In this 213th episode, Mike chats with TSN's Rod Smith about his years anchoring SportsDesk / SportsCentre, hosting CFL on TSN and more. This episode is exactly 1:14:33. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via Google Play MusicListen via StitcherFollow on
Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka was 73. He was a star in the World Wrestling Federation where he was best known for his signature move the Superfly Splash.
Jim Slotek wrote a piece for the Toronto Sun about how Toronto's live music scene isn't what it used to be. The catalyst was the closing of Hugh's Room, which may be re-opening. In this article Jim listed Toronto's live music venues that have disappeared over the decades. I culled
In September, I sat down with former-Citytv anchor Anne Mroczkowski for an episode of my podcast. She mentioned a video cassette of Speakers Corner outtakes the staff would watch at parties. I took a mental note that I had to see these outtakes. Brother Bill, a popular deejay at 102.
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.
Tony Rosato was 62. He was the Canadian comedian who starred in SCTV and Saturday Night Live. He was one of only three people to have starred on both programs.
In this 212th episode, Mike chats with Jesse Dylan and Gene Valaitis about their years on Toronto radio as Jesse and Gene, what they've been up to since and what's next for the duo. This episode is exactly 1:09:38. You can listen to this episode in a variety
I have a Skype call scheduled this afternoon with Jesse and Gene. Jesse is in Vancouver and Gene is in California, so Skype will have to do for this reunion episode of Toronto Mike'd. Thinking of Jesse and Gene got me thinking of Toronto radio personalities over the past few
On New Year's Day, Strombo shared four hours of Tragically Hip covers via his show on CBC Radio 2. I shared an MP3 of all four hours the next day. Yesterday, Kevin Archibald left a comment on that entry. What's better than a single, 4 hour MP3?How about it
I have a serious issue with hockey championships being decided by a shootout. Last night, most of us watched a thrilling gold medal game decided by a shootout. Yes, we lost to the USA in that shootout and ended up with the silver medal. Here's why that sucks. When you
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 211th episode, Mike chats with James Mirtle and Sean Fitz-Gerald about their new roles at The Athletic. This episode is exactly 1:09:50. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via Google Play MusicListen via StitcherFollow on tuneinSubscribe directly to
With millions of apps in the Play Store, searching for the best Android apps is sometimes challenging. Whether you need a great gaming app or a new browser, there are always many available. They can help you pass time by playing great games or perhaps be very valuable in the
George Stroumboulopoulos invited some of Canada's best musicians to his home and had them cover Tragically Hip songs. The result was four awesome hours of what he calls Hip 30. All four hours of Hip 30 audio is available to you here. Enjoy this most excellent playlist. The Tragically Hip,
Okay, nobody is ever going to mistake Toronto for Las Vegas, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have plenty of high-stakes nightlife on offer here. In fact, considering our size and population, Toronto and the GTA has a pretty good number of high-quality casinos all within relatively easy
For the third calendar year in a row, I set a personal best for kilometres cycled. I finished 2016 with 8857.43 KM cycled. Here's how I got to 8857.43. Due to travel, I lost a week in February, a couple of weeks in August, and another week in
I've been blogging here for 14 years, and during that time there were some pretty low times in Toronto sports. Just four years ago I wrote this about the new bottom for Toronto sports teams. Things were very, very bad for the big five. In 2016, things got a whole
The beginning of the end for Honest Ed's was July 2013. Now, the end is nigh. When Ed Mirvish passed away in 2007, I first shared my memories of the Toronto institution at Bathurst and Bloor. My grandmother loved Ed Mirvish and his discount store. She dragged me there many
Last night, the Raptors were in Oakland losing to the mighty Warriors. I went to bed after a disastrous first quarter but see we came back to make it a game. At some point, DeMar DeRozan surpassed Chris Bosh as the franchise leading scorer. He now has 10290 points. Here's
Debbie Reynolds was 84. She was the actress and singer who starred in memorable films including 1952's Singin' in the Rain, 1962's How the West Was Won and 1956's Bundle of Joy. I loved her in Albert Brooks' Mother.
In this 210th episode, Mike chats with Marc Weisblott of 12:36 about the current state of the media in Canada. This episode is exactly 1:58:36. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via Google Play MusicListen via StitcherFollow on tuneinSubscribe
Carrie Fisher was 60. She was the actress best known as Star Wars‘ Princess Leia Organa. She also appeared in films like The Blues Brothers, When Harry Met Sally, The 'Burbs and Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters.
George Michael was 53. He was the pop singer who launched his career with Wham! in the 1980s and continued his success as a solo performer. On a personal note, this one strikes me square in the nostalgia bone. I owned Wham!'s Make It Big on cassette and loved
