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THE POWER OF ONE: The story of 52 Women who have had a positive impact on our city
May 1, 2026
32m 36s
COOK, SWIM, SHARE: Two creative Torontonians develop different but equally effective ways to support Toronto Food Banks.
Mar 1, 2026
37m 53s
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Two of our previous guests update us on their latest endeavours.
Jan 1, 2026
35m 25s
YOU DO WHAT FOR A LIVING? A behind the scenes look at two very intriguing professions: A Sommelier and a Courtroom Sketch Artist
Nov 1, 2025
35m 33s
GOOD SPACES CREATE GREAT PLACES: A magazine and a retail store combine to change how we view Toronto.
Sep 1, 2025
31m 15s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 5/1/26 | THE POWER OF ONE: The story of 52 Women who have had a positive impact on our city✨ | women's impactmuseums+3 | Heidi Reitmaier | Museum of Toronto | Toronto | Museum of Torontowomen+4 | — | 32m 36s | |
| 3/1/26 | COOK, SWIM, SHARE: Two creative Torontonians develop different but equally effective ways to support Toronto Food Banks.✨ | food banksvolunteering+4 | Maddy GoldbergSam Garrison | Toronto Food Banks | Toronto | Torontofood banks+5 | — | 37m 53s | |
| 1/1/26 | WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Two of our previous guests update us on their latest endeavours.✨ | updatesinterviews+3 | Austin EmeryJean-Louis Brenninkmeijer | Hidden Gems Toronto | — | podcastupdates+3 | — | 35m 25s | |
| 11/1/25 | YOU DO WHAT FOR A LIVING? A behind the scenes look at two very intriguing professions: A Sommelier and a Courtroom Sketch Artist✨ | sommeliercourtroom sketch artist+3 | Nabilah RawjiAlexandra Newbould | Hockey Canada | — | sommeliercourtroom sketch artist+6 | — | 35m 33s | |
| 9/1/25 | GOOD SPACES CREATE GREAT PLACES: A magazine and a retail store combine to change how we view Toronto.✨ | public spacesurban development+3 | Matt BlackettDylan Reid | Spacing MagazineSpacing Toronto | — | TorontoSpacing Magazine+3 | — | 31m 15s | |
| 7/1/25 | COMPASSION HAS NO BORDERS...Saving Animals Around the World.✨ | animal rescueveterinary medicine+3 | Dr. Cliff RedfordEmily | Dr. Cliff Worldwide Vet | — | animal rescueveterinarian+3 | — | 33m 23s | |
| 5/1/25 | SEE SOMETHING, DO SOMETHING. Volunteers who fill a need on their own.✨ | volunteeringcommunity impact+3 | — | — | — | volunteerscommunity event+3 | — | 32m 06s | |
| 2/23/25 | SMALL CHANGE MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE...A catalyst for change in communities across Canada✨ | community supportenvironmentalism+3 | Burkhard Mausberg | Small Change Fundenvironmental movement | Canada | Small Change FundBurkhard Mausberg+3 | — | 35m 31s | |
| 1/1/25 | WHERE ARE THEY NOW? We reconnect with four of our previous guests.✨ | reunionupdates+3 | — | Hidden Gems Toronto | — | Hidden Gems Torontopodcast+3 | — | 37m 54s | |
| 11/1/24 | YOU DO WHAT FOR A LIVING? A behind the scenes look at two very creative professions: A comedy writer/actor and a children's toy designer.✨ | comedytoy design+3 | Coko GaloreKurt Scanlan | Second City TorontoHidden Gems Toronto | — | comedytoy design+3 | — | 33m 18s | |
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| 9/1/24 | EXPLORING TORONTO'S HISTORY WITH ADAM BUNCH: Where Truth is Stranger than Fiction | Send us Fan Mail Adam Bunch is an award-winning historian with an insatiable interest and curiosity about our city's past. He has a knack for bringing history to life by including unusual and often bizarre characters and events in all his writing and presentations. And he has a unique storytelling style that makes the history of Toronto seem like a John Grisham page-turner novel. Thanks for listening! Please visit our website at hiddengemstoronto.net Follow us on Instagram ... | 37m 05s | ||||||
