Random Toronto Podcasts

A biweekly series produced and curated by Toronto Public Library (TPL), celebrating 40 years of the Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA). Episodes feature recorded on-stage interviews, readings or panel discussions with some of the 20th century’s best-known writers and thinkers. Hosted by novelist, Randy Boyagoda. UPDATE: Season 2 will resume in early spring 2023!

Categories: Arts, Society & Culture

Tags: archival, archives, Arts, Authors, Books, canlit, Culture, interviews, library, Literature, Reading, tifa, Toronto, toronto public library, tpl, writers

Will and Nathan talk wrestling! News and Rumors! WWE, NJPW, ROH, TNA, CZW, and More!

Categories: Sports

Tags: Professional, SPorts, Toronto

A podcast for real estate talk, entrepreneurship and like minded individuals. Matt Sloan is a Realtor in the Greater Toronto Area and will be sitting down with guests who are sharing their story of successes and hardships during their very own Come Up in life, business and real estate. Follow @matt_sloan_realtor

In this episode, Kosta talks about how he started a company from the ground up from his parents basement!

Categories: Business

Tags: business, come up, entrepreneurship, growth, hardships, leadership, matt sloan, real estate, realtor, Sloan, Stories, success, Toronto

Patrick, Sam and Mike play some of their favourite records and interview labels, bands and otherwise interesting figures in the Canadian music scene.

Categories: Music

Tags: canada, music, Ontario, punk, rock, Toronto

Matthew Barnaby was not only one of the toughest NHL players to ever lace em’ up but also would say just about anything. Barnaby was never the type to bite his tongue. Much like Barns’ career this podcast is brash, opinionated and honest. Unfiltered With Matthew Barnaby will bring you unparalleled access to NHL players, coaches and upper management. Stories that will blow your mind involving high profile people you won’t believe. Sit back, relax and jump into the mind of one of the NHLs wildest characters.

Categories: Comedy, Society & Culture, Sports

Tags: buffalo sabres, Comedy, family, Fun, hockey, matthew barnaby, National Hockey League, nhl, ottawa, ottawa senators, pittsburgh penguins, senators, sirius xm, Toronto, toronto maple leafs

Join Duncan and Kate Smith, presidents of the Catch The Fire movement, as they sit down for conversations with spiritual leaders, influential teachers, and Christian experts. Each episode is filled with fresh insight, heartfelt conversation, and practical wisdom for a life empowered by the Holy Spirit!

Categories: Religion & Spirituality

Tags: catch the fire, christian, discussion, duncan smith, God, kate smith, partners in harvest, theology, Toronto

The Relentless Diaries—a podcast for the culture straight from the mind of a young black woman. Hosted by the strong-minded Zoie Smith, The Relentless Diaries will touch on all of your favourite and necessary subjects from relatable experiences, global events, social issues, pop culture and more. Through her experiences and opinions, Zoie takes to the mic to chat with some of her favourite guest speakers for a discussion you’ll never want to miss. So…let’s chat.

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Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Categories: Comedy, Education, News

Tags: black, black woman, Black women, Culture, Toronto

Learn more about Factory Theatre by visiting www.factorytheatre.ca

Categories: Arts

Tags: audio drama, audio theatre, theatre, Toronto, Toronto Theatre

Who is more likely to forgive—- a man or a woman? Listen to hear survey results. What is forgiveness? Is it always appropriate to forgive? What does it mean to forgive but not forget? Is that some sort of lame ass half way forgiveness? Join Lady Taz and the panel and callers.

Categories: Society & Culture

Tags: Society & Culture, Toronto

The Ontario SPCA Animals’ Voice Pawdcast features the latest hot topics in the Animal Welfare industry from a variety of knowledgeable and friendly guests. Some past guests include Dave Salmoni from Animal Planet, Tanya Kim, John Douglas – Former FBI Profiler, and Mieshelle Nagelschneider – The Cat Whisperer. About the Ontario SPCA: Through its province-wide network of 50 plus Communities, the Ontario SPCA is one of the largest, most responsive animal welfare organizations in the country, providing care and shelter for tens of thousands of animals every year.

Categories: Education, Society & Culture

Tags: animal, animals, bird, cat, cow, cruelty, doctor, dog, for, goat, horse, humane, neglect, Newmarket, of, Ontario, OSPCA, pet, pig, prevention, reptile, snake, Society, spca, The, to, Toronto, train, vet, Veterinarian, welfare

You ever had a conversation with someone about a random topic and the inevitable response was: “we could do a WHOLE podcast episode on that” Well, ideation has now become reality. Each week, I will be joined by a cadre of culture mavens & provocative raconteurs to do that heavy lift for you. So, come and sesh with us as we elevate hawt takes sans faux outrage, performative wokenezz and heauxtepian douchebaggery.

