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Howard Jones Loves Canada

British 80s SynthPop superstar Howard Jones talks about immigrating to Canada not once but TWICE, his time at Ottawa’s late great Confederation High School, watching The Who smash their instruments during a show at Lansdowne Stadium, refurbishing his original Roland Jupiter-8 keyboard to create new music, performance memories with OMD Barenaked Ladies China Crisis Stevie Wonder Herbie Hancock Thomas Dolby Ringo Starr Sheila E , his 1985 Live Aid piano solo in front of 100,000 fans at Wembley Stadium, and gearing up for his upcoming Toronto tour stop with Wang Chung The English Beat and Modern English! For everything HoJo including his August 23rd show in Toronto and his upcoming new album, please visit http://www.howardjones.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at andrew.applebaum@gmail.com All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Don Pyle from Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet

1w ago00:55:38Tap to summarize

Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet co-founder and Author Don Pyle talks about his new memoir, their iconic instrumental ‘Having an Average Weekend’ serving as theme song for the Kids in the Hall, not being a favourite of Lorne Michaels, beating out David Foster and Liona Boyd for a Juno award, being at The Ramones first Toronto gig in 1976, catching reunion shows of Iggy Pop/The Stooges and the Sex Pistols, getting Mike Myers and Paul Myers mixed up at an REM show, hanging out with The B-52s Fred Schneider in a Parkdale garage, turning down opening slots for The Pixies and Jethro Tull, licensing their music to Woody Allen but NOT to Labatt’s Blue, playing hardball with HBO on music rights ownership, and where his Juno award ended up! (spoiler alert: in multiple pieces under a Christmas sock in the basement) Don Pyle’s memoir Rough Description: Love Letters and Ghost Stories From a Life in Music is available from ECW Press at https://ecwpress.com/products/rough-description For everything Don Pyle, please go to https://www.thedonpyle.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at andrew.applebaum@gmail.com All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Dennis Drew from 10,000 Maniacs

2w ago00:47:38Tap to summarize

10,000 Maniacs co-founder Dennis Drew talks about the band’s 45th anniversary, their roots just across the border from Toronto in Jamestown NY, coming up on a parallel path with Michael Stipe and REM, the impact of former lead singer Natalie Merchant, their landmark 1993 performance on MTV Unplugged, opening for the Grateful Dead in front of 80,000 at the Buffalo Bills old home at Rich Stadium, their appearances on Saturday Night Live The Tonight Show Late Night with David Letterman The Arsenio Hall Show, smoking up with Jerry Garcia, their interactions with Doug Flutie Paul McCartney Bill Cosby President Bill Clinton Senator Hillary Clinton Dennis Miller Max Weinberg Judge Reinhold David Byrne Catherine O’Hara Phil Hartman Jay Leno, and memories of their Canadian border issues experienced while on the way to playing the Horseshoe Tavern! Dennis and 10,000 Maniacs are playing a 45th anniversary hometown show in Jamestown NY on Saturday September 5th, for full info please visit www.maniacs.com TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at andrew.applebaum@gmail.com All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Pierre McGuire, Mr Hockey

3w ago00:35:46Tap to summarize

Mr Hockey Pierre McGuire talks about growing up cheering for the Habs and Expos, his playing career ending after attending New Jersey Devils training camp, Scotty Bowman kicking off his coaching career, earning two Stanley Cup championship rings while ‘maintaining’ rather than ‘coaching’ Mario Lemieux, taking over the Hartford Whalers to become the 2nd youngest NHL head coach ever, pioneering his Inside The Glass reporting role between the benches for NBC’s NHL coverage, taking a stick to the head but getting saved by the latest US military medical technology, working with Jaromir Jagr Chris Pronger Saku Koivu Badger Bob Johnson Dick Ebersol Sports Illustrated, and why he loved covering water polo at the Summer Olympic Games! Enjoy Pierre’s podcast Inside The Game with Pierre McGuire at https://open.spotify.com/show/3qniPQLbkjoYeVtMYBgUf6?si=0d5b7c243b43427b Enjoy Pierre’s other podcast The Eye Test with Pierre McGuire and Jimmy Murphy at https://open.spotify.com/show/3GQDkrOh6hz3m0ZHcm8Oio TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at andrew.applebaum@gmail.com All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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David Suzuki, Scientist

