Fri, 29 May 2026 21:51:18 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2169317 en-us © 2026 Hammer Down with Jay and Mike yes b0e2ba18-c725-50f5-b907-90d279f69cbb Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs episodic false Hamilton, Ontario's own Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs bring their years of broadcasting and city building experience to discuss, crack wise and generally have a bit of fun taking on the hot and not-so-hot topics of the day!!

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs https://storage.buzzsprout.com/c9fhhsaq07n2y38d26eiivjx695p?.jpg Hammer Down with special guest Barry Forth Jay and Mike discuss the greatest Master's of all time with our golf guru, the GM at Copetown Woods, Barry Forth

]]> Jay and Mike discuss the greatest Master's of all time with our golf guru, the GM at Copetown Woods, Barry Forth

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-16991049 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:00:00 -0400 3708 3 17 full false Hammer Down with special guest Brian MacPherson Jay and Mike catch up with Brian MacPherson, the CEO of Commonwealth Games Canada

]]> Jay and Mike catch up with Brian MacPherson, the CEO of Commonwealth Games Canada

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-16991037 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:00:00 -0400 3731 3 16 full false Hammer Down with special guest Charles Brown Jay and Mike grill the City of Hamilton Auditor General Charles Brown

]]> Jay and Mike grill the City of Hamilton Auditor General Charles Brown

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-16991030 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:00:00 -0400 3736 3 15 full false Hammer Down with special guest Pete Wiesner Jay and Mike catch up with old friend Pete Wiesner of EVS Solutions on the ongoing houseless problems in Hamilton

]]> Jay and Mike catch up with old friend Pete Wiesner of EVS Solutions on the ongoing houseless problems in Hamilton

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-16991020 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:00:00 -0400 3728 3 14 full false Hammer Down with special guest John Best Jay and Mike drill down on the Provincial election results with the Bay Observer's John Best

]]> Jay and Mike drill down on the Provincial election results with the Bay Observer's John Best

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-16991010 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:00:00 -0400 3387 3 13 full false Hammer Down with special guest Marvin Ryder Jay and Mike talk tariffs with Marvin Ryder from the DeGroote School of Business!!

]]> Jay and Mike talk tariffs with Marvin Ryder from the DeGroote School of Business!!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-16734571 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:00:00 -0500 3377 3 12 full false Hammer Down with special guest Jeremy Hotz Jay and Mike have a few good laughs with legendary Canadian comedian Jeremy Hotz !!!

]]> Jay and Mike have a few good laughs with legendary Canadian comedian Jeremy Hotz !!!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-16734551 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:00:00 -0500 3419 3 11 full false Hammer Down with special guest Lou Frapporti Jay and Mike get the latest news on the Downtown Entertainment precinct from Lou Frapporti

]]> Jay and Mike get the latest news on the Downtown Entertainment precinct from Lou Frapporti

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-16734516 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:00:00 -0500 3428 3 10 full false Hammer Down with special guest Hamilton MP Chad Collins Jay and Mike go behind the scenes with MP Chad Collins on the fall of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau !!

]]> Jay and Mike go behind the scenes with MP Chad Collins on the fall of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau !!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-16734484 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:00:00 -0500 3436 3 9 full false Hammer Down Christmas Extravaganza Jay and Mike get ready for the Christmas season with special appearances by Santa Claus and.....Elvis.

]]> Jay and Mike get ready for the Christmas season with special appearances by Santa Claus and.....Elvis.

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-16734456 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:00:00 -0500 3448 3 8 full false Hammer Down with special guest Alan Cross Jay and Mike have an incredible chat about music with Canada's foremost music broadcaster Alan Cross!!

]]> Jay and Mike have an incredible chat about music with Canada's foremost music broadcaster Alan Cross!!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-16734448 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:00:00 -0500 3463 3 7 full false Hammer Down with special guest Scott Radley Jay and Mike hang out with their old friend, journalist and broadcaster Scott Radley!!!

]]> Jay and Mike hang out with their old friend, journalist and broadcaster Scott Radley!!!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-16714511 Sat, 01 Mar 2025 10:00:00 -0500 3416 3 6 full false Hammer Down with Jay and Mike Jay and Mike kill time discussing crumbling infrastructure and our first no show guest !!

