Podcast appearances and mentions of mike mccormack

We've brought back Mike McCormack, founder of one of the most celebrated (and kickass) mountain bike stage races in North America. The Breck Epic remains true to its roots, filled big, long backcountry rides at high elevation in Breckenridge, Colorado. In our last episode with Mike, we riffed on his diversity, equity and inclusion efforts to welcome all riders, regardless of age, race, creed, ethnicity or gender. In this conversation, we dive into what makes the Breck Epic the iconic race that it's become. Tipping off on Sunday, August 10th, 2025, the Breck will be celebrating its 17th year and it just keeps getting bigger and better—while keeping the rider numbers and thus the rider experience, stable. In this fireside chat, we explore Mike's concerted effort to promote women's cycling through the Breck Epic Women's Tour (they hosted 60 women in the pro field in 2024), along with his ecosystem approach to event organizing including 3-nights of sustainable fireworks (yep, fireworks at the Breck in '25), the Women's Cycling Summit and year two of Breck Bike Week. Quintessential Mike McCormack, his style is very much his own and he shows up raw, real, and willing to bare all. Affable, eccentric and honest, listening to Mike Mac flow on all things event organizing and bike racing is a trip worth taking.WNbL, Breck Epic Website : https://breckepic.com/Breck Epic Instagram: @breckepic Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠beaudacious.com⁠⁠⁠⁠Michael's Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelleachba⁠⁠⁠⁠Show's Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebounceforward⁠⁠⁠⁠Michael's Mindset and Mental Endurance Coaching: ⁠https://beaudacious.com/coaching/⁠

Join us on arts24 for an in-depth interview with acclaimed Irish author Mike McCormack, as he delves into his latest novel, "This Plague of Souls", now available in French. Known for his unconventional storytelling, McCormack explores themes of confinement and global unrest through the journey of Nealon, a painter returning home from prison to face a mysterious presence.

OVERVIEW: The Breck Epic is the premier mountain bike stage race in the United States, and Race Founder and Director Mike McCormack is a legendary for the ethos and environment he's cultivated around the race. He and Adam Pulford go beyond Breck Epic to talk about what riders get out of doing truly epic endurance events, how to prepare for them, how to have fun during them. Don't miss this inspiring and motivating conversation, and then go sign up for your next big adventure! Key topics in this episode:How Breck Epic worksThe value of creating a great racing experience for ridersBalancing MTB skills and fitness trainingThe effect of Breckenridge's altitude (9400 ft) on performance, nutrition, and recoveryPreparing for racing at altitude when you live at sea levelManaging race week efforts to maximize fun and successGuestMike McCormack founded the Breck Epic MTB Stage Race in 2009, treating its field to a high-alpine tour of Colorado's secret stashes, hidden gems and historical ghost towns. Committed to big routes with good friends, Epic's 220-plus miles and 40k of vertical establish its 6 stages as the gold standard of endurance backcountry riding. With a unique cloverleaf format allowing riders from 25 countries and 40+ states to start and finish each day within a mile of the the historical Victorian mining town of Breckenridge, Colorado, Epic is the mountain bike experience of a lifetime.LinksIG: https://www.instagram.com/breckepic/X: https://x.com/BreckEpichttps://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=breck%20epichttps://breckepic.com/HostAdam Pulford has been a CTS Coach for more nearly two decades and holds a B.S. in Exercise Physiology. He's participated in and coached hundreds of athletes for endurance events all around the world.Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or on your favorite podcast platformGET FREE TRAINING CONTENTJoin our weekly newsletterCONNECT WITH CTSWebsite: trainright.comInstagram: @cts_trainrightTwitter: @trainrightFacebook: @CTSAthlete

Writer Mike McCormack recalls his childhood while growing up in Mayo. Here he describes a long car journey across the county. Mike is the author of several books including 'This Plague of Souls' (2023), 'Solar Bones' (2016), 'Forensic Songs' (2012), & 'Notes from a Coma' (2005).

