MusicForLunch.com said her music leaves you exhausted but leaves a fire burning in your soil that wasn’t there before. NOW magazine calls her a tornado of a stage presence.
When I saw her earlier this year headlining the Horseshoe Tavern she blew the roof off the historic venue.
My next guest is currently a Judge at the Ontario Court of Justice primarily residing over criminal law cases.
His journey resembles that of many immigrants.
He was the first in his family to attend post-secondary education. He has spent countless hours volunteering his time to help those less fortunate. And he continues to excel in his profession.
Please welcome to the show Justice Hafeez Amarshi.
My next guest has worked with many of North America’s premier sports brands:
the Toronto Raptors
Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment
the Florida Panthers
the Miami Dolphins
and the Canadian Olympic Committee
Today, my guest is leading Toronto’s first professional eSports team: the Toronto Defiant of the OverWatch League as part part of the new ownership group: OverActive Media.
My next guest was an early manager of Canadian hip hop legend, Maestro Fresh Wes.
He also spent a dozen years convincing the CRTC to give him and his partners a licence for Canada’s first urban radio station, FLOW 93.5.
He spent 6 seasons as a judge with Canadian Idol alongside one of my favourite rock voices, Sass Jordan.
Today he spends a lot of his time executing intercultural conflict management workshops and seminars as well as programs focused on community capacity building as well as youth and community engagement.
Mohamad Fakih is a Lebanese-Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He started Paramount Fine Foods after arriving in Canada as an immigrant. In May 2018, Fakih was awarded an honourary doctorate from Ryerson University.
Rob Johnston is the Lead Audio Producer and head of Sound Design for CuriousCast. What is CuriousCast? It’s the new Corus podcast project. Rob has also been the Technical Producer for the Alan Cross show, Ongoing History of New Music, since forever.
Richard Peddie is best known as the former President and CEO of Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment. These days, Peddie can be found learning and talking across the globe as a passionate city builder.
Richard Peddie joined Karim Kanji and co-host Gregg Tilston inside Toronto’s Girth Radio studios for an unprecedented fourth visit. In this episode we discuss the upcoming Toronto election and the impact Doug Ford continues to have on the city of Toronto.
Tim Micallef is co-host of the wildly popular Sportsnet TV program, Tim and Sid.
An honorary resident of Scarborough (he’s actually from Don Mills but proudly beats his chest to the beat of Scarborough), Tim Micallef joined me in studio where we discussed his career, sports and why Sid Seixeiro never seems to wear a tie to work.
This is episode #132 of the Welcome! podcast.
Here are some of the things we talked about:
I always thought he was from Scarborough. However, Tim Micallef called Don Mills home.
His Malta roots.
Playing basketball in high school was much different that playing varsity sports.
How his sports career never took off at Carleton University.
How he started at The Score as an intern.
Where Tim Micallef’s love of the UNLV Running Rebels came from.
Tim Micallef shares his thoughts on if NCAA athletes should be paid. Or not.
The chemistry he has with Sid Seixeiro on their popular show, Tim and Sid.
Tim Micallef’s relationship with Bob McCown.
The legacy of Jose Bautista.
What does Tim Micallef think of Alex Ovechkin’s first Stanley Cup? And where did all the Ovechkin haters go?
Is LeBron James the greatest basketball player of all time? And is Michael Jordan even in the conversation (Sid Seixeiro seems to think Jordan played against much inferior talent)?
What is up with Vince McMahon’s XFL?
The legacy of Duane Casey and his time with the Toronto Raptors.
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This episode was taped at Girth Radio studios inside the Pacific Junction Hotel bar in Toronto.
Music featured in this podcast episode is by my cousin, Afraaz Mulji.