| 7/1/24 | A MOVER AND SHAKER IN SCARBOROUGH: Krissan Veerasingam is changing the face of his neighbourhood | Send us Fan Mail You need a good pair of running shoes to keep up with Krissan Veerasingam. He helped launch the Scarborough Repair Café where residents can bring a multitude of household items for repair, free of charge. He is also an advocate for public transit and supports numerous environmental initiatives. As if this wasn't enough, he finds time to promote ethnic grocery stores and restaurants throughout Scarborough. And he does all this will great enthusiasm and aplomb... | 30m 29s | ||||||
| 5/1/24 | EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY...for Toronto's esteemed Photo Laureate, Nadya Kwandibens | Send us Fan Mail Nadya brings an indigenous perspective to her award-winning photography. In this podcast you will learn that it isn't just her technical ability with the camera that makes her work so special, it's her gentle nature and empathy for her subjects that allows her to build a trust with people and that is evident in all her portraits. As she likes to say: "The camera is an extension of my arm". Thanks for listening! Please visit our website at hiddengemstoronto.... | 35m 11s | ||||||
| 3/1/24 | "YOU DO WHAT FOR A LIVING?": The "Clock Guy" who keeps Toronto ticking! | Send us Fan Mail In this second episode of our series called "You do what for a living?" we introduce you to John Scott, affectionately known as the Clock Guy in Toronto. John is responsible for keeping many of our city's tower clocks running smoothly and chiming on time. John gives us a master class on how gems such as the Old City Hall tower clock operate. After listening to John, you will be left with a whole new appreciation of this scientific wonder known as the tower clock. Thanks for... | 27m 32s | ||||||
| 1/1/24 | "YOU DO WHAT FOR A LIVING?": Tales from inside a Mascot! | Send us Fan Mail In this podcast we launch the first episode of our occasional series about people who have interesting, if somewhat unusual occupations. And Austin Emery certainly fits the bill. Over his lifetime, Austin has attended more than 500 events dressed as a mascot. He has worn every costume you can imagine. But wait; there's more! In addition to being a mascot, he also is an accomplished sculptor who invites complete novices into his backyard and allows them to create a small sculp... | 32m 14s | ||||||
| 11/1/23 | OPERATION UKRAINE: Treating Victims of War | Send us Fan Mail In this podcast, we interview Julia Malaniy and Marg Gadke, who are part of a remarkable group of highly skilled medical professionals who volunteer their time and expertise to treat severely injured military and civilian casualties resulting from Russia's unprovoked war on Ukraine. It is a heartbreaking yet heartwarming story of human compassion and hope. Thanks for listening! Please visit our website at hiddengemstoronto.net Follow us on Instagram at hiddengems.toro... | 31m 34s | ||||||
| 9/1/23 | JACQUIE'S THREE R'S: Reuse, Refill, Repeat | Send us Fan Mail Jacquie Rushlow is on a mission! She is determined to rid the world of single-use plastic, one community at a time. She gave up a very successful TV production career to work full-time on accomplishing this goal. In a few short years, she has opened four outlets called The Keep Refillery, where people can bring in old plastic containers and refill them with an array of everyday, household products. And for Jacquie this is just the beginning. She is smart, inventive, and relen... | 35m 32s | ||||||
| 5/1/23 | "I HAVE A POLICY FOR THAT!" | Send us Fan Mail For his entire career Peter Clutterbuck has been involved in creating and implementing social policies that have greatly impacted the quality of life in Toronto. Whether it’s poverty, mental health or marginalized communities, his finger print is on them all. Peter discusses the successes and disappointments of his illustrious career and weighs in on the state of our city from a social planning perspective. We wrap up the podcast with a chat about the upcoming election for Ma... | 36m 07s | ||||||
| 4/1/23 | PAINTING THE TOWN RED (And Green, and Blue and Purple....) | Send us Fan Mail StreetARToronto has turned our urban neighbourhoods into an outdoor art gallery. Initiated 10 yours ago as a plan to reduce graffiti vandalism, the program has engaged artists to change thousands of drab buildings, underpasses and traffic-signal boxes into vibrant colourful street art. Toronto is now a world leader in this work. And as project manager Catherine Campbell explains, the process working with artists is just as important as the final results. Th... | 33m 34s | ||||||
| 2/28/23 | HONEY, I SHRUNK THE COUNTRY! The story behind the creation of Little Canada | Send us Fan Mail While growing up in Europe, Jean-Louis Brenninkmeijer had a real passion for miniature trains. Later on in life, he developed a similar love for the country where work brought him for a two year stint. That country was Canada. He then had the brilliant idea of combining these two passions into one, and though it took 11 years and millions of dollars to complete, the effort was well worth it. He created Little Canada, a stunning exhibit that replicates major parts of Can... | 28m 57s | ||||||
| 2/1/23 | THE ROAD LESS TAKEN...Turning Travel into impact | Send us Fan Mail Tourism is an $8 trillion global industry yet very little of that money makes its way into the hands of local businesses and communities. Fortunately, there is an organization called Planeterra that is trying to change all that. They have helped create nearly 500 community-based initiatives in more than 77 countries. Each one provides travellers with a unique travel experience that also benefits the local community and many marginalized groups. Their articulate Di... | 33m 31s | ||||||
| 1/1/23 | IT'S DAVID VS. GOLIATH FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE IN TORONTO | Send us Fan Mail Zach Grant is the Community Director at the Church of the Holy Trinity in downtown Toronto. The church is a mere 21 steps from the Eaton Centre, the epicentre of retail consumerism in Canada. The contrast could not be more stark. Zach works with, and on behalf of, the homeless people living in Toronto. Each month there is a memorial at the Church to celebrate the life and tragic death of those living on the streets. Zach's life is surrounded by grief and rag... | 34m 15s | ||||||
| 12/1/22 | IT'S TOO LATE FOR PESSIMISM...In the fight against climate change! | Send us Fan Mail The indefatigable Sarah Lazarovic has been a journalist, editorial cartoonist and author. Her book, A Bunch of Pretty Things I Did Not Buy, is a lively tale of her fight against overconsumption, including going one whole year without buying a single piece of clothing. And her regular newsletter, Minimal Viable Planet, which she describes as an undepressing newsletter about how to fight climate change is irreverent, funny and very insightful. She is a m... | 35m 02s | ||||||
| 11/1/22 | UNDER THE (NEW) NEON PALMS | Send us Fan Mail In this podcast we chat with the Executive and Creative Director of El Mocambo, the effervescent, Mike Chalut. Mike talks about how the El Mocambo was completely renovated into a state of the art facility, while at the same time, paying homage to its illustrious past. It seems everyone has an Elmo story and you will hear lots of them in this podcast. Thanks for listening! Please visit our website at hiddengemstoronto.net Follow us on Instagram at hiddengems.toron... | 28m 22s | ||||||
| 10/1/22 | SKELETONS OUT OF THE CLOSET | Send us Fan Mail In this month’s podcast we chat with Ben Lovatt, owner of the Skull Store and Prehistoria Museum. He proudly calls his museum the worlds weirdest recycling centre and Canada’s biggest oddity shop. When you see what Ben has on display, you will quickly surmise that “odd” barely scratches the surface. Thanks for listening! Please visit our website at hiddengemstoronto.net Follow us on Instagram at hiddengems.toronto and Facebook at hiddengems.toronto ... | 31m 10s | ||||||
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