Toronto Mike'd: The Official Toronto Mike Podcast - Bridget Ogundipe: Toronto Mike'd Podcast Episode 1988

Episode Date: October 5, 2026

In this 1988th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Bridget Ogundipe, city council candidate for Ward 4, and actress seen in Law and Order, The Handmaid's Tale, and, of course, Murdoch Mysteries.A version of this podcast without programmatic ads is available to all Toronto Mike'd Patrons at patreon.com/torontomike.Toronto Mike'd, an award-winning podcast, is proudly brought to you by Great Lakes Brewery, Palma Pasta, Ridley Funeral Home, Nick Ainis, and RecycleMyElectronics.ca.If you would like to support the show, we do have partner opportunities available. Please email Toronto Mike at [e-mail]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi, I'm Bridget O'Gundipay and I am running to be your new city counselor for award for Parkdale, high park. But first of all, I'm a neighbor. I've been in the junction area for over 30 years. I am a grassroots leader as well. And most importantly, I am a human being. I like human beings, Bridges. Yes.

I'm pro-human being. Only humans allowed on Toronto, Mike. I'm only human, flesh and blood. Oh, not yet. No, I'm very mad at my guest. She was going to pop her can. Not yet, not yet. Welcome to episode 1,98.

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it's Ward 4 City Council candidate Bridget Ogunnipe Thank you for having me Mike I'm really excited to be making my Toronto mic debut See I was waiting for the queue in that cold open I'm like oh that's my cue but it never came I said I'm just going anyway

I'm going anywhere But now's your chance because I know you are thirsty And I'm so you wanted a coffee And I said Bridget, no. I know. Well, on the mic, though, like, in front of the mic.

Okay. So I said, Bridget, I know you're probably, like, now that you're campaigning to be a city council member for Ward 4, you might not be drinking fresh craft beer. So that is a non-alcoholic hop pop from Great Lakes Brewery, and it's got a coffee flavor, and I'm dying to know what you think. It's interesting. It has, like, a soda water kind of taste. Yeah, that's the hop soda water hot. With a hint of coffee bean. If you don't like it, say so, it's okay.

We have another sip. It takes two sips. Okay. And then we got to get you closer to the mic again after you enjoy that sip. I actually like it. Okay, because you don't have to rush to judgment either. Like, you can just sip it while we chat. We get to know you better.

And then you can give, like, maybe at the end of this conversation, you give your final review, like your Cisculet and Ebert. Yes, I definitely will. I have a better understanding of how much I have. I just drink it in, literally. Hip pop pop hop from Great Lakes Brewery. And just so, you know, they brew it here in South Atobico. That's Ward 3, by the way.

So welcome to Ward 3. You're running in Ward 4. We'll talk about that later. We're like right next door to each other. And I do spend, every Friday, I do a long walk in Ward 4. So I feel like I'm a Ward 4 expert. Where in Ward 4? Well, starting at like Runamee and Dundas.

Okay. Then I make my way on Dundas to Bluer basically, where like Bishop Morocco is. Yep. And then I'll take, I'll take. Blueer. I'll just walk Blue or Street West basically to Run A Mead again. And then I'll take Run A Mead back to Dundas. Wow. That's a nice walk. So I've seen the signs. I do that every Friday with my oldest who I had dinner with yesterday. But I'm going to give you a fun fact about the year, 1988 as it pertains to Toronto history, because this is episode 1988. You're ready,

Bridget? I am. In 1988, Canada's first stand-alone treatment facility. for people with HIV or AIDS, it's called Casey House, opens its doors. That happened in March 1988. Wow. A little Toronto history for you, Bridget. I was eight years old. You're a young, born in the 80s? Yeah, I was born in 1980, at the top of 1980, January.

Okay, you're like, you could have been like the cities for, were you born in Toronto? No, I was born in Lagos, Nigeria. But I don't remember being born because I was so young when I came here. I want to meet the person who remembers being born. I don't remember being born. Who's the woman who, who's the woman who was in taxi? Muriel, I got to Google this, but she can remember every day of her life vividly. Yeah, she's got this very, very rare disorder where she can remember like what were you,

when you're four years old and kindergarten, what were you wearing? what happened that day. I'm going to Google. Why am I? I almost called her Muriel Hemingway, but that's not her name. She's from Taxi. Did you ever see an episode of Taxi?

Yeah, yeah. Wow. I know. I'm certainly, I'm really, I should know this name. She's very, but most people don't have memories

before they're four years old. Yeah. Okay, so. She apparently does. You could have been, it's Mary Lou Henner. Okay. I was getting there with.

And she speaks about that? Yeah. She speaks quite a bit about it. about it. Like I've seen long-form conversations where she talks about, you can even say, like, pick a day. Like you'll say, because she's older than us. And you might say something like January 6th, 1975. And then she'll tell you everything she did that day, what she was wearing. It's wild. Wow. I wish I could. I can't even tell you what I was wearing yesterday or what I did yesterday. What were you wearing yesterday? I don't know. I can't remember. Hard-hitting questions here.

Can I just pay respects to a fallen? Oh, you are remembering. I can't do. I was at church, so I was wearing a white, a white pantsuit, I believe. After Labor Day. Yeah. Yeah, well, you know what? You want to be our city council.

You know what? That doesn't apply to people like me. You know, I never understood it. I'll be honest. I grew up with this thing I would hear in the wild. They'd say, oh, you can't wear white after Labor Day. I actually don't understand it. Like, when can you?

start wearing it again. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that the sun, you're not getting as much sun, so maybe your skin tone isn't as vibrant. I would just. There's a lot of sun in September though. Yeah. You know, maybe you get to move that date back a little bit here. We were talking outside.

So before we came inside, before you got your hot pop and I told you to watch your, check your head, you were just like soaking in the rays. I was soaking in that beautiful sun with my eyes closed and feeling it just beating on my skin. You were preparing yourself for your Toronto MacDadeo. Do you have this quality of sun today? I'm speaking specifically. Today, do you have this quality of sun in Parkdale High Park? We do.

Oh, see, I was going to tell you this is a Ward 3 exclusive. We do. We do. I'm pretty sure. So, okay, so we're going to get serious for a moment, a little somber here. And then we're going to learn more about. you and grow, I know you grew up in Region Park and we're going to talk about you. Okay.

