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Hall of Fame Broadcaster Chuck Kaiton shares memories from his 39 seasons as the voice of the Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes, great times with former Whaler players Gordie Howe/Bobby Hull/Dave Keon, his epic call to cap the Hurricanes’ game 7 Stanley Cup championship victory in 2006, his interactions with Nick Kypreos/Chris Pronger/Ron Francis/the Kaberle family/Pierre McGuire/Dick Irvin, his ongoing duties as President of the NHL Broadcasters’ Association, and the NHL trivia about Let’s Make a Deal host Monty Hall that he shared with a disbelieving Dave Keon!
TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected]
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Atlas Co-founder Turi Mercuri talks about the benefits of his firm’s hospitality management platform, why tip management is such a pain point for restaurants, how ‘growing up around the fryers’ led to 30+ years in hospitality, his interactions with ARod/Wayne Gretzky/Alex Lifeson/Chantal Kreviazuk, and the importance of mastering the Art of Hospitality!
For more on Turi and Atlas, please visit https://atlasrms.com/
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105.9 The Region's Weekday Morning Man & Author Jim Lang talks about his newest book Everyday Hockey Heroes, going to bed at 9:30pm and waking up at 4am for over a decade of morning radio, his interactions with Jesse Palmer/Ann Rohmer/Suneel Joshi/The Tragically Hip/Wendel Clark/Tie Domi/Max Domi/Bryan Berard, the culture shock of moving from Trenton Ontario to Burbank California, and some great stories about the do’s and do not's of interacting with the Stanley Cup!
Jim’s latest book Everyday Hockey Heroes, Volume III--More Uplifting Stories Celebrating Our Great Game can be found at https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/Everyday-Hockey-Heroes-Volume-III/Jim-Lang/Everyday-Hockey-Heroes/9781982196547
Jim can be heard weekday mornings on 105.9 The Region at https://1059theregion.com/
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Hockey Historian & Author Kevin Shea returns to talk about his new book Jack and the Box: My Search for Stanley Cup Champion Jack McLean, how he turned obscure old photo identification into a career at the Hockey Hall of Fame, the unwritten rule that ONLY those who have actually WON the Stanley Cup can lift if over their head in celebration, and the fun fact that there are actually THREE Stanley Cups [and EIGHT 'Keepers of the Cup’!]
For everything Kevin Shea [his 21 books and beyond], please visit https://kevinsheahockey.com/
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Canada’s Folk Singer Valdy talks about touring the world for over 50 years, criss-crossing our country coast-to-coast-to-coast at a clip of about 200 shows per year, his guest spots on The Beachcombers [Relic was a gentleman] and Front Page Challenge, his interactions with Steve Martin/Quincy Jones/PM Paul Martin/Karen Kain/Kenny Rogers/Glen Campbell/Murray McLauchlan, why he prefers using a chainsaw for his woodworking projects, and why you shouldn’t confuse him for Vi-Valdy!
Valdy will be appearing LIVE on November 5th at The Rose Brampton as part of their Stagedoor Stories concert and conversations series [coming soon: Ian Thomas! Twin Flames!] with full information at https://www.bramptononstage.ca/
For absolutely everything Valdy, please visit https://www.valdy.com/
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Singer/Songwriter/Broadcaster Talia Schlanger talks about creating her debut album Grace For The Going, hosting NPR’s World Cafe and CBC’s Q, her musical theatre experiences with Queen’s We Will Rock You/Green Day’s American Idiot/ABBA’s Mamma Mia, her productive educational experiences at Ryerson/TMU, her 3 years living and working in Philadelphia, meeting Willie Nelson/Brian May/Roger Taylor/Macy Gray/KD Lang, why Missy Misdemeanor Elliott is on her interviewing bucket list, and why Alec Baldwin personally calls her when he doesn’t feel like showing up to host his own podcast!
Talia’s newly released LIVE EP 'Talia Schlanger: Latent Lounge live from The Hangar’ includes cuts from Grace for the Going plus covers by Neil Young and Leonard Cohen...available at https://taliaschlanger.bandcamp.com/album/latent-lounge-live-from-the-hangar
For everything Talia Schlanger, please visit https://www.taliaschlanger.com/
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Podcaster/YouTuber/Author Steve 'Dangle' Glynn talks about his new book Hockey Rants & Raves, initiating the Steve Dangle experience as an early YouTuber way back in 2007, starting up the SDPN podcast network with partners Adam Wylde and Jesse Blake, his time on Sportsnet supported by Tim & Sid, his interactions with Wayne Gretzky/Felix Potvin/Jerome Iginla/Michael Buble/Nick Kypreos/AM34’s parents, and the legend of David Ayres the MLSE-employed zamboni-driving emergency goalie who defeated the Maple Leafs!
For Steve’s new book Hockey Rants & Raves, please visit https://www.harpercollins.com/products/hockey-rants-and-raves-steve-dangle-glynn?
