About What Makes You Smile: Off The Cuff Conversations About Our Off The Clock Lives
Gather ‘round for the What Makes You Smile Podcast with Darryl Gray, where guests talk about the best parts of their evenings and weekends, and the things that make them smile.
Good Conversations: Check.
Interesting Stories: Check.
Bad Jokes: Check.
Worth Listening To: Absolutely.
Episodes released more or less bi-weekly.
Follow on Instagram @whatmakesyousmilepodcast
What Makes You Smile is a Teston Marching Band Production recorded, edited and assembled in collaboration with my friends at Neighbour Media in Aurora.
Theme music written and performed by Darryl Gray
Phyllis Gray (aka my Mom): Getting Out Of Your Comfort Zone, the Power of Friendship and Curiosity
Phyllis has been a lot of things: Mom, wife, sister, daughter grandma, friend, accountant, volunteer, woodworker, business owner, community leader and much more. But most of all she is relentlessly curious in her pursuit of growth and learning.
And we finally find out who her favourite son is.
15 Oct 2026
Marc Soberano: Kidisms, Long Canoe Journeys and Working With Purpose
Marc Soberano is one of the nicest people you will ever meet. Full stop. We have a great chat about the funny things kids say, building a social purpose enterprise from the ground up and the power of long canoe journeys.
120 days in a canoe. Think about that. My back hurts and I get hungry if traffic gets backed up on my morning commute.
1 Oct 2026
Dolf DeJong: Dollar Dog Nights, Feeling Small and Slowing The Game
The one and only Dolf DeJong stops in this week. We travel the world, reflect on questionable dietary choices and I learn about “hill sitting”.
Apologies in advance to any vacuum cleaners that may have taken offence to the opening of this episode.
16 Sept 2026
Pete Bombaci: GenWell, Ted Lasso and Keeping In Touch With Friends
The first guest of Season 2 is Pete Bombaci: He’s one of the good guys. We talk about turning a major power outage into GenWell, a human connection movement, and our shared love of Ted Lasso. Amongst so many other things.
Don’t forget to like and subscribe - it will make both of us smile. 🙂
3 Jul 2026
My Friend Rob: Coaching Basketball, The Gandharvas and Top 7 Signs.
My Friend Rob: We talk about coaching basketball, Rob’s devotion to The Gandharvas, a 90s band from London, Ontario and as bonus he reveals the Top 7 Chiropractor Sign Puns.
No music again. Sorry. But keep those angry letters coming and we will definitely cave and bring it back.
19 Jun 2026
My Friend Rex: The Small Project, Local Radio and Community.
My Friend Rex: We talk about The Small Project, Chop FM and the joy of community. If you didn’t know, Rex is a bit of a scofflaw. But let’s keep it between us.
No music again. Sorry. But the conversation is so good you likely won’t even notice.
3 Jun 2026
My Friend Maurizio: Road Trips, Life Lessons and Being Chill
My Friend Maurizio: We talk about road trips and life lessons and being chill. Life is good with friends like Maurizio.
No music this episode. It will be back again, some where down the road.
13 May 2026
My Friends Steve And Jon: Carpooling, Butter Tarts and Songwriting
My friends and bandmates Steve and Jon: We talk about carpooling, butter tart festivals and songwriting. Who knew that raisins could be so divisive.
Hustle performed by Steve Cord and the Remainders (Steve Cord, Darryl Gray, Jon Steeves). Written by Steve Cord and Jon Steeves. Recorded at The Spot Rehearsal Space in September 2024
1 May 2026
My Friend Jake: Boxing, Rainy Days in Paris and Springsteen.
My friend Jake: We talk about boxing, rainy days in Paris and Springsteen. We didn’t know it but we lost our superhero that day. RIP Chuck Norris.
Line Up For Your Love performed by Steve Cord and the Remainders (Steve Cord, Darryl Gray, Jon Steeves). Written by Steve Cord and Jon Steeves. Recorded at The Sound Rehearsal Space in October 2024.
23 Apr 2026
My Friend Mike: Origin Stories, Fearlessness and Comedy.
My Friend Mike (or is it Drake?): We talk about origin stories, fearlessness and comedy. Presumably the only episode where my guest has an alter-ego.
Nebraska performed by Steve Cord and the Remainders (Steve Cord, Darryl Gray, Jon Steeves). Written by Steve Cord. Recorded at Neighbour Media Studio on March 30, 2026.
21 Apr 2026
My Friend Wasim: The First Episode, Faith and Friendship
My Friend Wasim: We talk about faith, friendship, giving and other stuff I can’t remember. They say you never forget your first time.
First Kiss performed by Steve Cord and the Remainders (Steve Cord, Darryl Gray, Jon Steeves). Written by Steve Cord. Recorded at Neighbour Media Studio on March 30, 2026.
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