Toronto Legends

Whole Body MRI Co-CEO and Chief of Radiology Dr Nirav Patel talks about full body screening, why they are the only clinic of their kind in Ontario, the misconceptions about ‘private clinics,’ the movement from reactive to preventative healthcare, why radiologists are the specialty with the most vacation time, and why Kim Kardashian raving about full-body scans is good for both patient awareness and autonomy! For more on Whole Body MRI, please visit them at https://wholebodymri.ca/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Labatt Brewing Company President Don McDougall shares the story of the birth of our Toronto Blue Jays, co-starring Paul Godfrey, Paul Beeston, Peter Bavasi, Pat Gillick, Herb Solway, Ted Rogers, Howard Webster, Page Wadsworth, Sydney Cooper, Charles Bronfman, Neil MacCarl, Bob McCown, Ray Kroc, Sid Oland and featuring a cameo by Alan Eagleson! TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shift Collab CEO Megan Rafuse talks about creating Canada’s Go-To Mental Health Company, why therapy is like going to the gym [and why choosing a therapist is like dating], how all business relationships are also human relationships, the importance of understanding your ‘Zone of Genius,’ bootstrapping a start-up with a co-founder who is also her husband, the industry challenges of her competition coming from venture/insurance-backed technology-driven therapy networks, running a company that is made up of 91% women, and why ‘doing the work’ matters when it comes to your mental health! For more on Megan and Shift Collab, please visit https://www.shiftcollab.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big Sugar’s Gordie Johnson talks about hanging around with ‘Uncle Charlie’ during the Rolling Stones’ Toronto rehearsals, Keith Richards stealing CDs from his duffle bag, enjoying relaxed table-talk with Eric Clapton, sharing enchiladas & Modelo Especials with ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, getting a superlative comparison to Eddie Van Halen courtesy of Joe Satriani, Rush’s Alex Lifeson gifting his double-neck guitar because it was affecting his golf swing, Mrs. Johnson’s need for an ice cream bar leading to close friendships with the Black Crowes’ Chris & Rich Robinson, backing up Molly Johnson as she opened for Ray Charles at the Ontario Place Forum, his ex-Air Force Dad surprisingly chaperoning him to see Rush at Detroit’s Cobo Hall, and why his litmus test for a great show is whether everyone sweat through their underwear! Brampton On Stage presents Big Sugar at The Rose on Thursday March 21st! For show info & tickets, please visit https://bit.ly/42Ti8R9 For everything Gordie Johnson and Big Sugar, please go to https://www.bigsugar.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Journalist and Author Tim Wharnsby talks about his time at the Toronto Sun/Globe & Mail/Hockey Night in Canada and shares great stories about the characters involved in Canada’s 2002 Olympic Hockey Gold Medal team including Wayne Gretzky, Joe Sakic, Pat Quinn, Chris Pronger, Russ Courtnall, Bobby Clarke, Owen Nolan, Bob Nicholson and Bob Cole! BONUS MATERIAL: Jack Nicklaus and Greg Norman...as human beings one is a stud, and one is a dud! Tim’s book Gold: How Gretzky's Men Ended Canada's 50-Year Olympic Drought can be found wherever you get your books! TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heritage Auction’s Consignment Director Jason Simonds shares the incredible story behind the discovery of the Holy Grail/White Whale/Loch Ness Monster/Bigfoot of hockey cards...a full case of 16 unopened/sealed boxes of 1979/1980 O Pee Chee NHL hockey cards, which may [or may not] contain an estimated 27 Wayne Gretzky rookie cards. The expected value when the auction process is completed is somewhere around $3 MILLION US dollars!!! And that doesn’t even take into account all those sticks of chewing gum! Jason Simonds and Heritage Auctions can be found at https://www.ha.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ownr CEO Shane Murphy talks about helping entrepreneurs simplify starting their own businesses, why he came to Toronto as a victim of financial circumstances, his path of starting a tech platform that has been acquired by RBCx, the apparent hypocrisy of moving from starting HIS own business to now working for ‘The Man’ [only Canada’s largest bank!], Canadian entrepreneurship trends [micro-preneurs/solo-preneurs that are truly bootstrapping] and why we should STOP using the term ‘side-hustle,’ why it no longer takes money to make money, reconciling the facts that although it has never been easier to start your own business there is an 80% failure rate over 5 years, his promise that the company blog is a supremely exciting resource, how he managed to calm his parents when he announced he was leaving corporate litigation for starting up his own small business, and he shares the dirty secrets of starting your own business that corporate lawyers don’t want you to know! [spoiler alert: it’s lots of cut & paste] For everything that Ownr can do for small business entrepreneurs, visit https://www.ownr.co/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Director Simon Head talks about his documentary ‘Subversives–The History of Lowest Of The Low,’ the vital importance of having both ‘Low Karma’ and ‘Errors & Omissions insurance,’ the bravery needed to take on this project with NO prior film-making experience nor qualifications, the thick-skin needed during the editing process, his Mom’s stellar contributions to transcribing 35 hours of interviews, the surprising difficulties in procuring archival footage from CTV/Bell/MuchMusic/CBC, his interesting interactions