Toronto Legends

Karrot North America CEO Robert Kim talks about the Korean neighbourhood marketplace platform jumping into the Canadian & US markets, why we need yet another peer-to-peer app and how Karrot is different from Craigslist/Kijiji/EBay/Facebook Marketplace/Nextdoor, why in Korea the app is listed under the ‘Social’ category rather than the ‘Commerce’ category, how they are using AI to build a trust layer at a hyper-localized level, and some tales from his past experiences with tech startups [or as they used to be called: 'schemes']

For more on Robert Kim and Karrot, please visit www.karrotmarket.com

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When In Rome’s Clive Farrington talks about the unbelievable success of The Promise, why it’s not a bad thing to be a ‘one hit wonder,’ hanging out with his Napoleon Dynamite friends Jared Hess/Jon Heder/Efren Ramirez, his admiration for the visual presentations of Depeche Mode/Pet Shop Boys/Kraftwerk, his shock at seeing Daryl Hannah announce their MTV Moonman win on TV from Manchester, flying to Dubai to launch Windows 10 with Bill Gates, and why he’s excited to have former Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Curtis Joseph as a teary-eyed Superfan!

On Sunday October 27th, Clive Farrington and Andrew Mann will be bringing When in Rome LIVE to kick off Ed Sousa’s 7th season of Rock and Bowl Sessions at Classic Bowl in Mississauga...full info at http://www.classicbowl.com/rockandbowl/

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Global TV's The Morning Show co-host Jeff McArthur talks about approaching 30 years on the air [and his upcoming 10th anniversary co-hosting TMS with Carolyn MacKenzie], expressing his personality through his socks, receiving compliments on his sense of style from the fashionable Robbie Williams, getting sucked into the ‘personality tractor beam’ of both Jon Hamm and Matthew McConaughey, the mentorship he got from the late great Andre 'Katfish Morgan' Maisonneuve, and how he and Carolyn are more like brother & sister rather than TV husband & wife!

Watch Jeff and co-host Carolyn MacKenzie weekdays at 9am on Global’s The Morning Show and visit them at https://globalnews.ca/national/program/the-morning-show

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Art of Time Ensemble's Artistic Director Andrew Burashko talks about his debut as a concert pianist with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra at age 17 [under the baton of John Williams!], his 80 projects and recordings over 25 years with the group, working with singers Steven Page/Craig Northey/Chris Murphy/Andy Maize, collaborating with Margaret Atwood/Branford Marsalis/ Pinchas Zukerman/Sir Andrew Davis/Jukka-Pekka Saraste, his 'pinch-me' moments meeting Neil Young/Catherine O’Hara/Michael Ondaatje, and his high expectations for his newest project Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold!

Andrew’s Art of Time Ensemble is pleased to present Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold, a reimagining of a work by Igor Stravinsky, for five performances only from October 24th to the 27th at the Harbourfront Centre Theatre...for full info, please visit https://artoftimeensemble.com/

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CBC Radio Quirks & Quarks longtime host Bob McDonald talks about fully exposing himself in his new memoir Just Say Yes, his school report cards [“Bobby can do better...much better”], his appointment to the Order of Canada, having an asteroid named after him, getting a phonecall from Chris Hadfield in space, his interactions with Buzz Aldrin/Stephen Hawking/Carl Sagan/Peter Mansbridge, his unrestricted access visit to the Kennedy Space Center for the 2nd shuttle launch, and the upcoming 50th anniversary of Quirks & Quarks!

For Bob’s new memoir Just Say Yes, please visit https://douglas-mcintyre.com/collections/new-releases/products/9781771624206

For everything Quirks and Quarks on CBC Radio, please visit https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks

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Canadian crooner Matt Dusk returns to talk about dining [and chit-chatting] with Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip, cutting a duet track with a pre-President Donald Trump, recording a song written by Bono & The Edge and meant for Frank Sinatra, lessons learned from his professional [and personal] relationship with the late great Tony Bennett, nervously approaching Harry Connick Jr at a meet & greet, bonding with Jason Priestley over Chet Baker, the mutual respect between him and Michael Buble, and how he is preparing for his upcoming 'Matt Dusk sings Tony Bennett' tour!

