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Ep 77: Rachel Rotondo
Today’s episode features Rachel Rotondo, a member of Real Fitness Sarasota. She chats with Dr. Michael about her arrival in Florida via Amtrak train, completing her introductory sessions at RFS with Breezy, integrating into a fitness community, working with Life Minded Nutrition, her future fitness goals, and even her experience as a patient at Tideline with Dr. Mallory. -- Rachel's IG: @itsonly4me Real Fitness Sarasota: @RealFitnessSarasota
2023-05-02
49 min
The Mr. Mike Show
Interview with Principal Cale Zuiker
In this episode we had the pleasure of chatting with Cale Zuiker. He serves as an Upper Elementary School Principal in Altoona, WI, in the northwest portion of the state, right alongside Eau Claire, WI. His passion is empowering students and educators, while breaking down stereotypes. We discussed leadership, PLCs, school culture, being a principal, and so much more! Enjoy.
2023-01-16
50 min
The Mr. Mike Show
Interview with Diane Bator
In this episode I had the pleasure of chatting with Diane Bator. A mom of three kids, two and a half cats, and a step-dog, Diane is the prolific author of 13 published novels with many more to come. She is a member of Crime Writers of Canada, Sisters in Crime, and several writing groups. She also hosts Escape with a Writer blog.
2023-01-11
28 min
The Mr. Mike Show
Interview with Chris Stuchko
Chris Stuchko is a special education teacher at a large suburban high school. His focus is 9th grade science and transition to high school from middle school, and he primarily works in a co-teaching setting. He is the founder and host of the 9th Grade Experience Podcast, which focuses on stories of 9th grade stories with student voices, teacher experts, and other experts. Prior to teaching, Chris majored in Journalism and wrote for a sports newspaper in West Chester, PA.
2023-01-09
47 min
The Mr. Mike Show
Christmas Episode!
Welcome to our Christmas episode for 2022! Mr. D and Mr. Mike talk about Christmas trees, movies, gift giving and receiving, and all things related to the podcast. Enjoy!
2022-12-21
45 min
The Mr. Mike Show
Entrevue with Monsieur Steve 🎙️🇨🇦 | Educational Podcast on Teaching, Content Creation, and Mental Health! 📚🤔
Welcome to a special interview episode of The Mr. Mike Podcast: Wrong Answers Only with the talented Monsieur Steve, a French teacher from Toronto! 🎙️🇨🇦 In this episode, we delve into his career, his passion for teaching, and how he brought his energy to YouTube during the pandemic, creating fun educational content for young learners.With over 13 thousand subscribers on his YouTube channel, Monsieur Steve shares his journey, discusses educational content creation, and addresses the importance of mental health. An enriching episode for educators, content creators, and anyone interested in education and mental health. 📚🤔 #InterviewMonsieurSteve #Education #MentalHealthBienvenue à une...
2022-12-19
44 min
The Mr. Mike Show
Hockey Talk with Andrew Chevrier
This is episode 29 of The Mr. Mike Podcast: Wrong Answers Only, with special guest Andrew Chevrier. Essentially, this is part two of our interview with Andrew in episode 28. Here, we had a great chat about collecting hockey cards, the hobby industry, hockey in general, and the Montreal Canadiens. Enjoy.
2022-12-14
40 min
The Mr. Mike Show
Interview with Andrew Chevrier
Andrew Chevrier is a teacher, researcher, amateur musician, comedian, game designer, motivational speaker and mindfulness coach. He started teaching ESL ten years ago. Over 10 years, he has composed roughly 50 songs, on all kinds of themes, and animated over a dozen funny stories to accompany them. He started making Roblox games to accompany the songs and stories, and developed a motivational system that works with mindfulness to help keep learners engaged.He went back to university to pursue a masters degree, with his ESL program as the basis of his research project. He organized his activity sheets into...
2022-12-12
1h 22
The Mr. Mike Show
Interview with Kristina Kelly and Jonathan Fuller
Jonathan FullerEver since laying his first Lego brick, Jonathan has been fascinated by world-building. This passion grew during his younger years in the Midwest, leading him to study English in college. After graduating, he experienced the usual existential crisis of English majors who don’t want to be teachers and bounced through several professions including a stint in the military. Throughout this journey he worked closely with his dear friend, Kristina Kelly, on a science fantasy book series that has, after over a decade of labor, finally found a home. The Etherea Cycle represents many things to...