]]> Jay and Mike kill time discussing crumbling infrastructure and our first no show guest !!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-16714504 Sat, 01 Mar 2025 10:00:00 -0500 3627 3 5 full false Hammer Down with special guest John Best Jay and Mike discuss the election of Donald Trump with John Best of the Bay Observer

]]> Jay and Mike discuss the election of Donald Trump with John Best of the Bay Observer

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-16714499 Sat, 01 Mar 2025 10:00:00 -0500 3434 3 4 full false Hammer Down with special guest Hamilton City councillor Brad Clark Join Jay and Mike as they catch up with Ward 9 city councillor Brad Clark

]]> Join Jay and Mike as they catch up with Ward 9 city councillor Brad Clark

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-16022564 Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:00 -0400 3461 3 3 full false Hammer Down with special guest Michelle Titian Join Jay and Mike for a fun visit with Hamilton singer Michelle Titian from somersetrecovery.org

]]> Join Jay and Mike for a fun visit with Hamilton singer Michelle Titian from somersetrecovery.org

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-16022540 Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:00 -0400 3412 3 2 full false Hammer Down with special guest Larry Di Ianni Join Jay and Mike for episode one of season three with former Mayor of Hamilton Larry Di Ianni !!

]]> Join Jay and Mike for episode one of season three with former Mayor of Hamilton Larry Di Ianni !!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-16022533 Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:00 -0400 3545 3 1 full false Hammer Down with special guest Ron Foxcroft Join Jay and Mike as they catch up with an old friend and a stalwart in the Hamilton Community, Ron Foxcroft, as he shares stories from his book "40 Ways of the Fox"

]]> Join Jay and Mike as they catch up with an old friend and a stalwart in the Hamilton Community, Ron Foxcroft, as he shares stories from his book "40 Ways of the Fox"

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-15325629 Thu, 27 Jun 2024 20:00:00 -0400 3457 2 21 full false Hammer Down with an opera star as our special guest!! Join Jay and Mike as they tackle the big issues and feature a locally grown opera star!!

]]> Join Jay and Mike as they tackle the big issues and feature a locally grown opera star!!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-15240504 Wed, 12 Jun 2024 17:00:00 -0400 3422 2 20 full false Hammer Down with special guest Michael Spadafora Join Jay and Mike as they catch up with Hamilton Ward 14 Councillor Michael Spadafora !!

]]> Join Jay and Mike as they catch up with Hamilton Ward 14 Councillor Michael Spadafora !!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-15208088 Thu, 06 Jun 2024 18:00:00 -0400 3448 2 19 full false Hammer Down with special guest Sam Merulla Join Jay and Mike as they catch up with former Hamilton City Councillor Sam Merulla!

]]> Join Jay and Mike as they catch up with former Hamilton City Councillor Sam Merulla!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-15208082 Thu, 06 Jun 2024 18:00:00 -0400 3566 2 18 full false Hammer Down with Jay and Mike Join Jay and Mike as they chat about everything that is both right and wrong with the world !!

]]> Join Jay and Mike as they chat about everything that is both right and wrong with the world !!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-15208069 Thu, 06 Jun 2024 18:00:00 -0400 3446 2 17 full false Hammer Down with special guest Ken Bekendam Join Jay and Mike as they chat with Ken Bekendam of King Homes Inc. and LegalSecondSuites.com all about housing in Southern Ontario!

]]> Join Jay and Mike as they chat with Ken Bekendam of King Homes Inc. and LegalSecondSuites.com all about housing in Southern Ontario!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-15208064 Thu, 06 Jun 2024 18:00:00 -0400 3315 2 16 full false Hammer Down with special guest Vito Sgro Jay and Mike catch up with former candidate for Mayor, Liberal Party insider and political pundit Vito Sgro !!

]]> Jay and Mike catch up with former candidate for Mayor, Liberal Party insider and political pundit Vito Sgro !!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-14788349 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:00:00 -0400 3453 2 15 full false Hammer Down with special guest Brad Clifford Jay and Mike talk beer with the head brewmaster at Clifford Brewing, Brad Clifford !!