And why the hell you want to run? Okay. Like this is, what are you doing to yourself? We're going to talk about everything. But the saddest of news hit me the other day. I know. So this is episode 1988. You're now.

I think you've been here long enough. Let me check my watch here. Yes. Bridget, you're now an FOTM. That means friend of Toronto Mike because you have been a guest on Toronto Mike. Yes. They can never take that away. from you.

Yay. Way back, like, just before the pandemic. So I think we're talking about February 2020. Sass Jordan came by. Singer, songwriter, just what a spirit. But she sits down here. We're just here alone, just like you. And we talked, I don't know, like 90 minutes, actually.

Because I played a lot of her music and then she reacted. And I remember leaving that, like I had, like, I just did some amazing drug. Like, I felt like, oh, my God. this must be what it feels like to do an amazing drug. And I'm like, I'm going to use a phrase I use often, but hook that to my veins. The SAS Jordan, it was, I mean, you can hear it now because I dropped it as the most recent episode. So 1987 is like remembering SAS Jordan. I never experienced an episode like that.

I've never experienced that feeling since. What an unbelievable experience of SAS Jordan. I can't believe. I'm going to borrow a phrase from David Mars. who also passed away about a week ago. I can't believe Sass Jordan at the age of 65 has put on her wings. Were you familiar with the singing of Sass Jordan? I was slightly, yes, I was.

I mean, like she had really popular songs, but I wasn't a huge... You're born in 80. Yeah. That plays into this. Yeah, I was born in 1980, but I was more of like a hip-hop head. I grew up with three brothers. So naturally, I was listening to more hip-hop, R&B, and, you know, a lot of soul music as well. Okay, so we'll just say, we're saddened here about SaaS because she was like a...

I was reading that yesterday. I was like, wow, wow. And a lot of people who maybe, because if you're born in 1980, I'm thinking her hits start coming out in like 89, early 90s. Like you're kind of young for this kind of, she had like a bluesy rock. Yeah. So, you know, you know, you could miss that for sure if you're only born in 1980. But you probably watched in your life some Canadian Idol, did you? I did.

A little bit. A little bit. More American Idol. Okay. Okay. Well, Canadian Idol is where SAS Jordan was a judge for six years. So a lot of people know her from that. She was a just speaking of hip hop in this country.

She was a judge alongside Farley. flex. Right. Who managed, I'm looking at how I'm looking at, who managed Maestro Fresh West. And again, born in 1980, again, very young because Maestro breaks in 89. Can you name check any Canadian hip-hop artists that you would have enjoyed back in the day? Other than Maestro? Yeah, you can include Maestro.

Let your backbone slide, Maestro. You got it. Dream Warriors. Yes. You know what's so crazy. King Lou, Capital Q. I actually growing up didn't even know they were Canadian. It was just later on I found out.

I was like, they're Canadian. But yeah, I'm proud. You know, I'm pretty sure I have a Dream Warriors 12-inch single on this. I'm looking at this rack here. But I'm pretty sure I have like wash your face in my sink or something like that. But I love Dream Warriors. Oh, yeah, no. They had a really cool vibe, a cool sound.

Yeah. Them, I loved Mishimi. I really love Mishimi. I love her, too. But there you go. Oh, you do have it. Can I take a look? Go ahead.

So Dream Warriors, I'm friendly with the guy who directed the early videos. And I've talked to DJ Ron Nelson, who helped produce that amazing album that we always talk and let the legacy begin. But I'm still working on getting King Lou and Capital Q in the basement here. But I talked to Joel Goldberg the other day, who says he's going to broker. that deal.

So don't give up. We're going to get these guys over here. But were you a fan of Chalclair? I was. I think I was a bit older. I think that was the 90s or early 2000s. Yeah. Only asking because he'll be on the show next week.

Oh, awesome. Is he still making music? We're going to find out. Okay. We're going to learn everything. All right. We're going to learn everything. So Sass Jordan, we pay our respects to her.

And I'm sure this will, you know, it's funny. We just did the FOTM cast, but this will be discussing. further in FOTM cast. I also rewind her with Blair Packum, so we'll cover it a couple more times. She was amazing. I have nothing but great things to say about her. What were your thoughts, Bridget,

on Gord Perks, who was pretty much, like, I used to live in that Ward 4. That was where I lived before I moved to Ward 3. Right. He's been there forever. Am I right? Yep, like 20 years.

Like so he retired, which means now there'll be some, you know, fresh-blooded for Ward 4 as a city councilor. But what were your, thoughts on the long time reign of Gord Perks, a city council for Ward 4? Well, I mean, he did serve for a long time. So kudos for him and for all of his service.

I didn't really know him. I don't really have much personal opinion about him. But I do know what I hear at the doors when I'm knocking. And I think later on what I keep hearing is that he wasn't as much involved in listening in the community. So that's something that I hope to change. Do you think he was there so long? He just became complacent in the sense that it is tough to unseat an incumbent in municipal politics.

And he was just going to win. So why bother putting in the effort he might have made in earlier years? Maybe. I mean, perhaps. I mean, 20 years is a long time to sit in office, in my opinion. Things change. So many things have changed in 20 years. You have changed.

The community has changed. the needs, the diverse needs of each neighborhood has changed. So I think, you know, it's natural to kind of be a bit complacent. So, yeah, I mean, that's what I keep hearing is that they really didn't see him out there in certain neighborhoods and he wasn't really listening to the actual needs of the community and it was hard to get a hold of him. I personally, I've never had to reach out to him, but that's what I keep hearing. Okay, well, that's good.

That's good. Now, maybe later we'll get into, you know, why you're running and what you're going to do and all that. But would you mind telling me a little more about Bridget? Like, I know you mentioned you were born in Africa, but when do you come to Toronto and tell me if you don't mind about growing up in Regent Park? Yeah, so my parents met in Toronto. So my dad is from Nigeria and my mother's from Guyana and they open the first. You know Maestro's parents are from Guyana? I didn't know that.

No, I didn't know that. I'm bringing you some knowledge. Nice, nice fun fact. Yeah, so obviously they met in Toronto, where else would that happen? And they ended up moving back to Lagos. They had my eldest brother here and then moved back to Lagos just so that my mom could be surrounded by family. And then my second brother was born.

I was born. And then my youngest brother, was born and then they came back to Toronto and settled in Region Park in the 80s. And growing up in Region Park was fun, actually. I know a lot of people think because it's, you know, it's the first projects in Canada, one of the first in North America, that it must have been difficult. But as a kid, when you're growing up, what's difficult, right? So I hate that word projects.

