration for Ian Fleming’s James Bond character and one of wartime’s biggest enigmas. Also this week: Pedal Pubs: is that DUI? Noise music: is that music? Lebron: Cheater? And more! Brought to you this week by Rumor’s Comedy Club - the #1 comedy club in the country.

Who was Marshall McLuhan? This week the Dawgs learn about the playboy philosopher media theorist who predicted an “interconnected global village” 30 years before the creation of the internet. McLuhan fun fact: he coined the phrase “turn on, tune in, drop out” and was the person Andy Warhol was paraphrasing with his now famous “15 minutes of fame” quote. Also this week: •Meeting your heroes •Chauffeur? Showfure? •If we had a million dollars Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, or watch the full podcast on YouTube! Leave a review, a thumbs up or a comment, it helps a lot!

Who was David Reimer? Born a boy. Raised a girl. And definitely not for the reason you’re thinking. We dig into the story of the man behind the infamous “John/Joan” medical case study. Also this week: • Farting on a car • Bald men wear hats • Football player Tug Buck • Winnipeg hockey reporters • Gentlemen’s club Watch on YouTube, or listen wherever you get your pods from!

Thomas George Prince, war hero, Indigenous advocate (born 25 October 1915 in Petersfield, MB; died 25 November 1977 in Winnipeg, MB). Tommy Prince of the Brokenhead Ojibway Nation is one of the most-decorated Indigenous war veterans in Canada, having been awarded a total of 11 medals for his service in the Second World War and the Korean War. When he died, he was honoured at his funeral by his First Nation, the province of Manitoba, Canada and the governments of France, Italy and the United States.

Who was Peter Nygard? What made his jeans irresistible to the Queen of England? Why the f*** did it take so long for him to get busted for sex trafficking? In this episode Tyler Kotowski and Tyler Penner discuss their recent stand-up comedy performances, the joys of making a black crowd laugh, a recent scam call and the future of scam calls. Do aliens exist? Has religion opened the door for mysticism? What the heck does a guy need coyote spray for if he’s living in Winnipeg? I guess you’ll have to tune in to find out.

This week on @prairie.dawgs we’ll explain how a man from Manitoba led several incompetent people to their icy deaths all in the search for knowledge. Vilhjalmur (William) Stefansson. Also this week: • Disrespected by Louis C.K. • Which Tyler suffers from alcoholism? • Did Jesus smoke weed? Was it good kush? • What did we do for Easter? • Louis C.K. in Winnipeg disrespect talk continued • We still have a soundboard, despite it not being used. Listen to it wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow ‪@prairiedawgspodcast‬ Follow ‪@tylerkotowskicomedy‬ Follow ‪@tylerpennercomedy‬

Fisherman? Husband? Friend?He is many things to many people. This week we’ll explain how our crew - he was a cash cow that we milked to the tune of roughly $10,000🤑 Also this week: • Living in a Walmart. • Dementia is just memories you didn’t earn. • Hitting a rodent with your car. • Online food content. • Good old fashioned cracking up! • We got a soundboard.

welcome to episode one of the prairie dawgs podcast. episode one covers everything you need to know to get into this podcast. Recorded at Luci's Comedy Club inside Ashdown Market in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Tyler Penner and Tyler Kotowski are two professional comedians who love to riff. if you're a prairie dweller or just into strange, funny conversations then subscribe and follow prairie dawgs podcast wherever you download those damn things.

In this episode teaser, join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the heart of live comedy in Winnipeg’s Ashdown Market. Experience the electric atmosphere of Luci's Comedy Club as we chat with top comics about their craft, the creative process, and what it truly means to make people laugh. Whether you're a comedy aficionado or just curious about the scene, this clip offers a sneak peek into the vibrant world of stand-up and the talented individuals who bring joy to the stage. Tune in for insights and a few laughs along the way!