The Jim Richards Show

Who is getting cancelled this week? Find out on Cancel Court. David Cooper joins the show. The Secret Service discovered suspicious powder in a common area of the West Wing of the White House on Sunday.  It turned out to be cocaine.  That story and more on Slow News Day with producer Tony  

WHAT IS? DNA Bryan Worters, a volunteer investigative genetic genealogist with the DNA Doe Project who tells us how crimes are solved using DNA. Captain Ron, Founder of Great Pods tells us about some of the cool podcasts you can listen too when you aren’t listening to NEWSTALK Tonight podcast 'I was shamed': B.C. teaching assistant fired over OnlyFans site, planning human rights complaint. Ellie,...

Ontario quietly moving ahead with plan to sell beer in corner stores. Jim talks to a cacophony of voices to discuss the issue. Bradley Poulos, Lecturer in the Entrepreneurship Department at TMU’s Ted Rogers School of Management and a cannabis industry expert joins the show to talk about Mushroom stores being raided by police. Canada's 'grocery rebate' doesn't deal with underlying affordability pro...

Jim opens the show with rants about Stellantis, Mushrooms and Air Canada. On the Rundown Tasha Kheiriddin and Bob Reid go head to head to discuss and opine on the day’s biggest stories. John Finan, President at Finan Home Service and author of the book Trade Up joins the show to talk about why Ontario's construction industry faces a severe labour crunch

We ask our own Advice Lady Eileen about a woman who sleeps with chocolate in her feet. David Cooper joins and ruins the show. A Georgia Subway store is under fire for placing a Titan-themed joke on their outdoor marquee.  It read, "OUR SUBS DON'T IMPLODE." – This and other stories on Slow News Day with producer Tony.

It’s a superhero edition of The Draft. Political commentator Scott Reid and radio producer Donnie join the show as their alter ego, comic book fans. They pick their favourite heroes and you decide which team would win. Ask A Polyamorous Person Anything. We talk to an expert in non-monogamy Samantha and ask her questions about this progressive relationship type.

B.C. teaching assistant fired over OnlyFans site and we are joined by her lawyer Lia Moody a Vancouver employment lawyer, Managing Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin. What don’t you look cool doing? Ottawa to suspend advertising on Facebook, Instagram in ongoing disagreement over Online News Act - Michael Geist - the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-Commerce Law at the University of Ottawa Greg La...

Jim Richards has issues and you get a sneak peak at the rest of the show in his opening rant. On the Rundown, panelists Bob Richardson and Caryma Sa’d discuss the big stories of the day. Dave Cassidy - Unifor Local 444 President in Windsor to discuss the Fed and Stellantis reaching a deal over battery plant in Windsor

Reaction to one of our audiogram promos, your comments read in the voice of Arnold. David Cooper joins the show to talk about how he is celebrating July 4th in the USA. A Louisiana couple found a five foot alligator inside of their home in the middle of the night. Find out what happened on Slow News Day with producer Tony

A study found early human ancestors may have briefly lived alongside dinosaurs, and Dan Riskin has something to say about this and other science stories on Nerd News. Carmi Levy our technology expert joins the show do discuss the idea of a drivers’ license for the internet. Is Ukraine-Russia conflict at a stalemate? Find out what people in North America think on Wright or Wrong with John Wright, E...

BC Port Workers strike enters its fourth day and businesses are concerned. Dan Kelly serves as President and CEO - Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). Manuel Arango, Heart & Stroke’s Director of Policy & Advocacy joins the show to discuss a policy update on restricting food advertising primarily directed at children Ford government quietly brings back special title for lawy...

Jim Richards has some issues, and rants about a teaching assistant fired for having an only fans profile. Meta looks to target Twitter with a rival app. Panelists Brayden Akers and John Tory Jr. discuss the biggest stories of the day on the Rundown It’s hot so we have to talk to David Phillips, Chief Climatologist at Environment Canada for the Deep Dive.  

