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
Breaking down Deb’s chat with the Conservative leader earlier in the show.
Plus – Should the province put a stop to a restaurant opening in Kensington Market?
GUEST: Serena Purdy - Petition author and co-chair of Friends of Kensington Market
Deb takes your calls.
Plus – Inside the world of drone drops over prisons
GUESTS: Peter Edwards - staff reporter at the Toronto Star
Hendrik Brakel - Senior Director of Policy and Government Affairs - Canadian Association for Business Economics
Deb assembles a panel of former Toronto councillors to weigh in.
Plus – Poilievre weighs in on Carney’s blind trust.
GUESTS: Denzil Minan Wong - Former Deputy Mayor of Toronto
Christin Carmichael Greb - represented Ward 16 Eglinton—Lawrence on Toronto City Council from 2014 to 2018
Scott Reid - CTV political commentator
If you can never show up on time, this segment might be for you.
Plus – Are you still working from home?
GUESTS: Dr. Mitch Shulman - Newstalk 1010 Chief Medical Analyst
Richard Shimooka - Military Expert and Senior Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute
GUESTS: Scott Reid
Matt Cauz – TSN 1050
Plus – Why the birth-rate crisis is really bad right now.
GUESTS: Hendrik Brakel - Senior Director of Policy and Government Affairs - Canadian Association for Business Economics
Marc Novicoff - assistant editor at The Atlantic
Was it too late or fine? Jim takes your calls.
Plus – What’s it like to run a divorce registry?
GUEST: Olivia Howell - co-founder of Fresh Starts, a divorce registry based in New York
Jim breaks down some surprising relationship data and takes your calls.
Plus – Why was a five-time repeat offender for impaired driving allowed to get behind the wheel?
GUEST: Monte McGregor - Barrister & Solicitor - Rusonik, O’Connor, Robbins, Ross & Angelini LLP
Why some couples are thinking about a household chores agreement before tying the knot.
Plus – What’s it like to be a dream researcher?
GUESTS: Dr. Tore Nielsen -lead author of the study and dream researcher at the University of Montreal
Inside a viral video making claims about a Canadian chain and is completely fake
Plus – A new wrinkle in the bike lane battle in Toronto
GUESTS: David Shellnutt - The Biking Lawyer
Marvin Ryder - associate professor of marketing at McMaster University
Jim talks with a man who says he can’t afford accessibility renovations and had to make a tough call
Plus – What is the worst tourist trap in Canada?
GUEST: Jamie Tremblay – Canadian veteran
Lorraine Sommerfeld - columnist at driving.ca
How the group planned to take over land and gathered a cache of explosives and assault rifles
Plus – What was your 15 minutes of fame?
GUEST: Monte McGregor - Barrister & Solicitor - Rusonik, O’Connor, Robbins, Ross & Angelini LLP
A teen who claimed self-defence in a fatal Scarborough school shooting goes free.
Plus – Why some mayors are pushing for realistic EV sales targets.
GUESTS: Brian Turner - Automotive writer for Postmedia's Driving.ca
Jim can’t believe what the most common name is people gave their vehicle.
Plus – Why ChatGPT is potentially threatening some relationships.
GUEST: Carmi Levy - tech expert
York Region is battling backlash after a paramedic was fired over a Facebook post about Israel.
Plus – Did this city councillor’s social media comment cross a line?
The debate turns hot as Jim takes your calls.
Plus – A White House columnist calls in on the state of things this 4th of July
GUESTS: Brian Karem - an American journalist and author working at the White House, host of the podcast “Just Ask The Question!”
Lesley Bannard - Weston Minor Hockey League President
Setting the clocks an hour ahead? Lying about the crusts on sandwiches? Jim takes your calls.
Plus – What one trustee is saying about the province’s takeover of school boards.
GUEST: Mike Wilner - baseball columnist for the Star and host of the podcast “Deep Left Field”
Is Canada in for some major budget cuts?
Plus – When should a parent intervene if their kid is being bullied?
GUEST: Scott Reid - CTV Political Commentator and advisor to a number of Prime Ministers, premiers and political leaders
Punk rock? Heavy metal? Elvis? Jim takes your calls.
Plus – Are dating apps losing their appeal?
GUEST: Treena Orchard - researcher and author of Sticky, Sexy, Sad: Swipe Culture and The Darker Side of Dating Apps
What does this mean for people coming to Canada?
Plus – Do we need to be labelling all speed traps?
GUESTS: Moshe Lander - economics professor at Concordia University
Thorben Wieditz - co-founder of MetStrat and spokesperson for RideFair and FairBnB
Guidy Mamann - Managing Partner and Immigration Lawyer at Mamann Sandaluk LLP
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