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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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Elevate CEO Lisa Zarzeczny talks about the upcoming Elevate Festival, curating their 200+ speakers/thought leaders, Michelle Obama’s in-person presence [and her ‘driving directly onto the stage’ security requirements], recommending that Al Gore use the UP Express as a transit alternative, the surreal experience of grooving to The Fugees ‘Killing Me Softly’ in front of Wyclef Jean, the ‘super-smartness’ of Eric Schmidt and Sam Altman, the possibility of leveraging her relationship with Martha Stewart to entice Snoop Dogg, how Collision and Elevate are different & diverging conferences, commiserating with Venus Williams about Toronto’s traffic gridlock, and why the sheer volume of content means you MUST PLAN before attending Elevate 2024...’Don’t Just Show Up!’
For more on Lisa and this year’s Elevate Festival taking place Oct 1-3 in Toronto, please visit elevatefestival.ca
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Canadian High Jumping legend Debbie Brill talks about developing the 'Brill Bend,' comparisons to the 'Fosbury Flop' [and her relationship with Dick Fosbury], jumping [and breaking world records] into her 50s, her positive interview experiences on the CBC with Adrienne Clarkson and Peter Gzowski, reaching that zen place of being ‘one with the jump,’ sharing a good chuckle with Queen Elizabeth, and why jumping ridiculously high was essentially “just this trick I could do for fun!”
Debbie will be inducted into the Trailblazer category at Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame on October 23rd in Gatineau, Quebec...for more information, please visit Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame at http://www.sportshall.ca/ and the Order of Sport Awards at https://orderofsport.ca/
Thanks to Jason Beck [@jasonbeck82] for some great research material!
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10x National Champion/3x World Champion/3x Olympic Medalist Patrick Chan talks about retiring at 27 as Canada’s most decorated figure skater, his transition to a decade of touring the world with Stars on Ice, training for his next career as a Financial Advisor, whether Kurt Browning chews his ear off about Reverse Mortgages, thriving through ‘six minutes of pressure’ at three different Olympic Games, his ‘pinch me’ moment meeting Roger Federer, receiving courtside honours at a Raptors game, keeping his Maple Leafs love suppressed when Trevor Linden presented him with a Vancouver Canucks jersey, and why he kind of/sort of/maybe regrets not throwing the first pitch at a Blue Jays game from the actual pitching mound!
Patrick will be awarded the Order of Sport and inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame on October 23rd in Gatineau, Quebec...for more information, please visit Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame at http://www.sportshall.ca/ and the Order of Sport Awards at https://orderofsport.ca/
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Bond Bakery Brands CEO Nicolas Mulroney talks about the influence of his late father Brian [the 18th Prime Minister of Canada], growing up at 24 Sussex Drive, speedboating with President Bush, why he lives in Toronto but still loves the Habs, the entrepreneurial mentorship of Paul Desmarais Sr, building his portfolio of family-run bakeries within the Bond Bakery Brands platform, why NAFTA is a great name for a free-trade agreement but not so much for a bakery, the ‘Ozempic trend’ overtaking the bakery industry, and he provides updates on both mom Mila and big brother Ben!
For more on Nicolas Mulroney and Bond Bakery Brands, please visit www.bondbakerybrands.com
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Longtime Music & Entertainment Reporter Rudy Blair talks about working overnights at The Fan 590 while doing weekends at All Hits 680 CFTR, his transition from pushing buttons to getting in front of the microphone/camera, his induction into TWO Halls of Fame, his favourite interviews [Phil Collins, Barry White], his *ahem* less enjoyable interviews [Steven Seagal, Adrien Grenier, Jewel, Gene Simmons], and his exceptional interactions with Dustin Hoffman/Gordon Lightfoot/Lionel Richie/Shakira/Michael Bublé/Sting!
Join Rudy as he hosts the 8th annual Kiss Cystic Fibrosis Goodbye fundraiser on Sept 28th at The Opera House...for more info, donations and tickets please visit www.kisscfgoodbye dot com
For everything Rudy, please visit Rudy Blair Entertainment Media at https://rudyblairmedia.com/
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Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 CEO Scott Moore talks about his face time with Harry and Meghan, how the event is akin to Prince Harry’s Paralympics for Veterans, the 550 athletes from 23 countries competing in 11 sports, making use of legacy venues from the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics [and the plans to leave behind their own $5MM financial legacy], the obvious reasons why they use whistles instead of starting guns, why everyone will gain inspiration from watching Heart of Invictus on Netflix, how he drew up the plans for the original Sportsnet studios on an Air Canada cocktail napkin, why Ted Rogers should be credited with keeping the Blue Jays in Toronto, and the story behind Rogers closing that 12 year $5.2 billion deal for the NHL Canadian broadcasting rights!
