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I host Toronto Mike'd and own TMDS. Canadian CNN correspondent.

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Toronto Mike @torontomike.com · 2h

This song has been unavailable for 35 years, but I have some pretty sweet connections

Toronto Mike @torontomike.com · 2h

The reason why The Mookie Mash has been unavailable for 35 years is because the Monster Mash song owner refused to waive their royalty rates for those Variety Village compilation CDs.

Toronto Mike @torontomike.com · 2h

The Mookie Mash! www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH4y...

The Mookie Mash - from CHUM FM in 1989.

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Toronto Mike @torontomike.com · 4h

Ruth, can you really not see the difference between deeming something inappropriate and labelling a man a child abuser?

Toronto Mike @torontomike.com · 4h

who's defending it?

Toronto Mike @torontomike.com · 6h

love ya Edmonton Matt!

Toronto Mike @torontomike.com · 6h

Hayden Ryann makes her Toronto Mike'd debut

Matt @mlayden91.bsky.social · 6h

@torontomike.com what’s going on tomorrow?

Toronto Mike @torontomike.com · 6h

why? ya busy or something? what's happenin'?

Toronto Mike @torontomike.com · 6h

it was a great chat - worth the wait!

Toronto Mike @torontomike.com · 6h

we sort of explain that off the top... I sure invited him!

Toronto Mike @torontomike.com · 6h

Rudy Blair was so great in his Toronto Mike'd debut. Hear about his time at 680 News, why he was fired, and his decade of independence following his dismissal.

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Rudy Blair: Toronto Mike'd Podcast Episode 1776

In this 1776th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Rudy Blair about his time at 680 News, why he was fired, and his decade since as an independent broadcaster. This episode is exactly 1:39:17. ...

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Toronto Mike @torontomike.com · 8h

I blame social media for killing both

Toronto Mike @torontomike.com · 8h

you'd think police would charge the guy considering how many millions of people have watched the video evidence you deem so conclusive it's not even worthy of an actual conversation

Toronto Mike @torontomike.com · 9h

I'm old enough to remember nuance.

Toronto Mike @torontomike.com · 9h

nice meeting you

Toronto Mike @torontomike.com · 9h

This is why social media sucks... meet me for a beer and we'll discuss this... everything you direct at me is built upon the premise "Fergie Olver is a child abuser".

Toronto Mike @torontomike.com · 9h

what I'm doing is defending my right to share a conversation with Fergie about what you've seen in the video, and to post about the episode on Bluesky without Bluesky blocking said post.

That's all.

Toronto Mike @torontomike.com · 9h

huh?

Toronto Mike @torontomike.com · 10h

#biketo

Toronto Mike @torontomike.com · 11h

since Alejandro knows, do you think my posts about that episode should be blocked by Bluesky?

Toronto Mike @torontomike.com · 11h

Rudy Blair debuts at noon at live.torontomike.com

Toronto Mike @torontomike.com · 12h

On this day in 2019, Damhnait Doyle made her Toronto Mike'd debut. We talked about her solo career, her work with Shaye and The Heartbroken, why she stopped drinking and so much more.

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Toronto Mike'd Podcast Episode 525: Damhnait Doyle

In this 525th episode, Mike chats with musician Damhnait Doyle about her solo career, her work with Shaye and The Heartbroken, why she stopped drinking and so much more. This episode is exactly 1:36:4...

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Toronto Mike @torontomike.com · 12h

On this day in 2020, @blakemurphy.bsky.social made his Toronto Mike'd debut.

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Toronto Mike'd Podcast Episode 733: Blake Murphy

In this 733rd episode, Mike chats with The Athletic's Raptors Reporter Blake Murphy about his years writing at Raptors Republic, for The Score, how he got the gig at The Athletic, Carl English, Columb...

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Toronto Mike @torontomike.com · 13h

A video supercut of Fergie kissing young girl contestants (again, this is icky and aged like milk) got tossed into the Jimmy Savile salad (Jimmy was a true sicko) and suddenly any mention of Fergie Olver needs to be blocked.

That's just wrong.

Toronto Mike @torontomike.com · 13h

I've had lengthy conversations with Kate Wheeler, who worked on Just Like Mom, Paul Burford, who created Just Like Mom, Fergie's daughter and Fergie himself.

As icky as the on-air schtick of this program was, and it aged like milk, it was a product of the time and resulted in zero allegations.