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Clearing cap space, listener questions, and the Nation hip hop album

Ep. 388

Thursday has landed on your calendar which means the boys from the Real Life Podcast are back with a brand new episode to help you get through what's left of your week. On today’s show, the guys looked at how the Oilers could clear some cap space, strange snacks, and much more.

Kicking off the Thursday episode of Real Life, the guys got started with a conversation about Baggedmilk's fresh haircut and how getting cleaned up could only mean that he's getting married. Tyler's plan backfired on him, though, as Baggedmilk has no problem saying yes to any suggestion thrown his way. Changing gears, the conversation turned to the Edmonton Oilers and specifically how the team can clear some cap space. Unfortunately, as you'll hear, none of their ideas were any good. From there, the guys dove into some listener questions that came in on social media, and as expected, this segment steered the show right into the ditch. Whether it was deserted island living or convincing Tyler to eat weird things, the boys had a good time walking through some hypothetical scenarios and situations. Lastly, the podcast got wrapped up with another look at Wanye's rap album that he wants to produce throughout the offseason. 

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