For more on the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 please visit https://invictusgames2025.ca/
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Sprinter and 4x100m Relay Olympic Gold Medalist Robert Esmie talks about why if you're Canadian you have to love Saturday nights in Georgia, a breakdown of that immortal 4x100m relay to win gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, his 'forever bond' with Donovan Bailey/Bruny Surin/Glenroy Gilbert/Carlton Chambers/Don Wittman, his interactions with PM Jean Chretien/Gordie Howe/Wayne Gretzky/Ron MacLean/Pinball Clemons/Carl Lewis/Michael Johnson, why HE is actually faster out of the blocks than Ben Johnson, at the age of 52 still getting challenged to race by young punks, and why the world wants [no, needs!] a Ben Johnson vs Carl Lewis throwback rematch!
For everything Robert Esmie, please visit www.Robertesmie.com and www.critiq.com
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Spoons’ Gord Deppe talks about doing double duty as guitarist for A Flock of Seagulls, their 1982 breakthrough at the Police Picnic at Exhibition Stadium [Police, English Beat, Joan Jett, Oingo Boingo, Talking Heads], Nile Rodgers taking a liking to them while opening for Boy George & Culture Club, catching grief for that Thrifty’s ad campaign [‘Tarnished Spoons’], working with Daniel Lanois before he was Daniel Lanois, and wondering aloud why they can’t get a major auto manufacturer to use Romantic Traffic in an ad campaign!
Catch Gord doing double duty LIVE with both A Flock of Seagulls and the Spoons at Ed Sousa’s two-day Sousapalooza birthday bash at the El Mocambo on Fri Aug 16th/Sat Aug 17th. Also featuring Midge Ure, Chalk Circle, FourOneSix, Viera, and hosted by former MuchMusic VJ Michael Williams...tickets can be purchased at www.elmocambo.com
For everything Spoons, please visit https://www.spoonsmusic.com/
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Ex-City of Toronto/TTC Communicator Brad Ross talks about putting out a shingle and opening up his own firm, collaborating with Seth Rogen on TTC public service announcements, the most grievous cases of poor TTC rider etiquette [fornication! toenail clippers!], his adventures working under various Mayors [Lastman/Miller/Ford/Tory] and TTC Heads [Webster/Byford/Upfold/Leary], and why we have it much better with the TTC than we think we do!
For his Substack Hot Takes and everything else Brad Ross, please visit https://www.bradross.ca/
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Glass Tiger founder/original drummer Michael Hanson talks about how two bands merged into Glass Tiger, opening up for Culture Club/Journey/Tina Turner/Moody Blues, why Tiger Beat magazine compared him to pinup pretty boy David Cassidy, the ‘Boy George Incident,’ his celebrity interactions at the Juno and Grammy Awards [Roger Daltry! Paul Simon! Celine Dion! Peter Cetera! Don Johnson! Peter Gabriel! Stevie Wonder!], being too busy to play Wayne Gretzky’s Royal Wedding, how he got Bobby Orr to autograph his guitar, why Brian Burke entrusted him with his Maple Leafs Briefcase [he was truculent!], and how he managed to evade the Iron Sheik’s ‘Camel Clutch’ finishing move!
For everything Michael Hanson, please visit www.michaelhansonofficial.com and www.radarloverecords.ca
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HOVER founder Cameron Rowe talks about autonomous drone deliveries, his pitch on Dragons’ Den [turning DOWN an investment offer!], piggybacking on the investment injected into drone deliveries by Amazon and Google, his experiences in the Techstars startup network, acquiring his drone pilot’s license, the challenges behind landing in ‘unsecured delivery areas,’ and why he is counting on his drones to support his upcoming swim across Lake Ontario for SickKids!
For everything Cameron and HOVER, please visit www.hover.direct or https://www.linkedin.com/in/camrrowe/
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Three-time Olympic Medalist/Eight-time World Championship Medalist/Canadian Hockey icon Vicky Sunohara talks about jumping on the backyard rink at two years old, getting BANNED from the boys leagues due to gender, earning a scholarship to play at Northeastern University, donning PINK jerseys at the inaugural IIHF Women’s World Championships, her Olympic experiences at Nagano/Salt Lake City/Turin, returning to the University of Toronto to earn her degree and become the first full-time coach of the Varsity Blues Women’s ice hockey team, sharing her childhood scouting commentary directly with goalie Billy Smith [“what a dirty player!”], meeting Wayne Gretzky on the elevator, playing roller hockey with goalie Manon Rhéaume, and returning to her girlhood home's Scarborough roots!
Vicky will be awarded the Order of Sport and inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame on October 23rd in Gatineau, Quebec...for more information, please visit Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame at http://www.sportshall.ca/ and the Order of Sport Awards at https://orderofsport.ca/
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Canadian tennis legend Daniel Nestor talks about his 12 Grand Slam doubles titles, his coming out party as a 19 year old defeating world #1 Stefan Edberg at the 1992 Davis Cup, winning his 2000 Olympic Gold Medal with Sebastien Leroux at the Sydney Games, winning [and loving the atmosphere--one million pounds spent just on FLOWERS!] at Wimbledon, playing a Pro-Am tournament where he was the ‘Pro’ and The Great One Wayne Gretzky was the ‘Am,’ his interactions with David Beckham/Donovan Bailey/Carl Lewis/Drake/Ben Stiller/Carl Lewis/Steve Nash/Jimmy Connors/Ivan Lendl/Bjorn Borg/John McEnroe/Sandra Oh/Eric Lindros, and why breaking up with your doubles partner in tennis is NOT much different from breaking up with your girlfriend!
