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Episode 102: Guest Darren McCarty

On Episode 102 the Chirping Zebras boys sit down with NHL tough guy and Stanley Cup champion Darren McCarty. Let’s just say the man might be leaving with the Chirp Champ title. From the opening minutes, McCarty wastes no time tearing into the boys with stories, one-liners, and classic locker-room energy that had everyone on…

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Episode 101: Guest Andrew “Goody” Antsanen

On Episode 101, the boys welcome Andrew “Goody” Antsanen from Shoresy — and yeah… it gets unbelieve… real fast. From audition stories and life on set to ski trips, road stories, and the kind of ref chirps that make you wanna yell “settle down” from the bench, this episode feels like a locker room that…

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Episode 100: Guest Brian Burke

Episode 100 is a milestone — and we went big. Watch Episode 100 on YouTube Thanks to former Frank Simonetti, we landed one of the most outspoken and respected voices in hockey: Brian Burke. In this special episode, Burke pulls no punches. We asked him: 🏔 Who’s on Your Mount Rushmore of Hockey? Four faces….

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Episode 99: Guest Max Bouffard

Episode 99 brings the heat as JJ Frankie JJ himself — Max Bouffard — jumps into the barn with the Zebras for a full locker-room conversation from the opening whistle. Max takes us inside how he landed roles on Shoresy and Letterkenny, what the audition process was really like, and how a lifelong hockey guy…

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Episode 98: Guest Al Iafrate

Episode 98 brings serious old-school fire as we’re joined by Al Iafrate — one of the most feared defensemen of his era and the owner of one of the hardest slap shots the game has ever seen. Al takes us inside the difference between the NHL then and now — when defensemen logged heavy minutes,…

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Episode 97: Guest Jon Mirasty

In Episode 97, the boys sit down with Jon Mirasty — former NHL enforcer, one-third of “The Jims,” and a player who built his career in the toughest corners of the game. Mirasty opens up about the realities behind the enforcer role: the locker-room code, earning respect, and what it truly means to be “that…

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Episode 96: Guest Lou Merloni

We took Chirping Zebras on the road to Harmon Golf in Rockland, MA — a private club with serious big-league energy — and the stories did not disappoint. Our guest: Lou Merloni. Former Boston Red Sox infielder. Longtime WEEI voice. NESN analystLou brought us inside his first game at Fenway, what it truly felt like…

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Episode 95: Guest Don Gavin

We had the godfather of Boston comedy himself Don Gavin in studio — comic, actor, road-dog legend and certified OG of the scene. If you’ve ever wondered how Boston became a factory for absolute comedy killers, this is one of the guys who helped shape it before it turned into a full-blown war zone. Watch…

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Episode 94: Guest Andrew Alberts

This one’s got more bite than a two-hander behind the play. The boys sit down with Alby, aka Andrew Alberts, and immediately start wheel-snipe-chirping his whole journey — from grinding it out in Boston during his college days, to pulling on the Spoked-B and officially becoming a Boston Bruin. Then it gets a little uncomfortable…

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Episode 93: The Chirping Zebras Christmas Episode

In this episode of Chirping Zebras, the crew takes a lap around the year that was — holiday stories, on-ice chaos, behind-the-scenes madness, and the kind of moments that only happen when you’ve got mics, no HR department, and too many former NHL guys in your phone. Watch Episode 93 on YouTube We get into…

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