For everything Matt Dusk including his upcoming tour dates, please visit https://www.mattdusk.com/

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Skinnamarinky dinky dink, Skinnamarinky do...I love you! Sharon Lois & Bram’s Sharon Hampson talks about their multi-generational appeal [now entertaining 5 generations!], coming up in the 1970s Toronto coffee-house scene, becoming a trio via the 'Mariposa in the Schools' program, their breakthrough 1978 debut album One Elephant-Deux Elephants, the origins of Elephant and Skinnamarink, why she so loves Steve Paikin and Bob Rae, memorable interactions with the Clintons/Colin Mochrie/Pete Seeger/Adrienne Clarkson/Paul Shaffer [Bram’s cousin!], and the surprising time that Mr Dressup dropped some salty language in front of her!

On October 15th, Brampton On Stage Proudly Presents Sharon & Randi - A Sharon, Lois & Bram Sing-Along as part of their Stagedoor Stories series...to join Sharon & her daughter Randi in a special celebration at The Rose Brampton, please visit https://tickets.brampton.ca/Online/default.asp

For everything else Sharon Lois & Bram, please visit https://www.sharonloisandbram.com/

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The City of Toronto’s two-term former Mayor David Miller talks about immigrating to Canada, his transformative experiences at Harvard, vivid memories from his campaign victories in 2003 [the BROOM!] and 2006 [the REPEAT!], his assessment of Mayor Chow’s current reign, governing in a system with 44 Councillors that have no party affiliation, why David Crombie remains a Toronto Legend [both are former Swansea boys], why they still call him Mr Mayor in the United States [although he misses wearing the Chain of Office], the importance of hand-written thank you notes, and why it’s inadvisable to play rugby while running for office [black eyes & chipped teeth are NOT a good look!]

David’s book Solved: How the World’s Great Cities Are Fixing the Climate Crisis is available at https://utorontopress.com/9781487506827/solved/

For more on David’s work at C40 Cities, please visit https://www.c40.org/our-team/david-miller/

For David’s Cities 1.5 podcast, please visit https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/cities-1.5-podcast

TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected]

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Nextdoor Canada’s Managing Director Christopher Doyle talks about serving as a neighbourhood 'digital bulletin board' for 90 million verified users, why PROXIMITY differentiates them from other social media platforms, building upon their 'hyperlocal at scale' business model, serving as the gateway to actually putting down your phone and connecting in person, his past work experiences with Jack Dorsey and Scott Moore, why the ‘thanks’ button is utilized more in Canada than in any of their 10 other national markets, and why the company’s ticker symbol on the NYSE is ‘KIND’!

For everything Nextdoor Canada, please visit https://ca.nextdoor.com/

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'The Shopify Story' author Larry MacDonald talks about how a Canadian startup rocketed to become an e-commerce giant by empowering millions of entrepreneurs, the unexpectedly dynamic partnership of a quirky game-playing programming nerd [Tobias Lutke] and a demanding power-extrovert [Harley Finkelstein], getting ghosted by his main subjects Lutke and Finkelstein, the ‘flywheel effect’ of Shopify’s API, the cultural importance of Shopify staying based out of [and growing from] its downtown Ottawa base, how millionaires [and billionaires!] were created after Shopify’s 2015 IPO, and why Tobi feels that Harley has achieved a ‘Trust Battery Level’ of 100%!

Larry MacDonald's The Shopify Story: How a Startup Rocketed to E-commerce Giant by Empowering Millions of Entrepreneurs is available at https://ecwpress.com/products/the-shopify-story

To follow Larry as he follows Shopify, please check out his substack at https://shopify1000.substack.com

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