Toronto Legends
'Toronto Famous' personalities share their stories and memories with host Andrew Applebaum!
Episodes
October 7, 2025 • 57 mins
The Toronto Star’s Kevin McGran talks about his new unauthorized biography on Auston Matthews, AM34’s very unconventional path from Arizona to Switzerland to NHL superstardom in Toronto, the off-ice incidents (the 2019 ‘mooning’, the 2020 Covid-disclosure, the 2024 awkward Captaincy transfer), who will replace Mitch Marner (and his ‘Mitch-isms’) on the top line, why he loved dealing with Sundin/Gilmour/Clark but picked on Vesa Tosk...
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September 29, 2025 • 48 mins
Curling champion Glenn Howard talks about working with Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy, getting confused for his older brother Russ (and vice-versa), moving from competing into coaching both his kids and the Swiss national team, his 38 year association with The Beer Store allowing him to have two successful careers, his TV appearance on CBC’s Little Mosque on the Prairie, his positive interactions with CBC Sports’ Mr Curling Devin Her...
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September 22, 2025 • 60 mins
1980 Olympic Hockey Gold Medalist and Team USA Captain Mike Eruzione talks about The Miracle on Ice, Al Michael’s legendary call alongside the late Ken Dryden, the two movies made about that 1980 Olympic hockey journey (with Coach Herb Brooks played by Karl Malden and Kurt Russell), hanging out with 5x Gold Medalist Eric Heiden, meeting The Great One Wayne Gretzky at centre ice of the 4 Nations championship game, President Jimmy C...
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September 15, 2025 • 67 mins
Retired CBC Sports broadcaster Scott Russell talks about his time on Hockey Night in Canada, covering 17 different Olympic Games, his upcoming induction into the OSHOF, his new role as Chancellor at North Bay’s Nipissing University, his mentorship of Devin Heroux, his interactions with Jean Beliveau, Don Cherry, Nelson Mandela, Knowlton Nash, Ernie Afaganis, Brian Williams, Harry Neale, Don Wittman, George Stroumboulopoulos, Dick I...
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September 8, 2025 • 64 mins
Memorabilia Mogul Hersh Borenstein talks about getting into the business via Pavel Bure’s desire to ride roller coasters, his relationships with Gordie Howe and Johnny Bower, his final goodbye to The King Borje Salming, his time with William Shatner, Ralph Macchio, Heather Locklear, Dogpool and Michael J. Fox at Fan Expo, cleaning 30 years of bird poop off of the signature sign atop Wayne Gretzky’s Restaurant, his sly technique to ...
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September 1, 2025 • 84 mins
Journalist/Broadcaster Marty York talks Globe & Mail, TSN, Sportsnet, The Fan, Metro Newspapers and shares stories upon stories upon stories with a cast of characters including Muhammad Ali, Pete Rose, Reggie Jackson, Doug Flutie, Bobby Orr, Donald S Cherry, Pat Gillick, John Tory, Paul Beeston, Damaso Garcia, George Bell, Kelly Gruber, Dave Stieb, Isiah Thomas, Marv Levy, Condredge Holloway, Hank Aaron, Cito Gaston, David Stern, P...
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August 25, 2025 • 35 mins
Gymnast Curtis Hibbert talks about his upcoming induction into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame, his 7 medals (5 of them Gold) in a single Commonwealth Games, representing Canada at two Summer Olympic Games, his front-row memories of the Ben Johnson scandal in 1988, his post-gymnastics careers as a high diver at Canada’s Wonderland and as a Hollywood stuntman and as a Toronto police officer, his interactions with Jackie Chan/James B...
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August 18, 2025 • 40 mins
Edmonton transplant/singer/songwriter Moe Berg talks about the ongoing concern that is The Pursuit of Happiness (TPOH), his supergroup Trans-Canada Highwaymen (TCH), meeting Jeff Bezos, the rocketship that was I’m An Adult Now, touring with Duran Duran/Eurythmics/The Replacements, meeting his idols Todd Rundgren/Alice Cooper/Jeff Lynne, the nemesis that was The Parachute Club, his love for the Chicago Blackhawks, throwing out the f...
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August 11, 2025 • 57 mins
World Series Champion and former Toronto Blue Jays catcher/broadcaster Gregg Zaun talks about his Uncle Rick and Uncle Pat forging his path as a pro catcher, getting drafted by the Baltimore Orioles, winning a World Series with the 1997 Florida Marlins, his five productive seasons with the Blue Jays, playing for a variety of managers including Jim Leyland/John Gibbons/Cito Gaston/Carlos Tosca, catching the late great Roy Doc Hallad...
