What can you do in disguise that you can't get done as yourself? (Oct. 30)

When Jenny Howe was asked to rappel 380 feet down a 30 story building for charity, she had no choice but to don a cape and call on her higher power: The Jenerator!

 

 

 

Over the years, Jessica Holmes has done impressions of some of the biggest figures in pop culture: Celine Dion, Michael Jackson, and Britney Spears, to name a few. But she discovered - very early on - that a disguise can also be a powerful tool for other purposes.

 

 

 

 

What's your everyday disguise? SYL hits the streets to gather your stories.

 

 

Five days a week Mark Mckinnon drives the number 71 Runnymede bus through the east side of Etobicoke. And for his job, he wears his public transit uniform. The first time he put it on, he immediately felt its power. We'll hear his story.

 

 

There are a lot of dramatic, romantic notions around the idea of the "undercover reporter." Fake names... hidden cameras... cover stories. But what's it really like to go undercover? Toronto Star investigative reporter Dale Brazao recently went undercover to expose the living conditions at a Toronto retirement home. He'll tell us all about it.

 

 

Dan Licoppe is a standup comic. And a couple of years ago - he got his shot at the big time: the American TV show Last Comic Standing was coming to his hometown. Dan figured he needed an edge....something that would help him stand out from all the other comics. So he picked up a gorilla mask and a tuxedo and went to the audition as his alter ego: Mel Silverback. He'll explain what happened next.

 

 

 

 

A few years back, when he was a university student, David Marchese had a pal who didn't really care much for the bouncers at bars. Where exactly, they wondered, did those guys get the authority to tell other people what to do? Dave decided to find out for himself.

 

 

Has a Hallowe'en costume ever taken over your personality? SYL goes trick-or-treating for stories on the streets of Toronto.

 

 

The whole time he was growing up, George Wilkerson had a secret: he liked to dress up in women's clothing. But that finally changed when he was in his 40s. George gathered up the courage to tell his wife. Then, he put on his wig and went to a local bar. He'll tell us what happened that night.

 

 

 

If Clark Kent steps into a phone booth and becomes Superman, what happens when a woman wipes off her lipstick and puts on a moustache? Diane Torr has helped hundreds of women disguise themselves as men in a workshop she created called "Man For A Day." She'll share some of her manly tales.

 

 

 

For most kids Hallowe'en means two totally exciting things: candy and costumes. One of those kids is 27-year-old Kristen McGregor, who set out to share her excitement with the rest of the adult world on an airplane flight to Vancouver.

 

One of the best-dressed musicians in all of Canada, Royal Wood, explains to SYL why he always performs in a perfectly pressed, custom-made suit. He also performs a live version of  "Tonight I'll Be Your Guide".

 

DNTO listener Misha Gardiner tells her story about the burden of wearing a disguise every single day.

 

And here's this week's playlist:

Mt. Desolation - "Departure"

Adrienne Pierce - "Let's Pretend"

Minotaurs - "Lazy Eye"

Owen Pallett - "A Man with No Ankles"

Jewel - "Who Will Save Your Soul"

The Cure - "Friday I'm In Love"

Chad Van Gaalen - "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Mask"

Emilie-Claire Barlow - "He Thinks I Still Care"

Peaches - "Trick or Treat"