It's been 99 days since I last recorded an episode of Toronto Mike'd in the physical presence of my guest. Excluding episode 666 with my wife, of course. Over that 99 days I've recorded 75 episodes. 99 days and 75 episodes into this global pandemic, I'm ready to record again
In this 669th episode, Mike checks in with Toronto Mike'd partners who help fuel the #realtalk to learn how their business has adapted to the physical distancing order since episode 601. Conversations are had with Troy Burtch from Great Lakes Brewery, Anthony Petrucci from Palma Pasta, Austin Keitner from The
How is everybody holding up? We're almost at the 3 month mark of this COVID-19 social distancing order. I've been using Friday the 13th of March 2020 as my marker for the last typical day. My kids were in school that day. My youngest spent the day in daycare. I
In this 653rd episode, Mike chats with Dr. Brian Goldman, host of White Coat, Black Art on CBC Radio, and the new podcast The Dose, about that and many COVID-19 questions from you and me. This episode is exactly 1:28:01. You can listen to this episode in a
My last conventional recording of Toronto Mike'd was episode 596 and my guest was The Toronto Star's David Rider on a rather eerie Friday the 13th in March. Later that day I'd pick up the kids from school and we haven't been back since. That was almost 2.5 months
My good friend Mark Carey has a plan to help our most vulnerable during this COVID-19 pandemic. He's going to run around Toronto on May 30 in an effort we're creatively calling the "Run Around Toronto". The Run Around Toronto is a solo 135km run around the perimeter of Toronto,
I'm not really missing sports yet, but that doesn't mean I haven't peeked at some of the sports reruns airing on TSN and Sportsnet this past month. I've seen game 6 of the Leafs and Kings, the Alomar HR off Eckersley and the '92 World Series clincher. I haven't watched
I spoke with a small business owner this morning. Like many of us, he's struggling economically throughout this COVID-19 pandemic. He shared a story about his ordeal with major landlords in Ontario that I'd like to amplify with an entry here. I'd like to keep this individual's identity private, so
I mentioned 13 days ago that things develop quickly when a pandemic comes a knockin'. I actually titled that entry "Shut 'Em Down?". I didn't need that question mark at the end. We're shut down. I hope everyone is hanging in there and staying sane. Here's how things have changed
My how things develop quickly when a pandemic comes a knockin'. Earlier this month, I posted my COVID-19 attack plan. In a nutshell, I wasn't going to panic, I was going to listen to experts, exercise caution and wash my hands like I've never washed them before. Things are escalating.
Ontario now has 15 positive cases of COVID-19. Nobody in Canada has died from the virus and the risk of contracting the virus in Ontario remains low. But as things change rapidly and the world strives to contain the outbreak, I thought it might be wise to start a thread
