The Jim Richards Show

How could this change how parents take leave? How much does it cost to go out these days?   GUEST: Garnett Genuis - Conservative MP for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Shadow Minister for Employment

What can we learn from today’s release? The kick-off to our new Munici-Pals panel   GUESTS: James Pasternak - Councillor for York-Centre Chrissy Newton - host of the podcast Rebelliously Curious with Chrissy Newton   Karen Stintz  -  Former Toronto City Councillor & TTC Chair and a political commentator Joe Mihevc  -   Former Toronto City Councillor and...

Jim gets a preview of tonight’s big game. Does Dad have to get Mom a gift for Mother’s Day? GUESTS: Chelsea Leite - Toronto Tempo Beat Reporter for TSN

Jim gets answers. How worried should we be about this Hantavirus outbreak? GUESTS:    Michael Perloff - senior staff attorney for ACLU-DC Dr. Sumon Chakrabarti - Infectious Diseases Physician at Trillium Hospital  

What does Jim think? Moments in your life that could be a Curb Your Enthusiasm joke   GUESTS: Jessica Bell - MPP for University-Rosedale Brendon Bernard - senior economist at Indeed Canada  

Jim takes your calls. U.S. government wants Google to share data on unidentified Canadian Trump critic   GUESTS: Gitane De Silva - Founder & President – GDStrategic Gavin Tighe - Senior partner with Gardiner Roberts LLP Eric Alper - Canadian music journalist and publicist

Why falling on hard times can happen to anyone. Pierre Poilievre and Bernie Sanders make similar comparisons, with very different answers.   GUEST: Preet Banerjee - founder of MoneyGaps.com

Fraud charges for man who scanned cheaper items at checkout New Ontario law capping resale prices frustrates season ticket holders   GUEST: Duff Conacher -Co-founder of Democracy Watch

Are you Team Ford or Team Stiles? The Exact Age When Your Bad Habits Catch Up With You   GUESTS: Dr. Mitch Shulman - Newstalk 1010 Chief Medical Expert Monte McGregor  - Criminal defence lawyer

Jim breaks down the audio. More on today’s surprise announcement from the Leafs.   GUESTS: Jeff Marek - host of The Sheet podcast Scott Reid - CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to a Prime Minister Tom Slee - author of the report with RideFair

Jim has some thoughts about what’s going on. Do you always have to tell your kids they have to share their toys?     GUEST: Bruce Arthur - Toronto Star columnist

Jim weighs in on what he thinks Carney should do. Toronto enters a very interesting time.   GUESTS: Matt Cauz - host at TSN 1050 Ken Greenberg - Principal of Greenberg Consultants Leigh O’Donnell - Head of Shopper & Category Insights at Kantar

What does John Tory think you need to know? Why are Canadians still pessimistic about the economy? GUESTS: John Wright - Veteran Pollster, CEO of Canada Pulse insights   John Tory - former mayor of Toronto

Jim Richards gets answers. Was the teachers’ day of action a free speech issue? GUEST: Jacob Balshin - the hidden gem guy of Toronto

Jim talks with the author of a new book about a career in the Toronto police. Where did Doug Ford lose you?   GUEST: Hank Idsinga - former homicide detective, author of the new book The High Road: Confessions Of A Homicide Cop

Taking you inside the investigation of 3D printed guns. Do you really buy that anyone in Canada is ‘anti-America’?   GUEST: Mark Mendelson - Newstalk 1010 Crime Expert and former homicide detective

Jim plays your Talkbacks from the iHeart Radio app. Is the Carney government eyeing privatizing airports? GUESTS: Amanda Lang - CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent Robert Kokonis - president of AirTrav Inc.

Jim breaks down the latest from the economic update. The fallout from Jimmy Kimmel’s joke about Melania Trump   GUESTS: Mike Le Coteur - CTV News Senior Political Correspondent Diana Chan McNally - frontline community worker and educator in Toronto Heather Exner Pirot - director of energy, natural resources and environment with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute Dave Martin & Simon Rak...

Jim takes a look. Hundreds of Quebec bars and restaurants earned complaints about tipping practice   GUEST: Moshe Lander - economics professor at Concordia University

Can we find a moment of empathy for the parents? Are you okay with Doug Ford working from home?   GUEST: Nathan Radke - author of the book ‘Uncover Up: How to Think Clearly in an Age of Conspiracies’

Jim takes your calls. The fallout from the shooting at the Correspondents’ Dinner   GUESTS: Brian Karem - Journalist and author working at the White House,  Host of podcast… “Just Ask The Question!” Preet Bannerjee -Personal finance commentator

Jim takes your calls. Turning the “Toronto Sports Curse” into a force for good.   GUESTS: Carmi Levy - tech expert Moezine Hasham - Founder and Executive Director of Hockey 4 Youth

Jim has some thoughts. Do parents need a dress code?   GUEST: Moshe Lander - economics professor at Concordia University

Should he apologize? Are you ok with booze being back on the table if it means getting a deal with the States?   GUESTS: Ritesh Kotak - cybersecurity expert Barry Choi - personal finance expert Jeremie Charron - CTV National News Correspondent

Jim has some thoughts. What’s your first reaction when you hear a strange noise in the house? GUEST: Dave Trafford - Chief Executive Producer at Story Studio Network and the Host of the On the Ledge podcast