The Sports Lunatics Show
Shawn Lavigne, a longtime Toronto radio producer, and Howie Mooney, Ottawa television sports personality and author, discuss sports and sports history and delve into why what happened in the past is relevant today. Fun sports talk, lively interviews and always a good time.
The Sports Lunatics Show
Latest Episodes
June 2026 - Sports Lunatics - The NBA and NHL Final Series Wrapped Up
The verdict is in. The playoffs in both the NHL and the NBA were spectacular television. Shawn and Howie talked about some of their favorite moments in each, especially since each of the winning teams hadn't entered the winner's circle in a whi...
June 2026 - Sports Lunatics - The Tkachuk Transaction and the 2026 Hockey Hall of Fame Selections
As Shawn says in this episode, what a 24 hours if your last name is Tkachuk. Starting with the trade of Brady from the Ottawa Senators to the Florida Panthers and culminating with the Hall of Fame selection of his father, Keith, it was a whirlw...
June 2026 - Sports Lunatics - Hockey Night in Canada No Longer on the CBC
On June 16, 2026, it was announced that the Saturday night broadcasts of Hockey Night in Canada had come to an end. The agreement between Rogers and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation had expired and there were no plans to renew it for the 2...
June 2026 - Sports Lunatics - Howie Sits Down with Author Craig Wallace to Talk Leo Cahill, the Argos and the CFL
In this episode of The Sports Lunatics Show, Howie sat down with Craig Wallace, author of one of the seminal books about the Toronto Argonauts of the late 1960s and early 1970s, A Slip In The Rain, and their iconic coach, Leo Cahill. There are ...
June 2026 - Sports Lunatics - Super Spring Finals, Bob Horner, Stacey King, Ned Jarrett and Gerry Meehan
Sports fans have been blessed with a tremendous spring with the NHL and NBA playoffs giving everyone a boatload of spectacular moments. Game 4 of the NBA Finals saw the New York Knicks overcome a 29 point deficit and take the lead with 1.2 seco...