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

July 18, 2025 36 mins

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   

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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 

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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July 14, 2025 39 mins

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

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July 11, 2025 36 mins

GUESTS: Scott Reid

Matt Cauz – TSN 1050

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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  

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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

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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

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July 7, 2025 36 mins

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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