Brian Crombie Radio Hour

Brian speaks with David Polansky. David holds a PhD in political science from the University of Toronto, where his studies focused on the history of political thought and the development of modern nationalism. He writes on a variety of topics and has been published in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Globe & Mail, Foreign Policy, and elsewhere. We discuss the Ukrainian cause, the role...

Brian interviews two different guests. First is Hillary Boehm-Edwards. Hillary is a first-year commerce student at McMaster University. She talked about an article she wrote and published in the Toronto Star, an opinion editorial regarding the dangers of media algorithms and their ability to polarize opinions. Hillary explained how media algorithms influence the content users see on social media,...

Brian speaks with Dr. Chitra Anand. Dr. Anand talks about her keynote speech at Elevate: The Trust Trifecta: Humanity. Reciprocity. Practice. Over the past several decades, we have become a more untrustworthy society. This has been an upward trend, however 2020 has accelerated this with a set of implications that has exposed a set of flaws. This includes flaws in institutions, businesses, governme...

Brian Crombie conducts a political roundup conversation with John Mykytyshyn, a long time Conservative organizer, political consultant, activist, public opinion researcher and campaign trainer. Brian discuss the Greenbelt fiasco, can Ford recover, how bad it is for the federal Liberals right now and will high polls for Pierre Poilievre continue?

Brian Crombie Radio Hour discussing Contraband Tobacco with Sara MacIntyre, VP, Western Canada for the Convenience Industry Council of Canada (CICC) and a former communication expert with both PM Stephen Harper and Christy Clark and a long-term conservative activist.

A special Thanksgiving interview with Maria Fudas, about Gratitude. Maria Fudas, author of Connect with Yourself and Others, certified assertiveness transformational coach and speaker and card reader. Maria Fudas, Author, Certified Assertiveness Transformation Coach & Speaker Tonight, Learn how to live with Gratitude. Gratitude has the power to turn everything and anything around… You cannot b...

Brian interviews Terri Crawford and Rick Johnson. Terry and Rick talk about their music career. They began performing together in a band in 1971. They toured Canada extensively through 1980 to 82 establishing itself as one of the must see Canadian rock/pop acts. Terri Crawford established herself as one of Canada’s top vocalist during the 1980’s. She recorded 3 albums and received two JUNO Award n...

Brian welcomes on two guests. First is Jerrod Edson. Jerrod is author of six novels. He is recipient of The David Adams Richards Prize, Relit Award shortlist. New novel "The Boulevard" is his first work of speculative fiction. Plus, Lucy Black is a Canada-based writer and an educator. Lucy studied creative writing at the undergraduate level and later earned her master’s degree in nineteenth-centur...

Brian interviews Bill Burke. Bill founded The Optimism Institute in 2022 after an extensive media and sports career as an executive, writer, and producer. Bill served as CEO of The Weather Channel Companies after several years at Time Warner/Turner Broadcasting System, where he was the founding general manager of Turner Classic Movies before going on to become president of TBS Superstation. As a w...

Brian interviews David Deacon. David talks about the launch of his new album Wednesday and his eclectic career: stock broker, endurance car racer, Ontario Liberal party president, general manager of Porsche Canada, CEO turnaround artist and poet, and Blues Musician. He has a voice that sounds like it could have an atomic decay number attached to it. His bluesy, old school rock/ballad storytelling...

Brian interviews Christian Szpilfogel. Christian is the founder and Chief investment officer of a private investment firm in Ottawa with a focus on real estate and start-up technology firms. He is an advocate for balanced rental housing policy at various levels of government including speaking as a witness at the parliamentary committee on rental housing (HUMA) in June of this year where he identi...

Brian speaks with Sophie Deslauriers. Sophie is a relationship coach supporting entrepreneurial women through challenging life transitions like divorce or heartbreak. Sophie's journey is one of personal growth, resilience, and success despite facing numerous challenges. Her story highlights her experiences from humble beginnings, overcoming adversity, becoming an entrepreneur, facing health issues...

Brian interviews Rev. Dr. Cheri DiNovo. Rev. DiNovo is CM Minister at Trinity St. Paul's Centre for Faith Justice and the Arts and author of The Queer Evangelist. Cheri performed Canada's first legalized same sex marriage. As an MPP for four terms she passed more LGBTQ+ Bills into law than anyone in Canadian history. We discuss the marches and counter-protest about trans teenagers and the backlash...

Brian interviews J.P. Boutros. J.P. talks about the housing affordability crisis, Premier Doug Ford’s Greenbelt fiascos and solutions for housing and the government. J.P. is a consultant for housing-related entities. Since 2018, he has led on national strategies and policy creation related to home ownership. His primary client is the Canadian Mortgage Brokers Association (CMBA). J.P. has been invo...

Brian interviews Jenny Alfandary. Jenny is a recipient of the Outstanding Contribution Leader Award and a finalist for Woman of the Year Award. Jenny is President and CEO, Board Director and Professor. She serves on a number of Board of Directors, including the Energy Sector. The judges said: “Her amazing achievements in the past decade have contributed to her illustrious career as an executive wi...

Brian interviews Anett Numa. Anett is Head of Government Relations and Coms at Estonia’s governmental innovation lab – Accelerate Estonia. Anett believes that all processes and structures of public services should be accessible and simple for everyone. Based on her academic background in political sciences and international relations, she focuses on enhancing an excellent collaboration between the...

Brian welcomes on two guests First is William Leathers. William, from Mississauga is now the principal trumpet of the Nashville Symphony after winning the job at 21 years old while he still had one year left to finish his Masters of Music at Juilliard. And he also won the position of principal trumpet for the Santa Fe Opera. He will be returning home in a few days to play as guest principal trumpe...

Brian interviews Ruth Frazer. Ruth is President of Pharma-Cruiting Life Sciences Executive Search and talks about Executive Search Career Advice, looking for a job, networking, applying and interviewing. She brings a wealth of industry expertise and experience in identifying and recruiting elite executives to help companies leverage their competitive advantage and candidates land their dream jobs....

Brian interviews Sherry Larjani. Sherry is an award-winning real estate developer and entrepreneur, with a focus on creating beautifully designed spaces that support community equality and inclusion. She is the founder of Spotlight Development Inc, the Aria Foundation, and her latest brainchild is Toronto’s largest affordable housing project: The Inclusive to tackle the housing crisis. They are pr...

Brian interviews Andrea Wojnicki. Dr. Andrea Wojnicki is a renowned executive communication coach, speaker and podcaster. She earned her Doctorate of Business Administration from Harvard Business School, where her research focused on consumer psychology and interpersonal communication. Over the course of her career, Andrea worked in brand management, she taught in the MBA program at the U of T, an...

Brian interviews Lucy Colangelo. Lucy talks about how to motivate and teach teenagers to be a success in school and life with her ShineOn Method. She is a former communications expert turned student success coach. She helps them handle the pressures of life as they aspire to reach their goals. She created the ShineOn Method to help young people access their potential through the power of self-acti...

Brian interviews Daniel Turres. Daniel, a Chilean Producer/Director behind Pageman Productions, passionately discusses his love for film, embracing both its artistic and business aspects. With a prolific portfolio, he adeptly balances creative expression and commercial success, leaving a profound impact in the genre film industry and beyond. Then, he welcomes Darrin Canniff. Darrin is serving his...

Brian interviews Ka Tat Tsang. U of T Professor Ka Tat Tsang talks about his course THE ARTS AND SCIENCE OF RELATIONSHIPS: UNDERSTANDING HUMAN NEEDS. The SSLD Relationship System has trained almost 200,000 people in relationships both at work and personal. “Embark on a transformative journey with The Arts & Science of Relationships: Human Needs course. Explore the intricate forces shaping huma...

Brian interviews Robert Gagné. Robert talks about Canada’s Productivity and Competitiveness and recent articles and papers he has written. He is a full professor at HEC Montréal and director of the Centre on Productivity and Prosperity. “The causes of the low productivity of Canadian companies are well known and documented: they invest little, spend less on research and development, and have a low...

Brian interviews Carla Corsi. Carla talks about Investing internationally, specifically in Portugal, investing in pre-construction condos and investing in vacation properties and leasing them out via Air BnB. She has been a realtor for 10 years. Prior to that, she worked for the City of Toronto, safety and security sector for 23 years. She’s had a few properties in Cottage Country and have Airbnb'...