Muddy York: A Toronto History Podcast

St. Lawrence Market has been a city hall, a jailhouse, a music hall and a great place to get a peameal bacon sandwich. National Geographic ranked it as one of the top 10 food markets in the world. Learn more about this landmark on Muddy York , Toronto's #1 history podcast. You can follow  Muddy York  on Twitter:  ⁠⁠Toronto_History⁠⁠  and Facebook:  ⁠https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory/⁠...

The Great Fire of 1849 destroyed 10-15 acres of central Toronto, including earlier versions of St. Lawrence Market and St. James Cathedral. This wasn't just a good fire, it was a great fire. Learn more about it on Muddy York , Toronto's #1 history podcast. You can follow  Muddy York  on Twitter:  ⁠⁠Toronto_History⁠⁠  and Facebook:  ⁠https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory/⁠ Music from th...

The CNE begins in three days. This week on Muddy York , learn about its weird and wonderful history including butter sculpting, car polo, the Mayors Bathtub Derby and an Alice Cooper riot. You can follow  Muddy York  on Twitter:  ⁠⁠Toronto_History⁠⁠  and Facebook:  ⁠https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory/⁠ Music from this episode: The Dover - Westerflies Metal Race - Josh Kirsch Media_Right Pro...

Before the Blue Jays played their first game in the snow, the Maple Leafs were Toronto's top professional baseball team. They won 11 International League titles and 13 Hall of Famers would play for the team. Learn more about them this week on Muddy York . You can follow  Muddy York  on Twitter:  ⁠⁠Toronto_History⁠⁠  and Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory/⁠ Music from this Epi...

This episode is about the great mansion on Davenport Hill and the man who built it. Casa Loma is one of the most distinctive buildings in Toronto, but there's more to this story. It helped to launch swing music and it once housed a top-secret lab. Learn more about it on this week's episode of Muddy York . You can follow  Muddy York  on Twitter:  ⁠⁠Toronto_History⁠⁠  and Facebook: ⁠https://...

Thornton and Lucie Blackburn were born as slaves in Kentucky. They would escape, make their way to Canada, establish the legal precedent that led to the Underground Railroad and create the very first cab in the history of Toronto. Learn about their story this week on Muddy York. I've Got a Home in Glory Land: A Lost Tale of the Underground Railroad by Karolyn Smardz Frost is a good read if you...

In honour of the mayoral election, Muddy York's very first episode will be about the very first election ever held in Toronto way back in the year 1800. Four men would stand for the honour of representing the people of York. This story has riots, bribery and duels to the death. Who says that politics is boring? If you like our show, please consider subscribing or giving the Muddy York podcast...

Muddy York is the first podcast dedicated to the history of Toronto. Staring on June 20th, we will be posting new episodes on the first and third Tuesday of every month. In the meantime, here is a short introduction to your charming hosts and a short story about how Toronto got its Muddy York nickname.