House of Crouse

On this week’s show: "Through Black Spruce" stars Tanaya Beatty and Brandon Oakes and director Don McKellar. In “Through Black Spruce,” an adaptation of Joseph Boyden’s Giller Prize-winning novel, Beatty stars as Annie Bird, a Cree woman from James Bay who travels to Toronto in search of her twin sister Suzanne, a model who disappeared without a trace. As Annie explores the dark underbelly of the...

On this week's show: Director, writer and producer John Lee Hancock. His films include THE FOUNDER, starring Michael Keaton, which tells the story of McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc; and SAVING MR. BANKS, starring Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson, about the relationship between Walt Disney and P.L. Travers. He also wrote and directed Warner Bros. and Alcon Entertainment’s celebrated feature THE BLIND SIDE....

On this week’s show Richard welcomes the stars of “An Audience of Chairs.” Based on a 2005 novel of the same name by Newfoundland & Labrador author Joan Clark, “An Audience of Chairs” stars one of our guests, Carolina Bartczak, as a woman who risks everything in order to reconnect with the daughters she thought she’d lost forever. Also with us is Gord Rand who plays Ben, a lonely trucker who passe...

Just days after his 50th birthday in 2013, CTV's film critic Richard Crouse was booked for a routine colonoscopy. He thought it would be little more than a nuisance, but it wound up being a life-saver. Now, six years later, in honour of Colon Cancer Awareness Month, Crouse shares his account of the moment he was diagnosed with cancer and the life-changing effects of that news. Read his story at ct...

Just days after his 50th birthday in 2013, CTV's film critic Richard Crouse was booked for a routine colonoscopy. He thought it would be little more than a nuisance, but it wound up being a life-saver. Now, six years later, in honour of Colon Cancer Awareness Month, Crouse shares for the first time his account of the moment he was diagnosed with cancer and the life-changing effects of that news.

On this week's show performers Rebecca Liddiard, Gerry Dee and Lisa Berry discuss MADE | NOUS a movement to encourage all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the creative talent from our country at home and abroad.

Richard joins Moore in the Morning host John Moore on NewsTalk 1010 to discuss the impact of the documentary “Leaving Neverland” and the legacy of the late Luke Perry.

This week on The Richard Crouse Show we welcome Ruth Goodwin, Liz Johnston and Nigel Downer to talk about their new show Entrances and Exits at Sketchfest. Also appearing in the live show are Colin Mochrie (Whose Line), Linda Kash (Best in Show) and Andrew Phung (Kims Convenience).

This week Richard welcomes Ali and Larry Weinstein, co-directors of "The Impossible Swim." In July 2018, Maya Farrell attempted her second crossing of Lake Ontario, following in the footsteps of great Canadian female marathon swimmers Marilyn Bell and Vicki Keith. Featuring interviews with Bell and Keith, ‘The Impossible Swim’ explores the legacy, what it takes physically and mentally to be a mara...

This week on The Richard Crouse Show, Ian Williams. He is the author of Personals, Not Anyone's Anything, You Know Who You Are, a finalist for the ReLit Prize for poetry. He was named one of ten Canadian writers to watch by CBC. His new book is a novel called “Reproduction,” a love story about the way families are formed.

On the Richard Crouse Show this week: While attending college for musical theatre Harris Anderson began to perform stand-up. After moving to Vancouver in 2013 he began to perform regularly at clubs and shows around the city. He has appeared at JFL Northwest multiple times and has been called one of the most exciting up-and-coming comics on the scene. His debut comedy album Above and Beyond is avai...

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for January 26, 2018! This week Richard speaks with Jennifer Dale. Dale stars in the romantic drama “Into Invisible Light.” It’s a film that asks ‘What would you do if you had a second chance in your life?’”

I'm on a purge, ridding myself of stuff I've carried around for years. Right now I'm digitizing cassettes of old interviews (What was I doing 36 years ago today? According to the label on one of the tapes I was interviewing David Wilcox!), airchecks and whatnot when I came across this little gem from my first ever radio gig at CKBW Radio in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. Click and enjoy the first promo...

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for January 26, 2018! This week Richard speaks with Stefan Grambart and Richard Rotter, part of the creative team behind the immerse web series "Damaged." Synopsis: "Damaged" is a digital psychological thriller and interactive experience, about a young man who tries to unravel the mystery of a local gang and their connection to a serial killer cal...

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for January 19, 2018! This week: We all want to be happy. And money can play an important role in helping us get more joy out of life. Money expert Melissa Leong has written a new book called Happy Go Money and she’s here to tell us how to get happier and wealthier in 2019.

NewsTalk 1010 host Jerry Agar really liked "The Upside" starring Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston. Film critic Richard Crouse rated it 2.5 out of 5. Jerry asks, "Are film critics out of touch with the general public?"

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for January 12, 2018! This week on the Richard Crouse Show we chat with Dr. Don Weaver, physician, researcher, 'Origami Master' of drug design, multiple patent holder, "micropharma" founder, Tier 1 Neuroscience Canada Research Chair and Director of the Krembil Research Institute. We talk concussions, brain health and the James Cagney movie "Captai...

Do we boycott what looks to be a good movie because originally it was produced by Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Hart is in it? Richard and NewsTalk 1010 host Jerry Agar discuss.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for January 04, 2018! This week on the Richard Crouse Show we chat with Jason Sniderman. He invented his glam-rock musical persona when he was 12 years old. Now at 59, the Toronto musician is ready to share it with the world.

This week on the Richard Crouse Show we chat with Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall author of "Hungover: The Morning After And One Man’s Quest For The Cure." From www.penguinrandomhouse.com: Bishop-Stall spent the better part of a decade studying the complex state of post-drunk hell for “Hungover: The Morning After and One Man’s Quest for the Cure.” He doesn’t just delve into the chemical science of hangov...

This week on the Richard Crouse Show we chat with Emily Mortimer, star of "Mary Poppins Returns," Patrick Wilson and Yahya Abdul Mateen II of "Aquaman," Travis Knight director of "Bumblebee," comedian Greg Proops, "Eighth Grade" director Bo Burnham and "A Quiet Place" director John Krasinski. It's a jam packed show so grab and egg nog and join us!

This week on the Richard Crouse Show the team behind Montreal’s Joe Beef and Liverpool House restaurants, Frédéric Morin, David McMillan And Meredith Erickson, have a new cookbook, Joe Beef: Surviving the Apocalypse; Another Cookbook of Sorts. They provide survivalist recipes for both outdoorsmen and bunker-dwellers, as well as a dollop of French cuisine and a 16-page gatefold full of photos of pr...

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for November 10, 2018! This week Richard welcomes Paul Myers, author of “Kids in the Hall: One Dumb Guy,” the definitive, authorized story of the legendary sketch comedy troupe.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for December 1, 2018! This week Richard welcomes singer/songwriter Jon Brooks, photographer Rick McGinnis and actor and Humanity and Inclusion spokesperson Anthony Lemke.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for November 10, 2018! This week Richard welcomes Sam Maggs, a best-selling writer of books, comics, and video games. She’s a Senior Writer for Insomniac Games; the author of “The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy,” “Wonder Women,” and “Girl Squads.”