The Jim Richards Show

The Jim Richards Show

Jim Richards provides everything you need to know on your way home, making the brutal GTA commute seem shorter. Jim brings a unique perspective to the day’s events to keep you informed and entertained.

Episodes

December 8, 2025 36 mins

The most common arguments you get in to while driving

Plus – Why FIFA gave that peace prize to Trump

GUESTS: Bruce Arthur - Toronto Star columnist

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Jim weighs in on a viral video

Plus – Introducing Christmas Movie Madness

GUESTS: Barry Hertz - Deputy Arts Editor and Film Editor for The Globe and Mail

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December 5, 2025 37 mins

We now know more about the picture

Plus - Do young people actually go to the movies anymore?

GUESTS: Gareth Wheeler - Canadian sports broadcaster

Scott Reid - CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to a Prime Minister

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December 5, 2025 37 mins

How will this impact going to the movies?
Plus - Jim talks about a clip he saw about online anger

GUESTS: Moshe Lander - economics professor at Concordia University

Amber Dowling - writer and critic

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Would you be annoyed if someone wrote you a wedding speech using AI?
Plus – The debate around Canada selling trucks to ICE

 

GUEST: Lisa Raitt - Former federal cabinet minister

 

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December 4, 2025 36 mins

Jim takes your calls

Plus - What can we do better to prevent food waste from grocery stores this holiday season?

 

GUEST: Megan Czerpak from Love Food Hate Waste

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Jim chats with him about the op-ed

Plus – Residents still don’t know when they can go home after fire

GUEST: Bill Marra - president and CEO of Hotel-Dieu Grace in Windsor

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Jim weighs in on the national debate

Plus – The Bathroom Stages of Relationships

GUEST: MPP John Fraser - Ontario Liberal Party Critic for Education

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Is this the right strategy?
Plus – Analysis of today’s Ontario Auditor General report

GUEST: Dr. Zainab Abdurrahman - president of the Ontario Medical Association

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Jim takes your calls

Plus - What do you set your thermostat to during the winter?

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Deb speaks with a senior correspondent with CTV News

Plus – Why Toronto schools are sharing a principal

GUEST: Adrian Ghobrial - Senior Correspondent with CTV National News

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December 1, 2025 39 mins

How spending habits are changing

Plus - Where are you politically right now?

GUESTS: John Wright - veteran pollster and head of the polling firm Canada Pulse Insights  

Ryan Mallough - VP of legislative affairs at CFIB

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November 28, 2025 37 mins

Jim talks to experts about the major pipeline story

Plus - What’s the holdup on signing Bo Bichette?

GUESTS: Lori Williams - political scientist with Mount Royal University in Calgary

Ritesh Kotak - cybersecurity expert

Mike Wilner - baseball columnist for the Star and host of the podcast “Deep Left Field”

John Tory Jr. - aviation expert

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November 28, 2025 40 mins

Which takes precedent right now?

Plus - Is it a bad idea to ‘follow your passion’ in your career?

GUESTS: Keith Brooks - Programs Director with Environmental Defence

Moshe Lander - economics professor at Concordia University

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Inside the changing look of Carney’s team.

Plus - If you’re a ‘green’ person, does this feel like a sellout, or part of the reality that facts change for people?

GUEST: Scott Reid - CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to a Prime Minister

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November 27, 2025 38 mins

He takes your calls about what he should do.

Plus - When an American wishes you Happy Thanksgiving, what do you say?

GUESTS: Mark Robinson - Storm chaser with The Weather Network

Matt Cauz - TSN 1050

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Do more cops make you feel safer?

Plus – Doug Ford says he will audit ‘left wing radical groups’

GUEST: Steve Ryan - CP24 Crime Reporter and former homicide detective

Brian Karem - American journalist and author working at the White House, Host of podcast… “Just Ask The Question!”

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November 25, 2025 36 mins

With the holidays approaching, who is making tough calls this year?

Plus – Penny Oleksiak gets a two year suspension.

GUEST: Bruce Arthur - Toronto Star columnist

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Jim has another behind the scenes debate.

Plus – Inside the battle between rental activists and the Ford government.

GUESTS: Mohit Rajans - Media and technology writer at thinkstart.ca

Matti Siemiatycki - a housing and city planning expert with the University of Toronto

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Jim takes your calls.

GUESTS: Monte McGregor - Criminal defence lawyer

Carmi Levy - tech expert

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