with Andy Koyama/Art Bergmann/Page Publications/Sum41/Platinum Blonde, and why Lowest of the Low has Bon Jovi-like status in Buffalo NY! For everything Simon Head [including his documentary and his podcast], please go to http://apologue.ca/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Journalist/Broadcaster/Author Damien Cox talks about starting out from The Toronto Star’s Scarborough bureau [the Toronto Zoo beat], co-hosting Prime Time Sports with the Bobcat Bob McCown [otherwise known as The Cutting Edge...with listeners!], his afternoon show on The FAN and subsequent books with Gord Stellick, his stint on Hockey Night in Canada during the Strombo Years, his thoughts on the major players [Darryl/Lanny/Borje/Inge/Captain Video/Palmy/Tiger/Harold] involved in his new book on the 1977/78 Toronto Maple Leafs, his love for Wayne Gretzky and lack thereof for Leo Cahill & Pat Quinn, his unprecedented 10+ year handshake agreement with The Toronto Star, and why simply speaking his mind is what he does best! For everything Damien Cox including his latest book [written with Gord Stellick] ‘REVIVAL: The Chaotic, Colourful Journey of the 1977-78 Toronto Maple Leafs’ please visit: https://www.damospin.ca/books/revival TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frameworth Sports Marketing President Brian Ehrenworth talks about his transformational business pivot experienced on The Madison’s patio as a result of beer + hockey sticks + ’The Killer’ Doug Gilmour, signing Mike Weir two weeks before he won the 2003 Masters, his industry-changing autograph exclusivity deal signed with a 15 year old Sidney Crosby [originally only done to save his Mike Weir deal!], his development of the Wayne Gretzky fantasy camps [and hitching a ride on The Great One’s private jet], opening Gardoonies sports bar directly across Carlton St from Maple Leaf Gardens [with his partners Doug Gilmour & Bob McCown], bringing Bobby Hull home for dinner [and why the Golden Jet was such a stickler for producing a legible autograph], playing blackjack in Vegas [underage!] with Bill Russell/Ray Nitschke/Mickey Mantle, conducting Borje Salming’s last autograph signing session, and sharing cookies with ‘The Greatest’ Muhammad Ali! For everything Frameworth Sports Marketing, please visit https://frameworth.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Broadcaster Rod Black talks about his [former] moustache, his baseball-playing boys + the fabulous Butler bros [Rob & Rich], running away from home to meet Bobby Hull, DJ’ing at his Winnipeg roller rink, covering multiple Olympic Games, and his interactions with all of [but not limited to] Bill Cosby, O.J. Simpson, Bruce/Caitlin Jenner, Leo Rautins, Sir Charles Barkley, The Golden Boy Donny Lalonde, The Golden Jet Bobby Hull, Iron Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, John Shannon, Marv Albert, Morris Peterson, Dale Hawerchuk, Duane Ford, Joe Carter, Phil Esposito, Wayne Gretzky, Jesse The Body Ventura, Jack The Coach Armstrong, Elvis Stojko, Alan Thicke, Matthew Perry, the Harlem Globetrotters, Doug Beeforth, Sandie Rinaldo, and [of course] Snoop Dogg! TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1000+ game NHL centreman Laurie Boschman talks about his 30 years working with Hockey Ministries International, getting the call [on a rotary phone!] from Harold Ballard that the Maple Leafs had drafted him 9th overall in 1979, checking into his hotel behind Andre the Giant and worrying that HE was attending the same training camp, the surreal experience of his first Maple Leafs’ training camp with Sittler/Salming/McDonald/Palmateer/Tiger Williams, as a rookie learning from ‘that old fossil’ Leafs legend Ron Ellis, his coach Mike Nykoluk phoning his poor parents back home in Brandon MB to tell them that he had been BRAINWASHED, getting conscripted to play for the new Ottawa Senators expansion franchise [and being named their first-ever Captain], finishing his hockey career playing on ice meant for curling in the UK, and his thoughts on former agents Al Eagleson & Bill Watters! As part of the NHL’s All Star Weekend in Toronto, you can attend the All Star Breakfast hosted by Hockey Ministries International on Sat Feb 3rd at the Fairmount Royal York hotel...full details at https://www.hockeyministries.org/toronto/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Glass Tiger’s Alan Frew returns to talk about his upcoming 80s/90s REWIND live concert, why Glass Tiger is the world’s most industrious most lazy band, his fear that a fan will tell him that their Granny finds him ‘hot,’ how an unsigned bar band from Newmarket opened for Boy George & Culture Club at Maple Leaf Gardens [and how he had to high-tail it back right afterwards to do his midnight shift as an orderly at Newmarket Hospital], how his ‘funny accent’ led him directly to both fights & romances [“guys hated it, girls loved it”], his unplanned collaborations with Bryan Adams and Sir Rod Stewart, his friendship with incoming MLSE CEO Keith Pelley, and his cherished up close & personal time with Sir Paul McCartney! Come dressed in your best 80s & 90s gear when Alan Frew plays The Opera House with 80s/90s REWIND live on Sat Feb 17! Full ticket info at https://theoperahousetoronto.com/event/80s-rewind-alan-frew/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Broadcaster turned Author Lisa Bowes talks about starting out as a 'fliegen' at TSN, putting in the extra hours at Maple Leaf Gardens, taking over for Rod Black at CTV Winnipeg, working on CBC’s weekly documentary program Sports Journal, all the creativity & innovations that came out of The Score Television Network, calling Women's Ice Hockey [and Canada's Gold Medal] at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, convincing Gary Bettman to do his best ‘duck call’ live on TV, covering the ‘Finnish Flash’ Teemu Selanne during his time in Winnipeg, and why she has high hopes for her ‘Lucy Tries Sports’ book series! For everything Lisa Bowes, please go to https://lucytriessports.