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

October 9, 2025 36 mins

A look at the shifting landscape

Plus – The Blue Jays advance to the ALCS

GUESTS: Jack Reid - Associate Creative Director at Creative Currency

Dr. Shawn Kelly - pediatrician and addiction specialist

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

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How will this impact the industry?

Plus – Iphone users: do you judge Android users?

GUESTS: Greg Layson - Digital & Mobile Editor at Automotive News Canada

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Jim has some thoughts about a school anthem controversy

Plus – Montreal’s mayor says misogyny should be criminalized

GUESTS: Phil Perkins - CP24 anchor and reporter

Sonya Shikhman - Partner at Bytensky Shikhman Criminal Law Firm

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Jim breaks down the investigative journalism behind the story

Plus – Who are Canada’s 25 most wanted fugitives?  

GUESTS: Jon Woodward - CTV investigative reporter

Steve Ryan - CP24 Crime reporter

Prabmeet Sarkaria - Ontario Transportation Minister

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What does this mean for the road ahead?
Plus – The Blue Jays get ready for game 3 of the ALDS

GUESTS: Scott Reid - CTV Political Commentator and advisor to a number of Prime Ministers, premiers and political leaders

Tim Powers - Chair of Summa Strategies & Managing Director of Abacus Data

Monte McGregor - criminal defence lawyer 

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Was this a fair decision?

Plus – Should these kids get their prom?

GUESTS: Bill Carroll - Morning man at CFRA Ottawa

Marit Stiles - Ontario NDP leader

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Wait, don’t people do this already?

Jim checks in with friends around the country about the Blue Jays

GUESTS: Valerie Grdisa - CEO of the Canadian Nurses Association

Shilo Bellis

Erin Davis

Mohit Rajans - Media and Technology writer

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Jim thinks this is ridiculous

Plus – Canadian rock icons Rush announce reunion tour

GUESTS: Davin De Kergommeaux - author of Canadian Whisky: The Essential Portable Expert

Eric Alper - Canadian music journalist and publicist

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

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Can the Blue Jays go all the way?

Plus – What to do if a wellness ring gets stuck to your finger.

GUESTS: Guidy Mamann - Managing Partner and Immigration Lawyer at Mamann Sandaluk LLP

Camille Labchuk - animal rights lawyer and the executive director of Animal Justice

Matt Sookram - writer at Jays Journal and award winning play by play man

Dr. Mitch Shulman - Newstalk 1010 Chief Medical Analyst

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We follow the breaking news with analysis as details come in.

Plus - Carney to meet Trump next week as new tariffs hit Canada’s economy

GUESTS: Christian Leuprecht - professor at Queen's University and Royal Military College

Moshe Lander - economics professor at Concordia University

Graham Lloyd - College Employer Council CEO

Jon Hamilton - Canada Post Spokesperson

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Brad Bradford announces he’s running.

Plus – Is Mississauga going to ban fireworks?

GUESTS: Carolyn Parrish - Mississauga Mayor

Ravi Baichwal - anchor at ABC Chicago

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Should they be doing this?

Plus – Why some Canadians with U.S. permanent residency are worried about losing status

GUESTS: Joel Sandaluk - Partner and Immigration Lawyer at Mamann Sandaluk LLP

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Are they really going to make any waves in the province?

Plus – Why do you need Canada Post?

GUEST: Camille Labchuk - animal rights lawyer and the executive director of Animal Justice

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What does he think about the skills training funding?
Plus – Is anyone going to second hand stores these days?

GUEST:  David Piccini - Ontario Labour Minister

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Or is this your right as a passenger?

Plus – More ‘51st State’ rhetoric from Donald Trump

GUEST: Dr. Mitch Shulman - Newstalk 1010 Chief Medical Analyst

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Jim’s got a few.

Plus – Does ‘selling out’ exist any more?

GUESTS: Veldon Coburn - Associate Professor and Faculty Chair with the Indigenous Relations Initiative at McGill

Marvin Ryder - associate professor of marketing at McMaster University

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Are these guys setting themselves up to fail?
Plus – Should you tell your kid to beat up their bully?

GUEST: Hendrik Brakel - Senior Director of Policy and Government Affairs - Canadian Association for Business Economics

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But can Jim identify a Bad Bunny song?
Plus – Will speed cameras become surveillance cameras?

GUEST: Sonya Shikhman - Partner at Bytensky Shikhman Criminal Law Firm

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The latest on the Canada Post strike

Plus – The Blue Jays enter the final series of the regular season

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

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Jim needs to know

Plus - Do we need to bring back the ‘House Hippo’ ad because boomers keep falling for AI?

GUEST: Moshe Lander- economics professor at Concordia University

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