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Toby Logan (Craig Olejnik) is a Toronto paramedic with a special power: He can [[Psychic Powers|hear people's thoughts]]. With his partner Osman "Oz" Bey (Ennis Esmer) and his on-again, off-again ex Dr. Olivia Fawcett (Mylène Dinh-Robic), Toby helps people he encounters in his work.
In Season 1, Toby helps Detective Charlie Marks (Lisa Marcos) investigate crimes for the police, but his main focus is discovering what happened to his mother and understanding his powers with the help of his mentor, Ray Mercer (Colm Feore). The show [[Retool|abandons this storyline]] and characters for Season 2 and focuses on the crimesolving, with Toby becoming an official police informant for Sergeant Michelle McCluskey (Lauren Lee Smith) and Corp. Dev Clark (Rainbow Sun Francks).
''[[The Listener]]'' has completed its first two seasons in Canada, its country of origin, and the first season has been released on DVD (but only for Region 2). As of June 1, 2011, it has been renewed for a third season, which is expected to premiere in 2012. [[ION]] will begin showing reruns in 2012.
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* [[All Asians Are Alike]]: A woman from [[Hong Kong]] in episode six is named "Kim". This is uncommon among Chinese, as opposed to Koreans or Vietnamese (as a ''family'' name). It's possible that this is her "English name".<ref>Many Chinese take an English or American-style name to ease interaction with English speakers.</ref> Also, she's played by Li Ching Song, born in Malaysia (though that country is 24% Chinese).
* [[Ambiguously Brown]]: The amnesiac patient of the second season premiere.
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** Most of the ex-biker gang in "Reckoning," thanks to {{spoiler|the suggestion powers of the girl of the family they murdered.}}
* [[Every Car Is a Pinto]]: [[Lampshaded]] in the first episode:
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'''Toby:''' It's not a movie, Oz. It doesn't happen that way.
(Car blows up.) }}
* [[Exact Eavesdropping]]: Occasionally.
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* [[Instant Humiliation - Just Add YouTube]]: A politician's sex tape gets leaked to the Internet and goes viral seemingly instantly.
* [[Is That What They're Calling It Now?]]: Right after Toby has been teasing Oz about how all he thinks about is his new girlfriend:
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'''Toby:''' Is that what it's called nowadays? }}
* [[Jerkass]]: Holy crap, Marks.
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* [[Mind Rape]]: Marks initially ''thinks'' Toby's power is this, but relents.
* [[Mixed Metaphor]]: In "Inner Circle":
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* [[Mysterious Past]]: Toby can't remember his past as a young child and throughout the first season each episode some bits and pieces are remembered which leaves you hoping that there's a second season and that they'll just spit it out.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: Both of Toby's parents are out of the picture. He never knew his dad and doesn't know what happened to his mom {{spoiler|who apparently jumped into a river with him when he was little while running away from something...}}
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