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Exhibition Place CEO Don Boyle talks about the logistics behind holding 1600+ annual events attracting 5.5MM visitors, the grandeur of the Princes’ [not Princess!] Gates, how many Torontonians' first job was working at the CNE, turning the area under the Gardiner into a cattle yard during the Royal Winter Fair, increasing access via Liberty Village/the existing GO station/the NEW Ontario Line station, the expansion plans for BMO Field ahead of the 2026 Fifa World Cup, the Exhibition Stadium baseball field markers embedded in the asphalt parking lot, and he shares BREAKING NEWS of a possible ‘Transit Game’ event next summer! For everything Exhibition Place, please visit www.explace.on.ca TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former NHLer & two-time Stanley Cup champion Chris Dingman talks about the WHL bus rides during his 4 years playing Junior in Brandon MB, getting drafted 19th overall by the Calgary Flames, his first NHL game lining up against Stevie Y and the Red Wings, winning his first Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 2001, winning his second Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004, his interactions with Tortorella/Belak/Bourque/Bowman/St Louis/Forsberg/Patrick Roy/Andreychuk/Sakic/Lecavalier, his overseas stints playing in Sweden & Denmark [he had his own fanclub chant!], transitioning to a post-playing broadcasting career, and why he wears BOTH Stanley Cup rings to all his sales calls! TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nelson President & CEO Steve Brown talks about leading the digital transformation at a 110 year old business known as ‘that textbook company,’ moving from paper output into an immersive digital learning platform called EDWIN, why he insisted that NO users manual be required & that information be ONLY one click away, leveraging AI/generative AI/large language models, why his educational industry peers don’t like it when he uses the terms ‘customers’ or ‘consumers,’ the need to build a ‘safe sandbox’ for learning, why his legacy of empathetic leadership will be measured in GDP advances, and the 'root cause' need to get down to that FIFTH iteration of asking ‘WHY??’ For more on Nelson, please visit https://www.nelson.com/ For more on their digital learning ecosystem called EDWIN, please visit https://edwin.app/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legendary NFL/CFL Kicker Mike Vanderjagt talks about whether he or Donovan Bailey ‘owns’ the Town of Oakville, his WVU college kicking debut [9yd punt in front of 76,000 fans televised on ESPN], his Arena Football League experience with the Minnesota Fighting Pike [actually a Walleye in the logo!], his back-2-back Grey Cup championships with the Flutie/Clemons Argonauts [and how he lost & recovered the actual Grey Cup!], his 9 NFL seasons finishing as the most accurate kicker in history, why you ‘punt for show and kick for dough,’ his interactions with Peyton Manning/Edgerrin James/Marvin Harrison/Bill Parcells/Jerry Jones/Don Matthews, kicking a 46 yard field goal on the streets of Manhattan with David Letterman as his holder, installing full sized NFL regulation uprights in his Milton backyard, his top-of-the-line 99 rating on Madden, and serving as the kicking stand-in for noted thespian Tony Danza in The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon...and by the way, maybe you heard that he had a bit of a brouhaha with Peyton Manning back in 2002??? TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adyen’s Canadian Country Manager Sander Meijers talks about the innovations in fintech leading the push towards ‘unified commerce,’ why it’s not a question of ‘if’ but rather ‘when’ his global firm applies for a Canadian banking license, why consumers should expect the SAME shopping experience whether shopping on-line or in a bricks-and-mortar store, taking on this great adventure with his family’s move from Amsterdam to Toronto, why he brought his ELECTRIC bike with him from bicycle-friendly Amsterdam, his ongoing search for local Bitterballen [Dutch meatballs], and he clarifies that his home country is actually called The Netherlands and not Holland! For more on Adyen and its single platform for unified commerce, please visit https://www.adyen.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada’s Artist Charles Pachter talks moose, hockey murals and why the Queen WAS amused! Charles shares the stories behind meeting his husband Keith Lem [Orillia aristocracy!], the inspiration from his lifelong friendship with ‘Peggy Nature’ [Margaret Atwood at Camp White Pine], his mother’s reaction to his Leafs/Habs murals going up in the TTC College Street subway station [“it’s the basement, but at least it’s permanent!’], opening the ‘other Shaw Festival’ and then building his ‘palace’ in the middle of downtown Toronto, his breakout ‘Queen on a Moose’ painting selling for $10K [far exceeding the $1.2K he had asked for], doing for the Moose ['Monarch of the North'] what Andy Warhol did for Marilyn Monroe, developing his brand of ‘affectionate mischief,’ serving as the late great Mayor Mel Lastman’s Moose Mentor, creating his alter ego the film critic Don Rouge-Humber, and his attempts to explain the economics [and insanity] of the art world! For everything Charles Pachter, please visit https://cpachter.