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
150 episodes
Aug 2025 - Sports Lunatics - CFL Interviews, A Look Back
In this rebroadcast episode of The Sports Lunatics Show, Howie has compiled excerpts from three interviews with former Canadian Football League personalities, Jo-Anne Polak, the first female general manager of a North American pro sports franch...
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Season 6
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Episode 40
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57:51
Aug 2025 - Sports Lunatics - 1976 Canada Cup and Lionel Taylor
This one is for the hockey fans. Specifically, this one might be for the older hockey fans. Shawn and Howie talk about what might be a forgotten Canadian hockey landmark - the 1996 Canada Cup. Sandwiched between the 1972 Canada-Russia Summit Se...
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Season 6
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Episode 39
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56:33
Aug 2025 - Sports Lunatics Short - August 12 in Canadian Baseball History
If you ask come Canadian baseball fans of a certain age what August 12 means to them, they may or may not have a memory of 1994. If they do, that date will bring sadness. On that date, the Montreal Expos were in first place in the National Leag...
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Season 6
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Episode 38
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10:24
Aug 2025 - Sports Lunatics - Sports Tragedies
On August 2, we observed a tragic anniversary. On that date in 1979, Thurman Munson perished in a small plane crash in Ohio. He was practicing takeoffs and landings in his personal Cessna jet when he missed the runway and died at the scene. His...
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Season 6
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Episode 37
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1:06:45
July 2025 - Sports Lunatics - Remembering Ryne Sandberg
In this edition of The Sports Lunatics Show, Shawn and Howie look back at the career and the life of Chicago Cubs great, Ryne Sandberg. From how he got to the Cubs, to that magical game in 1984 that propelled the team to the National League Cha...
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Season 6
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Episode 36
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38:44
July 2025 - Sports Lunatics - Remembering Hulk Hogan
Terry Bollea, also known as Hulk Hogan, by the end of his life, was hated by many and loved by many. By 2025, his life and the way he was perceived and portrayed, was complicated. But as media personality and wrestling fan James Cybulski posted...
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Season 6
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Episode 35
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59:55
July 2025 - Remembering Jim Clancy and Bobby Jenks & The Career of Jim Abbott
The baseball world lost a couple of pitchers recently. A member of the original Toronto Blue Jays who pitched twelve seasons with the team and one of the last pitchers in the majors to make 40 starts in a season, Jim Clancy passed away on July ...
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Season 6
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Episode 34
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30:54
July 2025 - Sports Lunatics - ChatGPT's Top Ten MLB All-Star Moments - Reggie, Charlie Hustle, The Babe and more
As the calendar edges its way to mid-July, sports fans' minds might travel to a few different things. If you're a golf fan, you'll be paying attention to the British Open. If tennis is your thing, then it's likely that Wimbledon will be your th...
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Season 6
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Episode 33
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56:47
July 2025 - Sports Lunatics - This Date in Sports History - July 13 - The Babe, Teddy Ballgame, Jeff Gillooly and more
It's always interesting every once in a while to look back at what happened on a certain date and kind of analyze what went on and what went down on that date over numerous different years. Of course, mid-July offers us a few different things. ...
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Season 6
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Episode 32
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24:11
July 2025 - Sports Lunatics - Kershaw's 3000th K, Delvecchio Remembered, Bob McKenzie Exits, Jota Mourned
We had an eventful 36 hours or so from July 1 to the morning of July 3. In that narrow window of time, Clayton Kershaw fired his 3,000th career strikeout, the great Alex Delvecchio passed away at the age of 93, hockey insider Bob McKenzie annou...
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Season 6
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Episode 31
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28:21
July 2025 - Sports Lunatics - Remembering Dave Parker and HoF Discussions, Pro and Con
The passing of the newly inducted Baseball Hall of Famer, Dave Parker brought sadness to a lot of people who were looking forward to seeing the baseball superstar with his plaque at the ceremony in Cooperstown later this summer. Shawn and Howie...
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Season 6
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Episode 30
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34:15
June 2024 - Sports Lunatics - 2025 Hockey Hall of Fame Inductees Named
On June 24, 2025, the Hockey Hall of Fame inducted eight new members and Shawn and Howie were standing by with their thoughts and opinions on the inductees and some of the players who did not make into the class of '25.
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Season 6
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Episode 29
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37:13
June 2025 - Sports Lunatics - Toews & Pain and June 22 in Sports History
In this episode of The Sports Lunatics Show, Howie talks about the Florida Panthers winning the Stanley Cup and their celebrations with the trophy. He talks about Jonathan Toews signing with the Winnipeg Jets and his hopes for next season for T...