]]> Jay and Mike talk beer with the head brewmaster at Clifford Brewing, Brad Clifford !!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-14757066 Sun, 24 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -0400 3445 2 14 full false Hammer Down with special guest Barry Forth Jay and Mike get the golf season going with our special guest, the General Manager of Copetown Woods, Barry Forth !!

]]> Jay and Mike get the golf season going with our special guest, the General Manager of Copetown Woods, Barry Forth !!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-14722632 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:00:00 -0400 3312 2 13 full false Hammer Down with So Much To Say Jay and Mike tangle on all sorts of issues, both big and small !!

]]> Jay and Mike tangle on all sorts of issues, both big and small !!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-14722610 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:00:00 -0400 3434 2 12 full false Hammer Down with Love Jay and Mike celebrate Valentine's Day - together ?!?!?!

]]> Jay and Mike celebrate Valentine's Day - together ?!?!?!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-14722583 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:00:00 -0400 3436 2 11 full false Hammer Down with special guest Tony Sciara Jay and Mike get into it with actor and writer Tony Sciara!

]]> Jay and Mike get into it with actor and writer Tony Sciara!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-14722564 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:00:00 -0400 3462 2 10 full false Hammer Down For Christmas Jay and Mike celebrate the Christmas season with a little too much good cheer!

]]> Jay and Mike celebrate the Christmas season with a little too much good cheer!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-14722542 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:00:00 -0400 3452 2 9 full false Hammer Down with special guest Fred Eisenberger Jay and Mike catch up with the former Mayor of Hamilton Fred Eisenberger !!

]]> Jay and Mike catch up with the former Mayor of Hamilton Fred Eisenberger !!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-14128389 Mon, 11 Dec 2023 15:00:00 -0500 3452 2 8 full false Hammer Down with special guest Marvin Ryder Jay and Mike hang out with McMaster Associate Professor of Marketing Marvin Ryder!!

]]> Jay and Mike hang out with McMaster Associate Professor of Marketing Marvin Ryder!!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-14128371 Mon, 11 Dec 2023 15:00:00 -0500 3467 2 7 full false Hammer Down with special guest Tim Potocic Jay and Mike catch up with Tim Potocic, the man behind Supercrawl and the Grey Cup festival street party!

]]> Jay and Mike catch up with Tim Potocic, the man behind Supercrawl and the Grey Cup festival street party!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-14006884 Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -0500 3445 2 6 full false Hammer Down with special guest Ryan McHugh Jay and Mike talk Hamilton tourism and the Grey Cup with the Manager of Tourism and Events for the City of Hamilton.

]]> Jay and Mike talk Hamilton tourism and the Grey Cup with the Manager of Tourism and Events for the City of Hamilton.

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-14006863 Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -0500 3445 2 5 full false Hammer Down with Jay and Mike Join Jay and Mike as they Hammer Down on Movember, Buffy Ste. Marie, Municipal budgets and anything else that rears its ugly head!

]]> Join Jay and Mike as they Hammer Down on Movember, Buffy Ste. Marie, Municipal budgets and anything else that rears its ugly head!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-13897401 Thu, 02 Nov 2023 14:00:00 -0400 3436 2 4 full false Hammer Down with special guest Sunni Genesco Join Jay and Mike as they catch up with old radio friend Sunni Genesco!

]]> Join Jay and Mike as they catch up with old radio friend Sunni Genesco!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-13897374 Thu, 02 Nov 2023 14:00:00 -0400 3446 2 3 full false Hammer Down with special guest Chad Collins Jay and Mike serve up more fun conversation and a deep dive on housing with Hamilton MP Chad Collins !!

]]> Jay and Mike serve up more fun conversation and a deep dive on housing with Hamilton MP Chad Collins !!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-13767540 Thu, 12 Oct 2023 14:00:00 -0400 3456 2 2 full false Hammer Down with special guest P.J. Mercanti Jay and Mike Hammer Down with P.J. Mercanti, the head of HUPEG on all the details about the new and exciting entertainment district coming to downtown Hamilton!

