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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.
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Are you Team Doug? ‘We look at the play, not the players’: NHL player safety head defends suspension for Gudas GUEST: Gord Stellick - Canadian Sports Broadcaster
We take your calls. Was this social media post out of line?GUEST: Una Malcolm - Chief Academic Officer at Dyslexia Canada
Plus: Doug Ford wants to loosen public liquor laws. Bottoms up!
What needs to change? More reaction to the OPP report clearing three Toronto officers. GUESTS: Monte McGregor - criminal defence lawyer Clayton Campbell - President of the Toronto Police Association
How is it impacting the Canadian economy? Where do the Leafs go from here?GUESTS: Sean Foley - professor of history at Middle Tennessee State University and specializes in the history of the Middle EastJeff Marek - host of The Sheet podcast
Reaction comes in from the legal community. Is the media really giving Carney an easy ride?GUESTS: Jeff Hershberg - criminal defence lawyerJason Sills - started a petition against the yacht clubWilson Da Silva - the yacht club’s vice commodore
Ontario's NDP leader joins the show Are we heading towards a recession? GUESTS: Marit Stiles - Ontario NDP leader James Pasternak - Toronto city councillor Moshe Lander - economics at Concordia University Hannah Griebling - researcher at UBC
Who will win Talkback of the year? The province will allow shopping on two holidays in Ontario GUEST: Jeff Hershberg - criminal defence lawyer
Jim has some thoughts about the Al Quds day rally. Was Timothee Chalamet out of line with his comments about ballet?GUEST: Monte McGregor - criminal defence lawyer Matt Bryce – one of Ballet Jorgen’s company dancers
Jim weighs in on MPs who swap parties. Jim wants to know if he is a ‘Red Flag’. GUEST: Doug Newcomb - writer at MotorTrend
Jim weighs in on the Yonge Dundas Square t-shirt debate. Canada could make history at the World Baseball Classic GUEST: Mike Wilner - Toronto Star columnist and host of the podcast Deep Left Field
Jim has some thoughts about the state of Canadian politics. What goes in to a background check, and is it okay to do one on the person you’re dating?GUEST: Mark Mendelson - Newstalk 1010 Crime expert and former homicide detective
He takes your calls on if you feel the same. What’s a red flag food thing for you? GUEST: Jamie Lee - Head of Fraud at Aviva Canada
Jim wants to settle a debate. Do you hate it when a guy shaves their beard?
Jim is curious after a strange interaction. How are you surviving the high price of gas right now? GUEST: Stuart Green – TTC Spokesperson
He takes your calls. What grade would you give Mark Carney a year in to being PM? GUEST: Jeff Hershberg - criminal defence lawyer
Should we build an island? What’s a show that took a long time to get good? GUEST: Ritesh Kotak - cybersecurity expert
Jim recaps a busy week in Canadian politics How many Canadians are taking baths?Justin Ling - Staff columnist at the Toronto StarJim Tatti - Host at TSN 1050
Jim has some thoughts. Inside the NHL trade deadline GUESTS: Heywood Sanders - professor of public administration at the University of Texas at San Antonio Jeff Marek – Host of The Sheet podcast
What does he need to know? Do you want to know if someone is wearing smart glasses?GUEST: Nick Kouvalis - pollster
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very good. clear and concise. a joy to listen to and very informative. thank you