In this episode of the Woodpreneur Podcast, Steve Larosiliere interviews Mike McCormack from McCormack Builders. Mike shares how he started his custom home-building company and the challenges and successes he has experienced over the years. He discusses the importance of self-education and continuous improvement in the construction industry. Mike also talks about the plans for his company, including moving to a new headquarters and implementing more efficient building practices. Steve provides feedback on marketing strategies, emphasizing the importance of storytelling and building relationships with clients. Takeaways: Continuous self-education is crucial in the construction industry.Building strong relationships with clients is essential for success.Telling stories and showcasing the process behind builds can attract potential clients.Optimizing marketing strategies can lead to increased visibility and growth. Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction and Background 01:20 - Getting Started in the Construction Industry 03:11 - Taking a Chance and Starting McCormack Builders 06:22 - Building a Dream Headquarters 08:46 - Growth and Scaling the Business 09:59 - The First Critical Hire 13:09 - Realizing the Potential of the Business 15:42 - No Imposter Syndrome 17:23 - The Importance of Self-Education 19:05 - Attracting the Right Clients 21:08 - Future Plans and Growth 23:48 - Marketing and Business Advice 26:28 - Telling More Stories and Building Relationships 28:00 - Feedback on Marketing Strategy Join our Paid Community at WoodpreneurNetwork.com Connect with Mike at:  https://www.instagram.com/mccormackbuilders/ https://mccormackbuilders.com

Welcome in to the Levelheads podcast! This week we have Mike McCormack joining the podcast. Mike is a custom builder in Boston but started out as a mechanical engineer in his home country of Ireland. Listen in to find out why he made the change. You can find Mike on Instagram at @mccormackbuilders Find us on Instagram!  @levelheads_pod @verduraconstruction @greenside_design_build @collectivebuildco

Irish author Mike McCormack joins Sam and Lori to talk about his latest novel, This Plague of Souls, the second novel of a triptych following his award-winning Solar Bones. 

The December Art of Reading book club features Laureate for Irish Fiction Colm Tóibín in conversation with writer Mike McCormack about his novel 'The Plague of Souls'. Mike McCormack comes from the west of Ireland and is the author of two collections of short stories Getting it in the Head and Forensic Songs, and three novels Crowe's Requiem, Notes from a Coma and Solar Bones. In 1996 he was awarded the Rooney Prize for Literature and Getting it in the Head was chosen as a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. In 2006 Notes from a Coma was shortlisted for the Irish Book of the Year Award. In 2016 Solar Bones was awarded the Goldsmiths Prize and the Bord Gais Energy Irish Novel of the Year and Book of the Year; it was also long-listed for the 2017 Man Booker Prize. In 2018 it was awarded the International Dublin Literary Award. He is a member of Aosdána.

Field sees the year out with Mike McCormack and JP McHugh. John's short story collection was the find of the year at Field HQ a beautiful set of stories about the fragility and cut throat business of friendship. If you're doing some last minute Christmas shopping this is a huge recommend.Mike McCormack needs little introduction. A multi award winning novelist, whose work is thrilling unconfined by genre. Mike's latest novel This Plague of Souls was published in October by Canongate and is part noir, part metaphysical thriller. Huge thanks to both Mike and John for taking the time out to talk. As ever  thanks go to Ian Hawgood & Huw Marc Bennett for the kind use of their music. The little dash of Christmas at the end is a reworking of the old John Prine classic Christmas in Prison by Emmy the Great and Light Speed Champion. Big love and hoping for peace.Pick up John's book here: https://www.theportobellobookshop.com/9780008490645Pick up Mike's novel here: https://www.theportobellobookshop.com/9781838859329@fieldzine /www.fieldzine.com

Mike McCormack talks to Neil Denny about his "metaphysical noir" novel This Plague of Souls. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With two of Ireland's leading writers: recipient of the Rooney Prize, Dublin Literary Award and the Goldsmith Prize, Mike McCormack tells us about his latest book This Plague of Souls, while Paul Lynch, brings us into the frighteningly recognisable world of his Booker Prize Shortlisted novel Prophet Song. With music from singer songwriter Krea.

On The Kula Ring we love a niche market. The varied and interesting challenges that marketers face in these highly specialized markets never ceases to amaze. This week we are joined by one such marketer. Mike McCormack is the VP of Marketing and Strategy with the Appleton Group, a division of Emerson. Mike and his team market to customers that are secluded, both physically and technologically; within business infrastructures where internet connectivity may not be allowed for safety. It is an exciting conversation with unique hurdles that Mike and Appleton have had to overcome. You have internet though, because you're reading this. So get listening, you won't be disappointed.

