Mullinger's Weekly Ramble

Brought to you by Ganong ChocolatierEpisode 75 finds James back home in New Brunswick from British Columbia, greeted by a dramatic snowfall. He visits Atlantic Indian Bistro for butter chicken curry made by the Butter Chicken Guy and watches Danny Dyer and Kiefer Sutherland’s Christmas movie Tinsel Town. From security lines that feel like battlefield hospitals to planes that now function as airborne petri dishes, James takes aim at vaping, travel paranoia, passport photos, and the strange new soundtrack of air travel. The episode also weaves in life on tour in Oliver, Lake Country, Summerland and Kamloops, BC with some fantastically, uniquely Canadian encounters involving doctors and “disappointed” audiences. He spends Sunday putting up decorations and watching Only Fools and Horses, Bottom, and Garfield’s Christmas movie with his brother in Vernon, BC, after handing out Ganong treats at Bulk Barn in Vernon all morning. Honest reflections follow on the concept of selling out, changing values, misunderstandings and why Alan Davies’ book White Male Stand Up is one of the best books about comedy and trauma ever written. All of this plus Martin Scorsese’s life, films, faith, illness, family, and endurance, with side trips through After Hours, Goodfellas, The Irishman, De Niro, Leo, and the power of music in cinema.To purchase Ganong’s new Sea Salted Caramels and Peanut Butter Caramel Clusters that James can’t stop raving about, please visit Shoppers Drug Mart, Sobeys, Safeway, Foodland, Canadian Tire, Atlantic Superstore, Dominion or Walmart Atlantic. Sponsored by Ganong Chocolatier (https://ganongchocolatier.shop/) Please send any questions to comedy@jamesmullinger.com For podcast sponsorship opportunities, please email info@podstarter.caProduced by Podstarter

Brought to you by Ganong ChocolatierJames has just landed in Kelowna for his run of five shows in the Okanagan, BC this week and he is reporting live from the Fairfield Inn after a full day of travelling on three planes!He is in a great mood as he prepares for tonight’s show in the official wine capital of Canada – Oliver, BC. And there is a lot to be happy about: Fredericton’s first ever comedy festival, a record amount of money raised for the Saint John Hospital from the Rothesay Yule, Wicked For Good, Ed Sheeran’s One Shot, new specials from Gerry Dee Kevin Hart and Sebastian Maniscalco, the We Buy Records podcast, Charlotte Flewelling’s inspiring message, Down Cemetery Road, A House of Dynamite, Champagne Problems, Call Her Daddy, The Beast In Me, Gummo, The Morning Show season finale, whistlestop trips to PEI and Fredericton and Charlotte County and, as ever, a few thousand ADHD tangents. He also asks the questions: do facts matter when we are sharing fake AI-generated stories online about people that don’t exist (such as 73-year old Raymond)?Another warm, uplifting, joy-filled episode created to lift spirits, spark smiles, and remind us that - even in chaotic times - there is still so much good in the world. One joyful moment at a time.To purchase Ganong’s new Sea Salted Caramels and Peanut Butter Caramel Clusters that James can’t stop raving about, please visit Shoppers Drug Mart, Sobeys, Safeway, Foodland, Canadian Tire, Atlantic Superstore, Dominion or Walmart Atlantic. Sponsored by Ganong Chocolatier (https://ganongchocolatier.shop/) Please send any questions to comedy@jamesmullinger.com For podcast sponsorship opportunities, please email Jonathan Burns at jon@podstarter.io (mailto:info@podstarter.io)Produced by Podstarter

