Brian Crombie Radio Hour

Tonight on the Brian Crombie Radio Hour, Brian interviews Danielle Nonog about her life as an exotic dancer and how she now uses those skills in a branding and marketing and female empowerment business. Together they discuss charisma and Erotic Capital, life choices and life changes. Danielle is a former top-earning entertainer turned high-ticket sales mentor, known for helping women transmute sed...

Tonight on the Brian Crombie Radio Hour, Brian interviews Benjamin Bergen and Kean Birch. Benjamin is the president of the Canadian Council of Innovators. “Imagine if we had allowed foreign entities to control the railroad. It ultimately wouldn’t allow us to be a sovereign nation.” Kean is the Director of the Institute for Technoscience & Society, Ontario Research Chair in Science Policy, and...

Tonight on the Brian Crombie Radio Hour, Brian interviews Dmitri Boudovitch and Gavin Clark about a health technology company that is using a cannabis product for Crohn's disease. Gavin is an expert in the medical uses of cannabis. Dmitri is a Canadian entrepreneur specializing in health technologies, biotechnology, and natural product innovation. He is the founder of Folium Labs, a company develo...

Tonight on the Brian Crombie Radio Hour, Brian interviews Dr. Carolyn Whitzman, a housing expert and author of "Home Truths: Fixing Canada's Housing Crisis". She is Senior Housing Researcher and Adjunct Professor, School of Cities UofT.  Dr. Carolyn Whitzman, discusses her new book on housing affordability challenges in the Greater Toronto Area and shares insights on successful housing models from...

Tonight on The Brian Crombie Hour, Brian interviews Michael Manulak. Michael, an associate professor at Carleton University, discusses the importance of a rules-based international order in light of changing global dynamics. He explains that the current international system is facing challenges due to the aging of institutions like the United Nations and the shifting roles of major powers, particu...

Tonight on The Brian Crombie Hour, Brian interviews Lara Finley. Lara is a professional woodworker with 20 plus years of professional experience in the industry and with local teaching experience. She was the lead furniture-maker on Discovery Channel’s “Junk Raiders” for all of Season 3 and now owns a furniture/millwork company. Her pieces of furniture have toured the States in different art galle...

Tonight on the Brian Crombie Radio Hour, Brian interviews Bryon Wilfert about Fired MPs, or at least life after losing an election. The Honourable Bryon Wilfert, PC, ICD.D, is a former MP who was the Asia Pacific critic for the Liberal Party and former foreign affairs and defence critic. He is currently a senior strategic adviser with Tactix Government Relations and Public Affairs in Ottawa. He ho...

Tonight on The Brian Crombie Hour, Brian interviews Dan Donovan who is the editor and publisher of Ottawa Life magazine about the state of Canadian politics. Brian also hears from Murray Simser his hard hitting Canada Day appeal for less division and hate.  Dan and Brian discuss Canadian politics, focusing on trade relations with the U.S., the digital services tax, and the new Carney government's...

Tonight on The Brian Crombie Hour, Brian interviews Brenda Rathbone. Brenda is a seasoned professional in the real estate appraisal and appraisal management industry. She has a strong foundation in residential property valuation, risk assessment and market analysis incorporating sustainability elements. She is passionate about educating homeowners on re-sale advantages incorporating sustainable an...

Tonight on The Brian Crombie Hour, Brian interviews Dianne Saxe. Dianne Saxe is a Toronto City Councillor, a former environmental commissioner and Green Party candidate, who decided to run for Toronto City Council in Ward 11 after Mike Layton's departure, focusing on climate change and environmental initiatives as her key priorities. She discusses various urban development projects including new p...

Tonight on The Brian Crombie Hour, Brian interviews Mykola Kuleba. Mykola is an Ukrainian statesman, children’s rights advocate, and humanitarian. He has led major reforms to advance children’s welfare in Ukraine and is co-founder and head of Save Ukraine, an organization that rescues children from conflict zones. He served as Commissioner for Children’s Rights and headed the Kyiv Children’s Servi...

Tonight on The Brian Crombie Hour, Brian interviews Hugh MacNaught.  Hugh introduces Ventripoint Diagnostics, a Toronto-based company that applies AI to cardiac ultrasound for diagnostic purposes, and discusses the company's technology, product, and market positioning. The system was developed to provide a less invasive alternative for children with congenital heart defects. He emphasizes the syst...

