In this 700th episode, Mike chats with Nick Kypreos about his transition from OHL goal scorer to NHL enforcer, his years at Sportsnet, learning the difference between a Tweet and a DM, why he left Sportsnet, his new "Real Kyper at Noon" show, Little Buddha Cocktail, his upcoming autobiography, and
LeBron Nearly Checked Out Plenty is going on in the world and the recent spate of protests for social justice and racial equality has hit home with many of the NBA’s players. Last week we saw playoff games canceled and rumors abound that some teams were on the verge
Comments on Toronto Mike are now being handled by Disqus. Some will prefer this, others will miss the old Movable Type comment system, just trust me that this switch was necessary. The new CMS doesn't have commenting built-in, so a third party system was required. I'm hoping everyone will continue
For the first time since early March, I parked my caboose in front of the telly yesterday to watch a Leafs game. A playoff game, no less! Well, sort of... not sure these are technically playoff games. They're calling this best-of-five series against Columbus a "qualifier". Regardless, the stakes are
Good! It means it worked! This is the new home of Toronto Mike. There's a little cleanup for me yet to do, but the 15,000 entries and 130,000 comments are all present and accounted for. Commenting is now handled by Disqus. If you're familiar with Disqus, then you
Born on August 2, 1948, Brian McGee turns 72 years young today!
Wilford Brimley was 85. He was the character actor best known for his roles in The China Syndrome, The Thing, The Natural and Cocoon.
In this 699th episode, Mike kicks out screen-enhanced jamz with Stu Stone and Cam Gordon. This episode is exactly 2:19:55. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesSubscribe in Google PodcastsListen via Google Play MusicSave to your Spotify LibraryListen via StitcherFollow on
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 698th episode, Mike catches up with Ben Rayner before he kicks out the jams. This episode is exactly 1:45:36. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesSubscribe in Google PodcastsListen via Google Play MusicSave to your Spotify LibraryListen via StitcherFollow
In this 697th episode, Mike catches up with Farley Flex, talking Toronto Shines, Flow 93.5 and G98.7, before he kicks out the jams. This episode is exactly 1:30:27. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesSubscribe in Google PodcastsListen via
In this 696th episode, Mike chats with Erik Grosman, formerly of the Toronto Blue Jays and currently with the Toronto Wolfpack, about racism and sexism he witnessed in his career. This episode is exactly 1:29:18. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in
In this 695th episode, Mike chats with Marc Weisblott of 12:36 about the current state of media in Canada and what you oughta know. This episode is exactly 3:01:06. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesSubscribe in Google PodcastsListen via
In this 694th episode, Mike chats with Larry Fedoruk about why he's no longer on CKTB 610, his new podcast I Was 8, his Yuk Yuk's days with Jim Carrey and Ralph Benmergui and more. This episode is exactly 1:25:19. You can listen to this episode in a
Eddie Shack was 83. He played for six NHL teams including the Toronto Maple Leafs where he won four Stanley Cups.
In this 693rd episode, Mike talks to Joe and Charo Cini about their year away from home before they kick out the jams. This episode is exactly 1:57:31. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesSubscribe in Google PodcastsListen via Google Play
Scandinavians have always been trendsetters. In the 1960s, the Northern Europeans led the charge on designing sleek, teak mid-century modern furniture. In the late 20th Century, Swedes democratized fashion and furniture with big box stores like Ikea and H&M, which offered affordable takes on upmarket designs. And, more
Regis Philbin was 88. He was the host of Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee, Live! with Regis and Kelly and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? who logged more than 15,000 hours on the air, earning him recognition in the Guinness Book of World Records for the most
In this 692nd episode, Mike catches up with Elvis who recently said goodbye to his father. This episode is exactly 1:35:28. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesSubscribe in Google PodcastsListen via Google Play MusicSave to your Spotify LibraryListen via StitcherFollow
According to the Canadian Mortgage Rates and Housing Trends 2020 report: The end of mortgage deferral programs in the fall could trigger a slump despite low mortgage ratesToronto’s June 11.9% YOY increased average selling prices are the result of short-term demand shock from the housing market shutting down
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 691st episode, Mike kicks out summer jamz with Stu Stone and Cam Gordon. This episode is exactly 2:20:23. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesSubscribe in Google PodcastsListen via Google Play MusicSave to your Spotify LibraryListen via StitcherFollow on
Corus made cuts across the country today. Among those getting the bad news were Jennifer Valentyne, Anthony Bruno and Rob Leth. There were also cuts in the Corus podcasting world. I found out this morning that @rp_browne and I have been laid off, effective immediately, and that after 276
In this 690th episode, Mike chats with Cameron Carpenter about his years working with bands and musical artists at MCA, BMG, Sony and elsewhere. There's great stories about The Tragically Hip, Alanis, Sloan, The Headstones, The Watchmen and more. This episode is exactly 1:27:32. You can listen to
I suppose the catalyst for the changes coming to this here corner of the web is the fact the connection used to load this site uses TLS 1.1. That's been deprecated, so it's time to update the certificate. But not so fast! This here server is ancient, so it's