Brought to you by Ganong ChocolatierIn this special Joy Episode, generously sponsored by the wonderful team at Ganong Chocolatier, James celebrates the best days of listeners’ lives. After putting out the call for uplifting stories, he was flooded with hundreds of inspiring, heart-warming, and downright magical “best day ever” moments, and in this episode he shares many of the most extraordinary. From simple kindnesses to life-changing milestones, these listener stories are a reminder that even in a time of chaos and unease, joy is still out there… and often closer than we think.To purchase Ganong’s new Sea Salted Caramels and Peanut Butter Caramel Clusters that James can’t stop raving about, please visit Shoppers Drug Mart, Sobeys, Safeway, Foodland, Canadian Tire, Atlantic Superstore, Dominion or Walmart Atlantic. James also opens up about the unexpected two-week break from the podcast - yet again the busiest stretch of his career! He takes listeners behind the scenes of an exhilarating run of shows and keynotes for NBCC and RBC, the massive Rothesay Yule fundraiser that brought more than 1300 people together, a whirlwind of filming projects, and the release of Nancy Regan’s new TV show, including what it felt like to have two episodes dedicated to his own story.He also reflects on precious family time, Christmas movies, hockey nights, and the inspiring students and teachers he met across the province last week. A warm, uplifting, heartfelt episode designed to lift spirits, bring smiles, and remind us of the goodness in the world - one joyful moment at a time.Sponsored by Ganong ChocolatierPlease send any questions to comedy@jamesmullinger.comFor podcast sponsorship opportunities, please email Jonathan Burns at jon@podstarter.ioProduced by Podstarter

James records on a rare Wednesday afternoon, still buzzing from a one-off show at Hampton Brewing Company where he ditched the set and improvised for an hour. He talks about the strange freedom of those nights when the room, the venue, and the vibe let you try anything. From there, it is classic Mullinger: the touring life health cycle (YMCA laps, sit-ups, trainer Tara, then peanuts and New Brunswick beer), a small-world tale about Teddy’s teacher in London, and a proper date night with Pam to see the Colleen Hoover adaptation Regretting You.James celebrates local author Riel Nason’s bestselling book The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt and its new winter sequel after a packed Quispamsis library event. He reviews The Toxic Avenger remake and its campaign to retire medical debt, riffs on scams and casino bans, and vents about Dana White after Tom Aspinall’s eye-poke fiasco. There is quick-fire commentary on The Diplomat season three, the John Candy documentary, and why negative comments can be useful if you let them.Plus: Horizon Healthcare Ambassadors, the Romero House fundraiser, unplanned shows coming to Saint John’s BMO and Fredericton’s The Comic Sutra, NBCC campus dates, BC tour stops, and a call for small theatres in Winnipeg, Edmonton, and Saskatchewan. James also shouts out artists who price fairly, from Stewart Lee to Luke Combs, and asks listeners to send coping strategies for compartmentalizing, along with spicy but humane pop-culture hot takes.Please send any questions to comedy@jamesmullinger.comFor podcast sponsorship opportunities, please email Jonathan Burns at info@podstarter.ioProduced by Podstarter

James Mullinger is just back from shows in Fredericton and Moncton and is gearing up for three more shows this week, but still has time to ramble about everything that has happened in the past week. Prince Andrew, Diane Keaton, Julia Roberts' new movie, supporting local with Rothesay Athletics' Frank Cruz including Jano Spring Water from Blanchard, New Brunswick, classic BBC comedy Bottom, Will Arnett hawking Zyn, the best comedians in New Brunswick including James' fave Shane Ogden, anime Anne Shirley, drugs in sport, cocaine use rising in the USA, the World Series, ADHD coping mechanisms and his upcoming tour dates in British Columbia! Oh, and obviously, a heck of a lot of tangents...Please send any questions to comedy@jamesmullinger.comFor podcast sponsorship opportunities, please email Jonathan Burns at jon@podstarter.ioProduced by Podstarter

