The Jim Richards Show

Richard Crouse - host of the podcast Last Call with Richard Crouse, and our favourite movie critic, has three previews for us and NEWSTALK Tonight with try to guess how Richard rated them!  This Week: Dungeons And Dragons and a whole lot more! The slow news stories of the day… the stories not worthy of all the other shows on the station you’re listening too… we have them here and decide IS THIS NE...

Rogers takeover of Shaw approved, with conditions. Is this a good deal for Canadian consumers? We talk to Daniel Tsai - Law & Tech Professor TMU and UofT. He is also the editor of ConsumerRights.ca  We analyze the Good News Stories of the Week, on the Feels.  Some fun April Fool's Day pranks that have gone viral  And finally Whats Streaming this Weekend? Tv Critic Amber Dowling has the deets!

All Aboard! Jim's Train of Thoughts... derailing your mind. A chat about your technology moments. We bring on Canadian Comedian Simon Rakoff, who used to sell computers and he tells us about some of the ridiculous service requests he has received. Also some of your calls of your "ooops" moments with technology. And Laura Babcock is on the show for Laura Fixes Everything. They segment where we try...

Jim retells the story of the tragedy in Quebec where bodies of eight migrants have been retrieved from the waters off the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne, straddling the Canada - U.S. border. We are joined by Hassan Syed - Migrant Rights Network On The Rundown, Daniel Laxer and Andrew Pinsent discuss Akwesasne, speed cameras and Trudeau's newest problem. The online streaming bill C-11 is closer to p...

Natasha Vinik dispenses advice on relationships/dating and more. David Cooper makes an appearance to ruin the show and talk about things that are broken in his home. The stories that didn’t make the main news cycle, read by producer Tony. Should they be considered news or not?      

Our favourite scientist Dan Riskin joins us for Nerd News! Smelling body odour might decrease anxiety; and more science stories. How do you connect with your kids? On the Jury of Parents we find out what kind of parenting works best. The federal Budget Provides Tax Relief to Brewers and Hospitality Sector, and to celebrate we are joined by CJ Hélie, President of Beer Canada  

Jennifer Dunn, Executive Director, London Abused Women's Centre joins the show to discuss the story of a woman who reported domestic violence to police, was allegedly ignored and she was dead three days later. We take your calls on DIY dental and medical procedures. And a recent stabbing on the TTC has sparked calls for cell service on the transit system. To discuss further we bring on Brad Poulos...

The man who allegedly stabbed and killed a teenager on the TTC having a criminal record, and we talk to criminal defence lawyer Jeff Hershberg about why he wasn’t already in prison. We discuss this and other stories in the news today with our Rundown Panel, which includes Karl Dockstader and Tasha Kheiriddin. Later the conversation about policing and mental health, with former homicide detective M...

Researchers made people with anxiety smell other people’s armpits, to find out that odors from other people’s sweat can help treat social anxiety These are the stories from around the world that may not have been significant enough to do a full segment on the show. 

Jim tells the story of a 16 year old that was stabbed on the TTC, and discusses TTC violence of late. On the Rundown our guests Mike Kakuk and Laura Babcock discuss the biggest stories of the day, including whether we should make fentanyl strips free. Ontario to end program providing health care to uninsured residents, and we ask for thoughts from Wayne Petrozzi, Professor Emeritus, Politics and P...

Advocate questions whether Air Canada has 'cultural problem' after issue with teen's wheelchair – Gabor Lukacs from Air Passenger Rights weighs in. Ritesh Kotak - an internationally recognized digital and cybersecurity strategist talks about why you’re still getting so many scam calls MenTell Health, our weekly segment we have 3 Dudes Talking About Therapy. Jim is joined by singer songwriter Blair...

Thousands of troops could lose cost-of-living allowance, and we talk to Richard Shimooka - is a Military Expert and Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute A discussion about addiction and why its time we make fentanyl test strips ubiquitous, like free condoms and COVID rapid tests. We take calls from people who have lost someone to fentanyl The Food Professor - Sylvain Charlebois - Dalho...

We are joined by Guidy Mamann to talk about how Roxham Road became a political headache. Jim shares some of the 12 things people never thought they’d do as adults, and shares stories that may or may not have given him the feels. Amber Dowling tells us about all the new shows streaming this week. 

We guess what ratings Richard Crouse gave three upcoming movies and play Slow News Day. 

Chef Chhristian Pritchard talks about the menu for tonight’s dinner in Ottawa with President Biden and Prime Minister Trudeau in Ottawa. Clayton Greenway on Toronto’s new bylaw that bans feeding wild animals. Randi Rahamim talks about how the Chicago Blackhawks will not wear pride jerseys.

On the Rundown we discuss President Biden’s meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau and other stories with Andrew Pinsent and Dan Laxer. Then John Moore joins the show from Ottawa where the meeting is taking place.   

Skeptical U.S. lawmakers grill TikTok CEO over safety – We are joined by Mohit Rahjans - Media Consutant at ThinkStart.ca Mohit Rajhans - Media Consutant at ThinkStart.ca talks about why Skeptical U.S. lawmakers grill TikTok CEO over safety. Captain Ron of Great Pods is on to talk about some of the podcasts he recommends Canadian History EhX with Craig Baird - CanadaEHX.com – This week we remember