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.
Episodes
231 episodes
Sept 2026 - Sports Lunatics - Howie Talks With Author Craig Wallace About 1974 WHA Canada-Russia Series
Craig Wallace is a Toronto author. He's written a new book on the 1974 series between the Canadians in the World Hockey Association and the Soviets. He joined Howie to talk about that series and the two go pretty in-depth on the whole subject. ...
Sept 2026 - Sports Lunatics - George Gillett, Barry Melrose, George Chuvalo All Remembered
After a brief hiatus, Shawn and Howie are back with a brand new episode of The Sports Lunatics Show. In this edition, they discuss the lives and legacies of George Gillett, Barry Melrose and the great George Chuvalo.
Sept 2026 - Sports Lunatics - Howie on the Gridiron America Podcast Pt 3
On September 1, Howie was a guest on the Gridiron America podcast with the hosts, Dave Cieslinski, a former sports executive, Mike Tackett, a former pro football player in Europe and Greg Saint James, a sports historian from Chicago originally ...
Sept 2026 - Sports Lunatics - Howie on the Gridiron America Podcast Pt 2
On September 1, Howie was a guest on the Gridiron America podcast with the hosts, Dave Cieslinski, a former sports executive, Mike Tackett, a former pro football player in Europe and Greg Saint James, a sports historian from Chicago originally ...
Sept 2026 - Sports Lunatics - Howie on the Gridiron America Podcast, Pt 1
On September 1, Howie was a guest on the Gridiron America podcast with the hosts, Dave Cieslinski, a former sports executive, Mike Tackett, a former pro football player in Europe and Greg Saint James, a sports historian from Chicago originally ...
Aug 2026 - Sports Lunatics - Shawn and Howie remember Tommy John, Peter Maher and OJ Brigance
Among those sports figures we've lost in August of 2026, Shawn and Howie go back and look at the lives and careers of the great pioneer and pitcher Tommy John, Hockey broadcaster Peter Maher and CFL and NFL champion O.J. Brigance.
Aug 2026 - Sports Lunatics - Ten 1980s Sports Stories People Still Talk About
Shawn and Howie continue their series of great sports stories from individual decades. This episode, they talk about the 1980s. If you were alive then, you probably have memories of each of these. Great moments for sure! What are your memories?...
Aug 2026 - Sports Lunatics - Ten 1970s Sports Stories People Still Talk About
Shawn asked AI to pick the Top Ten sports stories from the 1970s that people still talk about and will continue to talk about in the future. He and Howie discuss the list and add memories of their own. It's a fun show with some great old audio ...
Aug 2026 - Sports Lunatics - The 1976 Olympics, Bruce Jenner, Pete Crow-Armstrong and the Passing of Lloyd Robertson
At the beginning of this episode, Shawn nails it. It's a bit of a mish-mash. Shawn and Howie discuss the 1976 Olympics and how the Games changed after 1976 with the boycotts in 1980 and 1984 and the loss of amateurism in the games over that tim...
Aug 2026 - Sports Lunatics - This Date in History - August 4
Howie sat down and did a segment on four things that happened in Baseball History on August 4. You'll likely have a memory of each of them. The earliest one goes back to 1980. The most recent one took place in 1993.
August 2026 - Sports Lunatics - Best of Sports Lunatics - Jed Roberts, Thurman Munson Anniversary, Bo Jackson
It's August, the meat of the summer. We've put together a 'best of' show for you. Three clips from past shows. First, I talked with former Edmonton Eskimos special teams great, Jed Roberts, about the passing of the great wide receiver Waddell S...
Promo Clip - Sports Lunatics Show - July 29 - Ottawa Football Legacy Night
Howie talks about the players who will be in Ottawa for Legacy Night. Clements to Gabriel. One of the greatest moments of the last fifty years.
Promo Clip - Sports Lunatics Show - July 29 - Ottawa Football Legacy Night - Ottawa Bootleggers Deserve to be in the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame
Shawn asks Howie about Ottawa football history and Howie talks about the Ottawa Bootleggers and how they should be in the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame
July 2026 - Sports Lunatics - Lebron's a Sixer; Macklin Strikes it Rich; Baseball HOF; Ottawa Football Legacy Night
This episode goes in a bunch of directions, before finishing back in Ottawa. Shawn and Howie talk about Lebron James signing in Philadelphia and the possibilities for him there. They also talk about the Macklin Celebrini signing and the ramific...
July 2026 - Sports Lunatics - The World Cup, Duane Ward, Ron Hunt and The 1976 Montreal Olympics
In this multi-pronged episode of The Sports Lunatics Show, Shawn and Howie take one last look at the World Cup, the sudden and tragic loss of Duane Ward and his career, the passing of Ron Hunt and his impact on the Expos in his time in Montreal...
July 2026 - Sports Lunatics - The Sporting News Top 20 NHL Teams of All Time - #5 to #1 w/Mick Kern
In the final installment of this mini-series, Howie and SiriusXM's Mick Kern count the Top Five NHL teams, according to The Sporting News, down from Number 5 to Number 1. The discussion is fast and fun.
July 2026 - Sports Lunatics - MLB All-Star Game, the World Cup and Remembering Jim Corrigall
The summer is usually a quiet time on the sporting landscape, but with the Home Run Derby and the baseball All-Star Game going on and the World Cup heading for their grand finale, the summer of 2026 has been buzzing with excitement and activity...
July 2026 - Sports Lunatics - The Sporting News Top 20 Teams of All Time Pt. 2 - #10 to #6 w/Mick Kern
Howie and SiriusXM's Mick Kern continue their look at the Sporting News' list of the NHL's greatest teams. In this episode, they look at the teams from #10 to #6. Do they agree with the teams on the list? Not always. Do they agree with each oth...
July 2026 - Sports Lunatics - Kyle Lowry, Daniel Alfredsson & The World Cup
Wild couple of days in sports. Kyle Lowry signed a one-day contract to retire as a Toronto Raptor. Daniel Alfredsson leaves Ottawa, the city where he has been lionized, to become an associate coach with the (checks notes) Toronto Maple Leafs? A...
July 2026 - Sports Lunatics - The Sporting News Top 20 NHL Teams of All Time Pt. 1 - #20 to #11 w/Mick Kern
The venerable Sporting News, which bears the nickname, 'The Bible of Baseball', unveiled their Top 20 NHL Teams of all Time recently. Were they right? Were they wrong? Howie sat down with SiriusXM's Mick Kern to look at the list and evaluate it...
June 2026 - Sports Lunatics - Kawhi, Lebron, the Florida Panthers, Eustaquio & Canada Soccer
There's a lot in this episode of The Sports Lunatics Show. The day this was recorded, the Toronto Raptors traded for Kawhi Leonard. Also, Lebron James announced that he was going to pursue free agency. The boys discuss these two events. Also, t...
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 ...