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Feb. 27, 2023

Mark McKoy, Olympic Gold Medalist

1992 Barcelona Olympics 110m Gold Medal hurdler Mark McKoy talks about being a gum-chewing Mr. International, why he still [after 30+ years] gets goosebumps watching his Gold Medal-winning run, where he keeps his Olympic Gold...

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Feb. 24, 2023

Darrell Vickers, Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show

Comedy writer Darrell Vickers talks about being Head Writer for The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, how after being hired he did not actually talk to Johnny again for two and a half years [!!], moving freely past Ed McMa...

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Feb. 22, 2023

Ted Nolan, NHL Coach/Player

Ex-NHL Player and Coach of the Year Ted Nolan talks about starting from a small house of 12 without electricity nor plumbing in Garden River First Nation [“leaving for Kenora was like going to Disneyland”], learning he was dr...

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Feb. 20, 2023

Rick Campanelli, MuchMusic/Entertainment Tonight

Former MuchMusic & Entertainment Tonight Canada host Rick Campanelli talks about morphing from ‘Rick the Temp’ into ‘Rick the Franchise,’ how his father unplugging the house phone almost prevented his MuchTemp contest win, me...

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Feb. 17, 2023

Bernice Carnegie remembers Herb Carnegie

The Carnegie Initiative’s Bernice Carnegie shares stories about her father Herb Carnegie, widely regarded as the best Black hockey player to never play in the National Hockey League: · The Black Aces Line: Herbie Carneg...

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Feb. 15, 2023

Evan Solomon, GZERO Media

GZERO Media Publisher Evan Solomon talks about packing up & moving to The Big Apple/NYC, leaving his comfort zone to seek out ‘pleasurable discomfort,’ asking his holiness the Dalai Lama the most sensitive of life’s questions...

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Feb. 13, 2023

Gord Martineau, CityNews

Legendary CityNews Anchor Gord Martineau talks about leaving the desk after 39 years, knowing at 14 what he wanted to do with his life, recognizing John [JD] Roberts was destined for news anchor greatness, being mistaken by t...

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Feb. 10, 2023

Ric Nattress, Stanley Cup Champion

Stanley Cup Champion/Ex-Maple Leaf Ric Nattress talks about winning the Stanley Cup in Calgary with Lanny McDonald and his ‘little brother’ Doug ‘Killer’ Gilmour, being part of the biggest blockbuster trade in Maple Leafs his...

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Feb. 8, 2023

Joe Jackman, Won For All

Won For All President Joe Jackman talks about being invited to Toronto Maple Leafs training camp and running into someone named 'The King' Borje Salming, great years at St Michael’s College playing TWO sports for the Buzzers,...

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Feb. 6, 2023

Michael Geddes, Harold Ballard documentary

Offside: The Harold Ballard Story executive producer Michael Geddes talks about working with Vancouverite/90210’s Jason Priestley, the ‘Ballard Curse’ being responsible for 56 seasons [and counting] without a Stanley Cup [and...

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Feb. 2, 2023

Joe Friday, Chef/Entrepreneur

Restaurateur/Entrepreneur Chef Joe Friday talks about cooking for ‘Spicy P’ Pascal Siakam and hanging with Kobe Bryant, his awareness of the fictional Detective Joe Friday, his Okinawa/Japan upbringing and transition to North...

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Jan. 30, 2023

Anthony Craparotta/ILLVIBE, LyricVids.com

LyricVids.com co-founder Anthony Craparotta explains the WHAT and the WHY about Lyric Videos, talks about the inspiration for his rap moniker ILLVIBE [from A Tribe Called Quest], opening for Kehlani and Chris Brown in Croatia...

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Jan. 26, 2023

David Arrigo, Sports Artist

Sports Artist David Arrigo talks about his breakout projects for Wayne Gretzky, driving the California coast in a Corvette with Guy Fieri, going speechless in front of Bono as he perused his art portfolio, handling all the de...

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Jan. 23, 2023

Bernie Nicholls, NHL Superstar

NHL Superstar Bernie Nicholls talks about McDonalds visits with Wayne Gretzky, leadership lessons from Dionne/Messier/Chelios/McSorley/Baumgartner, going from playing hockey in a town of 75 to playing in a city of 10 million,...

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Jan. 19, 2023

Dr Charles Tator, Neurosurgeon

World-renowned concussion/brain/spinal injury Neurosurgeon Dr Charles Tator talks about being a lifelong ‘local yokel,’ his mother being the original ‘helicopter mother,’ the era when the Maple Leafs won Stanley Cups ALL the ...

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Jan. 16, 2023

Raina Douris, NPR’s World Cafe

Toronto radio personality turned Host of NPR’s World Cafe Raina Douris talks about interviewing Springsteen/Neil/Questlove/Shatner/Streisand, the career advantages of being a loudmouth and not asking for permission [as well a...

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Jan. 12, 2023

Kris Versteeg, Maple Leafs/Tech Entrepreneur

Maple Leafs/NHL veteran Kris Versteeg talks about winning TWO Stanley Cups in Chicago, sharing drinks with Vince Vaughn, rooming with fan lightning rod Phil Kessel while Leafs fans tossed Eggo waffles, attending his high scho...

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Jan. 9, 2023

Tom Farley remembers Chris Farley

Big brother Tom Farley talks about the ‘Farley Magnetism’ and shares stories about Dana Carvey & David Spade’s 5hr tribute podcast, Chris NOT auditioning for Saturday Night Live, his ‘ogre with a heart’ being the basis for Mi...

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Jan. 5, 2023

Robert Picard, Maple Leafs/Habs/Nordiques

NHL veteran Robert Picard shares stories from the Forum [‘The Flower blew right past me first shift of my NHL career!’], Maple Leaf Gardens [‘it was a circus...ringleader: Mr Harold Ballard’], fighting his way through the ‘Q’...

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Jan. 2, 2023

Christopher Ward, MuchMusic/Black Velvet

Original MuchMusic VJ Christopher Ward checks in from ‘temperate’ Santa Monica to talk about being chosen AHEAD of Mike Myers for the Second City touring company, Mike’s iconic Wayne Campbell character making his TV debut on ...

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Dec. 29, 2022

Graydon Welbourn, Cannabis Recruiter

White Ash Group Managing Partner Graydon Welbourn talks about building his cannabis industry recruitment/staffing agency, why he moved from Calgary to Toronto, how he recalibrated his North Star, always carrying business card...

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Dec. 26, 2022

Todd Gill, Toronto Maple Leafs

NHL/Toronto Maple Leafs veteran defenseman Todd Gill talks leaving home for hockey after grade 10, his first games as a Toronto Maple Leaf against Montreal [back to back at the Forum & the Gardens!], learning the ropes from T...

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Dec. 22, 2022

Bob Nicholson, Blue Jays/Argos/Expos Executive

Veteran Professional Sports Executive Bob Nicholson shares stories from TWO Toronto Blue Jays championships, THREE Toronto Argonauts championships, transitioning the Montreal Expos to the Washington Nationals, bringing Doug F...

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Dec. 19, 2022

Gino ‘The Tank’ Cavallini, St Louis Blues

NHL veteran/St Louis Blues Legend Gino ‘The Tank’ Cavallini talks about having the body of a man at sixteen, scoring the NCAA championship-winning goal in 4th overtime for Bowling Green, his first roommate Lanny McDonald [“I ...

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