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Luke Willson is joined by Denver Broncos linebacker and the NFL's leader in tackles Alex Singleton to discuss his unit's impressive start to the season, locking up the defending Super Bowl champs on Thursday Night Football, and how focused the Broncos are on winning a Super Bowl this season. They also dive into Alex's journey to the NFL by way of the CFL, embracing Canada, and the remarkable story of Singleton only missing one game last season after being diagnosed with testicular cancer. Luke is then joined by Christopher Hein to recap week 6 of the NFL season. The two look at Buffalo's win in Las Vegas, Travis Hunter's breakout performance across the pond, and they rank the top 5 team in the NFL. 00:00 Conversation with Alex Singleton 24:30 Travis Hunter's breakout game 31:04 Bills win in Las Vegas 59:28 Putting the physicality of the NFL into perspective 1:04:42 Top 5 NFL teams through six weeks

Luke Willson and Christopher Hein recap Week 5 of the NFL season and discuss the Seahawks' loss to the 49ers. They discuss how the offence let Seattle down, what led to their turnovers, and what they have to prove this coming Thursday against the Broncos. Luke and Hein, then breakdown the disastrous decisions made at the end of the Eagles' loss to the Jaguars and in the Commanders' tie with the Giants. Finally, Luke is joined by former NFL tight end, Super Bowl LV champion and current member of Canada's senior men's national flag football team Antony Auclair to discuss his journey to the league from Quebec and Laval University, playing with Tom Brady, and his transition from professional tackle football to qualifying for the Olympics in flag football.

Luke Willson and Christopher Hein recap Week 4 of the NFL season and discuss how Drake Maye exorcised his early season demons against the Bills and why Josh Allen should be exonerated in the Buffalo loss. They breakdown why the Eagles' run game has struggled and if it's time to panic in Philly.  And they look at how the Chiefs have unleashed Kenneth Walker early in the year.  In the Top 5 presented by Yoder Smokers, Luke and Christopher revisit their Top 5 AFC teams. Finally, Luke is joined by his former teammate and current Hamilton Tiger-Cat Kenny Lawler to discuss his journey to stardom in the CFL, with Kenny revealing for the first time the decisions he made that hurt his opportunities in the NFL.

Luke Willson and Chris Hein recap Week 3 of the NFL season and discuss if the Rams slow start to the year after being crowned the winners of the offseason. They also break down how the rest of the NFC West stacks up to LA. Willson and Hein then take a closer look at Dallas' mistakes against the Ravens and how they managed to allow a game winning field goal in just 7 seconds of action.  They also get into the play of Drake Maye, Aaron Rodgers, make sense of the JJ McCarthy trade, and revisit their AFC power rankings in the Top 5 presented by Yoder Smokers.  Luke is then joined by his former teammate Nick Bellore to discuss his 15-year career, tell Marshawn Lynch stories, and explain how one small joke led to becoming a fullback after never having played the position before.

Following an eventful week 2 in the NFL, Luke Willson and Chris Hein are joined by Bills star Dion Dawkins to discuss Buffalo's 2-0 start, the opening of Highmark Stadium, and why this is the best offence Dawkins has been part of.  Dawkins also takes Luke and Chris through what Josh Allen is like in the huddle, what his favourite play call is, and how he got into drifting cars! Luke breaks down why he thinks the Chiefs are back to being the best team in the AFC and why Aaron Rodgers is not the problem in Pittsburgh. Finally, in the in the Top 5 presented by Yoder Smokers the two rank the top 5 teams in the AFC.

In the 2nd episode of season 2 of Film Never Lies, Luke Willson recaps the opening week of the NFL season. He's joined by TSN's Chris Hein to grade Buffalo's week 1 performance. The two also discuss who's at fault for the Packers' loss to the Vikings. Luke is joined by the CFL's MOP favourite, Davis Alexander, to talk about his remarkable season, playing through injury in the Grey Cup, and what he's learned about Canadian culture since coming to the CFL. And in the Top 5 presented by Yoder Smokers, Davis and Luke rank the best trash talkers in the CFL.

In the first episode of season two of Film Never Lies, Luke Willson's joined by Seahawks GM John Schneider to discuss how he's built a consistent championship contending team - and ultimately brought two Super Bowl's to Seattle. Schneider gives his account of being on Hard Knocks this summer and how he found out about the Rams' Myles Garrett trade. And the two reminisce on Luke's time in Seattle and being drafted by John. In the Top 5 presented by Yoder Smokers, Luke lists his top 5 storylines heading into the NFL season.

