The Jim Richards Show

Jim rounds up the panel looking at the upcoming municipal election. What’s going to happen with a possible lockout for some TTC workers?   GUESTS: Stuart Green - TTC Spokesperson Karen Stintz - Former Toronto City Councillor & TTC Chair and a political commentator  Gord Perks - outgoing city councillor for    Parkdale-High Park Joe Mihevc - Former Toronto City Councillor and TTC Vice Chair

Jim hears from friends of the show. Do you judge people for walking their dog off-leash?

Jim gets answers. Major study identifies gene linked to autism.   GUESTS: Mike Von Massow - University of Guelph food economist Dr. Steve Scherer - Chief of Research at SickKids Scott Hayes - Crime Prevention Coordinator for Jewellers Vigilance Canada

Jim wants to know. What food item are you carrying around with you (like Jim’s hot sauce)?   GUESTS: John Wright - Veteran Pollster, CEO of Canada Pulse insights  Scott Reid - CTV Political Commentator and advisor to a number of Prime Ministers, premiers and political leaders  Jamie Ellerton - Founding Partner at Conaptus  

What information is at risk? Ontario auditor general notes problem with commercial trucker training   GUESTS: Stephen Laskowski - President of the Ontario Trucking AssociationMarit Stiles - Ontario NDP leader Carmi Levy - tech expert

Did you have an unconventional wedding? Do you want changes to gambling ads?   GUEST:  Jason Agnew - host of Sunday Morning Trivia, Sundays at 9 AM right here on Newstalk 1010 

Deb hosts a ‘three colours’ panel. What is the thing you said you’d never do as a parent but now do?   GUESTS: Marion Nader - CEO of Nexus Strategy Group Blue Knox - Public Affairs Executive and Campaign Strategist Isha Chaudhri - former Ford government ministerial spokesperson, now a senior consultant with Oyster Group  

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 TTC Vice Chair Jennifer Eppel - Colorectal Cancer Survivor and one of the organizers of Push For Your Tush, Whitby

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 Rakoff – comedians  

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

She lets Jim know. Can the Raptors advance in the playoffs?GUESTS: Kathleen Wynne - former Ontario premier Paul Jones - Raptors broadcaster Peter Mammas - CEO at Foodtastic

Which ones are real in Toronto’s food scene? Canadian hockey star Nazem Kadri joins the show.   GUESTS: Avery Haines - Host and Managing Editor of W5 Nazem Kadri - Canadian hockey star  

Jim takes your calls. Greg Carrasco tells you what your car says about you.   GUESTS: Boris Bytensky - Newstalk 1010 Legal expert Greg Carrasco - Host of The Greg Carrasco Show, Saturdays at 10 AM on Newstalk 1010

Other great quotes from the Bible that Pete Hegseth forgot. What is Auston Matthews saying about his future with the Leafs?GUESTS: Matt Cauz - TSN 1050 host Marvin Alfred - President of ATU Local 113 Marvin Ryder - associate professor of marketing at McMaster University

Jim takes your calls. What should Pierre Poilievre do about the floor crossers?  

Jim talks with the broadcasting legend. Should there be more public washrooms? GUEST: Joe Bowen - legendary Leafs broadcaster

What does Toronto’s former mayor think? Do you think there’s a ‘Cult of Carney’?   GUESTS: John Tory - former mayor of Toronto Eric Blais - Toronto Star contributing columnist and president of Headspace Marketing

Jim talks about debunking misinformation online. Do you buy that Canada is safer than the US for women?   GUEST: Marisha Goldhamer - Head of Digital Investigation, North America at AFP  

Ontario’s teachers unions react to today’s announcement. What are the things you got instead of a raise?GUESTS: Martha Hradowy - OSSTF President Heather Exner-Pirot - director of energy, natural resources and environment with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute

How will this impact your wallet?Two Wrights Can’t Be Wrong!GUESTS: Mark Norman - Former Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy Heather Wright - Senior Correspondent for CTV National News John Wright - Veteran Pollster, CEO of Canada Pulse insights

  Jim takes your calls. The latest on the Artemis landing.   GUESTS: Tim Powers - Chairman of Summa Strategies  Scott Reid - CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to a Prime Minister Moshe Lander -  economics professor at Concordia University Rachel Ward-Maxwell - Researcher-Programmer with the Ontario Science Centre  

  Jim gets answers. Are you okay with doctors refusing MAID for religious reasons?   GUEST: Mark Mendelson – Newstalk 1010 Crime Expert

What does John Tory think about Bradford’s plan? Short people at concerts - is there any hope?   GUESTS: John Tory – former Mayor of Toronto Eric Alper - Canadian music journalist and publicist Kumi Jinadasa - Senior Engineer, Program Management with the Canadian Space Agency

What does the Mayor of Sarnia think? Do you vote for the party or the candidate?   GUESTS: Mike Bradley - Mayor of Sarnia Amanda Galbraith  -  co-founder and partner at reputation management company Oyster Group and host of Free For All Fridays

What happens next?Jim takes your calls about the floor crossing.   GUESTS: Peter MacKay - Former Foreign Affairs Minister Scott Reid - CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to a Prime Minister Marvin Ryder - associate professor of marketing at McMaster University

  Jim talks with an investigative reporter from W5 about this wild story.This floor crossing story is having ripple effects across Canadian politics.   GUESTS: Jon Woodward - Investigative  Reporter with W5

Jim gets answers. We hear from Toronto’s Iranian community.   GUESTS: Heather Exner-Pirot - director of energy, natural resources and environment with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute Shahram Golestaneh - director of the Iran Democratic Association in Canad

Jim takes your calls. What will Trump do in Iran tonight?   GUESTS: Mike Greenley - CEO of MDA Space Sean Foley - professor of history at Middle Tennessee State University and specializes in the history of the Middle East

The latest on his deadline for the Strait of Hormuz. It’s time for Mark Madness!   GUESTS: Mark Norman - Former Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy Drew Spolestra - a farmer near Hamilton and the president of the Ontario federation of agriculture Mark Mendelson - Newstalk 1010 crime expert and former homicide detective

What should be done? Are the Jays ready to take on the Dodgers again tonight?   GUESTS: Dr. Clifford Redford - Owner and operator of Wellington Veterinary Hospital Hendrik Brakel - Senior Director of Policy and Government Affairs - Canadian Association for Business Economics Mike Wilner - Toronto Star columnist and host of the podcast Deep Left Field

  Jim is wondering after a new profile. What are you eating this weekend?   GUEST: Jil McIntosh – writer at driving.ca  

  What’s the right question for each party?What is the thing that only YOUR family had a name for?   GUESTS: Scott Reid - CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to a Prime Minister Neil Heatherington - CEO of Daily Bread food bank

How this trip to the moon marks a major milestone. Part two of Jim’s interview with Kevin Pillar.   GUESTS: Monte McGregor - criminal defence lawyer Kevin Pillar – former MLB outfielder Dr. Jonathan Kelly - aerospace professor at the University of Toronto