Kensington Market
Neighbourhood in Toronto, OntarioWikipedia
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Sep 11, 2026
Damian AbrahamGUEST
Um, yeah, there were quite a few punks around that time that had that, um, uh, yeah, like the upper shoulder tattoo there.
Damian AbrahamGUEST
[laughs] Um, imagine that guy coming running towards you in the basement of a store in Kensington Market, just with, with, uh, you know, maybe 12 feet across.
Damian AbrahamGUEST
Um, there- there were quite a few people at that time that were kinda involved in backyard wrestling.
Damian AbrahamGUEST
Like, I feel like ECW and that, that world were, were kinda bleeding into punk around that time.
Damian AbrahamGUEST
Yeah, there were quite a few punks around that time that had that shoulder tattoo.
Damian AbrahamGUEST
Imagine that guy coming running towards you in the basement of a store in Kensington Market just with maybe 12 feet across.
Damian AbrahamGUEST
There were quite a few people at that time that were involved in backyard wrestling.
Damian AbrahamGUEST
I feel like ECW...
Christopher RudderGUEST
all your senses get activated and the sights the sounds like music the language smell of different food and all that gets ignited when you when you visit these neighborhoods you actually can tell that you're in a different neighborhood just when you walk into it because it just completely changes but in addition to the neighborhoods we also have districts um they're not Well, actually, they are because the street signs actually say the district that we're in.
Christopher RudderGUEST
So, for example, we have a Kensington Market.
Christopher RudderGUEST
It's like the Bohemian neighborhood.
Christopher RudderGUEST
So we'll talk about that a little bit later for sure.
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Rachel MillerHOST
But for a first time visitor, say they're coming for like four days or so.
Rachel MillerHOST
What are neighborhoods that they should definitely see on a first visit? And are there any that you feel like are underlooked?
Christopher RudderGUEST
Well, you know, I'm going to say Kensington Market.
Rachel MillerHOST
Yes, you must.
Brian SteverGUEST
but this was a fairly rare occurrence.
Brian SteverGUEST
But, um, the girls were-- wanted to go thrift shopping in Kensington Market and, and, um, and I walked out of one of the stores, and he was just standing outside and, and leaning on a, uh, like a mailbox, and I just walked up to him and, and just leaned into him and, like, rested my head against him, and he was like, "Ha ha, buddy." Like, he just gave me-
Elliott KussHOST
[chuckles]
Brian SteverGUEST
... like a little rub, and it was, it was really sweet.
Ife ChiweteluHOST
I'm excited to see you in action.
Ife ChiweteluHOST
Because you were the one who suggested we meet up in Kensington Market.
Mohit AgarwalGUEST
Yes.
Ife ChiweteluHOST
And so can we take a walk and see what it's like when you
Howard GlassmanHOST
We went for dim sum on Spadina.
Howard GlassmanHOST
Spadina, down the area, you know, uh, Augusta Avenue through, uh, Kensington Market.
Fred PattersonHOST
Oh, yeah.
Howard GlassmanHOST
It's sort of-
Howard GlassmanHOST
... kind of midway up Spadina, not as far as Queens Circle, but Queens Park Circle.
Howard GlassmanHOST
But, but back to the idea of what night was it? It was a Mi- I think it might've been holiday Monday night, and just so many people.
Howard GlassmanHOST
We, we drove through Kensington Market-
Fred PattersonHOST
Mm
John JenkinsonGUEST
in the, uh, you know, brewing industry.
John JenkinsonGUEST
And many places since, since I started have closed and it was, you know, a very positive sign seeing a brewery that was, um, actually looking to expand in a really interesting way, um, in Kensington Market.
John JenkinsonGUEST
And so I was like, "Let's jump into the Burdock ship," and the rest is history.
CeeHOST
Hell yeah.
2 HRS 12 MINS LATER
CeeHOST
Okay.
Matthew ParkGUEST
And they'd been, um...
Matthew ParkGUEST
It was like a department store in Kensington Market.
Matthew ParkGUEST
It was kinda like what Walmart was before Walmart existed.
Kevin DurkeeGUEST
And I'll give an example.
Kevin DurkeeGUEST
We have a remarkable vegan gluten-free bakery in Kensington Market, which is one of the most bohemian neighborhoods here in Toronto.
Kevin DurkeeGUEST
And the bakery is owned by Kevin, not me, different Kevin.
Kevin DurkeeGUEST
And there's been a couple of times where I've been literally presenting the story outside.
Jordan TannahillGUEST
Market.
Jordan TannahillGUEST
So then what took you to London? Yeah, so my boyfriend and I at the time had run that space, Video Fag, for five years out of a barbershop, this former barbershop that we renovated in Toronto's Kensington Market neighborhood.
Jordan TannahillGUEST
We created that, we lived behind it, and really very actively part of building this space.
Jordan TannahillGUEST
alternative scene in Toronto.
Julian TallutoGUEST
yeah.
Paul YeghouchianHOST
Because I asked ChatGPT, like, oh, if I'm a tourist in Toronto, where should I go? And they gave me Kensington Market as the top three.
Julian TallutoGUEST
I mean, anyone visiting Toronto, definitely check out Kensington.
Paul YeghouchianHOST
Yeah, yeah.
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