Happy #PodcastDay
It’s #PodcastDay! At least on Twitter it is. To honour this day (and it’s a good thing it’s being honoured!) here are my favourite podcasts:
Canadaland – Hosted by Jesse Brown, this podcast critiques the Canadian media and political machinery.
Stuff You Should Know – Hosts Chuck and Josh tackle everything from alcoholism to blood donations.
This American Life – Great storytelling about life (not just in America – one of their more recent episodes had major Canadian content!)
WTF with Marc Maron – One of comedy’s great storytellers sits down with folks from entertainment and even Barack Obama to talk life and…shit.
Toronto Mike’d Podcast – Listen to Mike talk to Toronto’s media personalities.
Welcome! – This is my podcast! Listen to it. Please? 🙂
Blue Jays: Circa 1985
This is one of my earliest Blue Jays memories. 1985 was an amazing season. In 1983 the Blue Jays traded for Doyle Alexander. In 1985, Doyle pitched a complete game against the New York Yankees to win their first American League East Championship. My favourite player, George Bell caught the final out for the win!
In 1986, the Jays traded Doyle to the Atlanta Braves for future star Duane Ward who helped the Jays win their back-to-back World Series in 1992 and 1993.
Welcome! Episode #11: Mike Boon aka Toronto Mike
This episodes features podcaster, blogger and one of Toronto’s most unheralded boosters, Mike Boon. aka Toronto Mike.
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Hiking in Morningside Park
This past weekend we spent a couple of hours hiking in Morningside Park in Scarborough.
We went to see if we could spot the salmon who return every fall to spawn. We didn’t see any. But we did see blue jays, ducks, minnows and even a heron.
August 2015 Fitness Report
Welcome! Episode #10: Farid Kassam
I sat down with Farid Kassam. Who is Farid? Well, let’s just say that he is (partly) responsible for the air we breathe in airplanes and the functionality of the CanadARM. Yup. That arm. The one that helped build the International Space Station and launched (and fixed) the Hubble Space Telescope. Check out our conversation below.
Enjoy!
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Toronto Blue Jays nicknames
My son and I like to celebrate each of the Toronto Blue Jays’ home runs. We do so by calling out their home run nicknames. For example, “Bautista Bomb!”
Here’s our list (so far):
- Josh Donaldson – Making It Rain
- Jose Bautista – Bautista Bomb
- Edwin Encarnacion – Taking The Parrot For A Walk
- Troy Tulowitski – TnT
- Justin Smoak – Smoak Smoked It!
- Chris Colabello – Canonball
- Ezequiel Carrera – Easy
- Ryan Goins – Goins, Goins, Gone!
Welcome! Episode #9: Kevin Kennedy
The founder of Pitch Talks, Kevin Kennedy recently joined me in Girth Radio studios in Pacific Junction Hotel in Toronto.
Enjoy!
Music by Afraaz Mulji.
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Welcome! Episode #8: Uncle Neil
Uncle Neil joined me in Girth Radio studios at Toronto’s Pacific Junction Hotel.
Check out this episode on Girth Radio over here.
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Neil ended the show by playing his guitar and singing the classic, Bridge Over Troubled Water.