Arts Market: The Podcast
Like a hidden gem in a thrift shop or the perfect vintage find, Arts Market: The Podcast connects you to the eclectic world of artists, thrifters, makers, and other creatives—with talents to show and stories to tell. The iconic Arts Market brings you a podcast that offers a uniquely Torontonian look at our city, its stories, and the people who make it a work of art.
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Thursday Feb 05, 2026
Thursday Feb 05, 2026
Our final episode of Season 1 and there’s no time for games on this episode of Arts Market: the Podcast. We’ll discuss the etiquette of using the communal pool table in the office. We speak to Heather Brassington from Naughty Florals about her recent engagement and her disciplined approach to business that allows her to focus on it full time. On Tkaronto the Odd, we look at how our great city got its name and some of the other name ideas that didn’t quite make the cut.
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Thursday Jan 22, 2026
Thursday Jan 22, 2026
Give it up for Arts Market: the Podcast as we discuss standing ovations and why Daniel finds it so hard to imagine Adam behind the wheel of a car. We talk to Stephanie Kenzie about her beautiful hometown and her even more beautiful website. On Toronto the Odd we learn the whole truth about the Half House.
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Friday Jan 09, 2026
Friday Jan 09, 2026
We’re going incognito on this episode of Arts Market: The Podcast and divulging our secret alias’. We double the fun in our first 2:2 interview with the ladies from College Fund Thrift. In Toronto the Odd, we exit through the gift shop after reviewing the two remaining Banksy works you can find hidden in Hogtown.
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Thursday Dec 25, 2025
Thursday Dec 25, 2025
Things are heating up on Arts Market: The Podcast as we discuss the spiciest things we’ve ever eaten so you don’t have to. We talk to Daniella Armstrong about her quest to conquer all of the libraries in Toronto. And on Toronto the Odd we discuss the fire that tore through what is now Toronto’s financial district, and pay our respects to those who perished in the blaze (no one perished in the blaze).
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Thursday Dec 11, 2025
Thursday Dec 11, 2025
Arts Market: The Podcast is back! And we’re grooming our audience with talk of our facial hair preferences. The incomparable Steve Woldenga joins us to decorate the podcast with tales of his glamorous life “on set”. Toronto the Odd will shine a light on the enduring tale of the Gibraltar Point Lighthouse.
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Thursday Nov 27, 2025
Thursday Nov 27, 2025
On this installment of Arts Market: The Podcast, we struggle to spell some relatively simple words (apologies to our entrepreneur colleagues). We dive in to a conversation with Laura Kendal from Diving Belle Vintage and learn the difference between a rummage sale and a yard sale. On a sobering Toronto the Odd, we discuss why you couldn’t get a drink in the Junction for nearly 100 years.
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Friday Nov 14, 2025
Friday Nov 14, 2025
On Arts Market: The Podcast this week, Adam and Dan get cheesed about the service at a popular local sandwich shop. Riverside vendor and metal smith, Cheyenne, tells us all about her love of nature and staying warm and cozy. On Toronto the Odd, stand back! The trees are about to explode!! We learn about what happened during the winter of 1912 and why it could’ve drastically shortened your commute to Hamilton.
Thursday Oct 30, 2025
Thursday Oct 30, 2025
Here’s Arts Market:the Podcast! And we’re ready to impress you with the amount of push ups we can do (discussion only). We explore the various emotional states of llamas with artist and vendor, Neda Omidvar. And we get spooky for our 13th episode of Toronto the Odd and learn about the haunted past of The Keg Mansion
Thursday Oct 16, 2025
Thursday Oct 16, 2025
We’re going way back on Arts Market: The Podcast to unearth our feelings about time capsules. We talk to Zach from Rory’s Rewinds about his love for smalls. Unless we’re talking about cake, then he likes it BIG! On Toronto the Odd, we solve the mystery of why Toronto is home to one of the largest Sherlock Holmes collections in the world.
Thursday Oct 02, 2025
Thursday Oct 02, 2025
We’re bugging out on Arts Market: The Podcast and talking about when to squish and when to save our disgusting insect friends. Speaking of friends, we get friendly with Sheri Stranger from Blue Rocket Gifts and share more than a couple of laughs. On Toronto the Odd, we talk about the Great Stork Derby and how it helped birth Toronto’s greatest troll.
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