In this 1716th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Toronto City Councillor for Ward 12-St. Paul's Josh Matlow about why he voted against the bubble zone bylaw, whether he's seen the new Rob Ford doc on Netflix, what makes him so popular in his ward, whether he'll run for
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 1715th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with fiddler Ashley MacIsaac about his pre-fame time in New York, dating RuPaul, breaking with Sleepy Maggie, and which controversies are real and which are pure artistic performances. This episode is exactly 1:14:22. You can listen to this episode
It's been over 20 years since I wrote about Dr. Demento, so I figured I'm overdue. Here's what I wrote back then, when I was merely 30 years old. As a youngster, I have vivid memories of tuning in "The Doctor Demento Show" show on my little transistor radio. I
In this 1714th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike records live from the 16th annual Joe Carter Classic Golf Tournament at Glen Abbey Golf Club. Guests include Rick Vaive, saxophonist Elan Trotman, Bernie Nicholls, Dave Stewart, Ernie Whitt, Kenny Lofton, Rod Black, Aaron Hicks, Cito Gaston, and Joe Carter. This episode
In this 1713th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Liz Worth, author of Treat Me Like Dirt: An Oral History of Punk in Toronto and Beyond, and Kire Paputts, who is credited on Colin Brunton's The Last Pogo Jumps Again and whose dad was in The Viletones, about the
Ron Tayor pitched for five teams (Cleveland, St. Louis, Houston, New York, and San Diego) during his 11-year career in the majors, posting a career 3.93 ERA. He's the only Canadian to win two World Series titles with two different teams. After his playing days ended, Taylor went on
In this 1712th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with singer songwriter Samantha Martin about her career in music, singing with Delta Sugar, her musical influences and shitting where she eats. This episode is exactly 1:14:08. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen
Just before recording with Skye Wallace on Friday, I started singing "Nowhere To Run" by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas. I shared with Skye that I first discovered the song in the movie Good Morning Vietnam. I also owned that soundtrack on cassette and "Nowhere To Run" was the first
Buzz Hargrove was National President of the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) from 1992 until his retirement in 2008.
Steven Leckie was the lead singer of the legendary Toronto punk band The Viletones.
In this 1711th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike catches up with Skye Wallace who is in her sexy preggy ice tea chug era. This episode is exactly 1:08:40. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on Apple PodcastsFollow on SpotifyFollow on Amazon MusicSubscribe
Although I missed the very early years of Dave Stieb's career, I caught on in '83 and instantly fell in love with the Blue Jays ace. All those near no-hitters and finally, in 1990, a bonafide actual no-hitter, the only one in Blue Jays history. Dave Stieb was a tremendous
Holy Mackinaw! Joe Bowen has announced he's retiring after the 2025-2026 NHL season. Joe's been calling Leafs games for over four decades. On the app formerly known as Twitter, Joe wrote: After 44 years of being the voice of your Toronto Maple Leafs, I have decided the 2025-26 season will
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 1710th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Tom Harrington who has retired from the CBC after 44 years. This episode is exactly 1:23:52. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on Apple PodcastsFollow on SpotifyFollow on Amazon MusicSubscribe on Podcast
Larry's son died suddenly 13 months ago. He was only 34. I can't imagine what Larry's going through, but I'm certain he's not alone. Throughout the past 13 months, Larry's been journaling his feelings as he greives the loss of his only child. This morning, I sat with Larry in
In this 1709th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike catches up with Al Grego while Al kicks out the jams. This episode is exactly 1:12:41. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on Apple PodcastsFollow on SpotifyFollow on Amazon MusicSubscribe on Podcast AddictSubscribe via
Is there a greater chasm between quality of content vs. quality of cover than Pet Sounds? Pet Sounds is a great album, no doubt, but that's one bad album cover.
Brian Wilson was the co-founder and primary songwriter of the Beach Boys.
For the first 130-something episodes of Toronto Mike'd, I rarely took a picture with the guest. There's a pic of Strombo and me by our Christmas tree, a selfie in the basement with Matt Galloway, and a shot of Melissa DiMarco and me by her car, but the post-recording Toronto
Kella was a familiar voice to Q107 listeners. She was on weekends from 6am-12pm and weekdays from 7pm-11pm. Her Q107.com bio page read: Kella has been in radio for over 20 years, and her career has even taken her to Taiwan! She enjoys hiking, yoga, hanging out in the
Last summer, I wrote about Corus axing all Kingston radio personnel. That's everyone at 96.3 BIG FM (CFMK-FM) and Fresh 104.3 (CKWS-FM). It seems Corus is pulling that same cost-cutting stunt in the nation's capital. The majority of on-air staff at JUMP! 106.9 (CKQB-FM) and boom 99.
In this 1708th episode of Toronto Mike'd, and first episode of Rewinder, Mike chats with Blair Packham about what's happening in the Canadian media landscape. This episode is exactly 2:29:55. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on Apple PodcastsFollow on SpotifyFollow on
I just heard the shocking news that Juliette Powell passed away suddenly last week as a result of acute bacterial meningitis. Juliette won the 1989 Miss Canada Pageant where she became the first Black Canadian to hold the title. She went on to become a VJ at MusiquePlus and then
