Today in TO: Toronto's News Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

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Today in TO: Toronto's News Podcast

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Society & Culture

Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 59

There's a lot going on in Toronto and it can be hard to keep up. Today in TO is Toronto's news podcast. Every Wednesday, host, Dani Stover, brings you inside the biggest stories in the city and helps connect the dots on what's really going on and how we got here. If it matters to the GTA, you'll hear all about it on Today in TO -- from the people who make Toronto the amazing place it is.

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🇨🇦 Canada - newsCommentary
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#97
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26/12/2024
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11/12/2024
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Talking Comedy And Culture With Hassan Phills

Season 1 · Episode 57

Thursday, March 28, 2024 • Duration 27:00

On this episode of Today in TO it's all about the comedy. Host Dani Stover is joined by a rising voice in comedy and a Toronto native, Hassan Phills. They get into what the Toronto comedy scene is like, how he's able to bring his unique background into his material and how it feels to sell out one of Toronto's historic theatres for his new show, Eidiot Mubarak And for the final act, content producer Glenn Bragonier takes you on a tour of the Elgin & Winter Garden Theatre Centre, and why it's one of the last of its kind in the world.

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Toronto Draws People In...But Will That Last Forever?

Season 1 · Episode 56

Wednesday, March 20, 2024 • Duration 14:19

Toronto is not only considered a "global" city, but a magnet that draws in and retains people looking for a desirable to work and live. On this episode of Today in TO host Dani Stover breaks down the 4 different types of global cities, how Toronto fell into the magnet category, and if we will continue to attract and retain talent...or do the other things magnets can do...repel. And content producer Glenn Bragonier helps to explain what a sister city is, and who Toronto has paired up with.

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The Toronto Drag Episode

Season 1 · Episode 48

Wednesday, January 17, 2024 • Duration 27:00

On this episode of Today in TO, host Dani Stover speaks with three of Toronto's top drag superstars, including two queens who were on the most recent season 4 of Canada's Drag Race. So fair warning, there are spoilers ahead. Dani and the Queen's talk about what its like to be on tour, how to put on an epic show, and the pressure of competing on the national stage. You'll also find out where they are eating, shopping, and dancing when they're in Toronto. Afterwards, content producer Glenn Bragonier will fill you in on who Andrew Carnegie is, how he's tied to the city of Toronto and where you can find Toronto Public Library's oldest building. For tickets to Solid Gold with Tynomi Banks, click here.

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Run-In's At The Mall & Cash For Cops

Season 1 · Episode 47

Wednesday, January 10, 2024 • Duration 19:23

On this episode of Today in T.O. host Dani Stover tells a story about a chance run-in with someone you might consider a Toronto celebrity at the mall, while outside people gathered to protest the ongoing violence in Gaza. Next, it's budget time in Toronto, which also includes the Toronto Police operating budget. Dani dives into why the TPS is requesting tens of millions of dollars more, how this could end up raising municipal taxes and if this is the best way to spend taxpayer money. Finally, content producer Glenn Bragonier explores the relics and ruins of Toronto in the Guild Park and Gardens, where you can see everything from old signs and entrances...to a full outdoor Greek theatre.

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Introducing... Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry | Music and the Mob

Wednesday, January 3, 2024 • Duration 35:18

If there’s money to be made, chances are organized crime will want a piece of it…call it the mob, the mafia, the costa nostra, or “this thing of ours,” these groups, these families are close to the action in some way… Construction, drugs, alcohol, prostitution, protection rackets, gambling, loan sharking, tax fraud, stock manipulation, corruption of public officials, porn—you name it and there’s a boss and a family that’s looking for a taste if not for outright control… One thing that I didn’t include on that list is the entertainment industry…I mean, just look at the stories involving Vegas and Atlantic City…stories about movies and studios…and mobsters who are fans of the music industry… The mob has been involved in music almost since the beginning…as soon crime families began to evolve, consolidate, and exercise power in the late 1800s, hooks were put into performers, composers, venues, and later, record labels… Money came from shakedowns, skims, theft of copyright, counterfeiting, and fraudulent bookkeeping…businesses, careers, and lives were ruined…people got hurt…and some people died… Show contact info: X (formerly Twitter): @AlanCross Website: ajournalofmusicalthings.com Email: Alan@alancross.ca