In the final episode of the first season of Film Never Lies, Luke Willson takes a trip to Graham Leggat's to share his misery over Italy missing the World Cup with the hosts of the Park the Bus Podcast, Luke Wileman, Kevin Kilbane, and Steven Caldwell. The guys discuss Italy's fall since winning the World Cup in 2006, how Italy lost to Bosnia in qualifying, give their thoughts on the Canada Soccer jersey exchange, and discuss Canada's finalized World Cup group . They also rank the top 5 strikers of all-time and share a laugh over a "hypothetical" night out that Willson and Caldwell had. Later in the episode, Luke is joined by Nathan from Yoder Smokers to rank the top 5 foods to cook on a smoker.

In Episode 24 of Film Never Lies, Luke Willson is joined by Akheem Mesidor to discuss his journey from Ottawa to being the most hyped Canadian NFL draft prospect of all-time. Mesidor provides insight on how he's been preparing for the draft, his experience at the combine, and his message to Canadian kids trying to make it down south. Luke, also tells the story of his draft year, and how he went from thinking the Seahawks had no interest in him to being a Super Bowl champ in Seattle as a rookie.

In Episode 23 of Film Never Lies, Luke Willson is joined by Canadian curler Brad Jacobs to discuss his experience at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, winning Olympic gold for the second time, how brutal it was to go through the 'double-touch' controversy with Sweden during the games, the memes that went viral of his teammate Marc Kennedy, and what it takes to be a skip at the highest level.

In Episode 22 of Film Never Lies, Luke Willson is joined by NFL tight end Will Dissly to give an inside look at what the free agency process in the NFL is really like. A combined 16 seasons of NFL experience, Luke and Will share stories of signing contracts, betting on yourself, recruiting pitches by GMs and coaches, and putting faith in your agent to get the best deal possible.

In Episode 21 of Film Never Lies, Luke Willson is joined by PWHL star Natalie Spooner, to discuss the Olympics, her remarkable return from childbirth to PWHL MVP, how being a mom transformed her game, and how the PWHL has taken off since its inception. Luke and Natalie reminisce on training together in the past and compare the Ohio State / Michigan rivalry with the Canada / USA hockey rivalry. In the Top 5 presented by Yoder Smokers, Natalie lists her top 5 rinks to play in, in the PWHL. And after returning from vacation, Luke details how his solo trip to Spain fell apart spectacularly.

In Episode 20 of Film Never Lies with Luke Willson, Winnipeg Blue Bombers QB, Zach Collaros, returns for the fourth time. Zach addresses the speculation that this could be his last season in the CFL and explains why he isn't thinking about retirement. Luke and Zach discuss how Winnipeg's off-season moves and how the team has reloaded after not making it to the Grey Cup last year. They revisit Super Bowl LX and Zach gives his perspective as a quarterback on what the Seahawks did to give Drake Maye so much trouble. And in the top 5, presented by Yoder Smokers, Luke and Zach list the things in sports that just don't make sense.

In a special Olympics edition of Film Never Lies, Super Bowl champion, Luke Willson learns what it takes to be an Olympic gold medalist from two Canadian men that have done it. Joined first by snowboarder Sebastien Toutant (aka Seb Toots), Luke and Seb discuss what it's like in the moments before and after performing on the Olympic stage, the pressure that comes with being in an individual sport, and the thrill of winning Gold. Later, 2-time moguls gold medalist, Alexandre Bilodeau joins the show to share his experience of winning gold on home soil and the mindset it takes to successfully defend an Olympic title. Both Seb and Alex, give a glimpse into what it's really like in the Olympic village and address the question on everyone's mind...  In the top 5, presented by Yoder Smokers, Luke and Seb rank the best Winter Olympic sports to compete in.  @ 00:00 - Winter Olympics Introduction @ 02:54 - Conversation with Seb Toots @ 28:41 - Top 5 Winter Olympic Sports @ 37:20 - Conversation with Alex Bilodeau

In Episode 18 of Film Never Lies former Seahawk and member of Seattle's only previous Super Bowl victory, Luke Willson, breaks down what went into Seattle's second championship in franchise history. Luke goes in depth on the moves John Schneider and the front office made to get there and how difficult the decisions they made in that process were. He also looks at the Seahawks' run game against the Patriots and how the success Kenneth Walker had on the ground led to their only offensive touchdown of the game. Luke also checks in on Seahawks superfan, Michael 'Hound-Dog' Harrison, for an update on how he's feeling post-Super Bowl victory. In the Top 5 presented by Yoder Smokers, Luke switches gears to the CFL, to list 5 things the league can do to continue to try to grow the game. And after running into Chris Streveler at Super Bowl LX, Luke sits down with the Blue Bombers quarterback to discuss the CFL's upcoming rule changes and to share Zach Collaros stories.