Yeah. And maybe shout out to Chuck D from Public Enemy, not a Canadian, but we'll make them an owner Ray 1 for this. But I still, like, there's, you know, it takes a nation of millions and there was a rhyme, projects, another word for experiment. Like, it's just the whole, the whole, the whole connotation to me is pretty ugly. I know. But you know what?

They did model other, I guess, I don't know what else were to. I don't want to find other projects. Housing developments based on the original region park plan, right? So all over in New York City, Chicago, south side Chicago, there were models. directly after Regent Park. But yeah, I loved growing up in Regent Park. It was a community environment, a community feel. Yes, it was, you know, mixed, I guess there's a lot of different nationalities.

Welcome to Toronto. Yeah. And it was fun. It was a lot of fun. We, you know, we do things like play, hide and go seek in the parking lot. You know, sometimes we trip over some drug paraphernalia, but we just tripped over it. We kept playing. And everybody knew each other, everybody looked out for each other, no matter who you were or how old you were.

And everybody knew if you were a visitor from the neighborhood or if you were local. We had a lot of community programs growing up in Regent Park, a lot of community centers. And, you know, I was in the Boys and Girls Club, a lot of sports programs and arts programs. And we were encouraged to get involved in a lot of these things as kids. So. Well, it sounds like this community that you grew up in shaped the woman you'd become. I think so. I would think so.

You know, I went to a Catholic school as well, just because my parents were very rooted in Christ. And they wanted us to have that as the base of our education, even though they weren't Catholic. They just wanted us to have that base of our education. We had to, like, volunteer at shelters. We volunteered at the Good Shepherd. as kids. We did a lot of, you know, service work as young people. And, you know, it was good for us.

And this is the family that I kind of came up in. And naturally, I ended up going into more, I ended up co-founding a volunteer NGO with my high school teacher when I moved to the junction called the World Awareness, formerly known as Third World Awareness, because that's the only way you're going to find us. This was in the 90s when it was appropriate to use those words. But look, we used to say ghetto blaster.

Yeah, we said a lot of things back in the days, right? We said a lot of things. In the 80s, we said some shit, man. Yeah, we said a lot of things. And we didn't think twice about it. We didn't. Well, that was just the times, right? So, and we're still very active and present to this day.

So my old high school teacher, John Callahan, I know I'm going on a rant here. No, no, keep going. He actually started taking high school students on their March break to Kingston, Jamaica, to work in Trench Town and Riverton City. with youth in these areas. And I was one of those students. And in 2003, we moved our efforts to Porto-Prince, Haiti. And we're still very active to this day.

I go there now twice a year. Sometimes I'm there for three months at a time, and we're building critical infrastructure. We built two schools, tackle the food insecurity, homes, etc., community spaces. and when we go there, it's more of like an exchange. We're working with the community, and we ask them what it is that they would like to see developed in their neighborhood.

We don't just go in there and say, oh, you need this and, you know, and do it. It comes from them. It comes from the ground up. And honestly, that kind of work is what really taught me that lasting solutions are not imposed on communities. They're built and they're shaped with them. Right. You know, because at the end of the day, we get to go home and they're left with it. No, it makes complete sense to me.

Okay, what do you say to people who, because this is, first of all, kudos to you. Humanitarian work in Jamaica and Haiti. You've been doing that for, sounds like you've been doing that for decades. Yeah. Yeah, almost 30. Cudos to you. What do you say to somebody, though, who's like, okay, you're spending all that time and effort in Jamaica and Haiti, and we need your help here in Toronto.

Well, so that work actually. So I'm an artist. I'm an actor, actually. Oh, I know. Later, we're going to get to that because you're in some big titles. Oh, gosh. Well, my old high school teacher actually pushed me to study theater for self-growth and development. And I just took that passion and I ended up opening up a film school and a not-for-profit that actually mentors local youth here in Toronto. And I've been bringing a lot of these students over to Haiti just for encouraging. increased awareness and that we've been able to archive films and creative projects together with the local community. And a lot of them come back and now one of them is like works for the YMCA with youth. Another student that came with us, he's actually really a big, big part of my campaign today. And yeah, so I just, because I was shown this kind of level of awareness, I decided to open up a school and open up the not-for-profit. and now expose other young people to different environments.

Anyway, did you say that it was a high school teacher? A high school teacher. What high school? Brother Edmund Rice. It was on Pelham, like in the junction. Like I know the name. Okay, because I was closer to Bishop Morocco. No, actually.

I was supposed to go to Bishop Morocco, but I ended up going to Michael Power and at a topical instead. But I was more like Jane Dundas personally. Okay. You know, so you'd vote when I would vote in Parkdale High Park. And then I lived very close to St. John's and Jane. And we would vote in again. So this is like, we're talking now, and I can't, you know,

Gore Perks has been there forever. But like Peggy Nash and the radical reverend. Right, right, right. I used to live right at Jane and Annette. Yeah, for 10 years. And then I moved back to the junction, yeah. I know Jane and Annette. Well, there was forever an IGA there,

but now I see it's like a Mexican restaurant or whatever. Mad Mexican. Mad Mexican. Right, right. And there was, okay, now we're going way back before your time, but there was a byway. A byway way? Yeah. It's turned into townhomes or something, but it was just a little bit like

Right by Queen Margarita. Yeah. Well, yes, but you've got to go a little east on Annette. So where you're talking about is, that was like an old bank. So that Queen Marguerite was that is Annette and Jane, right? But if you go a little bit east on Annette. And it would be on the north side, there was a byway. And that was my byway.

Wow. Okay. Where I got my Pac-Man sheets. I haven't heard that name byway in so long. Well, that means you're not listening to Toronto. Oh, my God. Ready for the line blow? Oh, my gosh.

Tell people what you have in your hand right now. He has a byway plastic shopping bag. Did you hold on to this? Well, that one was actually a gift from Cam Gordon. Wow. He was just on the recent episode of FOTM cast because I speak of byway often because that was my I was going to primary school at Jane and Bloor. Right.

St. Pius Attempt. Okay, yeah. And that was my Byway. And I have many a Byway story. I feel like I could do a podcast about Byway because I can tell you about the shame of the Orange Tab Levi's. You know, I can tell you about the champions choice. Sneakers. I used to go to the one on Young Street, that big one right across Mountain Center.

