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A Podcast Conversation with...Mike Boon

Known online as Toronto Mike'd, this prolific indie podcast wizard profiles personalities from a variety of fields, including sports, music and radio. Learn more about him in Bill King’s latest FYI podcast.

A Podcast Conversation with...Mike Boon

By Bill King

The indie podcast wizard, Mike Boon (known online as Toronto Mike'd), has done 855 podcasts with personalities from a variety of fields, including sports, music and radio, but the best part is the way Boon strives to get the facts right and the gift bags that each guest has. If you've ever swung a bat, dodged a puck or dunked on your nemesis, you've probably been on Boon's podcast. Recent episodes have included Maestro Fresh Wes, April Wine's Myles Goodwyn, 102.1 The Edge's Jay Brody, and musician Roddy Colmer.


All coming from someone who started as a blogger writing about local radio, like when Mix 99.9 relieved Fred Patterson of his duties in August 2005. Humble & Fred were then exiled to the radio desert; Boon stepped in and convinced the pair to join the untested terrain of podcasting. Glassman and Patterson jumped on the bandwagon; 15 years later, both are successful and active in the digital space.

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Today, Boon has his own Toronto Mike'd, Mark Hebscher's Hebsy on Sports sports encyclopedia, In the Weeds with chef Jordan Wagman, Humble & Fred, and Judgment Day with Lorne Honickman. He oversees and manages 20 podcasts, including I Was 8 - Stories by Larry Fedoruk and Not That Kind of Rabbi with Ralph Benmergui. Ask Boon who, what and where, and he'll tell you, 'I'm just a guy, a computer guy with a passion for radio." Here's an interview with Mike Boon on FYIMusicNews.ca

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Russ Addresses Onstage Incident at Toronto Concert: 'I Refuse to Be Gaslit'
Joshua Thelwell

Russ

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Russ Addresses Onstage Incident at Toronto Concert: 'I Refuse to Be Gaslit'

The Atlanta rapper called out someone trying to get his attention from the crowd at Budweiser Stage on Saturday night. Now, he's facing backlash from some Indigenous fans for refusing a gift of a beaded medallion.

Russ has responded to the controversy surrounding his recent Toronto show.

The Atlanta-based rapper took to Instagram and TikTok yesterday (July 13) to address a situation at his show at Budweiser Stage in Toronto on Saturday (July 12) where he called out a fan who was trying to get his attention to gift him a beaded medallion.

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