This week, I dropped fresh Toronto Mike'd episodes every weekday. That's five episodes in five days. Each one was quite different.
Monday
Ieden Wall came over with his camera person and the listenership did not care for this guest nor his attitude. In the room, I couldn't tell if it was a work or a shoot, but I knew it was different. With the camera person taking 30 minutes to flesh out a television studio in my tiny basement and Ieden acting rather performative, the cherry on the sundae was me being advised Toronto Mike'd was very Q Morning Zooish. Yes, that happened, and controversy ensued.
Tuesday
Nick Beaton made his Toronto Mike'd debut and it was a great chat with a stand-up comedian who worked closely with Dave Foley and has found a new sweet spot delivering political commentary.
Wednesday
Musicologist Mike Daley dropped by to talk about Toronto's Yorkville music scene in the 1960s. I love Toronto music history episodes with a subject matter expert.
Thursday
Steve Simmons returned to discuss sports subjects of the day. Agree or disagree with the Toronto Sun veteran, I find him awfully entertaining and I'm already looking forward to his 2027 visit. This was a classic sports talk episode with a true character of the game.
Friday
The only remote recording of the week, I finally got to chat with my very first favourite author. I loved Bruno and Boots books when I was in primary school and had always heard Gordon Korman wrote This Can't Be Happening At Macdonald Hall while in grade sevent, but now I got to collect all the details, straight from the man himself.
So that's a controversial episode, a comedy episode, a Toronto music history episode, a sports episode and an author, all in one week.
Truly something for everybody.