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Introducing... Black And Blue: Behind the Badge | Catching Hell

Wednesday, December 27, 2023 • Duration 36:20

It’s 1986 and Michael Morrison is offered the opportunity of a lifetime. A chance to leave his life of poverty in Newark and start afresh. It’s a job offer he can’t afford to refuse. Michael has no idea what this new job has in store. But he soon realizes: he’s just joined ‘the biggest gang in America’. Join Seren Jones to hear Michael’s story and find out what it means to be both Black and Blue. Contact: Email: blackandblue@curiouscast.ca Facebook: @BlanchardHouseStories Instagram: @BlanchardHouseStories X (formerly Twitter): @BlanchardTweets Blanchard House website: blanchard-house.com

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Introducing... Global News' What Happened To...? | The 2011 Vancouver Riots

Thursday, December 21, 2023 • Duration 37:20

On June 15, 2011, riots broke out in Vancouver following Game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup final downtown after The Canucks were defeated by the Boston Bruins in a stunning 4-0 win. A report found that total damage caused by the riot was just over $3.7 million. There were 112 businesses and 122 vehicles damaged, and 52 assaults were reported against civilians, police and emergency personnel. On this episode of What happened to…? Erica Vella speaks with those who were in the ground experienced the riot first hand and learns more about the push for change and accountability following the riots. Find out more at https://globalnews.ca/news/9899622/what-happened-to-2011-vancouver-riots/

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Poison Packages & RoFo Stadium

Season 1 · Episode 43

Wednesday, December 13, 2023 • Duration 25:48

On this episode of Today in TO, host Dani Stover starts off on a sensitive subject, the trial of Kenneth Law. Dani speaks with Matt Carty, a reporter with Global News about Law being charged with not only selling poison, but the murders of multiple people throughout the province...and potentially the world. And how would you feel going to the Rob Ford Stadium? Well, there is a possibility that it could become a real place soon, but not everyone is on board with it. Dani dives into the very public and controversial history of the late mayor, and if he is really the best person to rename the stadium after. Speaking of Rob Ford...do you remember one of his most controversial press conferences? Well, content producer Glenn Bragonier does, and he'll take you through what happened and why it was said...on live TV.

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Kangaroo Jack, Captain Kangaroo...Toronto Kangaroo?

Season 1 · Episode 42

Wednesday, December 6, 2023 • Duration 15:13

It's a new episode of Today in TO, and host Dani Stover doesn't waste any time hopping right to it. The Toronto Kangaroo that is. Or to be more exact and less punny, the female kangaroo that was hopping our Durham Region. First, Dani jumps right into the obvious topic, exploring why its escape and roaming around captured the attention and interest of so many people. Next, instead of talking about how funny this is, and why it quickly became a viral sensation. Dani explores how the tallest marsupial native to Australia found its way to Canada, what role roadside zoos have to play in all of this, and if we need to change the laws to better protect these creatures. And finally, it's just shy of 11 years since Toronto's Ikea monkey took the world by storm and broke the internet, and Content Producer Glenn Bragonier fills you in on what happened, and where stylish little Darwin is living now.

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Trading Highways For Land & Holistic House Selling

Season 1 · Episode 41

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 • Duration 20:39

It's a new episode of Today in TO and the city finally got rid of the highways...but in a good way. Host Dani Stover tells you about the new deal Premier Ford and Mayor Chow worked out that will save Toronto billions of dollars, and why it still may have come at too high of a price. And how do you sell a house that has ghosts, spirits and other spectres? Dani answers this age-old question by letting you know about Toronto's only psychic real estate agent, and why he specializes in selling houses with ghostly squatters. Finally, content producer Glenn Bragonier reveals how one property owner doing some minor home renovations discovered they actually might live in a house older than the city itself!

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