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Jun 7, 2025

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Episodes

Crossing Guards: The Unsung Heroes Keeping Our Traffic-Filled City Safe 16.11.2024

Ben Mulroney is joined by Dr. Jennifer McKelvie, Deputy Mayor and geoscientist, first elected in 2018 as the Toronto City Councillor for Scarborough Rouge-Park, to discuss how the city can continue to shepherd kids across crosswalks program “without compromising the program’s quality and effectiveness.”

UFOs: Unexplained Phenomenon or Just a Myth? The Truth is Out There! 16.11.2024

Ben Mulroney is joined by Nathan Radke, cultural history professor at Humber Polytechnic and co-host of The Uncover Up podcast , to discuss the latest Pentagon's report on UFOs that has revealed hundreds of new reports of unidentified and unexplained aerial phenomena but no indications suggesting an extraterrestrial origin.

Is "Swiftonomics" Really Boosting Our Economy? 16.11.2024

Ben Mulroney is joined by Moshe Lander - Teaches The Economics Of Pro Sports At Concordia University, to explore the impact of Taylor Swift on our city's economy, as she is scheduled to perform six shows over the next few weeks.

Can Trump Convince Russia and North Korea to Ease Pressure on Ukraine? 10.11.2024

Ben Mulroney is joined by Adam Zivo, director of the Centre for Responsible Drug Policy and columnist for the National Post, to discuss the newest partner of Russia, North Korea, in the war against Ukraine. Approx. 10000 North Korean troops have been sent to help Russian soldiers against Ukraine.

Systematic Racism in Canada's Federal Public Service 10.11.2024

Ben Mulroney is joined by Nicholas Marcus Thompson, president and CEO of the Black Class Action Secretariat, to discuss alarming pattern of systemic anti-Black discrimination within Canada’s federal public service. It reveals that Black leaders have faced a deeply hostile environment marked by threats, abuse, cruelty, subjugation, insubordination, intimidation, baseless complaints, and relentless...

Childcare Costs Rising in Toronto 10.11.2024

Ben Mulroney is joined by Andrea Hannen, Executive Director, Association of Day Care Operators of Ontario, to discuss the upcoming daycare fee hike in January and how it affects parents and what can be done. 

Aftermath Of The US Elections! 09.11.2024

Ben Mulroney is joined by Seán O'Shea, Consumer/Investigative Reporter, Consumer SOS, Global News, to discuss the aftermath of the US Elections and how does the future looks like for the next 4 years.

Is This The End of Tik-Tok in Canada? 09.11.2024

Ben Mulroney is joined by Mohit Rajhans - Tech and media consultant with ThinkStart.ca , to discuss why Canada has ordered TikTok to cease its operations in the country stating national security concerns and how will it impact the economy and the creators?

Menendez mania: Why a high profile murder case from three decades ago is back in the spotlight? 03.11.2024

Ben is joined by Michael Arntfield, bestselling author, veteran police officer, professor, and television host, known by his students as 'Profficer.' He is the lead investigator on the true-crime series To Catch a Killer on the Oprah Winfrey Network in Canada and the author of Murder City: The Untold Story of Canada’s Serial Killer Capital. They discuss the new hype about the Menendez brothers.

Mother of "safer supply" patient tells parliament program isn’t working 03.11.2024

Ben is joined by Adam Zivo, executive director of the Centre for Responsible Drug Policy, to discuss why the Safe Supply program is not working. Ben and Adam talk about the story of Masha Krupp, an Ottawa-based mother who testified at the House of Commons Health Committee.

The real possibility of a cyberattack targeting election systems 03.11.2024

Ben is joined by Francis Syms, a cyber security expert and associate dean with the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology at Humber Polytechnic, to discuss potential cyber attacks on the U.S. and Canadian elections.

Is Wyatt Sharpe able to get his peers interested in politics? 03.11.2024

Ben is joined by Wyatt Sharpe, 15 years old and host of The Wyatt Sharpe Show on @thenewsforum, to discuss the U.S. elections and politics for the younger population. How can those underage get more involved in politics.