Brought to you by Pascan Aviation + Saint John AirportJames Mullinger returns with Episode 70 of the podcast, and it's a jam-packed mix of travel tales, cultural discoveries, and classic Mullinger mayhem. Fresh from viewing National Theatre Live’s extraordinary broadcast of Inter Alia starring Rosamund Pike, James reflects on why this stage-to-cinema experience at Saint John’s BMO Theatre might actually be better than seeing it live in London. He also watched the Sea Dogs win on ice and Keira Knightley lose on water.James answers all of your crazy listener questions regarding: the lack of direct debit in Canada, cruise ships, his comedy dreams, most embarrassing childhood crush stories, and his beloved aunt. He also shares his thoughts on Andrew Santino’s new special, White Noise, and the enduring mystery of fame after rewatching the Lewis Capaldi documentary, ADHD humour from comedian Katherine Cairns, and Matt McCusker’s comic philosophy. All that and more, alongside a special visit to Saint John Airport — where James meets the warm, welcoming crew of Pascan Aviation, the airline reconnecting the region with flights to Halifax, Montreal, and Quebec City.Funny, curious, and full of Maritime heart, it’s another lively ramble that celebrates community, creativity, and the joy of getting there - both literally and figuratively.Sponsored by Pascan Aviation + Saint John AirportProduced by PodstarterQuestions: comedy@jamesmullinger.comSponsorships: info@podstarter.io

Brought to you by Pascan Aviation + Saint John AirportJames Mullinger returns with Episode 69 and it's the first ever episode recorded in the evening! Fresh from two sold-out shows at the Cochrane Comedy Festival, James reflects on the magic of small-town crowds, prairie hospitality, and the New Brunswickers that made his time in Alberta so special. He also dives into some big talking points from the world of comedy and sport: Bill Burr’s controversial trip to the Riyadh Comedy Festival and the conversation it’s sparked, his deep admiration for Lee Mack after rewatching all his stand-up specials, and the rare night when all three Toronto teams actually won - the Leafs, Raptors, and Blue Jays. All this plus broken VHS players, armed robbers, hot yoga, heartfelt film reviews of The Smashing Machine and Magazine Dreams and a very special visit to Saint John Airport to meet the pilot and crew of Pascan Aviation's plane to Halifax. Funny, fiery, and full of heart, it's an intimate and brutally honest and proudly Canadian ramble.Please send any questions to comedy@jamesmullinger.comFor podcast sponsorship opportunities please email Jonathan Burns at info@podstarter.ioProduced by PodstarterSponsored by Pascan Aviation + Saint John Airport

Brought to you by Pascan Aviation + Saint John AirportJames has been driving, spinning, gigging, biking, fretting, and Crossfitting this past week! Enjoy insights into building a new crafted show for the Fredericton Playhouse last week, the joy of performing on a boat dock in a farmers market, the nature of privilege and humility, 50 years of Architects4, the East Coast Mermaid, Elm City Events, the jailing of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, The Pitt, Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another, Stephen King's The Long Road, the Riyadh Comedy Festival, the Audi SQ5, Mark Billingham's new Tom Thorne book What The Night Brings, Ethan Hawke's The Lowdown, colonic irrigations vs dental hygiene cleans, the inspiration for Anne of Green Gables, Lewis Capaldi, and why Pascan Aviation is reconnecting the region. Please send any questions to comedy@jamesmullinger.comFor podcast sponsorship opportunities, please email at info@podstarter.ioProduced by PodstarterSponsored by Pascan Aviation + Saint John Airport

James has hit four provinces in seven days and has a lot to get off his chest. The big story is that Campbellton has the best new comedy festival in Canada, and best of all, it's bilingual! He shares how and why CBC's The Debaters host Steve Patterson learned that Saint John has the best airport in the world. The return of Jimmy Kimmel and what it says about consumer power. All this plus: Charlie Sheen and Heidi Fleiss, Barry and Eddie Hearn, The Morning Show Season 4, Cochrane Comedy Festival, playing tour dates in Fredericton and Kingston this week, the absolute genius of Tam Dean Burn, the new issue of [EDIT] magazine, the return of Rick Moranis, ADHD brain, UK clubland in the 60s and why Why Can’t I Just Enjoy Things? A Comedian’s Guide to Autism by Pierre Novellie is one of the best books you will read this year.Please send any questions to comedy@jamesmullinger.comFor podcast sponsorship opportunities, please email at info@podstarter.ioProduced by Podstarter

