The Jim Richards Show

Mark Towhey is in for Jim Richards tonight.

NEWSTALK Tonight’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Mitch Schulman joins the show to discuss how to recognize a heart attack.

First Nation chief writes to Gretzky, other stars over appearances in gambling ads. Peter Donnelly, Professor Emeritus, Sport Policy & Politics at U of T joins the show to discuss what it would take to make it so celebrities cannot appear in gambling ads.

Daniel Tsai - Law & Tech Professor TMU; Editor of ConsumerRights.ca explains why thousands of Reddit communities go dark to protest company's controversial new policy.

Mark Towhey is in for Jim Richards tonight

A Russian cargo plane seized by Canadian government at Toronto Pearson Airport. To talk about this story and more about Ukraine/Russia conflict, we are joined by military expert Richard Shimooka.

Toronto Eaton Centre stays open on holidays. Why other city malls are vying to do the same. We discuss.

Lawyer Gavin Tighe joins Mark to discuss Supreme Court Justice Russell Brown deciding to retire.

How long would you survive? 4 children spent 40 days in jungle before rescue; expected to remain in hospital; Mark tells the story.

Mark Towhey is in for Jim Richards tonight – he starts the show with some of the big headlines of the day.

On the Rundown, Reshmi Nair and Laura Babcock discuss paying workers to commute to work… as we look at more discussion stories.

Canada's Nick Taylor wins RBC Canadian Open in a playoff to end 69-year drought. Is Golf Boring? What would make you watch. Thoughts from listeners.

Did Richard Crouse Like These Movies? Richard rates three movies and we try to guess how well they did!

Do you like dogs or cats better?!

Finally the stories that the other shows didn’t talk about, Slow News Day with producer Tony.

Blue Jays cut Anthony Bass 11 days after pitcher shared anti-LGBTQ video. We talk to Toronto Star Blue Jays reporter Mike Wilner

Later your calls: Should an employer be able to fire you for what you do online?

We play the song, Ben guesses the movie. Play along at home!

Laura Fixes everything! She helps us manage some of the big crisis this week.

Indictment unsealed: Trump faces 37 charges related to national security – we talk to American journalist Brian Karem.

The feel good stories of the week and we try to make Jim, Tony and Rachel cry. Do these stories give you the feels?

It’s Bittersweet! Only one of the podcasts reviewed this week by Captain Ron on Great Pods

Arnold, Snoopy and more! TV Critic Amber Dowling tells us what is streaming this week on all your favourite platforms!

Jim has issues, and he tells you what they, chief chief.

David Johnston resigns as foreign interference special rapporteur – That and other news stories discussed on the Rundown, with panelists Dan Laxer and Brayden Akers

Does the employer have a right to fire you for what you do online? We ask employment lawyer Dan Balkaran, and associate at Samfiru Tumarkin after the Blue Jays cut Anthony Bass.

Time to enter the Cancel Court of Jim Richards. Who gets convicted this week?

David Cooper ruins the show.

A Wisconsin man stole two police cars… more on Slow News Day with producer Tony

N.S. wildlife centre inundated with calls to assist animals during wildfires and to talk about this and what his happening with Zoo animals, Grant Furniss, Director of Wildlife Care, Toronto Zoo

Host, "White Flag with Joe Walsh." Former Candidate for President. Former Congressman joins the show to talk about how Trump says he’s been indicted in federal classified documents probe.

Scott Maxwell, executive director of Wounded Warriors Canada  discusses a New program supports bereaved family members of first responders and military members

He was PM for three months in 1984. Find out more with Craig Baird and Canadian History EhX

Jim has some issues with an earlier conversation between Reshmi and Pierre… and his issue isn’t with Reshmi

TDSB turns the page on drag queen storytime event policy after parent outcry. On the Rundown we discuss with panelists John Tory Jr and Caryma Sa’d

On The Deep Dive David Phillips, Chief Climatologist; Environment Canada joins the show to tell us how the smoke from wildfires in neighbouring provinces is affecting our air.