Tobin Tonight

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, I check a few voicemails, Quote the Raven gives us a performance of their Christmas song, "Lonely Christmas Eve and Broadtree play a game of rapid-fire questions. It's a fun episode, hope you enjoy it! Watch It Here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 about getting our older siblings clothes, streaming compared to having to wait to watch television shows, and more. Check It Out Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 (Class Dismissed) Check It Out Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 good entertainer/communicator and how it can help in whatever career you choose.  Check It Out Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 struggled when first making the move from Toronto to Newfoundland.  Check It Out Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 what her future plans are for her books.  Check It Out Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 any other sports Jill considered playing that could have possibly reached the same success as her curling career.  Check It Out Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 being one of the first hosts in Canada to wear a hijab. Ginella also tells an interesting story about her time in university and how one teacher wanted her to lose the hijab. Trust Me You're Going to Want to Check This Interview Out. Check It Out Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tobin welcomes Canadian Singer, Madison Olds to the podcast. Madison talks about her love of Halloween, Harry Potter, Candy Corn, and the music business. Madison and I talk about cancel culture, and her musical career and she shares an interesting Chris Brown story. Can you still like an artist's music but dislike the artist as a person, we debate that as well. It's an episode that is full of conversation, just what you expect from this podcast.  Check It Out Here  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tobin welcomes Crash and Adams from Crash Adams to the show. The duo talk about how they met, coming up with the idea of always wearing a suit, the installment of the famous red couch to their identity, and much much more. It's a good thing they have more than one suit each as the duo was in stitches throughout this chat, hope you check it out and enjoy it. Check It Out Here   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tobin welcomes Canadian Country Singer, Shantaia to the show. Shantaia and Tobin dive into a range of topics. Topics include the power of music labels and how they may affect an artist's creativity, why she turned down auditioning for The Voice, and how Martina McBride and Maren Morris have left an impact on her career.   We also talk about Shantaias move to Nashville and her most embarrassing moment. Don't worry I share mine as well, we don't leave her hanging. Check It Out Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tobin welcomes one of Newfoundland's household names and the Creator of This Hour Has 22 minutes, Mary Walsh. Mary talks about her career from CODCO to forming 22 minutes, battling alcoholism, and how the perception of being from Newfoundland has changed over the years.  We also discuss other famous Newfoundlanders and how they got into the comedy/ sketch business. Check It Out Here  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tobin welcomes back Sarah Wickett to the show. It has been roughly over a year since we last chatted with Sarah, how has she handled COVID, what has she been doing to keep busy? How about releasing new music? Glad you asked as Sarah talks about her new song and music video for Momma's Boy, how she edited the video herself, and how she is learning Punjabi. She also tells a funny sea doo story and how she once was a celebrity chaser. All this and more can be found in this episode.  Catch It Here  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tobin welcomes Canadian singer and songwriter, Parker Graye to the show. Parker and Tobin talk about a whole variety of topics. They touch on mental health awareness during and after the pandemic, cancel culture, and whether you can separate an artist's music from their actions (R.Kelly, Chris Brown, Morgan Wallen). Parker and Tobin also poke some fun at a certain gift Tobin was given by a country artist. Check out the episode and laugh as hard and as often as these two did.  Catch It Here  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tobin chats with Patrick Kordyback from the band, Stereos to the show. Patrick talks about forming the band, its early success, and what caused the band to break up, and then finally reunite. (It's an interesting story that I believe many young bands can learn from). Pat and I also bond over some NHL video games and discuss what the future holds for the band.  Catch It Here   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tobin chats with Newfoundlander Singer, Carolina East . Carolina talks about how she got into music, performing in a cover band and eventually making the move to go solo. Carolina talks about rejection and how hard it is to receive "No's" and just trying to remain positive. We also touch on Carolina finding out she is indigenous and how she is trying her best to learn more about the culture and become a voice in the community.  Check It Out Here  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tobin chats with Audriix about her new song, "Taking Back My Life", growing up in California, playing a bunch of instruments and she tells an interesting story about a guy who got sick of seeing her face on his exercise equipment.  She also talks about how she went to school in Computer Science to help her music career, it's an interesting take.  Check It Out Here  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Tobin chats with Canadian Country Singer, Olivia Rose. Olivia talks about how she got her start in country music, how COVID impacted her music career, and her song, "Gold" and we play a fun game of firsts.  We also talk about some 90's / 2000's content, so relax and enjoy the episode.  Check It Out Here   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tobin chats with Mark Brusegard of The Treble. Mark talks about how the band came to be (it's an interesting story) and how the name came to be (also an interesting story).   Mark talks about the album Rivals and the song/video for No Secrets and how he originally was against the idea. We also talk about how COVID impacted the band and what the goal is for the band when things start opening up again.  Check It Out   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices