The Deb Hutton Show

Can he fix congestion? Plus – Is having tall grass on your lawn really freedom of expression? GUEST: Andrew Posluns - Toronto's first chief congestion officer

And where can you get more in Toronto these days?   Plus – Do you feel more unsafe these days?   GUESTS: Joe Salemi - Executive Director at Landscape Ontario Allen Langdon - CEO at Circular Materials

How will it impact your wallet in 2026? Plus – What a former cop thinks about the ICE Minnesota shooting   GUESTS: Mark Mendelson - Newstalk 1010 Crime analyst and former homicide detective Brad Bradford - City Councillor for Ward 19, Beaches–East York, mayoral hopeful  

Inside the debate about vehicle-pedestrian collisions Plus – Making the decision about who will raise your kids if anything happens.   GUESTS: Jason Mercer - Toronto Regional Real Estate Board’s chief information officer Stephen Lecce - Ontario Energy and Mines minister  

Police make an arrest after an alarming incident. Plus - Does the ‘time away tax’ impact your decision to take time off?   GUESTS: Natalie Johnson - CTV Toronto City Hall Reporter Mark Mendelson - Newstalk 1010 Crime analyst and former homicide detective

Why a Kingston woman had her distracted driving charge dropped. Plus - Are strip clubs dying?   GUESTS: Sgt. Kerry Schmidt - OPP - Highway Safety Division Lorraine Sommerfeld - columnist at  driving.ca

Are demonstrations getting more intense? Plus – Why car prices have gone up so much   GUESTS: Caryma S’ad - lawyer, journalist, satirist, and protest watcher Greg Carrasco - host of The Greg Carrasco Show on Newstalk 1010  

Do you find it hard to do ‘Dry January’?   Why Gen Z might have a different definition of alcoholism. Plus – What a former Foreign Affairs Minister thinks about Trump going in to Venezuela.   GUESTS: John Baird - Former conservative federal Minister of Foreign Affairs and provincial minister of several portfolios Steve Ryan - CP24 Crime reporter and former homicide dete...

What one vet thinks about ending cat declawing and cropping dog ears. Plus – A US constitution expert weighs in on Trump’s military operation in Venezuela   GUESTS: David Schultz - professor of Political Science at Hamline University Dr. Cliff Redford - Owner and operator of Wellington Veterinary Hospital  

Should we buy them? Plus - ‘Staged’ collision leads to carjacking in Vaughan   GUEST: Richard Crouse – host of the podcast Maple Syrup For Your Eyes

A look at what motivates voters. Plus – Was Rob Ford right about subways? GUESTS: Darrell Bricker - CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs and author of  Breaking Point: The New Big Shifts Putting Canada at Risk Reece Martin - Toronto-based transit blogger and advocate

And will there be an election next year? Plus - Do you remember where you were during the last Quebec referendum? GUESTS: David Coletto - CEO of Abacus Data David Clinton - data analyst and policy analyst

Tariffs? The Blue Jays? Mark remembers them all. Plus – Ontario’s solicitor general wants Toronto police to increase their monitoring of hate-related offenses.   GUEST: Bryan Passifiume - Toronto Sun's Ottawa bureau chief

How one father rescued his daughter thanks to some quick thinking. Plus – Mark Towhey has a plan to end ticket scalping   GUESTS: Dr. Mitch Shulman – Newstalk 1010 Chief Medical Analyst

A look ahead to 2026 in politics. Plus – Is China going to invade Taiwan? GUESTS: John Wright - CEO Canada Pulse Insights Christian Leuprecht - Professor in Leadership, Royal Military College and Queen’s University

Mark Towhey unpacked big tech stories with Carmi Levy — from Instagram’s attempt to win back teens to the rise of AI‑generated “slop,” foreign drone bans, and extremists using voice‑cloning to spread propaganda. Scott Taylor then broke down Canada’s plan for a massive 300–400k Supplementary Ready Reserve, leading to listener calls on whether they’d join su...

Mark Towhey is in for Deb Hutto, and this hour we explored what Canadians value most about their country — from everyday safety to shared cultural principles — while inviting listeners to reflect on the biggest news stories that personally shaped their year. The show also examined whether Toronto should adopt a dedicated transit police model, drawing on insights from Metro Vancouver&rs...

Mark Towhey chats with Tom Korski, Managing editor of Blacklock's Reporter, as he spills the tea on Parliament Hill. And Mark asks you if you are already thinking ahead to the 2026 municipal elections.   

Mark Towhey is in for Deb Hutton and he's curious about the increase of popularity of raw milk, and finds a listener who has tried it. Are you looking to skip town and looking for a good deal? Sarah Hupalo, owner of Elite Travel Windsor answers some of Marks questions about last minute holiday plans. 

Mark Towhey digs into Canada’s mysterious drop in public‑school enrolment—fewer kids in Grade 1 than Grade 12—and explores whether families are shifting to private schools, homeschooling, or simply having fewer children. He also tackles Ontario’s debate over shortening teachers’ college. On “Stupid of the Day” he  highlights the province’s stagn...

Mark Towhey dives into everything from quirky city‑life observations and pop‑culture talk to a deeper look at the realities of low‑paid security‑guard work, before shifting into calls about Canada’s naval future. Professor and military expert Christian Leuprecht, joins to unpack Donald Trump’s newly announced “Trump‑class” battleships and what modern navies—including...

Mark Towhey is in for Deb Hutton and opened with guest tech expert Carmi Levy, who broke down the viral Waymo‑crash confusion and then discussedand explained the Pentagon’s push toward quantum navigation. Listeners then jumped in with their most disappointing tech purchases—from useless walkie‑talkies to tablets that never found a purpose—mixed with a spirited side‑debate about r...

Mark Towhey is in for Deb and Jim today and he kicked off the show with a mix of fun personal observations—from great subway drivers and multilingual Toronto moments to rants about watch repair, Pilates confusion, and the menace of oatmeal‑raisin cookies—before diving into listener calls about the realities of becoming a school bus driver. The highlight of the hour was a conversation w...

What caused it? Plus – Hot Mic Moments with Jim   GUESTS: Daniel Bernhard - CEO for the Institute for Canadian Citizenship Richard Crouse - host of the podcast Maple Syrup For Your Eyes

Jim has complete coverage. Plus – The Best Music Stories of 2025   GUESTS: Eric Alper - Canadian music journalist and publicist