Yeah. Well, Byway, there was a rogue in this neighborhood now, Ward 3. there was a rogue byway that only very, very recently was shut down. It was like after byway shut down, they kept going as byway zone because they had the signage and everything. And it was, it's very close to where you are right now. And it lasted a very long time. Wow. I heard that they're bringing back Zellers.

Did you hear that? Okay, that branding was bought by, am I right? Was it Canadian Tire who bought that branding? So, you know, that branding, this is what happened with now Toronto when it happens where they just sell like the brand, right? Like, so there's no, like, DNA from Zellers left in Zellers. It's just, oh, this brand is now owned it. So it's not going to be Zellers. No, like, as we knew Zellers.

No, you'll be disappointed, is what I'm telling you. This is how it works. Yeah, the same logo, but no DNA and then you're disappointed. Yeah. But were you a Club Zed member? I think my mom was. There was a Zellers in the Gallery of Mall. The Gallery of Mall.

Where I worked for five years. But I didn't work at the Zellers. I worked at the Food City. Okay, yeah, that's completely changed. Yes, yes. Completely changed. Although the grocery store remains, it's Freshcoe now, I think, but the grocery store remains. But yeah, there's a condo tower there at Delphrine and DuPont.

So I like this West End chatter here, but whereabouts in the junction did you move to after Regent Park? Davenport and Old Western Road. It's just like a laneway house that backs right out to Junction Road. Okay. Yeah. I like the junction very much. We actually moved to Mississauga for two years. Really?

Two and a half years. Scandalous. Let me write this down. Yeah. We moved to Mississauga from like 92 to 95. But it didn't take. It didn't. Well, my father passed away suddenly.

My condolences. I know. I know a very young age. And then my... Not as funny with that detail. I know. And we had to be closer to the grocery store that we had at Lanzan and Bloor. My mom didn't drive.

So that's why we moved. Lansdowne Bloor. How close were you to the Galaxy Donuts? Very close. We're at 1280 Lansdowne. When I was... 1280 Bloor Street. Okay, so the Galaxy Donuts at Lanzan and Blur was famous.

Yeah. Amongst the people who worked at the grocery store I was at for five years as a teen into my early 20s for where people would buy their drugs. Oh my gosh. I think they bought their drugs on that whole strip. I'm... Just tell me some Lantzes because I know Bluer, yeah, there was a sketchy. So you had your family owned a grocery store at Lansana Blur? Yeah.

It was the factually one of the first. first, if not the first, African Caribbean grocery stores in the city. They first opened it up at Bathurst and Steels and it was called Dolly Variety after my mom. This was in the 80s and then moved to Lanzanamblur later on. And it was called Euro Tropical. Yeah, so we owned a grocery store selling like our traditional foods, like Caribbean foods and African foods, West African foods. No drugs.

No drugs, I don't think. But can you share a little, because when I talk about land, Hands down and blue are in the 90s. You'll appreciate this. But it really was sketchy, dare I say. It was. I mean, that was still, that was considered, like, all the Parkdale residents. You know, that was Parkdale, too, right?

Like, considered in the sense of, like, we'd get a lot of the residents coming down to that strip, buying some of our produce and sometimes selling on that strip as well, selling other produce. Well, that's what the Galaxy Donuts was for. Yeah, yeah. It was very sketchy. Okay. So, yeah, West End chatter here.

Yeah. Okay. So you've got some deep roots in the junction. I do. I do. And then once I left my mom's house, I moved to Annette and Jane. Yeah. And then now I'm back in the junction.

Okay. Yeah. I still remember hopping on the Jane 35. Right. And this one I know was renamed, but when I used it, it was the Annette 4. I think they turned it into like the 29, maybe? The 26. Oh, 26.

Oh, 26. Oh, it goes along. Dupon. and that and it goes to Jane Street. Yeah. That, because I had moved out by the time it changed names.

So I still in my mind is like, what will be faster to catch the Jane 35 here or the Annette 4 that'll come to this corner? Yeah, I used to do that too. I'm not at Jane subway station. Then there was the 55 as well. Okay. That I would take.

Okay, because there's also on Dundas. You had the Lamped in 40. That still exists. Okay. Because I was going to school at the original location of Michael Power before it moved to wherever it is, way out west in the Tobico now.

But that was basically where Dundas, because Dundas and Bloor is, there's two Dundas and Blois. I know. I know. But how come it's so confusing? Can you fix that when you're sitting in council? All I guess Dundas and Bluer is that, we talk about Bishamorco where I do that Friday walk, but also, of course, there's a Dundas and bluer because Dundas is a weird street. Right.

I actually used to live at Michael Power Place for like six months. Really? In between, yeah, in between homes. You were living where I was in. science class or something there. Yeah, I was living there. Okay. They put up the new condos there.

Yeah, Michael Power Place. Yeah, it's where you... Of course. Yeah. The bazillion priests cashed out. What I think happened in there. They're like, kaching. All right.

So tell me a bit about, we're going to just explore the theater arts world of Bridgett before we get to this venture into politics, which is a blood sport. Do you know that? Politics, yeah. Okay. Okay.

Tell me a bit more about this film school that you created. So it's called Real Talents T.O. And as someone that studied theater, I went to theater school. Once I graduated, I got lucky and I did get an agent right away. But there was a lot of like, there was no direction. I didn't know how to land a gig. I didn't know how to audition really for certain things. So I decided to fill that gap and create a school for young people that were

in my position at one point and connecting them with a creative ecosystem of professionals to build their confidence and to get them on their feet and right into the industry. Okay. And now I'm dying to know about some of your IMDB credits. Okay. So this will be like, okay. Gosh. You know, now you've entered.

Well, some of these titles are pretty recent, actually. And you can tell me, like, give me the real talk and what this entails, right? So if I introduced you. Bridget from Law and Order Toronto, criminal intent. Okay, we know they're filming this Law and Order Toronto in Toronto. Believe it or not. What role did you play on Law and Order Toronto criminal intent? Okay, now you're asking me to remember things.

How do you forget that, though? Because that's a huge franchise. I know. See, I'm one of those actors. I do the job. And then I forget about it. But you don't watch it when it airs on the... No, I don't.

I actually don't. My friend's daughter did a little thing in Reacher, and I got like all these emails about like, okay, this episode airs tonight. Like I had to watch this episode, and I was happily did. Watch this episode to see his daughter. Right.

In this episode of Reacher. Some episodes and some of the work that I do, I do like to watch it. Like I watched my work in American Gods. I did watch in Amazing Grace Song. story. I just did something on Doc, and I don't even remember what I did.

This was the most recent. Boston Blue, I did watch that. Is this the... Don't tell me. Is this the one with the new kid on the block? Yes. You don't remember his name. Donnie Walberg.

Andy Pandy is freaking out right now listening. Don Walberg. And they filmed that here? They filmed that here. Right. Yeah. That was fun. That's a big series.

That was fun. I played a police officer. I, yeah, okay, you played a police officer. I did. Okay. Shout out to Ice T. who played the police officer. A rogue police officer.

Oh, that's my favorite, actually. I feel like that's all of them. But okay. More on that. But I feel like Gloria Rubens is now in that show because I read something from FOTM Bill Breyo. And Gloria Rubens, of course, was on Pocod Door well before your time.

But I would watch her as a child. And then, of course, I watched ER, like everyone. of a certain age in the 90s, and she had a huge role on ER, and I think she's in that show now. She's in Boston Blue now, wow. Okay, and you were in it for one episode, right? Yeah, I think it was the first season.

Okay, so, okay, so let's just, these are some big titles. So what is American Gods that you actually tuned in to watch? That's, it's actually a, a television series based on a novel by Neil Gaiman. And it was based on the old world gods, fighting the new world gods. Okay.

And I played Yamoja, which was the god of water. My favorite god. Is it? Well, with the water, you die. I feel like this is an important god. She's a god of water. And I actually just liked being on set with that.

It was very, it was cool. It was a lot of sci-fi stuff. And so I just, I like the stories and I like the visual of the series. So that's why I watched it. What about the Handmaid's Tale? Yes. I was on that.

I know. I was on your IMDB page, Bridgett. Come on. What do you think I got a guest coming over? I can't just have you stumped to be elected as a city councilor. Thanks for reminding me. Hammex Hill's a huge series. Oh, yeah.

It was fun. Margaret Atwood rides the TTC. Do you know that? Have you seen her on the TTC? No. Do you ride the CTC? Of course. Every day.

Yeah. Do you feel safe on the TTC? I do. I mean, there's not much that really. scares me, especially working in these places that I've been working in, growing up in Regent Park. I'm not really scared by a lot. I will say, I feel safe. I feel safe. But lately, I've had people tell me that they don't feel safe. Yes, I have been hearing that. So,

and that's a fact and that's real. But me personally, I feel safe. It's just like, I ride my bike. I ride the TTC. I walk everywhere, but I still listen to people that need to get around by vehicle. Right. How dare they, by the way. Come on. Get a civilized motor transportation. Okay.

But what can you, what do you remember from being on the Handmaid's Tale? I was pregnant, is what I remember. Okay. So I had to wear a belly and they had to fit it so it could fit like my frame. Okay. So this is a, you're not literally pregnant. You're playing a pregnant woman.

No, I was pregnant on. Okay. And you wore a belly. Yes. I wore a belly. So it was hard to like. Tie my shoes and... Okay.

Do you remember that? You don't have memory of where are we in the series? Because that's a series where I really liked it at first. And then I lost interest as it went on. I think it was the first episode of the last season. Okay. We were on the train. I was a refugee.

Okay. Coming from America. Yeah, well, that series was interesting because it really made Toronto and Canada seem like the saviors. Yes. It's like they did. Obviously, it's fiction. prime minister and leaders and stuff, but like you Americans and your tyranny.

Yes. And here come to us and we will save you. And I was an American. We saved you. So Toronto, Canada slash Toronto, saved. Saved you. Saved me for, and saved my baby.

Saved your baby. Okay. So these are some big roles. The few that I laughed at. Oh, not that these are wonderful roles, but I produce a show for a guy named, so it's funny. I talked about Joel Goldberg.

Okay. Because he produced, he directed the Dream Warriors videos back in the day, okay? And he's the one who's promising me, King Lou and Capital Q in the basement. But I also produce a show for Joel Greenberg. Don't confuse these people. There's a Goldberg and a Greenberg,

who was a longtime theater director in this studio 180. He founded and he directed a lot of theater in the city. And he's got a podcast called Life and Stages, where he talks to people that are in, that work in theater in this country. We're dropping new episodes now. That's a big plug for that. I'm going to send him an invoice.

But, but, but, but he'll have on guests who are theater people in this country, and I'll check out their IMDB while the chat's happening, and almost every single one of them has done an episode of the following three shows. Are you ready? Yeah. And I'll say all three, and then you react.

Murdoch Mysteries, Hudson and Rex, and Heartland, okay? Every single working action, actor or actress in the country of Canada has appeared on those three shows. Yes, that's true. And you're no exception. I have no exception to all three of them, not one of. But at least you get to go to Newfoundland for Hudson and Rex, right?

Oh, and Newfoundland is beautiful. That was such a great gig, just to be in Newfoundland, just because I got to go to Newfoundland. It was great. Wow. And I had to play dead in one of the scenes, which is the most difficult things to do. because you got to really slow down your breath. On camera, they can't see that you're breathing.

So that was very difficult. Yeah, that was very difficult. Okay. You know what? Whatever it takes to get a gig in this country, right? So before we pivot to politics for a moment, because you are running and we have an election and only a few weeks away,

what is the current status of your acting life? Like these are some recent credits. You're working. You're getting gigs. Like, how's that going for you, Bridget? Well, I kind of slowed down a bit. I did book something earlier on in the election process. I filmed Doc.

Can you remind me? What is Doc? It's like a medical drama series. Okay. It's new, I believe. Okay, so this is like trying to be like a ER or Gray's Anatomy or something. Exactly, exactly. You know, medical dramas are pretty good.

They're very popular, too. Yeah, they're very popular. Like I said, I'm really bad in terms of, like, what it is, the work that I'm doing and when I'm filming. Well, you did this thing called Cross, which apparently is popular. But I don't know what that is either. Alex Cross, yeah. Not to be confused of Alan Cross. Yeah.

I know. And I always forget these roles. And I'm like, thanks for reminding me, Mike. Come on. I do my homework, Bridget. Thank you. I appreciate it. So you did land something recently.

