Standing By: The Terry and Ted Podcast

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. 

Episodes

Sep 3, 2025

1hr 6 min

Terry and Ted are back to kick off a new season, fraught with self-loathing and insecurity over their ability to communicate effectively with an audience after taking the entire summer off. After all, they've only been at this for 47 years. 

Jun 25, 2025

1hr 20 min

Description: In our last show before the summer break, we speak with Canadian Forces Afghanistan veteran, author and Hard to Kill podcast host Dave Morrow about his new book "Harden the F**k Up" - a fitness guide for ex-military and civilians alike. Also, Terry channels Mike Love in his Strangers in the Night Beach Boys review and Ted has another Old Man Bird moment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 18, 2025

1hr 9 min

Description: Are we just old guys pining for the past or is society in a period of decline? Terry and Ted ponder whether things really were better back in their day - or just different. Also, a look back at Grand Prix weekend, and peach cobbler: the other shoemaker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Saving Liam

Jun 11, 2025

Jun 11, 2025

1hr 14 min

Just ahead of Father's Day, a Montreal dad talks about his fight to save his son in a health battle that's taken on a life of its own. Also, the STM transit strike, Grand Prix Week sticker shock and the bagpipes (this time for real). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 4, 2025

1hr 27 min

Reluctant retirees Terry and Ted capitalize on their free time and mobility to blanket Montreal with their presence at various and sundry charity and entertainment events. Also, when he's not flitting hither and yon, Terry is anchored to the couch for hours on end, watching multiple streaming services and taking copious notes for his weekly viewing recommendations, and this week he's got some dandies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 28, 2025

1hr 17 min

Terry revisits Vancouver and suffers the slings and arrows of commercial air travel. Also, summertime goings-on in Montreal, the mechanics of standup comedy and why no one asks us to name TV shows. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 21, 2025

1hr 14 min

Terry's warts-and-all review of a very busy social calendar in the week leading up to Victoria Day, which can itself be a trigger for an English boy from Verdun. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 13, 2025

1hr 9 min

The uncomfortable truth: Greeks make the best Montreal pizza. Also, don't cut in front of Ted in line at Costco. In an episode fraught with controversy, the boys shoot from the lip on their preference for Greek Montreal pizza, Terry calls out a pool company that tried his patience beyond the breaking point, and Ted almost turns Costco Pointe Claire into the Octagon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 6, 2025

1hr 16 min

Terry and Ted conquer technology by successfully conducting an online interview with progressive rock legend Alan Parsons ahead of his charity fundraising show next week at Place des Arts. Also, the ban on phones in school, putting the Habs to bed for the summer and Ted gets something to cry about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 30, 2025

1hr 10 min

The Habs are down but not out, a heartwarming story of love lost but not forgotten, and what's with the old guy rock star hair? That and more on this week's episode, including a pee-pants funny Tweet Sheet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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