Tonight on The Brian Crombie Hour, Brian interviews Sergio Marchi. The Honourable Sergio Marchi served as a Councillor in the City of North York, and as a Liberal Member of Parliament. His six years in the Federal Cabinet culminated in his appointment as Minister for International Trade. Sergio talks about PM Mark Carney and the G7. How did he do? As the NATO summit is underway and he travels to E...

Tonight on The Brian Crombie Hour, Brian interviews Shoshana Jacobs. Shoshana is a Professor in the Department of Integrative Biology and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Management in the University of Guelph. This interview focuses on addressing climate change through both mitigation and adaptation strategies exploring the integration of environmental insights across different disciplin...

Tonight on The Brian Crombie Hour, Brian interviews Akbar Zareh. Akbar is a real estate expert, and discusses the current state of the GTA real estate market. He reports that the market has seen significant changes, with the number of listings increasing by about 25% compared to the previous year, resulting in nearly twice as many homes for sale. Simultaneously, sales have dropped considerably acr...

Tonight on The Brian Crombie Hour, Brian interviews Jacqueline Murray. Professor Murray of History at the University of Guelph specializes in the history of gender and sexuality in the Middle Ages, with a focus on male sexuality and masculinity. Her research explores the medieval foundations of contemporary beliefs and practices about sex, sexuality, and gender. Professor Jacqueline Murray talks a...

Tonight on The Brian Crombie Hour, Brian interviews Kaveh Shahrooz.  Kaveh is a lawyer, a human rights activist, a university instructor, and a Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. A former Senior Policy Advisor to Global Affairs Canada on international human rights policy, Kaveh is a graduate of Harvard Law School and the University of Toronto. He serves as a legal advisor to the Ass...

Tonight on The Brian Crombie Hour, Brian interviews Phil Richardson and Danielle Papillon Richardson. Professor Philip Richardson and Danielle Papillon Richardson discussed their upcoming book "Funny, Not Funny: Humanity's Risk Register," which addresses 12 existential threats, eight of which are human-made. They explained their approach of using humour to make these serious issues more accessible...

Brian interviews John J. Kirton. John is director of the G7 Research Group, G20 Research Group and the Global Health Diplomacy Program, and co-director of the BRICS Research Group, all under the umbrella of the Global Governance Program based at Trinity College in the University of Toronto. A professor emeritus of political science, he has taught Canadian foreign policy, global governance and inte...

Tonight on The Brian Crombie Hour, Brian interviews Eliot Pence. Eliot is the Chief Business Officer of Osmo, a Lux Capital, Google Ventures backed deep tech company. From 2022-2024, Eliot was the Chief Commercial Officer of Cambium, an 8VC Build company that develops advanced materials for aerospace and defense. He discusses how drones have become a critical component of modern warfare and highli...

Tonight on The Brian Crombie Hour, Brian discusses transit. As we wrap up our week focused on key municipal issues in Mississauga and the GTA, we turn our attention to one of the most vital components of a thriving city: transit. In our final episode of the week, we explore the future of transportation across the GTA and the exciting potential it holds for shaping our urban landscape. Join us as w...

Tonight on The Brian Crombie Hour, Brian interviews Arthur Lam. Arthur Lam of Nexus Strategic Consultants talks about his provocative article: “In clinging to the dying era of free trade, Canada has lost its edge”. Arthur writes: “Canada urgently needs to abandon outdated free trade strategies for a managed trade approach. Canadian businesses need an active government that facilitates commerce, no...

Tonight on The Brian Crombie Hour, Brian interviews Brad Butt, Mississauga City Councillor for Ward 11, and Chair of the Budget Committee. Together Brian and Brad discuss the Mississauga budget, tax increases, spending, Peel Police budget, who’s to blame, and the future of our city. 

Tonight on The Brian Crombie Hour, Brian interviews George Tavares. George has a diverse background in Political Science, Canadian Indigenous Studies, Electronic Engineering Technology, Smart City Design, and Business Management, including International Business. He is well-versed in city governance. He has run for Mayor twice and is actively involved in municipal politics. George shares what he t...

Brian interviews Saad Baig. Saad is a Director in StrategyCorp’s Public Affairs group. He currently provides strategic advice to clients navigating government relations challenges in a variety of sectors including housing, infrastructure, land use planning, gaming, manufacturing, and professional regulation. Saad served as a senior advisor to cabinet ministers in the Government of Ontario includin...