The Jim Richards Show

Jim has issues with the bank of Canada interest rate hike and a few other things in his opening rant. The big stories of the day discussed on the Rundown with Reshmi Nair and Mark Mendelson Christian Leuprecht - leading national security authority with the Royal Military College AND Author of the book “Intelligence as Democratic Statecraft” Zelensky says ‘uncertainty’ over Ukraine’s NATO membershi...

On the Draft, best comedy movies as picked by Ben Harrison and Marc Winegust Canada’s leading dating and relationship expert Jen Kirsch joins the show to discuss Jonah Hill's Ex Sarah Brady Sharing More Alleged Abusive Text Screenshots John Wright or Wrong, we discuss Bill C-18

Montreal magic mushroom store opens despite threats of crack down. Reggie Floyd - Co-owner and spokesperson - Fun Guyz Dr. Mitch Schulman  NEWSTALK’s Medical Correspondent joins to talk about the value in COVID Booster recommendations Number of no-knock police raids in Brantford, Ont., in 2022 is 'concerning,' – Criminal lawyer Ari Goldkind weighs in. Daniel Tsai - Law & Tech Professor TMU, jo...

Starlink satellites flooding sky with radiation, which could be hurting radio astronomy. We talk Paul Delaney - Professor Emeritus of Astronomy, York University Have you committed any of these social media sins? We talk to technology expert Carmi Levy. For Mentell Health we discuss Neuro Diversity with Sandy Bee - an ADHD advocate, coach and support group leader.

More than half of Canadians $200 away or less from not being able to pay all of their bills. David Gowling, Licensed Insolvency Trustee, MNP Ltd, joins to discuss the report. Mark Mendelson - NEWSTALK 1010 Crime Specialist and former homicide detective, joins us to talk about some of the gun violence in the city of Toronto Jonah Hill’s Ex Sarah Brady Calls Him “Emotionally Abusive”. We take your c...

Jim Richards has issues and starts with his show with a rant about journalism and more. On the Rundown with panelists Karen Stintz and Bob Reid we discuss/debate the day’s biggest stories. On the deep dive, military expert Richard Shimooka talks about Trudeau saying that Canada will more than double military presence in Latvia

Researchers at the University of Guelph are doing their part to save the bees, Robin Gill is joined by Paul Kelly, Research and Apiary Manager, The Honey Bee Research Centre. Maritime Launch Services CEO Stephen Matier to talk about the Canadian student rocketry group reaching new heights with Spaceport Nova Scotia’s first launch. Why the Toronto Zoo is cutting back on gorilla screen time? We ask...

Robin Gill is in for Jim Richards The Food Professor, Director Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Dalhousie University Sylvan Charlebois joins Robin for a conversation about the need for a more diverse retail foodscape Your calls on affordability. Jessica Moorhouse of the More Money Podcast joins to talk about the expectation for another interest rate hike. Are you on Threads yet? Technology expert Carmi Le...

Robin Gill is in for Jim Richards and starts the show with telling you a little about what has been happening today and what you can look forward to in the show On the Rundown, panelist Dan Laxer and Andrew Pinsent join Robin to debate and discuss some of the day’s bigger stories.  

Who is getting cancelled this week? Find out on Cancel Court. David Cooper joins the show. The Secret Service discovered suspicious powder in a common area of the West Wing of the White House on Sunday.  It turned out to be cocaine.  That story and more on Slow News Day with producer Tony  

WHAT IS? DNA Bryan Worters, a volunteer investigative genetic genealogist with the DNA Doe Project who tells us how crimes are solved using DNA. Captain Ron, Founder of Great Pods tells us about some of the cool podcasts you can listen too when you aren’t listening to NEWSTALK Tonight podcast 'I was shamed': B.C. teaching assistant fired over OnlyFans site, planning human rights complaint. Ellie,...

