The Jim Richards Show

  Jim takes your calls. The Toronto Maple Leafs fire their general manager.   GUESTS: Christian Leuprecht - Professor in Leadership, Royal Military College and Queen’s University Jeff Marek - host of The Sheet podcast Rachel Ward-Maxwell - Researcher-Programmer with the Ontario Science Centre

  Kevin Pillar shares some stories from inside the clubhouse. How rewards programs can help you ease the pain at the gas pumps.   GUEST: Kevin Pillar – former MLB outfielder Patrick Sojka - founder of Rewards Canada

  Jim takes your calls. What does the future of the NDP look like under Avi Lewis? GUESTS: Matti Siemiatycki - Director of the Infrastructure Institute at the University of Toronto Tim Powers – Chair of Summa Strategies Mike Wilner – Toronto Star baseball columnist  

  How does a crisis comms person navigate this? Is it the job of an artist to deal with blowback?   GUEST: Amanda Galbraith  -co-founder and partner at Oyster Group, and host of Free For All Fridays

  We hear from someone who has first-hand experience. Can you afford to support your team anymore?   GUESTS: Akosua – has first hand experience with supervised consumption sites Rob Butler - part of the 1993 Jays Atiqa Mohammad - Movember’s Implementation Director, Cancer Programs

As the Blue Jays kick off their season, one player talks about what his mom told him. Is the war in Iran impacting mortgages?   GUESTS: Dave Trafford - Chief Executive Producer at Story Studio Network and the Host of the On the Ledge podcast Moshe Lander - economics professor at Concordia University Comedians Darren Frost and Kenny Robinson  

  How will it impact your wallet? The Toronto Blue Jays kick off their season.   GUESTS: Marit Stiles – Ontario NDP leader Elizabeth Benn – former director of major league operations for the Mets and TSN MLB analyst

  Deb joins Jim to analyze today’s budget unveiling. What’s a job where you get yelled at regularly?   GUEST: Ksenia Tchern McCallum - Managing Partner, Tchern McCallum Immigration Law

  Jim Dunn, professor at McMaster University and director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative, weighs in on Ontario’s plan to temporarily boost HST rebates on new homes and whether it will actually help affordability. Jonathan English, infrastructure and transportation policy writer, joins the show to ask if TTC platform doors could save lives and money. The hour also opens t...

Jim Richards tackles life’s  real  debates — starting with why sharing a bed might actually require  two blankets , not one, and opening the phones on the enduring mystery of  Costco toilet paper loyalty . Listeners also weigh in on whether  dating apps are truly terrible , before an Ontario panel featuring  Andrew Pinsent  (CFRA Ottawa) and  Mik...

What does that mean for protests in Toronto? Did you peak at age 37?   GUEST: Caryma Sa’d - Toronto Lawyer and Independent journalist Christina Santini - director of national affairs at CFIB  

Jim has a number of things. Was there a person or phrase that changed your life?   GUEST: Phil Gurski - former senior strategic analyst at CSIS, and President/CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting

We hear from officials at the press conference. A major Supreme Court case is underway.   GUESTS: Phyl Durdey - aviation expert Dave Levinthal - investigative journalist and senior editor at NOTUS Elias Makos - CJAD host 

What will happen next? What’s a minor inconvenience you wish could come back? GUESTS: Mark Norman - Former  Vice-Admiral (Ret'd)  Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy  

How worried should Canadians be? When is it okay to swear? GUESTS: Michel-Juneau Katsuya - former Asia-Pacific chief at CSIS Scott Reid - CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to a Prime Minister

Jim has some thoughts What is the ‘manosphere’? A new documentary takes a look   GUESTS: Humberto Carolo - CEO of White Ribbon Canada Josh O’Kane - Staff reporter with the Globe and Mail    

Is this story ending soon? Deb shares a story about following in your parents’ footsteps.  

What does this mean? A gym owner is teaching home invasion safety   GUESTS: Christian Leuprecht - Professor in Leadership, Royal Military College and Queen’s University Steve Hyatt - owner of Home Invasion Protection Keerthana Rang - communications lead at Uber Canada  

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