January 27, 2023
Although we didn't know it for sure at the time, I attended an in-person event at Twitter Canada's HQ in late October of 2022 that ended up being the very last Twitter Canada event. Shortly thereafter, new owner Elon Musk gutted the place, removing the entire marketing department, thus ending
In this 1185th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike catches up with Ben Rayner before Ben kicks out the jams. This episode is exactly 1:28:22. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe via Apple PodcastsSubscribe via Google PodcastsSubscribe via SpotifySubscribe via Podcast AddictSubscribe via
Glenn Sumi being locked out of his nowtoronto.com email in late December marked the end of an era, but NOW Magazine had been on life support for years. So! Not a minute too soon! It's been a blast, NOW! pic.twitter.com/pmYESQBHnq — Glenn Sumi (@glennsumi)
In this 1184th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Jim Shedden about his life of zines, mix tapes, and Toronto counterculture. This episode is exactly 1:45:30. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe via Apple PodcastsSubscribe via Google PodcastsSubscribe via SpotifySubscribe via
Adam Rich was the actor who rose to fame as a child playing the youngest Bradford family member, Nicholas, on the TV drama “Eight Is Enough." Adam's hairstyle also influenced mine from the late-70s. Eight is Enough Theme
I recorded my unboxing of the two David Kines Boxes that arrived on Friday. If you see anything you want, it's yours! I'll even bike it to you if you live within cycling distance. The David Kines Box, Part 1The David Kines Box, Part 2
In this 1183rd episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike talks about bagged milk and how it's an Ontario thing. This episode is exactly 10:06. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe via Apple PodcastsSubscribe via Google PodcastsSubscribe via SpotifySubscribe via Podcast AddictSubscribe via StitcherSubscribe via
Michael Snow was an artist who worked in a range of media including film, installation, sculpture, photography, and music. His best-known films are Wavelength and La Région Centrale, with the former regarded as a milestone in avant-garde cinema. If you've been to the Eaton Centre, you've seen one of his
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 FOTM hivemind.
FOTM David Kines used to work at MuchMusic, and over the years he collected a bunch of stuff. Today, I received a delivery that included some of that stuff. There are two boxes, and I'll open them on a live stream. I'll be sure to report back here what was
In this 1182nd episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with The Toronto Star's Ed Keenan about the second anniversary of the January 6 United States Capitol attack and what's making waves in Toronto. Warning: early in this episode, Mike and Ed recite the lyrics to Maestro Fresh Wes's Let Your
A little over a year ago, Duane Lavold, better known as Custom, passed away. This is Josh's story about Custom's final months. I'm sharing it here with Josh's permission. For some background: I was born in 2001 in Sherbrooke. My family and me lived there until I was 12. We
In this 1181st episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Andrea Rooz about her career in radio at EZ Rock, Q107 and 1010, how she was treated by John Derringer, the Corus probe and life as a voice over actress. This episode is exactly 1:08:33. You can listen
In this 1180th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Lorraine Segato about being appointed a member of the Order of Canada, the origin of The Parachute Club, Rise Up, At The Feet of the Moon, Tears Are Not Enough, and so much more. This episode is exactly 1:16:
A proposal for our Ontario Place includes a private water park and spa with underground parking for more than 2,000 vehicles. That, my fellow Torontonians, is bullshit. I'm ready to chain myself to the Cinesphere https://t.co/aFgrAytAHu — Toronto Mike (@torontomike) January 3, 2023 We
The 2026 World Cup in North America may still be a while away, but Canada needs to start preparing for it straight away to stand a chance of going beyond the group stage. The disappointment faced in Qatar will be fresh in the players’ minds, but the experience will have
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Gambling in Canada has been around, in some form or another, for centuries. Since the first evidence of gambling in Canada, the industry has evolved massively. Nowadays, there are many land-based casinos and online casinos to choose from, and the gambling industry is worth billions. But where did it all
Anita Pointer was one of the founding members of the Pointer Sisters. They won two Grammys in 1984 for the top 10 hits "Automatic" and "Jump (For My Love)". The group's other U.S. top 10 hits were "Fire", "He's So Shy", "Slow Hand", the remixed version of "I'm So
IntroductionWhich day, the one that will cause the largest upheaval of your life, are you most looking towards? By now, I anticipated that you would have made a guess. It's your engagement day, which is of course if you haven't guessed it already. No matter what you accomplish in life
In this 1179th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike examines how Canada's version of Macarena ended up being a carbon copy from Los del Mar, not to be confused with Los del Rio, the originators of the #1 jam. This episode is exactly 28:46. You can listen to this episode
I've tracked every bike ride I've taken since 2012. In 2012 I got back on a bike for the first time in fifteen years. I only rode 212 KM that entire year, but I started building on that and by 2017 I had passed 10,000 KM in a calendar
Joseph Ratzinger was the conservative cardinal chosen to succeed John Paul II.
Barabara Walters was one of the most famous American broadcast journalists, hosting numerous television programs, including Today, The View, 20/20, and the ABC Evening News. More recently, she created, produced, and co-hosted the daytime talk show The View, on which she appeared from 1997 until her retirement in 2014.