It has a filmed yet? I've already filmed it. Yeah, I filmed it. But is it tough there? Like, like, I know from a lot of people that they, I talk to a lot of these people because usually they come on Joel Greenberg's podcast and all the conversation. And apparently with COVID, everything switched to, uh, you audition on video. Yep.

I actually prefer it now because I don't have to like trek all the way down to different studios. I do like the in-person energy, but it just makes it easier, less time consuming. And again, like, it's a film medium. So they want to see you on, it makes sense to be on video for the audition. But do you think the barrier of entry is so low that they just get buried in auditions

and then it's easy. It's more difficult to, I don't know, to stand out? I don't find. What do I know? I've never auditioned for a thing. I don't find it. I don't find it that's the case. Okay, but you've been on Murdoch Mysteries.

Yeah, I know, right? By the way, how many seasons do you think Murdoch Mysteries will go? 50, 60, 70. Oh my gosh, forever. It's going to be endless. And a lot of people we turn as a different character, by the way. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You can come back to Murdoch Mysteries as a different character.

I know. After they kill you off, now you're somebody else. Okay, so continued success in this world. And I realize we are pivoting, because I just checked, you're an easy woman to talk to. We could talk about, you know, lands down and bluer for 90 minutes. Yeah, right. We're going to talk about this election in you running and everything. But I want to ask you about one more thing that I read it.

in your bio when I was doing my homework. You led arts programming for kids with autism. I did. Can you tell me about that? This was at the Possibilities Clinic. And basically I worked alongside Dr. Michelle Pierce. And it was a group called, it was pass before. This was so long ago.

But basically, I introduced practices, theater practices. improv exercises, breath, work, movement to young people with on various divergent spectrums and and just to kind of get them out of their shell and you know, get more used to like how to engage socially, et cetera. And yeah, we did that for two sessions to work, like, so it was two four-week sessions. And that was very, very interesting and very fascinating. and I've used some of those tools that I've helped to develop in my own film practice with young people at Real Talents T.O. as well. Okay, good for you.

That's nice to hear. You, with that wonderful effort, I am now going to gift you. This is like your reward for good humanity and good citizenship. I'm going to gift you a large frozen lasagna that's in my freezer right now. Really? Oh, my God. Courtesy of Palma Pasta, who literally, literally, sent it over for you because you're making your Toronto mic debut today.

Oh my gosh. Thank you. So fresh craft beer. Oh my goodness. Frozen lasagna. Don't you dare leave without it? I'm not going to. Also, I'm sorry for interrupting you there, but I want to give you something else real

quick, which is this pretty rad. It's got a flashlight in it. It's got a measuring tape. It's a bottle opener. It is courtesy of a Ridley Funeral Home and they have a great podcast called Life's Undertaking. That's for you, Bridget. Life's Undertaking.

I like that. Brad Jones. Thank you so much. You know what? My friend's staying with me from Winnipeg. She's actually a director for theater director. And so she's going to enjoy this lasagna and this beer. Great.

Taking back my byway bag in case it accidentally goes home with you, I can't afford to lose the byway bank here. Okay. Also, I want to give some love to Nick Iini's because speaking of city politics and city council, which we're about to do, Wednesday. So two days from now, I will be producing a live conversation at Old Mill here in Atobico. I think it's 7 p.m. on Wednesday. It's free to go.

You get a register, but it's free to attend. Nick Aienis from Building Toronto Skyline will be having a conversation with Karen Stints. So Karen and Nick, and I'll be there too. So come check it out and make sure you subscribe to Building Toronto Skyline. Have you ever met Karen Stints? I haven't. No. come to the old mill on Wednesday.

I'll introduce you to Kansas. This Wednesday is and two days from now. Two days from now. Okay. I know you're a busy lady, but okay. Oh, by the way, I do want to tell you this is for real too. Well, that's for real as well. Everything's for real here.

Like you said, it's all human here. Yeah, we're all humans. I have an event on November 28. I know that seems like a long way a lot, but I just got an alert on my phone. I'm looking at it right now. See, right there and it says, yellow advisory frost. What's the event? Well, the event will get to in a moment, but you need to react to the fact there's a frost advisory.

On November 30th? No, today. You know what? They don't know what's going to happen on November 28th. I'm like, what? No, like tonight, while we sleep. Really? There's a Frost advisory in Toronto.

Oh my gosh. It's too early for that. It's too soon. Frost on the pumpkin. They say, okay, so don't worry about the Frost advisory. Because I'm telling you on November 28, when you would expect Frost, we will be collecting at Palma's Kitchen in Mississauga. I'm going to do a live.

recording if you showed up, not only would Palma pasta feed you, and not only would I bring some fresh craft beer from Great Lakes Brewery, but you could pop on the mic and say hi to everybody. Awesome. There you go. November 28.

From noon to 3 p.m. Palma's Kitchen, everybody who can hear my voice is invited. And last but not least, and then it's all politics the rest of the way. Bring it, Bridget. Oh, I like, I'm going to add your name to it. it, Bridget. Safe, secure recycling for residents, businesses, and the environment. Recycling

electronics and appliances with local Recycle My Electronics programs is free, fast, and easy. Ready to recycle? Bring it. Find out what and where to recycle at Recyclemyelectronics.ca.ca. Okay, why the hell, Bridget? Do you, why are you running to be city councilor? for Ward 4, Parkdale High Park. Well, I want to build a more unified city and a more unified ward. I feel that we're divided. And I see a need in terms of affordability, safety, this mental health gap. And I want to be able to fill that void and help people in my community thrive.

So you feel the current, I mean, there will be change anyway, because we mentioned Gord Perks. Right. Is retiring. There will be change anyway. But you feel we need change in Ward 4? I think we do. I don't like this divisive kind of, the divisiveness that's happening right now in our neighborhood and in our city. You know, it's bikes versus cars.

It's, you know, Access for All versus Car-Free High Park. You know, it's property owners versus renters. It's, we're a very diverse city, a very diverse ward, socioeconomically, culturally, socially, et cetera. And I just feel like we need to find this middle ground to make our city and our neighborhood work for everybody. What are your thoughts? So I'm actually wearing my Terry Fox t-shirt and every year I run in the Terry Fox run.

And I do it at high park. Yeah. I've been doing it at High Park for as long as I can remember because I used to live over there and I still go there. I don't even go to, I skip these atobico locations. I'm like, no, I'm going to work for. I'm going to work for. That's where I belong.