Barry Goldwater Jr. grew up in politics as the son of the influential Senator and '64 GOP Presidential Nominee. He has a one-of-a-kind story of witnessing his father's political rise and then his own political career with his House tenure spanning parts of 3 decades. In this conversation, he talks his early memories in a political household, key moments in his father's career, his own political trajectory in Southern California, and the difficulties and opportunities he's found in life after leaving office. IN THIS EPISODEBorn into a political family in Phoenix, AZ…The story of Goldwater's Department Store and the rise of his father's political career…The surprise that took him to a different state and different profession than expected…The coin flip that set Barry Goldwater Sr. on a path in Republican politics…Memories of the '64 Goldwater presidential campaign…The Goldwater / JFK relationship and what a JFK vs Goldwater '64 campaign might have looked like…The story behind Senator Goldwater urging Nixon to resign at the height of Watergate…His read on Senator Goldwater's late-in-life pro-choice and pro-LGBT sentiments…Barry Goldwater Jr's first race for office in a 1969 House special election…Memories of the House of the 70s and 80s…The leadership skill he witnessed of Speaker Tip O'Neill….Barry Goldwater Jr and Ed Koch team up to pass a bipartisan Privacy Act…An important lesson learned from his mother…The story behind his race for US Senate in California in 1982…His read on Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger….How he approached being out of office for the first time in 14 years in his mid 40s…The story of being on the ballot in Louisiana as Ron Paul's VP candidate in 2008…His early thoughts on the 2024 GOP primary field…The story of Senator Goldwater's surprisingly close connection to President Clinton…Time spent around both President Reagan and Nancy Reagan…The guerilla tactic that helped Barry Goldwater Jr win his first election…The importance of a Higher Power in his life… AND apron pockets, Arizona State University, Best Always, brickbats, William F. Buckley, Burbank, John Burton, Phil Burton, cold calls, The Conscience of a Conservative, John Dean, Dwight Eisenhower, Newt Gingrich, S.I. Hayakawa, Carl Hayden, hiding in the bushes, Jewish peddlers, Lyndon Johnson, Chiang Kai-Shek, Jack Kemp, the Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Lockheed-Martin, the Mayflower, Mitch McConnell, Mike McCormack, the NAACP, Northrup-Grunman, nylon, the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange, Nancy Pelosi, raylon, John Rhodes, Hugh Scott, shenanigans, Janet Travell, Donald Trump, the Urban League, John Van De Kamp, the wild west, Mao Zedong…. & more!

Mike McCormack is a legend in the world of mountain bike race promoting, a profession that requires both endurance and perseverance. He's an endurance mountain bike race founder, promoter, organizer and entrepreneur. But Mike is far more than an event organizer. He's a deep thinker with a tremendous sense of humor and a fiery passion to get it right—on behalf of the riders and community he serves. He's the founder and lead organizer of one of North America's toughest, most celebrated and daunting stage races, the Breck Epic.  In this episode we discuss all things Breck, diving deep into the UCI's recent ruling on transgender women and the Breck Epic's philosophy regarding inclusivity—creating a safe space for all riders. We'll discuss the art of leading with compassion and kindness, judgment and how he put on a world class six-day backcountry stage race—at elevation—that has become a pilgrimage for mountain bikers from across the globe. We'll also explore the most generous race deferral policy on the planet. 