Richard Crouse is in for Jim Richards Supreme Court Rules No need for 'double punishment' in mandatory sentence case on drunk driving. Jeff Hershberg is a Criminal Defense Lawyer and he joins us to discuss. John Wright, Executive VP of Maru Public Opinion, and he joins to talk about a recent Forbes/Maru Public Opinion poll that finds that more Americans say they’re worse than better off compared t...

Richard Crouse is in for Jim Richards. A study says that opioids are not effective in treating neck and lower back pain. We get Dr. Mitch to weigh in. Should we just stop using fireworks? Does anyone need to have personal fireworks? Your calls on this Canada day tradition. Mark Towhey has been an advisor to politicians and he joins us to talk about how Poilievre changed his look to improve likabil...

Richard Crouse is in for Jim Richards, and we start by celebrating the life of actor Alan Arkin On the Rundown, Dan Laxer and Andrew Pinsent join us to discuss the biggest stories of the day including Canada Day Fireworks

Richard Crouse is in for Jim Today. Mark Mendelson is a former homicide detective and he joins us to talk about how Toronto police identified the young girl who’s remains were found in a Rosedale dumpster last year. What podcasts should you listen to this week? Captain Ron is the founder of Great Pods ad he helps us preview his picks of the week. Phil Demers is the Marineland whistleblower and has...

Richard Crouse is in for Jim Today. Richard tells a bit of his memories of Sue Johanson and then tells you what else is coming up on the show. On The Rundown, Bob Richardson and Mike Kakuk discuss some of the bigger stories of the day.  

Richard Crouse is in for Jim Today. We start the hour by talking to Daniel Tsai who is a lawyer and technology professor, to discuss why Google is set to remove news links in Canada Later journalism professor Gavin Adamson discusses the Toronto Star and Post Media merger talks. Sue Johanson, beloved Canadian sex educator, has died. Samantha Bitty, a sex and health educator joins us to tell us abou...

A nimby is complaining about kid’s Lemonade stands. We ask Advice Lady for her thoughts. There's a TikTok trend where women text the men in their lives and ask if they could land a commercial jet in an emergency situation. Find out how they answer on Slow News Day with Producer Tony.

On Nerd News with Dan Riskin we talk about air quality, forest fires and A Swiss physicist has a controversial new theory about how the universe is expanding. Will Allen is an underwater Cinematographer and Photographer, and he joins the show so we can Ask Anything.

Jim starts the show with his rant about something in the news today On the Rundown, Tasha Kheiriddin and Brayden Akers discuss how we move forward with foreign interference probe Thomas Mulcair joins us on the Deep Dive and tells Jim how old he thinks he is.

Toronto Star in talks to merge with Post Media and we talk to business columnist Andrew Willis to explain why. David Phillips - Senior Climatologist with Environment Canada talking about Toronto air quality currently listed as worst in the world Kristopher Wells specializes in sexual and gender minority youth, education, health, sport and culture, and expresses concern As New Brunswick changes its...

How many shirt buttons should you leave undone? and other style does or don’ts. David Cooper is back from his vacation! Let’s find out what he has been up to! A neighborhood in Georgia had to be evacuated after a dog ripping open trash bags outside found a live grenade. Find out what happened on Slow News Day with producer Tony  

Christian Leuprecht is a military expert and joins the show to discuss Prigozhin being moved to Belarus, and Russia won’t press charges for mutiny. We check in with Dean Bertoia the newscaster at CJAD Montreal to tell us about an Amber Alert in the area Medical Ethicist Kerry Bowman is on the show to talk about a woman in BC that was denied MAID because the hospital is ‘Catholic’ Dr. Mitch Schulma...

A lot of discussion on yesterday’s Toronto election, from Jim’s rant and into the Rundown with Mark Mendelson and Caryma Sa’d and later we talk to the Toronto Star reporter who has been covering municipal politics, Ed Keenan