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The Jim Richards Show

Jim Richards provides everything you need to know on your way home, making the brutal GTA commute seem shorter. Jim brings a unique perspective to the day’s events to keep you informed and entertained.

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38:21

What is the future of Pride Toronto after losing more...

The Jim Richards Show ·

2025/06/11

Deb talks with the head of the organization about the announcement Plus – Why are women being told to drink no more than 6 glasses of wine a year? GUESTS: Kojo Modeste - executive director of Pride Toronto Rebecca Madrid - a CUPE local president (CUPE 1813) Brandon Purcell - Advocacy Manager of Prevention at the Canadian Cancer Society

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37:24

Do you buy that ‘everyone uses food apps’?

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2025/06/10

How often are you making orders on UberEats? Plus - Are jobs better when you can just be done with them at the end of the day? GUEST: Monte McGregor - Barrister & Solicitor - Rusonik, O’Connor, Robbins, Ross & Angelini LLP

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39:44

Why are hospitals seeing a huge jump in e-scooter...

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2025/06/10

Deb Hutton is in for Jim all week. What do we need to do to stop this? Plus – Have you been on the other end of a long 9-1-1 delay? GUESTS: Dr. Daniel Rosenfield - ER doctor at SickKids David McGuinty - Defence Minister

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39:47

30 years since the ‘Common Sense Revolution’ – and...

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2025/06/09

Deb looks back on the 1995 victory of Mike Harris and chats with the former premier Plus – Do you really need a wedding ‘content creator’? GUEST: Mike Harris – former premier of Ontario

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38:48

The city cuts a fast-track housing program in half

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2025/06/09

Deb chats with Toronto’s former mayor about his thoughts on where things are going. Plus – How often do you wash your car? GUESTS: John Tory - former Toronto mayor Martha Hall Findlay - director of the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy

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35:51

Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles asked when the...

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2025/06/06

Also, What coffee brand is vanishing from Canadian grocery shelves? Where are the biggest price hikes happening? GUEST: Mike Von Massow - OAC Chair in Food System Leadership and Professor in Food Agriculture and Resource Economics at the University of Guelph.Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles

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38:01

What summer activities cause the most unexpected...

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2025/06/06

Jim talks with a doctor about what he’s seeing in the ER Plus – Are you afraid of driving with your partner? GUEST: Dr. Mitch Shulman – Newstalk 1010 Chief Medical Analyst

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35:51

The Strong Borders Act means police could access your...

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2025/06/05

What does a cybersecurity expert think of this? Plus – The Ontario Legislature wraps for the next 137 days GUESTS: Ritesh Kotak - cybersecurity expert Siobhan Morris - CTV Toronto Queen’s Park Bureau Reporter

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38:29

Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s feud explodes on Twitter

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2025/06/05

Jim wonders if this might be a turning point. Plus – Marit Stiles asks the Premier to “grow a pair”. But what about growing pears? GUESTS: Dr. Isaac Bogoch - infectious disease expert Amanda Galbraith - co-founder and partner at reputation management company Oyster Group and host of Free For All Fridays

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37:23

BREAKING: Bill 5 passes, Ontario reacts

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2025/06/04

Jim talks to political leaders from the province as a landmark bill is voted through GUESTS: Marit Stiles – leader of the Ontario NDP Mike Schreiner – leader of the Ontario Green Party

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38:28

Should Canada be helping trans refugees fleeing the...

The Jim Richards Show ·

2025/06/04

We take your calls as an American trans woman files asylum claim here in Canada Plus – Why meteorologists in the States say it’s getting harder to do their jobs because of Trump cuts GUESTS: Mark Robinson - storm chaser Robert Benzie - Toronto Star Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Dave Mitchell - Senior Director of Operations - of YAAACE - Youth Association for Academics, Athletics, and Character Education

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39:09

This summer, does the city need more cops or more...

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2025/06/03

Jim takes your calls about what the right approach is. Plus – Making sense of the Liberals new border security bill GUESTS: Max Chaudhry - Immigration Lawyer at Chaudry Law Jessie Rodger - Executive Director - Anova: A Future Without Violence

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40:03

Are brands abandoning Pride this year because of US...

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2025/06/03

What does our marketing expert think about this shift? Plus – What gives you ‘grammar rage’? GUEST: Tony Chapman - Marketing expert, host of the podcast Chatter That Matters

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39:06

Why was it okay for cops to search this guy?

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2025/06/02

Jim weighs in on a judge’s response to policing in Peel Plus – Does Bono have a point when it comes to who is giving foreign aid? GUESTS: Christian Leuprecht - national security expert and professor at the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario Carmi Levy - tech expert

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38:53

What should you do when a neighbour might be having a...

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2025/06/02

Jim weighs in on something going on near him. Plus – the latest on Canada Post negotiations GUESTS: Siobhan Morris - CTV Toronto Queen’s Park Bureau Reporter Ryan Manucha - Research Fellow at the CD Howe Institute and Author ofBooze, Cigarettes, and Constitutional Dust-Ups: Canada’s Quest for Interprovincial Trade Jim Gallant - one of the negotiators with CUPW

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35:31

Should we bring back communal discipline for kids?

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2025/05/30

Jim wonders if we shouldn’t be afraid to confront strangers’ children in public Plus – what is the weirdest job you ever had? GUEST: Gary Sands - senior vice-president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers Russell Rowland - Started out as a fortune cookie writer before going on to become a successful novelist and radio host

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37:47

What’s the dumbest thing you ever did as a kid?

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2025/05/30

Jim can’t believe some of these new social media trends Plus – Has Mark Carney lived up to expectations? GUESTS: Moshe Lander - Economics professor at Concordia University Justin Ling - independent investigative journalist based in Montreal and a contributing columnist for the Star

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36:04

Are you okay with cops back in schools?

The Jim Richards Show ·

2025/05/29

Jim talks with a former School Resource Officer about the changes Plus – Should Ontario MPPs be getting a raise? GUEST: Mark Baxter - President of the Police Association of Ontario

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38:10

How do you do as little as possible at work?

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2025/05/29

Jim can’t stop thinking about what he saw this morning Plus – A former Ontario premier has some thoughts about today’s education announcement GUESTS: Kathleen Wynne - former Ontario premier Avery Haines - Host and Managing Editor at W5

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38:28

This video is designed to make you mad – and is...

The Jim Richards Show ·

2025/05/28

Why you definitely fell for this rage-bait video Plus – Will Canada join the ‘Golden Dome’? GUESTS: Richard Shimooka - , Military Expert and Senior Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Foundation Carmi Levy - tech expert

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