Signature Podcasts

This Episode: Ed calls BS on Disney's CYA ("cover your a**") tactics and gives his take on the Bible, Liana reveals what was Bonnie Tyler really singing about in "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (not what we thought!), plus - what are political centrists and why does everybody hate them, why laziness leads to stupid beliefs, and what is "Bros before Jehos"?

Liana Kerzner talks about why women hear things differently than men. And maybe, will hear this podcast differently too.

They’re Shaping Your Brain! But it’s not as terrifying as it sounds! Liana talks with Branding expert Matt Johnson, author of Blindsight: The (Mostly) Hidden Ways Marketing Reshapes Our Brains, about how your brain’s mental shorthand guides you to make decisions you aren’t aware you’re making – and how companies use this to influence our thinking.

This Episode - Ed makes a TwitterX blunder and the nation applauds! Pierre Poilievre gets a ringing endorsement from a guy who's had his bell rung! Why young left-wing Canadians have their collective head up their butt! Why sending arms to Israel is the lesser of two evils! There - that ought to be enough to thoroughly outrage everyone!

Don't ask us to describe it, the show went all over the place connecting topics like that old Barrel of Monkeys game. Just listen and enjoy!

This Episode - It's like the classic movie 'Escape from New York' but the urban hellscape is downtown Toronto and instead of escaping, we headed into it! Ed and Liana describe the nightmare of getting into T.O. during rush hour on the torturous DVP, finding parking, dealing with service people who aren't into providing service and getting the bum's rush. Plus - Netflix's "Avatar: The Last Airbender" (is amazing)!

Within today’s political battles and social media landscape, it seems that lying is on the rise. And not even good lies, but obvious ones! Liana delves into the different motivations for lying (they’re not all bad), how to confront possible liars and how to handle it when you’ve been caught lying! Also – Jedis!

This episode - when idiots succumb to Darwinism, when did punk rock stop being punk rock, the newest thing bad parents are blaming their bad parenting on, Marvel's new Fantastic Four movie, Liana's insane tolerance for hot sauce, the awesome new He-Man cartoon, why women can't be jerks and Norm McDonald's change of heart about the OJ jokes that got him fired from SNL!

This week with Ed & Red: It's a big one! Mark Hamill chokes Ed! Bell Media axes another 4800 people - why can't management run a successful company? Larry David is a jerk, Elmo could kick his butt. Ed experiences the Mandela Effect, the smell of letters and numbers (for real), bad experiences with WWE wrestlers and the right way to make a tinfoil hat!

On this show with Ed the Sock and Liana Kerzner: The politics of lying, the failure of Canadian newsmedia, why the Conservatives can't "fix" the economy, Ed's unpopular take on Hong Kong Phooey, Captain Caveman and Happy Days.

Processing negative emotions is a learned skill… that a lot of people don’t learn! Liana talks to psychology researcher Richard Contrada, Ph.D. of Rutgers University about how to channel being sad, angry, disappointed, ashamed or dejected into tools for positive change.

The strange aspect of the judicial ruling on Trudeau's use of the Emergencies Act; Poilievre is leading in the polls? Not where it matters; Israel - Hamas War - the inherent problem of Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestine factions, how Canadian Jews are using the war to determine their Canadian electoral choices and how a desperate Netanyahu fell into the trap of Hamas and lost the moral high ground after the October 7 massacre.

On this episode with Liana Kerzner and Ed the Sock: Why smart people come to believe stupid things. Why do people lie, when they're always likely to get caught? How Bigfoot can aid in critical thinking. Online messages overload. The childhood terror inspired by Disney's "The Black Hole"!

On this episode with Ed the Sock & Liana Kerzner: OnlyFans models make their own beer but...it's kinda gross. Why movies about female or ethnic characters by female or ethnic directors tend to suck (except Barbie). MyPillow takes a dirt nap. And the end of a fruit-tastic era of candy!

Is there hypocrisy among the anti-Israel crowd? Okay, that was rhetorical. Ed and Liana also talk about superhero fatigue, whiny Christopher Nolan and former 90210 and Sharknado star Ian Ziering being swarmed by a gang of mini-bikers. Fun for the whole family!

How many times have you been told that you're ungrateful? Has it ever made you suddenly feel grateful? Compelled gratefulness is only likely to make someone resentful, not appreciative. Liana talks about the value of sincere appreciation vs forced capitulation.

Who can combine Kang, Jonathan Majors, Aquaman, Don Cherry and Matlock, with a pinch of why Zack Snyder's movies suck, and turn it into a podcast? Ed the Sock & Liana Kerzner, in this final episode for 2023!

Over the holidays we're encouraged to be grateful for what we have, and sometimes, that's not a request, it's a demand. While feeling sincerely grateful is good for mental health, no one ever feels gratitude by force. Liana goes through where the lines are, and why gratitude can become resentment when it's not freely given.

If you're looking for another raucous, belligerent argument about the Israel/Hamas War - look elsewhere. Steven Kerzner and Stephen Lautens look at the current conflict from an unpopular position - a rational one. Frank truths are spoken about why the savage Hamas attack on October 7 has shattered Jewish people's sense of safety, why unsupported charges of war crimes against Israel matter, 'Holocaust fatigue', internal conflict among world Jewry, the real motivations of those calling for a ceasefire and ultimately, why Hamas is winning this war.

What is the 'rescuer trap' and why do so many men fall prey to it? Pretty sure you know the answer to the first part, find out about the second part to escape the cycle!