Toronto Legends

Mr Hockey Pierre McGuire talks about growing up cheering for the Habs and Expos, his playing career ending after attending New Jersey Devils training camp, Scotty Bowman kicking off his coaching career, earning two Stanley Cup championship rings while ‘maintaining’ rather than ‘coaching’ Mario Lemieux, taking over the Hartford Whalers to become the 2nd youngest NHL head coach ever, pioneering his Inside The Glass reporting role between the benches for NBC’s NHL coverage, taking a stick to the head but getting saved by the latest US military medical technology, working with Jaromir Jagr Chris Pronger Saku Koivu Badger Bob Johnson Dick Ebersol Sports Illustrated, and why he loved covering water polo at the Summer Olympic Games!

Enjoy Pierre’s podcast Inside The Game with Pierre McGuire at https://open.spotify.com/show/3qniPQLbkjoYeVtMYBgUf6?si=0d5b7c243b43427b

Enjoy Pierre’s other podcast The Eye Test with Pierre McGuire and Jimmy Murphy at https://open.spotify.com/show/3GQDkrOh6hz3m0ZHcm8Oio

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

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Scientist and Broadcaster David Suzuki talks about his genetic connection to the NHL Suzukis, his current status as a crotchety old man, his 44 years hosting the CBC’s The Nature of Things, his memoir Lessons From A Lifetime, enjoying his birthday party with guests Jane Fonda Al Gore Pierce Brosnan George Stroumboulopoulos, and why his 10 grandchildren (and one great grandchild) continue to propel his environmental advocacy onwards!

David Suzuki’s memoir Lessons From a Lifetime: Ninety Years of Inspiration and Activism is available at https://greystonebooks.com/products/lessons-from-a-lifetime?

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

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Former Blue Rodeo/Wilco’s Bob Egan talks about forsaking corporate riches to jump on Wilco’s tour bus at age 38 (on the advice of Johnny Cash and at the request of Jeff Tweedy), touring Norway with Bazil Donovan before joining Blue Rodeo for 17 years, bonding with Gord Downie while playing on the Tragically Hip’s Juno-award winning Bobcaygeon, his upclose and personal interactions with Keith Richards Sheryl Crow Gary Oldman William Shatner, playing on Austin City Limits with both Billy Bragg and Blue Rodeo, playing 2003’s SARSstock in front of half a million fans, and Jim Cuddy’s lessons on fan dedication along with the importance of Blue Rodeo playing absolutely EVERYWHERE!

For all things Bob Egan, please go to https://www.bobegan.com/

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

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In case you missed it, from November 2025: 1988 Olympic Gold Medalist and World's Fastest Man Ben Johnson talks about Charlie Francis, Dr Jamie Astaphan, Carl Lewis, Diego Maradona, Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi's son Al-Saadi, nearly joining the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, and a complete breakdown of his blazing 9.79 second 100m Gold Medal winning run at the 1988 Seoul Olympics!

For everything Ben Johnson, please visit https://ben979.com/

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

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PBS Travel Journalist Joseph Rosendo talks about visiting 104 countries around the world, his upcoming shooting schedule around the Thousand Islands, his popular PBS shows Joseph Rosendo’s Steppin’ Out and Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope, his 21 episodes focused on Canada, why he respects the business model of his PBS stablemate and fellow travel expert Rick Steves, why he ends every episode with a Mark Twain quote, and how he manages to condense 100 hours of footage into each 26 minute and 46 second episode with a crew of only four people!

For everything Joseph Rosendo, please visit both https://travelscope.net/ and https://josephrosendo.com/

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

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Legendary CBC Hockey Night in Canada host Dave Hodge talks about his Montreal origins, palling around with Chatham Legend Ferguson Jenkins, beating out Alex Trebek for the HNIC hosting job because Mr Jeopardy (allegedly) wouldn’t shave his moustache, working with Don Cherry Brian McFarlane Howie Meeker George Armstrong Gordie Howe Rick Azar Bob Cole, not getting along with that bully of an owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs Harold Ballard, hanging out with Larry King David Bowie Eddie Feigner Kathleen Edwards, and he resolves the question of whatever became of the actual pen from ‘The Pen Flip’!

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

All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/

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NHL Player Agent Ritch Winter talks about the business and lifestyle of his career, why the Head Coach is apparently never wrong, the key components of any contract being 'opportunity' FIRST and THEN 'money,' his made-for-marketing PWHL client Abby Hustler, his thoughts on Marty Walsh and the NHLPA, his positive relationships with the NHL’s Gary Bettman and Bill Daly, his interactions with entertainers Hilary Duff and Carrie Underwood, and that surreal dinner he enjoyed at the dearly departed Wayne Gretzky’s restaurant seated with Michael Jordan, Chris Chelios, John McEnroe, Cindy Crawford, Jerry Bruckheimer and Kid Rock!

For everything Ritch Winter including his podcast, please visit https://razesports.com/

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

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The Ben Mulroney Show’s Ben Mulroney talks about growing up at 24 Sussex Drive, his Dad teaching him about the birds and the bees using ‘the book,’ learning life lessons from Justin Trudeau, the ‘all conversation, no cancellation’ theme of his radio show, his experiences hosting Canadian Idol and ETalk, cohosting a prime time American network talkshow with Kelly Ripa, and why the Backstreet Boys did NOT appreciate his suggestion to rerecord their hit song in French!

Ben Mulroney will be a featured speaker at the Departure Festival and Conference on Tuesday May 5th at the iconic Imperial Room in the historic Fairmont Royal York Hotel...full details at https://departureto.com/event/trust-issues-navigating-a-new-era-of-populism/

Enjoy The Ben Mulroney Show from Monday to Friday across the Corus radio network and anytime as a podcast at https://globalnews.ca/national/program/the-ben-mulroney-show/

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

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Historical crime fiction author Alexis Stefanovich-Thomson talks about his new second novel in the Patrick Bird Mystery Series called Opposite Sully’s Gym, the subset of ‘Maple Noir’ within ‘Noir Fiction’ writing, weaving actual Toronto landmarks and events into his historical fiction, using the story of James Earl Ray as the backdrop to his novel, the challenge of writing one thousand words per day while still holding down a regular nine-to-five job, grocery shopping alongside 'The Killer' Doug Gilmour in Kingston, and whether Nic Cage should be considered for a role in any future movie adaptations!

Opposite Sully’s Gym is available at https://www.dundurn.com/books_/t22117/a9781459755888-opposite-sully-s-gym

For everything Alexis Stefanovich-Thomson, please visit https://www.alexisstefanovichthomson.com/

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

All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/

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Rogers Sportsnet Central’s Evanka Osmak talks about her new memoir When The Game Changes, seeing her Dad on a Kellogg’s Corn Pops box, working for nearly 15 years alongside co-anchor Ken Reid, making the unique career pivot from civil engineering to television broadcasting, her career-changing interaction with Jamie Campbell, why she took up ice hockey at the age of 41, and why her broadcasting partnership henceforth shall be known as ‘Evanka and Ken’!

Evanka Osmak’s When the Game Changes is available now at https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/When-the-Game-Changes/Evanka-Osmak/9781668057926

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

All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/

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