W.P. Kinsella was 81. He was the author best known for his 1982 novel Shoeless Joe, the source material for the 1989 film Field of Dreams. As a young baseball fan, I read The Thrill of the Grass and was smitten.
December 18, 2025
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 192nd episode, Mike chats with Anne Mroczkowski about her decades at CityTV, her relationship with Gord Martineau, her time at Global and how she spends her days now. This episode is exactly 1:43:57. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in
In 1981, Terry said, "Even if I don't finish, we need others to continue. It's got to keep going without me." On Sunday morning, I'm running for Terry. Please visit http://www.terryfox.ca/torontomike and pledge my run. A sincere thanks to those of you who have already contributed.
I grew up listening to CFNY. That's 102.1 on the FM dial if you don't recognize the call letters. Today, the station is best known as 102.1 the Edge. Since I'm interested in the station, past and present, I've invited a number of personalities from the station to
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.
Television ratings are a very inexact science. Radio ratings, too, but this is about Monday's CFL matchup between the Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Ti-Cats. It was the Labour Day Classic, so you knew many across this country would be tuning in. A small collective of unknown people across this country
In this 191st episode, Mike chats with TSN's Dave Hodge about his years at Hockey Night in Canada, the pen flip, his work on TSN's The Reporters and his hope he'll never be labelled a homer. This episode is exactly 1:34:28. You can listen to this episode in
So you’ve arrived in Toronto and you’re looking to hit the casinos? You’ve come to the right place. There are plenty of places that you should check around the city. Lucky for you, we have some recommendations that hopefully will help you have a great night and
My pal Ed (Retrontario to you, pal!) has uncovered a clean copy of Roland Parliament's 60-second version of "Ontario - Yours to Discover". As a child of the 80s, I remember this tune well. It was an earworm of sorts that still randomly spills out of my mouth from time
We're a couple of weeks removed from the final Tragically Hip show in Kingston and I'm still digesting it all. Certain images are etched in my psyche and keep pushing their way to the forefront. One such image is Gord Downie in his Jaws t-shirt. Gord wore that t-shirt throughout
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 190th episode, Mike chats with Maple Leafs YouTuber, blogger and podcaster Steve Dangle about how he turned his passion into a MSM career. This episode is exactly 1:32:24. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via Google Play MusicListen
Gene Wilder was 83. He was the comic actor who starred in The Producers, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein.
This isn't exactly breaking news, but I was away for a couple of weeks and didn't get a chance to write about Mike Richards' departure from TSN Radio 1050 when it was announced last Monday. Here's Mike's farewell tweet about the big change. Don't worry about me. I'm always workin
A typical "road trip" for me is a long drive to a campsite or cottage where we'd stay for a few days before returning home. This summer, we decided to do something different. GM Canada kindly lent me a 2016 Chevrolet Traverse so I could go on an east coast
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.
Much respect and love to the Tragically Hip, my favourite band of all-time.
Canada has earned its 22nd medal at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Catharine Pendrel has won bronze in the women's cross-country mountain bike race.
Canada has earned its 21st medal at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Akeem Haynes, Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney and Andre De Grasse have won bronze in the men's 4x100m relay.
