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.
May 17, 2026
Canada is one of the places which treat gambling in a different light. Though most gambling games are legal in Canada, it's a totally different story when you're talking about online gambling. This is because the Canadian government refuses to grant licenses to online casinos in the country. But despite
In this 275th episode, Mike and his 3-year-old son play and discuss his ten favourite songs. This episode is exactly 32:56. 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:
Fats Domino was 89. He was the influential rock and roll artist best known for his songs Ain't That A Shame, Blueberry Hill and I'm Walkin'.
With apologies to Rush, here are a few of my all-time favourite instrumental songs. Add yours to the comments! Bonus points if you embed a YouTube video of the song. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Pretty Little Ditty The Allman Brothers Band - Jessica Dick Dale and the Deltones -
Robert Guillaume was 89. He was the actor best known for his role as Benson on the TV-series Soap and the spin-off Benson, as well as Isaac Jaffe on Sports Night.
In this 274th episode, Mike chats with TSN's Mike Hogan about his 18 years at The Fan, his work at TSN, calling Argonaut games, the Argos attendance problem and his personal relationship with Doug Gilmour and The Tragically Hip. This episode is exactly 2:23:59. You can listen to
In this 273rd episode, Mike chats with TSN's Kayla Grey about her role at TSN, why people of colour in sports media shouldn't give up, Canada's diversity problem and how the Raptors will do this season. This episode is exactly 1:44:27. You can listen to this episode in
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.
How important is culture for your team?First and foremost, there can be some confusion and raised eyebrows when using the word ‘culture’ within the company context. Some people might confuse this word with the experience on the market, the history of the company or worse, the perks that the
In this 272nd episode, Mike and Great Lakes Brewery owner Peter Bulut play and discuss his ten favourite songs. This episode is exactly 1:26:23. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via Google Play MusicListen via StitcherFollow on tuneinSubscribe directly to
Gord Downie was 53. He was the lead singer and songwriter for The Tragically Hip, my favourite band of all-time. I'll never forget the day I heard Blow at High Dough on Q107 back in '89. I picked up Up To Here and never looked back. I've since seen them
John Dunsworth was 71. He was the actor best known as the irreverent trailer park supervisor Jim Lahey on Trailer Park Boys.
There are a lot of things that make Italy worth a visit, and one such has to be their cuisine. Italians are known to be great chefs, both for their trademark dishes that taste like nowhere else in the world and their innovations, which are rarely found outside its borders.
I've been assisting in the production of podcasts for over a decade now, and I've managed the A-Z of my own podcast for over five years, so trust me when I tell you Canada is lagging far behind the United States when it comes to the monetization of podcasts. Sponsors
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 271st episode, Mike chats with DJ Ron Nelson about his Fantastic Voyage show on CKLN, bringing the first hip-hop shows to Canada, the emergence of Maestro Fresh-Wes and Michie Mee, recording the Dream Warriors album in his home studio, Reggaemania and what he thinks of Drake. This episode
Thanks to this recent Toronto Mike'd guest, I took the entire family to this afternoon's Argos game. It was my first Argos game at BMO Field. Normally I bike to BMO Field, but since all four kids were going, we took the Go Train. it was the very first time
Two of the most prominent pillars supporting the world of gambling are sports betting and casino games. Both of them have, in unique ways, fueled the industry for centuries—a phenomenon that won't be slowing down anytime soon. But how exactly do these pillars stand in relation to each other?
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 270th episode, Mike and Damien Cox play and discuss his ten favourite songs. But first, a frank discussion about his behaviour on Twitter. This episode is exactly 1:59:10. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via Google Play MusicListen
Tom Petty was 66. He was the singer-songwriter best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys. There was a lot of Tom Petty talk in my recent podcast with Barry
I took my youngest two kids to see Splash'N Boots yesterday at the Al Green Theatre. They thoroughly enjoyed the show and afterwards we were patiently waiting for the meet and greet with Splash and Boots. That's when a 3-year old decided to pull the fire alarm. I witnessed the