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Stephen Stanley talks about his new album with The Stephen Stanley Band, his 23 years with The Lowest of the Low [with a few breaks & a few break-ups mixed in], why ‘Shakespeare My Butt’ was [at the time] both an albatross and a gold medal, his memories of enjoying 4am nachos at Sneaky Dee’s with Dave Bookman, presenting a bouquet of roses better suited for Secretariat to Luciano Pavarotti at Massey Hall [and later playing there himself], turning DOWN opening tour slots with Bryan Adams/Barenaked Ladies/Violent Femmes, his connections to The Mynah Bird/Yorkville music scene, making the move from Toronto to Wolfe Island, and why 9 out of 10 doctors do NOT recommend yogurt as the cure for smoking bad weed! For everything Stephen Stanley and The Stephen Stanley Band’s new album ‘Before the Collapse of the Hive,’ please visit https://stephenstanleyband.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Man/the Myth/the Legend Brian McFarlane talks about his 25 years on Hockey Night in Canada, his time down south with NBC and CBS, being in the Maple Leaf Gardens’ gondola for the LAST Maple Leafs Stanley Cup win in 1967 [and crashing the team party afterwards with his wife!], getting banned from MLG by owner Harold Ballard [but nonetheless doing his job from outside the arena on the Carlton St sidewalk!], the imminent comeback of Peter [and Penny!] Puck, playing hockey with Jean Beliveau/Gordie Howe/Rocket Richard/Wayne Gretzky/Mario Lemieux, his Dad being the original author of The Hardy Boys novels, penning the words to ‘Clear the Track, Here Comes Shack!’, and his fun [and not so fun] times with Harold Ballard at Maple Leaf Gardens! TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author Dr Norm O’Reilly talks about why the NHL makes a fantastic business case study, transferring lessons learned from the ice to the boardroom, why love him or loathe him Gary Bettman is a strong 'in control' leader, the future of NHL expansion both domestically & globally, why the Arizona franchise experiment is unlikely to die, how the NHL successfully led all major sports leagues into the Las Vegas market, the star power achieved with the book’s foreward written by Gary Bettman and its afterward written by Hayley Wickenheiser, how many ADDITIONAL NHL teams he speculates could be supported in Toronto & Montreal, the trends indicating that it won’t be long before there are more Americans playing hockey than Canadians [!!], he explains the ‘bag of cash’ syndrome relative to sports gambling issues, and he provides local ‘insider’ expertise on where to get the best Lobster Rolls in Maine! Norm O’Reilly & Rick Burton’s 'Business the NHL Way: Lessons from the Fastest Game on Ice' is published by UTP Press and is available here: https://utorontopress.com/9781487508760/business-the-nhl-way/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Minute Morning’s Tom Hayes talks about career stops at Scarborough Cable/CKVR-Barrie/CTV News/CityNews/Global News, his broadcasting brothers from another mother Bill Hayes/Bryan Hayes/John [Hayes] Derringer, the surprise of Tik Tok providing 50% of his current viewing audience, his memorable interactions with Lady Di/Mick Jagger/Robert De Niro/Paul Stanley, and the crazy details behind his investigative reporting that led to the creation of ‘The Hayes Amendment’ in our provincial liquor legislation! Look for '1 Minute Morning' on facebook, twitter/X, linked in, instagram and tik tok! TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Entrepreneur, publisher, art collector, fundraiser, philanthropist and now author Salah Bachir shares stories from his life and his new memoir ‘First to Leave the Party: My Life With Ordinary People…Who Happen to be Famous’ involving Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor, Marlon Brando, Joan Rivers, Doris Day, Cesar Chavez, Diahann Carroll, Andy Warhol and many more! ‘First to Leave the Party: My Life With Ordinary People…Who Happen to be Famous’ is published by Penguin Random House Canada and is available wherever you get your books or go to https://salahbachir.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christmas Singer/Songwriter Kristian Noel Pedersen confirms his middle name is legit and not a marketing tool, talks about the release of his 15th annual original Xmas album ‘A Christmas Around Town,’ shares his love for 'Bandcamp-Heads' & Mariah Carey, and extols the virtues of apparently silly projects being able to bring people together! For the full Kristian Noel Pedersen Experience, please visit https://akristiankindachristmas.bandcamp.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author Randi Druzin talks about her new book Behind the Mask: A Revealing Look at Twelve of the Greatest Goalies in Hockey History, sharing interesting stories about Mike 'The Popcorn Kid' Palmateer, Henrik Lundqvist, Carey Price, Grant Fuhr, Vladislav Tretiak, Marc-André Fleury, Roberto Luongo, Tony Esposito, Gerry Cheevers, Rogie Vachon, Ed Giacomin and Roger Crozier. She also concurs that the greatest piece of goaltender artwork is Ken Danby’s ‘At The Crease’! For more on Randi, please visit www.druzin.com Behind the Mask: A Revealing Look at Twelve of the Greatest Goalies in Hockey History can be purchased wherever you like to buy your books! TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

