Episodes

Tobin welcomes CBC Foreign Correspondent, Paul Hunter to the show. Paul talks about his upbringing in North York, his passion for journalism, and how it led him from Wingham, Ontario to Washington, D.C. He also discusses cover Donald Trump, U.S. stories, and other world events he has covered over the years. Plus he gives some advice to journalists starting off in the field Check It Out Here

Twas The Podcast Before Christmas and all was alright, Tobin had gotten his guests for Tobin Tonight! Here it is Folks, Our Season 2 Christmas Special! We called in a few favors, safe to say these guest will be changing their emails and numbers in 2018 (I kid) BUT we called in past guests to help us out on our special, so sit back and enjoy as the podcast gets festive! You'll hear from Santa Clause himself and you'll hear some of your favorite comedians, news/sports anchors, musicians and actor...

Tobin chats with a 25 Gemini Award winner, A man who was appointed an officer in the Order of Canada and inducted into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame. Oh and it's all one person, who is also a fellow Newfoundlander born in the same month as this host, THAT'S THE TAKE AWAY here. Rick Mercer joins the show to talk about his career from 22 Minutes to Talking to Americans to the Rick Mercer Report. Rick opens up about his relationship with the late Gord Downey, what he plans on doing after ...

Tobin welcomes Newfoundland Curler, Brad Gushue to the podcast to talk about his career, his success over the past few years ESPECIALLY in 2017, and of course the upcoming Tim Hortons Roar of Rings being held in Ottawa this month. Check It Out Here

Tobin chats with James Duthie about his podcast, his books, and his big break which led him to become a broadcaster. James also shares a story about his former mentor at CTV Ottawa, Bryan Smith, and talks about his humor comparing it to Letterman. Check It Out Here

Tobin goes SHAMELESS as he chats with Steve Howey about how he landed the role of Kevin Ball on the hit show that just got picked up for a ninth season. We talk about a few spoilers for this season, season eight, and what he enjoys about the show. But before we get into that Steve talks about how he got into acting, and of course the show I know him best from REBA as he played a funny airheaded character but lovable goof, Van. Check It Out Here

Tobin chats with Adrienne Arsenault to talk about becoming one of the new faces of the National. We discuss her career, how she got her foot in the door at the CBC (it's a funny story) and some tips she is learning as she takes on a new role in hosting. Check It Out Here

Tobin chats with Bryton James about his career on Young and the Restless, his charity work, and of course playing Little Richie on Family Matters. Bryton discusses how he got the part, his favorite memories, the casting of Jaleel White as Steve Urkel, and his crush on Kelly (Laura). Bryton also discusses the passing of Michelle Thomas ( Mira) and his thoughts on a reunion, whether would he entertain the idea, and what would he expect a reboot to look like. Check It Out Here

Tobin chats with Ryan and Jimmy of the band Picture This. We talk about their success, how the band was formed, and why Irish music is so distinctive. We also talk about how a former One Direction member reached out to the band to help them get exposure and where the band sees themselves at this time next year. Check It Out Here

Tobin chats with Ian Hanomansing on growing up in Sackville, New Brunswick, his early start in broadcasting, and how he got to the CBC. We also talk to Ian about his excitement to get started with the new National, the move from Vancouver to Toronto, and why CBC went with 4 hosts instead of the usual one or two that Canadians are used to. Check It Out Here

Tobin talks to Rosemary Barton about how she got into politics, and what she looks forward to doing with the new show and she gives us a more in detail description of how the show is going to work. We also find out more interests Rosemary has, for instance, did you know she would like to interview musicians and loves to laugh? Check It Out Here

Tobin welcomes Newfoundland author, Darlene White Antle to the podcast. Darlene talks about how she came up with the idea to write a children's book on autism called The Autistic Puppy and why she chose a dog as the main character. Darlene explains the process of writing the book to get it out in stores and the reception it got. You can buy the book on amazon or ask for it in your local bookstores. Check It Out Here

