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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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Is River A Christmas Song?

Last night, my wife started streaming Sisters, a new Canadian-Irish co-production. The first episode features The Pogues's version of Dirty Old Town. That got me thinking about The Pogues, and I started singing Fairytale of New York. I thought to myself, "this is the only Christmas song I can enjoy
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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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Sweeps Week

I don't have a horse left in either race, but if I'm chilling at night, I'll watch the NBA and NHL playoffs. This is especially true now that both leagues are in their respective conference finals. The Lakers lost last night to the Denver Nuggets, who swept the series 4-0.
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From Joni to Heart

Joni Mitchell recorded "This Flight Tonight" for her 1971 album Blue. She wrote the song, she sings it, and she produced it. In 1973, Nazereth covered the song for their album Loud 'n' Proud. They really rocked it up, and Canadian rock radio play it all the time. So we
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Recent Episode Musings

I live and breathe podcasts these days. If I'm not prepping for and recording an episode of my podcast Toronto Mike'd, I'm recording with a client. The content is pumped out at a dizzying rate, so once in a while, usually on a Saturday morning, I like to sip my
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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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Mike Hanafin Kicks Out the Jams: Toronto Mike'd Podcast Episode 1256

In this 1256th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike catches up with FOTM Mike Hanafin while he kicks out the jams. This episode is exactly 1:20:08. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe via Apple PodcastsSubscribe via Google PodcastsSubscribe via SpotifySubscribe via Podcast AddictSubscribe
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