4w ago00:51:54Tap to summarize

Scientist and Broadcaster David Suzuki talks about his genetic connection to the NHL Suzukis, his current status as a crotchety old man, his 44 years hosting the CBC’s The Nature of Things, his memoir Lessons From A Lifetime, enjoying his birthday party with guests Jane Fonda Al Gore Pierce Brosnan George Stroumboulopoulos, and why his 10 grandchildren (and one great grandchild) continue to propel his environmental advocacy onwards! David Suzuki’s memoir Lessons From a Lifetime: Ninety Years of Inspiration and Activism is available at https://greystonebooks.com/products/lessons-from-a-lifetime? TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at andrew.applebaum@gmail.com All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Bob Egan, Blue Rodeo and Beyond

Jun 800:58:34Tap to summarize

Former Blue Rodeo/Wilco’s Bob Egan talks about forsaking corporate riches to jump on Wilco’s tour bus at age 38 (on the advice of Johnny Cash and at the request of Jeff Tweedy), touring Norway with Bazil Donovan before joining Blue Rodeo for 17 years, bonding with Gord Downie while playing on the Tragically Hip’s Juno-award winning Bobcaygeon, his upclose and personal interactions with Keith Richards Sheryl Crow Gary Oldman William Shatner, playing on Austin City Limits with both Billy Bragg and Blue Rodeo, playing 2003’s SARSstock in front of half a million fans, and Jim Cuddy’s lessons on fan dedication along with the importance of Blue Rodeo playing absolutely EVERYWHERE! For all things Bob Egan, please go to https://www.bobegan.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at andrew.applebaum@gmail.com All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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ICYMI: Ben Johnson, 9.79

Jun 100:39:04Tap to summarize

In case you missed it, from November 2025: 1988 Olympic Gold Medalist and World's Fastest Man Ben Johnson talks about Charlie Francis, Dr Jamie Astaphan, Carl Lewis, Diego Maradona, Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi's son Al-Saadi, nearly joining the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, and a complete breakdown of his blazing 9.79 second 100m Gold Medal winning run at the 1988 Seoul Olympics! For everything Ben Johnson, please visit https://ben979.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at andrew.applebaum@gmail.com All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Joseph Rosendo, PBS Travel Journalist

May 2500:42:28Tap to summarize

PBS Travel Journalist Joseph Rosendo talks about visiting 104 countries around the world, his upcoming shooting schedule around the Thousand Islands, his popular PBS shows Joseph Rosendo’s Steppin’ Out and Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope, his 21 episodes focused on Canada, why he respects the business model of his PBS stablemate and fellow travel expert Rick Steves, why he ends every episode with a Mark Twain quote, and how he manages to condense 100 hours of footage into each 26 minute and 46 second episode with a crew of only four people! For everything Joseph Rosendo, please visit both https://travelscope.net/ and https://josephrosendo.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at andrew.applebaum@gmail.com All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Dave Hodge, Broadcaster

May 1801:08:17Tap to summarize

Legendary CBC Hockey Night in Canada host Dave Hodge talks about his Montreal origins, palling around with Chatham Legend Ferguson Jenkins, beating out Alex Trebek for the HNIC hosting job because Mr Jeopardy (allegedly) wouldn’t shave his moustache, working with Don Cherry Brian McFarlane Howie Meeker George Armstrong Gordie Howe Rick Azar Bob Cole, not getting along with that bully of an owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs Harold Ballard, hanging out with Larry King David Bowie Eddie Feigner Kathleen Edwards, and he resolves the question of whatever became of the actual pen from ‘The Pen Flip’! TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at andrew.applebaum@gmail.com All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ritch Winter, NHL Player Agent

May 1100:55:49Tap to summarize

NHL Player Agent Ritch Winter talks about the business and lifestyle of his career, why the Head Coach is apparently never wrong, the key components of any contract being 'opportunity' FIRST and THEN 'money,' his made-for-marketing PWHL client Abby Hustler, his thoughts on Marty Walsh and the NHLPA, his positive relationships with the NHL’s Gary Bettman and Bill Daly, his interactions with entertainers Hilary Duff and Carrie Underwood, and that surreal dinner he enjoyed at the dearly departed Wayne Gretzky’s restaurant seated with Michael Jordan, Chris Chelios, John McEnroe, Cindy Crawford, Jerry Bruckheimer and Kid Rock! For everything Ritch Winter including his podcast, please visit https://razesports.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at andrew.applebaum@gmail.com All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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