Tobin chats with Andrew Chang about gearing up to become one of the new faces of the National. We discuss his career and how he landed his first role at CBC in Montreal and how that led him to Vancouver and now here. Andrew also explains what he is most excited about with the new format and much more. Check It Out Here

Tobin chats with Richie Andrews otherwise known as Outasight about his new album, "Richie" and about his success in the music industry. We talk to him about his hit song, "Tonight is the Night", signing with Warner Music in the beginning, and how he came up with the name Outasight. We also discuss his musical influences and interests. Check It Out Here

Tobin chats with Mr. William Daniels about his career and Boy Meets World. We take a trip down nostalgia lane to find out how Will got the part, how he almost DIDN'T become Mr.Feeny, and what he enjoyed about the show. Of course, we also talk to him about his career leading up to that role including meeting his wife Bonnie who played the Dean in Boy Meets World and teamed up with him earlier in their television career on St. Elsewhere. Check It Out Here

Tobin goes LIVE, face to face with Chuck Comeau of Simple Plan. He talks about forming the band, creating the name, and getting their first record deal. Chuck also tells us about the Simple Plan Foundation, and some of his favorite memories with the band and we discuss his relationship with the late Chester Bennington of Linkin Park. EXCUSE the background noise as this was done in Algonquin College when the band was doing press, and other members were being interviewed as well. Check It O...

Tobin welcomes Dylan Playfair (AKA Riley of Letterkenny) to the podcast. Dylan talks about his career in acting and transitioning from the hockey world he grew up in into the acting world. He also tells us how an actor on Friday Night Lives helped him pursue his career in acting. Of course, we talk about the show Letterkenny, how he got the part, how it all came to be and his favorite part about doing the show and we finish it off with Dylan telling us how an infamous YouTube clip of his father...

Tobin chats with Dean about his success at the CCMA's where earlier this month he added to his collection with another three, giving him 16 CCMA Awards and 2 Juno's. He talked about his music career and gives his opinion on old country vs new country Check It Out Here

Tobin talks with TSN's own Jay Onrait. Jay discusses the new show and podcast, his experience down at Fox Sports, and his career. We also ask him what we can expect from the show once Hockey season starts and what prompted him to write his books, Anchorboy and Number Two. Check It Out Here

Tobin chats with Canadian Country singer Adam Gregory on his music career, starting way back as a young teen to his upcoming new album, the song, Dirt Road Therapy. Adam talks about his older songs such as Horse Shoes, Big Star, and No Vacancies and how they still get brought up today and he tells us about his first time meeting Billy Ray Cyrus. Adam also discusses what he thinks about country music today and who are some of his favorite acts Check It Out Here

Tobin chats with CTV's own Kevin Newman. Kevin talks about his broadcasting career and how he started being a news director for a university station from his first break at Global News to moving down south to work with ABC news. All that is discussed and more. Kevin also gives us insight on the importance of failure and how that can lead to success, how he thinks from his experience you move up the journalist ladder and we finish it off by talking to Kevin about his son Alex and their relations...

Tobin chats with Kate Todd, also known as Shady Lane from the Canadian television show RFR (Radio Free Roscoe). Kate tells us how she got the part, how the cast got their names, and some of her favorite memories of the show. She also tells us what she thought a revival could look like. We also talk to Kate about her solo music career and how that is going. Who she looks up to, and who she would like to work with. Check It Out Here

Tobin chats with fellow host and Newfoundlander, Tom Power on his career in radio, his start at CBC, and how he is adjusting to being the new host of CBC's Q . Tom tells us about his first time on-air and what he had to learn in terms of being a good host, and what he enjoys about hosting and the difference in being on a team compared to just being a one-man show (pun intended) We also discuss a former host of the Q and how uncomfortable questions and situations can sometimes give you good ma...

Tobin chats with Michael Landsberg on his career in Sports Broadcasting. We find out how he ended up at TSN, hosting Off The Record (OTR), and what some of his most memorable moments are from the show. Fun Fact: It is the longest-running sports talk show to date (September 8, 1997 – December 18, 2015). Check It Out Here