James has six gigs in three provinces this week but is squeezing in therapy with you to ramble about... Charlie Kaufman, Audi Halifax, Hosting the Atlantic Interior Design Awards, Halifax's new MillerKnoll showroom, the Sandman in Dartmouth and he answers all of your questions about: Fears, Garbage, Normal Vs Abnormal, what makes a great show, getting into festivals, Men In Love by Irvine Welsh, The Girlfriend, Cornhill's Cedar Cafe, Tootsie Licks, East Coast Witches and so many tangents, rambling and sidetracks!Please send any questions to comedy@jamesmullinger.comFor podcast sponsorship opportunities please email Jonathan Burns at jon@podstarter.ioProduced by Podstarter

It's James and his wife's 19th wedding anniversary and he has just an hour before he hotfoots it to Halifax for multiple shows and appearances, so he is spending this precious time with you lovely ramblers! It's an eventful week with shipwrecks, humpback whales, earthquakes and more, but thanks to a team of heroic New Brunswickers, the phenomenal musical Come From Away is bringing joy to thousands in the province and the timing couldn't be better. Also this week: Cow Bay, Highest 2 Lowest, Platonic, Weapons, the genius of Kelly Lawson and so much more! James' 2026 Halifax tour date at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium goes on sale next week but exclusive pre-sale is available now! Just click here and use the code CANADAPlease send any questions to comedy@jamesmullinger.comFor podcast sponsorship opportunities please email Jonathan Burns at jon@podstarter.ioProduced by Podstarter

Brought to you by Floyd's Appliance Centre in Hampton, New BrunswickIt's 5.45 am and James has a lot to get off his chest: World affairs! Cat transportation! Eyebrow trimming, The Salty Fisherman, Yip Cider, Kill Tony at Madison Square Garden, Andre Rieu's latest cinema experience, Venice Film Festival standing ovations, making people happy, kayaking, The Waterfront, and why you should go and see: Brad Rice! Brady Manderville! Cive Lucas! Josh Kotsabasakis! Michelle Lynn Petite! Adam Blanchard! All this plus much more rambling...Follow Floyd's on Facebook by clicking herePlease send any questions to comedy@jamesmullinger.comFor podcast sponsorship opportunities, please email Jonathan Burns at jon@podstarter.ioProduced by Podstarter

Brought to you by Floyd's Appliance Centre in Hampton, New BrunswickBosh! And we are back after a brief summer hiatus and James is packing the past four weeks of crazed gig action into 80 minutes of rowdy rambling! Visitors from England, kayaking regattas, comedy festivals, comedy club closures, rampant elbows down behaviour, fire bans, the world's best lobster roll and everything that is right and wrong with the world! Reeds Point Pub, Saint Andrews, the Egg Farmers of Canada, The Naked Gun reboot, Marc Maron, Louis CK and so much more... It's all here in the big return of Mullinger's Weekly Ramble, brought to you by Floyd's, a family owned New Brunswick institution.Follow Floyd's on Facebook by clicking herePlease send any questions to comedy@jamesmullinger.comFor podcast sponsorship opportunities please email info@podstarter.ioProduced by Podstarter

Brought to you by The Lighting Lounge in Rothesay, New BrunswickIt's Episode 62 and Mullinger is recovering from extreme pain and turning into The Elephant Man last week, but after a blistering and eventful gig at Hampton Brewing Company the night before he is still able to enthusiastically ramble about Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson dating, the Jane LeBlanc Legacy Fund, bullies, root canal surgery, meeting Lady Catherine, Colin Fowlie, Corn Hill Nursery, Reeds Point Pub, crossing the border, Epstein, Lola Young and more...Follow The Lighting Lounge on Facebook by clicking herePlease send any questions to comedy@jamesmullinger.comFor podcast sponsorship opportunities, please email Jonathan Burns at jon@podstarter.ioProduced by Podstarter

