Standing By: The Terry and Ted Podcast

Standing By: The Terry and Ted Podcast

Terry and Ted 163 - It's a Plaid, Plaid, Plaid, Plaid World

Standing By: The Terry and Ted Podcast is a weekly Montreal-focused podcast co-hosted by Terry DiMonte and Ted Bird, whose personal friendship and professional collaboration spans five decades and two centuries(!). Smart, irreverent and topical, Standing By puts a uniquely Montreal stamp on the podcast landscape - intensely relatable to people who know the city and easily accessible to those who don’t. Montreal: live it/learn it/love it with Terry and Ted on the Standing By Podcast. 

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Episode's summary

Terry and Ted don their finest autumn fashions to sing the praises of Vermont fall foliage, debate the relative merits of flying cars and the discovery of fire, and honour Terry’s newfound tradition of misidentifying Oscar-winning actor Larry Oldman or whatever his name is. Terry's Weekly Recommendations: The Invite (Paramount), Slow Horses (Apple), MobLand (Paramount), The Sound Off Podcast (Guest: Sam Bird) Stream: YouTube: @standingbythepodcast | 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts | 🎧 Listen on Spotify | 🎧 Listen on iHeartRadio Our Sponsors: The UPS Store Canada (theupsstore.ca) | Sugar Sammy (sugarsammy.com) | Merson Auto (mersonauto.com) | Robert Richer Jewellers (robertricher.com) | Matelas Princesse / Au Marche du Lit (matelasprincesse.com/en/) 📬 Stay connected: Website: www.terryandtedpodcast.com | Instagram: @terryandtedpodcast | Facebook: @terryandtedpodcast | X: @terrytedpodcast

Episodes

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It's a Plaid, Plaid, Plaid, Plaid World

Terry and Ted don their finest autumn fashions to sing the praises of Vermont fall foliage, debate the relative merits of flying cars and the discovery of fire, and honour Terry’s newfound tradition of misidentifying Oscar-winning actor Larry Oldman or whatever his name is. Terry's Weekly Recommendations: The Invite (Paramount), Slow Horses (Apple), MobLand (Paramount), The Sound Off Podcast (Guest: Sam Bird) Stream: YouTube: @standingbythepodcast | 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts | 🎧 Listen on Spotify | 🎧 Listen on iHeartRadio Our Sponsors: The UPS Store Canada (theupsstore.ca) | Sugar Sammy (sugarsammy.com) | Merson Auto (mersonauto.com) | Robert Richer Jewellers (robertricher.com) | Matelas Princesse / Au Marche du Lit (matelasprincesse.com/en/) 📬 Stay connected: Website: www.terryandtedpodcast.com | Instagram: @terryandtedpodcast | Facebook: @terryandtedpodcast | X: @terrytedpodcast

21 Oct 2026
162-

"Toto, I've a feeling we're not on Chabanel anymore."

After a five year run at our original studio in Montreal's old schmata district, the podcast goes suburban with our first episode from our new digs in Laval. Does this studio make us look fat? Terry's Weekly Recommendations: The Oprah Podcast: The Financial Mistake We Keep Making and How to Stop (Guest: Andrew Ross Sorkin),Pressure (Starring Brendan Fraser, Amazon Prime), Neil Peart: No One's Disciple (CBC Gem), Slow Horses (Apple), MobLand (Paramount). Stream: YouTube: @standingbythepodcast | 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts | 🎧 Listen on Spotify | 🎧 Listen on iHeartRadio Our Sponsors: The UPS Store Canada (theupsstore.ca) | Sugar Sammy (sugarsammy.com) | Merson Auto (mersonauto.com) | Robert Richer Jewellers (robertricher.com) | Matelas Princesse / Au Marche du Lit (matelasprincesse.com/en/) 📬 Stay connected: Website: www.terryandtedpodcast.com | Instagram: @terryandtedpodcast | Facebook: @terryandtedpodcast | X: @terrytedpodcast

14 Oct 2026
161-

Terry and Ted's European Vacation(s)

Like the Allied forces in World War II, Terry and Ted launched a two-pronged assault on Europe last week, with Terry probing the soft underbelly of Italy and Ted driving straight to the heart of Paris. There were no survivors. Terry's Weekly Recommendations: Article: John Cleese Is Serious About Laughter (The Main), Nobody 2 (Prime), 500 Miles (Apple/Rental), Ted Lasso (Apple), Scrubs (Disney or Crave), Charlie Hustle & the matter of Pete Rose (Crave) Stream: YouTube: @standingbythepodcast | 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts | 🎧 Listen on Spotify | 🎧 Listen on iHeartRadio Our Sponsors: The UPS Store Canada (theupsstore.ca) | Sugar Sammy (sugarsammy.com) | Merson Auto (mersonauto.com) | Robert Richer Jewellers (robertricher.com) | Matelas Princesse / Au Marche du Lit (matelasprincesse.com/en/) 📬 Stay connected: Website: www.terryandtedpodcast.com | Instagram: @terryandtedpodcast | Facebook: @terryandtedpodcast | X: @terrytedpodcast

07 Oct 2026
160-

A Catholic, a Protestant and a Jew Walk into a Podcast Studio. Hilarity Ensues.

It's not every week that Terry and Ted have difficulty getting a word in edgewise, but this is one of those weeks for all the right reasons, as former radio colleague, longtime friend and raconteur extraordinaire Tommy Schnurmacher drops in to raconte extraordinarily. Stream: YouTube: @standingbythepodcast | 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts | 🎧 Listen on Spotify | 🎧 Listen on iHeartRadio Our Sponsors: The UPS Store Canada (theupsstore.ca) | Sugar Sammy (sugarsammy.com) | Merson Auto (mersonauto.com) | Robert Richer Jewellers (robertricher.com) | Matelas Princesse / Au Marche du Lit (matelasprincesse.com/en/) 📬 Stay connected: Website: www.terryandtedpodcast.com | Instagram: @terryandtedpodcast | Facebook: @terryandtedpodcast | X: @terrytedpodcast

30 Sep 2026
159-

Boxers or Briefs and Other Marginally Consequential Issues of Our Lifetime

On this week's episode, Terry and Ted talk about their underwear and call out Sunday drivers who won't get out of the passing lane. Good luck finding THAT conversation anywhere else. Stream: YouTube: @standingbythepodcast | 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts | 🎧 Listen on Spotify | 🎧 Listen on iHeartRadio Our Sponsors: The UPS Store Canada (theupsstore.ca) | Sugar Sammy (sugarsammy.com) | Merson Auto (mersonauto.com) | Robert Richer Jewellers (robertricher.com) | Matelas Princesse / Au Marche du Lit (matelasprincesse.com/en/) 📬 Stay connected: Website: www.terryandtedpodcast.com | Instagram: @terryandtedpodcast | Facebook: @terryandtedpodcast | X: @terrytedpodcast

23 Sep 2026