In this 187th episode, Mike chats with Sportsnet broadcaster Jackie Redmond about winning a reality show, working at theScore and Sportsnet and her controversial opinion about black holes. This episode is exactly 1:27:30. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via
In this 186th episode, Mike chats with Elvis about episodes he's missed, seeing Guns N Roses, Helix and The Tragically Hip, TFC vs. Argos, The Simpsons, and more. This episode is exactly 1:49:59. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via
Last night, I saw Helix perform at Lakeshore Mardi Gras.
I was mesmerized by this 40 minute video of the fourth quarter of game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals between the Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz. It ended up being the last 12 minutes Jordan would ever play for the Bulls. The original ads being in there make it
Update: Please note I am no longer updating this post. A current list of sports media episodes of Toronto Mike'd can be found here. I received a tweet from a broadcasting student who wanted to get into sports media. He was wondering if any episodes of Toronto Mike'd included guests
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.
Back in December, I launched a Patreon campaign for Toronto Mike'd. Toronto Mike'd, the podcast I started four years ago, is 185 episodes deep, and has incurred a number of expenses over the years. This Patreon campaign is one way of helping to recoup such costs. The problem is, whenever
In this 185th episode, Mike chats with 12:36 newsletter author Marc Weisblott about the zany and surreal vegetation of Toronto's lush digital garden. This episode is exactly 1:26:04. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via Google Play MusicListen via
The Toronto Blue Jays have sent a Class A prospect to San Diego in exchange for Melvin Upton, Jr., who used to be known as B.J. Upton. Upton is hitting .256 with 16 home runs, 45 runs batted in and 20 stolen bases so far this year. He brings
Along Lake Shore, in the west end of the city, there's a series of apartment complexes just east of RoyalYork that continue to sport their original signage. This retro signage dons names like "The Deauville", "The Eldorado" and "Cornell Manor". Yesterday, I decided to snap a few pictures before these
I stole this from John Gallagher's Facebook feed. It's a photo that appeared in the Toronto Sun in the early 90s. In this picture you will see Brother Jake Edwards and John Gallagher from Q107's Q Morning Zoo, Marilyn Denis and Roger Ashby from CHUM-FM, Tom Rivers from 680 CFTR,
In this 184th episode, Mike chats with Avery Haines about her sister's musical career, her controversial episode at CTV NewsNet, her years at CityTV and sharing her story of love following the shooting in Orlando. This episode is exactly 1:26:54. You can listen to this episode in a
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.
I'm a very lucky guy. I have four amazing children. My youngest, who is now four months old, is also going to be my last. The next time I'm caring for a child this size, I'll be a grandfather, so I'm really trying to soak this in. Every day I'm
Garry Marshall was 81. He created such television shows as Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley and Mork & Mindy and directed movies, including The Flamingo Kid and Pretty Woman.
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I've yet to write a single word about Donald Trump's pusuit of the most powerful job in the world. To be honest, I kept waiting for common sense to prevail, but here we are.... The RNC is taking place in Cleveland this week, and it's what I'd have expected. Here's
It's hard to believe they're still making new episodes of The Simpsons. The Simpsons was my favourite show when I was a teenager. Those first six seasons were so good, I still revisit them often. The first episode ever aired was "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", the Christmas episode
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.
I feel I need to preface this entry by stating I'm not a CFL-hater. I was at Pinball's last game, I took my son to see Ricky Williams and I generally root for the Argonauts' success. The fact is, my overall interest in both the CFL and NFL has waned
Playing online real money games during the canadian winter is very popular today. In fact, many people in Canada will talk about how the climate of Canada and the fact that it is so cold there has managed to shape a good portion of Canadian culture and Canadian history. The
As a kid, I loved the MLB All-Star Game. As an adult, I can take it or leave it. Tonight, I decided to take it. The Canadian national anthem was performed by The Tenors. I must admit, the whole tenor thing confuses me. I don't know if these are the
On the heels of yesterday's martinstreek.com update, Blind Derek was kind enough to share with me a couple of ads he produced featuring Martin Streek. Here's Martin Streek promoting a pub appearance at Mohawk College. Here's Martin Streek promoting an appearance in Banff.