College of Sports Media/TSN’s Tony Ambrogio talks about his interactions with Dan Marino/Darryl Sittler/Wayne Gretzky/Ernie Harwell/Jean Beliveau/Tom Cheek/Dick Enberg/Dino Ciccarelli, the industry innovations that came from The Score Television Network [the ticker! live post-game news conferences! Steve Kouleas!], why he is a BIG HIT in New Zealand, the importance of providing Descriptive Video, his PA work for the OHL’s Mississauga Steelheads, the best practical advice he gives his students at the College Of Sports Media, and Tommy Lasorda’s explanation for why so many Italians are named TONY! For the full Tony Ambrogio Experience, please visit https://tonyambrogio.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

University of Toronto Press President/Publisher/CEO Jessica Mosher talks about their ‘diversity of voices & ideas’ mandate both in the U of T community and globally, the ongoing disruption related to the growth of AI [and why it needs to retain a ‘human loop’], the rapidly changing mix of printed vs electronic books, why she doesn’t mind if you purchase your Varsity Blues hoodie from a bookstore OR order it online, informs us of the shocking existence of COUNTERFEIT textbooks [!!], and shares the excitement around the upcoming 125th anniversary of UTP! Visit UTP at https://utorontopress.com/ and follow them on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/utpress/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CBC Sports ski analyst Brian Stemmle talks about his experiences representing Canada at FOUR Winter Olympic Games, choosing to follow his dream of becoming Steve Podborski instead of Darryl Sittler, his FIRST race also being Steve Podborski’s LAST race as the Crazy Canucks era came to an end, why he didn’t want the doctors to cut him out of his racing suit after his horrible 1989 crash at Kitzbuhel, very nearly losing his $20,000 winner’s cheque in temporarily lost luggage, his celebrity encounters with Lynda Carter/Joe Sakic/Janet & Wayne Gretzky, why Aurora’s StemmEL Drive signage needed a re-do, and why his initial broadcasting goal was to NOT pull a ‘Cindy Brady’ when the red light came on! TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Toronto Argonauts Legend #31 Michael ‘Pinball’ Clemons flashes that megawatt smile and talks about the upcoming 7th Annual Christmas with the Clemons event at Roy Thompson Hall, why Doug Flutie was the BEST football player he ever played with, how he took on a mentoring role with Raghib ‘The Rocket’ Ismail, his connections to the Blue Jays through the Mayor of Dunedin [his hometown], his love for ‘The Giz’ Henry ‘Gizmo’ Williams, why his photo opp with the late NBAer 7’6” Manute Bol was subtitled ‘Ma-nute & Mi-nute,’ his respect for the introspective individuality of Ricky Williams, and why both he and the host miss the gone but not forgotten Olive Garden! Christmas With The Clemons celebrates the holidays with their 7th Annual Performance In Service of Marginalized Youth on Wed Dec 6th at Roy Thompson Hall...get your tickets at http://christmaswiththeclemons.ca/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTuber & Podcaster Dave Mendonca talks about the talented team he came up the ranks with at The Score Television Network [Sid Seixeiro, Tim Micallef, Adnan Virk, Simon Bennett, Greg Sansone, Elliotte Friedman, James Sharman, Cabbie Richards], asking Jerome 'JYD' Williams & Matt Devlin to write the forewards to his book on the Toronto Raptors, his possibly illegally recorded phone interview with Beyonce, seizing the day to force himself into the frame with Liv Tyler & Ed Norton during filming of The Incredible Hulk, shooting his shot with Jamie Foxx, bonding with Star Wars droid C-3PO [Anthony Daniels], and how he made his way from the Chicken Factory to nationally televised sports reporting! Dave can be found anywhere and everywhere: **Ultimate Fun Jobs YouTube Channel & Video Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@UltimateFunJobs **Ultimate Fun Jobs Audio Podcast: Apple Podcasts/Spotify/wherever you listen to podcasts **Marvelous Dads YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@marvelousdads **LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davemendonca/ **Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/DaveMendonca TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Violinist Grenville ‘G’ Pinto talks about performing for the Biebs & Selena [on the outs at the time]/Bill Clinton/Honest Ed Mirvish/The Killer Dougie Gilmour, how the violin is the closest instrument to the human voice, collaborating with the ‘Lord of the Strings’ Mediterranean guitarist Pavlo, the extraordinary talent of the late John Ritter as Jack Tripper, his exceptional version of Dr Dre’s ‘Still D.R.E.,’ why he does NOT feel the need to purchase hand insurance, and why he is considered to be the Russell Peters of the violin! For everything Grenville ‘G’ Pinto, please go to https://www.gpinto.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Broadcaster/Stanley Cup Champion/Entrepreneur Nick Kypreos talks about his spectacular cameo alongside Kobe Bryant/Sandra Oh/Robert Wuhl in HBO’s Arli$$, his outstanding relationship with Doug MacLean, repping the Greek community while playing for his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs, winning a Stanley Cup with the NY Rangers, winning a Calder Cup with 'the NY Yankees of the AHL' the Hershey Bears, the fortuitous bounce of almost but not quite getting fired after his first year at Sportsnet, and how he has transitioned to becoming a business mogul with The Little Buddha Cocktail Company & his Next Rewards app! Nick is a busy guy! You can catch up with him at.... https://www.nextsportsgroup.com/ https://www.littlebuddhacc.com/ https://www.sportsnet.ca/590/real-kyper-bourne/ Nick’s memoir Undrafted: Hockey, Family, and What It Takes to Be a Pro can be found at https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/Undrafted/Nick-Kypreos/9781982146825 TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a feed drop from our friends at the Ted Woloshyn Podcast! Host Ted Woloshyn [a past Toronto Legends guest himself!] interviews Canadian Music and Broadcast Hall of Fame inductee Roger Ashby as he looks back on his 50+ year career in radio and the fascinating people he has met along the way! Website: https://www.tedwoloshyn.ca Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tedwoloshyn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ted.woloshyn Twitter: https://twitter.com/TedWoloshyn Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-woloshyn Produced by Gatt Broadcast Services TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes [including Ted Woloshyn's!] available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ReturnBear CEO Sylvia Ng talks about making product returns from e-commerce purchases better for all concerned parties [including our planet], the massive $60B returns market in Canada alone, how the consumer trends of ‘Try Before You Buy’ & ‘Bracket Buying’ are driving this growth in product returns, why the shipping/fulfillment process is so different from the returns process [isn’t it just the reverse?], how she has brought skills from her experiences at the University of Waterloo, Northwestern University, eBay, Google & Shopify to a nascent start-up in the ‘product returns efficiency’ space, and how productive one can be when you combine creativity with anxiety! For more info on Sylvia Ng and ReturnBear, please visit https://www.returnbear.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Journalist/Author Jean-Jacques Taylor talks about his new book providing an all-access insider's look at Deion Sanders, how Deion went from PRIME TIME to COACH PRIME, how Deion meets his college athletes at THEIR level [dominating IG, a DJ in the locker room] while still keeping it Old School, Deion’s surprisingly calm & quiet favourite pastime of fishing, why Deion never pays attention to ‘they,’ why all Deion’s meetings start as soon as he shows up [and why even his sons are not exempt from punishment if they aren’t in their seats ready to go], why Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is a marketing genius, and how Deion contributes to his players’ mental health by holding weekly meetings where he implores them to Get Nekkid! Jean-Jacques Taylor’s new book COACH PRIME: Deion Sanders and the Making of Men is available wherever you get your books or at https://www.harpercollins.com/products/coach-prime-jean-jacques-taylor?variant=41001195569186 TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Toronto Maple Leafs GM [and goalie!] Gerry McNamara talks about Brandon Walsh/Jason Priestley playing him in the upcoming Borje Salming bio-pic, Maple Leafs President Brendan Shanahan personally reaching out to bring him back into the Maple Leafs alumni family, the first time he hit that Maple Leaf Gardens ice [replacing Johnny Bower!], the day he got hired as a Maple Leafs Special Assignment Scout, the incredible story behind his Xmas 1972 trip to Sweden where he discovered Borje Salming/Inge Hammarstrom/Anders Hedberg/Ulf Nilsson, why owner Harold Ballard treated him great but was ultimately a Jekyll & Hyde personality, the deliberations behind selecting Wendel Clark #1 overall at the 1985 NHL entry draft [instead of Craig Simpson!], why he won’t reveal where he keeps his 1989 Stanley Cup championship ring earned as a scout with the Calgary Flames, the strange speculation that Bobby Orr could NOT skate backwards, and he clears the air on a few things he wanted to get off of his chest! Thanks to Joe Tilley for sharing some great audio clips...JOE TILLEY’S GREAT CANADIAN SPORTS SHOW can be enjoyed at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJVqzgKh3yXVv5Z88UIgVBw Thanks to Sean Mitton for arranging the interview with Gerry! Sean is a past TORONTO LEGEND, and his episode of this podcast can be enjoyed at https://www.torontolegends.ca/sean-mitton/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Order of Canada recipient Denise Donlon talks about moving from Whitesnake’s ‘Slide It In’ tour to The New Music, becoming an on-air personality/VJ at MuchMusic, launching MuchMoreMusic, her thoughts on Moses Znaimer/Christopher Ward/Rick Campanelli/Bill Welychka/George Stroumboulopoulos, going into labour while hosting a live television event with the Cowboy Junkies, taking over at Sony Music Canada precisely at the same moment the global recording industry began imploding, moving to our national broadcaster to run CBC Radio, producing Bill Clinton’s 60th birthday bash and raising $21MM in a single night, co-hosting TheZoomer tv show with Lord Conrad Black, and tells us from how far away she can identify if an approaching fan is making a bee-line for her or for her husband Murray McLauchlan! Denise’s memoir ‘Fearless as Possible (Under the Circumstances)’ is available at https://houseofanansi.com/products/fearless-as-possible-under-the-circumstances TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MLSE’s Bill Manning talks about his leadership of the Toronto Argonauts & Toronto FC, working alongside Brendan Shanahan [Maple Leafs] and Masai Ujiri [Raptors], growing up with 2 of the Baldwin brothers in Massapequa on Long Island [did you know Alec was actually called Xander as a child?], what culture change Pinball Clemons told him was needed with the Argos [‘too many silos, need more bridges’], sharing memories of Argo greats Condredge Holloway/Terry Greer/Rocket Ismail/Terry Metcalf, how he brought new TFC Head Coach John Herdman over to pursue his ‘bullseye’ career opportunity, an emotional 2017 MLS