2022-12-07
31 min
The Mr. Mike Show
Interview with Robert French
Welcome to Episode 26 where I had the pleasure of interviewing author, Robert French. Robert French is a software developer, turned actor, turned author who was born in Oxford, England, and was brought up in the East End of London. At age 26, he emigrated from the UK to Canada “for a couple of years”; he has been there ever since. He is the writer of the seven (so far) Cal Rogan crime thrillers about a drug-addicted ex-cop who fights his way from living rough on the streets to being a much-sought-after PI. Robert is passionate about the beauty of having the...
2022-12-05
31 min
The Mr. Mike Show
Interview with Carrie Carter
Carrie Carter has a profound love for Japan, cats, sumo, dioramas, and eating unusual foods. She has traveled with her husband Jim to Japan fourteen times, so her numerous holidays across her favorite country were the inspiration for her first book, Whiskers Abroad: A Human and A Feline Perspective on Traveling in Japan. Carrie has run multiple marathons including the Tokyo Marathon, and as expected, Carrie and Jim live with an adorable cat named Frenemy, who was unhappy at not being selected as the model for the book. Carrie lives in Houston, Texas and graduated from the University of...
2022-11-30
32 min
The Mr. Mike Show
Interview with Breakfield & Burkey
In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Breakfield & Burkey. They are professional technology experts, and have 10 stories available with more planned for the series. Find sample chapters, author interviews, scheduled events, reviews, Q&A, and book trailers at https://www.EnigmaBookSeries.com. Using their knowledge of technology, they weave compelling relevant contemporary stories filled with Technothriller suspense, romance, humor, travel, and intrigue.Rox Burkey is a renowned customer experience business architect, optimizes customer solutions on their existing technology foundation. She has been a featured speaker, subject matter expert, interviewer, podcaster, instructor, and author of technology...
2022-11-28
55 min
The Mr. Mike Show
Interview with Julie Gianlonni Connor
Author, publisher, world traveler, retired senior U.S. Foreign Service Officer--Julie started out as a writer, became a diplomat, and is now back to writing. She founded a micro-press, Bayou City Press, in Houston in 2019. As an independent publisher, Julie has had to learn all the latest trends in publishing, from self-publishing to hybrid publishing to small, traditional publishing, She has also had to learn the myriad ways to utilize the new gig market, contracting with proofreaders, IT specialists, publicists, and other professionals rather than hiring full-time employees.
2022-11-23
36 min
The Mr. Mike Show
Interview with Michael Roberti
Michael Roberti is the author of The Traitors We Are, a book set in a world where writing disappears when the one who wrote it dies. Michael is a high school English teacher in North Carolina who has been teaching for ten years. When he is not in the classroom, he is raising two children with his wife or creating stories with his friends playing Dungeons and Dragons. Before deciding to study Literature, he was the singer of a Hardcore Punk band in Florida. Currently, he is working on his first trilogy of books: The Crown and Tide Series.
2022-11-21
50 min
The Mr. Mike Show
Interview with Anne Montgomery
Anne Butler Montgomery has worked as a television sportscaster, newspaper and magazine writer, teacher, and amateur sports official. Her first TV job came at WRBL-TV in Columbus, Georgia, and led to positions at WROC-TV in Rochester, New York, KTSP-TV in Phoenix, Arizona, and ESPN in Bristol, Connecticut, where she anchored the Emmy and ACE award-winning SportsCenter. She finished her on-camera broadcasting career with a two-year stint as the studio host for the NBA’s Phoenix Suns. Montgomery was a freelance and/or staff reporter for six publications, writing sports, features, movie reviews, and archeological pieces. Her novels include The Ca...
