Toronto This Weekend

The Host Ben Mulroney is joined by John Ivison, Political journalist, author of “The Riotous Passions of Robbie Burns” and “Trudeau: The Education of a Prime Minister”, to discuss about the news that the national board of the Canadian Public Employees Union has called on its vice-president, Fred Hahn, to step down, after posting an antisemitic video and how it feels like a tipping point.

Host Ben Mulroney is joined by Jason Tetro “Germ Guy” – Host of Corus podcast Super Awesome Science Show, to discuss the secret behind taking beers to Mars and how will it pan out.!

Ben Mulroney chats with Dr. Thomas Andersson, School of Business - University of Skövde , discuss how new research shows that the relationship with the manager can be even more important than the relationship with colleagues in terms of job satisfaction and engagement. But why is this the case?

Guest Host Stephanie Smyth chats with Dr. Nadia Alam, Family Doctor and Past-President of The Ontario Medical Association, Discuss why many Canadian ERs are shutting down this summer and explore potential solutions.

Guest Host Stephanie Smyth chats with Wanna Thompson -Toronto writer, visual artist, and producer , and discuss why the participation of Masqueraders drastically declined this year. We reached out to the leaders of the five major bands in the city, and two leaders said they’ve seen a 40% decrease in registration compared to 2023, while a third band leader reported a 53% drop, marking an unpreceden...

Stephanie Smyth is joined By Lyle Stein,  President of Forvest Global Wealth Management Incorporated to discuss if Canada should ditch the mortgage stress test? What experts are saying? Have a listen.

Guest Host Stephanie Smyth chats with Brien Convery - talent executive, TEDx Speaker and Host of the podcast “Coffee with Convery”, and discuss why Canadian jobseekers are more pessimistic about their opportunities nowadays, signaling they have lost the upper hand in the job market they had in the previous few years to employers and how to move forward from here.

Sammy Younan joined Stephanie Smyth to talk about FAN EXPO Canada. It's the largest comics, sci-fi, horror, anime, and gaming event in Canada and the third-largest Pop Culture event in North America. The show has grown from a small comic book convention attracting 1,500 fans into a multi-faceted and multiple day citywide event that attracts hundreds of thousands of people from around the world.

Guest Host Stephanie Smyth chats with Fahad Razak, professor, Medicine (University of Toronto), and discuss if Mpox is a Canadian public health issue, number of cases in Toronto and how can one protect themselves from getting exposed.

Guest Host Stephanie Smyth chats with Mohit Rajhans - Tech and media consultant with ThinkStart.ca, and discuss about latest layoffs in the tech and media sectors. Cisco is cutting 7% of its global workforce while forecasting better-than-expected quarterly revenue, which boosted its shares by 5% in after-hours trading. In Hollywood and media, major companies like Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount,...

Ben Mulroney is joined by Jess Janz, a writer, community facilitator, and creator of Dinner With Strangers, about how she came up with the idea of Dining with Strangers and how far she has reached in her journey.

Ben Mulroney chats with Dr. Jesse Rogerson | astrophysicist, Assistant Professor at York University, and author of the upcoming book "Daydreaming in the Solar System", about how NASA is considering sending Boeing Starliner astronauts home on SpaceX Dragon after their stay got extended because of technical issues with Boeing Starliner.

Ben Mulroney chats with Dr. Nadia Alma, Family Doctor and Past-President of The Ontario Medical Association, about how for the first time, U.S. health officials are encouraging health-care providers to counsel patients on pain management options to insert intrauterine devices, or IUDs, the small, T-shaped devices (shown here) used for long-term contraception and Can Canada learn from that approach...

Ben Mulroney chats with Jason Tetro “Germ Guy” – Host of Corus podcast Super Awesome Science Show, and discuss about how everyone always wants to be happy but how is  it possible that the pursuit of happiness can actually hurt your well-being?

Ben Mulroney chats with Martijn Stroom, Behavioral Economist | Impact Researcher | Department of Finance | Maastricht University in Netherlands, and asks him if the new study which indicates that Dutch employees who worked from home tended to report higher levels of productivity and less burnout if they were more satisfied with their home office setup is true or not.!

Ben Mulroney interviews Rachel Hogg, Senior Lecturer | School of Psychology - Charles Sturt University (Australia), about why nearly half of Australian young people are dissatisfied with the way their body looks. Social media have only made body image issues worse for young people, leading them to compare themselves with others and strive for often unattainable – and unhealthy – beauty standards.

L. Ruth Rivkin, PhD University of Manitoba, Polar Bears International, & San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, joined Ben Mulroney to discuss: In 2006, a hunter in Canada’s Northwest Territories shot a bear that had white fur with brown patches, long claws, and a grizzly-like hump. The strange-looking bear turned out to be a hybrid: a cross between a polar bear and a grizzly bear. Over the following ye...

Mohit Rajhans - Tech and media consultant with ThinkStart.ca joined Ben Mulroney to discuss: Paris Olympics Set to Outshine Tokyo Online   The Paris Olympics are setting new records online, with 342% more mentions than Tokyo's opening ceremony and a 46% increase in pre-event buzz. This has resulted in a 216% rise in online engagements compared to Tokyo, indicating heightened public interest and pa...

Stan Cameron, Trustee for Caledon Peel District School Board joined Ben Mulroney to discuss issues with infrastructure, co-ordination that prevent more from having year-round school.

Dr. Nadia Alam, Family Doctor and Past-President of The Ontario Medical Association joined Ben Mulroney to discuss about a national group of doctors that says the practice of patients being charged membership fees or bundled payments to gain access to primary care covered by universal health care needs to end.

Lyle Stein, President of Forvest Global Wealth Management Incorporated joined Ben Mulroney to talk about: The Canadian Consumer Tax Index tracks the total tax bill of the average Canadian family from 1961 to 2023. Including all types of taxes, that bill has increased by 2,705% since 1961. Taxes have grown much more rapidly than any other single expenditure for the average Canadian family: expendit...

Ben Mulroney interviews Chris Hadfield, retired Colonel, astronaut, and author, discussing his transition from space exploration to writing and his upcoming projects.

Ben Mulroney chats with Hillary LeBlanc - Journalist and Activist , about an article she wrote describing how the fast fashion game in Canada is ruining the coastlines of Ghana and what can we do about it?

Ben Mulroney chats with Dr. Eric Kam, Economics Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University, about importance of knowing basics of money, interest and everything that is related to your own finances.

Ben Mulroney is joined by Jason Tetro,  Host of Corus podcast Super Awesome Science Show and the author of “The Germ Code” and “The Germ Files”, they talk about if there is a possibility of ancient germs from dug-up Egyptian mummies trigger a plague or pandemic today.?