In this interview Mary M. McGlynn, Professor of English at Baruch College, CUNY, discusses her new book Broken Irelands: Literary Form in Post-Crash Irish Fiction (Syracuse University Press, 2022). While the national narrative coming out of Ireland since the 2008 economic crisis has been relentlessly sanguine, fiction has offered a more nuanced perspective from both well-established and emerging authors. In Broken Irelands, McGlynn examines Irish fiction of the post-crash era, addressing the proliferation of writing that downplays realistic and grammatical coherence. Noting that these traits have the effect of diminishing human agency, blurring questions of responsibility, and emphasizing emotion over rationality, McGlynn argues that they reflect and respond to social and economic conditions during the global economic crisis and its aftermath of recession, austerity, and precarity. Rather than focusing on overt discussions of the crash and recession, McGlynn explores how the dominance of an economic worldview, including a pervasive climate of financialized discourse, shapes the way stories are told. In the writing of such authors as Anne Enright, Colum McCann, Mike McCormack, and Lisa McInerney, McGlynn unpacks the ways that formal departures from realism through grammatical asymmetries like unconventional verb tenses, novel syntactic choices, and reliance on sentence fragments align with a cultural moment shaped by feelings of impotence and rhetorics of personal responsibility. Colleen English is a scholar of Irish and Romantic literature based at Loyola University Chicago. She co-convenes the Irish Studies Scholarly Seminar at the Newberry Library. On Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In this interview Mary M. McGlynn, Professor of English at Baruch College, CUNY, discusses her new book Broken Irelands: Literary Form in Post-Crash Irish Fiction (Syracuse University Press, 2022). While the national narrative coming out of Ireland since the 2008 economic crisis has been relentlessly sanguine, fiction has offered a more nuanced perspective from both well-established and emerging authors. In Broken Irelands, McGlynn examines Irish fiction of the post-crash era, addressing the proliferation of writing that downplays realistic and grammatical coherence. Noting that these traits have the effect of diminishing human agency, blurring questions of responsibility, and emphasizing emotion over rationality, McGlynn argues that they reflect and respond to social and economic conditions during the global economic crisis and its aftermath of recession, austerity, and precarity. Rather than focusing on overt discussions of the crash and recession, McGlynn explores how the dominance of an economic worldview, including a pervasive climate of financialized discourse, shapes the way stories are told. In the writing of such authors as Anne Enright, Colum McCann, Mike McCormack, and Lisa McInerney, McGlynn unpacks the ways that formal departures from realism through grammatical asymmetries like unconventional verb tenses, novel syntactic choices, and reliance on sentence fragments align with a cultural moment shaped by feelings of impotence and rhetorics of personal responsibility. Colleen English is a scholar of Irish and Romantic literature based at Loyola University Chicago. She co-convenes the Irish Studies Scholarly Seminar at the Newberry Library. On Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

In this interview Mary M. McGlynn, Professor of English at Baruch College, CUNY, discusses her new book Broken Irelands: Literary Form in Post-Crash Irish Fiction (Syracuse University Press, 2022). While the national narrative coming out of Ireland since the 2008 economic crisis has been relentlessly sanguine, fiction has offered a more nuanced perspective from both well-established and emerging authors. In Broken Irelands, McGlynn examines Irish fiction of the post-crash era, addressing the proliferation of writing that downplays realistic and grammatical coherence. Noting that these traits have the effect of diminishing human agency, blurring questions of responsibility, and emphasizing emotion over rationality, McGlynn argues that they reflect and respond to social and economic conditions during the global economic crisis and its aftermath of recession, austerity, and precarity. Rather than focusing on overt discussions of the crash and recession, McGlynn explores how the dominance of an economic worldview, including a pervasive climate of financialized discourse, shapes the way stories are told. In the writing of such authors as Anne Enright, Colum McCann, Mike McCormack, and Lisa McInerney, McGlynn unpacks the ways that formal departures from realism through grammatical asymmetries like unconventional verb tenses, novel syntactic choices, and reliance on sentence fragments align with a cultural moment shaped by feelings of impotence and rhetorics of personal responsibility. Colleen English is a scholar of Irish and Romantic literature based at Loyola University Chicago. She co-convenes the Irish Studies Scholarly Seminar at the Newberry Library. On Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview Mary M. McGlynn, Professor of English at Baruch College, CUNY, discusses her new book Broken Irelands: Literary Form in Post-Crash Irish Fiction (Syracuse University Press, 2022). While the national narrative coming out of Ireland since the 2008 economic crisis has been relentlessly sanguine, fiction has offered a more nuanced perspective from both well-established and emerging authors. In Broken Irelands, McGlynn examines Irish fiction of the post-crash era, addressing the proliferation of writing that downplays realistic and grammatical coherence. Noting that these traits have the effect of diminishing human agency, blurring questions of responsibility, and emphasizing emotion over rationality, McGlynn argues that they reflect and respond to social and economic conditions during the global economic crisis and its aftermath of recession, austerity, and precarity. Rather than focusing on overt discussions of the crash and recession, McGlynn explores how the dominance of an economic worldview, including a pervasive climate of financialized discourse, shapes the way stories are told. In the writing of such authors as Anne Enright, Colum McCann, Mike McCormack, and Lisa McInerney, McGlynn unpacks the ways that formal departures from realism through grammatical asymmetries like unconventional verb tenses, novel syntactic choices, and reliance on sentence fragments align with a cultural moment shaped by feelings of impotence and rhetorics of personal responsibility. Colleen English is a scholar of Irish and Romantic literature based at Loyola University Chicago. She co-convenes the Irish Studies Scholarly Seminar at the Newberry Library. On Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/european-studies

