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Quick... name some great mullets.... In the 70s, there was David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust. In the 80s Bono rocked a mullet, as did several NHL players, including Ron Duguay. In the 90s, Jaromir Jagr and Billy Ray Cyrus were mullet flagbearers. But by the end of the 90s, the
Ned Beatty was the prolific actor who made his film debut in 1972’s "Deliverance" and delivered memorable performances in classics like 1976’s "Network" and 1978’s "Superman."
As co-host of Global TV's groundbreaking sports program Sportsline for over a decade, Mark Hebscher has earned the trust of Canadian sports fans. His entertaining and astute insights and vast experience in sports media culminate in the provocative sports opinions expressed on his podcast, appropriately titled Hebsy on Sports. This
In this episode of Judgment Day, Lorne Honickman examines the Supreme Court Ruling that the Estate files of murder victims Barry and Honey Sherman be unsealed. Lorne talks with media lawyer Iain Mackinnon about what the Supreme Court said about privacy and the open Court principle. You can subscribe to
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 hivemind.
In this 865th episode and 65th Pandemic Friday, Mike kicks out parenthetical jams with Cam Gordon and Stu Stone. But first, a special appearance by Humble Howard. This episode is exactly 2:32:59. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe via Apple PodcastsSubscribe via
Mike Stafford has been fired from his job at Global News Radio 640. He was the morning show host since February 2018 when he took Matt Gurney's spot alongside Supriya Dwivedi. Legacy CFNY fans will remember Mike Stafford as the newsperson on Pete and Geets. Fred Patterson of Humble and
In this 864th episode, Mike chats with Doo Doo the Clown about his lengthy career as a children's entertainer, appearing in Billy Madison with Adam Sandler, performing at festivals including the Calgary Stampede and CNE, his relationship with Stu Stone and DJ Farbsie, and his real-life role as hero. This
In this 863rd episode, Mike chats with MELLEEFRESH a.k.a. Melleny Melody about being Cheer Bear on Care Bears, singing in Rock & Rule, transitioning to becoming active in the dance music scene, starting Play Records, discovering Deadmau5, and losing her beloved Princessmobile to a family of raccoons. This
Last Wednesday, Peter Gross recorded a phone conversation with 106-year-old Vera Cox for the third episode of Seniors Moment. Typically, we'd edit down the segment to 4-5 minutes, but we were both so enamored by Vera that we didn't change a thing. On Saturday, I took the entire conversation with
In this 862nd episode, Mike chats with Brian Bradley about the history, courage, and diversity of the 2SLGBTQ+ community in Toronto with a keen focus on Craig Russell and Lori Russell Eadie. This episode is exactly 1:20:57. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways:
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 hivemind.
In this 861st episode and 64th Pandemic Friday, Mike kicks out wrestling jams with Cam Gordon and Stu Stone. But first, a special appearance by Jason Agnew. This episode is exactly 2:21:10. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe via Apple PodcastsSubscribe via
In this 860th episode, Mike chats with Ewan Currie and Ryan Gullen from The Sheepdogs about their Saskatoon origin story, getting on the cover of Rolling Stone, I Don't Know, Feeling Good and their new infectious jam Keep On Loving You. This episode is exactly 53:20. You can listen
In this 859th episode, Mike chats with Rob Cowan about his father Bernard Cowan, his cousin Paul Soles, his comedy work with Rick Moranis and his radio career at CKFH and CJCL 1430 where he worked with such radio vets as Bob McCown, Andy Barrie, Mark Hebscher, and Jim Brady.
My 19-year-old and I were ready to celebrate our Leafs' five game series win over the Habs on Thursday night. Early in OT Montreal got a 2-on-0 and scored, so we prepped to go nuts last night. This time, the Leafs dominated overtime, but still lost. Game seven is Monday
B. J. Thomas was the singer widely known for his hit songs of the 1960s and 1970s, which appeared on the pop, country, and Christian music charts, and included recordings of the Mark James song "Hooked on a Feeling" and the Burt Bacharach and Hal David song "Raindrops Keep Fallin'
Gavin MacLeod was the actor best known for playing Joseph "Happy" Haines on McHale's Navy, Murray Slaughter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Captain Merrill Stubing on The Love Boat.
Paul Soles was a prolific actor who voiced the title character in the 1960s Spider-Man cartoon, and portrayed Hermey in the 1964 television special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. In that Spider-Man cartoon, Paul worked with his cousin Bernard Cowan. Bernard's son Elliott appeared on Toronto Mike'd to celebrate his career.
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 hivemind.
In this 858th episode and 63rd Pandemic Friday, Mike kicks out jams with a dude's name in the title with Cam Gordon and Stu Stone. But first, a special appearance by Mike Richards. This episode is exactly 2:03:18. You can listen to this episode in a variety of
In this 857th episode, Mike chats with Andy Curran about Coney Hatch, working with Kim Mitchell, going solo, and the new El Mocambo. Banjo Dunc co-hosts! This episode is exactly 1:42:24. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe via Apple PodcastsSubscribe via Google
In this 856th episode, Mike chats with Canadian punk pioneer Art Bergmann about the Young Canadians, going solo, getting paid and getting the Order of Canada. This episode is exactly 1:10:49. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe via Apple PodcastsSubscribe via Google
In this 855th episode, Mike is joined by Bob Dylan fanatic Lorne Honickman who tells us why Dylan is the greatest musician of the past century. Happy 80th birthday, Bob. This episode is exactly 1:33:07. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe via
In this 854th episode and 17th FOTM KOTJ, 11 FOTMs kick out the jams. This episode is exactly 1:00:42. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe via Apple PodcastsSubscribe via Google PodcastsSubscribe via SpotifySubscribe via Podcast AddictSubscribe via StitcherSubscribe via OvercastSubscribe via tuneinSubscribe
