In this 1837th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike was going to chat with David Bronstein about how he became The Prince of Love on late night informercials for Dial-A-Date, what happened next, and his acting performance in Kire Paputt's new film Junkie Run, but instead he talked to Kire himself.
Last night, I finished Heated Rivalry. In my humble opinion, the MVP of the series is Wolf Parade. The use of "I'll Believe In Anything" in episode five was fantastic. Hook the end of episode five to my veins. Way back in 2005, when I listened to a tonne of
In this 1836th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Dean McTaggart about his work with The Arrows, not singing on Tears Are Not Enough, and writing hits for Amanda Marshall and Wynonna Judd. This episode is exactly 1:14:58. You can listen to this episode in a variety
Thank you very much, Larry. I’m going to start in French, and then I’ll switch back to English. (IN FRENCH) It seems that every day we’re reminded that we live in an era of great power rivalry — that the rules-based order is fading, that the strong can
Happy birthday to my oldest, the man who made me a dad.
In this 1835th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Kenny The Hitman Caughlin about his life in radio at 680 CFTR, AM 640, The Hog, Kiss FM, Mix 99.9, Z103.5, Country 95.3 and Q107. This episode is exactly 1:19:26. You can listen to this
Known simply as Valentino, he was the Italian fashion designer known for his luxury fashion house.
Brad Bradford wants to be mayor of Toronto, but I'm not happy with his efforts to gain the trust of the electorate. I think he's lying to us. Here's what Brad Bradford posted on his Instagram page yesterday. I'd comment there, but he's limited comments so I'm unable to do
I don't yet need to wear prescription glasses, but for the past year or so, I've needed cheaters for reading. Cheaters is my term for non-prescription reading glasses you guy off the shelf. The strength my my readers is +1.50, typical for a guy my age. I bought 3
In this 1834th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Chris Higgins about the Humber River in the west end of Toronto. This episode is full of #funfacts and #mindblows. This episode is exactly 1:19:49. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on
Welcome to this week's Open Mike. I'm Mike and I'll be your master of ceremonies for the day. Feel free to use this space to vent, rant, share a story and/or ask a question of the FOTM hivemind.
With a little current day context from me off the top.
In this 1833rd episode of Toronto Mike'd, and 49th episode of Toast, Mike is joined by Rob Preuss, Bob Willette as they kick out metal jams for Bob's 50th birthday. This episode is exactly 2:31:00. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on
I asked Reshmi Nair and Supriya Dwivedi if AM radio was a safe space for women of colour. Hear all 100 amazing minutes of this episode of Toronto Mike'd here. Reshmi Nair and Supriya Dwivedi: Toronto Mike’d Podcast Episode 1832In this 1832nd episode of Toronto Mike’d, Mike chats
Scott Adams was the cartoonist who created Dilbert. Dilbert was cool, but at some point Scott Adams called Black Americans a "hate group" and suggested white Americans "get the hell away from Black people" in response to a conservative organization's poll purporting to show that many African Americans do not
In this 1832nd episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Reshmi Nair and Supriya Dwivedi about their common experiences working on the AM dial in Toronto radio, Mike Stafford, Scott MacArthur, and the world at large. This episode is exactly 1:39:34. You can listen to this episode in
Bob Weir was a founding member of the Grateful Dead. It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir. He transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could. Unfortunately, he succumbed to underlying lung issues. For over sixty years, Bobby
I'm seeing posts on Facebook from people wondering why Chris Sheppard doesn't appear in the new CFNY: The Spirit of Radio documentary that aired earlier this week on TVO. I'm not referring to archival footage, I mean current-day Shep talking about his experience at CFNY. If you read my article
There's a comment on YouTube that says Sonic Youth's 100% video is the 90s in two minutes. Here it is, and yes, that is Jason Lee skating. Kim Gordon is wearing a bootleg Rolling Stones shirt that says "Eat me", except you'll see it actually says "Eat M". Apparently MTV
T.K. Carter was an actor from The Thing, Punky Brewster, and Good Morning Miss Bliss, but I'll always remember him best as Gary McCullough in The Corner.
Welcome to this week's Open Mike. I'm Mike and I'll be your master of ceremonies for the day. Feel free to use this space to vent, rant, share a story and/or ask a question of the FOTM hivemind.
Ruth Jones McVeigh started the Mariposa Folk Festival, North America’s longest-running folk festival.
In this 1831st episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with The Toronto Star's Ed Keenan about what's making waves in Toronto. This episode is exactly 2:00:53. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on Apple PodcastsFollow on SpotifyFollow on Amazon MusicSubscribe on Podcast
As I mentioned to Rob Bowman today on Toronto Mike'd, it was on this day in 1963 that Palace Pier, one of Toronto's premier dance halls, burned down. I was tipped off to this fact by Jeremy Hopkin, who also colourized the photo above. To commemorate this anniversary, I biked
Glenn Hall, nicknamed "Mr. Goalie," was a Hall of Fame goaltender known for his incredible durability, playing 502 consecutive games without a mask for the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks, and St. Louis Blues, winning the Calder, Vezina, and Conn Smythe Trophies, and a Stanley Cup, establishing himself as one
