In this 1473rd episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Mark Zwolinski about his career covering sports for the Toronto Star, John Kordic, inspiring colleagues and how he's enjoying retirement. This episode is exactly 1:54:24. 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.
Dickey Betts was the guitarist and founding member of The Alman Brothers, best known for such hits as "Ramblin' Man" and "Blue Sky."
In this 1472nd episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Scot Turner about his recent retirement, the upcoming CFNY documentary, cycling, podcasting, and the passing of his mom and his former colleague at CFNY Jim Reid (JR). This episode is exactly 2:09:27. You can listen to this episode
In this 1471st episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with the host of CBC Radio One's The Debaters Steve Patterson about his career in comedy. This episode is exactly 1:16:44. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on Apple PodcastsFollow on SpotifyFollow on
This past weekend, we had a party for my third-born's 10th birthday. My mom used the m-word for little people. We had to educate her that this m-word is no longer acceptable. That got me thinking about the g-word for Roma people. That g-word was everywhere. Band names, song names,
Jim Reid, who went by JR on the air at CFNY, was the midday DJ during the peak Spirit of Radio period at 102.1. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on Apple PodcastsFollow on SpotifyFollow on Amazon MusicSubscribe on Podcast AddictSubscribe via OvercastListen
We bought a Happy Birthday banner at Dollarama for our son's 10th birthday party, but when he hung it on the wall, we realized they missed the first "y". Here's the packaging, a blatant case of false advertising.
In this inaugural episode of FOTMCast, Cam Gordon and Tyler Campbell visit to recap the previous quarter of Toronto Mike'd episodes and discuss what's new in the TMU. This episode is exactly 1:58:12. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on Apple PodcastsFollow
Robert MacNeil was the Canadian-born journalist who created the even-handed, no-frills PBS newscast “The MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour” in the 1970s and co-anchored the show with his late partner, Jim Lehrer, for two decades.
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.
OJ Simpson played 11 seasons in the NFL, becoming the first player to rush for over 2000 yards. He also played Detective Norberg in The Naked Gun movies, and although not convicted in criminal court, was found liable for the wrongful death of and battery against Ron Goldman, and battery
Mister Cee was Big Daddy Kane's DJ who is credited with discovering the Notorious B.I.G.
In this 1468th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike is joined by Toronto historian Jeremy Hopkin to discuss 10 Toronto buildings that shouldn't have been demolished. This episode is exactly 1:40:25. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on Apple PodcastsFollow on SpotifyFollow on
At noon I received an email from Warner Music Canada with the subject line "A STATEMENT FROM MONOWHALES". Monowhales are a Canadian alt-rock band that have appeared on Toronto Mike'd a bouple of times. First there was the COVID-19 remote appearance, then the much better in-person debut. Here's the statement
I tuned in to watch some of the Blue Jays home opener yesterday and from a television perspective the biggest change is behind home plate. We're now forced to watch a tribute to wealth and commerce if we want to see Blue Jays baseball. I don't like the back wall,
In this 1467th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with his neighbour Bif Naked about life, love, I Bificus and Rod Black's brother. This episode is exactly 1:21:48. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on Apple PodcastsFollow on SpotifyFollow on Amazon MusicSubscribe
Here in Toronto, today's solar eclipse starts at 2:04 p.m., peaks at 3:19 p.m., and ends at 4:31 p.m. I'm ready.
At this point I'm sure you're sick of my talking about Tears Are Not Enough, the 1985 charity single recorded by a supergroup of Canadian artists, under the name Northern Lights, to raise funds for relief of the 1983–85 famine in Ethiopia. Here's a 2.5 hour deep dive
It was March 2023 when I was diagnosed with CVT. You can catch up on all that action here, but the crux of it all is I have something that causes my blood to clot, but whatever that is, there isn't yet a test for it, so I'm to take
I had a recording of Toronto Mike'd scheduled for 10am this morning, which means I blocked 90 minutes in my calendar. Due to a family emergency, my guest needed to postpone his debut, so I found myself with a little free time. Kurt Cobain died 30 years ago today, so
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 1466th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with The Toronto Star's Ed Keenan about what's happening in Toronto. This episode is exactly 2:04:31. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on Apple PodcastsFollow on SpotifyFollow on Amazon MusicSubscribe on Podcast AddictSubscribe
