Muddy York: A Toronto History Podcast
Adam Waiser and Grayson Miller
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Sunnybrook
Nov 3, 2026 · 25:58Sunnybrook was built to treat the many veterans of World War II. It would also be responsible for some of the biggest medical developments in Canada. In honour of Remembrance Day, we will be looking at the history of Toronto's most important veterans ho
Mount Pleasant and the Cemetery That Toronto Forgot
Oct 20, 2026 · 37:04Halloween will soon be upon us and so this episode focuses on the dead of Toronto. Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is famous for its natural beauty and for the many important people buried there. But its story begins with a different cemetery that was erased and
William Holmes Howland: The Mayor Who Wanted to Make Toronto the Good
Oct 6, 2026 · 23:34Toronto the Good - that nickname has fallen out of fashion over the years, but it used to be quite common. This episode is about the man who first coined the term. His name was William Holmes Howland and he was running for mayor. Check out this episode
How Toronto Won the World Series in 1926 w/DM Fox
Sep 15, 2026 · 42:43Okay, it was the Junior World Series, but it still counts. In 1926, the Toronto Maple Leafs (they got the name first) went 109-57, winning the pennant by 8 games before sweeping the Louisville Colonels in the Junior World Series. DM Fox, author of Howl
Union Station - Part 2
Sep 1, 2026 · 25:36It took more than 20 years to build the current Union Station. Over the next century, new lines like TTC, GO and VIA would arrive, it would nearly be knocked down to make room for a new development called Metro Centre and the rail lands around it would