Duane Eddy was the rock and roll guitarist who had a string of hit records produced by Lee Hazlewood, including"Rebel-'Rouser", "Peter Gunn", and "Because They're Young".
May 01, 2024
CityLine debuted on CityTV way back in 1984. The talkshow and lifestyle program was hosted by Dini Petty, and I spoke to Dini about it in great detail during her Toronto Mike'd debut. Toronto Mike’d Podcast Episode 662: Dini PettyIn this 662nd episode, Mike chats with Dini Petty about
In this 1479th episode of Toronto Mike'd, FOTMs like you kick out their favourite songs about money. This episode is exactly 1:11:21. 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 on
In this 1478th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Ron Sexsmith's favourite singer-songwriter Kip Harness about his career in music and new release. This episode is exactly 1:12:09. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on Apple PodcastsFollow on SpotifyFollow on Amazon
This past week I took a ride to High Park to check out this year's Cherry Blossom bloom. These beauts are called sakura in Japan and they typically bloom in late April into May, except for that one year they didn't bloom at all. Mother nature can be fickle.
In this 1477th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Greg Fraser, founding member and guitarist for Brighton Rock, abou all things Brighton Rock. This is the Brighton Rock #deepdive you didn't know you needed. Come for One More Try, but stay for the Duane Ward and Pat Tabler #mindblow.
Last night, I hade the pleasure of taking in the premiere of Beautiful Scars at the Aquarius Theatre in Hamilton. Beautiful Scars is based on FOTM Tom Wilson's book about his discovery that he was adopted and he's actually Mohawk. You can hear Tom and I talking about this in
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 1476th episode of Toronto Mike'd, and 27th episode of Toast, Mike is joined by Rob Preuss and Bob Willette as they kick out bird jams. This episode is exactly 2:23:56. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on Apple PodcastsFollow on
Bob Cole was my favourite all-time hockey play-by-play person, the voice of Maple Leaf playoff games and Hockey Night in Canada. He also called Paul Henderson's Summit Series goal in 1972 for CBC Radio. Oh baby!
Mike Pinder was a founding member and the original keyboard player of the Moody Blues. In 2018, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Moody Blues.
In this 1475th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Classified a.k.a. Luke Boyd about the origin of his hip-hop career, his rap influences, his musical career, staying in the Maritimes and Luke's View. This episode is exactly 1:33:24. You can listen to this episode in
In this 1474th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Ben Johnson about running 9.79 at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, being disqualified and stripped of his medal, living with this shame, and surviving to find happiness. Mary Ormsby joins us to answer the burning question "can a guilty
I live with a Swifty, so I was hearing the new Taylor Swift album on Friday morning before school. It's called The Tortured Poets Department, and 31 songs in total were dropped. There's one that's a bit of a riddle in terms of who it's about, but if you listen
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.
