Episodes

Journalist/Politician Peter Kent shares adventures from his TWO distinguished careers [is he the REAL Forrest Gump??], his first day in Toronto being the same day as the 1967 Maple Leafs Stanley Cup parade, finding the right balance between being scared shitless versus youthfully exuberant, his interactions with Saddam Hussein/Hillary Clinton/Mikhail Gorbachev/Margaret Thatcher/Stevie Wonder/Nelson Mandela, his thoughts on Prime Minister Stephen J. Harper as a person, and an update on his little...

Broadcaster Valerie Pringle talks about getting her start at radio station CFRB while still a Ryerson student, her mentor Andy Barrie creating a microphone device called the ‘Shrill Filter,’ her move to CBC television [Midday], sharing a dressing room with Barbara Frum, her move to CTV [Canada AM and W5], why she considers being called ‘perky’ a pejorative, how receiving the Order of Canada makes two recipients in the SAME household, working with Kevin Newman/Lloyd Robertson/Peter Mansbridge/ Ra...

Broadcaster Alan Carter talks about getting his start in Vancouver one loooong Honda Prelude drive after graduating from Ryerson’s RTA program, his time as Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, his stint in management as Newsroom Managing Editor, his time on radio at AM640, getting both tear gassed AND tased [separate incidents, the latter by HIS CHOICE], his interactions with Tina Turner/Jann Arden/PJ O’Rourke/Jamie Campbell/Tyler Stewart, his kids’ shock at seeing their Dad’s face plastered on the side o...

NHL Superstar Brian Propp talks about scoring 1000 points over 1000 NHL games, learning he had been drafted 14th overall in 1979 by the Philadelphia Flyers while working on his Saskatchewan family farm, contributing to the Flyers’ crazy 35 game unbeaten streak in his rookie season, developing his trademark 'GUFFAW' goal celebration with the authorized blessing of Howie Mandel, his post-Philly hockey stops in Boston/Minnesota/Hartford/Switzerland/France, playing on the same line with some guys na...

Former Toronto Star Restaurant Critic Amy Pataki talks about dining incognito [sometimes in disguise], her 1 star to 4 star rating system, why you MUST check those DineSafe inspection reports before dining out, her favourite restaurant signage [‘No Dogs or Food Critics’], dealing with not one but TWO libel lawsuits, the newsroom wall that was dedicated to hate mail, why her readers love the takedowns/bad reviews more than the good reviews, and the fake name she would use to make incognito reserv...

Former NHLer Mark Osborne talks about playing with Wayne Gretzky on the Toronto Young Nationals, his wife Madolyn’s Hollywood career with John Travolta and Chevy Chase, the surreal experience of a Toronto kid growing up to play for the Maple Leafs, those magical 1993 and 1994 playoff runs [21 games in 42 nights plus 3 straight game 7s during that crazy run in ’93!], his ‘GEM’ line with Gary Leeman & Eddie Olczyk, his checking line with Bill Berg & Peter Zezel, the dominant playoff performances o...

Broadcasting Icon slash Whirly Girl Dini Petty talks about piloting her pink helicopter while doing traffic reports for CKEY radio, being part of the original CityPulse News team, adding the CityLine daytime show to her daily CityPulse News duties, taking her skills national with The Dini Petty Show on CTV [Canada's Oprah!], her interactions with Jojo Chintoh/Gord Martineau/Moses Znaimer/Red Skelton/Johnnie Cochran/Harrison Ford/Sarah Ferguson/Chaz Bono/Margaret Thatcher/Jeanne Beker, and how sh...

Retired NHL Superstar Mike Cammalleri talks about his upcoming induction into the Richmond Hill Sports Hall of Fame [along with WWF Diva Trish Stratus!], his status as one of the greatest Jewish hockey players of all time [and his shared Italian heritage], playing for the University of Michigan Wolverines in front of 75,000 in the outdoor ‘Cold War’ game against Michigan State, his memories of being drafted by/scoring first goal for the Los Angeles Kings [and heading straight from practice to th...

