The episode kicks off with host Karim Kanji and returning guest and new author Morgan Campbell discussing the parallels between the publishing and boxing industries, highlighting the similarities between writers and boxers, editors and trainers, and agents and managers. They emphasize the importance of active promotion in both fields, drawing insightful comparisons between book promotion … Continue reading Morgan Campbell: My Fighting Family
Morgan P. Campbell is an award-winning journalist who writes for the Toronto Star. His column, Sports Prism is the Star’s weekly look at the intersection of sports and race issues, rights and social concerns. In this episode we discuss: – Black basketball players being called out for not playing for Team Canada – Black NHL … Continue reading Morgan P. Campbell
Award-winning journalist Morgan P. Campbell and I discuss: – the meaning of Black History Month – the Negro League Baseball HOF and the state of African American players in Major League Baseball – Bigotry vs Racism – Super Bowl LII – the legacy of Martin Luther King – XFL – and so much more! Recorded … Continue reading Episode #109: Morgan P. Campbell
Earlier this month all eyes were on Rio, Brazil as the best athletes competed in the latest edition of the Summer Games. In a few episodes I’m going to speak with Georgia Sapounas. Georgia is the digital team lead for Team Canada and was my guest on Episode #28. When Georgia comes back from her … Continue reading Welcome! Episode #40: Morgan P. Campbell
The following post was originally posted on my Girth Radio-Welcome! page last week. Take a look at it HERE. Morgan P. Campbell is an award-winning sports writer with the Toronto Star. He has written about the Canadian Football League, MMA, Boxing, Baseball and even rugby. In this episode we talk about Campbell’s journey playing football … Continue reading Welcome! Episode #18: Morgan P. Campbell
Mary Ormsby has been a fixture in Toronto’s media landscape for many years. I first heard her on Prime Time Sports with Bob McCown and then began reading her in the Toronto Star. This is Episode #148 of the Welcome! podcast. While growing up Mary Ormsby wanted to be a marine biologist like Jacques Cousteau! Mary … Continue reading Mary Ormsby
This boxing story has yet to have an end. There is a beginning and a middle. However, the ending has yet to be written. What is holding this back? Some say it’s self image. Belief in one’s self is vitally important. Especially in the harsh world of amateur boxing. I hope you enjoy the read. … Continue reading A Boxing Story (Thanks to the Toronto Star)
Casey Palmer is a Toronto-based Daddy Blogger. Palmer dropped by the Girth Radio studios to chat about Black History Month, Black Lives Matter, the Black Panther movie, Black culture, and so much more. Recorded live at Girth Radio. Music by Afraaz Mulji. Listen below: Girth Radio MixCloud Apple Podcasts Google Play Music Stitcher TuneIn Pocket Casts You can … Continue reading Episode #111: Casey Palmer
I’m currently reading Jason Zinoman’s Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night. So, in the spirit of Letterman’s Top Ten List here are my top episodes of 2017 (based on listens): 1.) When he made his appearance on Welcome!, Jagmeet Singh was still an NDP MPP in Ontario and had not yet decided on running … Continue reading Top Ten Welcome! Episodes of 2017
I want this podcast to matter. So when I have guests on I want one of two things to happen by the end of it. First, I want people to know a lot more about the person I have been speaking with. I think I’m starting to accomplish this. For example, people only know W. … Continue reading Black History Month