2022-11-16
1h 04
The Mr. Mike Show
Interview with Vikki Stark
Vikki Stark, MSW, is an internationally known psychotherapist, family therapist, speaker, author and divorce recovery expert and the director of the Sedona Counselling Centre of Montreal. She is particularly known for her ground breaking work on Wife Abandonment Syndrome as well as her work on gender and couples.Vikki is a familiar face on television and radio and has been a guest on NBC’s The Today Show, CBC, CTV, Global, Oprah radio and written about in USA Today, the New York Daily News and Maclean’s Magazine, among many others. She has had more than 3 million view...
2022-11-14
35 min
The Mr. Mike Show
Guests are the Best
Mr. D has some trouble with his AC unit and forgets to wear pants. We also discuss some of the amazing guests we interviewed so far, and some you should expect in the future.
2022-11-09
27 min
The Mr. Mike Show
Interview with Chad Warren
Chad Warren currently works at a Technology High school outside of Boston as a special education teacher. He is one of three special education teachers who support the vocational shops. He has been in education since 1995 and finally feels he has found the school for him. Throughout his career Chad has worked in many different communities. Additionally, he took two leaves from education, one to be a stay at home dad and one to pursue a corporate job. Through these two hiatuses he learned that ALL jobs have their drawbacks BUT in education, you have the opportunity to positively...
2022-11-07
41 min
The Mr. Mike Show
The Podcast, Sponsors, and Advertisements
This is a short bonus episode to let all our friends know what is currently happening with Season 2, the future of our YouTube channel, our new sponsors, and general issues with advertisements. Would you like to be one of our sponsors? Feel free to reach out to us.
2022-11-05
11 min
The Mr. Mike Show
Interview with Jane Warren
Jane Baird Warren is a first-generation Canadian with fresh-off-the-boat parents. Literally! Her father came on a boat from Norway and her mother from Scotland. Jane grew up surrounded by a rich and often confusing blend of accents and began collecting new words like some kids collect action figures. At nine she read the dictionary front to back and announced she was going to be a spelunker because she like the word.Jane left Canada in 1998. For twenty years she travelled extensively in Europe, Scandinavia, the Middle East and Asia as well as South America and Africa. During...
2022-11-02
44 min
The Mr. Mike Show
Interview with Dr. Dawn Marie Fichera
Dr. Dawn Fichera is a Jane-of-all-trades. Presently, she is an innovative educator who brings her Design Thinking expertise to the classroom. She recently completed her doctoral studies at Wilmington University in Educational Leadership and Innovation. Prior to education, her graduate degree was from Villanova University, where she honed her ability to use the power of rhetoric and her theatrical background to persuade people to do what she wanted for the good of her clients. She has been a corporate media trainer, a crisis communicator, and a sultan-of-spin. In this iteration of her life, she is committed to developing 21st...
2022-10-26
45 min
The Mr. Mike Show
PSI Versus PCI, Cloning, and Power Rangers
In this episode Mr. D gives us some hypothetical questions pertaining to animal fights. Who would win? Plus, I get side tracked with a bunch of stories and comments. Enjoy!
2022-10-24
20 min
The Mr. Mike Show
Interview with Dr. Mike Dunn
Over the last 15 years, Mike Dunn has worked as a teacher, counselor, consultant, and entrepreneur to bring transformational change to school communities. He works with educational leaders in the development of their practices and communities. He has also worked with students and families in the college admissions process. His mission: To create lasting and equitable change in education to better serve youth across the country.
2022-10-19
1h 21
The Mr. Mike Show
Mr. D is the New Eddie Brock
Mr. D is taking control of the discussion and becomes investigative journalist, Eddie Brock. He tries to get into the mind of a serial Killer and lists some past serial killers. What makes them tick? Why do people enjoy listening to stories or documentaries about serial killers? No symbiotes appear in this episode.
2022-10-17
19 min
The Mr. Mike Show
Interview with Brent Bodkin
The man, the myth, and the legend! Brent Bodkin joins Mr. D and myself for a long chat. He is a two-time Flag Football Champion, an educator, color commentator, sports writer, McGill broadcaster, and so much more! We talk about his career and projects, as well as some sports talk. Enjoy!
2022-10-12
59 min
The Mr. Mike Show
Global Health
In this episode Mr. D and Mr. Mike chat about physical health, mental health, and provide some tips. Mr. Mike shares some stories with regards to fibromyalgia, sleep apnea, and his physical health.
