Ben Mulroney, The Ben Mulroney Show

Ben Mulroney, The Ben Mulroney Show

From Toronto Legends by Andrew Applebaum

May 4, 2026 · 56 min · Episode 357

About this episode

Ben Mulroney discusses his upbringing, career in media, and experiences with notable figures.

The Ben Mulroney Show’s Ben Mulroney talks about growing up at 24 Sussex Drive, his Dad teaching him about the birds and the bees using ‘the book,’ learning life lessons from Justin Trudeau, the ‘all conversation, no cancellation’ theme of his radio show, his experiences hosting Canadian Idol and ETalk, cohosting a prime time American network talkshow with Kelly Ripa, and why the Backstreet Boys did NOT appreciate his suggestion to rerecord their hit song in French! Ben Mulroney will be a featured speaker at the Departure Festival and Conference on Tuesday May 5th at the iconic Imperial Room in the historic Fairmont Royal York Hotel...full details at https://departureto.com/event/trust-issues-navigating-a-new-era-of-populism/ Enjoy The Ben Mulroney Show from Monday to Friday across the Corus radio network and anytime as a podcast at https://globalnews.ca/national/program/the-ben-mulroney-show/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at andrew.applebaum@gmail.com All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Applebaum

Guest: Ben Mulroney

Topics covered

  • media
  • celebrity
  • personal stories
  • Canadian culture
  • radio
  • music

Keywords

  • Ben Mulroney
  • Justin Trudeau
  • Canadian Idol
  • ETalk
  • radio show
  • Backstreet Boys
  • Departure Festival

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Ben Mulroney Show, Canadian Idol, ETalk, Corus

Products: Backstreet Boys

Places: 24 Sussex Drive, Fairmont Royal York Hotel

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