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Description: Valerie In Toronto

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A personal, sometimes-profane primer on things particular to Toronto and Canada, from a radio refugee born in the USA but Canadian by choice.

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  1. Description for the Canadian National Day of Podcasting 2011

    A year to the day since the last Description podcast episode, Valerie stands on a windy beach in Shediac, New Brunswick and tries to update you on stuff while fighting off pneumonia. Download directly from Archive.org Associated links The Second (Great) Canadian National Day of Podcasting Town of...

  2. Description Daily: December 1st

    For the Canadian National Day of Podcasting, Matt and Valerie review their National Podcast Post Month, with what they did and didn't learn. Concludes with Derek and Clive. Download directly or Subscribe What went on? Mission Statement

  3. Description Daily 30

    With pauses edited out, Matt talks on the phone with his pub landlord friend Ben, who fills in the holes of a story in which Matt shoots himself and an old woman, gets thrown in the trunk of car and finds himself on a 100-foot-high cliff. Download directly or Subscribe What's going on? Mission...

  4. Description Daily 29

    Elsewhere in Valerie's podcast world...audio-described scenes from the cult favourite Dementia 13, part of Episode 148 of Movies For the Blind. Download directly or Subscribe What's going on? Mission Statement

  5. Description Daily 28

    In Ohio, while watching a Manchester United game on tv, Valerie dad and Matt compare notes on their respective versions of football. Download directly or Subscribe What's going on? Mission Statement

  6. Description Daily 27

    Matt and Valerie walk through downtown Buffalo, New York and inevitably go into a Tim Horton's. Download directly or Subscribe What's going on? Mission Statement

  7. Description Daily 26

    With pretty bad sound quality, Valerie finds out more about one of Matt's favourite songs as a spanner (British for nerd, as he means it), "Quark, Strangeness and Charm" by Hawkwind. Download directly or Subscribe What's going on? Mission Statement

  8. Description Daily 25

    In High Park, Matt and Valerie chat with two women taking care of a well-behaved Sheltie dog with a difficult home life. Download directly or Subscribe What's going on? Mission Statement

  9. Description Daily 24

    From another proper Description episode not completed, Valerie starts a soundseeing tour of the Art Gallery of Ontario and settles herself in the Henry Moore statue just outside. Download directly or Subscribe "Down by the Henry Moore" by Murray McLauchlan Wikipedia explains the Shmoo What's…

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  10. Description Daily 23

    After Matt finds himself onstage with seven other guys doing another podcast, he and Valerie (who gets too loud again - sorry) discuss credibility and the dynamics of male conversation. Download directly or Subscribe What's going on? Mission Statement

  11. Description Daily 22

    Matt talks about a stay in Blackpool, when a guest house owner had an unorthodox way of finding out who wrecked his stuff. Download directly or Subscribe What's going on? Mission Statement

  12. Description Daily 21

    Valerie meets up with Matt just after he discovers Canada's largest Christmas parade going on steps away from where they live. Download directly or Subscribe What's going on? Mission Statement

  13. Description Daily 20

    A voiceover artist with a terrible cold, Valerie finds herself being an announcer for one of the world's most famous series of infomercials. Download directly or Subscribe What's going on? Mission Statement

  14. Description Daily 19

    Two associated tracks from an album dear to Matt's heart, Clutching at Straws by Marillion. Download directly or Subscribe Singer/songwriter Fish on writing and recording the album What's going on? Mission Statement

  15. Description Daily 18

    Maybe the prototypical episode: Watching the World Series, Valerie explains some baseball and Matt explains some cricket while everyone else in the bar is watching the hockey game. Download directly or Subscribe What's going on? Mission Statement

  16. Description Daily 17

    Matt talks about visiting a snooker tournament in Wales, complete with hand injuries, smoke-filled chalets, a drunken meeting with a hero and girl-on-girl action. Download directly or Subscribe What's going on? Mission Statement

  17. Description Daily 16

    At Fynn's of Temple Bar before going to Podcaster LIVE Nite last week, Matt and Valerie discuss the wealth of Toronto stories left untold, and chat with one of the few non-immigrants remaining. Download directly or Subscribe Scarborough Dude's Dicksnjanes podcast "Caker" in the Urban Dictionary...

  18. Description Daily 15

    Valerie reads from the newsletter by Bob Lefsetz about his most recent encounter with Lars Ulrich of one of Matt's favourite bands (though more in the past than now): Metallica. Download directly or Subscribe The post Valerie read: "Lars" What's going on? Mission Statement

  19. Description Daily 14

    After discovering the combination of orange juice and beer, Matt discusses the Black Velvet in different cultures and the Purple Nasty in his. Download directly or Subscribe What's going on? Mission Statement Okay, you can't really be Canadian and mention Black Velvet without thinking of the...

  20. Description Daily 13

    In what was supposed to be Matt's official podcast debut in April, the Manchester United supporter and Valerie walk to their first TFC game, with a bypass and a stop at the loo. Download directly or Subscribe Belated thanks to Toronto Mike What's going on? Mission Statement

  21. Description Daily 12

    Matt and Valerie introduce you to the happiest speed metal band ever: DragonForce. Download directly or Subscribe What's going on? Mission Statement (Btw, these guys are looking for a new lead singer. Check their site for details.) Valerie's favourite sequence starts about 3:23.

  22. Description Daily 11

    For Remembrance (Veterans) Day, Valerie and Matt talk about a Bristolian looking for her Canadian soldier birth father, Matt's dad in a field of poppies and the charms of Weston-Super-Mare. Download directly or Subscribe Description 47 - Remembrance Day What's going on? Mission Statement

  23. Description Daily 10

    At Podcaster LIVE Nite, Matt and Valerie (beware of her audio distortions - sorry) are visited by Keith McNally, a Canadian who tried living in New York City and decided there's no place like home....or at least Toronto. Download directly or Subscribe What's going on? Mission Statement

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About this show

A personal, sometimes-profane primer on things particular to Toronto and Canada, from a radio refugee born in the USA but Canadian by choice.

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Valerie In Toronto

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How many episodes does Description: Valerie In Toronto have?

Description: Valerie In Toronto has 25 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on December 2, 2011.

What is Description: Valerie In Toronto about?

A personal, sometimes-profane primer on things particular to Toronto and Canada, from a radio refugee born in the USA but Canadian by choice.

How often does Description: Valerie In Toronto release new episodes?

Description: Valerie In Toronto publishes every two weeks, based on its 25 episodes since November 2010.

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