championship ring ceremony with Tim Leiweke, how Larry Tanenbaum convinced him to bring his family 'up north' to Toronto, and why authenticity is key if anointing a Drake-equivalent level celebrity fan for the Argos or TFC! TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"We can dance if we want to/ We can leave your friends behind/ ’Cause your friends don’t dance/ And if they don’t dance/ Well, they’re no friends of mine!” --- Men Without Hats’ Ivan Doroschuk talks about The Safety Dance, Pop Goes The World, touring in 2023 [GPS] vs in 1983 [Rand McNally road maps], how Howard Jones taught him to enjoy the rigours of the road, the power of their videos on MTV and MuchMusic, jetting on the Concorde back & forth from NYC to the UK to film a video, the pride of being an answer on Jeopardy and the source for Weird Al Yankovic’s Brady Bunch-themed parody of The Safety Dance, retro touring [sometimes on 80s cruises] with The English Beat/Katrina & the Waves/Flock of Seagulls/The Box/Berlin/Human League/B52s/Eddie Money/Wang Chung/the GoGos, why his favourite cultural reference to The Safety Dance was on Beavis and Butt-Head, why Montreal was the Little Apple to NYC’s The Big Apple, and he shares the origin story of why he wrote The Safety Dance in the first place! For everything Ivan, please visit https://www.safetydance.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TVO Superstar Steve Paikin talks about his 5 shows over 31 years [and counting] at Ontario’s public television channel, starting his broadcasting career alongside Michael Landsberg at UofT Radio, chasing ambulances at The Hamilton Spectator, why he agrees with the host that Boston is the City of Champions, why Mikhail Gorbachev [impactful!] & Mordecai Richler [prickly!] were notable interviewees, his interactions with Elwy Yost/Scotty Bowman/Ken Dryden/Hugh Heron/Kenny Stabler/Doug Ford, his Dad’s creative note explaining Steve’s school absence to attend the inaugural Toronto Blue Jays game in 1977, he provides an update on the currently ongoing labour dispute at TVO, and he sidesteps the mysterious question of why you NEVER see him AND Polkaroo in the same room at the same time! For everything Steve Paikin, please go to https://www.tvo.org/theagenda TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Opa!! Guitar virtuoso & 'Lord of the Strings' Pavlo Simtikidis talks about going from Pape & Danforth to selling CDs at the One of a Kind Craft Show to his PBS Special 'Live from Santorini,' swimming upstream against record label executives who told him he was ‘too ethnic’ and to ‘get rid of the bouzouki,’ successfully suing Jay-Z & R Kelly for copyright infringement [he is now a co-writer of FIESTA!], touring around the world consistently for over 25 years, his collaborations with Jose Feliciano/Gordon Lightfoot/Rik Emmett/Kim Mitchell [and his desired collaboration with Sting], playing for then-Prince now-King Charles [whose Dad Prince Philip was born in Greece!], how you can join his OPA [Official Pavlo Admirers] fanclub, why he gifts his guitar to a lucky fan after every show, and why he may take the path of least resistance and shoot his next PBS TV Special from his hometown ‘Live from Toronto’! Saturday October 28th: Brampton On Stage presents Pavlo Live at The Rose Brampton! Please visit https://shorturl.at/pqtwI for full info & tickets For everything Pavlo, please visit https://www.pavlo.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Go Get It! 1996 Olympic Gold Medallist Sprinter & Canada’s Chef de Mission for the Paris 2024 Olympics Bruny Surin talks about why ‘the me I see is the me I will be,’ coming to Quebec from Haiti as a 7 year old, his infatuation with Carl Lewis [and eventual visit to his Houston mansion], being linked together forever in Canadian sports history as brothers with Donovan Bailey/Robert Esmie/Glenroy Gilbert/Carlton Chambers, why he no longer accepts unsolicited sprinting challenges from the general public [nor from his daughters!], he shares inside information on the status of Andre De Grasse heading into the Paris 2024 Olympics [spoiler alert: Andre is going to be DANGEROUS!], his mixed results from applying his natural athletic abilities to canoeing, and he wonders whatever became of his Olympic Gold Medal-winning spikes?? For everything Bruny Surin, please go to https://www.surin.ca/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Global TV’s The Morning Show co-host Carolyn MacKenzie talks about ‘adulting’ while studying Journalism at Carleton University in Ottawa, the transition from reporter to news anchor to lifestyle host allowing her to become more of her authentic self, how her show is effectively ‘an hour with friends,’ why eating crickets first thing in the morning on an empty stomach is NOT advisable, why she preferred the controlled environment of a broadcast studio vs beaming in from home during covid, her guest experiences with Will Ferrell/Eric McCormack/Jann Arden/Stacey ‘Fergie’ Ferguson, covering Harry & Meghan’s Royal Wedding, why broadcasting's universal must-do mantra is 'showing up,' and how her co-host Jeff McArthur is more like a mischievous brother than a television husband! For everything Carolyn MacKenzie and The Morning Show, please visit https://globalnews.ca/national/program/the-morning-show TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Region 105.9’s Morning Man Jim Lang talks about the power of hyper-local radio, the awe–inspiring signage he encountered while visiting Lee Eckley at CHUM-FM [‘through these doors walk the finest radio talent in Canada’], his Humber College internship with an absolutely all-star broadcasting team at Q107 [John Derringer, Gene Valaitis, Jane