The Jim Richards Show

Jim weighs in on something going on near him. Plus – the latest on Canada Post negotiations   GUESTS: Siobhan Morris - CTV Toronto Queen’s Park Bureau Reporter Ryan Manucha - Research Fellow at the CD Howe Institute and Author of  Booze, Cigarettes, and Constitutional Dust-Ups: Canada’s Quest for Interprovincial Trade Jim Gallant - one of the negotiators with CUPW

Jim wonders if we shouldn’t be afraid to confront strangers’ children in public Plus – what is the weirdest job you ever had?   GUEST: Gary Sands - senior vice-president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers Russell Rowland - Started out as a fortune cookie writer before going on to become a successful novelist and radio host

Jim can’t believe some of these new social media trends Plus – Has Mark Carney lived up to expectations?     GUESTS: Moshe Lander - Economics professor at Concordia University Justin Ling - independent investigative journalist based in Montreal and a contributing columnist for the Star  

Jim talks with a former School Resource Officer about the changes Plus – Should Ontario MPPs be getting a raise?   GUEST: Mark Baxter - President of the Police Association of Ontario

Jim can’t stop thinking about what he saw this morning Plus – A former Ontario premier has some thoughts about today’s education announcement   GUESTS: Kathleen Wynne - former Ontario premier Avery Haines - Host and Managing Editor at W5

Why you definitely fell for this rage-bait video Plus – Will Canada join the ‘Golden Dome’? GUESTS: Richard Shimooka - , Military Expert and Senior Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Foundation  Carmi Levy - tech expert

Is this new viral image of standing seats a lot of hot air? Plus – Why there might finally be crying in baseball GUEST: John Gradek - Faculty Lecturer of Operations and Integrated Aviation Management at McGill

Our callers let Jim know what they think Plus – Did you move back in with your parents? GUEST: Christina Blizzard - Queen's Park Columnist at the Toronto Sun and covered the royals for Britain's The Guardian

How programs like ChatGPT are completely remaking the world of essay writing Plus – Why did an Air Canada pilot go on a rant over the intercom during a flight?   GUESTS: Tim Perry - the president of the Air Line Pilots Association Tim Powers - Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data  Bob Richardson - NEWSTALK 1010 contributor and public affairs consultant&...

Jim wants to know why you don’t have your driver’s license yet! Plus – Why are restaurant owners still doing free trial shifts?   GUESTS: Ron Butler - Principal Broker at Butler Mortgage Inc.  

What would you do if someone took your seat at the theatre? Plus – Why is it to hard to find baskets at the grocery store these days? GUESTS: Bruce Winder - Retail Analyst & Author  

Hear his side of the story in his chat with Jim Plus – Where do the Leafs go from here? GUESTS: Rob Worsoff - Canadian-born producer based in Los Angeles Bruce Arthur – Toronto Star columnist

  Why he thinks this might be the most difficult topic in talk radio Plus – Why an Ontario man was hospitalized after taking a baked good from a stranger GUEST: Moshe Lander - Economics professor at Concordia University  

City Council passes bubble zone bylaw   Jim gets your reaction after a full day of debate in Toronto Plus – Should vet fees be regulated?   GUESTS: Natalie Johnson - CTV Toronto City Hall reporter Matt Cauz – TSN 1050 Host

The Leafs president leaves the organization Plus – Are you Team Happy or Team Grumpy?   GUESTS: Chris Lewis - CTV Public Safety Analyst and former commissioner of the OPP Brian Rudy - Partner at   Moriyama Teshima Architects Victoria Matiash -  host of the podcast  Pucks in Seven, and Newstalk 1010 news anchor  

Jim talks with W5’s correspondent about a shocking new documentary Plus – Is informing police officers about what is going on at a protest a big deal? GUEST: Avery Haines - Host and Managing Editor at W5

Well-done steak? Slurping soup? Jim has pet peeves. Plus – What counts as ‘low level discrimination’? GUEST: Brian Karem - an American journalist and author working as the White House, Host of podcast… “Just Ask The Question!”

Jim hears your calls about being impacted by drunk driving Plus – More analysis on the Leafs latest playoff failure   GUESTS: Steve Sullivan - CEO of MADD Canada Gord Stellick - Canadian Sports Broadcaster Dani and Irv Di Gusto – Leaf ‘anti-fans’  

Jim breaks down this weekend’s playoffs debacle GUESTS: Moshe Lander - Economics professor at Concordia University Jeff Marek - host of The Sheet Elizabeth Holmes - Director of Health Policy at the Canadian Cancer Society  

GUESTS:Boris Bytensky - Newstalk 1010 Legal Analyst, Criminal lawyer with crimlawcanada.com  and President of the Criminal Lawyers Association Marvin Ryder - associate professor at the Degroote school of business at McMaster University Gord Stellick - Canadian sports broadcaster    Steve Ryan - CP24 Crime Specialist and former homicide detective

GUEST:Jeff Marek - host of The Sheet 

Jim gets to the bottom of some strange new numbers Plus – Can anyone solve the problem of the Leafs? GUESTS: Steve Pomeroy - industry professor at McMaster University's Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative Matt Cauz – TSN 1050 host

How does she think Jim’s been doing filling in? Plus – What’s your ‘my wife made me come in’ hospital story? GUESTS: Deb Hutton - former advisor to two premiers and host 2-4pm here at Newstalk 1010 Dr. Mitch Shulman – Newstalk 1010 Chief Medical Analyst

Jim talks with one of the members of the band about the revival of “Lay It On The Line” Plus – Can the Leafs get the job done?   GUESTS: Mike Levine - bassist and keyboardist for Triumph Mike Von Massow - OAC Chair in Food System Leadership and Professor in Food Agriculture and Resource Economics at the University of Guelph Jeff Marek - host of The Sheet

Is the TTC actually going to do this? Plus – Why we probably won’t see red and blue walls next election   GUESTS: Ryan Manucha - Research Fellow at the CD Howe Institute and Author of Booze, Cigarettes, and Constitutional Dust-Ups: Canada’s Quest for Interprovincial Trade\ Brenden Sommerhalder  -  president of MQO Research Siobhan Morris - CTV Toronto Queen’s...