On April 2nd of this year, almost one month ago, I produced a live event for Nick Ainis. It was a public recording of his podcast Building Toronto's Skyline with special guest Brad Bradford, who earlier today registered to run for mayor in Toronto's 2026 municipal election. Prior to the
I've been to Paris, France, and it was amazing, but yesterday, Paris came to me, and it was absolutely wild. Paris Black was a model, a singer, an actor, a TV host... just an interesting Toronto character who exceeded all expectations. If you haven't heard our chat yet, rectify that
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 1892nd episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with pop/rock singer, actor and professional model Paris Black about his wild life. This episode is exactly 1:11:38. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on Apple PodcastsFollow on SpotifyFollow on Amazon MusicSubscribe
David Allan Coe was the country singer-songwriter who wrote the working class anthem “Take This Job and Shove It″ and had hits with “You Never Even Called Me By My Name” and “The Ride”.
Player and Position Julie Allemand, Guard Elizabeth Balogun, Guard Maria Conde, Forward Temi Fagbenle, Center Isabelle Harrison, Forward Lexi Held, Guard Laura Juskaite, Forward Adja Kane, Forward Maria Kliundikova, Center Kitija Laksa, Guard Marina Mabrey, Guard Nikolina Milić, Forward Kia Nurse, Guard Aaliyah Nye, Guard Teonni Key, Forward Kiki Rice,
In this 1891st episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike catches up with Blue Rodeo's Colin Cripps while Colin plays and discusses his ten favourite songs of all-time. This episode is exactly 1:17:33. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on Apple PodcastsFollow on SpotifyFollow
Dan McLean was a broadcaster who spent more than 30 years as the face of CHCH News.
In the 2018 Toronto municipal election, Mark Grimes was re-elected as Councillor for Ward 3 Etobicoke—Lakeshore. That's where I live. Grimes had been there since 2003, well before I got there. Amber Morley finished second. Grimes: 16,527 Morley: 10,985 In 2022, Amber Morley did something that's very
In this 1890th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Barry Hertz, the Deputy Arts Editor and Film Editor for The Globe and Mail, about Nirvanna the Band, Nirvanna the Band the Show and Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie. This episode is exactly 1:35:00. You can
John Garrett was an NHL goaltender who went on to work as a colour commentator on Hockey Night in Canada before joining Sportsnet as an analyst.
The Canadian Songwriterss Hall of Fame will have new inductees on September 26. Massey Hall is where you'll want to be to witness the Tragically Hip, Roch Voisine, Leslie Feist and singer Mike Reno and guitarist Paul Dean from Loverboy. I've been thinking a lot lately about the Canadian indie
In this 1889th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Johnny Max from the Johnny Max Band about the blues, Daddy's Little Girl, John Prine, The Band, and more. This episode is exactly 1:12:44. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on Apple
Nedra Talley was a member of the Ronettes, in which she performed with her cousins Ronnie and Estelle Bennett.
So many of you are turning to AI to write for you. Perhaps it's an email, or a podcast episode description, or a one-man-show, or even a eulogy or blog post. Almost daily I'm pitched AI tools that will do that for me, but here's the thing. I like to
This article in Marketing News Canada really speaks to me. Authored by Cam Gordon, he shares the story of an LG Shine launch party at Birks in Toronto. Apparently this was quite the event, but I did not attend. I was invited, but I completely ignored the request. Here's a
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 1888th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Gare Joyce about his memoir Portrait of a Hockey Scribe: Live on Press Row. Shout out to Dick Beddoes. #SORFH This episode is exactly 1:30:25. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on
In this 1887th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with filmmaker Alan Zweig about his Vinyl documentary as Alan plays and discusses 10 of his all-time favourite songs from his personal vinyl collection. This episode is exactly 2:01:58. You can listen to this episode in a variety of
Sad news from CPAC this week. PrimeTime Politics host Michael Serapio and 11 other CPAC employees have been fired as the not-for-profit parliamentary affairs channel cancels its two flagship programs, PrimeTime Politics and L'Essentiel. The CBC has more: It cited "accelerating revenue decline," an uncertain broadcasting landscape and delays in
Dave Mason was a founding member of Traffic who wrote and sang lead vocals on two of the band's most famous songs, "Hole in My Shoe" and "Feelin' Alright?".
In this 1886th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Warren Kinsella about his punk rock roots in The Hot Nasties, his work with Jean Chrétien and Dalton McGuinty, his writing and his new book The Hidden Hand: The Information War and the Rise of Antisemitic Propaganda. This episode is
Yahoo Finance launched on January 19, 1997. That's over 29 years ago, and early days for the World Wide Web. Eventually, Yahoo expanded to Canada. An August 18, 2025 article in the Toronto Star reports this nugget about Yahoo Finance in Canada. Yahoo Finance alone boasts 12 million unique monthly
In this 1885th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Odd Marshall about his career in music and how flipping his truck in a snowstorm convinced him life is too short to not do what he loves. This episode is exactly 1:04:43. You can listen to this episode
Some episodes of Toronto Mike'd are so surreal I can't believe they ever happened. Seven years ago today, there was a knock at the door, and it was Gino Vannelli and his brother Ross Vannelli. The TMDS basement studio was configured a little different back then, and Ross wouldn't let
