The Jim Richards Show

There’s a Podcast for RV Canucks! Melina And Dan Gillies join the show to talk about their travels and podcast. Seek Support, Don't Surrender - The Pet Parent Support Network Can Help – COO of Toronto Humane Society, Phil Nichols joins the show to tell us about the program. Craig Baird of Canadian History EhX takes us back to the Friendly Giant.

Gym goes on a rant about behaviour in the gym change room. 10-year-old delivers powerful trans rights speech in response to alleged change room incident. Jim tells you more. The Rundown we welcome Brian Lilley and Mark Towhey to discuss some of the bigger stories of the day.

Natasha Vinik joins us for Advice Lady segment and we discuss dating terminology to keep up with the kids. David Cooper Ruins the show, with the Match Game Slow News Day with producer Tony – The stories that didn’t make the cut.

Our favourite scientist Dan Riskin joins the show for Nerd News This Week and tells us about a second thumb you can attach to your hand! THE DRAFT: Best Oscar Winning Movies of All Time - Marc Winegust - editor in chief at Layered Butter vs Ben Harrison - producer of the Rush on NEWSTALK 1010  

Michael von Massow - Associate Professor Food, Agricultural, and Resource Economics joins the show to talk about the Grocery Store Hearings in Ottawa Things adults should have learned in High School Hannah Alper is a 20-year old blogger, author and public speaker, and currently in the Opinions editor of The Gazette tells us about some of her favourite female anthems to celebrate Intl Women’s Day S...

It’s International Women’s Day The Rundown, some of the bigger stories of the day with our panelists Ken Eastwood and Karl Dockstader Jeremy thought he won $10K on Roll Up The Rim. Tim’s says it was a glitch. Find out what they offered instead.

In honour of National Cereal Day, we discuss some of the worst eating sounds. Later, the stories that didn’t make the show line ups, Slow News Day with producer Tony  

Ask A Train Hopper Anything! Danelle Morton - Author, Journalist, A mother, a daughter, and the secret world of freight trains, joins the show to talk about her experiences. Wright Or Wrong, the game of statistics with John Wright: Executive Vice President Maru Public Opinion

It’s National Cereal Day and we discuss whether you pour the cereal or milk first White House urges Congress to pass bill giving Commerce secretary power to ban TikTok, and we talk to Ritesh Kotak - an internationally recognized digital and cybersecurity strategist, on the Deep Dive The Rundown with our panelists Reshmi Nair and Mark Mendelson; we talk about the biggest stories of the day.

Tasha Kheiriddin is a political commentator and author of THE RIGHT PATH and writes in the National Post that If Trudeau truly cares about Chinese Canadians, he'll order a full public inquiry. She joins NEWSTALK Tonight You Think and Feel Younger Than You Are . . . There’s a formula for what your age is in your mind The Tragically Hip Slams Conservative Party's Use Of Song but later find out the v...

Have You Been Using the Divider at Supermarket Checkouts Wrong? A meteorologist from Arkansas has started a new supermarket debate:  How do you position the divider on the conveyor belt?  Across the width . . . or long ways down the middle? Producer Tony heads out to the grocery store to for a special report. It’s Slow News Day, we look at some stories that didn’t make the cut for all the daytime...

Ford is developing automated tech that will let drivers doze off, and Driving. Ca David Booth weighs in. Richard Crouse discusses Chris Rock Live Netflix special, Selective Outrage during which he addresses at Will Smith Oscar slap last year. MenTell Health, we talk to the author of a book called Smartphones Don’t Give Hugs, Dr. H David Burstein  

CTV political analyst Scott Reid joins NEWSTALK Tonight to further discuss Trudeau’s announcement about a top-secret national security committee to investigate foreign interference. Then we take your calls and texts on the matter. A BC firm got Health Canada approval to make and sell cocaine. To explain more, Dr. Paxton Bach, co-medical director at BC Centre on Substance Use. And one of our weekly...

PM Trudeau to tap top-secret national security committee to investigate foreign interference amid inquiry calls, and we discuss this with our panel on the Rundown with Mike Kakuk and Laura Babcock. Later we talk to Tom Mulcair - CTV News Political Analyst, former leader of the NDP  

Did Richard Crouse like these movies? We play previews from some of the movies you can watch this weekend and guess whether CTV Movie Critic Richard Crouse like them. Later its Slow News Day with producer Tony, some of the stories that did not make the cut.

What makes the difference in grocery prices in the different provinces? The food professor Sylvain Charlebois explains. Police rescue 64 Mexican nationals who were brought to the GTA and exploited for their labour – Deena Ladd of Workers’ Action Centre talks to Jim about how foreign workers are often exploited. We have a look at the feel good stories of the week; and find out if they give us feels...

Jim starts the show with a train of thoughts ‘choo choo’. Later the Rundown panel with Dan Laxer and Andrew Pinsent, we discuss some of the biggest stories of the day. Finally a conversation about the weather we are expecting in the GTA with the greatest Phillips – David Phillips of Environment Canada

CP24 Crime reporter and former homicide detective Steve Ryan, joins NEWSTALK Tonight to talk about his book about some of the cases he worked on, The Ghosts That Haunt Me. And TV Critic Amber Dowling comes on to tell us what to stream this weekend.

The hour starts with Cancel Court. Who will be cancelled this week? Mark Wahlberg, Scott Adams and others are on the NEWSTALK Tonight Trial David Cooper joins the show and reads some text messages from his mom. Finally for Slow News Day, producer Tony reads some of the news stories that didn’t make all the other shows.

Kids Help Phone Launches Largest Movement for Youth Mental Health and Alisa Simon, Chief Youth Officer tells us all about it. Captain Ron joins the show as he does every week to talk about some of the podcasts he has reviewed this week. Craig Baird from Canada History EhX talks about the time Mr. Bean came to Toronto Finally, it’s National Sleep Awareness Month and Jory from Sleep Country tells us...

Joy Smith, Founder of the Joy Smith Foundation, talks about how to see the signs to stop human trafficking; Nordstrom is leaving Canada and Retail Analyst Bruce Winder on the show to explain what happened.  Dr. Abdu can understand and speak multiple languages so he helps us with words that Merriam-Webster cannot translate to English. Later we talk to the Walrus Whisperer about Smooshi the walrus l...

Jim talks about his inside out sweater; The Rundown with Bob Richardson and Trevor Mayoh offering opinions on the day’s biggest stories and later CTV Political Analyst Scott Reid discusses recent Nanos seat projections that show Conservatives with the advantage after Liberals slip.

Natasha Vinik is our advice lady and our listeners write in asking for life advice. David Cooper joins the show and things go downhill… but at least there are 6 things to look forward to in March. Slow News Day with producer Tony, we take a look at some of the news stories that didn’t make the line up.

Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles joins NEWSTALK Tonight to talk about a report that found Ontario underspent on health, Metrolinx and municipal infrastructure. Later, could the Last Of Us plot actually happen? CDC fungal disease expert Tom Chiller gives us the answers. Also this hour we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon album, and we hear from music experts and jo...

A Toronto man is facing 96 charges linked to a series of sex crimes against children, police say, including the alleged sexual assault of seven-year old child at a local park. CTV Safety Analyst Chris Lewis joins the show and tells us how the investigation was conducted. Also this hour The Rundown panelists Karl Dockstader and Ken Eastwood discuss some of the day’s bigger stories.