The Barenaked Ladies have been the topic of many conversations this past week, so it's no surprise their reuniting for the Juno Awards came up in last Friday's Open Mike. Commenter mrmojorisica linked to this video featuring interviews with Steven Page and Ed Robertson. There it was, a quote from
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.
Rusty Staub was 73. Known as "Le Grand Orange" from his years with the Montreal Expos, he was the prolific hitter who compiled a lifetime .279 average with 2,716 hits, 292 homers, 499 doubles and a major league record-tying 25 pinch hit RBI in 2,951 games. He played
On March 14, 1987, Dave Hodge had had enough of the way decisions were being made at CBC Sports with regards to live sports programming. Here's footage of the last straw and the pen flip heard across the country. It really has become the stuff of legend, and I've been
There was a bit of a bloodletting at Corus yesterday. Amongst the casualties is long-time Q107 personality Al Joynes. Al Joynes had been at Q107 since 1988, although that includes two separate tours of duty at the station. Al will appear on Toronto Mike'd next week, so subscribe here so
In this 319th episode, Mike chats with Ryan Doyle and Jay Maddog Michaels about their show The Rush on Newstalk 1010 before they kick out the jams. This episode is exactly 2:16:31. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via Google
When Jerry Howarth announced his retirement from calling play-by-play for Blue Jays games on the radio, we had a spirited discussion about who would replace him. Click over and read the comments for a refresher. I stated that Dan Shulman was in the city and the ideal replacement, and if
Hear the entire conversation here: https://www.torontomike.com/2014/12/toronto_miked_podcast_episode_103.html.
This is pretty cool. Sidewalk Labs, the sister company of Google that's partnering with Waterfront Toronto to build a "smart" neighbourhood of the future on the city's waterfront, has created an online tool that gives people a glimpse into the past.It's a digital map that has incorporated more than
In this 318th episode, Mike chats with Ken Daniels about his years at The Fan, calling Leafs games, working for CBC Sports, working at Hockey Night in Canada, joining Mickey Redmond in the booth calling Detroit Red Wings games and his son Jamie. This episode is exactly 1:57:02.
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In this 317th episode, Mike chats with Marc Weisblott of 12:36 about the current state of the media in Canada. This episode is exactly 2:03:37. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via Google Play MusicListen via StitcherFollow on tuneinSubscribe
In this 316th episode, Mike chats with The Spoons' singer and songwriter Gord Deppe. This episode is exactly 1:27:37. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via Google Play MusicListen via StitcherFollow on tuneinSubscribe directly to the feed at https://www.
It's an interesting coincidence that both the Blue Jays and Raptors have strung together multiple win streaks of 11 games but never 12. I believe the Jays have hit 11 at least five times now and I know the Raptors have reached 11 at least twice. When I have time,
Mike MacDonald was 63. He was the stand-up comic who starred in Mr. Nice Guy and appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman and The Arsenio Hall Show.
In this 315th episode, Mike celebrates St. Patrick's Day with Elvis as they play their guilty pleasure jams. This episode is exactly 2:06:44. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via Google Play MusicListen via StitcherFollow on tuneinSubscribe directly to the
In this 314th episode, Mike chats with TSN's Darren Dreger about his years at Sportsnet and crossing the parking lot to work at TSN. This episode is exactly 1:36:10. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via Google Play MusicListen via
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In this 313rd episode, Mike chats with Tim Langton about his years in radio and being the Blue Jays PA Announcer at the dome. This episode is exactly 1:44:07. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via Google Play MusicListen via
Stephen Hawking was 76. He was the visionary physicist who wrote several popular science books including A Brief History of Time.
Casinos and gambling definitely don’t have the best reputation, however, they have a great potential to boost local economy and increase the state budget. Something like that could soon happen in Pickering, where a new gambling complex is going to be built. Toronto’s eastern neighboring municipality should become
Steve Anthony has announced he is leaving CP24 Breakfast to "do other things" and that his last day will be March 29. Steve Anthony was just at my home two weeks ago for another great convo and left no hint he was about to leave. He did take great pride
Toronto Mike'd has a new sponsor. For the next few months, Camp Tounesol, the largest French camps in Ontario, has stepped up to support local, independent podcasting. Since 2001, Camp Tournesol has provided French camps in the GTA for tens of thousands of children ages 4 to 14. Whether your
