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Today on NOW and NEXT: Ritesh Kotak - Tech and Cybersecurity Strategist talks us through GPT-Chat - the AI app that can write well enough to pass a university MBA exam!! But first: The US has recorded 59 mass shootings so far in 2023. 59 shootings in 31 days. 105 people have been killed. 229 have been wounded. It's OBIT WEEK! Yesterday we remembered for Mississauga Mayor, Hazel McCallion. Today, i...

Today on Now and Next: We go indepth on the state of US politics including Donald Trumps prospects of landing the GOP Presidential nomoination AND are we making too much fun of classified/top secret files being mishandled? David Schultz, professor of Political Science and Constitutional Law at Hamline University joins us. But first: Remembering Hazel McCallion. The former Mayor of Mississauga died...

Welcome to Now and Next EXTRA. From time to time we will offer a BONUS episode in the feed. In this show, we are featuring the first episode of a new Story Studio Network podcast series - Canadian Forestry Can Save the World! Erin and Dave Trafford host the series and explore the idea that the forestry sector has a critical role to play in helping us cope with the climate crisis. You can watch OR...

Today on Now and Next: ·You thought 2022 sucked. The DOOMSDAY CLOCK is closer to Midnight than it’s ever been. The clock’s second hand was reset this week by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ …It’s 90 seconds to MIDNIGHT…the closest it has ever been to the symbolic midnight hour of global catastrophe – namely a nuclear war. In case you’re wondering, the clock was set at 17 minutes to midnight...

Today on Now and Next: Some more than promising news on the cancer research front. But are we doing enough to prepare women for a breast cancer diagnosis? We talk to Breast Cancer Canada CEO, Kimberly Carson. But first: It appears to be simply a matter of when and how many…now that Germany and the US are leaning in on the idea of sending tanks to Ukraine. There've been three more mass shootings in...

Today on NOW and NEXT: Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie says municipalities can't foot the bill for the province's housing plan if developers aren't paying for new infrastructure. And will Mississauga be part of Peel Region four years from now? But first: There've been 7 mass shootings since 11 people were gunned down and murdered in Monterey Park, California on January 21, 2023. Ukrainian Preside...

We're back! Today, on NOW and NEXT: The tragedy in Monterey Park, California leads the news. And nearly EVERY headline screams about a MASS SHOOTING. Call it what it is! It's a MASS MURDER. Jacinda Ardern may need more ongoing protection than any PM is NZ's history What do Bill Maher, Trevor Noah, Arsenio Hall, and Jon Stewart all have in common? It's hard to argue with the runaway Razzie nominati...

I know we said we were pausing Now and Next until the New Year, but today is something of an anniversary for us at SSN. As we noted last week, we're wrapping up our first full calendar year with the Story Studio Network team. And today marks one year since I gave it my full-time, undivided attention. It was December 19th, 2021 when I wrapped up my tenure as host of the Newstalk 1010 Weekend Mornin...

This week on Head for the Hills, Glenn Crouter and Dave Trafford are joined by Félix Burke, pro mountain biker and public relations for Mont-Tremblant Ski Resort. They chat about how this ski season is shaping up, and what both skiers and non-skiers alike can enjoy at eastern North America's #1 ski resort. Head for the Hills is sponsored by our friends at ewool. Check out their offerings at ewool....

Today, Erin and Dave wrap up Story Studio Network's first full calendar year! This is our final instalment of Now and Next for 2022. We're spending the next week putting a bow on our production plans for 2023. And we're excited to tell you all about it! The Story Studio Network team is getting set to launch new shows in the New Year - some familiar voices, some who are brand new to our podcast uni...

Head for the Hills is back! As ski season returns, Glenn Crouter and Dave Trafford welcome it in with open arms (and mitts), then chat with Robert Huter (GM/owner of Mount St. Louis Moonstone ski resort) about surviving through the pandemic, and what's in store for this season and the future. Head for the Hills is sponsored by our friends at ewool. Check out their offerings at ewool.com You can wa...

Today on Now and Next, we meet Tom Hoppe. Tom is a Canadian military veteran and host of The Most Painful Podcast. It's produced by Story Studio Network for the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence at MacMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. The CPCoE team was established to conduct research and help improve the well-being of Canadian Armed Forces Veterans, and their families, suffering from chroni...

