Blackballed With James Di Fiore

John Tory has resigned, and former Toronto mayoral candidate Rocco Achampong said he probably shouldn't have.

Rocco joins us to talk about what's next for him, for Toronto, and if he will throw his hat into the mayoral ring.

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It's Casual Friday, and James brought with him an update on the elusive Shrooms Girl with Spenny, Ryan Lindley, Paul Atkinson and Douglas from the Eager Beaver Podcast.

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Emmalene Pruden knows a lot....about sex and relationships.

She's also hilarious.

What does she see as the main difference between men and women?

And how often do couples successfully navigate the waters known as "finding the spark"?

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Blackballed welcomes the co-founder of Death Row Records & certified hip hop legend The D.O.C. to the show @WESTCOASTDOC @jamesdifiore

He's worked with NWA, Dr. Dre, Easy E, co-founded Death Row Records, & has one of the best pen games in hip hop history.

His album No One Can Do It Better is one of the best debut albums of all-time.

He's not just a part of hip hop culture, he's part of the underpinnings of hip hop itself.

The D.O.C. will be on Blackballed tonight at 8 PM ET.

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Nigel Williams probably, front-man of the Pocket Dwellers, has the greatest lifetime rhyme book in Canadian rapper history. I mean, so says James.

He's also a close friend of James' and was the mentor emcee for various young rappers in Whitby, ON.

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James misses his buddy Adam Cann. Adam moved to Korea to teach English in 2004, found a wife and had a baby.

He now works privately and has loads of time to say wildly offensive things to friends and family.

Adam joins us from Korea.

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Casual Friday returns, and James broke his promise to stay sober before the show even began and ate 60mg of edibles. He and Ryan spoke with James' childhood friend, Dodi, and then James called out his colleagues on air. Ashley, Paul, Kristy and Melissa also stopped by.

But the #1 rule of Casual Friday remains intact; what happens on Casual Friday stays on Casual Friday, mostly because we never remember what was said.

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Alex Fesiak has a dream job...sort of.

The Ukrainian-Canadian is instrumental in making sure the Ukrainian frontlines have the equipment they need in order to fight and communicate effectively against the Russian invaders.

His organization is called Heart of the World Ukraine.

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John Gibbons is a former Major League Baseball player, manager, and author of the book Gibby: Tales of a Baseball Lifer.

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Normally when a media outlet co-signs information from a source or a reporter, that means any subsequent lawsuit against said source is then directed towards the outlet. If the outlet supports the work provided by the source, they get protected.

Except when it is CANADALAND.

David Wallace GoFundMe page - https://gofund.me/fc99d7e4

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