Sitting is actually aging you faster 03.11.2024

Ben is joined by Dr. Nadia Alam, a family doctor and past president of the Ontario Medical Association, to discuss why doctors should be able to prescribe exercise to their patients.

Brad Bradford is an avid bicyclist, but also was not in favour of bike lanes anywhere and everywhere 03.11.2024

Ben is joined by City Councillor Brad Bradford to discuss all the controversy behind Ontario's bike lanes.

My Mother Fled from Starvation, While I Ran Towards It 03.11.2024

Ben is joined by  Dr. Chika Oriuwa , Resident Physician, University of Toronto, Dept of Psychiatry, Author of  Unlike The Rest: A Doctor's Story, to talk about disordered eating as a thirty-year-old Black, female doctor

Trump or Harris: Who is it going to be? 02.11.2024

Host Ben Mulroney is joined by Marcel Weider, President and Chief Advocate for Aurora Strategy Global, to discuss about the upcoming US Elections and what does the poll suggests?

Could AI Make Significant Advances in the Dating App World? 02.11.2024

Host Ben Mulroney is joined by Jason Tetro, "The Germ Guy" , Host of the Super Awesome Science Show, Author of “The Germ Code” and “The Germ Files”, to discuss could AI help us navigate the world of Dating?

Violence on the Rise in the City of Toronto 02.11.2024

Ben Mulroney is joined by Hank Idsinga- Crime Specialist and former police Inspector, to discuss the tragic death of a young 17 year old outside her home after reports of shootout.

Is politics More Suited For Men Than For Women? 27.10.2024

Guest host Christine Cardoso is joined by Kathleen Wynne, former Premier of Ontario, Honorable Professor at the University of Toronto in Public Policy and Society, to discuss why politics is more toxic for women compared to the male counterpart.

Will The Rise In Price Of Chocolate Impact The Sales During Halloween? 27.10.2024

Guest host Christine Cardoso is joined by Richard Powers, professor, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, to discuss about the Cocoa prices which are rising due to a global supply shortage, chronic underinvestment in cocoa farms and investor speculation and how is it impacting the upcoming Halloween festivities.

Another Food Recall Every Two Weeks—What's Happening? 26.10.2024

Guest host Christine Cardoso is joined by Dr. Vanessa Allen, professor, Medicine, University of Toronto, to discuss why there seems to be a new food recall every other week, from waffles from various brands due to potential Listeria contamination to McDonald's citing onions as the cause of a deadly E. coli outbreak.

War In The Middle East Takes a New Turn! 26.10.2024

Guest host Christine Cardoso is joined by Dr. Aurel Braun, professor, Political Science, University of Toronto, to discuss the latest in a series of exchanges between Israel and Iran that for months have sparked fears of an all-out regional war.

Will Barring Intl Students From Medical Colleges Help Solve the Family Doctor Crisis? 26.10.2024

Guest host Christine Cardoso is joined by Dr. Anthony Sanfilippo, a cardiologist and former associate dean of undergraduate medical education at Queen’s. He is the author of 'The Doctors We Need: Imagining a New Path for Physician Recruitment, Training, and Support. They discuss about will the barring of international students from Ontario Medical Colleges solve the family doctor Crisis in the pro...

Why penalize doctors for walk-in clinic visits? 26.10.2024

Guest host Christine Cardoso is joined by Robyn Urback - current affairs columnist with The Globe and Mail, to discuss why Ontario government is penalizing family doctors when their patients go into a walk-in clinics.

Shortage Of Medical Supplies Needs An urgent Fix 20.10.2024

Host Ben Mulroney is joined by Dr. Sohail Gandhi -  is a comprehensive care family physician and hospitalist and past-president of the OMA, to discuss why and how a provincewide shortage of home care medical supplies and equipment has gone on for weeks despite pleas from the community for an urgent fix.

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