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Jacob Racco makes his guests react to weird stories he finds on the internet. (Comedy & Satire News Show)
Unknown Host hosts Down to the Wire, a news show with 98 episodes published.
This week on Down to the Wire Jacob Racco welcomes back Hassan Phills for his second stint on the podcast. Joining Hassan is comedian Alistair Ogden, both stopped by the studio during their tour date here in Ottawa. Hass
Today we welcome back friend of the show, comedian Moe Ismail who is coming off of an appearance on the new Crave original, 'The Office Movers'. In today’s episode we introduce him to the new format we've been testing ou
Today we welcome back friend of the show, comedian Akeem Hoyte-Charles. Last time he was on the podcast we cold called the teacher who got fired over her rap career, making a strong dent in Down to the Wire history. In t
Ottawa’s #1 Comedy Show takes the stage for a second time. Welcome to Down to the Wire, Ottawa's favourite comedy podcast, filmed live at the Laugh Lounge. Hosted by comedian Jacob Racco, this event blends stand-up comed
We're spicing things up in the studio this week and putting our guest on the spot. Today Jacob will read out five goofy headlines and our guest will have to guess whether they are real or fake news. Today's guest Big Nor
This week we are joined by Toronto comedian Rasha E, who flew in just for todays episode because I'm a fly in our guest type guy now (as long as they're flight attendants). Today we get into some odd news stories we foun
We throw some of the darkest news stories we found this past week at Kia Mazar, and he was not happy. This weeks slate of news is unlike our normal rotation of weird and funny news, unfortunately its been a dark week. Th
This week New York comedian Danny Martinello drops by for his second stint on the podcast. He fills us in on how New York has been treating him and the differences between America and Canada. Todays news features a call
Today Jacob Racco welcomes on New York Comedian Andy Haynes. After riffing off a couple shlong puns in light of a French pole vaulter at the Paris Olympics, Racco gets into this weeks news. First up, Kim Kardashian is fo
This weeks episode is a candidate for podcast of the year. Racco is joined by Ottawa artist NTHN and his manager Charlean Alain. We cover some weird news stories dug up off the internet, leading off with an entire playgr
This week Jacob Racco welcomes on television legend, Jon Dore. Jacob kicks the show off by acknowledging one of Jon's stand-up routines he watched on T.V as a kid that changed his life. Todays news stories include North
We recorded this episode twice... You'll see why. We welcome back Jonah Peters of Nice Guy clothing, he now has three appearances on the podcast, more than any other guest. Today we react to a few weird news stories we f
This week I welcome on two very talented artists from America, Fya Man who is a writer and producer that has worked with Kanye, Jay Z, NLE Choppa and others. Along with Bella Blaq who's an MC from Georgia making waves th
This week we are joined by one of Canada's best comedians, coming off winning the Golden Buzzer at Canada's Got Talent; Sterling Scott. We talk about how much money (or Bitcoin) we would get shot for before diving into s
This week we're joined by recurring guest Logan Brown who kicks us off with a little Creed for your ears. We come across a few odd stories in the news, first reacting to a bill that would criminalize STI's in Oklahoma (1
This week we have comedians Akeem Hoyte-Charles and Will Del Vecchio join the show while in town for a weekend at the Laugh Lounge. To kick things off Akeem finally gets Jacob to spill the beans on how the McDonalds sign
Meet the Famiglia, on this episode a couple of the behind the scenes fellas at Down to the Wire join the show. Meet Dan Hill; videographer, former 1x viral TikTok star and 5 pin bowling champ, who's been a part of the DT
This week we're joined by Ottawa artists NYCKY GHOST and J Chinnasz. We lost Down to the Wire today, J Chinnasz has taken over. His presence is a PSA on why you should get your kids tested for ADHD at a young age. This w
Today we're joined by a young legend in Ottawa, one of the founders of the FMG collective, Filet. We have an all-time interview coming your way this episode as we follow up with the OnlyFans Mom from last weeks episode i
Alistair Ogden
1 appearance on this show
Jon Dore
comedian
1 appearance on this show
Sterling Scott
Founder and President · Trust Public Adjusting Group
1 appearance on this show
Logan Brown
Sup Sergeant · Cutting Edge
1 appearance on this show
Dan Hill
urbanist, designer, educator · Melbourne School of Design at the University of Melbourne
1 appearance on this show
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