Categories: Music, Society & Culture, Sports

Tags: advice, black, bring a drink, chill vibes, clubhouse, Current Events, dating, fantasy baseball, fantasy football, fantasy sports, Fun, Gen X, instagram, late night, meet people, music, photography, Podcasts, relationships, social issues, storytelling, support, television, Toronto, trivia, tv, variety

Ben Nicholson-Smith is Sportsnet’s baseball editor. Arden Zwelling is a senior writer. Together, they bring you the most in-depth Blue Jays podcast in the league, covering off all the latest news with opinion and analysis, as well as interviews with other insiders and people around the team.

Ben dials in from Philly to chat with Arden about what the Blue Jays should prioritize over the regular season’s final two weeks (03:42), the team’s most pressing injury concerns (32:39), and what the playing time split could look like for Alejandro Kirk and Danny Jansen going forward (42:09).

Contact us: attheletters@sportsnet.ca

Audio Credits: Sportsnet.

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts

Categories: Sports

Tags: 768533, american, baseball, Blue, canada, fastball, Jays, League, MLB, Ontario, Toronto

Toronto is home, but how well do you really know it? Host Dani Stover brings you in-depth interviews and stories about the wild, random, important, and under-appreciated places, people and things that shape the city. Regular episodes shine a light on the corners of Toronto you never knew existed and the ones you’ve always wanted to know more about.

Categories: Society & Culture

Tags: blogto, News, restaurants, Toronto

Broadcast on CJRU 1280 AM in Toronto from July 2016 to April 2022, hosts Justin Chandler and Jacob Dubé interviewed comic creators from around the world with a focus on Canadian stories. Voted best podcast in the 2018 CanComicsWiki Awards.

Categories: Arts

Tags: CJRU, Comic, comics, film, graphic novel, Radio Free Krypton, television, Toronto

This podcast series, produced by Byta/ byta.com, is based on our monthly online, live and free event of the same name. This series of interviews is designed to deliver the knowledge to enable tomorrow’s artists, their teams and industry leaders to better manoeuvre their way through the music ecosystem. Each episode features an in-depth one-on-one conversation with someone with extensive experience with the business of music. #HowWeListen Live: In Conversation is hosted by Byta’s founder, Marc Brown, whose deep music business background and digital audio knowledge have helped him deliver unique insights to audiences from Tallinn to Toronto. Marc is a former label owner, manager and radio plugger.

Categories: Arts, Music

Tags: #howwelisten, #howwelisten live: in conversation, adam ryan, africa, aiff, amber horsburgh, arts and crafts, austin, australia, awal, bandcamp, bbc, bonsound, brazil, brendan canning, broken social scene, bruno duque, byta, byta ltd, canada, cd baby, cds, Chicago, chioma onuchukwu, christine osazuwa, corbyn asbury, deep cuts, deezer, digital platforms, digital strategist, digital streaming providers, disco, ditto, ditto music, DIY, dropbox, dsl, dsp, east africa, england, free, Ghana, gourmet delice, haulix, how we listen live, how we listen: live in conversation, huw stephens, interview, junior foster, kevin breuner, kobalt music, la, Latin America, live in conversation, London, LosAngeles, marc brown, marketing, metadata, michelle cable, miller williams, montreal, mp3, music, music business, music ecosystem, music industry, music interview, music management, music managers, music sharing, musicians, napster, new york, new zealand, Nigeria, online, Ontario, panache booking, panache management, phil loutsis, play mpe, Podcasts, promojukebox, radio, radio 1, radio 6, release schedual, saidah blount, sarah hamilton, secure audio files, sharing audio, shesaidso, songspace, sonos, sony music, soundcloud, spotify, streaming, Sweden, SXSW, the great escape festival, tidal, Toronto, tunecore, UK, universal music, USA, vinyl, Wales, warner music, wav file, west africa, wetransfer, youtube

These are true love stories of couples as told in their wedding ceremony on their wedding day. Mark Allan Groleau is a New Brunswick wedding officiant based in St. Andrews-by-the-Sea who specializes in creating unboring wedding ceremonies. He officiates weddings and blogs at www.unboringwedding.com, teaches tips and tricks on his YouTube channel, and trains wedding officiants at www.unboringweddingacademy.com.

Categories: Society & Culture

Tags: love, Lovestories, officiating, Toronto, TrueStories, wedding, weddingceremonies

As the host of Canada’s longest running fishing show, Bob Izumi has traveled the globe seeking out exceptional fishing opportunities and for over 25-years he has shared those adventures with anglers from across North America and around the world.

Categories: Sports

Tags: Fishing, outdoor, SPorts, Toronto

Join comedian Jessie Olsen on her adventures in search for love, laughs, and hopefully a great lay. Enjoy a mix of solo episodes and conversations with friends and comedians. We chat about comedy, dating life in Toronto, and navigating this outrageous world we live in. Grab a glass of wine and listen in, babe. Find me on instagram @jessie__olsen 💋💋 For more: jessieolsencomedy.com

Categories: Comedy, Society & Culture

Tags: Comedy, dating, nonmonogamy, polyamory, relationships, sex, stand up, tinder, Toronto, Toronto comedy