Ontario quietly moving ahead with plan to sell beer in corner stores. Jim talks to a cacophony of voices to discuss the issue. Bradley Poulos, Lecturer in the Entrepreneurship Department at TMU’s Ted Rogers School of Management and a cannabis industry expert joins the show to talk about Mushroom stores being raided by police. Canada's 'grocery rebate' doesn't deal with underlying affordability pro...

Jim opens the show with rants about Stellantis, Mushrooms and Air Canada. On the Rundown Tasha Kheiriddin and Bob Reid go head to head to discuss and opine on the day’s biggest stories. John Finan, President at Finan Home Service and author of the book Trade Up joins the show to talk about why Ontario's construction industry faces a severe labour crunch

We ask our own Advice Lady Eileen about a woman who sleeps with chocolate in her feet. David Cooper joins and ruins the show. A Georgia Subway store is under fire for placing a Titan-themed joke on their outdoor marquee.  It read, "OUR SUBS DON'T IMPLODE." – This and other stories on Slow News Day with producer Tony.

It’s a superhero edition of The Draft. Political commentator Scott Reid and radio producer Donnie join the show as their alter ego, comic book fans. They pick their favourite heroes and you decide which team would win. Ask A Polyamorous Person Anything. We talk to an expert in non-monogamy Samantha and ask her questions about this progressive relationship type.

B.C. teaching assistant fired over OnlyFans site and we are joined by her lawyer Lia Moody a Vancouver employment lawyer, Managing Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin. What don’t you look cool doing? Ottawa to suspend advertising on Facebook, Instagram in ongoing disagreement over Online News Act - Michael Geist - the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-Commerce Law at the University of Ottawa Greg La...

Jim Richards has issues and you get a sneak peak at the rest of the show in his opening rant. On the Rundown, panelists Bob Richardson and Caryma Sa’d discuss the big stories of the day. Dave Cassidy - Unifor Local 444 President in Windsor to discuss the Fed and Stellantis reaching a deal over battery plant in Windsor

Reaction to one of our audiogram promos, your comments read in the voice of Arnold. David Cooper joins the show to talk about how he is celebrating July 4th in the USA. A Louisiana couple found a five foot alligator inside of their home in the middle of the night. Find out what happened on Slow News Day with producer Tony

A study found early human ancestors may have briefly lived alongside dinosaurs, and Dan Riskin has something to say about this and other science stories on Nerd News. Carmi Levy our technology expert joins the show do discuss the idea of a drivers’ license for the internet. Is Ukraine-Russia conflict at a stalemate? Find out what people in North America think on Wright or Wrong with John Wright, E...

BC Port Workers strike enters its fourth day and businesses are concerned. Dan Kelly serves as President and CEO - Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). Manuel Arango, Heart & Stroke’s Director of Policy & Advocacy joins the show to discuss a policy update on restricting food advertising primarily directed at children Ford government quietly brings back special title for lawy...

Jim Richards has some issues, and rants about a teaching assistant fired for having an only fans profile. Meta looks to target Twitter with a rival app. Panelists Brayden Akers and John Tory Jr. discuss the biggest stories of the day on the Rundown It’s hot so we have to talk to David Phillips, Chief Climatologist at Environment Canada for the Deep Dive.  

Richard Crouse is in for Jim Richards Supreme Court Rules No need for 'double punishment' in mandatory sentence case on drunk driving. Jeff Hershberg is a Criminal Defense Lawyer and he joins us to discuss. John Wright, Executive VP of Maru Public Opinion, and he joins to talk about a recent Forbes/Maru Public Opinion poll that finds that more Americans say they’re worse than better off compared t...

Richard Crouse is in for Jim Richards. A study says that opioids are not effective in treating neck and lower back pain. We get Dr. Mitch to weigh in. Should we just stop using fireworks? Does anyone need to have personal fireworks? Your calls on this Canada day tradition. Mark Towhey has been an advisor to politicians and he joins us to talk about how Poilievre changed his look to improve likabil...

Richard Crouse is in for Jim Richards, and we start by celebrating the life of actor Alan Arkin On the Rundown, Dan Laxer and Andrew Pinsent join us to discuss the biggest stories of the day including Canada Day Fireworks