In this interview Mary M. McGlynn, Professor of English at Baruch College, CUNY, discusses her new book Broken Irelands: Literary Form in Post-Crash Irish Fiction (Syracuse University Press, 2022). While the national narrative coming out of Ireland since the 2008 economic crisis has been relentlessly sanguine, fiction has offered a more nuanced perspective from both well-established and emerging authors. In Broken Irelands, McGlynn examines Irish fiction of the post-crash era, addressing the proliferation of writing that downplays realistic and grammatical coherence. Noting that these traits have the effect of diminishing human agency, blurring questions of responsibility, and emphasizing emotion over rationality, McGlynn argues that they reflect and respond to social and economic conditions during the global economic crisis and its aftermath of recession, austerity, and precarity. Rather than focusing on overt discussions of the crash and recession, McGlynn explores how the dominance of an economic worldview, including a pervasive climate of financialized discourse, shapes the way stories are told. In the writing of such authors as Anne Enright, Colum McCann, Mike McCormack, and Lisa McInerney, McGlynn unpacks the ways that formal departures from realism through grammatical asymmetries like unconventional verb tenses, novel syntactic choices, and reliance on sentence fragments align with a cultural moment shaped by feelings of impotence and rhetorics of personal responsibility. Colleen English is a scholar of Irish and Romantic literature based at Loyola University Chicago. She co-convenes the Irish Studies Scholarly Seminar at the Newberry Library. On Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/british-studies

Mike McCormack's leadership and visionary ideas have turned Breck Epic into a global sensation: from its humble beginnings with 87 riders, this event has grown to be a global event with over 650 riders from 42 countries taking part in the challenge. After 11 years, this six-day, grueling mountain bike race now attracts the biggest names in mountain biking and has left its mark on the sport's history. In this episode, I sit down with Mike Mac to talk about the arc of Breck Epic. He shares how he uses humor as a superpower to fuel his race event's success, the importance of putting people first, and how he ventured into the world of event and race production. Plus, we will uncover the founding principles that guide Breck Epic's growth, development, and its impact on the sport. Key Takeaways - How Mike uses humor as a superpower how it fuels his race event success - The mountain biking microcosm and the importance of putting people first - How Mike ventured into the world of event and race production - From humble beginnings to a legendary race, discover the inception of Breck Epic - The founding principles that guide Breck Epic's growth and development - Uncovering the origins of mountain bike stage races and their evolution - How Mike's commitment to integrity has steered Breck Epic's direction and why he didn't sell - Advice for starting your own race - Striking the balance between challenging and fun in race planning - The Women's Cycling Summit and its impact on the sport Links Learn more about Breck Epic Attend the Women's Cycling SummitIn Breck Sign up for my weekly newsletter!