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August 4, 2025 • 84 mins
1992 and 1993 Toronto Blue Jays World Series Champion Todd Stottlemyre talks about growing up at Yankee Stadium (Mrs Babe Ruth supplied the ice cream), his dad Mel Sr’s amazing life in baseball, getting drafted not once not twice but three times before joining the Blue Jays, that historic 1992 World Series championship, the World Series back-to-back repeat in 1993 featuring the Bloody Chin incident (and telling Philly’s Mayor which...
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July 28, 2025 • 52 mins
Martha and the Muffins co-founder Mark Gane talks about his debut solo album called Garden Music, his creative and life partner Martha Johnson, their song Echo Beach putting him into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, being signed to Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin UK record label, sharing a Juno Award with Anne Murray, having three albums produced by Daniel (then Danny) Lanois, touring with the Eurythmics, why they changed their ...
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July 21, 2025 • 75 mins
Tim Cherry talks about Everything Cherry: the publication of his late sister Cindy’s The Don Cherry Story, how dad Don is doing as he approaches his 92nd birthday, the status of Don Cherry’s Grapevine Podcast after 313 episodes, the ramifications of Coach’s Corner ‘Poppygate’ six years later, the current status of the Ron & Don relationship, Don’s latest visit from BFF/Greatest Player of All Time Bobby Orr, the definitive histories...
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July 14, 2025 • 51 mins
Journalist and Author Morgan Campbell talks about racing against his wife World Champion hurdler Perdita Felicien, his early football career interactions with CFL Superstar/US College Hall of Famer Chuck Ealey, walking on as a wide receiver for the Northwestern University Wildcats, his 18 years writing for The Toronto Star at 1 Yonge Street, his pivot to contributing to CBC Sports and the NY Times, developing a working relationship...
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July 7, 2025 • 47 mins
Hamilton Tiger Cats Grey Cup champion Leo Ezerins talks about helping Harold Ballard earn his sole pro sports championship ring, how much he enjoyed the presence of King Clancy, playing college ball for a brand new head coach named Hugh Campbell, how his 10 year CFL career as a linebacker started with a rookie season at tight end, his post-football job at Boston Pizza working alongside a young Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving, Mike Di...
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June 30, 2025 • 40 mins
The youngest third of The Stastny Brothers Anton Stastny talks about collectively scoring over 1000 points for the Quebec Nordiques, playing on the same line with older brothers Marian and Peter, those crazy Battles of Quebec against the Habs, their dramatic defection from communist Czechoslovakia to Quebec City, scoring 28 points with Peter in just two games, taking care of Joe Sakic when he started with the Nordiques and then Joe...
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June 23, 2025 • 81 mins
Sportscasting Legend Mark Hebscher talks about 11 years of Global’s Sportsline with Jim Tatti, his upcoming book Madness: The Rise and Ruin of Sports Media, the origins of both the Hebsy nickname and his Hebsy Awards, his on-air all-too-real April Fool’s prank with HHOFer Larry Robinson, putting The Champ Muhammad Ali on hold, politely stalking Bob McCown to get his big break, Blue Jay George Bell’s feedback to his farewell montage...
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June 16, 2025 • 38 mins
NHL Hall of Famer and 5x Stanley Cup Champion Steve Shutt talks about his pivotal role in the formation of Willowdale's own RUSH, playing on the Habs Dynasty Line alongside Jacques Lemaire and The Flower Guy Lafleur, his days playing for the Toronto Marlies and hanging out with the Maple Leaf players at Maple Leaf Gardens, his wicked slapshot goal over Vadislav Tretiak’s glove in the 1975 New Year’s Eve exhibition game against the ...
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June 9, 2025 • 61 mins
Keyboardist Rob Preuss talks about joining Spoons at age 15 in grade 11, carrying a permission slip from his Mom to get into club gigs, recording with Danny Lanois, enjoying Whoppers at Burger King with Boy George, being approached backstage by Sting/Steve Winwood/Nile Rodgers, driving his parents’ station wagon to audition for Honeymoon Suite and 3 days later opening for Journey in Kansas City, recording the theme for Lethal Weapo...
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June 2, 2025 • 46 mins
NHL Offensive Defenseman Bryan Berard talks about being drafted 1st overall in 1995, winning Rookie of the Year with the NY Islanders, being traded to the Maple Leafs for Felix Potvin, his two productive seasons in Toronto with Mats Sundin/Steve Thomas/Tie Domi/Pat Quinn, the tragic fluke injury that led to the loss of sight in his right eye, his comeback to successfully rejoin the NHL playing with effectively only one eye, finishi...
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May 26, 2025 • 60 mins
Bay Street Titan David Kassie talks about his McGill basketball career, his first job out of Western MBA at Wood Gundy, his ‘culturally controversial’ business pairings at CIBC, launching Genuity Capital Markets from an office over his garage, monetizing Genuity via the merger that became Canaccord Genuity, his acceptance of algorithmic-guided investment strategies at Outcome (leveraging the ‘magic of compounding’), his recent hob...
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