Daniel will be awarded the Order of Sport and inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame on October 23rd in Gatineau, Quebec...for more information, please visit Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame at http://www.sportshall.ca/ and the Order of Sport Awards at https://orderofsport.ca/
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Television PxP voice of the Tampa Bay Lightning Dave Randorf talks about his time at TSN, Saturday nights at Hockey Night in Canada, finishing his 4th season calling Lightning games with Brian Engblom, heading to the arena in flip-flops & then being back in his swimming pool 30min after the game ends, catching up with the Hulkster while sunbathing on Clearwater Beach, Jon Cooper remembering him from Vancouver’s Sports Page, the amazing-ness of HHOFer Phil Esposito, and the PTSD he still suffers as a result of his selfie failure incident with Tom Hanks!
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Love bowling? Love the music of the 80s? Ed Sousa talks about his love for BOTH, his signature trilby hat, turning a one-night charity concert with Honeymoon Suite & the Spoons into the largest indoor music festival in North America, growing up 5 minutes away from radio station CFNY, Curtis Joseph’s wife’s adoration of When In Rome, learning the value of intimate artist/fan interaction from Randy Bachman, why his dream show would be booking Simple Minds, spending time with Midge Ure/Martin Fry/Gord Deppe/Mike Score/Flock of Seagulls/Michael Williams/Saga/Art of Noise, the huge plans to celebrate his milestone 60th birthday, and why he builds EXPERIENCES and not just shows!
Get all the details on Ed’s upcoming shows at http://www.classicbowl.com/
Get tickets for Ed’s various shows by contacting him directly at [email protected]
Photo credit: Andrew Clowater Photography
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Retired Police Superintendent and now Author Keith Merith talks about his 31 years of service for the York Regional Police, the messages of truth/pain/optimism/perseverance delivered in his new memoir, his six principles of success, his fantastic experiences with Bernice and the late Herb Carnegie, and why his retirement has been so fabulous that it can only be best described as DELICIOUS!
A Darker Shade of Blue: A Police Officer’s Memoir is available from ECW Press at https://ecwpress.com/products/darker-shade-of-blue
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Media Triple Threat/Author Bruce Dowbiggin talks about co-writing with his son Evan [he’s like a sports ‘Rain Man’], the imminent integration of fellow sports journalist Eric Duhatschek into his own family, shuttling between Calgary and the 'Winter White House' in Florida, why newspaper columnists used to be the ‘Princes of the Pressbox,’ his career-changing investigative journalism into disbarred lawyer/former head of hockey players' union/convicted felon Alan Eagleson, why he doesn’t trade holiday greeting cards with Donald S. Cherry, and why Al Strachan still refuses to acknowledge him on the golf course!
Deal With It: The Trades That Stunned The NHL & Changed Hockey is available now at https://t.co/gQiRgSlMs4
For everything Bruce Dowbiggin, please go to https://brucedowbigginbooks.ca/
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International Best Selling Author Hannah Mary McKinnon talks about the imminent release of her latest suspense thriller ONLY ONE SURVIVES [‘sharing the spotlight can be murder!’], how a professional crisis saw her pivot from high-powered business executive to becoming an author [‘I’ve read a lot of books, so shouldn’t I be able to write one??’], aligning herself with the OTHER author Mary McKinnon, admiring Roger Moore from afar but Jeffrey Archer from up-close, why she’s a ‘plotter’ who interviews her own fictional characters, the writing process importance of the ‘puke draft’ [that’s the technical term], writing holiday romantic comedies under her alter ego of Holly Cassidy, and why she is such a fun and pleasant person despite regularly murdering people [fictionally, of course!]
For everything Hannah Mary McKinnon, please visit https://hannahmarymckinnon.com/
Hannah’s newest suspense thriller ‘ONLY ONE SURVIVES’ is available July 16th, or pre-order now at https://www.harpercollins.ca/only-one-survives/
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Winnipeg Jets/NY Rangers Swedish superstar Ulf Nilsson talks about his jump to the WHA’s Winnipeg Jets in 1974, why The Golden Jet Bobby Hull was both such a great player AND a great teammate, why The Hot Line [Hedberg/Nilsson/Hull] SHOULD be enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame, winning faceoffs against Gordie Howe in Houston, the behind-the-scenes maneuvering [collusion? racketeering?] that saw him and Anders Hedberg jump to the NHL’s NY Rangers as free agents, the ‘Potvin Sucks’ legacy of his broken ankle incident with HHOFer Denis Potvin, great memories of playing at MSG and hanging out at Studio 54, hosting ABBA for dinner at his house after their 1979 show at Radio City Music Hall, and why his wife insists that his coming from Sweden to play hockey in Winnipeg can only be the SECOND best thing that's happened in his life!
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