Tobin Tonight

Advocate, Lawyer, and Musician, Lily Vakili wears many different hats (if she decided to wear a hat that is). In this episode, Lily talks about how her fascination with words and how it lead to her having a career as a Lawyer, her interest in music and creating a band and having a child with autism, and the importance of having a good support system. Lily talks about her new album, "Walking Sidewa...

Tobin chats with Canadian Sportscaster, Andi Petrillo. The two talk about name pronunciation and how people can shy away from stating their true last name when they are just starting out. Andi talks about how tough it was leaving Leafs Lunch and trying her best to slow down but admitting she is a workaholic. Andi also opens up on the first time she ever truly felt discriminated against or excluded...

Tobin chats with Canadian Country Singer, Mike Whiteside. Mike talks about how he kept busy during the pandemic, how he ended up becoming a country singer and his experience at Boots and Hearts. Check out the episode Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tobin chats with Newfoundland singer-songwriter, Bailey Jordan-Neil. The two talk about the similarities and differences between podcasting and being a musician. Some similarities include entertaining an audience, working on your craft, and having a setlist. Bailey opens up about being an independent artist during the pandemic and how tough it was to find spots to do shows and keep on top of life....

Tobin chats with Canadian actor, Shane Marriott about his role in the CBC show, "The Porters", his early love of acting, and being grounded and humble. Shane talks about the impact Will Smith had on his life and his love of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and how he is finding the new show Bel-Air. We also discuss black history in Canada and the importance of porter men to our history and we finish it off...

Tobin chats with actress/writer, Cerina Vincent about her new children's book, "Everybody has a belly Button", how it came to be, and future writing projects. Cerina talks about how she handled the pandemic and her love/hate relationship with social media and its algorithm. We also talk about the world needing to be more inclusive and how you are starting to see that in television and movies. Chec...

Tobin chats with Canadian actress, Nadine Whiteman Roden on her career in acting, facing rejection, and starring as Dres Richards in Peacocks New Show, "Take Note". Nadine also talks about the need to have more representation in media not just on television and in movies but behind the scenes. Nadine wants more people of color and people of disability to be able to produce, write, direct, and do w...

Tobin welcomes Koster to the show. Koster talks about his latest projects and working with Cone from Sum 41. He tells a great story about picking your spots and first impressions and how that led to him eventually working with Cone. Koster talks about leaving "The Fallaways" and ultimately betting on yourself and we talk about the impacts of social media and gaining a true following. Check It Out...

Tobin chats with singer/songwriter Cheri Moon on her Grammy-nominated Children's Album, "All One Tribe," the Grammy's being more inclusive and diverse and how that came to be and we talk about the process of getting into children's entertainment. Fun Fact: Cheri use to write with Danny O'Donoghue from The Script BEFORE The Script was a thing! Check It Out Here Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Tobin chats with singer, Lumidee about being labeled a "One Hit Wonder" and how that affected her, dealing with a record label and haters, and about her new music and projects. She also opens up about overcoming rheumatoid arthritis at the age of fourteen, after she was misdiagnosed with lupus and her thoughts on social media, and how she tries not to get too entangled with it. Oh, and I also foun...

Tobin chats with actress, Johanna Liauw about her career, the Netflix show, Tall Girls 2, and being a Mental Health advocate. Johanna also opens up about starting in modeling and transferring into acting, how she stayed active in getting roles during COVID and we discuss gaming. We also talk about social media standards, being introverted extroverts, and how we are both night owls. Hey, maybe you...

Tobin welcomes Rick Campanelli back to the show to discuss what he has been up to since episode 48. The last time we chatted with Rick we discussed his Much Music career and transition into ET Canada. We touch a little on this but the majority of this episode is just two guys chatting about what they have learned from their time in media and Rick offers some insight on building relationships with...

Tobin chats with Canadian Curler and fellow Newfoundlander, Brad Gushue on his path back to the Olympics. It has been 16 years since Gushue has represented Canada at the Olympics and this time it is different. It's a pandemic, he has children, he is more experienced, and has some new faces on his team, how will that all factor in, we find out from the source. Gushue also talks about how the team i...