I can't afford to live there, but I'm going there anyways. So here's my question. What are your thoughts on this access for all initiative where sometimes you have to remind me when, but sometimes the park is closed. to vehicles? It's every weekend. Every weekend.

Every weekend it's closed to vehicles. And I understand that the goal is to have a car-free high park, but they haven't addressed the accessibility challenges or the infrastructure challenges that are currently in place right now. And it's really cutting off access for a number of people and people that depend on cars to access the park. Not everybody can walk. Exactly.

seniors, families that need to get to the baseball diamond, the pool, etc. People want a picnic on the weekends and it's really, really challenging. The people that go to the Grenadere Cafe, there's not a lot of accessible parking either. Yeah, so it's a challenging thing and I guess my, I would look at it with proper consultation. A lot of people felt that they weren't consulted properly and find a hybrid. kind of model similar to and follow the actual, if we're going to move in the direction

of a completely car-free high park, I think it should be evolutionary. We should follow the New York City Central Park model where it took 10 years and all these infrastructure challenges were fixed before they blocked access off to all road users. So on my right, if it's a Saturday here in October,

and of course it's a beautiful, park this time of year. Yep. That if I, let's say I have a, let's say I have a child with mobility issues. And there is no way for me to, like, can I not get to like the parking at the, you mentioned the Grenadier Cafe there, right? Not on a weekend, no. So during the week, you can.

Sure. So on a weekend, basically, if you wanted to go there with your immobile son, T.S, you got to come back on a week day. And possibly down the road, the goal would be to make it seven days a week. It would be inaccessible to vehicular traffic. Right. And I think that's the high park movement strategy's goal. But they were, they're supposed to have all these gaps filled before it gets to that point.

But it's taking too long as a lot of things. Because I'm, my thoughts on this is so I do, I do believe that it needs to be accessible for all, even differently able people who are unable to, you know, walk in there, right? Also, I like it being car-free. So do I. Like, I love the fact that it's car-free. So there has to be some compromise where it is car-free, but people who have mobility challenges are still able to enjoy this wonderful Toronto Park.

So, like, accessible permits, your, like, access for people with mobility issues or seniors that can't walk a kilometer into the main facilities. A lot of the facilities are deep in the middle of high park, right? So it's hard to access as is. And then you hear a lot of families with young kids that are, you know, they find it really challenging. They don't even go to the park anymore. I've heard one of the neighbors I was talking to their kid used to play baseball there,

but now they're in a Tobico because it's just too difficult for them. So we need some sense. There's a possibility there, I would argue. I would think so. I would think so. And this is just coming from talking to neighbors. Yes, I've read the High Park Movement Strategy. I've read what High Park Access for All is petitioning for.

But even just knocking on doors, talking to the people that live in the surrounding postal codes. And this is what I keep hearing. It keeps coming up at the door. It's a number one issue at the door. What are your thoughts on bike lanes? Well, I don't agree with ripping out the Bloor bike lanes because I just don't believe that we should be ripping out infrastructure that is meant to protect people and protect cyclists and it's safe. I do, however, believe in proper consultation and bringing everybody to the table from the jump. So business owners on Bloor Street, residents, cycle groups, etc.

From day one to mitigate this back and forth tug of war that we're having right now. For future bike lanes, I think they should always be protected. And again, like I think proper consultation needs to go in from the start so that we don't put infrastructure in and then rip them out. And put it in. There's no, like, there is no modern progressive city on this planet that's ripping out bike lanes in 2026. That whole idea. But can I ask, does Ward 4 go all the way to the atobical border?

It goes to the east side of the Humber River. And yeah, that's kind of the border, right? Kind of. Yeah, yeah. I think the Humber River is kind of the border. Okay, because I know that the Humber Bay Bridge, one side you're in Toronto, the next side of the atobico. Okay. I'm only asking because I'm, I love the lower bike lanes.

So, full disclosure, and everyone listening knows, I ride it all. the time and I love it. Oh, for sure. And I love it for my kids. I got four kids and I love that the safe east-west corridor exists. Right. But I will say I fear for everything, I'm going to say everything west of Jane I fear for. Like I'm not particularly personally concerned about east of Jane. I don't think, I don't believe they're going to rip up the bike lanes east of Jane. I'm personally concerned about west of Jane and especially west of like old. mill. Right. I mean, I think that's where they're starting, ripping out the bike lanes. That's what they're, yeah. Well, I go to Aberfoil and, uh, there's an Aberfoil is not far from like

Islington and. Right. Yeah. Blur. And I take the bike lanes there like on the reg. Right. Yesterday for a swim, but do you take the, do you ride along Bloor going west, like that big hill? So, uh, yeah, for sure. Well, it doesn't feel like a big hill to me, but I'm a, you know, I'm a very good cyclist. Okay. Bridget, very good cyclist. I ride, so I ride on, so Royal York would be if I'm going here. So Royal York is my big north-south. This is a really exciting bike lane talk. But I'm, like I used to do gigs at like Yorkville and stuff.

So if I'm going, heck, if I'm going to the Danforth Music Hall, okay, I will ride the bluer bike lane from Royal York to the Danforth Music Hall. So I do a lot of Royal York and East, but I also do quite a bit from Royal York to Aberfoyle. quite a bit. And sometimes I go beyond. I got to go to the bulk barn at six points plaza. Okay, I've got these things I got to do here. Anyway, I just was curious your take on bike lanes.

Yeah, I mean, I think also encouraging active transit and more use and proper protected barriers, I think more people will be encouraged to cycle if we actually had more infrastructure with relations to that. Amen. Amen. We're in church now. Amen. Take me to church.

Hallelujah. Listen, I went to Catholic schools. I know how it goes. Did you? Which high? Oh, you went to St. Pius. And I actually spent a few years at St.

Cecilius. Oh, really? Yeah. And you went to Michael Power, you said, right? I went to Michael Powers. Was it all boys? No.

So I was, no, I'm not that old. So I don't know when they, actually, I shouldn't say that. I actually don't know when it changed. But I'm, like, I start grade 9 and 89.

It's 89, y'all, not Beethoven's fifth or six. And it was boys and girls well before then. So I didn't experience this all boys. Because St. Joe's and my. Michael Power merged.

So the technical name in that school, and it might still be, was Michael Power St. Joseph's. Because you had St. Joe's. It's all girls. Wasn't it all girls? Yes, right. And then you had Michael Power and they at some point merged. I got to find out when they merged. I'm going to guess they merged before you were born.

