blogTO Podcast
1) This is the story behind Blake Street in Toronto
Rod Cohen has been the Executive Director of the Blake Boultbee Youth Outreach Service on Blake Street for over 30 years. The small, hidden street played a big part in the development of Toronto, and ...Show More
2) Exploring Toronto's sexy past from Sir Sandford Fleming to Elizabeth Taylor
Adam Bunch is the host of the Canadiana web series, and the author of both the Toronto Book of the Dead, and the forthcoming Toronto Book of Love. We explore a few different stories of love, jealousy...Show More
Exploring Toronto's sexy past from Sir Sandford Fleming to Elizabeth Taylor
27:03 | Nov 26th, 2020
3) This is what it's really like to live on the Toronto Islands
Julian Ganton has found himself back living on the Toronto Islands where he and his family grew up. He also runs Toronto Island SUP, and is passionate about preserving and documenting the unique wetla...Show More
4) This is how Sook-Yin Lee became a VJ at MuchMusic and what she's up to now
Sook-Yin Lee recalls her time at MuchMusic in the 90s and early 2000s, including the unexpected job offer from Moses Znaimer that started it all. She talks about the move to Toronto, her memorable fir...Show More
This is how Sook-Yin Lee became a VJ at MuchMusic and what she's up to now
28:36 | Nov 12th, 2020
5) The making of Today's Special and how it was the wackiest TV show in Toronto history
Nina Keogh talks about working in children's television in the 70s, 80s and 90s, on shows like The Friendly Giant, Polka Dot Door, and Today's Special, where she took on the role of the rhyming mouse,...Show More
6) This is what it's like to live on a private street in Toronto
Former Percy Street resident of 23 years, Cynthia Wilkey talks about what it was like to live on a private laneway in Toronto's Corktown neighbourhood. Plus, Wilkey touches on the mysterious wad of ca...Show More
7) Russell Oliver is the Cashman behind Toronto's most unusual jewellery store
Russell Oliver has been in the gold and jewellery business for the past 50 years, so as you can imagine, he's got some interesting stories about his iconic commercials, celebrity encounters, legal iss...Show More
Russell Oliver is the Cashman behind Toronto's most unusual jewellery store
24:12 | Oct 26th, 2020
8) Howard Street in Toronto is a city within a block
Sasha Ortega and her family own Tinuno, a Filipino restaurant on Howard Street in one of Toronto's most densely populated communities. Sasha talks about growing up in St. James Town, how the area has ...Show More
9) The past and the future of the El Mocambo in Toronto according to owner Michael Wekerle
When Michael Wekerle bought the historic El Mocambo in 2014 on an impulse for $3.8 million, he had no idea how expensive and long the process would be. When it was finally time to open, the pandemic h...Show More
10) Plans for the Scarborough Bluffs means changes for the Toronto shoreline
Jane Fairburn recalls her traumatic experience slipping down Killer Hill at the Scarborough Bluffs, and how that inspired her to write Along the Shore. She also discusses the history of the cliffs, an...Show More