Brought to you by The Lighting Lounge in Rothesay, New BrunswickIt's Episode 61 and Mullinger is back from an off-the-grid vacation on Prince Edward Island finishing his book as well as a trip to Toronto to see Coldplay live at the new Rogers Stadium and he is rambling about the National Lampoon Vacation movies, Pierre Novellie's hilarious and potentially life changing book, Such Brave Girls, the new and definitive tome on the creation of Anne of Green Gables, Sandspit Amusement Park, loving the waltzer, island biking, upcoming shows, How To Have Sex, the final season of Squid Game, Celine Song's The Materialists, Carley Fortune's beachside novels, PEI Brewing Company's Beachchair Lager, Blackbust Beach Resort and where to find the very best lobster rolls on the island. Oh and also so, so many tangents! Follow The Lighting Lounge on Facebook by clicking herePlease send any questions to comedy@jamesmullinger.comFor podcast sponsorship opportunities please email Jonathan Burns at jon@podstarter.ioProduced by Podstarter

Brought to you by The Lighting Lounge in Rothesay, New BrunswickIt is a very special Canada Day episode of the podcast with James rambling about appearing to The Good Stuff With Mary Berg in Toronto this week, an eventful weekend in Fredericton, new neighbours, local takeouts, the organizations displaying elbows down tendances, We Were Liars, the books of Sophie Mcaloon, Picaroons, Yennah Hurley saving dating in Canada with The One Connection, being both big and unbooked in Alberta, bingo cards, sex shops, where to spend Canada Day, owning part of the Kingston Peninsula and so so much more! Follow The Lighting Lounge on Facebook by clicking herePlease send any questions to comedy@jamesmullinger.comFor podcast sponsorship opportunities please email Jonathan Burns at jon@podstarter.ioProduced by Podstarter

Bosh! A record number of questions this week including the origins of the word "Bosh!" Plus yachts, new comedians, Eric Scouten's world class cocktails at Kakuteru Lounge, Jesse Vergen's culinary genius at Saint John Ale House, ADHD, soup, local journalism, small modular reactors, his Avengers superpower, Heidi White's birthday, best takeouts, Swamp Bear Art, Shadow Lawn Inn, New Brunswick's best beaches. And he rambles about his week of union gigs, rural gigs, being heckled by a cow, Shawn Lawler's Boom Road, why This City Is Ours is better than Mobland and how the Audi S3 might be his favourite car ever, even in Python Yellow! Please send any questions to comedy@jamesmullinger.com (mailto:comedy@jamesmullinger.com) For podcast sponsorship opportunities please email Jonathan Burns at jon@podstarter.io (mailto:jon@podstarter.io)

James is just back from a rollercoaster research mission for his next book and he rambles about all of the plane delays, train debauchery and automobile action as well as Tim Key's The Ballad of Wallis Island, The Salt Path, The Newt in Somerset, The Creamery and muses on friendship, family and fondness for frivolity.

It's episode 57 and right before hot footing it to Blackpool via Castle Cary, James is rambling about the new Mission Impossible movie, The Studio, his shows at Harvey Hall and Algonquin Resort and Trade & Convention Centre this week, Julie Wood's 30-year career of joy-giving, Lulujo founder Dawn Pottier, Taylor Sheridan's Land Man, June Bugs, drugs and sex in movies and his beloved aunt. 

Mullinger is back from Toronto and is rambling relentlessly about the Leafs Vs Panthers game he attended on Sunday night, why watch parties can be better than live games, why Sushi Blossom in Rothesay is better than Nobu in Toronto, chirping Brad Marchand, Katherine Ryan's new stand up tour show Battleaxe, what happened to newspapers in Toronto, grasping joy, Graydon Carter, his brother's birthday, the lack of EV chargers in Bouctouche, pickleball, wishing away ADHD, Bell Center Vs Scotiabank Arena, grenades in school at show and tell, greed and so many more tangents! Oh and stay until the end to hear his verdict on the brand new Final Destination movie! Please send any questions to comedy@jamesmullinger.com For podcast advertising or sponsorship opportunities please email Jonathan Burns at info@podstarter.io