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
Deb chats with an aviation expert about how it may have happened.
Plus – In what country can you copyright your face to protect it from AI?
GUESTS: John Tory Jr - aviation expert
Carmi Levy - tech expert
Diving deep in our weekly economy hit
Plus - Canadian Union of Postal Workers urges workers to reject contract offer
GUESTS: Nolan Quinn - MPP for Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry, Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security
Moshe Lander - economics professor at Concordia University
Jan Simpson - CUPW President
Where does she go from here?
Plus – What actor is calling for the end of a fireworks series?
GUESTS: Bonnie Crombie - Ontario liberal leader
Karen Restoule - Director of Indigenous Affairs and Senior Fellow at Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Deb breaks down the stats with the team behind the report
Plus – Would you tell your kid to get in to politics today?
GUESTS: Safiyah Husein - Director of Policy at John Howard Society of Ontario
Brad Bradford - Councillor for Ward 19, Beaches–East York
Scott Reid - CTV Political Commentator and advisor to a number of Prime Ministers, premiers and political leaders
The Mayor has some tough comments ahead of today’s meeting
Plus – A man wanted for attempted murder was previously charged in a notorious 2012 killing
GUESTS: John Tory - former mayor of Toronto
Mark Mendelson - Newstalk 1010 Crime Expert
David Peterson - former Premier of Ontario
Plus – Where does Pierre Poilievre go from here?
GUESTS: Brian Lilley - Toronto Sun columnist
Tim Powers - Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data
Amanda Galbraith - co-founder and partner at reputation management company Oyster Group and host of Free For All Fridays
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
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