I've always known the risks when I play music on Toronto Mike'd. I know there's no legal way to do it, and that podcast aggregators could remove episodes or de-platform me altogether. I suppose this was a risk I was willing to take. This week alone Spotify is removing 156
Two of my favourite movies of all-time turn 30 this month. That has me thinking about my favourite films of all-time. Obviously, this list has changed over the past few decades, but the core seems to remain the same. There are some films I just adore to the core. In
On Thursday night, I biked to Yonge and Dundas to watche the world premiere of Stu Stone's new movie Don't F**ck with Ghosts. Good fun, and a fab time catching up with some buds. Even Ross Atkins was there, but I digress... The movie wrapped around 9:30pm and
In this 34th episode of Toast, Mike is joined by Rob Preuss and Bob Willette as they kick out harvest jams. This episode is exactly 2:06:28 You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on Apple PodcastsFollow on SpotifyFollow on Amazon MusicSubscribe on Podcast
Bill Vigars, who accompanied Terry Fox on his 1980 Marathon of Hope, has passed away. 13 months ago, I enjoyed a lengthy conversation with Bill about his time with Terry and the Marathon of Hope.
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.
In this 1562nd episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Mary Jo Eustace about her experience on Traitors Canada Season Two as she answers many questions from curious viewers. This episode is exactly 1:01:02. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on Apple
In this 1561st episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with radio veteran Jeff Spindel about his career in radio, why it came to an end at Stingray / Boom 97.3, and what's next for him. This episode is exactly 1:25:17. You can listen to this episode in a
Luis Tiant, nicknamed El Tiante, pitched in the major leagues for 19 years, primarily for the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox.
In this 1560th episode of Toronto Mike'd, FOTM Jesse Hirsh extracts phoney baloney audio via Google's AI service NotebookLM. This episode completely lacks any humanity and truly is The Worst Podcast. There will be no sequel. This episode is exactly 13:50. You can listen to this episode in a
In this 1559th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with guitar legend Liona Boyd about Summer Dreams with Olivia Newton-John before they play a fun game of word association. This episode is exactly 1:09:29. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on Apple
About a month ago, I wrote about the new Campfire public artwork installed along the Humber Bay recreational trail. It's by Michael Belmore and Herman Mejia and at the time was unfinished and srounced by a fence. Well, the fences are gone and Campfire is free!
In this 1558th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike shares "The Fall of ‘87," a deep dive on the Toronto Blue Jays’ catastrophic collapse in the last week of the 1987 season. Gare Joyce sets things up and explains how this audio was almost lost forever. This episode is exactly 1:
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.
In this 1557th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Toronto Star city columnist Ed Keenan about what's happening in the city of Toronto. This episode is exactly 2:10:24. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on Apple PodcastsFollow on SpotifyFollow on Amazon
John Amos was the TV writer turned Emmy-nominated actor who starred as the stoic father on Good Times.
In this 1556th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with podcast afficionado Kattie Laur about the state of podcasting in Canada. This episode is exactly 1:36:32. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on Apple PodcastsFollow on SpotifyFollow on Amazon MusicSubscribe on Podcast
Pete Rose was a 17-time All-Star who won three World Series championships with the Cincinnati Reds. He holds the major league record for hits (4,256), games played (3,562) and plate appearances (15,890) and the NL record for the longest hitting streak (44).
Dikembe Mutombo was a legendary shot blocker and humanitarian who was induced into basketball'sHall of Fame.
FOTM Jeff Marek first blew my mind with the 1972 Summit Series story surrounding Greg Keelor of Blue Rodeo fame. When Greg Keelor was 18-years old, and trying out for the Toronto Marlboros at Maple Leaf Gardens during the 1972 Summit Series. Bobby Orr was injured, but he and Frank
Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital
Every morning, after I bike my youngest to school, I ride along the Waterfront Trail to the Humber Bay Bridge over the Humber River. The past few weeks, I've noticed driftwood sculptures appearing by the Campfire art installation I wrote about recently. A couple of times, I've caught the artist
Kris Kristofferson was the multi-award winner best known for his songwriting, notably credited for Me and Bobby McGee, Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down, and Help Me Make It Through the Night, among others. He also acted in the hit movie A Star Is Born.
I first shared Working on the Radio from The 102.1 Band over ten years ago when Nash the Slash passed away. He played electric violin on the song. The song was released in 1979, 45 years ago this month. FOTM Scot Turner had this to say about the single.
I was at Massey Hall tonight for the 2024 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. What a wonderful night of music. It kicked off with Tom Cochrane and ended with the dude from Rascal Flatts and in between we heard music from Sarah McLauchlan, Nelly Furtado, Metric, Sam Roberts, Jim Cuddy,