Your favorite Fiorentina podcast idiots are back to talk about a slew of topics. We begin with a breakdown of the Viola mercato (spoiler alert: we think there may still be gaps in the squad), then veer into how the team's looked on the pitch (another spoiler alert: not very good!), and wrap up with a discussion about what some possible fixes could be. Oh, and I guess it's worth mentioning that we touch on why Fiorentina owner and president Rocco Commisso is badmouthing our very own Mike McCormack in team press conferences, and how exactly we feel about it. Along the way, we learn about the Samuele Ricci slide whistle, that Mike lives a liquid IV, that Tito is VERY hungover, and that we should never, ever, ever name any names, under any circumstances. We had a blast making this one and hope you enjoy listening. If you want to get in touch with us, hit us up on the website or on Twitter, and feel free to leave a rating (unless you're on Mediacom payroll, in which case maybe don't do that, please). Forza Viola! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The procurement challenges facing defense technology companies range from a slow U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition process to supply chain headaches to when and where to leverage commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS)technology and open architectures. In this podcast, Mike McCormack, President & CEO of CP North America and Mark Kempf, VP Of CP technologies & CP Systems at CP North America discuss how those in the defense arena - government and industry - can adapt to these challenges. Also discussed are how these supply chain issues impact military COTS procurement today and reactions to the DoD's MOSA (modular open systems approach) mandate, recruiting engineering talent, and more. 

Fatty has said, many times, that the two best weeks of cycling vacation he's ever had were riding with Andy Hampsten in France...and racing the Breck Epic the week after the Leadville 100. So what makes for a fantastic MTB stage race, and should you consider racing it (spoiler: yes). We get together with Breck Epic founder Mike McCormack to talk about what to do with all that fitness you've earned...whether it be the Breck Epic, or Mike's newest race...The Vail 100.

This year's festival will take place from Friday, the 4th to Sunday, the 6th of March. It will offer a vibrant programme of live events and activities for book lovers of all ages. On Tuesday's Morning Focus, Alan Morrissey was joined by Mike McCormack, Author, involved with Ten Books You Should Read at the Ennis Book Club Festival. Photo (c) DAPA Images via Canva

For our final episode of 2021, we decide to broaden out a personal tradition and share it with listeners... we each share our 10 favorite reading experiences of the year, and discuss why these books made a lasting mark on us. Our choices are not at all limited to books that came out in 2021, but could be any book of any genre from any year. These books were "buried in our heads like a stinger" (to borrow from Flannery O'Connor) and just would not let go, no matter what else we might have consumed. We want to offer a sincere THANK YOU to anyone who chose to spend some of their valuable time listening to us blather on about books this year... we do not take your listening for granted, and while the twinly conversation would go on regardless, it has been humbling and heartening to receive all of your positive feedback about the show. We wish you all a very happy and restorative holiday season, and we'll be talking to you again in 2022! MUSIC BY YOUNG WOLF, VOIDZ PANDA BOOKS DISCUSSED/MENTIONED/RECOMMENDED IN THIS EPISODE What Jude is currently reading/plans to read next: 'White Line Fever,' Lemmy Kilmister (w/ Janiss Garza) - 'A Prayer for the Dying,' Jack Higgins - What John is currently reading/plans to read next: 'Barkskins,' Annie Proulx - 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,' Anonymous, trans. by W. S. Merwin Books/Writers discussed in this episode: JUDE's BEST BOOKS OF 2021 - 1. 'Extraterrestrial,' Avi Loeb - 2. 'Walking with Ghosts,' Gabriel Byrne - 3. 'The Songlines,' Bruce Chatwin - 4. 'The Reason for the Darkness of the Night: Edgar Allen Poe and the Forging of American Science,' John Tresch - 5. 'The Five Wounds,' Kristin Valdez Quade - 6. 'Klara and the Sun,' Kazuo Ishiguro - 7. 'Challenger: A Major Malfunction - A True Story of Politics, Greed and the Wrong Stuff,' Malcolm McConnell - 8. 'Night Boat to Tangier,' Kevin Barry - 9. 'Solar Bones," Mike McCormack - 10. 'Close Range: Wyoming Stories,' Annie Proulx - JOHN's BEST BOOKS OF 2021 - 1. 'Via Negativa,' Daniel Hornsby - 2. 'The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World,' Wade Davis - 3. 'Exhalation: Stories,' Ted Chiang - 4. 'Fragments of an Infinite Memory: My Life with the Internet,' Maël Renouard - 5. 'The Mission: A True Story,' David W. Brown - 6. 'Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2,' Annie Proulx - 7. 'The Valancourt Book of World Horror Stories, Vol. 1,' Ed. by James D. Jenkins & Ryan Cagle - 8. 'Cockfighter,' Charles Willeford - 9. 'Interior States: Essays,' Meghan O'Gieblyn - 10. 'Barkskins,' Annie Proulx - Planned next episode of the Book XChange podcast: Episode 43... TBD!

