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Let's Talk Audio

Podcasts, podcasts, podcasts... I record them, I produce them, I promote them... there's a whole lotta podcasting going on in my little digital services company. All podcasts require audio, but not all audio needs to be a podcast. Sometimes it's about capturing a story, something that interests me greatly. Allow
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Open Mike

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.
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Thinking about Ric Randmaa

I dropped my youngest off at school and went for a brisk 15km ride along Lake Ontario before making myself some french press coffee. While I sipped I popped in to the usual spots: the FOTM group on Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter, Bluesky and LinkedIn. I usually check email and these
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Upcoming Guests on Toronto Mike'd

I just read this comment on today's Open Mike. It's from James Early. Hey Mike, I think I have calmed down slightly after Tueday Night's Election fiasco. Serenity Now. Serenity Now. How about you? Sadly, America is still not ready for a Woman President especially a minority woman even when
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Open Mike

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.
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Rock and Roll's Future

I have seen rock and roll's future and its name is Bruce Springsteen . . . Last night, my wife and I saw Bruce Springsteen for the very first time. I'm here to tell you that the pre-concert hype was literally 40 years in the making, as I've been hearing about Bruce's live
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Quincy Jones, Dead at 91

In a career that spanned more than 75 years, Quincy Jones won 28 Grammy awards and was named as one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century by Time magazine. He was a musician and producer who worked with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and many others.
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Open Mike

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.
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Ghostbuster Video Cameos

Yesterday, Jeremy Hopkin dropped by to talk about 10 great Toronto ghost stories. One involves the University of Toronto and when Jeremy mentioned Convocation Hall, I mentioned that my graduation ceremony took place there and that Ivan Reitman was the keynote speaker. Ivan, of course, directed Ghostbusters, the perfect movie
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Everyone is Gay

Growing up in the 80s, everyone was straight. Unless you were gay. Otherwise, everyone was straight. In the school yard, a go-to insult you'd hurl at someone would be the F-slur or you'd just call someone "gay". If something sucked, it was "gay". We giggled at The Flintstones theme commanding
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