2022-10-10
25 min
The Mr. Mike Show
Interview with Joseph D'Intino
This is episode 10 of The Mr. Mike Podcast: Wrong Answers Only. We had a chance to chat with local Montrealer, Jospeh D'Intino. He is a PhD Candidate in School and Applied Child Psychology at McGill University. His doctoral thesis examines the development of executive functioning skills (i.e., planning, inhibition, working memory, goal setting, etc.) in adolescents and how best to support students to improve these skillsets. Joseph has also published peer-review articles concerning best research in education, differentiated instruction, and how to support students with learning disabilities. Joseph also works to give back to his community through fundraising...
2022-10-05
42 min
The Mr. Mike Show
Long Story Short I am Cheap
Mr. D and I have a quick chat about awesome places to travel to and we find out that he is cheap and wouldn't travel to Banff in Alberta, Canada.
2022-10-03
14 min
The Mr. Mike Show
Interview with Laurie Nave
Our special guest for this episode is Laurie Nave. She is a writer, musician, and instructional designer. She spent 16 years teaching general music and choir. She freelanced her way into a new career as an instructional designer, working the last decade at nonprofit organizations, NASA, and now The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Yes, NASA!She has published two suspense novels - Chosen by a Killer and Revenge al Dente - featuring Celia Brockwell as a “do anything for the story” journalist. The Bone Farm, Laurie’s third installment, will be published in early 2023. She has also publis...
2022-09-28
40 min
The Mr. Mike Show
LinkedIn and Job Interview Tips
In this episode Mr. D and I talk about the benefits of using LinkedIn to apply for jobs and established a professional network. We also discuss some potential job interview tips in person and on zoom. Plus, you get a wrong answers only tweet at the beginning. Enjoy!
2022-09-26
32 min
The Mr. Mike Show
Interview with Erin Kiger
In this episode, I had the pleasure of talking with Erin Kiger. She is an experienced educator with over 15 years in a variety of roles including classroom teacher, instructional and technology coach, and data & testing coordinator. Currently, she is a Professional Learning Specialist with Swivl, and develops Professional Learning content behind the scenes. Her first published book is with EduMatch Publishing, Balancing the EDU Life. This book is a collection of stories from educators with different roles and backgrounds who were willing to share their struggles and successes along their path in education. The purpose of the book is...
2022-09-21
57 min
The Mr. Mike Show
Wrong Answers on the Streets
In this episode we discuss some of the reasoning behind having a dedicated webpage for our podcast. Also, Mr. D went around the streets of Montreal and did some live Wrong Answers Only questions (practicing of course). We finish with a Wrong Answers Only tweet. Enjoy!
2022-09-19
24 min
The Mr. Mike Show
Interview with Merrill Matthews
In this episode, Mr. D and Mr. Mike interview a local film artist, Merrill Matthews. He is from Montreal, Quebec, Canada and is a huge fan of pop culture (especially the 90s!), He studied at Concordia University in their Film Studies program, and has been making short films since 2016. His short film “Included” which is about workplace inclusion, won the Honorable Mention award at the 2019 Canada Shorts Film Festival. His current film “The Love Letter” was selected as part of the London edition of the Lift Off Global Network Film Festival, as well as the 4Theatre Film Festival. He is also...
2022-09-14
50 min
The Mr. Mike Show
Moderation and Losing Weight
Mr. D and I talk about losing weight and eating/drinking things in moderation, followed by a Wrong Answers Only tweet. Enjoy!
2022-09-12
23 min
The Mr. Mike Show
Interview with Carlo Polidoro López
In this episode, we interview up and coming superstar artist, Carlo Polidoro López. Born in Canada and raised in Ecuador, he is based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His works reflects the aesthetics of the streets of Ecuador and Canada, his home countries. He relates personal stories, memories, and narratives of everyday life, and in a bigger way, brings the street experience of South American society to North America. He uses an instinctual process to allow this visual description to take life. López is officially represented by Galerie Laroche/Joncas located in Montreal where he had his first so...
2022-09-07
59 min