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.
April 06, 2026
I used to enjoy looking at Toronto's radio ratings. Then, I got fed up with the entire process. Who is carrying these PPM devices? Stations target a specific demographic, but regular folk like me can't access these figures. With so little data available, and so much skepticism, I just stopped
In this 240th episode, Mike chats with The Fan 590 morning show host Hugh Burrill about his years at CityTV, Rogers Sportsnet and The Fan 590. This episode is exactly 1:31:45. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via Google Play
A court has recently disapproved of the kind of health care of offered at Ontario Health care centre. The therapeutic programs offered have been said to be torture to the patients. Justice Paul Perell’s judgement came after a report that patients were being mistreated. Evidence showed that patients were
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 239th episode, Mike chats with Joel Goldberg a.k.a. J Gold about Something Else on CFMT, producing Toronto Rocks, creating Electric Circus and MushMusic, winning awards for directing Maestro Fresh-Wes videos and what it's like working for Moses Znaimer. This episode is exactly 1:37:35. You
Here's a fun fact that gets less fun the more you think about it. Last night, I attended the very first concert at Budweiser Stage. That's pretty cool until you realize it's the same ol' amphitheatre you've been to dozens of time with fresh paint and a new name. I
I've been thinking a lot about Xavier Morgan, the five-year-old who died while cycling the Martin Goodman Trail last week. When I was a kid, I cycled the Martin Goodman Trail, and I still do so today. In fact, I literally biked it today as I wanted to visit the
The southern campus of Humber College is where the old Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital stood before it shut down in 1979. Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital was its final name but it had several other names between its opening in 1889 and closing in 1979. Here's the full list: Mimico Branch AsylumMimico Insane
Gregg Allman was 69. He was a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band who had such hits as "Melissa," "Blue Sky" and "Ramblin' Man."
I loved going to Blue Jays games at Exhibition Stadium. Some called it the mistake by the lake, but to me it was where my Jays played and that was everything. George, Damaso, Ernie, Jesse, Lloyd, Dave, Alfredo, Tony, Willie, Rance... so many memories. At the precise spots where the
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 old enough to remember when a Canadian topping the Billboard Hot 100 was a rare occurrence. Now, with Drake and The Weeknd and Justin Bieber, it happens fairly often. And it's happening right now. Here's the complete list of 48 Canadian songs to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
In this 238th episode, Mike chats with Richard Syrett about The Conspiracy Show, Coast to Coast AM and various conspiracy theories from JFK to 9/11. This episode is exactly 1:24:24. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via Google Play
Somehow, against all odds, the Nashville Predators have made the Stanley Cup Finals. They were the 16th seed, and I had them going out in the first round. I was so confident in that, I drafted many Chicago Blackhawks in my annual playoff pool. Leafs fans will take some delight
Roger Moore was 89. He was the actor best known for playing James Bond in seven films, including Live and Let Die and the Spy Who Loved Me.
Q107 is 40 years old today. The station signed on with Deodato's "Also sprach Zarathustra" back on May 22, 1977 and the first song played was "Hard Rock Town" by Murray McLauchlan. The first voice you heard belonged to John Rode. A tweet by @arc185 led me to this page
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.
Chris Cornell was 52. He was best known as the lead vocalist, primary songwriter and rhythm guitarist for Soundgarden and as lead vocalist and songwriter for Audioslave. This one hits me square in my youth. I had a Badmotorfinger poster hanging in my bedroom as a teen. I just searched
In this 237th episode, Mike chats with Liana K and Steven Kerzner about Live from Canada – it's Ed the Sock!, Liana's Lady Bits, Gamergate, what went wrong at MuchMusic, the Hard Rock Cafe closing and why Canada prefers to eat her own. This episode is exactly 1:40:00. You
There's a new app for cyclists in Toronto, and it's called Biko. I installed the Biko App on my Android phone last week and have been using it to record my rides. The key benefit of Biko is the digital reward points you collect for each kilometre you ride. These
Bob Marley released Redemption Song in late 1980, mere months before his death. It's a powerful song that always struck a chord with me. "Emancipate yourself from mental slavery" is Marley making Marcus Garvey's words immortal. I love the song, but my go-to version isn't Marley, it's Joe Strummer. Joe
What to do, what to do? What to do if you have only the waking hours of a day to spend visiting top attractions in Toronto? Say 12 hours to be precise. You’ve come to the right place as the following itinerary offers stops at favorite Toronto destinations and