That's my guess. Yeah, well, if you were there and they were already. 89. Yeah. We got to find out. Okay. Yeah. So in a nutshell here, I wish you much luck.

Thank you. Do you believe, Bridget, that you can win? Of course I do. I wouldn't be in it. I'm in it to win it, Mike. Of course I believe I can win. You were in Murdoch Mysteries, for God's sake. That's going to help you.

I believe I can win. But more importantly, I believe that I can affect positive, long-lasting solutions in City Hall. Do you have a team behind you? Like, what does it entail to run for? So I'm not backed by any machine. By machine, I mean any political party. Progress Toronto? No, I am not backed.

by that. Or ABC, the right wing equivalent? Nope. I am doing this completely nonpartisan, completely on my own with a small team of supporters. And most of the people on my team have been volunteers with TWA, which is the volunteer NGO that I co-founded with my high school teacher. And they just believe in the vision. They believe in me. They believe in my integrity, in my openness, and my accountability, and they want to see a change as well as I do. So they're here supporting me. A lot of my family members are supporting me. Well, they better.

Yeah. So it's just main, it's grassroots. I've been meeting a lot of people, local businesses that have, you know, just taking a liking to my approach and they're backing me and supporting me as best as they can. But like I always say this, like I think it's very, very, very important for city councilor to remain nonpartisan because once we start serving a machine or a political ideology, then you stop serving the people. And that's our goal is to, it's community first, it's listening first, and it's doing what's

best for everyone. And you're knocking on a lot of doors? A lot, a lot of doors. Are you counting your steps? No, I don't count my steps, but my feet are paying for it. Yeah, like you're burning through shoes here? This is the detail I need to know because I can only imagine like knocking on the doors and you're doing it. I mean, for example, you're going to leave me in a moment.

Yes. And it's very close to 2 p.m. Are you like what's next for you today? I guess you're going to be going nonstop till election day. I'm door knocking nonstop. And we had signs out and we had four candidates meetings in one week. It's been it's been a ride. I threw my back out doing squats because I try to get.

I like to work out. And you're so young. Yeah. I know, right? Born in the 80s, everybody. Born in the 80s. I got a theme song, big guy. You go, knock, knock, knock on junction doors.

Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, yeah. We should do a duet. Parkdale doors. Do you? Yes, I sing. You're multi-talented human being. I can't believe you're in this blood sport called politics. And I say that, but if a tongue, you know, you know, bless you for trying to make a difference.

But I, and I wish you all the luck, and I hope you win. Thank you so much, Mike. You know, to be honest, I think this should be a noble position. Being a politician should be a noble position. And I know a lot of, there's a lot of backlash and a lot of people don't trust politicians, but I'm running to change that. So thank you. Well, I hope you win.

I do want to know, after you win, I want you to come back and tell me if, I want you to say these words to me, I've made a huge mistake. because you, I'm just telling you, bless you for trying to make a difference in this city, but I don't, I, you know, I don't, I don't know. You don't think it's possible? I think it's a blood sport. People fight dirty.

I know, but you have to, the only way you know is if you get in, right? And you try, you have to try. And that's always been my position in life. It's like, people say the same thing when I'm working in the slums in Cetei in Porto-Prince. And they're like, why are you doing this? Nothing's going to change.

I'm like, well, you do what you do what you? can. Yeah, you do what you can. We should all do what we can. It's easy to throw up your hands and say, oh, I can't make it. It's like me and my paper straws, okay? I see Taylor Swift flying everywhere in her private jet. I'm sipping out of a paper straw, and I'm thinking to myself, what's the point?

But it's better than nothing, right, Bridget? I hear you. I hear you. Better than nothing. You've got to do something. You got to try. Do your part. It is doing nothing.

Exactly. Do your part. Do your part. Put that on a sign. You got signs out there? I do. Oh, I sure do. God, they only showed up the first, right?

On the first, yeah. This is when most of the city realizes, oh, there's an election coming up. Because guys, we're all clued in. I've been following this election. Obviously, I'm dialed in. You're dialed in. We know what's going on. Oh, this person's running.

Oh, my God, what's going on here? We're talking about it for months and months and months. And the average Torontoian realized this past, weekend. Oh, an election is coming. Exactly. Most people were unaware. I know. Like, we really do think everyone's like us. Yeah, no.

Engage. No. You know, you go to run a meet station and interview 10 random people and ask about the bluer bike lanes and they'll say, why, is there something going on of the blue or bike lanes? Yeah, exactly. No clue. Meanwhile, I'm laying a candle,

a penny candle every night. Praying for my bluer bike lanes. like Lane's Bridgett. Stay. Yes, keep them. And that brings us to the end of our 1,988th show. 1988. Wow.

We're almost at 2000. Oh my gosh. What will I do? Well, hopefully I'll come back once I win. When you win, you're going to come back and you're going to say, I've made a huge mistake. No, I'm going to say I made a huge difference, Mike. I'm about to make a difference.

you a year on that one. I know. Go to, by the way, what's the website to learn more about your platform and what you're going to do for the city? Bridgette-ogundipa.com.com. And how did I do of my pronunciation of your surname? You did well. I did well.

I did well. I did well. I listened to you say it and I practice in front of the mirror several times. Thank you. I felt pride when it came out and I said, oh, that's how she says it. Yes, you did very well. Thank you. Yeah.

Go to TorontoMike.com. for all your Toronto Mike needs, whatever they may be. And much love to those who made this possible. Again, that is Great Lakes Brewery. Bridget's got her beer. Yes, I do.

Thank you, Great Lakes Brewery. Yeah, and they're in South Atopical here, but they're politically minded over there. They care about the whole city. They care about the province, for God's sake. Palmapasta. Don't leave afout your Palma pasta lasagna. Thank you, Palmapasta.

I'm really looking forward to it. Nick Iienes, he's at the Old Mill Wednesday night with Karen Stince. Recycle MyElecteratronics. And of course, Ridley Funeral Home. Much love to Brad Jones and the good people at Ridley Funeral Home. Thank you. See you all tomorrow.

So. Thank you, Mike, for having me. I appreciate it. I appreciate it. Michael Barclay, Jason Schneider, who wrote have not been the same 25 years ago on the show tomorrow together in the basement. Don't you dare miss it.