Yesterday's Pandemic Friday episode of Toronto Mike'd with Stu Stone and Cam Gordon featured our favourite Yacht Rock jams. That was for Stu, who loves the genre. Now, it's my turn. Next week, we're kicking out our favourite grunge jams. That's right, put on your flannel shirt and a pair
In this 706th episode, Mike hosts a sports media roundtable with Mark Hebscher and Fast Time Milon. Topics discussed include Steve Simmons, Bob McKenzie, Bob McCown, racism and anti-semitism in sports media, Sportsnet NHL broadcasts and more. This episode is exactly 1:35:51. You can listen to this episode
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 705th episode, Mike kicks out favourite yacht rock jams with Stu Stone and Cam Gordon. This episode is exactly 2:06:17. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in Apple PodcastsSubscribe in Google PodcastsListen via Google Play MusicSave to your Spotify LibraryListen
If you’re in need of a mortgage in Ontario but have been turned down by banks, you’re not necessarily out of luck. Private mortgage lenders in Ontario can offer mortgage solutions for people with bad credit, alternative income sources, or properties on which banks can’t offer loans.
In this 704th episode, Mike catches up with Paul Romanuk, asking him why he's no longer calling games on Hockey Night in Canada, then it's all about The Beatles and Paul's new podcast The Walrus Was Paul. This episode is exactly 1:14:01. You can listen to this episode
He was the singer, guitarist and actor whose first album included a version of "If I Had a Hammer", which earned a Golden Disc for him. His other hits included "Lemon Tree", "I'm Comin' Home, Cindy" and "Sally Was a Good Old Girl".
In this 703rd episode, Mike dives deep into the history of Energy 108 with Scot Turner. This episode is exactly 1:47:01. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesSubscribe in Google PodcastsListen via Google Play MusicSave to your Spotify LibraryListen via StitcherFollow
Following tonight's NHL Draft Lottery, Bob McKenzie enters the next phase of his professional life, leaving the day-to-day grind for semi-retirement. It's not a full retirements because he'll still be doing TSN's draft rankings three times a year, he'll still be covering the World Junior Hockey Championships, and he'll still
This morning I learned Doug Taylor had passed away. Doug covered the history of this city like no other. His blog at tayloronhistory.com was a tremendous resource and he will be sorely missed. Scadding Cabin—Toronto’s oldest surviving structure https://t.co/mCkfmYY6Zt pic.twitter.com/cvfQ95FoUZ —
Earlier today, following a very leisurely ride with the 6-year old, I went on a ride to visit my mom. This meant I'd do what I've done hundreds of times and head north on Royal York from Lake Shore. Heading east on Lake Shore, that means a left hand turn
On Thursday night, I missed the Leafs coughing up their 3-0 lead against Columbus because I was recording this week's Pandemic Friday episode of Toronto Mike'd. I watched overtime though, Another chapter in the Ongoing History of Maple Leafs Collapses. Last night, with the Leafs down 3-0 in a must-win
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The 21st Pandemic Friday episode of Toronto Mike'd with Stu Stone and Cam Gordon only just dropped, but there's already a buzz in the air about next week's episode. 22 weeks in the making, it's the Yacht Rock ep. If you've been following along with the musical mania, you know
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 702nd episode, Mike kicks out screen-discovered jamz with Stu Stone and Cam Gordon. This episode is exactly 2:27:20. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesSubscribe in Google PodcastsListen via Google Play MusicSave to your Spotify LibraryListen via StitcherFollow on
When I was a much younger man, maybe 19 or 20, I was invited to participate in an NHL playoff pool at Bishop Allen Academy. My brother was in this pool, hence the invite, and the commissioner was a young go-getter named Jason Agnew. Following the 2002 playoffs, Agnew found
In this 701st episode, Mike sits back and relaxes while FOTM kick out the jams. This episode is exactly 43:36. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesSubscribe in Google PodcastsListen via Google Play MusicSave to your Spotify LibraryListen via StitcherFollow on tuneinSubscribe
When we pulled the switch on the weekend and went live with the new site in the new CMS on the new server, we lost a feature that was surprisingly popular with regular visitors. That was the "Recent Comments" listing in the sidebar. Good news! This feature has returned! It's
When subscribing to Toronto Mike'd (or any podcast) in Apple Podcasts, you first arrive at a landing page that's a little misleading. It only displays the most recent 300 episodes. Some listeners would play audio from this page and have assumed only the most recent 300 episodes are available in
Earlier today, I recorded episode 700 of my podcast. That's a pretty damn round number. I used to care about who my guest was for these milestone episodes, but lately I've just let the chips fall where they may. Today, the chips fell on Nick Kypreos. This got me wondering
In this 700th episode, Mike chats with Nick Kypreos about his transition from OHL goal scorer to NHL enforcer, his years at Sportsnet, learning the difference between a Tweet and a DM, why he left Sportsnet, his new "Real Kyper at Noon" show, Little Buddha Cocktail, his upcoming autobiography, and
LeBron Nearly Checked Out Plenty is going on in the world and the recent spate of protests for social justice and racial equality has hit home with many of the NBA’s players. Last week we saw playoff games canceled and rumors abound that some teams were on the verge
Comments on Toronto Mike are now being handled by Disqus. Some will prefer this, others will miss the old Movable Type comment system, just trust me that this switch was necessary. The new CMS doesn't have commenting built-in, so a third party system was required. I'm hoping everyone will continue
For the first time since early March, I parked my caboose in front of the telly yesterday to watch a Leafs game. A playoff game, no less! Well, sort of... not sure these are technically playoff games. They're calling this best-of-five series against Columbus a "qualifier". Regardless, the stakes are