Description Today on Now and Next, we sit down one on one with Jeff Musson, Executive Director of Coding for Veterans. Hundreds of Canadian military veterans are transitioning to a civilian career with some exceptional job prospects after completing the coding program offered by Coding for Veterans and the University of Ottawa. Jeff says it's not all that surprising to see military vets gravitatin...

Today on Now and Next: A one on one sit down with Neil Hetherington, CEO at Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto. Pressures on food banks are increasing. Food insecurity is a clear and present danger for a growing number of Canadians who suffered through the pandemic and now face historic rates of inflation. They are being forced to live in poverty. Neil says the first step towards stemming that tide...

Today on Now and Next, we sit down one on one with Sarah Thorne from Decision Partners. Sarah hosts and co-produces the EWN podcast. Engineering with Nature is a U.S. Army Corp of Engineers initiative that started in 2010 focused on developing nature-based solutions to mitigate, if not reverse, the effects of severe climate conditions. In fact, nature-based solutions are a key element in the Biden...

Description Erin lost power in Eastern Passage so it’s Dave and Becky today. They share moving day stories (just how do you get a box spring out of an apartment, anyways?) and look at Ontario’s AG report (why is she sending people into casinos to gamble?). And when will we start considering dentist visits as part of health care? Wanna join Dave for coffee on the weekends? Support Now and Next EXTR...

The corporate culture of silence that enabled and emboldened John Derringer continues at Corus now that an external investigation into his behaviour and the workplace environment has been completed. Corus claiming personnel matters are private affairs. The Toronto morning radio host lost his job at Q107 three months ago facing allegations of being abusive to other staff members, particularly women...

Dave and Erin share their insight on why newsrooms seem to be behind when it comes to talking about news stories of the day. We dip into the latest report from Feed Ontario and the numbers aren't good. More than half a million Ontarians used a food bank between April 2021 and March 2022. Food bank visits topped 4.3 million during that period of time in Ontario - a 42% increase over the last three...

Ottawa Police have no excuse to not be ready for Freedom Convoy 2.0; Convoy organizers are already planning a reunion on February 17-21 in Ottawa. How will police prepare? Ontario’s “More Homes Built Faster Act” going to cost municipalities billions of dollars over the next ten years. Is it doomed to failure?i And TSN’s James Duthie is in damage control following a ‘slip’ during the World Cup cove...

Today, American Thanksgiving, Dave and Erin take a closer look at gun violence and mass shootings in the United States, and talk about how people comparing Canada’s gun culture to America’s are making a big mistake. Now & Next Cast and Crew Associate Producer - Becky Coles Production Manager - Jaime Nickerson Audio Editors - Mike Treutler and Drew Garner Sonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding -...

Could Hamilton’s latest sewage spill issue make Andrea Horwath a hero? Only one person wants to run the official opposition in Ontario; Want a real Christmas tree? It’s going to cost you more. Wow! newly minted Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath has a shit show on her hands. Seems raw sewage has been pouring into Hamilton Harbour for the past 26 years!! How does that happen? And there's no rush of cand...

If Twitter fails, what’s the next step for media? World Cup protests in-game; What’s the Leaf’s brand? Being a VJ isn’t as glamorous as you think. Newsrooms embracing Twitter was a good idea. Is Twitter suffering the same fate as legacy media? Alternatives to Twitter? They’re out there. Now we know FIFA athletes moral compass is affected by a Yellow Card. Dave got to go to the Leaf game. Always fu...

Buffalo got record breaking snow this weekend and there's still a month to go before Winter arrives. The Bills Mafia are the only fans who will show up to dig their team out. Why is everyone so worried about John Tory’s strong mayor powers in Toronto? BBC decides World Cup Opening Ceremony is web-worthy only. Really? How did Qatar even get the World Cup in the first place? You can watch OR listen...

Ticketmaster gets slammed by Taylor Swift Fans; G20 drama with the President of China and PM Trudeau; Salary transparency isn’t a bad thing The concert ticket system is broken Becky’s impressed with how one artist prices their live tickets Piper loves to sing along to Taylor Swift Will Taylor Swift stand up to Ticketmaster? We’ve got some social intimidating going on at the G20. Why are people so...

Ontario's Minister of Children, Community and Social Services refuses to respond to the food security crisis. NATO says missile was not a Russian attack; Hockey Canada’s hefty tab for crisis communications; Donal Trump makes his race for the White House official What happened in Poland? Dave’s pretty sure Navigator didn’t tell Hockey Canada to stop talking Pssst…Donald Trump still has to win the n...