The Deb Hutton Show

Inside a wild story with a former reporter. Plus – The debut of a press release roundup   GUESTS: Tamara Cherry - Founder of Pickup Communications and host of The Trauma Beat Richard Crouse - co-host of the podcast Entertainment Is Broken

Jim weighs in on a tough call. Plus – Who is afraid to take the subway right now? GUESTS: Vic Fedeli - Ontario Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade Cynthia Loyst - Host with The Social

Can you relate? Plus – What things don’t deserve the hate they get? GUEST: Dave Bidini - publisher of the West End Phoenix, author of 13 books and the co-founder of Rheostatics

Jim has some thoughts on arresting drug users on the TTC Plus – Does anyone have any hope of retiring these days? GUEST: Preet Banerjee – Founder of YourMoneyDegree.com 

Deb weighs in. Plus - Would you rent out your apartment during the World Cup?   GUESTS: Sarah Kennedy - President of the Ontario Special Constable Association Pattie Lovett Reid - financial commentator

Do we need riders to have licenses? Plus – Do we need health warnings on liquor labels? GUEST: Josh Landau - Director, Government Relations, Ontario   with CIJA

Our callers are split on if there should be one. Plus – What to expect in Trump’s State of the Union tonight   GUESTS: Natalia Kusendova-Bashta - Ontario Long Term Care Minister Ravi Baichwal - anchor at ABC Chicago

Deb’s all for this. Are you? Plus – Ontario’s NDP leader weighs in on OSAP challenges   GUEST: Marit Stiles - Ontario NDP leader  

Let's hear from the Maud's, Delores' and others out there. Plus - It's about to get so much colder  GUESTS: Gary Zalepa - Lord Mayor of Niagara-on-the-Lake Jessica Smith - CTV Weather Special Reporter 

What does this say about the state of our national team?  Plus - Who are the worst kinds of city walkers? GUESTS: Rahim Ladhani - CTV Toronto reporterLynette - In Puerto Vallarta Sid Seixeiro - Host of The Sid Seixeiro Show 

What industries could be impacted? Plus – Canada plays for gold this weekend   GUESTS: David Polansky - contributor to The Hub David McNaughton - served as the Canadian ambassador to the United States from 2016 to 2019 Jim Tatti - Host at TSN 1050 Richard Crouse - cohost of the podcast Entertainment Is Broken

  What does this mean for Canada? Plus – Inside the world of Obituary Pirates   GUESTS: David Milosevic - lawyer and managing partner of Toronto law firm Milosevic & Associates David Schultz - professor in the political science department at Hamline University Sari Goldman - Registered Social Worker - Toronto Psychology & Wellness Group

Will we see locations be renamed? Plus – How often are you volunteering? GUESTS: Steve Ryan - CP24 Crime reporter Alvin Tedjo - Mississauga City Councillor

Taste of the Danforth set to return this summer following Premier Ford’s support Plus - Is grief exploitation a new thing or just gotten bigger in recent days?   GUESTS: Andre Bermon - publisher of The Bridge Elliott Silverstein - Director of Government Relations at CAA Club Group Anne Marie Aikens - media strategist

Who is the MP who crossed the floor? Plus – A friend of the show tries something unexpected     GUESTS: Jamie Ellerton - Founding Partner at Conaptus and Advisor to Political and Business Leaders Erin Morrison - Vice President of Texture Communications  Kim Wright - Principal and Founder, Wright Strategies  

Deb takes your calls. Plus – An unexpected story about social media and people who have passed away   GUESTS: Lyndsay Morrison - CTV Weather Specialist Adwoa Nsiah-Yeboah - CP24 traffic specialist  

Deb talks with the publisher of Canadaland about his concerns. Plus – The future of tiny homes in Toronto   GUESTS: Jesse Brown - Editor & Publisher at Canadaland Melissa Lantsman - Conservative Deputy Leader  

Toronto private schools are seeing an increased demand amid TDSB troubles Plus – It’s the Year of the Horse   GUESTS: Paul Ng – Geomancer Lyndsay Morrison - CTV Weather Specialist  

A look back at his life and legacy Plus – Who admitted to doing cocaine off a toilet seat? GUESTS: Richard Crouse - co-host of the podcast Entertainment Is Broken Dr. Mitch Shulman - Newstalk 1010 Chief Medical Analyst Bill Brioux - one of the leading voices on the Canadian media and television scene Sean Leathong - CTV Toronto reporter in Dunedin for Jays Spring Training

Who is in the right here? Plus – Is Canada going to ditch American tech? GUESTS: Julie Matthews - consumer protection expert Angelo Marignani - Windsor City Councillor Mohit Rajhans - AI and digital media expert THINKstart.ca  

Is this long-developing story finally over? Plus – On Friday the 13th, we find out what phobias actually are.   GUESTS: Peter Bethlenfalvy - Ontario finance minister Jon Burnside - City Councillor for Ward 16 (Don Valley East)  Dr. Amber Cohen - Clinical Psychologist Richard Crouse - host of the podcast Maple Syrup For Your Eyes

Deb’s interview takes a surprising turn as some breaking news happens. Plus - When your partner says “I don’t want anything” for Valentine’s Day, does that actually mean they want something?   GUESTS: Beth Macdonell - Reporter with CTV Toronto Brian Lilley - Toronto Sun columnist

Deb gets answers. Plus – Why is a hockey team telling fans to shower?   GUESTS: Dr. Vinita Dubey - Associate Medical Officer of Health. Toronto Public Health Matthew Scace - reporter with the Globe and Mail  

How do these numbers make any sense? Plus - Ontario lifting post-secondary tuition freeze, boosting funding   GUESTS: Nolan Quinn - Ontario Colleges and Universities minister Ben Eisen - Senior fellow with the Fraser Institute  

  Toronto snow‑route parking tickets have totaled more than $2 million — do you feel sorry for the people who got ticketed? A new family room at Queen’s Park is helping MPPs with babies. GUEST:  Donna Skelly – Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario