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.
December 18, 2025
In this 196th episode, Mike chats with Marc Weisblott from 12:36 about the beer can tosser and what's happening in Toronto radio, television, print and Twitter. This episode is exactly 1:56:34. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via Google
Courtesy of bluejays-voices on Soundcloud, here's how Edwin Encarnacion's wild-card walk-off sounded in the dome and on ESPN Spanish, TBS, Baltimore radio, RDS and The Fan 590. Here's the fantastic video written by Stephen Brunt and read by Paul Beeston that aired prior to the game. Go Jays, Go!
I'm not referring to the original movie with Yul Brynner, although on its own it too is a classic. Just this week I watched the premiere episode of HBO's new series of the same name, and it absolutely blew me away. In fact I've already re watched it twice, it's
What happened in the 11th inning of last night's wild-card game between the Blue Jays and Orioles can be described in a series of tweets. Fuck yes!!!!— Toronto Mike (@torontomike) October 5, 2016I don't believe what I just saw— Toronto Mike (@torontomike) October 5, 2016Toronto faces Texas in the ALDS.
I've been a Jays fan since the summer of '83, but I've never seen anything like what I'll see tonight. For the first time in franchise history, the Jays are playing a wild card game to see who advances to the ALDS. The Jays have won six AL East pennants,
Probably the first thing that crosses most people’s mind when thinking about limousines is brides, grooms, pigeons, white rice and wedding vows. As it turns out, the most popular occasion for people to rent a limousine is a wedding. It actually makes a lot of sense, since this is
In the world of professional sports, I'm focused on the Jays vs. Red Sox this afternoon. A win and we'll host the wild card game Tuesday. This is a big game. I was just biking with my two older kids and we were chatting about the Jays. My 14-year old
Do you remember this time last year? Exactly one year ago yesterday, this happened. Holy crap, that was fun. Because that led to this. I sometimes have to remind myself that we didn't actually make the World Series last year, let alone win it. 2015 was special, despite falling short.
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 195th episode, Mike chats with Patty Sullivan about her years hosting TVOKids and Kids' CBC and what's next for her following CBC's complete rebranding of their pre-school morning show. This episode is exactly 1:00:42. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe
Shimon Peres was 93. He twice served as prime minister of Israel and later as the country’s ninth president. His defining achievement was as one of the key architects of the Oslo peace accords for which he was jointly awarded the Nobel peace prize with Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser
Back in March, I tried to wrap my head around this World Cup of Hockey. At the time, I was disappointed the NHL and NHLPA had "fiddled with the basic premise" by introducing two teams that are not countries. In a couple of hours, I'll be tuning in to watch
Rogers introduced Shomi as a Netflix alternative only two years ago, but is already shutting down the service. "We tried something new, and customers who used shomi loved it. It's like a great cult favourite with a fantastic core audience that unfortunately just isn't big enough to be renewed for
Arnold Palmer was 87. He was the golfer who won seven major championships and, along with Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player, helped popularize and commercialize the sport around the world.
Jose Fernandez was 24. He was the Miami Marlins pitcher who was named Rookie of the Year in 2013 and was in the midst of his finest season in the majors. I challenge you to watch this video and not tear up.
You'll remember that Rickey Henderson ad for Bob McCown's morning show on The Fan 1430 back in '93. I shared that one a few years ago, if you need your memory jogged. At that same time, there was an ad with Doug Gilmour that Retrontario just dug up. It's safe
Bill Nunn was 62. He was the actor who played Radio Raheem in Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing.
Raina Douris, popular morning show host on Indie 88, has just broadcast her last show from the house in Liberty Village. Raina is moving over to CBC Radio 2 where she'll be the new morning show host, taking over for Tom Power. Tom Power, of course, has left that role
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 194th episode, Mike chats with the Godfather of Canadian hip hop, Maestro Fresh-Wes, about his career in music from Let Your Backbone Slide to I Know Your Mom. This episode is exactly 58:47. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen
In this 193rd episode, Mike chats with CityNews Meteorologist Adam Stiles about why he came to Canada from America, Toronto's craft beer scene and the art and science of reporting weather. This episode is exactly 1:25:21. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe
Curtis Hanson was 71. He was the Academy Award-winning film director who directed L.A. Confidential, 8 Mile and Wonder Boys.
My youngest son has taken a shine to a statue of a lion situated by the off-lease dog park just west of Windermere by the Waterfront Trail. Yesterday, I snapped a pic of him and his lion friend. You're forgiven if you didn't know about this lion. I have probably
After a rocky September, the Toronto Blue Jays finally sealed a wild-card playoff spot. The Blue Jays had a quiet celebration on the field, then let the champagne flow in the visitor's clubhouse at Fenway Park after their victory over the Boston Red Sox. Their post-season journey now begins as