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Season 6
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Episode 28
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32:18
June 2025 - Sports Lunatics - ChatGPT Posted Top Ten CFL Players of All Time List
Shawn and Howie had so much fun discussing ChatGPT's Top Ten Stanley Cup Heroes list that they decided to check out a similar list for the Canadian Football League. There were some surprising results, both on the list and off. Give it a listen ...
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Season 6
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Episode 27
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36:40
June 2025 - Sports Lunatics - Remembering NFL Defensive Lineman Jim Marshall
Jim Marshall was a great defensive end for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the Cleveland Browns and most notably, the Minnesota Vikings. He was truly an ironman. His NFL career lasted 20 seasons. He was an All-Pro, and the Vikings captain as a me...
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Season 6
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Episode 26
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34:20
June 2025 - Sports Lunatics - ChatGPT Spits Out Top Ten Stanley Cup Heroes Since 1970
The Sports Lunatics are never afraid of trying something new. With the Stanley Cup Final Series now taking place, Shawn asked ChatGPT to make a list of the Top Ten Stanley Cup Heroes since 1970. Shawn and Howie were somewhat surprised at the pl...
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Season 6
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Episode 25
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35:00
May 2024 - Sports Lunatics - 2025 NHL Playoffs, Handshakes, Jim Irsay, George Wendt and Rick Derringer
As the 2025 NHL Postseason heads into the Final series, Shawn and Howie look at how this year's Panthers-Oilers final series may be different from last year's. They also examine the handshake line, Paul Maurice's take on the coaches and other s...
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Season 6
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Episode 24
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46:20
May 2025 - Sports Lunatics - Leafs Lose After Second Round, What Next?
The Toronto Maple Leafs lost Game 7 in their Atlantic Division Final Series against the Florida Panthers amongst the boos and the tossing of jerseys by the fans that remained in the building. The way they lost incensed and infuriated the team's...
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Season 6
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Episode 23
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35:46
May 2025 - Sports Lunatics - Pete Rose & Shoeless Joe, Musberger and Chet Lemon
It's a packed show as Shawn and Howie discuss the removal from the Ineligibility List of Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson and others by Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred and what it all could mean. They also talk about the upcoming recognition o...
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54:02
May 2025 - Howie Talks Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson on CJBQ-AM in Belleville
On May 13, 2025, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred took Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson off the ineligibility list, allowing them to be included on ballots for Baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Howie appeared on CJBQ-AM in Belleville, Ontario ...
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Season 6
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Episode 22
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12:11
May 2025 - Sports Lunatics - Pop, Eddie and Bobby Orr's Iconic Goal
In the latest Sports Lunatics Show episode, Shawn and Howie get back together after both were involved in the odyssey of moving. Howie is now back in Ottawa, where he grew up. The boys discuss the stroke that forced Gregg Popovich to have to le...
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Season 6
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Episode 21
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36:53
May 2025 - Sports Lunatics - Remembering Ed Van Impe
The great Philadelphia Flyer defenseman Ed Van Impe passed away on April 29. We wanted to put a segment together that remembered Van Impe, a true hard-rock D-man in an age of them. In his rookie year, he was runner-up for the Calder Trophy as t...
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Season 6
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Episode 20
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19:29
May 2025 - Sports Lunatics - May 4, 1980, 1989 & 1993
Howie is hosting and flying solo and he hits the Wayback Machine to go back to May 4 in 1980, 1989 and 1993. He looks at a night in Bloomington, Minnesota when the Flyers' Bill Barber scored four goals to help his team to a win over the hometow...
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Season 6
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Episode 19
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38:23
Apr 2025 - Sports Lunatics - Rory Gets His Slam, It's NHL Playoff Time, Remembering Ray Shero
In their latest episode, the Sports Lunatics, Shawn and Howie, look at Rory McIlroy winning the 2025 Masters and achieving his career Grand Slam. They talk about why it was such a compelling weekend of golf television. It's NHL Playoff time and...
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Season 6
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Episode 18
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1:04:16
April 2025 - Sports Lunatics - Remembering Ray Shero and his father Fred Shero
Long time NHL executive Ray Shero passed away this week at the age of 62. In this episode of The Sports Lunatics Show, Shawn and Howie look back on Ray's career and they reflect on the career of his father, Fred, as well. Ray was the assistant ...
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Season 6
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Episode 17
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31:27