In this 243rd episode, Mike and Mike Wilner play and discuss Wilner's ten favourite songs. This episode is exactly 1:20:05. 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:
In this 242nd episode, Mike catches up with Elvis. This episode is exactly 1:29:34. 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.torontomike.com/torontomiked.xmlDownload the
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.
Don Matthews was 77. He was the head coach who won 231 games in the CFL, the second highest win total by a head coach in the league's history. He coached our Toronto Argonauts in 1990, from 1996-1998 and again in 2008, winning two Grey Cups.
In this 241st episode, Mike and Mark Hebscher play and discuss Mark's ten favourite songs. This episode is exactly 1:21:33. 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:
The first time I wrote about Sidney Crosby was October 6, 2003. He was tearing it up with the Rimouski Oceanic as a 16-year old and I had just read a quote from Wayne Gretzky claiming he was the most talented prospect he'd seen since Mario Lemieux. That got my
One of the best podcasts is a show you likely already know and love. The Ongoing History of New Music, hosted by Alan Cross (hear his episode of Toronto Mike'd here), has been heard on CFNY (and other Corus radio stations) for almost 25 years. Ok, it went on hiatus
Adam West was 88. He was the actor best known as the star of the 1960s hit TV series Batman. Most recently he was the mayor of Quahog on Family Guy.
Glenne Headly was 62. She was the movie and television actress best known for her roles in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Dick Tracy, Mr. Holland's Opus and Lonesome Dove, for which she won an Emmy.
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.
I used to enjoy looking at Toronto's radio ratings. Then, I got fed up with the entire process. Who is carrying these PPM devices? Stations target a specific demographic, but regular folk like me can't access these figures. With so little data available, and so much skepticism, I just stopped
In this 240th episode, Mike chats with The Fan 590 morning show host Hugh Burrill about his years at CityTV, Rogers Sportsnet and The Fan 590. This episode is exactly 1:31:45. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via Google Play
A court has recently disapproved of the kind of health care of offered at Ontario Health care centre. The therapeutic programs offered have been said to be torture to the patients. Justice Paul Perell’s judgement came after a report that patients were being mistreated. Evidence showed that patients were
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 239th episode, Mike chats with Joel Goldberg a.k.a. J Gold about Something Else on CFMT, producing Toronto Rocks, creating Electric Circus and MushMusic, winning awards for directing Maestro Fresh-Wes videos and what it's like working for Moses Znaimer. This episode is exactly 1:37:35. You
Here's a fun fact that gets less fun the more you think about it. Last night, I attended the very first concert at Budweiser Stage. That's pretty cool until you realize it's the same ol' amphitheatre you've been to dozens of time with fresh paint and a new name. I
I've been thinking a lot about Xavier Morgan, the five-year-old who died while cycling the Martin Goodman Trail last week. When I was a kid, I cycled the Martin Goodman Trail, and I still do so today. In fact, I literally biked it today as I wanted to visit the
The southern campus of Humber College is where the old Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital stood before it shut down in 1979. Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital was its final name but it had several other names between its opening in 1889 and closing in 1979. Here's the full list: Mimico Branch AsylumMimico Insane
Gregg Allman was 69. He was a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band who had such hits as "Melissa," "Blue Sky" and "Ramblin' Man."
I loved going to Blue Jays games at Exhibition Stadium. Some called it the mistake by the lake, but to me it was where my Jays played and that was everything. George, Damaso, Ernie, Jesse, Lloyd, Dave, Alfredo, Tony, Willie, Rance... so many memories. At the precise spots where the
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.
I'm old enough to remember when a Canadian topping the Billboard Hot 100 was a rare occurrence. Now, with Drake and The Weeknd and Justin Bieber, it happens fairly often. And it's happening right now. Here's the complete list of 48 Canadian songs to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
In this 238th episode, Mike chats with Richard Syrett about The Conspiracy Show, Coast to Coast AM and various conspiracy theories from JFK to 9/11. This episode is exactly 1:24:24. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via Google Play