Guest host Mike McCormack is filling in for Adam Eaglerock this week. Topic's include: How much time to people get at an ATM, what are the rules for putting your seat back on a plane, who should box leftover food at a restaurant and some old stories from Evan and Mike's pasts.

Mike McCormack is a police officer and the President of the Toronto Police Association. He joins the John Oakley Show to give his thoughts on Councillor Josh Matlow's proposal to hack 10% from the city's police budget.

Mike McCormack, TPA President on possible donation of armored vehicle for Toronto police

Mike McCormack,TPA President talks about Mayor Tory hosting GTA police chiefs, mayors for discussion on curbing gun violence

Mike McCormack, TPA President talks about an arrested suspect pulling out a gun in the back of squad car  

Mike McCormack, TPA President talk about firearms, criminals out on bail, challenges on the front lines, and tweet by the Chief of Police   

Mike McCormack, TPA President talks about the Toronto police considering collecting race-based data.

Mike McCormack, President TPA  talks about high demand for paid-duty officers is putting a strain on Toronto police and event organizers 

Mike McCormack, President TPA, talks about officers, and paramedics saying the Raptors parade delayed crews getting to a baby suffering fatal medical episode

Mike McCormack, President of the Toronto Police Association talks about the Toronto van attack one year later 

Martin Doyle talks to young author Kevin Breathnach about his acclaimed debut collection of essays, Tunnel Vision, which mixes art history with remarkably candid accounts of his own life. Plus: In the five decades since their inception, the Hennessy New Irish Writing Awards have helped to launch the careers of many of Ireland's best known authors, including Sebastian Barry, Joe O'Connor, Colum McCann and Mike McCormack. Ciaran Carty, curator of the awards, on that prestigious history. The Books Podcast is sponsored by Green & Blacks.

Mike McCormack, President TPA  talks about Pride Toronto members narrowly vote no (163 to 161) to allowing police to march in annual parade after Tuesday night vote.

Mike McCormack, President of the Toronto Police Association talks about new laws in Ontario

Mike McCormack, President of the Toronto Police Association talks about a report stating that a black person in Toronto 20 times more likely than white person to be in fatal police shooting.

Mike McCormack, President of the Toronto Police Association  Ford government amending regulations to allow police to administer naloxone to those suspected of suffering an overdose without being subject to an SIU investigation

Mike McCormack President, TPA talks about a new Toronto courthouse and a SIU mandate

Mike McCormack, President of the Toronto Police Association talks about Ontario Police and cannabis use rules while working.

Mike McCormack, Toronto Police Association President talks about the Danforth shooting

Mike McCormack, president of the Toronto Police Association talks about the reasons for escalating violence in Toronto.

Mike McCormack, president of the Toronto Police Association talks about two Toronto officers charged in Tess Richey investigation.

Mike McCormack, President of the Toronto Police Association talks about how Toronto is on pace for another 'Year Of The Gun' as shootings escalate.

Mike McCormack, President, Toronto Police Association talks about the Toronto police work in the arrest and ongoing investigation after the deadly van attack in Toronto

Mike McCormack, President, Toronto Police Association, talks about Bill 175, an act to implement measures with respect to out sourcing policing duties to security companies, and the impact that could have on public safety.

Toronto Police Association President, Mike McCormack, tells Alex Pierson more officers, resources and tools are needed.

Fair warning: Mike's a talker, in the best possible way. Our conversation meanders back and forth through his work background, and each turn reveals another piece of the puzzle that's come together to create the "Mountain Bike Stage Race World Championship" event. He's also running the Vail Outlier, a consumer mountain bike festival that's quickly established itself as a major late-season event. Oh, and he's running a PR firm that works with some of the top brands in the cycling industry. If you're looking to create and run an event, whether sporting or a business seminar or lifestyle retreat, there is a ton of hard won knowledge in here. For full show notes, links and images, check out this show's post at TheBuildCycle.com/Podcast Be sure to subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Overcast FM, or wherever you listen to podcasts and leave a review and rating! And let me know who you'd like to hear interviewed...just message me on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.