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Author David McPherson talks The Horseshoe Tavern, Massey Hall, 101 Fascinating Canadian Music Facts, working on Toronto Raptors game-day programs during the Vince Carter days, combining his passion for golf with his passion for writing, and he shares some fun anecdotes involving Maestro-Fresh Wes, Willie Nelson/Farm-Aid, Snow, Blue Rodeo, Moe Berg, Gowan, Led Zeppelin, Lowest of the Low, the Rolling Stones and the Barenaked Ladies!
For everything David McPherson, please visit his substack at https://substack.com/@davidmcpherson and his website at https://davidmcpherson.ca/
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Karrot North America CEO Robert Kim talks about the Korean neighbourhood marketplace platform jumping into the Canadian & US markets, why we need yet another peer-to-peer app and how Karrot is different from Craigslist/Kijiji/EBay/Facebook Marketplace/Nextdoor, why in Korea the app is listed under the ‘Social’ category rather than the ‘Commerce’ category, how they are using AI to build a trust layer at a hyper-localized level, and some tales from his past experiences with tech startups [or as they used to be called: 'schemes']
For more on Robert Kim and Karrot, please visit www.karrotmarket.com
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When In Rome’s Clive Farrington talks about the unbelievable success of The Promise, why it’s not a bad thing to be a ‘one hit wonder,’ hanging out with his Napoleon Dynamite friends Jared Hess/Jon Heder/Efren Ramirez, his admiration for the visual presentations of Depeche Mode/Pet Shop Boys/Kraftwerk, his shock at seeing Daryl Hannah announce their MTV Moonman win on TV from Manchester, flying to Dubai to launch Windows 10 with Bill Gates, and why he’s excited to have former Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Curtis Joseph as a teary-eyed Superfan!
On Sunday October 27th, Clive Farrington and Andrew Mann will be bringing When in Rome LIVE to kick off Ed Sousa’s 7th season of Rock and Bowl Sessions at Classic Bowl in Mississauga...full info at http://www.classicbowl.com/rockandbowl/
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Global TV's The Morning Show co-host Jeff McArthur talks about approaching 30 years on the air [and his upcoming 10th anniversary co-hosting TMS with Carolyn MacKenzie], expressing his personality through his socks, receiving compliments on his sense of style from the fashionable Robbie Williams, getting sucked into the ‘personality tractor beam’ of both Jon Hamm and Matthew McConaughey, the mentorship he got from the late great Andre 'Katfish Morgan' Maisonneuve, and how he and Carolyn are more like brother & sister rather than TV husband & wife!
Watch Jeff and co-host Carolyn MacKenzie weekdays at 9am on Global’s The Morning Show and visit them at https://globalnews.ca/national/program/the-morning-show
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Art of Time Ensemble's Artistic Director Andrew Burashko talks about his debut as a concert pianist with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra at age 17 [under the baton of John Williams!], his 80 projects and recordings over 25 years with the group, working with singers Steven Page/Craig Northey/Chris Murphy/Andy Maize, collaborating with Margaret Atwood/Branford Marsalis/ Pinchas Zukerman/Sir Andrew Davis/Jukka-Pekka Saraste, his 'pinch-me' moments meeting Neil Young/Catherine O’Hara/Michael Ondaatje, and his high expectations for his newest project Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold!
Andrew’s Art of Time Ensemble is pleased to present Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold, a reimagining of a work by Igor Stravinsky, for five performances only from October 24th to the 27th at the Harbourfront Centre Theatre...for full info, please visit https://artoftimeensemble.com/
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CBC Radio Quirks & Quarks longtime host Bob McDonald talks about fully exposing himself in his new memoir Just Say Yes, his school report cards [“Bobby can do better...much better”], his appointment to the Order of Canada, having an asteroid named after him, getting a phonecall from Chris Hadfield in space, his interactions with Buzz Aldrin/Stephen Hawking/Carl Sagan/Peter Mansbridge, his unrestricted access visit to the Kennedy Space Center for the 2nd shuttle launch, and the upcoming 50th anniversary of Quirks & Quarks!
For Bob’s new memoir Just Say Yes, please visit https://douglas-mcintyre.com/collections/new-releases/products/9781771624206
For everything Quirks and Quarks on CBC Radio, please visit https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks
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Canadian crooner Matt Dusk returns to talk about dining [and chit-chatting] with Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip, cutting a duet track with a pre-President Donald Trump, recording a song written by Bono & The Edge and meant for Frank Sinatra, lessons learned from his professional [and personal] relationship with the late great Tony Bennett, nervously approaching Harry Connick Jr at a meet & greet, bonding with Jason Priestley over Chet Baker, the mutual respect between him and Michael Buble, and how he is preparing for his upcoming 'Matt Dusk sings Tony Bennett' tour!
For everything Matt Dusk including his upcoming tour dates, please visit https://www.mattdusk.com/
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Skinnamarinky dinky dink, Skinnamarinky do...I love you! Sharon Lois & Bram’s Sharon Hampson talks about their multi-generational appeal [now entertaining 5 generations!], coming up in the 1970s Toronto coffee-house scene, becoming a trio via the 'Mariposa in the Schools' program, their breakthrough 1978 debut album One Elephant-Deux Elephants, the origins of Elephant and Skinnamarink, why she so loves Steve Paikin and Bob Rae, memorable interactions with the Clintons/Colin Mochrie/Pete Seeger/Adrienne Clarkson/Paul Shaffer [Bram’s cousin!], and the surprising time that Mr Dressup dropped some salty language in front of her!
