The Jim Richards Show

Aging is different for everyone and later Noah does Slow News Day

Time for Nerd News with Dan Riskin and we talk about everything from AI to elephants! On Ask Anything we meet Ghost, the repo man!

Lorne Honickman is Lawyer at Brauti | Thorning LPP and a legal analyst, and discusses U of T in court saying that the encampment took control of front campus. We ask for your calls on whether you think you’ve won the genetic lottery. WestJet prepares for an engineer strike and passengers should expect another wave of cancellations, airline expert John Tory Jr explains. And what’s your boomer compl...

Jim Richards has some Gouda news before Jon Liedtke and Jimmy Zoubris discuss some of the big stories of the day on The Rundown. Entertainment journalist Rudy Blair joins the show to discuss why haters celebrate and joke about Justin Timberlake’s jailtime.

Our culture around drinking and driving. It’s Slow News Day with Noah!

On the Draft, Eric Alper and Bill King tell us about songs that featured artists you didn’t know appeared on. The Relationship Mailbag – we ask relationship expert Jen Kirsch to discuss some of the scenarios you sent to our mailbag. John Wright or Wrong – we talk hockey!

Douglas Kwan, is the Director of Advocacy and Legal Services at Advocacy Centre For Tenants Ontario discusses why apartments should have air conditioning legislated as the heat dome heats things up in Canada. Is the dating app dead? We take your calls. Is it time Canada scraps the term ‘Visible Minority’ or ‘Racialized People’ – we discuss with Denise Balkissoon. Food Banks Canada Report Highlight...

Jim has issues and tells you what they are before we get into the Rundown panel, with Caryma Sa’d and Mark Mendelson. Co-host of the Edmonton Sports Talk Podcast, Matthew Ywanik. 

We start this hour with “That Week Popped”, Jen Kirsch and Rudy Blair discuss some of the big pop culture stories of the day. Later, it’s MenTell Health. We listen to some social media memes about how to be a better you, and Jim discusses.

Jim talks about some of the naughtiest travel habits. Later, slow news day with Noah includes a story about a viral video of a man who is seemingly bagging groceries at a self-checkout without scanning or paying. Find out what was really happening!

Christian Leuprecht is a national security expert with the Royal Military College and joins us to discuss the latest on Russia/Ukraine war. Jim discusses a list of “most attractive” occupations (if salary didn’t matter) Kerry Bowman - Medical Ethicist and a professor of Bioethics at University Toronto, and he gives us thoughts on the Family of woman who was denied MAID at B.C. hospital filing a ch...

Jim rants about his issues before we head into the Rundown Panel; Laura Babcock and Andrew Caddell discuss some of the big stories of the day. We talk to a Calgarian as water restrictions remain in place in the city while repairs will take 3-5 weeks to repair a water main.

The Week That Was in politics, with CTV Senior Political Correspondent Mike Le Couteur. The Feel Good Stories of the week. Are the Oilers done? And a preview of the Euro Cup with TSN’s Matt Cauz. Streaming this week with TV Critic Amber Dowling and Slow News Day with Producer Tony!

Peter Edwards is a reporter with the crime, courts and justice team at the Toronto Star and he provides an update on the big airport heist. 90s vs Gen-Zs - Producers Anthony Matti and Lily McDonald join us and we see if they know who these people are! Canada’s Animal Lawyer Jennifer Friedman talks about new rules to bring dogs to the U.S. Play Attention – we replay the week’s big news audio clips.

Jim starts the show with some issues about the super secret foreign interference documents. The Rundown with Caryma and Andrew, as they discuss the big stories of the day. Does Richard Crouse like these movies? A lot of fantasy this week.

And finally Slow News Day with Noah.

Tamara Cherry gives us a preview of the 2nd season of her Trauma Beat podcast. Technology expert Carmi Levy joins the show to discuss whether digital wallets are safe or if our privacy is at risk by adding our drivers’ license and health card in them. A look at Canadian History this week, with Craig Baird.

Scott Reid joins us at the beginning of the hour to discuss NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh comments about the top secret foreign interference report. Your calls on what foreign restaurant chains you would like to see come to Canada as excitement builds over Shake Shack arrival. Dan Hillyer is a peer researcher that wrote the intro to the Food Bank Canada accessibility and equity guide, and has himself l...

Jim starts the show with his story about story returns. On the Rundown, John Tory Jr. and Karen Stintz discuss some of the big stories of the day. Kent Morrison of CTV News Edmonton, tells us about the mood in that city as the Oilers take on the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Finals down 2-0 in the series.

Jim wants to know how many contacts you have in your phone. David Cooper joins the show and talks about things that people do that are incredibly rude. It’s Superman Day… you will learn more on Slow News Day with Noah.

Nerd News with Dan Riskin we discuss sharks, space, and guns. Ask A Crime Scene Cleaner Anything – Christian Cadieux - crimescenecleaners.ca

We catch up with CTV News Calgary Keven Green to tell us more about the water conservation action. Rico Phillips - Director of Cultural Diversity and Inclusion Ontario Hockey League discusses the decline in youth hockey participation. Ottawa has hired a ‘Night Mayor’ – we talk with the owner of the iconic Horseshoe Tavern about the state of nightlife in major Canadian cities.

Jim rants about his issues before the stories of the day are discussed on the Rundown Panel with guests Jon Liedtke and Tim Powers. On the Deep Dive we find out how hot its going to get this summer with David Phillips - Senior Climatologist with Environment Canada

Jen Kirsch, Canada’s Leading Dating and Relationship Expert discusses whether Ashley Madison has recovered from all its’ controversy. David Cooper Ruins the show And Slow News Day with guest producer Anthony Zee Matti!

Time for the Draft. Bill King and Eric Alper compete with their picks for best summer song! Actor Kevin Spacey starts crying during an interview with Piers Morgan, says he owes millions of dollars in legal fees – we ask movie critic Richard Crouse if Spacey can make a comeback. And another edition. Wright or Wrong with John Wright Executive Vice President of Maru Public Opinion and one of Canada’s...