Tobin puts his Carleton University/ University of Ottawa rivalry aside for this episode and welcomes Canadian Curler, Rachel Homan. The two talk about what it means to represent Canada in the Beijing Olympics. Rachel discusses how the decision came about for Curling Canada to pick and send her and John Morris to Bejing, considering there was no tournament to see who would represent Canada, and she...

Tobin chats with Two Time Olympian Jennifer Jones. Jones talks about her career and upbringing in curling at a young age and how she dreamed of winning a Scotties. She talks about her excitement for the Beijing Olympics and the preparation she and her team are doing to stay in shape but also not end up with a positive COVID test. Jones also discusses her 2005 victory in Newfoundland and being scre...

Tobin chats with Canadian Broadcast Legend, Brian Williams about his career in broadcasting, the Olympic Games in Bejing, and his retirement. Brian takes us down memory lane of his coverage of so many Olympic Games and what his memorable moments were. The Men's Team Canada Hockey team ended the 50-year gold medal drought, the Bronze that felt like a Gold for Women's Soccer in London 2012 and of co...

It's our annual Christmas episode, and though we all had HIGHER hopes for the end of 2021, it looks like COVID will be extending its unwanted stay for another year. But let's just hope we will get back to normal sooner than later and we continue to find a way to fight the virus. Now Let's FOCUS on Christmas!! In this episode you'll hear from some of our past guests and their Christmas Traditions,...

Tobin welcomes Brittany Bristow to the podcast. You may know Brittany if you ever turn on a Hallmark Christmas movie during the Countdown to Christmas or Christmas in July as she stars in a few Hallmark movies. In this episode Brittany talks about how she got her start in acting, branching outside the Hallmark movie brand, her love of the Christmas season, and much much more.  Check It Out Here Le...

Tobin welcomes Newfoundland Actor and Producer, Allan Hawco to the podcast. Allan talks about how he got into acting, how the television show Republic of Doyle came to be, and what he would have done differently with the show. We also have some fun at Allan's expense with his guest role on Hudson and Rex and the budget needing to fit in his LEATHER jacket request (not actually true). Plus we chat...

Tobin chats with Jacob, Jeremy, and Alex of the Montreal-based band, Group Project. The three talk about how they formed the band, how they came up with the name, and their latest song Alma Mater. We also chat about the media and how it can portray people, accents in music, and what's next for the band? What are their goals for 2022? Oh, and we have a lot of laughs. Fun Fact: Classe Ajournée (Clas...

Tobin chats with Canadian Country singer, Greg Rider on his path into music. Originally Greg wanted to be a sports journalist but a car accident during an internship changed his whole life and path. Greg discusses this on the podcast and opens up about being a class clown and finding out he has ADHD. Greg talks about dealing with depression and anxiety and we chat about the importance of being a g...

Tobin welcomes Mayko Nguyen to the podcast. Mayko has been featured in Rookie Blue, Killjoys, and is currently portraying Chief of Forensics, Sarah Truong on City TV's Hudson and Rex. The series is filmed in St. John's, Newfoundland. Mayko discussed getting the role for the show, the changes they have made in the latest season, working with Rex (a german Sheppard dog), and how originally she strug...

Tobin chats with North Harbour Author, Ida Linehan Young about how she started writing books, and how she continues to come up with more ideas for her books. Ida discusses writing her first book about a fire in North Harbour that ended up taking five members of her family and how it took her a long time to get the details of the story. Ida also talks about her latest book, "The Stolen Ones" and wh...

Tobin welcomes Canadian Curler turned Broadcaster, Jill Officer to the show. Jill talks about her curling career, her friendship with Jennifer Jones, transitioning away from curling, and going back to school to pursue another interest of hers that could potentially take her back into curling but in a different role. Jill and I also discuss being screeched in, curling in a bubble and if there were...

Tobin welcomes Canada Tonight host, Ginella Massa to the podcast. You would think the fact we both use TONIGHT in our title would be the only similarity Ginella and I would have, but throughout this conversation, I find out we have a lot more in common than just a communications degree. Ginella talks about getting her break with CANADA TONIGHT, how the show's name came to be, and she talks about b...