I truly hope you listen to my entire half hour conversation with John Cleese, available now wherever you listen to your podcasts. Just look for episode 1961 of Toronto Mike'd from August 28, 2026. This moment made me feel rather chuffed. It's John Cleese laughing very hard at my joke.
In this 1961st episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Monty Python co-founder John Cleese about his upcoming visit to Toronto for Not Dead Yet! - John Cleese and the Holy Grail at 50, his thoughts on Trump and the escalating trade war between the United States and Canada, his
Jacques Doucet was the French radio broadcaster of Montreal Expos games for every year of the team's existence, from 1969 to 2004. He was also the French play-by-play voice of the Toronto Blue Jays from 2011 until his retirement in 2022.
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.
The Canadian Baseball League, formerly known as the Intercounty Baseball League, has a new single-season home run champion. The record of 21 HRs, set by Sean Reilly in 2013, was surpassed by Yasiel Puig of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Puig went deep at Christie Pits last night to set the
Peter Cullen was the Canadian voice over actor best known for providing the voice of Optimus Prime on Transformers.
Craig Martin was best known as the founder of Classic Albums Live, which started with shows at the Phoenix Concert Theatre and is now a massive touring institution.
The 23rd Toronto Mike'd Listener eXperience takes place September 28, 6-9pm, at the GLB Brewpub. The GLB Brewpub is not the brewery in south Etobicoke, but a a very cool establishment at 11 Lower Jarvis Street, just north of Queens Quay. Every year, I host free listener events at Great
Much has been written in this space (and discussed on Toronto Mike'd) about the SCTV reunion filmed at the Elgin Theatre on May 13, 2018. Martin Scorsese was directing the reunion special for Netflix and special guests included Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short, Dave Thomas,
Catch Tim Curry in Me and My Girl at The O'Keefe Centre.
In this 1960th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with actress Rebecca Auerbach about her role in It's A Good Life If You Don't Weaken, Discount Dave (and The Fix), Dolly Parton and Regal Road. This episode is exactly 1:09:22. You can listen to this episode in a
Tim Curry was the actor best known for playing Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."
Dolly Parton got her big break on The Porter Wagoner Show writing "I Will Always Love You" as a goodbye as she left to become a country music superstar and actress. She wrote many hit songs, but for my money, it's "Jolene" all the way.
In this 1959th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with former CP24 news anchor Kelly Linehan about why she quit the business and what she's up to these days. This episode is exactly 1:00:24. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on Apple
This past weekend, I wrote about the amped up trade war between Canada and the United States. I woke up on Saturday to news that trade talks fell apart, and learned Prime Minister Mark Carney would address the nation later that day. I just assumed CBC Radio One would air
In this 1958th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Toronto Sun sports journalist Mike Ganter about his lengthy career in sports media. This episode is exactly 1:29:19. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on Apple PodcastsFollow on SpotifyFollow on Amazon MusicSubscribe
Soraya Roberts was a culture writer who wrote the book In My Humble Opinion: My So-Called Life and who has contributed to Harper's, Vanity Fair, The L.A. Review of Books and other publications.
Perry Rosemond, an unsung hero of Canadian television, has passed away. Perry came up on Toronto Mike'd during my conversation with John Byner as he produced the first two seasons of Bizarre. As Ed Conroy tells us, he created King of Kensington and worked on such key children's shows as
I woke up on Saturday morning to news that Canadian and American negotiators were unable to finalize a trade deal and PM Mark Carney was suspending trade talks with the United States and recalling its negotiating team. Late breaking story on the CBC.... Asked for specifics of the Americans' last-minute
In this 1957th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with stand-up comedian Lahna Turner about her late husband Ralphie May. This episode is exactly 56:04. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on Apple PodcastsFollow on SpotifyFollow on Amazon MusicSubscribe on Podcast AddictSubscribe via
On this 1957th episode of Toronto Mike'd, and 56th episode of TOAST, Mike is joined by Rob Preuss and Bob Willette as they kick out their favourite progressive rock songs. This episode is exactly 2:04:51. 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.
After 18 years at Bell Media, and 13 seasons of The Social, Melissa Grelo is moving on. In related news, The Social is shifting away from traditional daytime television broadcasting to become a video podcast. I know Melissa a little via my relationship with Dana Levenson, and I've always been
In this 1955th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Eric Veillette, a journalist and television correspondent currently writing a book about going to the movies in Toronto. This episode is exactly 1:17:12. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on Apple PodcastsFollow