On October 15th, Brampton On Stage Proudly Presents Sharon & Randi - A Sharon, Lois & Bram Sing-Along as part of their Stagedoor Stories series...to join Sharon & her daughter Randi in a special celebration at The Rose Brampton, please visit https://tickets.brampton.ca/Online/default.asp
For everything else Sharon Lois & Bram, please visit https://www.sharonloisandbram.com/
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The City of Toronto’s two-term former Mayor David Miller talks about immigrating to Canada, his transformative experiences at Harvard, vivid memories from his campaign victories in 2003 [the BROOM!] and 2006 [the REPEAT!], his assessment of Mayor Chow’s current reign, governing in a system with 44 Councillors that have no party affiliation, why David Crombie remains a Toronto Legend [both are former Swansea boys], why they still call him Mr Mayor in the United States [although he misses wearing the Chain of Office], the importance of hand-written thank you notes, and why it’s inadvisable to play rugby while running for office [black eyes & chipped teeth are NOT a good look!]
David’s book Solved: How the World’s Great Cities Are Fixing the Climate Crisis is available at https://utorontopress.com/9781487506827/solved/
For more on David’s work at C40 Cities, please visit https://www.c40.org/our-team/david-miller/
For David’s Cities 1.5 podcast, please visit https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/cities-1.5-podcast
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Nextdoor Canada’s Managing Director Christopher Doyle talks about serving as a neighbourhood 'digital bulletin board' for 90 million verified users, why PROXIMITY differentiates them from other social media platforms, building upon their 'hyperlocal at scale' business model, serving as the gateway to actually putting down your phone and connecting in person, his past work experiences with Jack Dorsey and Scott Moore, why the ‘thanks’ button is utilized more in Canada than in any of their 10 other national markets, and why the company’s ticker symbol on the NYSE is ‘KIND’!
For everything Nextdoor Canada, please visit https://ca.nextdoor.com/
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'The Shopify Story' author Larry MacDonald talks about how a Canadian startup rocketed to become an e-commerce giant by empowering millions of entrepreneurs, the unexpectedly dynamic partnership of a quirky game-playing programming nerd [Tobias Lutke] and a demanding power-extrovert [Harley Finkelstein], getting ghosted by his main subjects Lutke and Finkelstein, the ‘flywheel effect’ of Shopify’s API, the cultural importance of Shopify staying based out of [and growing from] its downtown Ottawa base, how millionaires [and billionaires!] were created after Shopify’s 2015 IPO, and why Tobi feels that Harley has achieved a ‘Trust Battery Level’ of 100%!
Larry MacDonald's The Shopify Story: How a Startup Rocketed to E-commerce Giant by Empowering Millions of Entrepreneurs is available at https://ecwpress.com/products/the-shopify-story
To follow Larry as he follows Shopify, please check out his substack at https://shopify1000.substack.com
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Images in Vogue’s Joe Vizvary talks about coming out of Vancouver in 1981, Much Music VJ Kim Clarke Champniss serving as their Manager before KCC joined MM, opening up for Duran Duran/Depeche Mode/Roxy Music/Bryan Adams, Geddy Lee’s superfan wife hooking them up with Rush’s manager Ray Danniels, his ‘pinch me moments’ meeting Tina Turner & Kim Mitchell, how modern touring equipment is much lighter than it was back in the 80s, and why his high school music students have such a hard time believing that the guy on stage in YouTube concert clips/music videos is their teacher!
Joe Vizvary and Images in Vogue will be playing live on Saturday Sept 28th at the Flato Markham Theatre along with The Box and Strange Advance...of course only Ed Sousa can bring you three legendary Canadian 80s acts in one night! Tickets and full info at https://flatomarkhamtheatre.ca/Online/mapSelect.asp
For everything Joe and Images in Vogue, please visit http://www.imagesinvogue.ca/preview2019.html
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Author/Journalist Shawn Micallef talks about moving from Windsor to Toronto in 2000, co-founding Spacing Magazine, morphing from writing for Eye Weekly to the Toronto Star, using psychogeography as the backbone of his first book STROLL, the immense ongoing changes in Toronto that led to his recently revising that book, his thoughts on Toronto Star colleague Edward Keenan/urbanist Richard Florida/Mayor Olivia Chow, and why he believes Toronto is like an infinite onion whose layers simply need to be peeled back!
Shawn’s newly revised version of Stroll: Psychogeographic Walking Tours of Toronto is published by Coach House Books and available at https://chbooks.com/Books/S/Stroll-updated-edition
Shawn will be appearing live as part of the Toronto International Festival of Authors [TIFA] on September 26 at ‘The Heart of the City: Celebrating Toronto’...full details are at https://festivalofauthors.ca/event/the-heart-of-the-city/
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