Canadian NFL/NCAA Legend Rueben Mayes talks about going from North Battleford Saskatchewan to bigtime NCAA football to the NFL, training as a track star with Ben Johnson/Charlie Francis, Edmonton Eskimos legend Hugh Campbell strongly advocating for him to get a scholarship offer from his alma mater Washington State University, rushing for 357 yards and 3 touchdowns in a single game [!!!], getting drafted over the phone by the New Orleans Saints, showing up at his first training camp with a locke...

Former NHL Coach & Broadcaster Gary Green talks about his Tillsonburg roots with Colin Campbell, volunteering to be Roger Neilson’s unpaid Assistant Coach with the Peterborough Petes, becoming the NHL’s youngest Head Coach of the Washington Capitals at age 26 in 1979, being called a ‘Kiddie Coach’ and ‘Coach in Diapers’ by the media, his goalie Mike Palmateer’s knee-hampered tenure in Washington, joining the Fox Sports hockey broadcast team in the days of the 'Robots' and the 'Glowing Puck,' and...

Music Promoter and Merch Impresario Norman Perry talks about cutting his teeth at Pink Floyd’s 1971 Montreal show, unveiling Brian Johnson with AC/DC on their 1980 Canadian tour, why Disney & the NFL are better marketers than Gene/Paul/ KISS , continuing to honour the legacies of David Bowie/Tom Petty/Miles Davis, his surprisingly successful collaboration between AC/DC and Gucci, why his goal is to 'feed you what you want, when you want it,' and how he has succeeded for over 50 years with the si...

Sports Broadcaster Joe Tilley talks about his current Mexican lifestyle, his 33.5 years at CFTO/CTV, his amateur boxing origins, making the move from Alberta to Toronto, his Bassett family interactions, the ‘Swissonian Institute’ morphing into the ‘Excellent Sports Adventure,’ great memories of colleagues Pat Marsden/Suneel Joshi/Claude Feig/Gerry Dobson/Lance Brown/Dave Devall [pioneer of writing backwards on plexiglass?], sharing CFTO’s Agincourt studios with Bizarre/The Littlest Hobo/Stars on...

Hockey Journalist/Author Risto Pakarinen talks about his new Alpo Suhonen biography, Alpo’s ‘favourite hockey experience’ serving as Pat Quinn’s Assistant Coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Alpo becoming the first European head coach in the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks, Alpo supporting the ‘Finnish Flash’ Teemu Selanne during his 76 goal introduction to the NHL, Alpo’s interactions with Elvis Presley/John Lennon/Dustin Hoffman/Fred Shero, and why the message of the memoir aligns with Alpo’s p...

Sable & Rosenfeld's Myra Sable talks about approaching her 55th year running Canada’s pre-eminent gourmet food company, her big business breakthroughs with Eddie Creed/Garfield Weston/Eli Zabar, why she trademarked ‘Tipsy’ as part of her product names, her memorable interactions with Andy Warhol/Gloria Steinem/Flo Kennedy/Dr Henry Morgentaler/Brian Mulroney/Ed Broadbent/John Turner/Dave Nichol, her forays into e-commerce via Amazon & Shopify, taking advantage of the resurgence of the (Spicy) Dir...

Fox Sports Broadcaster Chris Myers talks about being the Forrest Gump of sports broadcasting, his start at age 16 interviewing Muhammad Ali, his near-death experience interviewing Iron Mike Tyson, his guiding philosophy on dealing with people as espoused by John Travolta in ‘Perfect,’ his longtime friendships with Bill Murray and Billy Crystal, his newest Fox Sports colleague some guy named Tom Brady, his interactions with Charles Barkley/Wayne Gretzky/Bill Belichick/Jimmy Kimmel/Kenny Albert/Al...

Hockey Hall of Famer Kevin Lowe talks about winning SIX Stanley Cups [5 with the Edmonton Oilers + 1 breaking the NY Rangers' 54 year championship drought], learning he was a 1979 first round NHL draft choice over his rotary home telephone from Alan Eagleson, getting approached at his first training camp to move in together by some guy named Wayne Gretzky, scoring Edmonton’s first NHL goal [and earning #99 his first NHL point], celebrating the Rangers’ Cup win in a ticker tape parade in front of...