Hawtin, Andy Frost, John Gallagher, Jimmy James, Bob Mackowycz Sr, Steve Anthony], enjoying his one & only LIVE Stanley Cup parade while working in Montreal in 1993, covering Super Bowls 42 & 43, the different level of restaurants visited by players vs media while working as travelling beat reporter for the Toronto Maple Leafs, co-writing memoirs with NHLers Tie Domi/Max Domi/Wendel Clark/Bryan Berard, working on 'Everyday Hockey Heroes' with Bobby Margarita/Bob McKenzie/The Bobfather, and how he combines just 6hrs sleep with “coffee o’clock” to dominate his 5a-10a weekday morning radio timeslot! For everything Jim Lang, please go to https://1059theregion.com/members/jim-lang/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Box’s Jean-Marc Pisapia returns to the podcast ahead of an exciting 3 stop Ontario visit to talk about touring in 1983 versus in 2023 [these days he hits the stage when he would normally be going to bed, LOL], why L’Affaire Dumoutier is still his absolute favourite song [and he explains that iconic video!], his first professional job with Ivan Doroschuk and [a pre-The Safety Dance] Men Without Hats, his favourite tour memories with The Spoons/Chris de Burgh/The Pretenders/Jethro Tull, playing ‘festivals’ versus ‘soft seaters,’ his first taste of fame getting kicked out of a McDonald’s on Montreal’s Ste Catherine Street because the autograph requests were causing a commotion, clarifies the video vs recording roles in the band of ‘a real trooper’ the great Sass Jordan, re-opening the El Mocambo with 2 shows in 2021, a spoiler alert for the ONLY cover song they will play during a live show [hint: you can dance if you want to, you can leave your friends behind], and a public service announcement warning about what you will get on your internet browser if you incorrectly type in the band’s website TheBoxBand.com! Get your tickets NOW NOW NOW: Sept 28th at Port Hope’s Capitol Theatre: https://capitoltheatre.com/events/the-box-2023-09-28-730-pm/ Sept 29th at Oakville Centre For Performing Arts: https://www.oakvillecentre.ca/whats-on/upcoming-events/the-box-with-opening-act-one-ugly-cowboy/ Sept 30th at the Brass Monkey in Ottawa: https://www.thebrassmonkey.ca/ For everything Jean-Marc Pisapia and The Box, please visit https://theboxband.com/ ... "and make sure you put the 'band' part in otherwise you will just get a lot of cardboard!" TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grill On!! BBQ Master Steven Raichlen talks about the 25th anniversary of his landmark book The Barbecue Bible [and how it can stand in for the actual Bible], his new PBS show Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue, why grilling is the world’s most universal cooking method, his newfound love for Planchas & Griddles, why his favourite form of live fire cooking is Cave Man grilling, why he employs not one but two Fire Wranglers on set, how he avoids packing on the pounds with all that food lying around [‘be a taster, not an eater’], battling [and beating!] an Iron Chef on his home turf in Tokyo, blowing Italians’ minds by GRILLING a pizza [mamma mia!], why his French-language skills are Quebecois-approved, and shares some fun facts about The Big Green Egg [the first version was actually...RED!] For absolutely everything Steven Raichlen, please visit https://barbecuebible.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NHL Coach/GM/Executive/Broadcaster and now Author Doug MacLean introduces his new book DRAFT DAY: How Hockey Teams Pick Winners or Get Left Behind and shares stories from a lifetime in hockey including his first pro head coaching job with the Baltimore Skipjacks, his first NHL head coaching job with the Florida Panthers, starting the Columbus Blue Jackets from scratch, why you need at least 10 of your own draft picks on the team to win a Stanley Cup, and the difficulties of the ‘GM Conundrum.’ And of course Doug has great stories about Bob McCown [‘two verbal brawls...they were VICIOUS!’], Scott Morrison [‘he made this book happen!’], Jim Balsillie [‘getting into the NHL will be tough? Don’t tell ME what’s tough!’], Nick Kypreos [‘he got me into broadcasting!’], Kenny Albert [‘I hired him first and gave him his start!’], the relationship status of Ron MacLean & Don Cherry [‘I hope they can be buddies again, but it will never be the same’], John Shannon, Nelson Millman, Brian Wood, Gino Cavallini, and his parents Jim & Fran! DRAFT DAY: How Hockey Teams Pick Winners or Get Left Behind is available October 3rd or pre-order now wherever you get your books or visit https://www.simonandschuster.ca/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Room 442 & Footy Prime the Podcast host James Sharman talks about his UK accent drawing more girls than fights as a 16 year old being plopped into a Mississauga high school, being a pre-launch pre-day oner at Headline Sports [and its eventual morphing into The Score], tagging along with Elliotte Friedman to interview the great Pele, the importance of TFC’s birth in 2006, the mentorship of Sportsnet’s Gerry Dobson, the differences between British and North American play-by-play commentary, John Herdman’s curious decision to leave the Canadian National Mens’ Team [and hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup] for the opportunity to rebuild TFC, the Saudi Arabian sportwashing now rocking global soccer, why he expects the 2026 FIFA World Cup partially hosted in Canada to be a ‘Festival of Football,’ and why Sharman’s Proper Pies [under the leadership of his wife Toni] is quickly building a food empire! Sharman’s Proper Pies can be discovered at https://sharmansproper.ca/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices