Standing By: The Terry and Ted Podcast · Terry and Ted

Terry's Laurentian Autoroute death wish, and benevolence in the bowels of the blizzard.

·1 hr 12 min·4 clips

A semi from Transport Stéphane Lachene stopped for half an hour to block traffic behind Terry's broken SUV.

It opens after a snowstorm in Montreal. Terry is already half-grumbling and half-laughing about a cup that has gone lukewarm and the long search for parking. Ted meets him in the same loose rhythm, and the two of them settle in like they have been talking for hours already. They point out that they are dressed alike in dark gray and call it a uniform. Terry takes a quick moment to wish his mom and dad a happy 68th anniversary. The family photos are out on Facebook, and both hosts talk about how good they look. They linger on the fact that a long marriage like that is not some accident. It takes compromise. It takes sticking with it through thick and thin. From there the show turns to hockey. Patrick Laine comes up as the main example. The hosts push back on the easy pile-on that follows a gifted player through a rough stretch. They say it is too early to make a final call. They keep coming back to the same point: he is too talented to be written off this fast. The puck comes off his stick like a sniper shot, exactly where it needs to go. The conversation stays with judgment, evidence, and the difference between suspicion and a real answer. They also nod to a phone conversation from the night before and decide not to drag that thread in. Near the end, they talk about listener mail and merch. Terry says people have been emailing about when the merch is coming. He says they are working on it. He mentions an upcoming meeting with their executive producer, Jessica Dion De Monte. The close folds in thanks to listeners and to the sponsors, with the show ending as a loose, familiar conversation that keeps its elbows down.

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A loose Montreal hang with family warmth and a patient take on Patrick Laine.

The episode settles into an easy Montreal hang: the hosts joke about being in uniform, thank the UPS Store Canada sponsor, and make room for a warm pause about Terry's parents' 68 years of marriage.

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Post-snowstorm Montreal banter, a 68-year anniversary shout-out, and a measured Patrick Laine defense.

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