]]> Jay and Mike Hammer Down with P.J. Mercanti, the head of HUPEG on all the details about the new and exciting entertainment district coming to downtown Hamilton!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-13139306 Fri, 30 Jun 2023 11:00:00 -0400 3401 1 10 full false Hammer Down with special guest Rosemary Horsewood Jay and Mike chat saving the turtles with Rosemary and they also Hammer Down on 80's music, layoffs in the media industry and free lap dances for life.

]]> Jay and Mike chat saving the turtles with Rosemary and they also Hammer Down on 80's music, layoffs in the media industry and free lap dances for life.

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-13054593 Fri, 16 Jun 2023 16:00:00 -0400 3406 1 9 full false Hammer Down with special guest Jayne Eastwood Jay and Mike catch up with legendary Canadian actress Jayne Eastwood and reminisce over her remarkable career and have a few laughs along the way!

]]> Jay and Mike catch up with legendary Canadian actress Jayne Eastwood and reminisce over her remarkable career and have a few laughs along the way!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-13010669 Fri, 09 Jun 2023 16:00:00 -0400 3406 1 8 full false Hammer Down with special guest Matt Francis Jay and Mike hang out with Hamilton City Councillor Matt Francis and they discuss all the battles going on in this great city !!

]]> Jay and Mike hang out with Hamilton City Councillor Matt Francis and they discuss all the battles going on in this great city !!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-12927633 Fri, 26 May 2023 16:00:00 -0400 3403 1 7 full false Hammer Down with special guest Dan Nolan Jay and Mike talk obituaries and more importantly movie made in the Hammer with local movie expert Dan Nolan!

]]> Jay and Mike talk obituaries and more importantly movie made in the Hammer with local movie expert Dan Nolan!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-12882476 Fri, 19 May 2023 15:00:00 -0400 3408 1 6 full false Hammer Down with special guest Scott McDonald Jay and Mike "hammer down" with Hamilton artist, skateboard enthusiast and community builder Scott McDonald, the man behind Concrete Canvas!

]]> Jay and Mike "hammer down" with Hamilton artist, skateboard enthusiast and community builder Scott McDonald, the man behind Concrete Canvas!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-12838171 Fri, 12 May 2023 15:00:00 -0400 3410 1 5 full false Hammer Down with special guests Sonny Del Rio and Carlo Di Battista Jay and Mike get the lowdown from two of Hamilton's finest musicians as we remember Georgie Fab and discuss the Hamilton music community.

]]> Jay and Mike get the lowdown from two of Hamilton's finest musicians as we remember Georgie Fab and discuss the Hamilton music community.

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-12794128 Fri, 05 May 2023 18:00:00 -0400 3328 1 4 full false Hammer Down with special guest Rick Vaive Jay and Mike have an entertaining conversation with former Toronto Maple Leaf captain Rick Vaive and we may also talk a little gardening.

]]> Jay and Mike have an entertaining conversation with former Toronto Maple Leaf captain Rick Vaive and we may also talk a little gardening.

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-12705339 Sun, 23 Apr 2023 11:00:00 -0400 3188 1 3 full false Hammer Down with special guest Maureen Macdonald The Dean of Science from McMaster University joins Jay and Mike for a lively chat about all things science, we also talk classic donuts and does Jay talk too much!

]]> The Dean of Science from McMaster University joins Jay and Mike for a lively chat about all things science, we also talk classic donuts and does Jay talk too much!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-12651585 Fri, 14 Apr 2023 14:00:00 -0400 3192 1 2 full false Hammer Down with special guest Matt Hayes Special guest Matt Hayes joins Jay and Mike for a lively discussion about the radio biz, playing in a band and tips on being a successful TV host!

]]> Special guest Matt Hayes joins Jay and Mike for a lively discussion about the radio biz, playing in a band and tips on being a successful TV host!

]]> Jason Farr and Mike Nabuurs Buzzsprout-12612993 Sat, 08 Apr 2023 14:00:00 -0400 3182 1 1 full false