Todd Shapiro debuted his new show this morning on Sirius XM 168. You can hear it all on his awesome new website. Although he revealed quite a bit in his interview with me last month, he spilt more beans on his show today about his split from 102.1 the
It's now March, and I was shovelling snow yesterday morning and now I see it feels like -23. This winter is relentless. How bad is it? I'm actually looking forward to the warm climes I'll experience later this week in Germany. That's right, this forecast for Frankfurt gives me hope.
On June 7-8 I'll be embarking on a 220km bicycle ride across Ontario in support of the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. So far, the following awesome people have generously pledged my ride. Ellen M.Rick C in OakvilleMike KicmarkosaarSpeysidephilDaleBrian A.DougRick2Al The Royal PainChristine H.Mike from LowvilleCherylIl DuceMichael MuzzinLiz
Below are my Oscar predictions for 2014. Feel free to disagree in the comments. For only the second time ever, I've actually seen all the movies nominated for best picture. And last time I did that, there were only five nominations. Best Picture: 12 Years a Slave Best Director: Steve
The Grid "surveyed 12 commercial FM-radio stations in the GTA over a 12-hour programming block last week to determine the musical diversity (or lack thereof) on the city’s airwaves". According to their data, these are Toronto's most repetitive radio stations: Kiss 92.5Flow 93.5Virgin 99.1102.1 the
I love this little video because I love the legend of Bashin' Bill Barilko and this is precisely the kind of thing I would do. Well before this site was a blog, it was a personal home page with a tribute to Bill Barilko that's well preserved here.
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Todd Shapiro debuts his new show on Monday. You can hear it live on SiriusXM or on his new website www.thetoddshapiroshow.com. After appearing on episode 67 of my podcast, Toddy and I struck a business deal. I got to develop his new site, stitch together the back-end infrastructure
Thanks to GM Canada, I got to drive a Chevrolet Malibu LTZ Sedan last week. The Malibu LTZ Sedan is priced at $37,370 and comes with dual-zone climate control, power sunroof, and heated leather buck seats. It also boasts keyless entry and a keyless push-start button. The Malibu was
In this 70th episode, Mike and Elvis talk about Canada's hockey dominance, Podcamp, whether Mike is really eating a pizza and veggies, Todd Shapiro, and welcome Jim Richards from NewsTalk 1010. This episode is exactly 1:02:58. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe
I was chatting with my kids about some past and future guests on my podcast, Toronto Mike'd. My daughter had a request. She wanted me to book this guy: That's Drake, in case you've been living under a rock. I'd be happy to have Drake on my podcast, but I
I'm a little late on this one, but how could I resist writing about a story with the title Corus' 102.1 The Edge, Toronto, Launches 'Spirit of Radio Sunday'? Here's the rest of the story. Corus Entertainment’s 102.1 the Edge (CFNY-FM) is bringing back the music that
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Harold Ramis was 69. He was the actor, writer and director best known for Meatballs, Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, and Analyze This. He was also the original head writer of SCTV and one of three screenwriters for National Lampoon's Animal House.
Following the 2012 Olympics in London, I wrote about how much I hated the CTV Olympics App. My experience these past two weeks was completely different. The CBC Olympics App was fantastic. In fact, their complete coverage was top notch. The app and website made it easy to access the
Canada has won gold in men's hockey at the Sochi Olympics. Today's 3-0 win over Sweden in the gold medal game caps an incredible tournament for Canada in which we went 6-0 and allowed a miniscule 3 goals. That's right, Canada's stifling defense and solid goaltending allowed only 3 goals
I'll be presenting a session at PodCamp Toronto this year. The gathering is getting underway right now at Ryerson, but I'll be presenting at 1pm tomorrow. Here's the full schedule. I'll be talking about podcasting: how to get started, how to get on iTunes, how to get listeners, etc. I
The entry below is from my brother Ryan. He's interested in your advice. Here it is. Let me know if it should be tweaked. I don't mind putting it on the line.Today I struggle. Today I wonder. Today the past has come to haunt me. I received the call
Charle Cournoyer has won bronze for Canada in the men's 500m short track speed skating event at the Sochi Olympics.
Brad Jacobs has won gold for Canada in men's curling at the Sochi Olympics. His team includes Ryan Fry, E.J. Harnden and Ryan Harnden.
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Marielle Thompson has won gold for Canada in the women's ski cross event at the Sochi Olympics.
Kelsey Serwa has won silver for Canada in the women's ski cross event at the Sochi Olympics.
Canada has won gold in women's hockey at the Sochi Olympics. What a game! Down 2-0 to the United States with four minutes to play, we never gave up. The ref nearly cost us the game with horrible positioning with our goalie pulled and just over a minute left on