Hockey Journalist Rob Del Mundo shares stories from covering the Toronto Maple Leafs for 23 seasons from the Foster Hewitt Media Gondola, his memorable interactions with Sarah McLachlan/John Scott/Paul Hendrick/Andrew Ference/Tim Robbins/Jim Cuddy/Rob Baker/Robin Williams/Alex Lifeson/Jeff O’Neill/Cassie Campbell/Joe Nieuwendyk, the changing economics of the media press box’s gameday meal, and why ‘player scrumming’ is always preferred when it takes place OUTSIDE the dressing room [spoiler alert...

REUNITED! Former Toronto Maple Leafs Gerry McNamara and Inge Hammarstrom reflect on their 50+ year relationship in this simulcast available on both the TORONTO LEGENDS podcast and the HOCKEY TIME MACHINE YouTube channel! This episode is courtesy of Glenn Dreyfuss/Paul Patskou’s HOCKEY TIME MACHINE ...watch it on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/live/_lpLZQRf52k Thanks to Joe Tilley's Great Canadian Sports Show at https://www.youtube.com/@greatcanadiansportsshow for the archival video clips! TO...

Mabel’s Labels Co-Founder Julie Cole talks about starting the business as a way to fix something that was pissing her off, starting from scratch in 2003 and then selling out for $12MM cash [!!!] in 2016, why she both likes and loathes the term ‘Mom-preneur,’ the process of her bootstrapped startup being acquired by industry leader Avery Labels/CCL Industries, and whether there is an actual MABEL out there [or not!] For everything both Julie Cole and Mabel’s Labels, please visit https://mabelslab...

Financial Strategist/Author/Podcaster John McGuire talks about advocating for financial empowerment, his Wealth Eazy podcast, his interactions with the Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson, and the lessons from his new book "Wealth Without Wall Street: Taking Back Control of Your Money in A Rigged Financial System." For everything John McGuire, including his book Wealth Without Wall Street: Taking Back Control of Your Money in A Rigged Financial System , please visit https://www.johnwmcguire.com/ TORO...

Legendary Hockey Coach Iron Mike Keenan talks about winning at EVERY level over his 5 decade coaching career, getting his 'Iron' moniker not from Mike Tyson but rather from Mike Ditka, putting Gretzky/Lemieux/Hawerchuk [3 Centres!] on the ice at the same time which led to that iconic game-winner at the 1987 Canada Cup, bringing 'The Moose' Mark Messier to tears with his pre-Game 7 speech as the NY Rangers ended a 54 year Stanley Cup drought, coaching 50 future Hall of Famers [including Gretzky/L...

Hall of Fame Broadcaster Chuck Kaiton shares memories from his 39 seasons as the voice of the Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes, great times with former Whaler players Gordie Howe/Bobby Hull/Dave Keon, his epic call to cap the Hurricanes’ game 7 Stanley Cup championship victory in 2006, his interactions with Nick Kypreos/Chris Pronger/Ron Francis/the Kaberle family/Pierre McGuire/Dick Irvin, his ongoing duties as President of the NHL Broadcasters’ Association, and the NHL trivia about Let’s M...

Atlas Co-founder Turi Mercuri talks about the benefits of his firm’s hospitality management platform, why tip management is such a pain point for restaurants, how ‘growing up around the fryers’ led to 30+ years in hospitality, his interactions with ARod/Wayne Gretzky/Alex Lifeson/Chantal Kreviazuk, and the importance of mastering the Art of Hospitality! For more on Turi and Atlas, please visit https://atlasrms.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at andrew.applebaum@gmail.com All e...

105.9 The Region's Weekday Morning Man & Author Jim Lang talks about his newest book Everyday Hockey Heroes, going to bed at 9:30pm and waking up at 4am for over a decade of morning radio, his interactions with Jesse Palmer/Ann Rohmer/Suneel Joshi/The Tragically Hip/Wendel Clark/Tie Domi/Max Domi/Bryan Berard, the culture shock of moving from Trenton Ontario to Burbank California, and some great stories about the do’s and do not's of interacting with the Stanley Cup! Jim’s latest book Everyday H...